Chapter 468 Eve
The guard smiled and shook his head. "I don't know about that either, but Patriarch Dai asked us to gather at the city gate. I guess there's something important going on."
"I see." Luo Li turned sideways, nodded with a smile, and said, "Then I won't delay you all."
The guard also smiled and nodded, "It's okay, it's getting dark, you two should go to bed."
After the guards left, Yue Hanchuan glanced at Luo Li and whispered, "Do you think it's possible tonight?"
Luo Li shook her head, looking at the unusually bright moonlight tonight, her voice sinking slightly, "I don't know either."
Yue Hanchuan sighed and moved his neck, "Looks like I don't need to rest today."
The next day, the sun rose. There was indeed no movement that night. Three more days passed like this.
The people in the Rong family were even busier. They hadn't even seen Rong Yan and Yuan Tang in the past three days.
At night, Luo Li and Yue Hanchuan sat on the attic roof. Luo Li sighed, "How many days have passed?"
Yue Hanchuan also sighed, "It's been almost half a month since the day we came in."
The night was as dark as ink, the moonlight as bright as a thread, its silver glow covering the white marble pavement of Blizzard City, stretching out their figures. Luo Li and Yue Hanchuan stood side by side on the roof of the attic, surrounded by a silence so hushed that only the occasional sound of a night watchman's drum and the occasional whisper of the night wind could be heard.
Luo Li looked up at the bright moon, complex emotions flickering in her eyes.
Yue Hanchuan patted her shoulder gently and motioned her to look in the direction of the city gate not far away.
There, torches gradually lit up, like fire dragons leaping in the dark night, illuminating the open space in front of the city gate.
The guards were already lined up, their armor gleaming coldly in the moonlight, revealing an unspoken tension. The air was filled with an oppressive feeling of impending storm, making one hold their breath involuntarily.
Luo Li held her chin and asked, "How many days has it been?"
Yue Hanchuan replied, "It's been five days."
In this secret realm, they couldn't practice, and the two of them were sighing.
There was a noise in the distance.
The two looked at each other and stood up instantly, "Let's go and take a look."
The two followed the sound and walked all the way to the City Lord's Mansion not far away.
Luo Li waved her hand, hid her figure, and landed on the roof of the main building of the City Lord's Mansion.
The moonlight was dim, and the glazed tiles of the main building of the City Lord's Mansion glowed faintly in the night. Luo Li and Yue Hanchuan were hidden on it, like two ghosts in the night.
A gentle breeze blew by, bringing a subtle coolness that contrasted sharply with the faint lights in the mansion below.
Luo Li looked up at the night sky where snow was falling and said in a deep voice, "The city defense formation of Blizzard City has been shut down."
There is a snowfield outside Blizzard City, but the reason why it is like spring all year round inside is because of the city defense formation.
But now snowflakes are falling into the city, and someone has shut down the city defense formation.
Yue Hanchuan's eyes trembled, and his palms couldn't help but tighten slightly.
Inside the palace, several teams of armored guards were walking hurriedly, carrying bags on their backs, reflecting their slightly nervous faces.
In the distance, a low and powerful conversation could be heard faintly, mixed with a bit of anxiety and uneasiness.
"City Lord, are you really going to escape?"
"How dare you! What do you mean by running away?! The Rong and Yuan families are unyielding. Do they want me to die with them?!"
Luo Li and Yue Hanchuan exchanged glances, both with frowns. They gently moved close to the edge of the eaves, trying not to make any sound, relying only on their keen ears to catch every slight movement.
Below, a middle-aged man and a young man stood facing each other. One was the mayor of Blizzard City, and the other should be the deputy mayor of Blizzard City who had just taken office.
The deputy city lord was furious, but as if he was considering something, he lowered his voice, his voice gritting his teeth, "But if you take the soldiers of Blizzard City away, what will happen to Blizzard City? The citizens..."
The city lord suddenly turned around and interrupted him, his voice low but with undeniable toughness, "I can't care about so many things. My survival is the most important thing. Besides, don't they love the Rong and Yuan families?"
He sneered, "Then let the Rong and Yuan families, whom they admire, protect their lives!"
The city lord's eyes flashed with determination under the dim candlelight. He strode outside, his heavy cloak fluttering in the wind, like a foreshadowing of an impending storm.
Behind him, the deputy city lord's face was gloomy and uncertain, his fists were clenched tightly, and his nails were almost embedded in his palms, but he could only watch the city lord's departing back, with mixed feelings in his heart.
The underground city gate slowly opened, and the biting cold wind mixed with snowflakes whistled in, as if even the sky and the earth changed color.
The city lord stood in the wind and snow, looking back at the city that carried countless memories and responsibilities for him. A complex emotion flashed in his eyes, and was then replaced by determination.
The deputy city lord had a gloomy expression on his face. Suddenly, he shouted, "Commendants, are you willing to join me in meeting the enemy?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers who were busy moving things around looked at each other and fell into deathly silence.
The wind and snow were like knives, cutting every inch of the air. The soldiers' breath condensed into white mist in the cold air, and was then torn away without a trace by the strong wind.
The deputy city lord's voice echoed in the empty courtyard of the mansion, with unquestionable firmness, but also with a hint of tragic grandeur.
The hilt of the sword he gripped tightly trembled slightly due to the force, and the tip of the sword lightly touched the snow, causing tiny ripples.
Luo Li bent her knuckles slightly. This deputy city lord was indeed a loyal soldier. Unfortunately...
The deputy city lord suddenly sneered. What kind of people were these city lords he was loyal to and the soldiers he taught with all his heart?
The deputy city lord's gaze was like a torch, piercing through the wind and snow, shooting straight at the vague outline of the city wall in the distance, with mixed feelings in his heart.
He slowly raised his other hand, palm up, and let the snowflakes fall silently on it, then turn into cold water droplets and slide down.
The soldiers around him all had gloomy faces and complex emotions flashing in their eyes.
The wind grew stronger, blowing up the snow on the ground and forming white tornadoes that enveloped the already quiet yard in chaos.
The deputy city lord took a deep breath and did not move, but an invisible force seemed to gather around him, which was the momentum accumulated from years of fighting on the battlefield.
He whispered to himself, his voice soft but every word clear: "Since sincerity cannot be exchanged for loyalty, then let this wind and snow bear witness to what true loyalty and true warriors are."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly drew out his long sword. The sword light was like a dragon, cutting through the wind and snow, pointing straight to the sky. At that moment, it seemed as if even the heaven and earth changed color.
He pointed his sword directly at the city lord, and murderous intent surged around him.
The Lord of Blizzard City narrowed his eyes and said, "What are you going to do? You dare to kill..."
"Why not!" The deputy city lord's handsome face was expressionless. "We have sworn an oath to the ancestral gods: anyone who betrays the myriad beasts will die!"
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