novelblue
Chapter 289: 162, A chill in my heart_3
Chapter 289: 162, A chill in my heart_3
Just then, as Hou Yuxiao was holding the New Moon Token, it suddenly stirred, and without a thought, his expression turned stern as he rebuked Ding Buhai, "A mere Leiyin Temple dares to spout nonsense in front of my Holy Church? My Holy Church governs an entire province with over a million armored soldiers. You think your little temple can threaten us?
Though my Hou Clan is weak, we are loyal supporters of the Holy Church. If Leiyin Temple truly dares to invade, the Holy Church will not neglect us. Stop your idle talk and I ask Head of Ding Sect to leave immediately, otherwise my hot-tempered fourth brother might hurt your son, and that would be unfortunate!"
Ding Buhai's face immediately stiffened. Not just him, but also Fan Longhe, who wasn't far from Hou Yuxiao and was recovering from injuries, looked at Hou Yuxiao with disbelief and even some touch of emotion.
Master of Hou Family, to be so loyal to our Holy Church, after this chaos in Tongling is over, I must submit a report to the provincial government and request recognition for the achievement of the Hou Clan...
That Leiyin Temple's reputation couldn't even suppress a third-rate family; Ding Buhai's face had turned beet red, clearly embarrassed. The aura of a sky-level grandmaster began to rise gradually, a powerful pressure enveloping both Hou Yuxiao and Fan Longhe.
Seeing Ding Buhai's aura rise, Hou Yuxiao felt nervous, silently urging those nearby to come out.
Fearing that Ding Buhai might forcefully make a move, he even prepared to ask Hou Yujie to kill a few Great Luo Sect members first to scare him.
Unexpectedly, just at that moment, Ding Buhai suddenly retracted all his aura, gave a cold laugh, and took out a silver token from his chest, showing it to both Hou Yuxiao and Fan Longhe.
Seeing that token, Fan Longhe's expression instantly changed.
As for Hou Yuxiao, he was initially stunned, then noticed numerous red dots moving on the token, and upon seeing Fan Longhe's change in expression, he realized what was happening and his expression also changed.
He had a similar token, the County Honor Order of Zhaoyang County. Hou Yuxiao knew that Ding Buhai had previously tricked the Prefectural Magistrate's Order from Fan Longhe.
This kind of token was used to monitor movements of people between two provinces, and so many red dots moving could only mean one thing:
A large number of people from other provinces were crossing the borders into Yongzhou!
At this time, a large number of people from other provinces crossing borders...
"Not to hide from Master of Hou Family, two hours ago forty thousand troops from Xuzhou had already moved out, charging straight towards Tongling.
Given their current speed of march, they will probably be at the city's gates in less than half an hour. Now the city's mansion army has only less than ten thousand left, along with just my few Great Luo Sect members and your Hou Clan Disciples. If we all die here, even if Leiyin Temple can't take over Tongling, the Demon Sect can't hold it either.
I heard that the Hou Clan doesn't get along well with Wanyang County. If Xuzhou takes over Tongling, your Hou Clan will have no good end!
I will not pursue past matters, release my Great Luo Sect members and Peng Ling's troops. We'll clear past misunderstandings and focus on defending Tongling first, what do you say?"
Hou Yuxiao's expression also turned somewhat ugly now, forced to admit that Ding Buhai truly captured the crux of the problem. He too didn't want Xuzhou to take over Tongling, and just relying on the existing thirteen thousand people to hold against the forty-thousand-strong army was already very difficult. If they really killed Peng Ling's over one-thousand men, along with another thousand from the Great Luo Sect, that would leave less than ten thousand men for defending the city, making the hope of defending even more slim...
"Traitors and rebels, even dare to speak of living, mansion army heed my command, kill the remnants of the traitors!"
A cold voice came from above, stunning the four people in the air, then the sound of swords clashing and blades slicing followed from below, sending a chill through everyone's heart.