"Really?" Rowling clearly didn't believe Nightwind's words.

Night Wind said helplessly, "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

Rowling blushed and remained silent.

Ye Feng put the book into his storage ring and said, "Also, read less of this kind of frivolous book in the future. As for this one, I'm confiscating it."

"Grandpa, how could you do this? This book is a collector's item that I bought at a high price!" Rowling exclaimed, her face flushed.

"You have a problem with that?" Ye Feng said with a stern face.

Rowling eventually lowered her head obediently, not daring to argue with Ye Feng.

"Alright, go ahead and do your work," Night Wind said.

Rowling nodded in agreement, took three steps back, and finally turned and left.

Rowling had just stepped out of the tent when Zijing skipped and hopped up to Yefeng, grinning as she asked, "Your descendant is gone now, so can you tell me if it's true that you married over eighty women, as written in that book?"

"Of course it's not true. I lived in an era of frequent wars. The Red-tailed Beast crisis had developed to the point where it could wipe out the entire human race. How could I have the mind to be in love with more than eighty women?" Ye Feng said irritably.

"If not eighty, how about seventy? Or sixty?" Zijing asked again.

"I think you're asking for it!" Ye Feng said, raising his hand.

Zijing quickly covered her head with her hands and backed away, shouting, "Just talk, why are you always thinking about hitting people!"

"Because you really deserve a beating," Night Wind said.

Before I knew it, a whole day had passed.

Night is falling, and it will soon be time for dinner.

However, just as Ye Feng was about to rest for a while and savor Luo Xiaotong's cooking, a shrill wail suddenly came from outside.

"The monsters are coming! The monsters are about to attack us!"

"Wang Fu is dead! Wang Fu was eaten by a monster!"

"We will all die, no one here can survive..."

Ye Feng frowned, then teleported out of the tent. Zi Jing transformed into a shadow and followed closely, appearing beside Ye Feng almost simultaneously.

Two civilians covered in blood came running from a distance, their faces filled with terror. They were howling and screaming, their faces pale, and even their lips were bloodless.

It was clear that they were severely frightened.

At this moment, countless commoners and serfs gathered around, and an atmosphere of unease was spreading among the crowd.

"You two, come here!" Night Wind commanded.

The two civilians immediately ran over and knelt before Ye Feng, trembling.

Night Wind asked, "Explain clearly, what's going on with the demonic beasts?"

The two commoners quickly said, "Lord City Lord, we saw a large group of demonic beasts outside Silla City. Those are the same demonic beasts that destroyed Luo Yun City!"

Red tailed beast!

Ye Feng's expression suddenly turned very unpleasant, and Luo Lin, Luo Qing, Xu Ping'an, Jiang Wei, and Chen He all rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

Night Wind ignored them and continued interrogating the two civilians.

"Is this the kind of monster you're seeing?" Ye Feng raised his right hand and unleashed a burst of true energy, which immediately formed the shape of a monster in the air, radiating a golden-red hue.

The two civilians nodded repeatedly after just one glance: "That's it, that's the kind of monster! Wang Fu was eaten by this kind of monster!"

"Lord City Lord, this monster is extremely dangerous and not far from us. We must leave here as soon as possible, or everyone here will die!"

"Yes, Lord City Lord, the Death Mountains are already fraught with danger, and now so many monsters have appeared. We really can't stay here any longer!"

The two civilians cried out as if the monsters would appear at any moment and cruelly kill them.

Night Wind said coldly, "Whether I stay or leave is my own decision, and you have no need to interfere!"

Then Nightwind ordered Rowling, "Send a few men to keep a close watch on these two. They are not to be allowed to leave without my order, and no one is allowed to visit them in prison!"

"yes!"

Rowling immediately waved her hand, and a squad of guards ran over and dragged the two crying and shouting civilians away.

"Let's go to the tent," Night Wind said.

A few minutes later, Ye Feng, Zi Jing, Luo Lin, Luo Qing, Chen He, Jiang Wei, and Xu Ping'an all sat down at the conference table in the tent.

“Ancestor, what those two commoners said should be true; they weren’t lying,” Rowling said.

"Of course I know they weren't lying, but their actions still had a very negative impact on us!" Ye Feng said bluntly.

Xu Ping'an nodded in agreement: "Those two terrified civilians came here screaming and howling all the way. Countless people must have heard what they said. It may not be long before our Xinluo City is in turmoil."

"Then what should we do with those two civilians?" Rowling asked again.

Xu Pingan shook his head and said, "It's no use dealing with them now. So many people have heard what they said. If we execute them now on charges of sowing discord, the situation will only get worse." Xu Pingan said very seriously.

“I agree with Elder Xu’s opinion,” Jiang Wei said without hesitation.

“I agree,” Chen He added.

Xu Ping'an's words were indeed reasonable. Not only could they not execute the two civilians, but they also had to keep a close watch on them to prevent any accidents from happening.

Otherwise, once those two commoners die, the thousands of people living in Silla City will distrust Ye Feng and the people of the Secretariat.

In that case, the credibility of Silla City will collapse!

Night Wind understood this principle, which is why he had Rowling send people to detain the two civilians and forbid anyone from visiting them in prison.

This was partly to isolate the influence and prevent those two civilians from further undermining public morale.

On the other hand, Ye Feng also didn't want anything to happen to them.

If those two commoners die at this critical juncture, the numerous commoners and serfs in Silla City will likely believe that Ye Feng secretly executed them to control information. In that case, the commoners and serfs in the city will never trust Ye Feng and his group again.

This will directly shake the foundations of Silla City!

"Our target is the Crimson-Tailed Beasts, so the most important thing to do right now is to find out about their situation... Chen He, take a group of skilled men and go scout ahead immediately to see how many Crimson-Tailed Beasts there are and what their approximate grade is," Ye Feng ordered.

"Yes, Ancestor!" Chen He nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Ye Feng looked at Jiang Wei and ordered, "Jiang Wei, once you get back, immediately reorganize the infantry corps and prepare for battle at any time!"