Chapter 167 Doubts Cannot Be Abandoned

Jia Xingtian looked at Nalan Jie, with a hint of impatience in his eyes.

"What? Marshal, do you think the safety of the princess is not worth my using half of the army?"

Jia Xingtian asked this, but a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Why does Nalan Jie look a little sad?

Faced with Jia Xingtian's question, Nalan Jie said solemnly.

"The safety of the princess is of course very important, but the current situation has changed dramatically, and the army must not be transferred to the Tagor Desert."

After speaking, Nalan Jie took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Jia Xingtian.

"Jia Lao, this is the news from the snake people received by the soldiers stationed in the Tagor Desert today."

Jia Xingtian raised his eyebrows slightly, took the report handed over by Nalan Jie, and frowned to read the content on it.

"The leader of the snake people tribe, Yue Mei, was listed as a traitor of the snake people tribe and was killed by other leaders together?"

Jia Xingtian stared at the report in his hand in a daze.

What's wrong with the brains of these snake people leaders?

For so many years, the Snake People have been able to barely maintain a balance with the Gama Empire by relying on the combat power of the eight tribal leaders and the Queen of the Snake People. Even so, the Gama Empire is still stronger than the Snake People in terms of overall strength, so the Snake People can only ensure the continuation of the race in the harsh environment deep in the Tagor Desert.

In other words, for the Snake People, it is not only the Queen of the Snake People that is important, but the eight leaders are also indispensable. Any loss of one will be a huge blow to the Snake People!

And now this group of people actually executed one with their own hands? What did Yue Mei do?

Jia Xingtian was so surprised in his heart, and continued to look down, frowning even more.

"Yue Mei protected Xiao Yan, the brother of Xiao Jing who massacred the Yakaqiu tribe?"

Jia Xingtian knew Xiao Jing's name.

Jia Xingtian knew all the deeds that the Desert Iron Mercenary Group had done in the Tagor Desert in the past six months.

Recently, Jia Xingtian even considered whether the royal family should secretly support the Desert Iron Mercenary Group to help her eliminate the gap between humans and the Snake People as much as possible.

The problem of the Snake People was something his father wanted to solve when he took office, but it has been delayed until now for various reasons.

Now a woman can rely on her own efforts to gain the trust of the Snake People who are full of resentment towards humans in half a year. This is quite remarkable in Jia Xingtian's view.

But the secret support was ultimately not implemented due to many considerations.

One of the reasons is that Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan's younger brother, has an engagement with Nalan Yanran, the young master of Yunlan Sect, and he took the initiative to ask for marriage. It can be seen that the relationship between the two is very close.

Indeed, Nalan Yanran's grandfather Nalan Jie is the Lionheart Marshal of the Jiama Empire. He has been protecting the Jiama Empire with all his heart and effort for so many years. Jia Xingtian will never doubt him.

But his granddaughter is another matter.

At least Jia Xingtian himself doesn't know much about Nalan Yanran, so naturally he won't trust her without doubt.

Nalan Jie will not go along with Yunlan Sect, but that does not mean Nalan Yanran will not.

Having been on the throne for so many years, Jia Xingtian knows better than anyone that human hearts cannot be bound even by the family.

Jia Xingtian has seen too many examples of people destroying their own families for their future.

After all, Nalan Jie and Nalan Yanran are two people after all. Even though Nalan Yanran is Nalan Jie's granddaughter.

Even though Nalan Jie repeatedly assured him that his granddaughter would never go along with Yunlan Sect, Jia Xingtian still could not let down his guard.

Today, Yunlan Sect is growing stronger and stronger. A mere sect has already threatened the Jia Ma Empire! How can Jia Xingtian not be on guard?

Jia Xingtian is so disgusted with the things that Yunlan Sect did behind the scenes, but he can do nothing about it.

If tough measures are really used to punish Yunlan Sect, it is very likely to trigger a full-scale war between the Jia Ma Empire and Yunlan Sect.

And by then, the Jia Ma Empire may have to face not only Yunlan Sect, but also the Snake People!

Therefore, for the sake of the country, the Jiama royal family can only maintain the current peaceful state on the surface, turn a blind eye to the dirty things of the Yunlan Sect, and can only find ways to solve them secretly.

It is because of Nalan Yanran that Jia Xingtian cannot trust Xiao Yan.

Because he cannot trust Xiao Yan, Jia Xingtian cannot fully trust Xiao Jing, which is why he cannot decide to support him secretly.

But Jia Xingtian does not want to miss such a rare opportunity.

If Xiao Jing is sincere, the opportunity to eliminate the gap with the snake people is just around the corner!

I originally planned to send someone to investigate the Motie Mercenary Group in the near future, but at this juncture, the princess disappeared.

"General Nalan." Jia Xingtian's eyes moved away from the report and looked at Nalan Jie, "What do you think about Xiao Yan's massacre of the snake people tribe?"

As for the Dou Wang human child behind, Jia Xingtian ignored it directly. He didn't even have a name and was already dead. It was not clear from the report what role this human child played in this incident, and it was useless to discuss it.

Therefore, Jia Xingtian focused on Xiao Yan as written in the report.

If the content of this report is true, then this incident will become more serious than expected.

Xiao Yan was killed by the snake people. As a sister, Xiao Jing will most likely give up the matter of reconciliation with the snake people, and may even use the whole group's strength to retaliate against the snake people.

In this case, whether Xiao Jing was sincere in eliminating the barriers between the snake people and humans before, it is no longer important.

The conflict between humans and the snake people will be intensified to a more serious level than before!

Xiao Ji retaliated against the snake people, and the snake people will retaliate against humans more strongly than before!

Jia Xingtian's questioning made Nalan Jie close his eyes slightly.

After a while, he said in a deep voice.

"I only saw that child once many years ago." Nalan Jie suddenly opened his eyes and said in a solemn voice: "But even if it was only that time, I dare to be sure that the child would never do such a thing as slaughtering the snake people tribe for no reason!"

Looking at Nalan Jie's firm eyes, Jia Xingtian's heart was very sad.

This is the difference between the royal family and others.

Others can use the word "believe" at will, but the royal family cannot.

Their identity forces them to be skeptical of everything at all times.

Because they are not only carrying themselves, but also the entire country and all the people of the country!

This is the sadness of the royal family, and it is also the responsibility they should bear.

But because of this, Jia Xingtian also holds a skeptical attitude towards the authenticity of this report.

Jia Xingtian, it is impossible for him to believe that the facts are true just because of a report from the Snake People.

Words are the most deceptive.