Lu Wuyong was beheaded, and Wind City had once again fallen into the hands of the Lu clan's Li Muyang.
But they were faced with a serious problem.
Food shortage!
Wind City was located on the frontier of the empire, and was covered by sandstorms all year round. They could only harvest barley or hemp seeds once a year. When the weather was particularly bad, there was almost no harvest for a whole year.
On the one hand, the people of Wind City relied on their own production, and on the other hand, they exchanged hemp thread or animal skins with passing caravans for food. Most of the imperial army was supported by the imperial court, and food was transferred over from several large cities in the Jade Gate Pass that were rich in food.
Now that the city had been taken away, the empire had not had time to take back the city, but the transportation of food was naturally interrupted.
The food in the city was originally enough to sustain the 100,000 soldiers of Wind City for the entire winter, but after such a war, the flames of war had burned a lot of it, and the number of soldiers that came to join the army was constantly increasing. The food was far from enough.
Qiandu said that this was Li Muyang's clan matter, and it was not convenient for her to intervene. Li Muyang had to find a way to solve it himself.
He used 307 heads to pay tribute to Grandfather Lu Xingkong, as well as the people of the Lu clan who were slaughtered in the rebellion and the high-ranking generals loyal to Grandfather.
"The dragon killed people, chopped off more than 300 heads — —"
"It is said that it will continue to be chopped tomorrow — — to kill all those who betrayed their own people — —"
"The evil dragon really likes to kill and eat people's livers, just like the legends say … After he ordered all the heads to be chopped off, he ordered all the hearts and livers to be packed up and fried …"
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Such rumours were circulating in the tents inside and outside the city.
Lu Wuyong and the 307 important people under his command were all beheaded, and the majority of the Wind City soldiers had been slaughtered by the Ghost dancer corps and the Demon Eagle army. They had also seen the black dragon's remarkable ability to destroy most of the city walls with a sneeze. They had long lost the will to fight and the power to resist.
As for the Ghost dancer corps and the Demon Eagle army, there were two important figures, Ying Qiandu and Lin Canghai, respectively. Even if they had unspoken criticisms, they could not do anything that would affect the safety of the city.
On the other hand, the defectors outside were in a mess. Their hearts were unfathomable, and it was difficult to distinguish them one by one.
When these 307 heads were chopped off, those with ulterior motives would naturally feel fear, and those with weak wills would definitely have thoughts of escaping.
This kind of emotion fermented and spread. Finally, some people began to leave, and then more people followed …
By the time Li Muyang woke up, more than half of the army at the corner of the city wall had fled.
"Those who are left now are either the Lu Family's most loyal confidantes who are willing to live and die with the family no matter what happens. Alternatively, there were some people with ulterior motives who stayed behind to find an opportunity to create chaos and cooperate with the Imperial Army to suppress them. Whether they are the former or the latter — — it doesn't matter now, the most important thing is to defend West Wind. "Li Muyang said in a low voice as he threw the towel into the wooden basin.
"Don't worry, I've already sent a message to my father, Feng Die. I'm sure he won't sit idly by." Qiandu comforted.
"Don't make things too difficult for him." Li Muyang shook his head lightly. "My identity has been exposed, it must have spread throughout the nine countries of the divine continent. The Princess of the Peacock Imperial Court personally led the Ghost Dancer Corps to break through the border to rescue, the Imperial Teacher Ying Wuyu killed dozens of cultivators, and then joined forces with the Dark Flame Empire to help me defeat the West Wind coalition forces — — You have done too much. Now, all the contradictions in the nine countries are concentrated on you. If your father sends troops to help again, it will most likely arouse the hostility of other countries towards the Peacock Imperial Court. "
Qiandu sighed softly. She knew that what Li Muyang said was very reasonable.
She had secretly led the Ghost Dancer Corps to break into the territory of the West Wind Kingdom to assist Li Muyang. The slightest carelessness could cause a dispute between the two countries or even a fierce war.
Fortunately, the former Emperor of the West Wind Kingdom had just passed away, and the Kingdom urgently needed stability. If it was any other imperial family, the West Wind Kingdom would have mobilized an army to attack the border.
If it were any other imperial family, the Prince or Princess would certainly be punished by the imperial family. She was just relying on her father's love for her. If there was something that could shake the foundation of the country, then her father would also carefully consider it.
Therefore, it was really unknown whether her father would send troops after receiving her request for help — —
Even if her father wanted to do it, he would have to worry about the reaction of the ministers. In this situation, who would want to have a conflict with a powerful kingdom?
Besides, they were going to save a dragon — — most likely, except for her fearless father, the other countries, including the Dark Flame Empire, would not agree to do such a thing.
Lin Canghai was able to lead the army to help, on one hand, because he and Li Muyang had a deep relationship. In addition, he could use the excuse that his life was in danger to come and protect him — —
If the Dark Flame Empire knew that he ran to the border to lead an army of 100,000 demon eagles to save a black flame dragon, the Black Flame Emperor's beard would most likely be crooked in anger.
Of course, the Black Flame Emperor naturally already knew, but Lin Canghai was unwilling to go back. The Dark Flame Empire would most likely send people to recall Lin Canghai soon.
"It's fine." Li Muyang narrowed the corner of his mouth and smiled. "Compared to our situation a few days ago, isn't it much better now? We have hot food to eat, hot water to drink, a warm blanket, a city to defend, and hundreds of thousands of brothers to fight side by side with us — — I'm already very satisfied. "
"But — — what about you?"
"What about me?"
"What are you going to do? Have you thought about your future? "
"Me." Li Muyang smiled. "Defend Wind City first. When Wind City is defended, I'll make a trip to Kunlun Ruins — — Perhaps, I really found the legendary Kunlun Divine Palace this time? I can withstand the Netherworld's Cold Qi, but my father can't. No matter what, I have to make a trip. "
"If you find the Divine Palace, find the divine beast, get what you want, and cure the Netherworld's Cold Qi in uncle and your body — — what are you going to do next?"
"Next?" Li Muyang thought about it seriously and said with a smile, "It's too far away. I haven't thought about it yet. "
"Are you going to run away forever?"
Li Muyang looked up at Qiandu and said softly, "I don't want to, I don't want to live a homeless life — — But, I'm a dragon. If I'm there, I'll bring disaster there. My death is not to be regretted, but I can't let my family and friends die with me — — "
"Li Muyang — — come with me to the Peacock Imperial Court." Qiandu looked Li Muyang in the eye. "I'll protect you."
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Clang — —
The door of the room was slammed open, and Lin Canghai ran in excitedly, shouting, "Li Muyang, Li Muyang, the people outside the city have all run away — — the food crisis has been resolved — —"
Seeing that Qiandu was also in Li Muyang's room, Lin Canghai, although a little surprised, still bowed politely to Qiandu and said, "Sister Wang, good morning, I didn't expect to see Sister Wang here."
Qiandu blushed slightly, running to Li Muyang's bedroom so early in the morning really made one's imagination run wild.
However, she was after all the daughter of the Imperial family, a generous person, and her expression soon returned to normal. She looked at Lin Canghai and said, "Flustered, rude. Didn't the palace teach you to knock on the door before entering someone's room? "
Lin Canghai said with a wry smile, "Sister Wang is right, I was just too excited. That's why I was a little reckless — — Muyang will not blame me, right? "
Li Muyang smiled and shook his head. "My sister Shinian is the same. Ever since she was a child, she has never knocked on the door when she entered my room, and every time she kicks the door — —"
Qiandu chuckled aloud. "Yesterday I talked to Sister Shinian for a while. She is naive, cunning, and very cute. I like her very much. "
"I'm afraid that she will say something that will make you angry. Don't take it to heart. "
"Why would I? I like Sister Shinian very much. "Qiandu said, shaking her head. She did not mention that Gongsun Yu and Luo Chi each had gifts. If that was the case — — it would be a little embarrassing.
"Yes, Muyang, I finally understand why you chopped off more than 300 heads in front of everyone on the city gate tower yesterday. You want to make an example of the chicken to the monkey, so that those guys with ulterior motives would be afraid and run away in advance, right? "
"Those guys with ulterior motives, they will not run away." Li Muyang said with a smile. "Because they have a mission, they have orders, no matter what happens, they need to stick to the end."
"Ah? Then those who are left outside the city walls are all guys with ulterior motives? " Lin Canghai was shocked and said, "The clerk reported to me that two out of three troops stationed outside the city gate had left, and that the food crisis had been resolved. I thought it was because of the trick you used yesterday … I didn't expect that all those people who sincerely came to join us would be scared away, but those with ulterior motives would be left behind."
"No, it could also be that they are all loyal to our Lu family." Li Muyang said with a smile.
"How to distinguish between the two?"
"There's no need to distinguish." Li Muyang said with a smile. "Because, whether they are the former or the latter, they have to accompany us to do the same thing."
"Do what?" Lin Canghai asked puzzledly.
"Accompany us to die." Li Muyang said in a low voice.
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