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The moonlight was like frost, and a figure floated up to a high-rise building in the center of the inner city.

Fang Cun clapped his hands lightly, smiling radiantly: "Breaking the Battle Map, sealing the Ghost Gate, worthy of being Yinshu City, powerful, powerful."

Tang Wuyong drew his sword, his eyes filled with rage: "You bastards! Yinshu City will fight to the death with you lunatics today!"

Fang Cun tutted his words and shook his head. "Captain Tang, don't be anxious. Oh, no, you should be anxious. After all, just now, the only person in Yinshu City who still believed that you were not a traitor died."

Tang Wuyong said angrily, "You're just talking nonsense! Stop trying to sow discord?!"

Fang Cun acted innocent as he tossed out a warrant from his sleeve, his eyes filled with mockery. "Isn't it? But how did I find this warrant to investigate you in the hands of the Silver Guard? Tsk, it's signed by Fourth Master Bai."

Bai Xiao slowly stood up and had no intention of explaining. The young man stared at Fang Cun with murderous intent: "You—pay with your life."

Fang Cun raised his hands in a formal manner, his attitude leisurely: "Fourth Master, calm down and don't hurt yourself. I'll be honest, among you, the only one who can kill me right now is Lu Xiyun."

He raised his eyes, looked at Lu Xiyun, and said lightly, "It's a pity, Senior Xiao, you're not a swordsman. You're still occupying my body, and you didn't let Lu Xiyun kill me, because you didn't want him to fight to the death. I guess it was Xie Lingyan who asked you to do that? Indeed, after all, old injuries piled on top of new ones, how dangerous is that?"

Fang Cun sighed softly, "To be honest, I don't want to fight Lu Xiyun to death. The forces behind him are quite troublesome, even for me. I don't want to break up with them, at least not now."

Fang Cun turned his gaze towards Tang Wuyong and said in a gloomy voice, "Captain Tang, Xie Lingyan is dead. Are the Silver Pivot Guards listening to you now? How about you make a statement on behalf of Silver Pivot City and we should cease fighting and make peace?"

"No!!" Behind Bai Xiao, a small boy took a step forward, murderous intent in his eyes: "The city lord said! Kill them all!!"

On the battlefield, someone cried out in surprise.

"Silver Pivot Order?!"

“It’s the Silver Pivot Order!!”

"The city lord passed the throne to this young man?!"

Only then did Fang Cun notice the young man next to Bai Xiao. Seeing the Silver Pivot Order on the child, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Fang Cun actually laughed heartily. The young man looked at his work with a smile on his face. "Ah, Xiaoyi, long time no see. Tsk, Lord Yinshu, Xiaoyi has become a hero so quickly."

The young man was distracted for a moment and looked at the slender figure on the tall building in the distance. The familiar yet unfamiliar face gave him a splitting headache.

The next moment, the young man seemed to be stimulated by something. He hunched his body, curled up into a ball, and roared.

Fang Cun seemed unconcerned. He only sighed softly and said with a look of deep regret, "I do like this child very much. But, Tang Shoubei, do you really believe that Xie Lingyan would pass on the throne to a child? And such an abnormal child at that?"

"Tang Shoubei." Fang Cun smiled meaningfully. "Tang Shoubei, I recognize you as the city lord. Return my junior uncle to me, and I will help you resolve these stumbling blocks. Or, if you have two puppets like the one tonight, I, Fang Cun, will sacrifice my life to accompany Yin Shucheng for once, and we will continue to fight."

Tang Wuyong paused, his awe-inspiring presence suddenly dissipating, replaced by a barely concealed sense of fatigue and confusion. His eyes flickered, but he could hardly look directly in Bai Xiao's direction.

Tang Wuyong refused to accept it. Bai Xiao had actually investigated him as a traitor. He, Tang Wuyong, had worked diligently for Yinshu City for decades, but where was Bai Xiao? He had been away from the city for a year, half a year. If Bai Xiao wasn't the city lord's junior brother, who was he?

Tang Wuyong exhaled deeply, his tone icy: "Completely eliminate the zombies inside and outside the city, and Yinshu City will return the things to you."

"No problem." Fang Cun responded happily. He flipped his hand and took out a token in the shape of a maple leaf. He pinched it lightly with his fingertips, and the token shattered into powder.

As the maple leaves shattered, the corpses within the city fell to the ground like puppets without support, turning into dust. The Ghost Gate in the distance of the outer city also dissipated and turned into dust.

Fang Cun smiled undyingly and raised his eyes to meet Tang Wuyong's gaze: "City Lord Tang, is my sincerity sufficient?"

Bai Xiao was furious, his voice trembling as he cursed, "Tang Wuyong! My senior brother's body is still warm, and you dare to shake hands with these beasts and make peace?!"

Tang Wuyong's eyes were as cold as ice. "Fourth Master, you just agreed to make peace. Personal grudges are personal grudges, and official business is official business. Please don't confuse public and private matters!"

Bai Xiao couldn't believe it and roared, "Tang Wuyong, they killed the Lord of Yinshu City, and you say this is a personal vendetta?! Are you a fucking beast?!"

"Bai Xiao! Do you think I don't want revenge?!" Tang Wuyong's eyes were red as he roared hysterically, "But I, Tang Wuyong, know better than anyone else that the people in this city should be the most important! If you had listened to me earlier, the city lord wouldn't have died! So many people have died, and you still want to continue the fight?! Do you want to wipe out every last person in Yinshu City?!"

Tang Wuyong took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming with icy determination. "With the City Lord here, I, Tang, can only act on his behalf. Anyone who disobeys will be punished according to the city rules!"

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Sutra Library, misty rain

It was a clear night, but it started to rain heavily.

The rain gathered along the eaves, dripping down and making the ground muddy.

Yue Anshan stood in the rain, looking at the muddy water at his feet with a troubled look on his face: "We've flooded the key mechanism of Yinshu City. Will Xie Lingyan ask us for compensation later?"

Ren Xuan didn't take it seriously. He raised his hand to wipe away the raindrops on his face and said calmly, "The mechanism can be rebuilt if it's destroyed. But if City Lord Xie really does what he said, and Master Yan tries to open the outer gate, the entire Yinshu City will be destroyed. By then, not only Xie Lingyan, but even our heads will be enough to pay for it."

Yue Anshan sighed, his gaze piercing the rain as he peered towards the Sutra Library in the distance. The rain had reduced the building to a blurry shadow, its outline barely discernible. He couldn't help but grumble, "That guy in red is a man of his word. He said he'd leave it alone, and then he left it alone. There's not even a trace of him."

Ren Xuan heard this and a sneer appeared on his lips: "I think he just punches in and leaves on time, and it's none of his business."

Yue Anshan was confused and turned to ask, "What do you mean?"

Ren Xuan waved his hand, then tutted his words again, secretly cursing himself for always coming up with such weird words: "Nothing, hurry up and get to work."

He shook his head, squatted down, pulled out a dagger from his bosom, and quickly carved a crude map on the ground. "This is where we divert the water. This is the hub under the Sutra Library. Water flows to lower places. Judging by the time, it should be flooded soon."

Yue Anshan nodded and was about to speak when a faint humming sound suddenly came from underground. The humming sound gradually rose, accompanied by a slight tremor in the ground, which froze the two men in their place.

Yue Anshan's ears twitched, and he asked alertly, "What's that sound?"

A humming sound grew closer, and a faint light gradually brightened in the rain. The Sutra Library, blurred in the rain's shadows, resembled an ancient beast about to awaken. Runes emerged from the ground, winding up the walls of the attic. The light gradually grew stronger, outlining a complex inscription array.

In an instant, the mechanical formations inside and outside the entire city started working again, and the roar of machinery echoed under the sky.

Yue Anshan's eyes widened: "Is this... the hub restarted?"

Ren Xuan's expression was also somewhat complicated. "The emergency mechanism was triggered...? The mechanism of Yinshu City will automatically restart when it encounters external damage? No wonder Yanshi and his gang tinkered in the Sutra Library for a long time without making any progress. It turns out they dare not touch it."

Yue Anshan was completely dumbfounded: "So, did we help or just cause trouble?"

Ren Xuan's lips curled up into a helpless smile: "Of course I helped... Although, there may be more sequelae."

As soon as he finished speaking, a red figure emerged from the magic circle.

Yuan Feng's expression was indifferent. He glanced between the two men and said calmly, "You are very capable. All the mechanisms have been reactivated. The Yanshi in the Sutra Library have given up on cracking the code and have all retreated."

Ren Xuan narrowed his eyes warily: "Retreat? Do you have any other plans?"

Yuan Feng shook his head: "Fang Cun and Yin Shucheng have reconciled, there is no need for us to waste any more energy."

Ren Xuan's heart was shocked, and he quickly asked, "Reconciliation? Who did Fang Cun reconcile with?!"

Yuan Feng said calmly, "He didn't tell me, and I didn't ask. Go ask yourself."

After saying that, Yuan Feng turned his head and looked into the distance. Raindrops dripped down his blood-red clothes. He added softly, "Remember what you promised me."

After saying this, the young man turned and left. His bloody figure was swallowed up by the rain, leaving only the spider web blood patterns on the ground gradually disappearing.

Ren Xuan chased forward, but only had time to see Yuan Feng's figure, followed by another blurry back, and disappeared in the vast moonlight.

Without time to ponder, Ren Xuan quickly summoned Yue Anshan to rush to the inner city. The mechanisms of Yinshu City had been reactivated. Even before the mechanisms were in place, they had fought to the death. Now that the mechanisms were restored, how could they allow Yanshi to leave so brazenly?

What's more, neither Xie Lingyan nor Lu Xiyun seemed like the kind of person who would make peace with Fang Cun.

Thinking of this, Ren Xuan felt a sense of uneasiness inexplicably rising in his heart.

When they were halfway there, a group of people and horses surrounded them like wolves and tigers.

The leading Silver Pivot Guard commander's eyes were red and bloodshot: "You two, put down your weapons! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!!"

Yue Anshan tutted his words and drew his sword: "If I don't, what will this brother do?"

Each one was more arrogant than the other. Ren Xuan quickly interrupted and tried to smooth things over: "We're one family, one family! Let's talk it out nicely!"

"Who are you guys?!" The Silver Guard leader swung his sword and said, "You bastard! Pay with your life to the City Lord!"

Before he finished speaking, hundreds of Silver Pivot Guards rushed up like a tide, their swords flashing like lightning and their swords aura fierce.

Before Ren Xuan had time to digest this sudden amount of information, he was forced into a siege along with Yue Anshan.

The public is outraged and it is difficult to offend the public anger.

This group of Silver Pivot Guards used killing moves as soon as they attacked, as if they had some blood feud with the two of them.

This group of Silver Guards can even form a formation.

Ren Xuan cursed inwardly, if he really died here, it would be a disaster.

Yue Anshan cursed out loud: "Damn it! Everyone can form a battle array! You're bullying me because I don't have any soldiers with me!"

Before he finished speaking, there was the sound of a mechanism, and the north city gate slowly rose.

The black mass of cavalry poured in like a tide.

Yue Anshan stared blankly at the "Yue" flag fluttering in the wind, his expression confused: I didn't let them enter the city?!

Even if Yue Anshan had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to let his troops enter the city without asking for permission.

With the intervention of the army, the deadly situation was reversed in an instant.

The leader of the cavalry rode forward, but didn't kill them all. "Are they all Silver Guards? Tell your city lord to come out and see me."

The city is full of soldiers in iron armor.

Lu Xingchuan cast a glance at the two of them: "Ren Xuan, Yue Anshan, and Silver Guards, why are they besieging you two? And where is my Xiyun?"