Chapter 40 The Truth of the Matter

  "Your Excellency, our army has 46 lightly wounded, 11 seriously injured and 6 dead." A Tianjun commander reported to Mo Gu Yun.

  "These damned monsters! Pass the order, quickly send the wounded for treatment, use the best medicine. Comfort the families of the fallen heavenly soldiers, they are all heroes, double the condolence money." Mo Gu Yun said solemnly, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to every soldier under his command.

  "Yes, milord." The commander-in-chief immediately began handling these matters.

  At this time, the troops from Donglin City and Gufeng City had arrived. They were led by Donglin, the city master of Donglin City, and Xie Gufeng, the city master of Gufeng City.

  "Subordinates are slow to rescue, please punish the county master!" Guan Donglin and Xie Gufeng came to Mo Guyun's side at the same time, kneeling on one knee and clasping their hands.

  "Donglin, Gufeng, get up," Mo Guyun said in a low voice, but still with a hint of displeasure. It was unclear whether it was because Donglin and Xie Gufeng were too slow or because of the fallen heavenly soldiers.

  "Your Ladyship, these demonic beasts are too detestable. They actually took advantage of our county's grand competition to launch a surprise attack. Please give the order, and I, Guan Donglin, will ensure that not a single one of them is left alive." Guan Donglin volunteered.

  Xie Guifeng also followed Donglin brother to avenge the dead soldiers.

  "Never mind, let's not pursue this further. It's not suitable to fight in these mountains." Mo Gu Yun waved his hand and said: "You all follow me back to Gu Yun City."

  "Summon, convene a war meeting, order all city masters to come to Gu Yun City. My soldiers didn't die on the battlefield, but were killed by those demonic beasts instead. These demonic beasts are really outrageous, from now on, not a single one of them will be allowed to return after invading." Mo Gu Yun's words grew more and more furious, almost becoming a roar by the end.

  Of course, a grand occasion like this in the county can't be ruined by some monsters. Mo Gu Yun returned to Gu Yun City and still held a celebratory banquet as planned, with the entire city immersed in revelry.

  However, unlike the revelry outside, inside the council hall of the county lord's manor. Mo Gu Yun sat upright in the middle chair of the great hall, with eight chairs on the left and nine chairs on the right, the lords of the seventeen cities of Gu Yun County, excluding Gu Yun City, were seated there at this moment.

  Luoyang City, because it won the championship in the county's big comparison, now Murong Luoyang sat on the first position on the left hand of Mo Gu Yun, and the rest of the positions were arranged according to the ranking of the big comparison.

  At this moment, Mo Gu Yun was sitting upright with a serious face, not a hint of expression, and not a word spoken. This made the already tense atmosphere in the conference hall even more depressing. Everyone could feel the anger burning in Mo Gu Yun's heart.

  This silence didn't last long, Mo Gu Yun took a deep breath and finally spoke up.

  "Congratulations to the lord of Luoyang City, first and foremost. Luoyang City has won the championship in this grand competition and also risen to the top rank within the province." Mo Gu Yun gazed at Murong Luo Yang and offered his congratulations in a soft voice. With these words, he eased the tense atmosphere on site.

  "The decline of the sun is not to be underestimated, any city in the Lonely Cloud County has a strength that cannot be underestimated, and the status of the Lonely Cloud City is unshakeable. If it weren't for Qin Cang, this time the Great Comparison would have been impossible for Luoyang City to achieve such results. This time, it was all just luck." Murong Luoyang quickly stood up and bowed his hands to Mo Guyu, saying. He himself did not expect that Qin Cang would cause such a commotion, and with his own strength, he actually let Luoyang City win the championship. Afraid of offending Mo Guyu's face, in his heart, there was also a bit of apprehension.

  "Hehe, the lord of Luoyang City doesn't have to be too humble. Yigun City has been in first place for so many years, it's time to give up the seat. This is a good thing. If any of you can squeeze Yigun City out of the top three in the next big competition, I'll sleep soundly. Hehehe!"

  "The County Master is indeed a brilliant and capable leader, and we are truly impressed. Under the County Master's leadership, Yunyun County will surely continue to grow and prosper." Several city masters chimed in with flattery.

  "Alright, let's put the county lord's matter aside for now and discuss other things." Mo Gu Yun took a sip of tea, wiped the smile off his face, and with a serious tone, said: "All you city lords, what are your thoughts on this beast tide's sudden attack?" Mo Gu Yun "County Lord, the beast tide erupts every year several times, but this time the demonic beasts actually broke out of the Tian Shan mountain range and clashed head-on with the Heavenly Army. There must be a reason for this." Murong Luoyang was the first to speak up, and at this moment, he had the qualifications to do so.

  "That's right, among the beasts there is a white tiger with a white forehead, who claims to be one of the eight great beast kings under the Beast Emperor of the Heaven-Supporting Mountains. It was this Tiger King who commanded the beast tide to attack us." Mo Gu Yun narrowed his eyes and said.

  "What? Tiger King?"

  "Is there actually a Beast Emperor in the Tian Shan mountain range?"

  "The Tiger King leads a pack of beasts? Isn't this a declaration of war against us?"

  The city owners of Zhucheng one by one discussed and speculated, the demon beast's bold move was indeed a bit unexpected.

  "Not bad, the demon beast is indeed declaring war on us. I have already reported this to the Lord, and for now, we need to deploy our troops well. Before the Lord makes a decision, not a single demon beast can be allowed to break out of the Tian Shan mountain range."

  "Hmph, this is easy, our great army will press on and thoroughly eliminate those demonic beasts." Xie Guifeng said.

  "That's right, as long as the lord gives the order, we will certainly take the lead and charge forward." Another city master said.

  "Miss County Master, I think it's unwise to fight against the demon beast." However, Mu Rong Luoyang had a different opinion.

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  "The lord of Luoyang City, are you afraid?" Xie Guifeng said with a snort.

  "Haha, Murong brother, this doesn't seem like the behavior of a champion city!" The master of Di Ming City, Ming Ding Tian, said with a sarcastic tone. This time, the grand competition was stolen by Luoyang City, and his own Di Ming City didn't gain anything, so Ming Ding Tian had been holding in his anger for a long time, and he took this opportunity to scold Murong Luoyang.

  As for these people's cold words, Murong Luoyang was unmoved, his eyes fixed straight on Mo Gūyún.

  "Oh? Luoyang City Master, what's your opinion?" Mo Gu Yun hinted that Murong Luoyang could speak freely.

  "Your Excellency, I wonder what kind of strength does the Tiger King possess?" Murong Luoyang asked.

  "From that day's battle, it can be seen that Tiger King's strength is almost on par with mine."

  "That's right. First of all, in the mountains and forests, it's not clear whether it's the city masters who are familiar with the terrain or those demon beasts who are familiar with the terrain? Moreover, just now, the young lady of the county said that this beast tide is led by the Tiger King, which also explains that this time the demon beasts are no longer forming a small-scale beast tide like before, but rather an organized and large-scale beast tide. In this case, not to mention in the mountains and forests, I'm afraid even outside the Tianyun Mountains, we won't have much of an advantage. After all, those demon beasts are all fierce and fearless guys."

  Murong Luoyang paused, looking at the crowd, and continued: "And most importantly, according to what Hu Wang said, there are eight great beast kings in the Tian Shan Mountains, which means that there are eight beast kings with powers similar to those of the County Master. What kind of power is this? Is it something that our solitary Yunxian County can contend with? Above them, there is also a Beast Emperor! That's probably only something that a national master can match, right?"

  "I wonder, how can our Youyun County break into the Qingtian Mountain Range? It's not that I, Murong Luoyang, am afraid of death, but this gap in strength is really too big. To flatten the Qingtian Mountain Range, I'm afraid it would require an order from the Emperor and mobilizing the entire country's forces to accomplish. And even then, it might end up being a lose-lose situation."

  Murong Luoyang's words made everyone fall into silence, and even Ming Dingtian, who had been speaking sarcastically earlier, was now speechless.

  "Isn't this loss going to be for nothing then?" Ming Dingtian still wouldn't give up, saying so with his mouth. However, he himself didn't have much confidence in what he said either.

  "Heh heh, of course not. In my opinion, it's better to deploy defensive fortifications around the mountain range, so that we can observe the movements of the mountain demons at any time, and also prevent their sudden attacks, avoiding unnecessary casualties among the surrounding civilians."

  "It's up to the national master's orders whether we should go all out against these demonic beasts. If it really comes down to a fight, it won't be just our Lone Cloud County's war. However, in my opinion, fighting and dying with these demonic beasts is somewhat not worth it." Murong Luoyang shook his head and said.

  "The words of Lord Luoyang are extremely correct, at this time we need to think about the long-term plan." Guan Donglin bowed his head and thought for a moment before speaking.

  "Hmm, I agree with Lord Luoyang's words." said Gu Yu Hai, the City Lord of Haitian City.

  "I agree too!"

  Most of the city owners supported Murong Luoyang's opinion, and only a small number of city owners were still bowing their heads in contemplation, temporarily not expressing any opinions.

  But Mingding Tian saw Murong Luoyang gain the support of most people, and he himself didn't dare to speak out in refutation anymore, could only sullenly purse his lips and remain silent.

  "Alright, since everyone agrees with Lord Luoyang's suggestion, this matter will be handled by Lord Luoyang. You are in charge of the specific arrangements for building defensive fortifications, and the heavenly troops from each city within the prefecture will temporarily be under your command." Mo Gu Yun gave Mu Rong Luo Yang an enormous amount of power with just one sentence.

  "Under your command, I will not bring shame." Murong Luoyang's eyes widened in surprise. He hadn't expected Mo Gu Yun to suddenly grant him authority. Hastily, he dropped to one knee and bowed his head to receive orders.

  "Alright, let's settle this matter for now. Next, there is another thing to take care of." Mo Gu Yun picked up his tea cup again, took a sip, and suddenly threw the cup into the middle of the hall.

  "Bang!" accompanied by a crisp sound of shattering glass, Mo Gyun shouted: "Ming Tian, do you know your crime?"

  Ming Ding Tian was startled, his body hair standing on end, and he fell to the ground with a thud, trembling as he said: "G... Young Mistress, I don't know what crime I have committed?"

  Mo Gu Yun's anger was uncontrollable, he strode forward and kicked the Heavenly Emperor with one foot. The Heavenly Emperor couldn't withstand it, his body flew up several meters high and finally heavily crashed into the wall of the conference hall.

  "Could it be... could the matter have been exposed?" Ming Dingtian's heart was in agony as he shouted, wiping away the fresh blood flowing from his mouth. He struggled with his body, kneeling on the ground, not daring to speak out loud, but his body kept trembling.

  "You colluded with external forces, for your own benefit, secretly plotting against the young juniors of Luoyang City. In the grand competition, you even attempted to ambush Qin Ceng. Do you think your sinister plot is unknown to the gods and ghosts? Don't you put me, the lord of this city, in your eyes?" Mo Gu Yun stepped forward, one step at a time, towards Ming Tian, saying each word clearly. Every sentence was shocking to everyone present. No one expected that the master of the city would do such despicable things to some young juniors.

  As the truth came to light, Ming Ding Tian immediately lost his composure and frantically knocked his head on the ground, begging for mercy: "Your Excellency, I know my mistake, please spare me considering my many years of loyal service." While speaking, he continued to knock his head non-stop.

  "Spare you? When you did those despicable things, you were no longer under me."

  "Is there anything else you want to say before you die?" Mo Gu Yun said coldly.

  Ming Ding Tian's eyes widened in shock, as if he didn't dare believe his own ears.

  "Your Ladyship? Are you trying to get me killed?"