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"Mr. Wang Long, the fact that Nanhua City has been saved this time is largely due to your contributions. I will fulfill all the promises I made to you before the great battle. Starting today, Fire Village and Alin Village will once again fall under the defense of Nanhua City. Additionally, I can immediately mobilize some of the refugees in the city to occupy the empty villages that were previously destroyed by the Demon Clan, serving as a transit point for your trade with the Southern Continent Plain."
"Thank you, Lord of the City."
"No need for thanks; this is what you have earned for yourself. There is one more thing—I would like to hear your opinion on this matter."
"Me?" Wang Long replied in surprise. "Isn't that a bit inappropriate, Lord of the City?"
"There is nothing inappropriate about it. Zhao Zheng and others have already been rescued, and their testimony confirms that they were indeed trying to report back to the city but were blocked by Wei Du, which prevented me from receiving timely information. It is clear that Lord Wang Long was among the first to discover their conspiracy, and it seems you have had dealings with them before. Your Excellency's opinion is certainly worth considering."
Wang Long glanced thoughtfully at Lu Feng. However, he was not contemplating whether he should risk confronting several Major Sects directly but rather what Lu Feng's sudden inquiry meant.
If she truly wanted to escalate the situation, she could have simply stated her intentions earlier; surely no one would firmly oppose her decision. After all, anyone in such a situation facing betrayal from their own would find it hard to remain calm, especially given Lu Feng's unmatched prestige in Nanhua City.
Thus, her turning to him for his opinion likely indicated some hesitation or a desire not to confront directly. She might be seeking to stabilize the atmosphere and emotions among everyone present after her earlier rebuttal against Elder Zhongxuan, which was merely considerate of those warriors who had lost comrades and friends at their hands. This was to avoid causing dissatisfaction by forcefully suppressing the issue.
With this in mind, Wang Long had already formulated a response: "Lord of the City, I believe now is not the right time to publicly confront the opposing forces."
"Oh?" Wang Long's statement struck a chord with Lu Feng, yet she was even more surprised that such words came from him. Previously, she had heard Su Hao and Wang Long had some conflicts. From Wang Long's perspective, he would likely want to engage them in a fierce confrontation to exploit that situation. "What makes you say that?"
Upon seeing Lu Feng's expression, Wang Long knew he had placed his bet correctly. "The reason is simple: the appearance of experts from the Third Realm has raised my alarm!"
"Oh?" The emergence of Third Realm experts naturally heightened their vigilance, but no one had yet considered what connection this might have with Su Hao and others.
Wang Long explained: "You all did not directly hear the responses from those two subordinates of Zheng Hao, so you are not fully aware of the details. The two we saw should hold some status under Su Hao as well. From their conversation, it was clear that Su Hao's faction had an extremely precise grasp of this incident involving the Demon Clan. They not only knew exactly what was going to happen regarding Nanhua City but also understood roughly when they would attack and even had clear insights into their routes and strengths. For instance, they seemed to have known beforehand that this time the Demon Army did not include Brahma Demon King; otherwise, how could they dare execute such a plan?"
"Could it be that they just wanted to test things out without solidifying any plans? For example, they might only act if we ended up severely damaging each other against the Demon Clan," one general from Nanhua City tentatively suggested.
"Haha! In such a situation, they would dare deploy so many troops within Nanhua City? Don't forget that they had already infiltrated internal traitors and those following Ying De Cai into Nanhua City at that time. Do you think they would have any chance of survival if Brahma Demon King led his army to breach the city?"
"Ying De Cai?" Upon hearing this name, Lu Feng's eyes lit up as she understood Wang Long's thoughts.
"Indeed, we can be certain that before the Demon Clan's Army appeared in the mountainous region, they were already aware of their strength this time and had formulated a detailed plan. But the question arises, how could they possibly have such a comprehensive intelligence network?"
Wang Long raised a hand to stop Elder Zhongxuan from interjecting, shaking his head. "I understand Elder Zhongxuan's point. I also know that the intelligence networks of all the Major Sects within the divine race are nearly equivalent to their own. However, it is still impossible for them to obtain such confidential information; otherwise, those Ancient Colossal Deities would not have been unable to ascertain the exact location of Brahma Demon King, leading all the cities where the Doomsday Horn appeared to only defend themselves while they had to divide their strongest forces among the critical areas of the Four Major Sects."
"Then who in this world could have such capability to investigate the Demon Army so thoroughly? Our divine race's intelligence network regarding the Demon Clan is already considered the most complete in existence."
"Including the Third Realm?"
"Third Realm!" At this point, even Elder Zhongxuan and others understood Wang Long's implication. "This cannot be confirmed. The Third Realm, even for the divine realm, is a very mysterious existence. No one knows how many Spirit Domain Paths they have embedded in the divine realm, nor how much power they have developed within it. Not to mention their ability to traverse between the two realms through the Spirit Domain Paths. It is possible that they have already developed their own forces within the Demon Clan, which is something our divine race cannot compete with!"
"So, is Lord Wang Long suggesting that this time Su Hao and others were merely being used by the Third Realm? But why? They took such a great risk because there was an opportunity to seize control of Nanhua City, yet the Third Realm does not possess such strength. This time, they only sent two people; what could they accomplish?"
"Exactly. In fact, what they did was merely ambush Lu Feng, the City Lord. Although it ultimately led to the deaths of Mount Yuezhen and Elder Yu, um, Lord of the City, allow me to say this: while those two are indeed exceptional talents within Nanhua City, they are not particularly formidable figures within the entire divine race. Even if they succeeded in harming the Lord of the City, what impact would it really have? After all, even if Nanhua City replaced its city lord, it would not end up in their hands!"
"We currently lack sufficient intelligence on this matter," said Wang Long, shaking his head as he noticed Lu Feng's gaze. "If it were that easy for us to guess their intentions, then the mysterious name of the Third Realm would be meaningless. Alternatively, their next plan might only be executable after Su Hao's side achieves success. After all, at that point, they would surely make use of him without knowing his true identity as Ying De Cai. There might indeed be a possibility of secretly controlling Nanhua City!"
"Well then, we must not let our guard down regarding this matter. Although the great battle has passed, we still need to remain vigilant and continue pursuing this lead! We must also strengthen our control within Nanhua City. Who would have thought that someone of Wei Du's caliber would betray us? And that a mere Ying De Cai could bring so many enemies into the city! Such things must never happen again!"
"Yes!" The several generals present showed expressions of shame.
"If what Lord Wang Long analyzed is correct, then we do not need to rush into conflict with various Major Sects. We should simply inform them about this incident and let them pay more 'attention' to their young disciples within their own sects." Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Feng naturally suppressed this matter.
This way, not only did it relieve some tension for Elder Zhongxuan and others, but those warriors from Nanhua City, who had suffered injuries or even been ambushed to death, also had nothing more to say.
"Lord of the City, wise!"
"Alright, you may all leave for now. I have matters I wish to discuss further with Lord Wang Long."
Chapter 307: The Sudden Alliance
As everyone gradually left, Wang Long sat there speculating about what Lu Feng wanted to discuss with him at this moment.
From which perspective should one now go to comfort the injured soldiers, check on his precious younger sister, or meet with influential family heads like the Yu Family to stabilize people's hearts?
"Cough, cough, Lord of the City, may I ask why you specifically kept me here..." Wang Long knew that as Lu Feng, he couldn't take the initiative to speak first, so he cooperatively asked.
"Actually, it's not anything urgent," Lu Feng said, a hint of confusion flashing between his brows. However, his gaze remained sharp, giving no chance for Wang Long to evade. "I want to know your true identity and the real purpose of your visit to Nanhua City!"
"What?" Wang Long didn't expect that Lu Feng would keep him back just to ask these two questions after putting aside all the 'truly important' matters following the battle...
Repeating his question, Lu Feng's confusion became even more evident. Without waiting for Wang Long's response, he continued speaking: "Previously, I had casually inquired with your subordinates. When you interacted with the villagers of Fire Village and Alin Village, you presented yourself as a disciple of Holy Divine Gate and even worked alongside Lord Cai Burin. That seemed plausible. But now this lie has fallen apart. This time, in the battle against the Demon Clan, we gathered some regular disciples from Holy Divine Gate in Nanhua City, and they told me they had no knowledge of you in their Sect. Moreover, when you first met Cai Burin in the city, he actually wanted to challenge you! Since then, I have been deeply suspicious of your identity."
"However, didn't Lord of the City choose to trust me back then?"
"Things are different now!" Lu Feng coldly turned his face away. "This time, the incidents involving Su Hao, Ying De Cai, and Wei Du have taught me a significant lesson. Therefore, I hope you can explain your identity and intentions in detail without any omissions; otherwise, even if Your Excellency has just achieved great merit for Nanhua City, it won't absolve you of suspicion!"
"Suspicion?"
"For instance, similar to Ying De Cai's purpose for coming to Nanhua City!"
"Uh, it seems this misunderstanding is quite significant," Wang Long said with a wry smile. "Alright, I can tell you my true identity. In fact, I come from a place known as Zero Realm in your divine realm; it is a new world created by your Ancient Giant God. We defeated the remaining divine clans there and opened the Gateway to the Abyss, which is similar to the Spirit Domain Path of Third Realm. Therefore, we have no ill intentions towards Nanhua City; I only heard about Nanhua City for the first time within the last month."
"I see." As the lord of Nanhua City, although he wasn't very familiar with Zero Realm matters, he was aware that one of the Gateways to the Abyss was indeed within their jurisdiction. More importantly, he had already noticed that Wang Long's combat style differed significantly from that of their divine clans' various Sects; it seemed as if an alien race was secretly learning their combat methods. This aligned with Wang Long's words. "Well, I didn't expect that even your Zero Realm has found a direct Gateway to our divine realm; it won't be lonely in the future."
Lu Feng's words were hard to decipher—whether they expressed concern, indifference, or sarcasm.
"So what is the current situation in your world? What is Your Excellency's status there? A wanted criminal unable to find footing? A powerful figure?"
"One could say I possess some power; however, in terms of strength, I still don't reach that of Nanhua City's Allied Forces engaged in fierce battles with the Demon Clan today. So Your Excellency need not worry about us provoking you; what we seek is merely a foothold here while preventing our enemies from growing into a powerful force within your divine realm. If that happens, our strength from Zero Realm would no longer be able to defeat them!"
"What? Is it not peaceful at all in your world? Who are your sworn enemies?"
Wang Long patiently summarized their grievances with the Human Emperor and provided an overview of the current situation in his world.
"Oh? So it seems that for you and the Human Emperor two major forces, the extent to which you can obtain more resources in the Divine Realm is already related to your survival in the Zero Realm? In that case, how about we Nanhua City become your first ally?"
"An alliance?" Wang Long did not expect Lu Feng to accept reality more easily than he had thought, and to propose an alliance request when the attitude of the entire divine race towards them was still unclear!
"What? Isn't this exactly what you want?" Lu Feng finally relaxed, looking at Wang Long's dazed expression and shaking his head with a smile. In an instant, the entire room seemed to be filled with a sense of spring warmth, "After all, we Nanhua City are one of the nineteen major cities of the divine race, with significant strength and influence. By then, your allies may increase. Moreover, we can also remind you to prepare psychologically, to demonize that Human Emperor who has yet to show up, making others more vigilant against them."
"That would be greatly appreciated." Wang Long's eyes lit up as he couldn't help but recall how the Human Emperor had suffered a terrible reputation in the Divine Realm and was struggling to move forward, ultimately being crushed by himself leading the Dragon City and two powerful factions of the divine race. "So what does Lu Feng, the City Lord need us to do?"
"Defense!" Lu Feng said solemnly, "After this great battle, once all the experts who came to support us withdraw, until we gather more experts from this battle, it will be our weakest period in Nanhua City. We hope to receive your assistance during this time to help us share your defensive situation so that neither the Third Realm nor other forces can take advantage of it. Of course, if your subordinates wish to enter Nanhua City, we will treat them equally as any other members of the divine race!"
"Alright! I agree!" Wang Long agreed without any hesitation.
Not because he confirmed how beneficial this condition would be for Dragon City at that moment, but because they had already shown such trust in him. Just for that reason alone, Wang Long saw a real possibility of incorporating the divine race into his Six Paths of Reincarnation.
Having initially set some general directions for their alliance, specific details would have to wait until Wang Long truly brought his large group out before being formulated by specialists.
"It is truly a pleasure to know that Lord Wang Long is not our enemy." After discussing official matters, Lu Feng felt much more relaxed. However, Wang Long knew that it was not genuine relaxation but rather an intentional avoidance of thinking about the deaths of Elder Yue and Elder Yu. After all, both were not only pillars of the entire Nanhua City, but also figures who had always assisted Lu Feng, losing them would have an impact on him that outsiders could hardly imagine. "What are your plans next, Lord Wang Long? Play around in Nanhua City and then head back to Fire Village?"
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