"City Lord Bai, it's not that I don't want to let you in, but my Qingyang City hasn't been very peaceful lately. Something bad has happened, so I'm not allowing anyone to enter the city at the moment. Please apologize to City Lord Zhou on my behalf," said the City Lord.
"What bad thing is it? Governor Bai, please explain yourself! "Governor Bai asked. However, he was still very doubtful in his heart.
"It's not really a secret. Our Qinghe Alliance has been hit by a plague recently. Many people in our cities have died from it, so we had no choice but to close the city gates. Please forgive us, City Lord Bai!" said the City Lord.
"There's actually such a coincidence? The plague has already appeared in your Qinghe Alliance as soon as we arrived? "City Lord Bai asked suspiciously.
"City Lord Bai, you're wrong. A few months ago, the plague had already appeared in our Clearriver Alliance. Therefore, we had no choice but to close the gates of our cities to prevent the plague from spreading to other places, and to prevent more innocent people from dying from the plague!" The City Lord of the Clearriver City said.
"A few months ago? Are you saying that the plague was the reason why the Qinghe Alliance had closed its city gates a few months ago? "asked City Lord Bai in shock.
"That's right!" The City Lord nodded.
"But if I'm not mistaken, the Clear River Alliance didn't close off all of their cities. They only closed off the passageways leading to our White City Alliance.
How does the Qinghe Alliance explain this? " City Lord Bai was no fool. The City Lord was obviously trying to find an excuse to deny that the Qinghe Alliance was trying to suppress the White City Alliance.
However, would he believe him?
If the plague had really appeared in the Qinghe Alliance, everyone would have known about it a long time ago. How was it possible that they hadn't heard about it after such a long time?
"City Lord Bai, you might not know this, but the plague has been affecting the people who came to the Qinghe Alliance from the South Gate, and not just one person. Therefore, we had no choice but to close the South Gate to prevent more infected people from entering the Qinghe Alliance.
Qinghe is definitely not doing this to target the White City Alliance. If this has caused any misunderstandings to City Lord Bai, Qinghe hereby apologizes to City Lord Bai! "Qinghe City Lord explained.
"So according to the Clear River City Lord, are you suspecting our White City Alliance of bringing the plague to the Clear River Alliance?" White City Lord said with a straight face.
"Please don't misunderstand, City Lord Bai. I'm only saying that the infected people came from the South Gate. However, the South Gate doesn't only lead to the White City Alliance.
Besides, if the South Gate is connected to the White City Alliance, you would have known about it a long time ago. This means that the plague has come from somewhere! "said City Lord Bai.
"Does this mean that I have misunderstood Qinghe City Lord?" Governor Bai laughed coldly.
Although the City Lord was confident, the City Lord Bai, the City Lord Bai, he had no idea.
"City Lord Bai, we are all old acquaintances. It's normal to have some misunderstandings, but it's fine as long as we make things clear. Please forgive us, City Lord Bai. It's not convenient for the Clearriver Alliance to meet you now. Please go back first. We will pay a visit to the White City Alliance after we get the plague under control!" said the City Lord.
"Governor of Qinghe City, please don't chase me away so quickly. I'm just curious!" Governor Bai smiled.
"What is City Lord Bai curious about?" The City Lord of Qinghe City frowned.
"It's very simple. If the plague really did appear in the Clear River Alliance, why did the Yangchuan Alliance, the Hill City Alliance, and the other alliances close the gates to the White City Alliance at the same time?
Don't tell me all the alliances have been affected by the plague at the same time? "Governor Bai asked with a smile.
"This … How would I know what's going on between the other alliances? Perhaps … this is just a coincidence! "The Clear River City Lord's face froze for a moment before he smiled and said.
"So it's just a coincidence, I thought it was something that you and the other alliances had discussed beforehand." Governor Bai said with a 'sudden realization'.
"How is this possible? Our Clear River Alliance only closed the south gate because of this plague. It has nothing to do with the other alliances! "The Clear River City Lord said.
"Let me put it this way, City Lord Zhou and the others from the Cheng Family are here. Therefore, I can't just leave whenever I want to.
Even if I believe Qinghe City Lord's words now, do you think City Lord Zhou would believe me if I were to place these words in front of him? "Governor Bai sneered.
"I don't quite understand City Lord Bai's words. I'm telling the truth, why wouldn't City Lord Zhou believe me?" The Clear River City Lord asked.
Although his expression didn't seem to change on the surface, he was very nervous on the inside.
Because he knew very well that all of this was just something he had made up.
If the experts from the Cheng Family refused to leave and even insisted on entering Qingyang City, he really did not know what to do.
He had made up this story because he did not want to admit that the Clear River Alliance was purposely making things difficult for the White City Alliance. At the same time, he wanted to buy himself more time and wait for the other alliances to arrive.
If he could really get rid of the White City Alliance and the Cheng Family just like that, not only would the Clear River Alliance be out of trouble, but at least the other alliances would have already arrived. They would not have to worry so much anymore.
"I'm sure the Clear River City Lord knows best whether this is the truth or not. However, I will relay what you have just said to City Lord Zhou. As for whether City Lord Zhou will believe me, you'll have to wait and see!" Governor Bai did not want to waste any more time with him.
After all, the plague was definitely fake. If there was really a plague, how could the White City Alliance not have received any news about it?
However, this matter still depended on City Lord Zhou. Even if City Lord Zhou believed the Clear River Alliance's words, Governor Bai would try his best to convince City Lord Zhou otherwise.
As he watched Governor Bai leave with his men and then looked at the Cheng Family members not too far away, Qinghe City Governor's face darkened.
"City Lord, what should we do? I don't think City Lord Bai and the Cheng Family will believe this! If they find out that the plague is not real, the Cheng Family will be furious! "Vice City Lord Ji said worriedly.
If it was just the White City Alliance, there was nothing to be afraid of. They were only afraid of the Cheng Family.
Now that the White City Alliance belonged to the Cheng Family, if the Cheng Family found out that the Clear River Alliance was lying to them, it would be hard for them not to start a war.
"As long as they don't enter the city, how will they know if I'm telling the truth? As long as we insist that this is all because of the plague, everything will be fine! "The Clear River City Lord said.
Since things had come to this, even if it was fake, they had to turn it into the truth.
"City Lord, is this really going to work? What if they try to force their way into the city? "Vice City Lord Ji asked.
"We have to do it even if we can't. We have to stall for time. As long as we wait for the other alliances to arrive, it won't matter even if they see through our lies.
At most, we'll fight to the death. I don't think the Cheng Family would want to make so many alliances their enemy, right? "The Clear River City Lord said fiercely.
Since it had already happened, he could only go all the way.
"That's our only choice then!" Vice City Lord Ji felt uneasy.
He had a feeling that the Cheng Family's experts would see through their lies. How embarrassing would the Clear River Alliance be then?
However, he could not make the decision. He was only the Vice City Lord of Qingyang City.
Meanwhile, City Lord Zhou had finished listening to the conversation between City Lord Bai and the Clear River City Lord.
However, Governor Qinghe's words were not trustworthy to begin with. As such, Governor Bai did not need to add fuel to the fire. No one in their right mind would believe his words.
"Did the Clear River City Lord really say that?" City Lord Zhou asked calmly. No one could tell what he was thinking.
"Yes! Everyone heard it clearly. He said that everything was because of the plague.
However, I've never heard any news about the plague in my entire life.
Furthermore, even if the plague did appear in Qingyang City, it's impossible that the other alliances around the White City Alliance would be affected by the plague at the same time. Furthermore, the White City Alliance, which was in the middle, was unscathed.
The Clear River City Lord obviously doesn't want to admit that he sealed the gates to deal with the White City Alliance.
In that case, we have no reason to blame them. "City Lord Bai said.
"Of course I understand. Let's go and have a chat with him!" City Lord Zhou nodded.
He would not believe such an obvious lie. However, since the other party insisted that it was because of the plague, there was no way they could expose his lies!
"City Lord Zhou, what are you going to tell them?" City Lord Bai was overjoyed when he saw that City Lord Zhou was not planning to leave Qingyang City.
If City Lord Zhou was planning to leave just like that, he would be worried that the operation would fail.
However, City Lord Zhou was going to meet the Clear River City Lord personally. This meant that the White City Alliance still had hope.
"Let's go meet him first!" City Lord Zhou shook his head but did not tell City Lord Bai.
Hence, City Lord Bai could only follow City Lord Zhou to the South Gate.
"City Lord, they're all here. Are they really going to start a war with us?" Vice City Lord Ji was extremely nervous when he saw the White City Alliance and the Cheng Family.
"Are our troops ready?" Qinghe City Lord's heart became very nervous.
Deep down, he did not want to start a war with the Cheng Family, especially before the other alliances arrived.
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