The coverage of Invincible City expanded. Not only did it cover the Qin State Prefecture, but it also covered the surrounding area.
Therefore, other than Li Yi and the others in the Prefecture City who were caught in one fell swoop, the City Lord Zhang Dongyun also saw all the scouts scattered around.
These people had all been taken down by him without making a sound.
There were Tang Army scouts, White Horse College students under Yue Chunsheng, Green Cloud Temple Taoist priests, and so on.
The spies sent by the outside world to investigate the situation all fell into Zhang Dongyun's hands.
The people outside had no idea what was happening in the Qin State Prefecture.
They sent people to contact and investigate, but it was also like a clay ox entering the sea.
Not only did they not return, but they also could not send any news.
After Murong Ting, who was temporarily in charge of the Secret Pavilion, understood the situation, he let out a long sigh. "Chang 'an City has made a move. Prince Muhira and the others have probably been wiped out."
The leader of the Secret Pavilion under him had a serious expression. "How many masters are there in Chang 'an? We didn't hear anything about such a powerful gathering of forces before! "
He asked tentatively, "Could it be that the forces of other dynasties have infiltrated Chang 'an?"
"We haven't heard anything about this before." Murong Ting said, "Next, we'll investigate the northwest."
He paused and said, "Put off the Qin State Prefecture and Longbei County. After I ask His Majesty, we will act according to His Majesty's orders."
"Yes, sir."
The leader did not leave. Instead, he said hesitantly, "Sir, we don't know if the Second Prince and the others are alive or dead. We can't find any news at all. The Pavilion Master is also missing. His Majesty will probably blame us …"
"Do your own thing first. Thunder and rain are all thanks to His Majesty. Don't think too much," Murong Ting said in a deep voice.
"Yes, sir." The leader retreated.
Only Murong Ting was left. He came to the bank of the river and looked at the surging water in front of him, not saying a word.
After a long while, he let out a long sigh. His expression was much more relaxed and slightly excited.
"How does it feel to become the true master of the Radiant Pavilion?"
But at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from behind Murong Ting.
The young man's body suddenly stiffened, and the relaxed expression on his face disappeared.
Slowly, he turned around.
Behind them, a white-clothed youth smiled. Who else could it be but Gao Yu?
The young man looked healthy and did not show any signs of injury.
Murong Ting stared at Gao Yu for a long time before he finally knelt down slowly and kowtowed to him.
"Disciple greets Master."
"I'm asking you, how does it feel to lead the Ming Guang Pavilion openly?"
Murong Ting lowered his head and did not say anything.
"It should be excellent." Slowly, Gao Yu walked over and came to the kneeling Murong Ting's side. Like him, Gao Yu also looked at the river in front of him.
"Otherwise, why would you slander me in front of Li Yi and use Li Yi's men to get rid of me?"
Gao Yu sighed softly. "If I become King of Tang, you will definitely be my Ming Guang Pavilion Leader. Why are you so impatient?
I acquiesced to your little tricks behind my back, so I won't blame you.
Then why are you in such a hurry to rebel against me? Do you think I can't defeat Li Hong and the others? "
Slowly, Murong Ting stood up and turned to face Gao Yu.
"How can they be a match for you, Master?"
Gao Yu smiled. "Then do you think it'll be enough with you?"
"I'm not confident. I'm just taking a risk," Murong Ting said softly.
Gao Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at Murong Ting quietly.
Murong Ting seemed to be mumbling to himself. "Master, you make me afraid. You seem to be hiding something …"
He looked up at Gao Yu. "Li Hong and Li Yi only think that you're His Majesty's illegitimate son. But I think there's something else!"
Gao Yu spread his hands. "What else can there be? You should be the one who knows me best. "
"No, no … no, it's not like that!"
Murong Ting suddenly shouted. He suddenly went from silence to hysteria. "You don't want the Eastern Tang position! You don't want to defeat Li Hong and Li Yi! I don't know what you want. I don't know what you're thinking. I suspect that even His Majesty doesn't know! "
He panted heavily. His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Gao Yu. His voice was hoarse. "I … even suspect that you're not even human!"
"Nonsense based on your instincts and without any evidence."
Gao Yu couldn't help but laugh. He reached out and patted Murong Ting's shoulder. "But it's been hard on you to suppress it for so long. It's been hard on you."
Murong Ting retreated quickly, trying to avoid the other party's hand.
But no matter how hard he tried, the other party's hand still landed on his shoulder.
And he did it a few times.
Every time the hand lifted up again, Murong Ting refused to give up and tried to avoid it again.
But the hand still landed on his shoulder steadily. It didn't even deviate from its position.
The other party patted him a few times, but it didn't use any force at all. It was as if the other party was really trying to comfort him.
But Murong Ting was in complete despair.
The terrifying murderous aura of a Seventh Realm martial artist that scared tens of thousands of people was completely gone.
"You've worked so hard. Rest early." The other party smiled faintly.
Murong Ting's pupils contracted abruptly.
It was as if he was looking in a mirror at a person whose appearance and figure were exactly the same as his.
Gao Yu was gone.
There were two Murong Ting in the world.
But one had a smile on his face, while the other had a look of horror.
Then, very soon, there was only one left …
"Murong Ting" stretched his neck and limbs, then left the riverbank.
Not long after, a Secret Pavilion commander came to report, "Sir, there's news."
However, it wasn't from Longbei County's Qinzhou Prefecture.
"The dean of White Horse College, Hong Xiao, once fought with a Confucian cultivator?"
"Murong Ting" had a calm expression as usual. "What was the result?"
"From the looks of it, Hong Xiao won with superior skills. The other party fled in defeat, but Hong Xiao didn't pursue and continue to Chang 'an. Instead, he returned to White Horse College. The situation is unknown."
White Horse College's dean, Hong Xiao, originally planned to go to Chang 'an City.
Li Yi and the others stayed in Qinzhou Prefecture to wait for him to meet up with Green Cloud Monastery or King of Tang.
In the end, Li Yi and the others were completely annihilated, and Hong Xiao didn't go at all.
"We're not sure if Hong Xiao was also injured," the Secret Pavilion commander replied.
White Horse College also had a conflict with Eastern Tang royalty.
Although Chang 'an was Eastern Tang's number one enemy now, if he knew that Hong Xiao's condition wasn't good, no one knew if King of Tang would wipe out White Horse College first.
At least, White Horse College wasn't willing to take the risk.
"Report this to His Majesty and continue to investigate White Horse College's movements."
"Murong Ting" ordered "Also, is there any news about Green Cloud Monastery?"
"Not yet," Commander Angus replied.
"Murong Ting" nodded. "Continue to investigate, don't relax."
Green Cloud Monastery, who everyone was thinking about, had actually already arrived in Longbei County.
He even saw Li Yi and the others chasing after the Dahe Longmen.
However, Green Cloud Monastery didn't show up immediately, nor did he approach Qinzhou Prefecture or Longling immediately.
A disciple of Green Cloud Temple first went to Qinzhou Prefecture to contact Taoist Huangye, the sect's elder, to convey the news that the abbey dean would be arriving soon.
Unfortunately, Taoist Huangye and the others were wiped out before he could reach Qinzhou Prefecture.
This disciple also fell into Chang 'an's hands later.
However, the young disciple didn't know that he had a talisman on him.
The talisman was formed by lightning, and it contained Green Cloud Monastery's magic power.
It was like one of his eyes.
This was his unique secret technique. He used other cultivators of Green Cloud Temple's lineage as his foundation to manifest an "eye" and observe things from hundreds of miles away.
Unfortunately, before he could see what he wanted to see, his "eye" suddenly went blind.
Green Cloud Monastery frowned slightly. He stood silently on the spot and didn't chase after him.
He looked at the horizon in the distance and pondered for a long time before he left.
A few days later, through other channels, he learned that Li Yi and the others had lost contact.
A group of Seventh Realm and Eighth Realm elites, along with tens of thousands of elite Tang Army, were all killed.
Moreover, according to the news that they were guarding Qinzhou Prefecture, it was very likely that they didn't enter the mountains or approach Chang 'an City. Instead, they were ambushed by Chang' an elites and were wiped out in the end.
After learning about this, Green Cloud Monastery frowned even more.
This meant that Chang 'an City didn't rely on the powerful array formations or terrain advantage in the city. It also had extremely powerful forces.
When the news spread, everyone from Green Cloud Temple, White Horse College, and the Eastern Tang Dynasty were shocked.
In Chang 'an City, in Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun took down all the scouts within Invincible City. Then, he continued to project Mr. Dark Cloud and interrogate everyone in detail.
He wanted to confirm how many scouts the other party had sent out in total. He wanted to use this to determine whether the purge this time would expose the true extent of Invincible City.
Just like when Li Dang and the others brought in the Azure Sky Eye, he immediately detected Green Cloud Monastery's Dharma spell and blocked it.
Because that Green Cloud Temple disciple hadn't arrived in Qinzhou Prefecture, Green Cloud Monastery couldn't see Mr. Dark Cloud sweeping Li Yi, Situ Jinsheng, and the others away.
Otherwise, Green Cloud Monastery would probably be so scared that he wouldn't dare to come in.
Unfortunately, the other party didn't go near to investigate the situation because the Dharma spell suddenly stopped working.
Compared to King of Tang and the dean of White Horse College, Zhang Dongyun actually hoped that Green Cloud Monastery would come over.
If he took down the other party, he would know why Green Cloud Temple was looking for Chen Chaoyan, who had a Pure Yang Immortal Soul.
What a pity … Zhang Dongyun shook his head lightly.
His projection of Mr. Dark Cloud commanded the people in Chang 'an. While taking captives, he also took care of the surrendered Tang Army.
With a group of surrendered Tang Army soldiers from Longbei County who had completely surrendered to Chang 'an as lobbyists, these newly surrendered Tang Army soldiers quickly settled down.
However, it was still not the right time for them to have no worries about the future and serve Chang 'an wholeheartedly.
Their hometown and their families were far away in the Eastern Tang heartland prefectures.
For now, they would just obediently work as coolies.
As Zhang Dongyun thought about it, he checked the System's mission list.
[Construction Mission 5.1 — Expand the city and increase the number of people. Please open up a new stable source of income for the city so that the residents can work.]
As the saying goes, those who rely on the mountain live off the mountain. In Qinzhou Prefecture, the town at the foot of the mountain near Longling had a very important business that relied on the wood in the mountain.
Now that City Lord Zhang had a section of Longling Mountain, he certainly wouldn't let it go. He would definitely have restrictions and plans.
Compared to mining, this was easier. However, if he wanted to form an industry on a large scale, he would need a lot of manpower.
Now that there were tens of thousands of reform through labor in the city, there was no shortage of labor.
Master Zhang waved his hand in satisfaction. "Go and cut down trees."
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