“Old Deng, this is a secret letter from Li Honggang, the city lord of Honghu City. I haven’t opened it yet,” Zijing said.
"You really didn't peek?" Night Wind asked.
"No, really not." Zijing shook her head repeatedly.
The night breeze, too lazy to expose the Bauhinia, opened the envelope and took out the letter.
After only a moment, Ye Feng's face revealed an expression of "I knew it."
"What was written in the secret letter?" Zijing asked, feigning ignorance.
Ye Feng laughed and said, "Honghu City and more than twenty other cities have jointly lodged a protest against our Xinluo City."
"protest?"
Luo Qing's brows furrowed immediately.
"Ancestor, what exactly is going on?" Rowling asked anxiously.
"See for yourselves."
Ye Feng said, and handed the secret letter in his hand to Luo Qing and Luo Lin.
The more Luo Qing and Luo Lin looked, the more their brows furrowed.
In the secret letter, Li Honggang, the lord of Honghu City, expressed his dissatisfaction with Xinluo City in very strong terms, and strongly demanded that Yefeng expel all the refugees from other cities within Xinluo City.
Below are the signatures of more than twenty city lords, led by Li Honggang.
These cities are all in the Southern Territory, and their city lords are naturally also city lords in the Southern Territory.
"What did we do wrong? Is it wrong for us to take in those refugees? Those refugees were forced to flee their cities because they couldn't survive there. They were gathering wild vegetables and fruits in the wilderness to make a living. We were doing a good deed by bringing these refugees to Xinluo City," Luo Qing said loudly.
Although Rowling didn't say much, you could tell from her expression that she thought the same thing.
Ye Feng smiled and said, "Although we are doing good deeds, we have frightened these city lords. They don't care whether what we are doing is right or wrong; they only know that our Silla City is a threat to them."
“I didn’t understand, Ancestor,” Luo Qing said.
"Because our Xinluo City has developed too fast, Qing'er."
Ye Feng chuckled and continued, "If it were you, could you believe that a city could grow from nothing to a size with an army of several thousand men and a population of tens of thousands in just two or three months?"
“I really can’t believe it,” Luo Qing said, she was beginning to understand what Ye Feng meant.
Ye Feng continued, "The speed at which Silla City has developed and risen has been too fast, which has made these city lords uneasy. In addition, this entire territory in the southern region used to belong to me, but it was only because of the internal strife of the empire a hundred years ago that it was seized, and one city after another fell into the hands of these city lords."
"So they are worried that once our Silla City develops to a powerful and strong level, they will attack us and take back our territory. That is why they have joined forces to fight against our Silla City and want to curb our development speed."
Upon hearing this, Rowling asked, "Then how do we deal with it?"
"Give me the secret letter," Night Wind said.
Rowling immediately handed the secret letter to Nightwind.
Night Breeze picked up a red pen and casually wrote two large, flamboyant characters on it: Read.
Upon seeing Ye Feng's comment, Luo Qing and Luo Lin were both stunned, and Zi Jing also showed a strange expression.
“I thought you would give these guys a good scolding without holding back,” Zijing said.
"Would you argue with a stray dog on the street?" Night Wind asked rhetorically.
"Of course not, I'm not that bored." Zijing shook her head repeatedly.
“Me too,” Ye Feng laughed.
Luo Qing and Luo Lin looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
The city lords of those cities were all important figures, but in Ye Feng's eyes, they were no different from stray dogs on the roadside.
If those city lords heard what Ye Feng said, they would probably be so angry they'd die.
“Go ahead and send this secret letter back to them. I reckon next time, they won’t use a secret letter to protest; they’ll come with a large army,” Night Wind said.
Then Ye Feng looked at Luo Qing and Luo Lin and said, "Go and make preparations. A war is about to break out. However, we do not yet know whether this war will be limited to the southern border or will sweep across the entire Hongtian Empire."
"Yes, Ancestor."
Luo Qing and Luo Lin nodded together.
The emperors of both the Hongtian Empire and the Shenjian Empire have arrived at the border.
However, it was already late, so there were no peace talks today, and the talks will take place tomorrow.
At this very moment, Emperor Zhu Chongguang of the Hongtian Empire was located in Dongming City in the eastern border region.
The city lord of Dongming City is none other than Gao Fan, the Prince of Dongxiang.
Inside the mansion, Emperor Zhu Chongguang of the Hongtian Empire was discussing the details of tomorrow's peace talks with Gao Fan and the second prince Zhu Yunfeng.
Peace talks between the two countries are no small matter; there are many things to discuss.
So the three of them discussed for more than two hours before finally concluding.
"It's getting late, Your Majesty. You should rest early. Tomorrow we will meet with Emperor Dongfang Su of the Divine Sword Empire for peace talks," said Prince Gao Fan of Dongxiang, bowing respectfully.
"You are one too, Prince of Dongxiang." Zhu Chongguang nodded with a smile.
Then Zhu Chongguang said to the Second Prince, "Yunfeng, see the Prince of Dongxiang off."
"Yes, Father."
Zhu Yunfeng and Prince Gao Fan of Dongxiang left together, exiting the study.
The moment the two of them left, the study fell into darkness, and the shadows in every corner seemed to form countless tentacles, attacking Zhu Chongguang, the emperor of the Hongtian Empire, who was sitting in a chair.
Zhu Chongguang frowned and his expression changed slightly, but he did not panic.
He immediately raised one hand, and the ring on his hand suddenly shone brightly, forcing back all the dark tentacles in front of him.
"Who dares to be so bold as to ambush me!"
Zhu Chongguang flew into a rage, and a powerful surge of true energy emanated from his body.
The next moment, a figure as dark as ink appeared twistedly in front of Zhu Chongguang.
"Your Majesty, may you rest in peace." The man spoke in a hoarse, grating voice, exuding a strong aura of killing intent.
"Are you a being of flesh and blood or a being of the eternal dream?" Zhu Chongguang questioned.
"Who I am is not important, what's important is that Your Majesty is about to die here!"
The mysterious man said coldly, and launched another attack, heading towards Zhu Chongguang.
Zhu Chongguang threw two punches to push back the surrounding darkness, then leaped up and rushed toward the window.
However, after smashing the window, Zhu Chongguang landed on the ground and found himself still in the study; he had not left this strange place!
"Don't waste your energy, Your Majesty. You cannot escape from my dark prison," the mysterious man said bluntly.
Zhu Chongguang snorted coldly, and the ring on his hand shone brightly once again.
This ring is a tenth-grade perfect spiritual artifact, with formidable power. Although the mysterious man's attacks were extremely fierce, he was unable to break through the ring's defenses in a short time.
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