"I wonder where His Majesty is right now?"
The head of the Zheng Clan, Zheng Tianfeng, turned to look at Li Yi.
Li Yi frowned. "According to the news I received, he's heading north."
King of Tang had personally chased after the head of the Dahe Longmen, Li Jie. Since Li Jie was no match for him, he could only flee.
If he didn't fight to the death with the King of Tang, it wouldn't be easy for the King of Tang to kill him either. The two sides chased after each other all the way to the northern border of the Eastern Tang.
It was thousands of li away from Longbei County.
However, given the King of Tang's sudden appearance in the river and the means he used to fool everyone, the people of the Eastern Tang of Longbei County harbored a sliver of hope.
Perhaps His Majesty would suddenly appear in Chang'an and catch the enemy off guard?
Clan Head of the House of Stuart, Situ Jinsheng, turned to the Confucian scholar who had yet to make a move.
"When will Enlightened Qing Ye and Principal Hong arrive?"
Along the way, the elder of the Green Cloud Monastery, Daoist Yellow Leaf, and the vice dean of the White Horse Academy, Yue Chunsheng, didn't make a move. It was as if they were only there to watch the battle.
It was only when Chen Jiezhi, Xu Xingzhi, and the others appeared in Chang'an that Taoist Huangye and Yue Chunsheng made a move and joined the encirclement.
"When I contacted the mountain for the last time, Senior Brother Sect Master had already left the mountain," Taoist Huangye replied.
Yue Chunsheng nodded as well. "Hong shi has already left the academy. Even though I don't know his current whereabouts, he should be arriving in Longbei County soon."
Situ Jinsheng nodded. "If that's the case, that would be for the best."
Li Yi scoffed. "I'm going to the Qinzhou Prefecture to cultivate."
The mighty Eastern Tang army immediately entered the Qin Province Prefecture.
The people of Qin Zhou were at a loss about the sudden arrival of the Tang Dynasty army.
Li Yi settled down unhappily.
Daoist Zhichen sat at the side and said dispassionately, "Last time, there was only one Eighth Realm cultivator, Purple Sun. This time, there are so many of us, yet we are still hesitating. What a pity."
Li Yi drank his wine and didn't say a word.
Daoist Zhichen looked at him and said, "Your Highness, if you attack the city now, I am willing to accompany you."
At the side, Situ Jinsheng said, "There might be Ninth Realm experts in Chang 'an."
Li Yi glanced at his uncle. Finally, he put down his wine glass and nodded.
Situ Jinsheng's meaning was clear.
When they were dealing with the Ninth Realm Li Jie earlier, everyone hit a wall. Attacking Chang 'an now was similarly risky.
For Li Yi, who aspired to be the Crown Prince, he could not afford to suffer two setbacks in a short period of time.
If he allowed the Dahe Longmen and his men to escape into Chang 'an, he would be at risk of being condemned again.
Moreover, he had secretly killed Gao Yu.
Under such circumstances, if he made any more mistakes, Li Yi would not be able to get through King of Tang easily.
Guarding outside Longling and not daring to enter made the arrogant Li Yi sullen.
He had just received news of the Hu family's destruction.
The one who did this was the Crown Prince, Li Hong.
He thought that he could suppress the other party this time. He did not expect that he would fail repeatedly, and the other party would rise again.
How could the arrogant Li Yi take this lying down?
However, he knew that Situ Jinsheng's words were prudent, and he should listen to them.
He could not afford to fail again.
Li Yi calmed down again and thought about more aspects.
His father had already used White Horse College and Green Cloud Temple to deal with Chang 'an.
In turn, he had also used Chang 'an to weaken the two top sacred grounds of Confucianism and Taoism.
Before the Green Cloud Temple and the dean of White Horse College arrived, Li Yi had led his men to attack Chang 'an first. This was equivalent to messing up King of Tang's plan.
At that time, even if he won, he would not gain much in King of Tang's heart.
When he thought of this, not only did Li Yi not feel depressed, but his back was also drenched in cold sweat.
Apart from the lingering fear, he was extremely glad.
Li Yi and Situ Jinsheng exchanged glances.
The eyes of the master of House of Stuart were as calm as water.
When he met Li Yi's eyes, he knew that Li Yi had come to his senses.
If he had taken the risk to attack Chang 'an and fought to the death, it would have been the House of Stuart and Li Yi's trusted subordinates who would have done the work. At that time, they would have only damaged their own strength.
Afterwards, he might even provoke the Tang Emperor's displeasure and suffer a double loss.
"Many disciples of Fuzhen Guan were lost in Chang 'an. I can understand your anxiety."
Li Yi calmed down and comforted Daoist Zhichen. "But now, Immortal Qing Ye of Green Cloud Temple and the dean of White Horse College, Hong Xiao, will probably arrive soon. Let's wait for them."
Daoist Zhichen nodded. "Alright."
The Eastern Tang group stopped in the prefectural city of Qinzhou and did not rashly approach the Longling Mountain area.
Chen Jiezhi and the other Dahe Longmen martial artists finally breathed a sigh of relief when they found that the Tang Army had stopped pursuing them.
After the Dahe Longmen entered the mountain, they were amazed by the endless majestic city walls in the mountain.
Such a city was divided into inner and outer layers, which was even more shocking.
However, what shocked them the most was the dazzling light above their heads after entering the inner city.
When they looked up, there seemed to be a sun in the sky that was much lower.
In the sunlight, it looked like a palace or a fairyland.
"Junior Sister Shang, what is that?" Elder Han Zhe of Dahe Longmen couldn't help but lower his voice when he saw such a scene.
"That is the Daming Palace, the residence of the real master of Chang 'an," Shang Jie also whispered.
The others, including another elder, Zhang Chong, looked at the shining palace in the sky and were speechless.
"You all know the rules of Chang 'an?"
Mr. Dark Cloud asked calmly.
Zhang Chong and Han Zhe took the lead, and the Dahe Longmen said in unison, "We are very grateful to Chang 'an for saving our lives. Since we are able to stay in Chang' an, we naturally have to abide by the rules of Chang 'an."
In general, all the disciples of Dahe Longmen hated evil and wanted to get rid of the evil and bring peace to the people.
The reason why they were unwilling to submit to the Eastern Tang was that they were dissatisfied with the harsh rule of Eastern Tang. If the upper beam was not straight, the lower beam would be crooked.
It was not that no one had ever objected to coming to Chang 'an.
However, Shang Jie and Wen Hu's descriptions dispelled most people's doubts.
Under the rule of Chang 'an, it was obviously much better than under the rule of Eastern Tang.
Although the City Lord of Chang 'an was mysterious, in general, he empathized with the people and cherished them.
Although he took in Blood Shadow, Hu Ming, and other evil cultivators, these people happened to enter Chang 'an and did not have any bad deeds.
Therefore, the Dahe Longmen would rather escape and come to Chang 'an with heavy casualties than submit to the Eastern Tang royalty.
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun nodded with satisfaction.
As the Dahe Longmen entered the city, the number of cultivators in Chang 'an suddenly increased by a large margin.
During this period of time, a large number of First Realm beginners were trained in the city. They did not have to have high potential in the future, as long as they could enter the sect now.
Then, all the people of the Perak Dynasty and the Hanshan school who were scattered outside the city were all called back into the city.
The number of cultivators here increased, while many ordinary people left Chang 'an and returned to their hometowns.
Under this situation, the number of cultivators in Chang 'an finally reached 1% of the total population.
[Current population of Chang 'an: 432,794. Total number of cultivators: 4,331.]
[The number of cultivators exceeds 1% of the current population. The City Lord has completed construction task 4.4. Obtained 2,000 experience points to upgrade.]
Zhang Dongyun let out a long breath.
He had reached the standard.
Fortunately, some of the ordinary people had been evacuated.
[The City Lord has obtained 5,100 experience points to upgrade from the construction task. 4,300 experience points to upgrade from the protection task. The fourth city expansion requirement has been met. Do you want to expand immediately?]
Zhang Dongyun thought for a moment and gave a reply.
He would postpone the expansion for now.
He projected Mr. Dark Cloud and used the power of Invincible City to create a virtual image. He gave some elixirs to the injured Chen Jiezhi, Wan Li, and the others, as well as Zhang Chong, Han Zhe, and the others of the Dahe Longmen to treat their injuries first.
Zhang Dongyun had already heard the news that Li Yi, Situ Jinsheng, and the others were staying in Qin State Prefecture from the disciples of the Hanshan school.
The other party did not leave, nor did they enter the mountain. They were obviously waiting for someone.
The people they were waiting for were none other than the three masters of the Eastern Tang dynasty.
King of Tang.
Green Cloud Monastery.
The Dean of White Horse College.
Now, perhaps he could add the River Dragon King, Li Jie, to the list. However, the premise was that he, who had just broken through to the Ninth Realm, could escape the pursuit of King of Tang.
As for Li Yi and the others, Zhang Dongyun was a little hesitant.
In the city, Mr. Dark Cloud did not say anything. Chen Jiezhi, Xu Xingzhi, and the others were also wondering why Chang 'an did not launch a counterattack this time when the Eastern Tang army was already pressing on the border.
Could it be that Chang 'an also had to be cautious this time when so many Eighth Realm masters were attacking the city together?
But that should not be the case. Not to mention that Mr. Dark Cloud was extremely powerful. Even if he was not confident, there was still the powerful Castellan himself who could move mountains and seas.
While the others were muttering, Zhang Dongyun was a little conflicted.
Of course, he was not conflicted about whether or not he could take down Li Yi and the others, even if they were currently outside Invincible City.
A certain Castellan surnamed Zhang was conflicted about whether or not to wait for the enemy's Ninth Realm masters to come.
Wait for them to come. Of course, it would be good to take down the Ninth Realm masters, but the Ninth Realm enemies would cover the Eighth Realm Li Yi and the others. The System would not generate missions for Li Yi and the others, wasting a lot of experience points.
Wait for them to come. If he immediately took down these Eighth Realm masters, would those Ninth Realm masters be so scared that they would not dare to come?
In short, he was worried that if he exerted too much force, he would scare the other party …
Castellan Zhang was conflicted for a moment. In the end, he still chose to be safe.
In his projection, Mr. Dark Cloud looked at Zhang Chong and the others and said calmly, "Now, I will give you a chance to serve Chang 'an. I will also give you a chance to personally avenge yourselves."
Zhang Chong and the others all looked over.
"Follow me down the mountain." With his hands behind his back, Mr. Dark Cloud stepped on a black cloud and floated down the mountain.
At present, the Dahe Longmen's most senior and strongest Elder in Chang 'an, Zhang Chong, took a deep breath and said, "All Dragon Sect disciples of Fourth Realm and above, follow Mr. Dark Cloud down the mountain with me."
Han Zhe, Shang Jie, and the others all agreed loudly.
The long period of fleeing and being chased did not wear down their courage. Instead, it turned into a raging fire in their hearts that burned fiercely.
Zhang Chong and the others followed closely behind Mr. Dark Cloud and went down the mountain.
However, just as they left Longling Mountain and were about to enter the plains, dust suddenly flew up from the plains in front of them.
A new, majestic, and seemingly endless city wall appeared out of thin air and rose from the ground!
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