"Kill Han Die."

"Yes, sir."

Murong Zhen spoke casually, and Wu Yongci responded casually as well.

The two of them seemed to be saying, "What should we eat today?" and "Anything." If an outsider had overheard them, they would never have guessed that just half an hour ago, Han Die was the woman Wu Yongci truly loved.

Do you regret it?

Murong Zhen asked a question out of the blue, and Wu Yongci paused for a moment, then laughed even more happily.

“No regrets.” Wu Yongci bowed respectfully. “The way of a strategist lies in single-mindedness. Teacher, I understand that we strategists must always be loyal to one ‘king.’ As long as the ‘king’ still commands our approval, we must serve him wholeheartedly, instead of letting various distracting thoughts cloud our judgment.” He said softly, “In ancient times, Zhuge Liang was very lucky to have a virtuous wife like Huang Yueying. Today, you, Teacher, are also very lucky to have a powerful empress. I was unlucky to meet Han Die, and I understand the price to pay for such ‘unlucky’ circumstances. Han Die is a woman, and women always have a way of taking revenge on the world. I will not give Han Die that opportunity, and I will remain unmarried for Han Die's sake…”

She never intended to kill me, yet I killed her; she was disloyal to me, yet I remained loyal to her. This is fair, and that's the kind of fairness we strategists crave.

"Then what?"

"Students only ask one thing of their teachers: to let them do things themselves and not rely on others."

"when?"

"today."

"How do we get started?"

"A white silk ribbon, a military general, first kill the man, then kill the ghost, destroy both body and spirit, and eliminate future troubles forever."

Which military commander would you like to accompany you?

"Eight-armed Rakshasa".

"Very good." Murong Zhen finally nodded in satisfaction, took a step back, and called out "Madam." Li Xiaoran then appeared quietly, exuding a cold aura, and grabbed Wu Yongci's shoulder.

“Even if you don’t say anything, ‘Madam’ will still take action.”

Murong Zhen didn't mind calling her "Madam" a few more times and flattering her a few more times. Even though Li Xiaoran told her several times not to call her that, Murong Zhen still called her that as always.

He then said to Wu Yongci, "If you act today, you will be the city lord of the City of No Tears tomorrow."

"The City Without Tears?"

You'll understand in time.

Murong Zhen was reluctant to talk about the City of No Tears. It wasn't that he couldn't talk about it, but his rascally eccentric nature led him to speak vaguely. After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help himself: "It's a city, a very big city, and then... I really don't know which bastard angered Fang Zong, so he decided to crack down on the whole country. He's gone mad, and then... well done. Anyway, you manage the City of No Tears, and I have to go out and divide some damn bastards. What Fang Zong did this time is outrageous. If I don't help him divide them, we're afraid we'll be ganged up on by all the ghosts in the world."

"The whole world?"

"Yes, the whole world, not just the whole of the East."

As he spoke, Murong Zhen waved the plane ticket in his hand: "I'm leaving tonight. First to America, then to England, then Australia, Russia, Turkey... I have to visit every country in the world except Japan."

"Why not go to Japan? Oh, I see."

"hehe."

November 8, 2019.

beginning of winter!

As the weather turned cold, a time when all things should have been dormant, the entire Eastern Kingdom seemed to be running like a giant machine under the call of the Demon Slayer Corps.

The Eastern Kingdom plans to build a city on the Loess Plateau called the 'City Without Tears'.

"The Loess Plateau?"

"Holy crap! The Loess Plateau is one of the world's most severely eroded and ecologically fragile regions. Its terrain slopes from northwest to southeast, and apart from many rocky mountains, most of it is covered by thick layers of loess. Through long-term, intense erosion by flowing water, it has gradually formed a unique natural landscape of countless gullies and ravines, with a fragmented topography. The landform is highly undulating, with mountains, hills, plains, and wide valleys coexisting, surrounded by mountain ranges... This is... completely unsuitable for living!"

"It's not that they can't survive there; there are quite a few people, but life is rather impoverished. However, the population there is very small, so why build such a large city?"

Online discussions arose, with many pessimistic about this "big move." However, after the Demon Slayer Corps issued the city-building decree, many young people in the Eastern Kingdom became restless, their eyes red with ambition, eager to "support Huangtu"!

City Construction Decree 1: [Recruit 200,000 people, aged 18 to 28, gender not limited, to oversee the work after the city's construction. Note: Salary is 0, but considering the high risk, a monthly safety allowance of 30,000 yuan will be provided. Once the city is operational, various staff positions and benefits will be arranged.]

City Building Decree 2: [Recruiting ghosts from across the country, regardless of age or gender. Note: Salary is 0, but they will be responsible for assigning work and providing blood offerings. Once things are running smoothly, ghost officials will be appointed.]

"A safety allowance of 30,000 yuan?"

"I don't care about the subsidies, but... it looks like this city is built for ghosts. If it succeeds, 200,000 people will be the vanguard, and they can become officials in the City of No Tears?"

"I want to be number one! I want to be the city lord!"

Every young person has a dream: to be in a high position and to gain an unparalleled sense of glory. Even with the obstruction of their elders, they still quickly gathered 200,000 people, most of whom had siblings.

With high morale, they marched in batches toward that vast, uninhabited land.

Meanwhile, in cities across the country, some weaker ghosts also signed up for the ghost-slaying squads, hoping for a peaceful life...

"coward!"

At the edge of the Shimen City Expressway, more than a dozen ghosts were hidden in mid-air. Shimen City has always been a place of auspicious feng shui. Even after being cleansed by Fang Zong, more than a dozen ghosts at the peak of the magic level were still born, and there were even two large ghosts whose strength was unclear.

The two leaders, one with a blue face and fangs, and the other clad in ancient armor, were both incredibly imposing. The blue-faced, fanged zombie looked at the convoy heading towards the Loess Plateau and sneered, "How could I, Huang Zhong, an invincible general, possibly admit defeat to the living? Let these cowards go; we'll hide and wait for the strategist to awaken."

"But... the Yinshan Ghost King issued an order using the power of Yama, ordering us to go to the City of No Tears. General Huang, you know that without the order of Yama's power, no ghost would have signed up for the Ghost Killing Team."

"So what!" Huang Zhong's eyes widened.

Yama, the King of All Ghosts, is loyal only to the strategist Zhuge Liang, and he has been waiting for Zhuge Liang to awaken.

If Zhuge Liang had become a ghost, he would naturally serve under Zhuge Liang; but if he had become a spirit...