Then someone took on the role of the "good cop."
"Elder, although you are the head of our four great families, the city lord is still alive, isn't he? I'm afraid he wouldn't be happy if he heard this!"
"You are unaware that the city lord is seriously ill and bedridden. He has spoken with me many times, saying that he wants to select a new city lord and that if our four great families cannot find a suitable candidate, we can unite to help him reorganize Crescent Moon City!"
The crowd began to be led by the nose by these words. They stopped making noise and sat down seriously in their chairs, wondering what the four great families were thinking.
Later, the members of the four major families started to speak in unison, and one of them directly raised the banner of rebellion, saying, "Our purpose this time is to support newcomers on their path. As the elders and important figures of Crescent Moon City, we, the four major families, should take on this responsibility. We are here to help the city lord solve problems, not to argue among ourselves!"
The words gradually reached Xie Zhou's ears.
She heard this, but snorted coldly. These four great families were truly hypocritical, openly claiming to share the burden with the city lord, but their real intentions were to replace him. Their intentions were obvious, but the villagers seemed unaware of the seriousness of the situation.
The villager was muttering in Xie Zhou's ear.
"Sigh... These four great families are truly kind, always considering the needs of our people. The city lord is injured, which explains why he hasn't attended this competition. I hope the city lord recovers quickly..."
Xie Zhou then used telepathy to communicate with many people present.
He said, "Don't you understand? They want to take the position of city lord, and you're all just hoping they'll do well!"
After doing all this, Xie Zhou hid to the side. Soon, a wise man noticed that something was wrong, and a riot broke out. The crowd quickly began to flee.
Suddenly, a row of people stood around them, completely surrounding them, leaving them no way to escape. At this moment, they fully understood the intentions of the four major families.
"Ahhh! Run! Run!"
Anyone who dares to leave this arena will be executed on the spot!
The head of the Li family then loudly proclaimed this, frightening the people so much that they dared not run around, as they were all surrounded by the people from the four major families.
The city was in turmoil, and the steward of the city lord's mansion had already discovered the conspiracy. Their scheme had not been brewing for just a day or two, and it finally erupted on this day. The guards had already discovered some clues, and the reason why the steward of the city lord's mansion did not appear when the crowd first expressed their discontent was that...
He was waiting for the four major families to begin arranging their troops. As the time approached, the steward of the city lord's mansion led a large contingent of city lord's guards outwards from the city lord's mansion gate.
"Warriors! You are destined to serve the city lord, but now someone has risen up in rebellion, intending to usurp the throne! Attack!"
At this moment, the steward's entire demeanor seemed to change. He became serious, raised the city lord's token high, and ordered the soldiers and the people from the four major families to start fighting.
Amidst the clash of swords and the resounding clang of weapons, the forces secretly cultivated by the four major families surrounding the arena began a frenzied slaughter against the city lord's guards.
Xie Zhou was stunned by the scene and then quietly withdrew. Fortunately, he had already sneaked behind the group of people, so he did not intend to get involved in the battle.
This is their own grudge within the city, and has nothing to do with her. As long as the city lord's life isn't harmed, her main goal is to find the monster.
She was still discovered, so Xie Zhou had to hide in a secluded place.
"Ahhh!"
The scene immediately became somewhat chaotic. The onlookers in the center were too frightened to move. After all, swords and spears have no eyes, and they all quickly found places to hide to avoid being accidentally killed. The four major families had come prepared this time. They had already trained a group of assassins, and their strength was extremely powerful. They were the elite force of the four major families.
However, the city lord's guard should not be underestimated. They have been receiving secret training in the city lord's mansion since they were young, training hard day after day, and each of them regularly takes a poison made by the city lord's mansion.
Although this poison can strengthen the body, it has side effects. They must obey the orders of the city lord or the person holding the city lord's token. They are essentially a group of assassins raised by the city lord's mansion. Their strength is also very powerful due to their day and night training.
However, very few people were able to pass through the selection process and remain in the end. They were the elite of the elite. Perhaps the forces secretly cultivated by the four major families were more powerful and numerous. In the duel, no matter how powerful the city lord's guards were, they could not escape the hands of the masses secretly cultivated by the four major families.
The steward was standing behind the city lord's guard, holding up a token.
Seeing that several team members had died because they could not resist the attack of dozens of people, and lay on the ground, soon there were many pools of blood left here. It seemed that it would not be long before the city lord's mansion was washed away in blood.
How could the steward allow such a thing to happen? So he raised the city lord's life tablet high once more, and his booming voice rang out, "Charge! Charge! You are warriors of the city lord's mansion, have nothing to fear! Go!"
"Ahhh!..."
The city lord's guards were reduced to just a few men. They began to work together to form a formation, trying their best to resist the forces of the four major families. However, no matter how they changed their tactics, they were still putting up a stubborn resistance and were at a disadvantage.
As fewer and fewer people were seen, the steward's heart ached. Meanwhile, the city lord was seriously ill and unable to come and command, let alone boost morale.
The steward saw that the situation was very bad for them, and his expression gradually became serious. At this time, the people from the four major families were also very arrogant. Seeing that the group of people they had trained were frantically suppressing the city lord's guards, they made a lot of nonsense.
He shouted, "What is your city lord? We've been secretly building up our forces for so long and we haven't seen him wipe us out in one fell swoop. With so few of you, how could you possibly win? You should raise the white flag and surrender now, and we might spare your lives. Your city lord's worthless life is probably doing quite well in prison!"
The steward was thoroughly enraged by these words. He hung the token on his waist and then summoned his warhorse.
As the slogans were shouted, a herd of chestnut horses charged out of the city lord's mansion. The steward didn't even take out his magical artifact; he leaped onto the horse in a few steps. Xie Zhou, watching from the shadows, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. It seemed that this steward was no ordinary man.
However, an old man who can stay in the city lord's mansion for so long must have some tricks up his sleeve.
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