Capítulo 1130: Chapter 174: Crisis in Han Yue City (Part 2)

Master Liu indeed agreed to Ye Lin’s request to help guard Han Yue City.

But such wanton slaughter was never his intention.

Although in some sense, killing enemies in a military formation isn’t the same as ordinary murder.

Because it is a battle based on stance, and what one does is not one’s true intention.

Yet, even so, forty thousand people are too many.

Master Liu confessed to himself that he did not possess the mindset of the ancient Bai Qi.

At least for now, he is just a cultivator who has touched the Extraordinary Domain for less than a year.

A year ago, he was merely an ordinary old man.

Even if he had acquired Extraordinary Power and experienced many battles against demons.

He could steel his heart to execute a group of Evil People, no doubt.

But to slaughter forty thousand people without batting an eyelid, that was somewhat hard to adapt to.

Therefore, to reduce slaughter and improve efficiency, Pei Laoliu chose to repel the enemy through formations and weather manipulation.

The heavy rain outside was caused by a Divine Skill that summoned rain and wind.

What he didn’t expect was that they would be so persistent.

Even with the torrential rain threatening to cause floods, they never retreated.

They found a highland to guard, and even dug drainage channels, diverting the collected water into the Li River, clearly intent on fighting to the end.

Now, the grand array has been continuously activated for fourteen days.

Even for this lowest-level Spirit Protection Array, continuously operating like this consumes a significant amount of Spirit Stones, which pains Master Liu greatly.

“Continuing like this won’t do, even if the grand array can be maintained, the sustained heavy rain might cause the Li River’s water level to rise and trigger a flood…”

Regardless, the summoning of rain and wind must be stopped.

Not to mention, if a flood occurs in the Li River, the citizens here would bear the brunt.

“Alas, I wonder if that kid Zhang Xiaoman has returned, to completely resolve this trouble, we still need his intervention…”

As he was pondering, a familiar voice suddenly came from the side.

“Immortal Master Pei!”

Dressed in white, Ye Lin approached.

“I just received a report from the scout; the court has not withdrawn but has sent tens of thousands more troops here. If they converge, we will face siege from at least double the current forces…”

Ye Lin spoke with a worried look on his face.

The current situation is not optimistic, and the pressure Han Yue City is under is immense.

Outside, large armies have encircled the city, while internally, the citizens are panic-stricken.

If not for the presence of the Immortal from Tianyuan Sect, there might have been chaos in the city long ago.

Since the last Immortal Fate Conference ended, the court’s troops have reached the city gates.

At this point, it’s impossible to conceal the fact that they are besieged.

Ye Lin even has to proactively inform the citizens that the purpose of these people is to massacre the city.

Otherwise, with prolonged siege, someone’s mental defenses might collapse, and they might direct their anger at the City Lord Mansion.

Because for them, the court’s troops are there to capture the City Lord, and they believe themselves to be innocent victims.

Then, all sorts of troubles might arise, and even the City Guard Army might rebel.

Therefore, the truth must be told, making them stand on the same side, to prevent such situations.

After all, once the city falls, everyone dies, and surrendering would be of no use.

Now, seven days have passed.

The court has sent reinforcements here, with an attitude of fighting to the death, which started to make Ye Lin anxious.

“Another forty thousand have arrived…”

Listening to the words, Pei Laoliu couldn’t help but furrow his brows.

He’s considering whether to return to the sect first and use Ni Yang to communicate, directly calling Zhang Xiaoman over.

The eighty thousand troops are already beyond what he can handle.

If he could break through to the Spirit Silence Stage, there might be room for maneuver.

But with his current cultivation at the Heart Movement Stage, he is not enough to protect this city.

Seeing the Immortal silent, Ye Lin was anxious.

He was about to speak but suddenly felt the area darken, and a figure noiselessly appeared before him.

“You, you are…”

Zhang Xiaoman had visited Han Yue City a few times, but Ye Lin had never seen him, leaving him somewhat unsure.

“Xiao… Sect Leader… Why have you come?”

Seeing the visitor, Master Liu immediately smiled with delight.

He instinctively wanted to blurt out the visitor’s name but managed to change his words in time.

Zhang Xiaoman didn’t mind, but as Master Liu wanted to maintain his image, he had no objections.

“Master Liu, I’m here.”

Zhang Xiaoman smiled slightly and raised the two bags he was carrying.

“Recently, things on Water Blue Star have been a bit much, and Su Changqing couldn’t handle them alone, so I had to personally take care of a few… See, I came over as soon as I had free time and brought you two old geese to satisfy your craving.”

He said this while handing the bag holding salted goose to Master Liu, in a relaxed and carefree manner.

Seeing this, Ye Lin was somewhat dumbstruck.

If he hadn’t heard incorrectly, Immortal Master Pei had just addressed this man as “Sect Leader.”

“Could it be, this is the current Sect Leader of Tianyuan Sect… Then he…”

With this thought, Ye Lin’s heart became restless and excited.

Although the man’s actions were different from what he imagined of an Immortal.

But with the added identity of Tianyuan Sect’s Sect Leader, everything felt justified.

After all, he’s an Immortal, so this style is typical of an Immortal, not adhering to mundane customs, free and uninhibited.

And judging from his expression, he seems completely unfazed by the troops outside.

Does this mean his strength is sufficient to easily deal with them?

At that moment, Ye Lin thought of many things.

Not just him, but the newly joined Outer Disciples of Tianyuan Sect shared the same thought.

Like Ye Lin, many were seeing the Sect Leader for the first time and curiously observed him.

“You… I was just thinking whether to return and have Greedy Dragon contact you, but fortunately you came over directly, saving me the trip.”

Pei Laoliu sighed, then relaxedly smiled, taking the old goose handed over with a satisfied mood.

This period had suffocated him, missing the salted goose from his hometown for a while.

He only felt relaxed now, as if the burden was suddenly lighter.

Just wanting to find a place to sit, pour a little wine, and relish the old goose.

He trusted his grandson’s strength.

According to Old Greedy Dragon, this kid’s realm has already exceeded the Divinity Transformation Stage.

The Divinity Transformation Stage, what does that mean?

Before embarking on this cultivation path, Master Liu perhaps didn’t understand.

But as his own cultivation and knowledge grew, Pei Laoliu gradually grasped its terrifying nature.

The Heavenly Blood Worm wreaking havoc last here was merely in the Nascent Soul Stage.

But the Divinity Transformation Stage is a full two major realms higher!

A Nascent Soul Stage monster can easily destroy a city with a population of millions, so what about Zhang Xiaoman at the Divinity Transformation Stage?

Pei Laoliu dared not imagine.

At the very least, the troops outside shouldn’t be a problem.