The war between the two cities was imminent, and Distant Ice City was engulfed in a storm!
Under the request of the Three Sacred Gates, the officials of the various government offices began to recruit soldiers and prepare to go to war. The young men in the city were all captured and looked as if they were waiting for death.
Hua Xiaozhen was frightened by this chaotic situation and was on tenterhooks every day. Qin Feng looked at the originally happy and stable families being torn apart and felt somewhat upset.
However, he could not even protect himself and had no power to manage these miscellaneous matters …
Three days after Ling Yun'er and the others arrived, the elders of the Three Sacred Gates of Distant Ice City arrived with their teams. This West Town was the closest town to the Sunset Gazing Mountain at the border of Meteor City, so all the disciples of the Sacred Gate were gathered here.
As for the able-bodied men that were captured from other towns, they would eventually gather here and go to war.
The arrival of Xie Long and the others made the people of the West Town government restless. Now that the elders of the Three Sacred Gates had personally led their teams here, the people of the government office were even more frightened.
Early in the morning, there were already two long queues outside the government office. Ling Yun'er and the other disciples of the government office all came out to welcome them.
There were close to a hundred people, all of them riding on tall horses. The three Great Elders of the three sects were walking at the very front, each wearing a different sect's uniform. Behind them were their own sect's disciples. Just the majestic procession alone was enough to make people feel fearful.
"Disciple Ling Yun'er greets Great Elder Ling Chong and Elder Ling Wei!"
"Disciple Xun Dao greets Great Elder Xun He and Elder Xun Wen!"
"Disciple Xie Long greets Great Elder Xie Juetian …"
Seeing the people coming, Ling Yun'er and the others immediately went to welcome them and greeted the elders respectfully.
The Spirit Beast Sect and the Red Sun Sect each sent a great elder and an elder. On the other hand, White Cang only sent Great Elder Xie Juetian.
The three sects each brought over thirty disciples. Qin Feng looked around and saw that they were all experts at the third stage of true qi and above.
There were a hundred true qi realm experts gathered outside the government office. There were even three experts at the seventh stage of true qi and quite a few at the sixth stage of true qi. As for those at the fourth and fifth stage of true qi, they were as many as dogs.
Such a magnificent formation shocked Qin Fen. This was even more powerful than the group of Despair Sect's disciples who had come out of closed-door training when he was in Hero City. Qin Fen was worried that even if he used the Black Dragon Tank, would he be able to defeat this group of people?
"Where's the manager here? Are you tired of living? "
While Qin Feng was in a daze, the Great Elders of the three sects were unhappy. Each of their faces was colder than the last. The Great Elder of the Spirit Beast Sect, Ling Chong, had the highest position and was already shouting.
Everyone in the yamen was so scared that they almost knelt down. Wei Changming kept signaling Qin Feng with his eyes. Wang Long, Li Hu, and the others couldn't wait to shake Qin Feng's arm to wake him up. This was the Great Elder of the Holy Gate! If they were angered, they could destroy the entire yamen with a snap of their fingers …
"Young Master Qiao …" Hua Xiaozhen called out softly. She was also frightened.
Without waiting for Qin Feng to step forward, Ling Yun'er had already started to speak up for her. "Elder Ling Chong, Zhang Mo Qi, this yamen is filled with low-level warriors. Clearly, they were shocked by Elder Ling Chong's might …"
"Great Elder Xun He, it must have been hard on you. Disciple will help you to hold the horse."
"Thank you, Great Elder Tian Qi …"
Xun Dao and Xie Long were actually speaking up for Qin Feng. The three of them had the same thought. They had been eyeing the pink spiritual weapon on Qin Feng for the past few days. They didn't want the elders to kill Qin Feng with a single palm strike.
Just as Ling Yun'er had guessed, Xun Dao and Xie Long didn't plan to tell the elders about the spiritual weapon. If that was the case, how would they get a share?
Qin Feng walked up with large strides. His expression didn't change much as he faced the three Great Elders.
"I am Qiao Feng, the County Magistrate of the West Town Yamen. I knew that the three Great Elders would be coming today, so I led everyone to wait for a long time."
Qin Feng's attitude was neither servile nor overbearing. Ling Chong and the other two were slightly stunned!
As the Great Elders of the Holy Gate, their status was extremely honorable. Even the City Lord of the Distant Ice City had to humble himself and curry favor with the three of them. Who would have thought that a mere County Magistrate would have such an attitude?
"Hmph! A mere County Magistrate dares to act big in front of me? I think you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. "
Ling Chong's face turned cold. Waves of true qi burst out from his body, and the bailiffs couldn't breathe. Wei Changming even knelt on the ground …
Ling Yun'er jumped in fright. She cursed Qin Feng's arrogance inwardly. It was fine if he acted big in front of her, but he actually dared to act big in front of the Holy Gate's Great Elders?
"Great Elder Ling Chong, you have a noble status. Why are you angry at an ant-like County Magistrate? His standards are too low, and he doesn't know the noble status that Great Elder represents …"
Ling Chong looked at Ling Yun'er strangely after she said all the good things she wanted to say. He felt that something was wrong. "Ling Yun'er, could it be that you have some relationship with that kid? Why are you always speaking up for him? "
When Ling Yun'er saw that Grand Elder Ling Chong had noticed something fishy, she was scared to death. She had concealed the matter of the Spiritual Artifact from Grand Elder Ling Chong. If this matter was exposed, Ling Yun'er could imagine her tragic death.
"Great Elder Ling Chong has misunderstood. How could I have any relationship with that ant-like person? It's just that this West Town is the closest to the Sunset Gazing Mountain. That Qiao guy is very familiar with the terrain around here. We still need him to help us fight …"
Ling Yun'er made up an excuse. Ling Chong glared at Qin Feng coldly and ignored her.
It was just as Ling Yun'er said. The Holy Gate's Great Elder's status was extremely noble. Ling Chong even felt that if he spoke to Qin Feng, his status would drop a little.
"Have all the able-bodied men in Distant Ice City been captured?" Ling Chong had already gotten down to business.
Ling Yun 'er hurriedly replied, "Don't worry, Great Elder Ling Chong. I've already passed on this matter three days ago. Currently, all twenty-three towns in Distant Ice City have gathered a large number of troops, and they'll gather here by tomorrow morning at the latest."
Ling Chong nodded and continued, "Alright, then we will set off after tomorrow morning. This time, the Sect Master intends to send out experts to fight to prevent the two cities from fighting to the death …"
Ling Chong stated his intention in front of everyone, but his words were mainly for Xun He and Xie Juetian to hear.
Among the three Holy Gates of Distant Ice City, the Spirit Beast Sect was the strongest. The words of the Spirit Beast Sect's Sect Master were equivalent to the city's imperial edict. Xun He and Xie Juetian were a little displeased, but they agreed with the Spirit Beast Sect's intentions. No one wanted to fight to the death.
The Holy Gate's Great Elder had already been brought to the yamen and arranged to stay in a high-class guest room. As for the Holy Gate's disciples, there were a few of them staying in one room. After all, there were more than a hundred people in one go, and the yamen was running out of rooms. Even Wei Changming, Wang Long, Li Hu, and the others had to give up their rooms and sleep in the courtyard.
Qin Feng and Hua Xiaozhen returned to their room. The moment they entered, Hua Xiaozhen said worriedly, "Young Master Qiao, let, let's leave quickly …"
Qin Feng understood Hua Xiaozhen's worries. Now that so many Holy Gate's disciples had arrived, even Qin Feng was a little worried.
They were going to the Sunset Visualization Mountain to investigate the situation tomorrow. Qin Feng didn't dare to bring Hua Xiaozhen along, afraid that something might happen.
"Xiaozhen, ride the Flaming Dragon Horse back to Hua Family Village tomorrow morning." Qin Feng had already started to make arrangements for Hua Xiaozhen's safety.
The Flaming Dragon Horse was a high-grade spiritual horse. He believed that Hua Xiaozhen wouldn't be easily caught by others.
"Boohoo, Young Master Qiao, don't abandon this lowly servant. If this lowly servant has done anything wrong, I will definitely correct it …"
Hua Xiaozhen suddenly knelt in front of Qin Feng and cried her heart out.
Qin Feng felt helpless. He carried her to the bed and helped her wipe her tears. He said seriously, "Xiaozhen, it's not that I don't want you anymore. You should know that the two cities are at war now. If you continue to follow me, there will be danger …"
Hua Xiaozhen's crying gradually stopped, and she shook her head with a resolute expression. "Young Master Qiao, Xiaozhen is not afraid of death. If it wasn't for Young Master Qiao killing the bandits in the bamboo forest that day, Xiaozhen would have already committed suicide. This lowly servant's life is already Young Master Qiao's. I want to accompany Young Master Qiao in life and death …"
Qin Feng could tell that Hua Xiaozhen was speaking from the bottom of her heart. Compared to death, this silly girl was actually more afraid of being abandoned by him.
The more sincere Hua Xiaozhen was, the more Qin Feng couldn't let her be hurt. He reached out and hugged her in his arms. He said, "Leave tomorrow morning. I promise you that I will come back to find you. If you follow me, you will only drag me down."
Hua Xiaozhen wasn't stupid at all. She understood Qin Feng's meaning, but she was still very reluctant. How could she watch Young Master Qiao go through fire and water?
Seeing that Qin Feng's plan was set, no matter how reluctant Hua Xiaozhen was, she hid it in her heart. That night, Qin Feng hugged Hua Xiaozhen to sleep, but Hua Xiaozhen couldn't sleep at all. She looked forward to Young Master Qiao suddenly pouncing on her in the middle of the night and ravaging her as fiercely as he ravaged Ling Yun'er that night …
Qin Feng woke up just as the sky brightened. He gave Hua Xiaozhen a few more warnings and had her leave on the Flaming Dragon Horse.
Hua Xiaozhen started crying the moment she left the yamen. She cried all the way to Hua Family Village until her tears dried up. There were many times when she wanted to turn around and return to Qin Feng's side, but in the end, she suppressed this strong urge …
The yamen was surrounded by people early in the morning!
Other than the Sacred Gate disciples who rushed over yesterday, there was another black mass of people. These were all able-bodied men captured from various villages in Distant Ice City. Almost all of them had stepped into the realm of true qi. As for those ordinary villagers who had no strength, they were useless even if they were captured.
Even so, close to ten thousand people were captured. At this moment, the streets outside the yamen were completely blocked, and one couldn't see the end of it.
Ling Chong stood at the front of the crowd. The great elders of the Red Sun Sect and the White Cang Sect were half a step behind him. The difference in their status could be seen from this. Ling Yun'er, Xun Dao, Xie Long, and the others stood behind the little elder. As for Qin Feng and the people from the yamen, they could only stand at the back.
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