The next morning, Gu Changsheng was washing the little girl's face and helping her rinse her mouth when he sensed an unusual atmosphere.
He glanced in the direction of the Monster Beast Forest, then ignored it and began braiding Su Xiao's hair.
At this moment, the entire Lingyun City was on full alert, the towering west gate was tightly closed, and the city wall stretching before the Monster Beast Forest was covered in mysterious array patterns, which emitted a dazzling golden light, forming a powerful defensive array.
On the city wall, City Lord Lin Bei and the city's chief general, Wan Yan Bu Po, stood side by side.
"These damned monsters, are they trying to start another war?"
Wan Yan Bu Po was tall and sturdy, a head taller than Lin Bei, and two realms higher in cultivation, a Guiyi realm expert.
In fact, a powerhouse like Wan Yan Bu Po could have applied to return to the imperial capital to cultivate in peace and prepare to become a Dao Proving Supreme, but Wan Yan Bu Po had been the chief general of Lingyun City for nearly 100,000 years, through several city lords, and he was still there.
According to the Dayu official ranks, the chief general of the city was half a rank lower than the city lord. The city lord was a Third Rank official, while the chief general was a From Third Rank official.
Wan Yan Bu Po's cultivation was only at the Saint realm back then, but now he was already at the eighth level of the Guiyi realm. The imperial court's edicts came again and again, wanting him to return to the imperial capital to receive rewards, but Wan Yan Bu Po refused.
His reason was that he would not return to the imperial capital until the Monster Beast Forest was pacified.
Lin Bei also admired General Wan Yan immensely, and the other party was also a survivor of the great war back then.
The two looked towards the Monster Beast Forest, and tens of thousands of miles away, they saw countless monsters gathered together, forming a torrent, but they remained there, seemingly waiting for an opportunity.
Lin Bei took a deep breath and said, "General Wan Yan, these monsters gathered overnight. Don't you find it strange?"
That area was only the periphery of the Monster Beast Forest. Although there were many monsters, their quality was not high. However, Lin Bei had scanned with his divine sense and found that among the countless monsters gathered, there were many powerful auras hidden, each no weaker than his Saint King realm, and some even stronger than him. This was something that the monsters on the periphery could not possibly achieve.
"These beasts were all transferred here by the kings in the Monster Beast Forest using great divine powers."
Wan Yan Bu Po pointed it out in one sentence.
"Kings?"
Lin Bei was immediately shocked. Those who could be called kings in the Monster Beast Forest were all powerful Guiyi realm monsters, while Supreme-level monsters were called Demon Emperors, and the True Immortal-level monster was called the Beast God.
The only god of the Monster Beast Forest!
"City Lord Lin, have all the mortals in the city been evacuated?" Wan Yan Bu Po asked.
Lin Bei shook his head and said, "The matter happened too suddenly. It will take at least until nightfall to complete the evacuation."
The mortals in Lingyun City included not only those in the city but also those in the small counties near Lingyun City. There were a large number of mortals.
"Hopefully, there will be enough time!" Wan Yan Bu Po said in a heavy tone.
Lingyun City had four city gates, with the west gate on the Monster Beast Forest side being the most magnificent. At this time, the other three city gates were wide open, and countless mortals were orderly lining up to board the huge airships arranged by the City Lord's Mansion.
Lingyun City naturally had teleportation arrays, but mortals did not practice cultivation, their bodies were weak, and they could not withstand the pressure of the teleportation array without the protection of a strong expert.
"Hurry up. Don't take anything you can't carry. Is your life more important, or are these broken things more important?"
"What? You still want to move your house away? Why don't you move the City Lord's Mansion away too?"
"Alright, alright, hurry up and keep up. The imperial court won't let you sleep on the streets. Don't worry."
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Lin Bei's brother-in-law was currently maintaining order. He had a headache dealing with the questions from these ordinary people.
Someone actually wanted him to help move their house away. What a joke!
Although he could do it, what if others saw it and asked him to help too? He couldn't do it at all.
"Brother-in-law..."
"Shut up, call me Captain!"
The brother-in-law was already annoyed, and his brother-in-law came to bother him.
"Captain!" The person quickly changed his address, but the mortals in the queue still heard it.
"So he's a relative. No wonder he won't help me move my house. He must not be strong enough."
An old man muttered.
"..." Captain.
"What is it?" The captain glared at his brother-in-law. If it wasn't important, he would beat him when they got back.
"I'm here to help!" Seeing his brother-in-law glare at him, he immediately shrank his neck.
"Mm." The captain nodded, then asked him to help maintain order and send these mortals away as soon as possible.
"It's really an eventful time!"
The captain glanced at the sky. It was originally clear, but now it was covered with dark clouds, giving a sense of impending doom. Even he, a Saint realm cultivator, felt a sense of oppression.
"I wonder what the origin of that person is. He just entered the city yesterday, and today the Monster Beast Forest has gathered countless monster beast armies to attack my Lingyun City."
The captain couldn't help but think of the person who entered the city yesterday. With a wave of his hand, he transformed a newly awakened deer into a human form, but without changing the deer's cultivation. This was a bit heaven-defying.
He had asked his brother-in-law, the city lord, last night, and the answer he received shocked him.
It had actually alarmed the Unrestrained Supreme.
"Hmm? What's that?"
Just as the captain looked up at the sky, he noticed that the dark clouds above the nine heavens had been torn apart by something, and a powerful energy descended from the sky.
"Not good!"
The captain exclaimed.
"Rumble!"
The powerful energy ultimately did not fall into the city but was blocked by the Lingyun City's grand array. Even so, Lingyun City shook for a while. If there was no grand array to protect it, I'm afraid countless people would have died from that one attack alone.
"This... is just a greeting gift."
After the energy fell, a magnificent voice sounded. Then, a vast aura descended. The stronger the cultivation, the more terrifying this aura could be felt.
The captain looked in horror towards the west gate. The powerful aura, even after being diluted by the grand array, was still so terrifying. How strong was the monster that emitted this aura?
He was only at the third level of the Saint realm. Above him were Saint King, Great Saint, Guiyi, Supreme, and the distant True Immortal.
Under this aura, he felt like a lone boat swaying on the vast sea, which could be overturned at any time.
"I'll leave this to you. Get them on board as soon as possible."
The captain said to his brother-in-law, then flew towards the west gate.
At this time, on the city wall of the west gate, Wan Yan Bu Po and Lin Bei looked very solemn.
Standing on their left and right were several middle-aged men in armor. They were all Wan Yan Bu Po's subordinates, one at the third level of the Guiyi realm and five at the peak of the Great Saint realm.
"It's a peak Demon King." Wan Yan Bu Po said in a deep voice.
A peak Demon King was equivalent to the peak of the Guiyi realm, and he, Wan Yan Bu Po, was only at the eighth level of the Guiyi realm.
However, Wan Yan Bu Po did not have the slightest fear. He looked ahead and shouted, "What kind of evil beast is hiding its head and showing its tail? Is it because you are too ugly to show your face?"
"Roar!"
With a roar, a huge shadow swirled above the dark clouds of the nine heavens. The dark clouds were pushed aside, and a huge snake head was revealed.
It flicked its tongue and said, "Wan Yan Bu Po, I recognize you. You killed countless members of my clan in the great war back then. How is it that after so many years, you, the famous human genius of that time, are still only at the eighth level of the Guiyi realm?"
"Humph, even if I am at the eighth level of the Guiyi realm, killing you is still as easy as killing a chicken!" Wan Yan Bu Po snorted coldly, and the aura on his body condensed into a battle blade, slashing towards the snake head in the sky.
"A petty trick, nothing more."
The giant snake showed disdain in its eyes, opened its mouth and spat out a huge amount of energy, shattering the battle blade. However, its attack also dissipated as a result.
A trace of surprise flashed in the giant snake's eyes. It did not expect that its attack would be evenly matched with the opponent's condensed aura battle blade, which made it have to take Wan Yan Bu Po seriously.
"Wan Yan Bu Po, I am ordered by the Pig Emperor to find the murderer who killed the Pig Emperor's son. Yesterday, the Pig Emperor's son was playing nearby, but was suddenly killed. The monsters nearby all said that it was a human man holding a little girl who did it, and the direction of departure was Lingyun City. I advise you to honestly hand over the murderer, and hand over another ten million humans, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, what?" Wan Yan Bu Po took a step forward, passed through the grand array, and came to the giant snake.
"Otherwise, we will start a war!"
The giant snake also snorted coldly, its huge snake pupils staring at Wan Yan Bu Po.
The two sides exuded a powerful aura, falling into a brief stalemate.
On the city wall, Lin Bei's heart shook when he heard the giant snake's words.
He had a hunch that the monster gathering was related to Gu Changsheng, who entered the city yesterday. Now it seemed that it was true.
He just didn't expect that Gu Changsheng would kill a Demon Emperor's son.
You must know that the stronger the cultivation, the more difficult it is to give birth to offspring. It would be strange for a Demon Emperor not to go crazy after losing his own son.
In fact, from the perspective of his city lord, he would consider handing over one person for the sake of countless living beings, because as the parent official of Lingyun City, he was responsible for countless people. He felt it was worth sacrificing one person in exchange for peace.
But the other party actually added ten million humans, then he would just fight him.
It was just death!
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