"Don't be in such a hurry. Now that there's an Elder Council member, we have to fill it, right?" Yang Dingtian smiled.
Yang Yan's face twitched. Even with his shrewdness, he couldn't help but immediately fall out.
However, he still suppressed his anger and smiled. "Then according to the City Lord's opinion, who should this Elder Council member be given to?"
Yang Dingtian looked at Ximen Lie and said, "Big Brother, in the past two months, have you been managing the internal affairs of Cloud Heaven City?"
Ximen Lie said, "I have not managed it. Cloud Heaven City's defense and military affairs have made me too busy. I really can't divert my attention to manage the internal affairs."
Yang Dingtian asked, "Then how is Cloud Heaven City's order?"
"Very orderly." Ximen Lie said.
Yang Dingtian looked at Ximen Ju and asked, "Second Brother, you have also been the Internal Affairs Chief. What do you think of Cloud Heaven City's order?"
Ximen Ju's charred face twitched and said, "Very good."
"How is it compared to you being the Chief?" Yang Dingtian asked.
No matter how scheming Yang Yan was, he couldn't hold it in anymore and said, "Alright, City Lord, you don't have to beat around the bush.
This old man recommends Mu Liancheng to be Cloud Heaven City's Internal Affairs Chief and add an Elder Council member. "
"Oh, since the Grand Elder has said so, then so be it."
Yang Dingtian said indifferently, "Uncle Mu, from today onwards, you will be Cloud Heaven City's Internal Affairs Chief and also an Elder Council member. Thank Grand Elder Yang Yan."
Mu Liancheng went forward and bowed to Yang Yan. "Mu Liancheng thanks Grand Elder!"
Yang Yan almost vomited blood and nodded. Then, he looked at Yang Dingtian and asked, "City Lord, what does the City Lord have to say about sending troops to rescue Rose Manor?"
Yang Dingtian muttered to himself and didn't say anything.
Yang Yan went forward and pushed open the door of Cloud Heaven Hall.
Outside, it was densely packed with Cloud Heaven City's disciples.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Yang Dingtian.
Yang Yan immediately knelt down in front of Yang Dingtian and spoke loudly, "Rose Manor's Li Zhongjian is the only vassal in the territory that has pledged loyalty.
If we don't even save him, Cloud Sky City will completely lose the hearts of the people. We will never be able to restore the dissension and discord in the thousands of miles of territory.
The hundreds of years of foundation of their ancestors were about to be completely destroyed.
Yang Yan will definitely send troops to Rose Mountain Villa! "
Immediately after, Yan Bieli, Yang Zheng, Ximen Ju, and the others all knelt down.
"We implore City Lord Yang Dingtian to send troops to save Rose Manor and repel the barbarian bandits." Everyone shouted in unison.
At the same time, on the square, thousands of warriors and disciples knelt down in unison.
"I beg the City Lord to send troops to save Rose Villa!"
The cheers of a few thousand people shook the earth.
If Yang Dingtian did not respond, he was afraid that the people would lose their support.
Yang Dingtian took a deep breath and said in a loud voice, "Alright, I'll give the official order. Send troops to the Rose Villa and eliminate the barbarian thieves!"
"The City Lord is wise!" Yang Yan exclaimed.
Outside, thousands of warriors and Cloud Sky City disciples were shouting.
"City Lord, you mustn't." Ximen Lie and Mu Liancheng exclaimed.
"This matter shall be decided." Yang Dingtian spoke resolutely and decisively.
Yang Yan continued to speak loudly, "The City Lord has just ascended the throne, and many of the feudal vassals within a thousand miles are unconvinced.
This old man implore the City Lord to personally be the Commander-in-Chief and send troops to the Rose Villa. Your might will definitely spread far and wide! "
"Alright!" Yang Dingtian yelled out, "I, Yang Dingtian, will personally be the Commander-in-Chief and eliminate the barbarian thieves!"
"Long live the City Lord!
Long live the City Lord! "
In an instant, the square was in an uproar as cheers shook the sky!
…
They closed the doors and continued with the discussion!
Yang Dingtian said, "It has been decided that I will personally lead the expedition. Next, let's discuss how many troops to send.
How many of the Elder Council's members will follow me to the expedition? "
"This old man is willing to follow the City Lord to the expedition!" Yang Yan yelled out.
"This subordinate is also willing to follow the City Lord to the expedition."
…
In an instant, Yan Bieli, Yang Zheng, Ximen Ju, and the others all stepped out and were willing to follow Yang Dingtian to the Rose Villa.
"Alright!" Yang Dingtian laughed loudly and said, "I order Mu Liancheng and Ximen Lie to guard the Cloud Heaven City.
The rest of the elders will follow me to the expedition! "
Once these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed.
Ximen Lie immediately knelt down and yelled out, "I implore the City Lord to allow me to follow you to the expedition."
Yang Yan and Ximen Ju were astonished as well. Yang Dingtian actually only brought along Jiao Liao and Madam Ximen to the expedition.
This meant that he only had two Martial Supreme experts to protect him. Furthermore, without Ximen Lie, he didn't have anyone who knew how to lead the troops.
Was this Yang Dingtian courting death?
He actually brought along Ximen Ju and Yang Yan's troops, as well as seven to eight Martial Supreme experts.
When the time came, there would be no need for Qin Huaiyu's experts to make a move. Just these seven to eight Martial Supreme experts would be enough to kill Yang Dingtian.
Yang Dingtian continued, "As for the dispatch of troops!
I will lead a thousand Cloud Heaven City guards. Ximen Ju will lead two thousand Black Blood Castle troops. Grand Elder Yang Yan, please use your fastest speed to contact all the feudal vassals in the Cloud Heaven City territory to dispatch troops. These feudal vassals must dispatch at least five thousand troops.
Yang Zheng, you will lead two thousand Abyss Cavalry troops.
Our ten thousand troops will split into four groups and march towards the Rose Manor. We will definitely annihilate the barbarian bandits! "
"Understood!" Yang Yan and the others yelled out as their eyes lit up!
This Yang Dingtian was truly afraid that he would die too slowly. He actually only brought a thousand troops while the remaining nine thousand troops were all enemies with ulterior motives.
Even if one was courting death, they wouldn't do it the way Yang Dingtian did.
"Alright, since it has been decided, then let's get to work."
Yang Dingtian said, "Grand Elder, use your fastest speed to gather the armies of the feudal vassals in the territory.
Ximen Ju, immediately go and reorganize the Black Blood Castle troops. After reorganizing, you will be the vanguard and march towards the Rose Manor in advance.
Yang Zheng, you will ride the winged cavalry to the Abyss Castle and lead two thousand Abyss Cavalry troops to march towards the Rose Manor from the west!
Nine days later, we will meet at the Rose Manor and surround the barbarian bandits! "
"Yes!" Everyone yelled out in unison.
Afterward, everyone immediately left the Cloud Heaven Grand Hall and Cloud Heaven City and headed towards the Black Blood Castle and the Abyss Castle respectively!
…
Amidst the cheers of countless people, Yang Dingtian led Ximen Lie, Madam Ximen, Mu Liancheng, and Jiao Liao back to the small building.
"Little Tian, are you crazy?"
Madam Ximen finally couldn't hold it in and yelled out, "Everyone can see that it is a trap for you to lead the troops to the Rose Manor. Not only did you go, but you only brought a thousand troops and left Ximen Lie, who is the best at fighting, in Cloud Heaven City.
At that time, the nine thousand troops around you will all be your enemies.
At that time, you will only have two to three thousand men from the Rose Manor. How can you block the enemy's ten thousand men? You will die there. "
Yang Dingtian looked outside and said, "Yanyan, where is Long 'er?"
"Oh, she is in the Clothing and Hat Pavilion making a battle robe for my husband." Yanyan replied.
Yang Dingtian looked at everyone and said, "No, at that time, I will only have a thousand men around me. Or even less than a thousand men.
The three thousand men from the Rose Manor will definitely not be my allies. They will only be my enemies! "
Everyone present exclaimed.
The Rose Manor was an enemy?
How could it be?
Li Zhongjian was one of the only forces that knelt down and pledged loyalty to Yang Dingtian.
"That's right. Li Zhongjian is the only one that knelt down and pledged loyalty to me. But why?" Yang Dingtian asked.
Ximen Lie said, "Isn't it because City Lord Ximen once saved Li Zhongjian's life?"
"That's right. City Lord Ximen did save his life.
However, City Lord Ximen saved his life when he was in a desperate situation. Furthermore, City Lord Ximen made him lose more than half of his territory and split his territory into three.
This caused him to go from being the number one force to being the number three force. "
Yang Dingtian continued, "Furthermore, he was the only one that knelt down and pledged loyalty to me not because Uncle Ximen once saved his life, but because he was the closest to the Sunset Mountains."
"If that's the case, then you should bring more troops and more experts," Ximen Lie said.
"No, not only will I not bring more troops, but I will also bring troops that are not under my direct control. Isn't there an old army in Cloud Sky City that is loyal to the Yang family? I will bring them there," Yang Dingtian said.
"You can't!"
Ximen Lie exclaimed. "That way, you will be even more alone. At that time, it will really be disastrous."
"That's right. This time, I will be stepping into the biggest trap. All the forces in Cloud Sky City that oppose me will gather at the Rose Villa, including all the hidden forces of the Northwest Qin City in Cloud Sky City. They will all gather at the Rose Villa with only one goal, and that is to use the Sunset Mountains as an excuse to kill me," Yang Dingtian said.
Everyone's expression changed. If that was the case, then why did Yang Dingtian still step into the trap?!
"I clearly know that this is a trap, so why did I still step into it?" Yang Dingtian said. "Because I don't have time!
I don't have the time to clean up the rebel forces in Cloud Sky City bit by bit.
Our progress is already very fast. Within two months, we have almost taken control of the entire Cloud Sky City.
However, it is still not enough. It is far from enough.
What about Black Blood Castle?
Abyss Castle?
There is still Cloud Sky City's thousand-mile territory. At this rate, I won't be able to do anything else for the next few years. It won't be enough even if I use all my effort and energy to clean up Cloud Sky City.
However, we don't have many years left.
Qin Qiqi is like a hot knife through butter in the Southwest Continent. In a few months, his 100,000 strong army will sweep through my Cloud Sky City with a destructive force.
By then, my Cloud Sky City will definitely be smashed into pieces! "
"Therefore, I want to completely clean up Cloud Sky City in the shortest time possible.
Kill Yang Yan, Ximen Ju, Yang Zheng, Yan Bieli, Tang Bozhao, Zuo Boning, and all the other rebel forces.
Wipe out all the rebels within Cloud Sky City's thousand-mile territory.
Unify Cloud Sky City's thousand-mile territory in the shortest time possible. I want to completely clean up Cloud Sky City's thousand-mile territory in the shortest time possible, "Yang Dingtian said loudly.
All of a sudden, everyone present was completely stunned!
Yang Yan and the others had set up a huge trap just to kill Yang Dingtian alone.
However, Yang Dingtian had resolutely stepped into the trap and used himself as bait to lure out all the rebel forces. He actually wanted to turn around and eliminate all the enemies.
It was no wonder that Yang Dingtian ordered Ximen Ju to bring out all the Black Blood Castle's army and ordered Yang Yan to summon all the elite troops within Cloud Sky City's territory.
He ordered Yang Zheng to mobilize most of the Abyss Castle's army.
"This, how is this possible?" Madam Ximen said, "Little Tian, I have always believed in you.
However, this matter isn't like cultivating martial arts where miracles can happen.
This time, you only brought me and Jiao Liao. With just the three of us, you want to defeat dozens of Revered Martial Artists and tens of thousands of soldiers.
It's impossible to wipe out all the rebels. "
Ximen Lie said, "If the City Lord wants to settle it with a single battle, then we will bring all the troops under our direct command.
Your direct command has four thousand men, Cloud Sky City's disciples who support you have five thousand men, Cloud Sky City's garrison has two thousand men, and the surrounding four castles have three thousand men. In total, there are more than ten thousand men.
We will have a decisive battle at Rose Villa! "
"No!" Yang Dingtian said, "Why should I mobilize all the Black Blood Castle's army?
Why should I mobilize all the troops of the Abyss Castle? Why should I mobilize all the troops of the vassals in the territory?
It is to clear out Black Blood Castle and the Abyss Castle so that our troops can use the fastest speed to take down Black Blood Castle.
Otherwise, if we fight normally, who knows how long it will take to take down these two castles. "
"However, you are too weak. It is impossible to win," Ximen Lie said straightforwardly.
"That's right."
Yang Dingtian said, "So I can't be alone. I need an extremely powerful ally who can wipe out all these rebels."
"Who is that ally?" Madam Ximen asked, "Could it be Dongfang Bingling?"
"Of course not," Yang Dingtian said, "I definitely can't let her help with this kind of thing. She also won't do it.
That powerful ally is someone else. It is not convenient for me to say it now. "
"However, I feel that you are still taking too much of a risk," Ximen Lie said, "You are related to the entire Cloud Sky City. You can't take such a risk."
"However, I don't have time. I have to completely stabilize the situation in Cloud Sky City and then go out to cultivate.
To me, the most important thing is still to cultivate and become strong. The Mystic Vein Essence that is hard to come by in thousands of years is about to mature. I can't miss it. Therefore, I have to solve Cloud Sky City's crisis in the shortest time possible, "Yang Dingtian said.
Madam Ximen looked at Yang Dingtian. "Then, what are your chances of winning?"
"Right now, I don't even have a 10% chance of winning."
Yang Dingtian said, "However, I have to meet someone. If I can successfully persuade her, then I have an 80% chance of winning. I can wipe out all the rebels in Cloud Sky City in one fell swoop."
"Who is that person?" Madam Ximen asked.
…
Yang Dingtian and Yanyan came to Cloud Sky City's dungeon. The person he wanted to meet was an extremely powerful demon beast, the Nine-Tailed Mystic Fox Demon!
Back then, Ximen Wuya teamed up with Dongfang Minmie and a few other experts to capture this demon fox that was close to a thousand years old. They also used a formation to imprison her.
"Rumble …" With a loud sound, two stone doors that were more than a meter thick slowly opened. A gust of hot air suddenly came out, almost burning the hair on their bodies.
In front of them was an incomparably huge cave. A piece of stone stretched out from the wall of the cave, forming a platform that was more than ten meters long and three meters wide.
Below the platform was a bottomless abyss. At the bottom of the abyss was fiery red magma, with sparks shooting up from time to time.
The entire platform was the only place where they could stand. If they fell, they would definitely be smashed into pieces.
Dozens of meters in front of the platform, a two-meter square iron cage was suspended in mid-air. It was neither up nor down.
Inside the iron cage, the peerless fox demon Yao Rao was imprisoned here.
"Yao Rao, I'm here to see you again," Yanyan said.
Yao Rao raised her head, revealing an extremely beautiful face. Just by opening her eyes, she could hook everyone's soul away.
Even though Yang Dingtian had already seen Yao Rao before, he couldn't help but be stunned as his mind swayed.
Her long and narrow eyes shot out a soul-sucking radiance from her dark green pupils.
Her entire face was very long and sharp. Her nose was very high, but it was also long and sharp.
Her blood-red lips were plump and alluring.
This wasn't the face of a typical beauty. Instead, it was the face of a fox. However, when put together, it formed an unparalleled impact. It was absolutely capable of causing the downfall of a country and its people.
This Yao Rao was indeed a demon fox that was close to a thousand years old. No matter if it was her beauty or her charm, she surpassed Qin Mengli. She even surpassed Dugu Fengwu's disguise as Third Lady Gongsun.
"Little girl, you're finally willing to come and see me."
Yao Rao spoke in a delicate voice, "I know that many things have happened in Cloud Heaven City. However, even though I'm down here, no one actually came to disturb me.
Oh right, that little man beside you. Is he the little fool that wasn't even a Martial Disciple two years ago?
What's his cultivation now? "
Yao Rao's beautiful eyes focused as she stared at Yang Dingtian.
"Ah …" Immediately after, Yao Rao cried out in surprise, "Oh my god, you actually broke through to Revered Martial Artist?
In less than two years, you broke through to Revered Martial Artist from an Enlightener?
Are you even human? I think you're not some kind of demonic beast's incarnation, right?
Perhaps only the Naga race's possession could create such a miracle! "
Yao Rao's beautiful eyes widened to the extreme. Her beautiful eyes revealed an inconceivable radiance as she spoke in a delicate voice, "Even if you completely devoured Yanyan and her mother's Xuan Qi, you still wouldn't be able to reach Revered Martial Artist."
"What nonsense are you talking about?
Yao Rao, I'm going to get angry. "
Yanyan said, "Not only did my husband not devour my Xuan Qi, he even healed my Xuan Meridians."
"Impossible!" Yao Rao said, "No one in this world can heal your Xuan Meridians!"
"It's just an energy black hole. It can be cured," Yang Dingtian said.
"You also know about energy black holes? Have you been to the Celestial Red Sea?" Yao Rao asked in surprise.
"Of course!" Yang Dingtian said.
Yao Rao sucked in a breath of cold air as she looked at Yang Dingtian, "I can see that a Cloud Heaven City Lord who is even more heaven defying than Ximen Wuya has appeared.
Perhaps, a Cloud Heaven City is already unable to keep you here. "
Then, Yao Rao said, "Alright, speak. Why are you looking for me?"
Yang Dingtian said, "Madam Yao Rao, may I ask what your cultivation level is when you transform into human form?"
"Intermediate Master," Yao Rao said, "Not even one-tenth of my Demonic Beast form."
"It's enough."
Yang Dingtian said, "I want to let you go. I want you to go with me to Rose Villa and kill some people!"
"Alright …" Yao Rao said in a delicate voice, "But you have to do two things first. Moreover, you can't do either of them."
"What are they?" Yang Dingtian asked.
"The first thing is to undo this formation that's trapping me."
Yao Rao said, "This formation was set up by several Great Master level experts. With your Revered Martial cultivation, you can't open it."
"Then what's the second thing?" Yang Dingtian asked.
"The second thing is to make me pregnant and stabilize my human form. Otherwise, once the formation is undone, I will immediately turn into a Demonic Beast and completely lose my mind. At that time, the entire Cloud Heaven City will be destroyed," Yao Rao said.
Suddenly, Yang Dingtian was shocked!
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