Zhao Hai sat in the study room and looked at the man in front of him. This man didn't look very old, he was only around 30 years old. His maintenance was very good, he wore very decent clothes, his temperament was also very outstanding. Just by sitting there, he gave people a cultured and refined feeling.
Zhao Hai looked at him, then he smiled faintly and said, "Mister, what's your name? Do you have any position in Puhe City? "
The man cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai and said, "City Lord Zhao is too polite. My surname is Chen, Chen Guohua. I'm just a servant of City Lord Lu."
Naturally, Zhao Hai wouldn't take him seriously. Although this Chen Guohua was very polite, Zhao Hai could still guess his identity. He might be Lu Jinyan's aide. Otherwise, he wouldn't be here on behalf of Lu Jinyan. It seems like his status wasn't low.
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Mister Chen is too polite. I don't know why Mister Chen has come this time. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Chen Guohua replied, "There is indeed something I need to ask City Lord Zhao. I hope that City Lord Zhao can answer me truthfully."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Mister Chen, please speak." Zhao Hai had already guessed what Chen Guohua wanted to ask about. Now that Li Tang and the others came to Lost Soul City, Lu Jinyan must be worried, so he sent his trusted subordinates to inquire about it. Chen Guohua nodded.
Sure enough, Chen Guohua asked Zhao Hai, "City Lord Zhao, how many Broken River Experts have come to visit? Are they from the Holy Court? "
When Zhao Hai heard Chen Guohua, he couldn't help but smile faintly and said, "So Mister Chen wanted to ask about this. There were indeed three Broken River Experts who came to visit me. However, they weren't from the Holy Court, they were from the Secret Realm. Mister Chen should also know that our Bewitching Soul City's Elder, Tian Crane Cao, had entered the Secret Realm and died there. But even so, the Secret Realm must protect our city for ten years. This time, the Elders of the Secret Realm came to discuss this matter with me. They want us to not go against the Holy Court. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to guarantee the safety of our Bewitching Soul City."
When Chen Guohua heard Zhao Hai, his expression couldn't help but change. He didn't think that the people who came to visit Zhao Hai would be people from the Secret Realm. Moreover, the Secret Realm actually said such a thing. It was clear that they were helping the Holy Court. Chen Guohua couldn't help but feel nervous. This was because the Secret Realm was a very mysterious existence in the Spiritual Weapon Realm. Its degree of mystery had already surpassed the Holy Court. It was also an existence that all the city-states in the Spiritual Weapon Realm were afraid of.
The Secret Realm was different from the Holy Court. Although the Holy Court would intervene in the affairs of the various city-states, they would only do so by supporting the forces within the city-state. They wouldn't interfere with the city-state's affairs. But the Secret Realm was different. The Secret Realm would directly send people to inform you if you want to enter. If you don't agree, then the Secret Realm would send troops to deal with you. In the Spiritual Weapon Realm, a lot of people had died in the hands of the Secret Realm. Because of this, the city-states were more afraid of the Secret Realm than they were of the Holy Court.
It can be said that the deterrence of the Secret Realm was greater than the Holy Court. Chen Guohua was afraid that Zhao Hai would be pressured by the Secret Realm and give up on the Puhe City. If that were the case, then they would be finished.
The reason why the Puhe City dared to face the Holy Court was because of the Lost City. This was especially true for the Lost City. The Lost City was the first to stand up and publicly support the Puhe City. If the Lost City were to withdraw, then the other city-states would also withdraw. They wouldn't dare to help the Puhe City in dealing with the Holy Court.
After thinking about this, Chen Guohua immediately looked at Zhao Hai and anxiously said, "What did City Lord Zhao say? You wouldn't give up on the Puhe City, right? "
Zhao Hai looked at Chen Guohua and smiled faintly, "I told the people in the Secret Realm that they only want to protect the Lost City. They don't have the qualifications to intervene in the internal affairs of the Lost City. Now that we have to face the Holy Court, if they don't want to protect us, then they don't have to. We don't care."
When Chen Guohua heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but feel relieved. Then he cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai and said, "Many thanks to City Lord Zhao. For City Lord Zhao to say such words to the Secret Realm, the Puhe City is very grateful."
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "Mister Chen doesn't need to be so polite. This time, the Lost City will take care of this matter. It's useless for anyone else to say anything. But from what Mister Chen said, could it be that other city-states have also been visited?"
Chen Guohua nodded, then with a dignified expression he said, "Our Puhe City recently received news that some people from the Sacred Institute went to visit the clans of other cities. Even the clans of our Puhe City who wanted to join the Sacred Institute were secretly contacted by the people from the Sacred Institute. Of course, this is also within our expectations. But what we didn't expect was the attitude of the other cities towards the people from the Sacred Institute."
Zhao Hai looked at Chen Guohua and said, "Tell me more about it, the Holy Court's recent activities seem to be very frequent."
Chen Guohua nodded and said, "Yes, the Sacred Academy didn't only send people to contact the clans in the city-states, they also sent people to contact the city-states. However, these city-states didn't have any antipathy towards the emissaries of the Sacred Academy. On the contrary, they turned a blind eye towards the people of the Sacred Academy. To be honest, this attitude made us very worried. We can understand why they would meet the emissaries of the Sacred Academy. After all, they haven't completely fallen out with the Sacred Academy. However, their attitude towards the clans of the Sacred Academy made us worried. I heard that some city-states are no longer suppressing the clans of the Sacred Academy."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he looked at Chen Guohua and said, "What do you think they want to do?" When Zhao Hai said 'they', he naturally wasn't referring to the Holy Court, but the other city-states.
Chen Guohua replied, "We can't say for sure. But from their attitude towards the Holy Court's emissaries, it can be seen that they are very afraid of the Holy Court. It's even possible that they aren't very supportive of us going to war with the Holy Court."
Zhao Hai replied, "That's for sure, they are waiting for the Holy Court to do this. This time, the Holy Court wants to deal with Puhe City. In order to prevent our Lost Soul City from intervening, they even sent the Elders of the Secret Realm. From this point, we can see that the Holy Court is really anxious. In this case, they would do anything. They might even send the clans of the Holy Court to create chaos in the other city-states. Then the other city-states can use this as an excuse to stay out of the matter. This way, the Holy Court would have fewer enemies, allowing them to attack Puhe City with all their might. Maybe after some time, our Lost Soul City would also have internal strife."
When Chen Guohua heard Zhao Hai, his expression couldn't help but change. He looked at Zhao Hai and said, "City Lord Zhao, do you really think so? Will the Holy Court really do this? "
Zhao Hai replied, "Most likely, we should prepare early. Right, if you don't have the confidence to deal with the families of the Holy Courtyard in the shortest time possible, then it would be best to make the first move and gain the upper hand. Deal with the families of the Holy Courtyard first, then we can talk about other matters later." Zhao Hai nodded, "That's right. I'm not sure if we can deal with the families of the Holy Courtyard in the shortest time possible.
Chen Guohua suddenly stood up, then he immediately cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai and said, "Thank you City Lord Zhao for your reminder. I must immediately return to Puhe City. This time, I came to inform City Lord Zhao that our Puhe City has already prepared a military camp. We're waiting for City Lord Zhao's reinforcements to arrive. This is a ten thousand strong military camp, all the facilities have already been prepared. You can move in at any time."
Zhao Hai nodded with satisfaction and said, "Good, very good. Please inform City Lord Lu that our people will arrive within seven days through the transmission formation. They will be led by Stonehammer. Please make the necessary arrangements. As for the specific date, we'll inform you later."
Chen Guohua immediately nodded towards Zhao Hai and said, "Yes, I understand. Thank you City Lord Zhao. I'll take my leave now." Zhao Hai nodded, then Chen Guohua turned around and left Zhao Hai's study.
After Chen Guohua left, Zhao Hai returned to the living room. Wen Wenhai and the others were still sitting there, they were drinking tea and chatting. When they saw that Zhao Hai had returned, they immediately looked at him. They wanted to know why the people of Puhe City were looking for Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai looked at the group and said, "The Holy Court has sent people to contact the other cities of the Anti-Holy Court Alliance. Many of these cities were very polite to the Holy Court. Even when the Holy Court sent people to contact the clans of their cities, they didn't oppose it. It seems like they're letting the Holy Court do as they please."
When Wen Wenhai heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but coldly snort and said, "Such people can't do anything. Boss, it seems like we can't count on them. We can only rely on ourselves. I think we should transfer our brothers over. With us here, we should be able to teach the Holy Court a lesson." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "You're right.
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "We haven't reached that level yet. Don't underestimate the Lost Soul City. They aren't weak, they have more than 200 Void Dance Realm experts. This time, I'm going to use the Lost Soul City's strength to deal with them. If we can't deal with them, then I'll have you guys come forward. We need to preserve some of our strength, we can't reveal all of our cards. Otherwise, we would be at a disadvantage when facing the Holy Court in the future."
Wen Wenhai nodded, then he said, "I don't know what's going on in the Secret Realm. After Li Tang returns, will he check the situation of the 12th stronghold? If he finds out that there's no one there, then I wonder what kind of reaction he would have."
What Wen Wenhai said reminded Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai closed his eyes and thought for a moment before he said, "Old Wen, go back to the Secret Realm and contact Old Che. Have Old Che arrange a few trustworthy people to cause trouble, but don't let them be punished. If Li Tang really sends people to check the situation at the twelfth outpost and finds that there's no one there, then they will certainly send more people to the twelfth outpost. That way, we can openly recruit people." Wen Wenhai nodded, then said, "Old Wen, go back to the Secret Realm and contact Old Che.
When Wen Wenhai heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but stare. Then his expression turned happy as he said, "Alright, I'll immediately go back and arrange it. This is a good idea. There are a lot of experts in the Secret Realm. If we can recruit all of them, then our strength would increase by a lot."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Arrange it well. Don't let the people in the stronghold be suspicious. Also, don't let our people be punished too heavily. Don't let any losses occur. We'll be slow, understood?" Wen Wenhai nodded, indicating that he understood. Zhao Hai was still quite confident in him. Wen Wenhai was quite steady in handling matters.
Zhao Hai looked at Wen Wenhai, then he turned to Tang Ming and the others and said, "Old Tang, you should return to the Lost Soul Mountain first. Look after the people there and have them train well. Everyone has been in the Secret Realm for a long time. Some of them might not be used to the Spirit Weapon Realm. We need to have them adapt as soon as possible."
Old Tang nodded and said, "Boss, you can rest assured. I'll do it well."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, then you can go back first. If there's anything, I'll inform you. Also, keep in touch with Old Hou and Old Che. Right, keep an eye on Little Liang." The group nodded, then they stood up and went outside. Then they went to a small courtyard behind the City Lord's Mansion. Then they activated the transmission formation and left the City Lord's Mansion.
In the following period of time, Zhao Hai and the others were very calm, nothing happened. However, the other city-states started to show signs of chaos. Some of the city-states managed to deal with this chaos very well. However, some of the city-states didn't. These city-states seemed to be numb to the chaos, their reactions were very slow. They actually allowed the chaos to grow bigger and bigger, to the point where the situation got out of control. This made Zhao Hai speechless. He knew that this was the result of the city-states' indulgence. However, the people of these city-states didn't think that the chaos would be this fierce. This could be considered as a consequence of their own actions.
Three days after Chen Guohua left the Lost Hun city-state, the army of the Lost Hun city-state began to enter the Puhe city-state. This matter was very big because the reinforcements of the Lost Hun city-state entered the Puhe city-state through the transmission formation. Puhe city-state's transmission formation didn't do anything else these past few days, it was used to transport the army. Groups of soldiers appeared on the transmission formation and then lined up on the streets. After reaching a certain number, they would leave the city and enter the military camp that was arranged outside the city. This situation made the people of the Puhe city-state very curious. A lot of people stood on the streets and watched as the groups of soldiers left.
Some people in the Spiritual Weapon Realm thought that the Puhe city-state would accept the reinforcements of the Lost Hun city-state. However, they didn't think that Zhao Hai would actually send ten thousand troops at once. Moreover, the Puhe city-state actually accepted these ten thousand troops. One must know that ten thousand troops wasn't a small number. In times of need, it could completely change the outcome of a war. They didn't think that the Puhe city-state would actually accept these troops. Moreover, they even placed them around the city.
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