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"Hey, brother, have you noticed something? You've been acting strangely since we started this journey from the back half," Cai Burin finally couldn't hold back and asked again, "What are you hiding from me? Hurry up and confess."
Wang Long knew that although Cai Burin didn't like to beat around the bush, it didn't mean he was foolish. His judgment was far superior to many people Wang Long knew!
However, he never thought he could keep anything from him. Looking around at the people who had scattered upon entering the city, no one was paying attention to their conversation.
"Those six people are probably the enemies secretly watching us, but they have some unknown allies on the outskirts. Otherwise, how could they have perfectly timed their ambush on Feather City?"
"That makes sense. If they misjudge the timing of such a risky move, it could either be completely ineffective or lead to them being trapped by Feather City's people, allowing us to launch a pincer attack from behind!"
"Also, what is their purpose in doing this? Ever since those six joined our group, we haven't seen any villages being completely slaughtered."
"Are you suspecting they are the village slaughterers?" Cai Burin's eyes gleamed with danger. "If that's the case, why wait? Let's just use our combined strength to deal with these six!"
"If we could do that, why would I still be waiting?" Wang Long shook his head with a bitter smile. "If my previous guess still held water, now that they actually feel safe entering Feather City with us makes me uncertain. Surely not everyone in Feather City can be their accomplices? Moreover, considering the current situation after Feather City's recent war, their warriors have heightened their vigilance. It would be impossible for them to launch an ambush inside like they did in the wild. On the contrary, if their identities were exposed, they'd be trapped! What do they rely on, and what is their plan?"
Cai Burin sneered, "The more I hear you say this, the more interested I become. Regardless of how reasonable or unreasonable they are, I just want to have a good fight! With the two of us working together, even facing Feather City, unless they set up an ambush in advance and coordinate with surprise tactics, we can still escape! So why are you still afraid? As long as we can get out alive, there will be plenty of opportunities to find Shunshen. Can they really find Shunshen before you do?"
Wang Long murmured, "You know what? Even though no one knows where Shunshen is hiding and it's difficult to find him in the Northern Qian Mountain Range, that's exactly what I'm most afraid of!"
Although they were just a merchant caravan, they were also envoys from Fire Mountain City. The misunderstanding outside the city had caused significant losses for Fire Mountain City's caravan. To show respect and apologize for this, the envoys from Feather City brought them directly to the city lord's council hall.
"Now let me introduce both parties. These two are guests from Fire Mountain City, namely Mr. Fan and General Li. And this one is our Feather City's Third Elder, also our top general, Lord Lin Jueying! He is also a senior expert of the Evil Extermination Sect!
Although it was clear that the messenger was intentionally elevating the status of Lin Jueying, and under normal circumstances, the elder-level experts of the Evil Extermination Sect were indeed formidable, they were at least of a different standing compared to Cai Burin. In terms of the divine race, they might even be considered superior to Mr. Fan.
However, both Mr. Fan and Li Changge did not look pleased.
They were not just representing themselves; they were representing the entire Fire Mountain City! Moreover, this was the first trade delegation contact after the recent attack by the Demon Clan, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that even the city lord should have come in person. Not to mention that they had not even sent out their second-in-command for this occasion.
This was clearly a way to undermine their status as emissaries of Fire Mountain City!
"Ah, so it's the Third Elder. I apologize for my rudeness," Li Changge said, his face already pale with anger. However, Mr. Fan seemed unfazed by their attitude, still wearing a smile and appearing humble. "I must say, seeing that your esteemed Third Elder has come out to greet us from your city, it seems I truly have quite a reputation."
"Uh," the people from Feather City felt quite awkward upon hearing Mr. Fan's seemingly polite yet sarcastic tone. "Mr. Fan, I must explain that my lord, the Lord of the City, had no choice but to send me to welcome you all," Third Elder Lin Jueying said with a bitter smile. "It's not that our Lord of the City does not wish to come personally; it's just that he is unable to do so."
"What!" Everyone was shocked by this revelation. "Could it be that during the previous battle, Lord of the City from Feather..."
"Not exactly," Lin Jueying sighed. "Although that battle was extremely dangerous and Feather City suffered heavy losses, our Lord of the City did sustain injuries in battle, but fortunately he has mostly recovered after treatment. The problem is that recently there has been an outbreak of beasts outside Feather City, which have suddenly become exceptionally violent. Therefore, the city lord personally led a team with Second Elder to hunt down those beasts that dared to provoke us at Feather City. Unfortunately, they have not returned since then. We even sent some warriors to search for them, but there has been no news at all; those warriors themselves did not return either. Our Feather City has already suffered tremendously, and now we are in a dire situation with our Vital Energy severely depleted. I can only manage things as best as I can."
"I see." Mr. Fan exchanged glances with Wang Long, their expressions growing even more serious. "Third Elder, we have traveled a long way here; although this is our first visit to Feather City after the battle, Fire Mountain City has always supported your city mutually. Now I will ask directly without any reservations: if your city needs to urgently dispatch forces outside the city, how many people can you still send?"
"Uh." As soon as Mr. Fan spoke these words, everyone’s expressions changed dramatically. Lin Jueying glanced awkwardly at those around him before finally gritting his teeth and saying, "To be frank, our Feather City currently has only enough strength for self-defense. Unless we receive orders or requests for assistance from Lord of the City outside, under any circumstances we will prioritize our own defense and absolutely will not divide our forces."
Upon hearing this, it was now Mr. Fan and others who changed their expressions.
"Mr. Fan, you are also a wise man from Fire Mountain City; since you asked this question there must be a reason behind it," Lin Jueying said while signaling to a senior member of Feather City nearby. That person understood and opened his mouth to inquire further.
"Because on our way to you, we passed through several small villages in Feather City, and in the last village, we discovered that it had already been completely slaughtered by others!"
"What!"
Some of the generals from Feather City initially thought that Mr. Fan was asking this out of ulterior motives, but they never expected such a shocking outcome!
"Slaughtered? How is that possible?" A heavily scarred man stepped forward in disbelief and said, "Why haven't we received any news about this? Moreover, all the villages under Feather City's jurisdiction have corresponding magical arrays. If they were attacked, they would surely alert Feather City or call for help."
"Can Your Excellency guarantee that those magical arrays would still function after the demon army has caused such severe destruction within Feather City? From what we observed, they must have taken advantage of the villagers' unpreparedness to infiltrate the village first, then suddenly launched their attack, completely slaughtering all the villagers before anyone could escape, leaving no survivors!"
"What a cruel method!" Although they did not know which village Mr. Fan was referring to, for Feather City, after being taken over by various Major Sects and even the Evil Extermination Sect, many had returned to serve their hometowns. Thus, the experts within Feather City, including the Third Elder Lin Jueying, were all selected from various villages under Feather City. Over time, these villages formed a cohesive community with strong emotional ties. Therefore, regardless of which village faced tragedy, it would be a significant blow to their sentiments.
"Not only that," Mr. Fan's words made them once again gather their courage.
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