Chapter 90

There wasn't too much information about Jiang Cheng, and Xiao Mo finished reading it quickly.

To summarize, the city lord Lieying has a population of 50,000 and an army of 10,000.

Xiao Mo picked up the map next to him. It was said that this was the map of the entire world on the eighth level. Various cities were distributed on the map, but this map was not fixed but "alive".

Just like the name Lieying that appeared on the paper just now, new cities and plates would appear on the map from time to time. Xiao Mo guessed that it was because someone had moved from the seventh layer to the eighth layer.

Some cities seemed far away, some closer. For example, Qincheng, where they were located, was surrounded by five cities.

Chu Jinglan looked at the situation in Qincheng. It also had a population of 50,000 and an army of 10,000. Food and grass were extremely sufficient, and matters such as taxation were also very reasonable. If there were no war, the people should be living a very rich life.

Lieying's mission is likely to be to attack Jiangcheng in three days. As long as he wants to win, this battle is unavoidable.

Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan looked at each other and nodded. Chu Jinglan pointed to the positions of the main officials in the City Lord's Mansion and said, "Call these people to come and discuss the matter and work out a solution."

The manager immediately took the order and said, "Yes."

After a while, the general manager arrived with a few people, including generals who led troops, people who were in charge of money, and... a sorcerer who could tell fortunes.

And this sorcerer was none other than Jun Bushu.

It seems that not everyone can become a city lord or a city lord's wife and hold an official position.

When Jun Bushu saw them, his listless look immediately brightened up, as if all his illness had gone away. He tucked his hands into his sleeves and bowed to Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan: "Nice to meet you again, both of you."

"I had a feeling a few days ago and had a fortune-teller tell me that my love life will change. What are you two going to do? If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know."

The last time he helped Chu Jinglan to tell fortunes, he nearly lost half his life. Jun Bushu has learned his lesson, and now when it comes to this matter, he only tells his own fortune, and he stops at the right time.

Chu Jinglan had no other plans except to work hard to improve his cultivation: "Maybe there will be some opportunities in the pagoda."

Xiao Mo's hand holding the flute moved slightly. He knew what was going on and said nothing. He was curious: "Did you come up with the idea of ​​starting a war, or did it already exist?"

Jun Bushu: "It wasn't me. When I arrived, the hexagram map was placed on the table. I was still looking around when I was called over."

Xiao Mo understood and turned his gaze to other people.

Among those who came to discuss the matter, there were people in the realm, as well as cultivators. Two were disciples of a sect, and two were probably independent cultivators, and one of them was a demon.

The demon was not the one who followed Fen Xiu in the first floor. It was a feather demon. Xiao Mo was observing them, and they were also observing the others. The feather demon's eyes fell on Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan: "It seems that you two are the ones who have drawn the most honorable status among us."

The dummies in the secret realm are willing to listen to the city lord and his wife, but the cultivators may not, especially some disciples of the sects, who are inherently arrogant.

If a group wants to accomplish something, there must be someone who takes the lead, but the rest of the people may not be convinced.

Among them was a disciple from the Six Cloud Sects, who did not speak immediately. Another disciple from the Immortal Alliance crossed his arms and asked, "Do you know how to complete the mission?"

Xiao Mo: "I'm not sure yet, so I'm asking everyone to listen together."

Xiao Mo did most of the talking, saving Chu Jinglan the trouble of opening his mouth. Now that the "important ministers" had gathered, Xiao Mo asked the steward, "Steward, in your opinion, if we fight Jiangcheng, how can we protect the people? Should we just beat them back, or should we capture Jiangcheng?"

The chief steward lowered his eyebrows and said: "As long as the Lord of Jiangcheng surrenders, it will be fine."

As soon as he finished speaking, another soldier ran in: "Report!"

"Urgent report from the city defense, soldiers are hiding in the city, and the reason is unknown!"

Yincheng is also one of their neighbors. Judging from the location on the map just now, it is very close to Qincheng and Jiangcheng. Are they going to turn the battle between the two cities into a melee between three cities?

The soldier said he didn't know the reason, and he was not so straightforward when he said Jiangcheng was going to attack... Yincheng's mission would not be to reap the benefits while sitting back and watching them attack first, right?

The steward did the same as what was explained in this city, and immediately waved his hand and asked the servant to bring the intelligence of the hidden city.

The Lord of Hidden City is an unfamiliar name, but no matter which side you want to fight, you must first confirm the opponent's combat strength.

"I have a suggestion." Xiao Mo said calmly, "There may be other cultivators in Qin City. We can send a notice in the city to gather everyone together and confirm our own combat power."

Currently, the one with the highest cultivation level among them is Yu Mo, who is at the peak of Yuanying. The residents in the city have no cultivation level, so the outcome of the battle will mainly depend on these cultivators. Naturally, the more people with high cultivation levels, the better.

Whichever city has a distraction will naturally surpass others.

The rest of the people had no objection to Xiao Mo's proposal. After the notice was sent out, there were indeed other monks in the city, and they all gathered in the City Lord's Mansion.

There were a total of thirty people in Qin Cheng, including other disciples of Yingyue Sect. The good news was that Yue Ming was also there, so there were more reliable manpower, but they were not distracted.

Yue Ming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two of them. When everyone arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, there was an obvious difference in their positions. People from Lingxiao Sect were willing to follow Jun Bushu, and Jun Bushu also stood beside Chu Jinglan and Xiao Mo. When the rest of the Immortal League saw that Lingxiao Sect was willing to join forces with Yingyue Sect, even if someone wanted the position of City Lord, they had to weigh the situation.

For example, the Immortal Alliance disciple who was the general just now, when he saw more and more people standing in Xiao Mochu's shocked camp, his face turned unhappy for a while, but the situation was already decided, and he had to hold back any dissatisfaction.

The only demon seemed to be indifferent, not taking sides nor objecting.

Since the city lord has no objection to the matter, then we should draw up a plan for the city defense war. We need to find out how many monks there are on the opposite side and send people to investigate.

But if there is a distraction, and it is from someone else, then the person who goes to investigate might lose his life. Not everyone is a genius disciple and has the protection provided by the sect.

At this time, someone spoke up: "If the other side has distracted spirits, it would be useless for the rest of us to go. Those who have the sect's protection should go."

"Yes, I agree!"

Many people immediately agreed. It was obvious that even if they stood on Chu Jinglan's side for the time being, if they wanted to arrange something too dangerous for him, I'm sorry, I'm not your real subordinate. Don't expect me to do something you don't want to do.

But the only ones present who had protective seals left by great sect masters were Chu Jinglan, Yue Ming and Jun Bushu.

Yue Ming was about to speak when Xiao Mo interrupted him: "Then everyone go back and rest first, and prepare for the next battle. We will discuss it and inform everyone after we get the news."

There is no need to take risks, and the rest of the people can just go away satisfied no matter what methods they use.

For a moment, only Xiao Mochu Jinglan, Yue Ming and Jun Bushu were left.

"Although those who are capable should do more work," Yueming crossed his arms and looked grumpy, "but I really don't like having to lead some of these guys to victory."

As each protective seal is consumed, one less is needed; this is also their means of preserving their lives.

Jun Bushu tucked his hands into his sleeves and spoke in a sickly voice, "That makes sense. We can take the job, but they have to pay something."

Xiao Mo also agreed: "Well, let's make a list. If they don't work, they have to pay some money."

"But you don't have to take risks." Xiao Mo changed the subject and said lightly, "I have a secret method to get information. There is no need to put everyone in danger."

Yue Ming and Jun Bushu turned to look at him at the same time.

Jun Bu Shu's lips moved, and he was only surprised for a moment. After all, he was waiting for someone to help him break the calamity. He thought Xiao Mo must have some strengths, so he didn't say anything. Yue Ming was surprised: "Are you sure it can work in front of a distraction? You are only a golden elixir, I don't mean to underestimate you, this matter is indeed dangerous."

Xiao Mo said casually: "Don't worry, it's very safe, but my special secret method cannot be passed on to others, so I won't go into details."

Yue Ming glanced at Chu Jinglan's indifferent expression and finally nodded: "Okay, seeing how calm he is, I guess you guys are very confident."

If Xiao Mo was in danger, Chu Jinglan would be the first to be anxious, and it would not be his turn to worry.

"But we still have to ask those people for the things," Xiao Mo held up four fingers, "We will split them equally."

Yue Ming waved his hand generously: "You work hard and you get what you want. Don't worry, I will keep it a secret and stand on your side."

Jun Bushu: "I won't leak it either."

"Just think of it as confidentiality fee, you can take some too, it's okay."

The four of them discussed this and Yue Ming and Jun Bushu left for the time being, leaving only Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan.

Xiao Mo's "secret method" is simple and direct. He turns himself into an invisible inner demon and goes wherever he wants. He can get information back from Jiangcheng and Yincheng in no time no matter what happens.

This is indeed a method that cannot be known to outsiders.

At this moment, the sky on the eighth floor had begun to darken. At night, the steward led the two of them to the city lord's bedroom. The interior was still magnificent and beautiful, but it was not the style that Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan liked. However, the bed was good, spacious and comfortable.

After closing the door, Xiao Mo said, "I'll go check it out today. Time is tight, only three days, so we have to hurry."

Chu Jinglan: "Okay, be careful."

"rest assured."

Xiao Mo waved his hands, and his body immediately transformed into the spirit of the inner demon. He flew out of the wall and flew towards Jiangcheng according to the direction of the map.

Going to Jiangcheng first and then to Yincheng was the route Xiao Mo arranged for himself.

When he arrived in Jiangcheng, he found that the City Lord's Mansion was still very lively. A group of monks gathered in the main hall, and many of them were still arguing, mainly around the issue of who to send out to find out the situation.

Similar to Xiao Mo and the others' idea, the Jiangcheng cultivator also hoped that someone with a protective seal would go, but the person with the protective seal put forward conditions, and the two sides have not yet reached an agreement on the conditions, and are currently bargaining and arguing.

To be honest, if it weren't for Xiao Mo's inner demon body, they would probably still be arguing and would be unable to take any real action.

Good news, there is no distraction here. There are two Yuanying peaks. Compared with this, Qin Cheng's combat power is stronger.

Jiangcheng will definitely send out troops in three days. This is their mission. After finding out about the situation in Jiangcheng, Xiao Mo hurried to Yincheng.

When he flew to the Hidden City, it was already completely dark, but in terms of time it was still early, as it was just nightfall.

There were only three people in the Lord's Hall of Hidden City. Xiao Mo listened for a while and found that their mission was to first watch the battles in the other two cities, and then take the opportunity to expand the territory and reap the fruits of victory.

Therefore, the people in Yincheng are not particularly anxious to investigate the situation. When the battle between Qincheng and Jiangcheng starts, they can confirm the situation on both sides from the side. Relatively speaking, they seem to be much more relaxed in the early stage.

There were quite a few cultivators' auras in the City Lord's Mansion, and it seemed that the cultivators had gathered there. However, some of them must have set up formation barriers, so he couldn't sense them very clearly. Xiao Mo could only run around himself to confirm the number of people and their level of cultivation.

Xiao Mo counted all the way and had already counted out thirty-one people, the highest of whom was at the peak of the Yuanying stage. In the last room, Xiao Mo had just landed lightly on the roof when he heard some unspeakable sounds coming from the room.

Sometimes it is low, sometimes it is high, with bursts of sweet sounds and endless rain and dew.

Someone is having sex.

Xiao Mo: “…”

Reading the storybook is one thing, but encountering the real person in action is another.

And the people inside were screaming so loudly... Xiao Mohun suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable all over.

Xiao Mo had the urge to turn around and leave; he really had no interest in watching other people's live performances.

But this was the only room left, and he had to confirm the cultivation level of the people inside. Xiao Mo originally wanted to walk away and wait until they were done, but as the two of them made their own noises at the same time, the creaking sound of the bed inside stopped.

Xiao Mo took his step forward and then retracted his foot: Is it done?

Then he heard the voices of two people talking in the house.

"Well, there have been some changes, but I'm too badly injured, so it won't be very effective at once."

The other person said in an ambiguous and shy voice: "Then you can try more. I'm glad it helps you."

Xiao Mo took a step back instantly, and felt really bad!

Su Baimo and Fen Xiu!

Su Baimo's voice was very obvious, there was no mistake about it, and the other voice was the voice of Fen Xiu in disguise this time. At that time, Su Baimo led Fen Xiu to the Lingxiao Sect's headquarters, and this was Fen Xiu's voice!

Rather than the fact that the two of them finally got together, Xiao Mo cared more about the fact that Fen Xiu was actually in Yincheng.

The first distraction period appeared in the three cities that were about to go to war, and this distraction was an absolute murderer who was absolutely determined to kill Chu Jinglan.

Xiao Mo's face darkened instantly.

He no longer wanted to listen to the hypocritical flirting between Fen Xiu and Su Baimo, so he immediately flashed back to his sea of ​​consciousness and appeared next to Chu Jinglan.

Xiao Mo was eager to tell the news, but he was stunned when he came out.

There were two houses in ruins in front of him. There were many people standing next to Chu Jinglan, and someone was hurrying over not far away.

Fortunately, Xiao Mo has always been cautious. At this moment, no one except Chu Jinglan can see him, otherwise the scene would be even more chaotic.

In front of Chu Jinglan, there was a demon lying. It was none other than the only Feather Demon in Qin City. He was lying in a pool of blood, dead.

The last drop of blood on Chu Jinglan's sword dripped slowly. The spirit sword left no trace of blood, but it showed whose sword had killed Yu Mo just now.