"This door lock is not easy to open!"
Elder Shi looked at the tightly locked door and said, "I know this lock. It's made of Emperor Alloy. Once this lock is closed, unless the Sword Pavilion Master comes personally, this door will never be opened."
"Only Lu Xihua can open the door?"
Sword Immortal Ling Xu's brows furrowed. "Why didn't you say anything when you sent her away two days ago? Now that we can't open the door to the Sword Pavilion, isn't this a big problem?
Do we have to invite Lu Xihua back? "
"What?
Lu Xihua was sent away by them? "
Hearing Sword Immortal Ling Xu's words, Guhan finally understood why Lu Xihua was nowhere to be seen. So Lu Xihua was sent away by these people.
But why was Lu Xihua sent away by them?
And where did they send Lu Xihua? Was Lu Xihua's life in danger?
Thinking of this, Guhan was extremely anxious. He wanted nothing more than to jump out and ask these questions. However, Guhan resisted this urge and continued to hide in front of the surveillance camera. He wanted to see what else these two people were talking about.
Because if Guhan forced them, these people definitely wouldn't tell Guhan the real answer. At the very least, they would hide some things.
Only as a bystander, when their guard was at its lowest, would he be able to hear the real answer.
"We lost contact with Mu Xue and the others yesterday. They should have entered the forest in Sichuan by now. The quantum communication signal in that area isn't very good. We can only wait until they leave Gansu and reach the Middle East. Then we can use the Jerusalem base to restore communication. This will take at least three days. Within three days, we probably won't be able to contact Mu Xue and the sword spirit, let alone bring Lu Xihua back." Shi Jueyuan gritted his teeth.
"Then what do we do?"
Hearing Shi Jueyuan's words, Sword Immortal Ling Xu was instantly enraged. "Not only is there a Flood Level Giant Dragon that popped out of nowhere, but according to the news from Fort Yue Yang, the Heavenly Court, the Palace of Martyrs, and the League of Legends under Yuan Kou are all very active. They are gathering around Yuzhang City. When these hundred thousand Yuan Kou have gathered, Yuzhang City will be destroyed.
"It's exactly as I speculated. Once the super dimensional defense system at the periphery of Yuzhang City is breached, the forces of the Yuan bandits are all on the move. They are ready to organize a coalition army to destroy Yuzhang City!
Hearing Sword Immortal Ling Xu's description of the situation in Yuzhang City, Guhan couldn't help but clench his fists.
"I know!
Chairman of the Sword Council, I know the situation facing Yuzhang City better than you do. Just the giant dragon's attack is enough to overwhelm the core's dimensional barrier system. In two days at most, the core's dimensional barrier system will be destroyed. When that time comes, we will have to face a sea of Yuan Kou and Flood Level Yuan Kou. The destruction of Yuzhang City is a foregone conclusion.
Therefore, our top priority is to evacuate all the Sword Emperor Family members, the swordbearers and their families, and the Sword Ladies in the Sword Pavilion, "Shi Jueyuan said.
"These guys …" Hearing Shi Jueyuan's words, Guhan felt a surge of anger in his heart. The core's dimensional barrier system could still hold out, and Yuzhang City still had a chance to continue fighting. However, Shi Jueyuan was already planning to escape. He even shamelessly placed the Sword Emperor Family members in front of everyone. Clearly, he planned to let the Sword Emperor Family be the first to escape. After all, the first to escape had the highest chance of success.
Moreover, Shi Jueyuan had never mentioned the word "ordinary people". Clearly, in Shi Jueyuan's mind, he had already given up on the forty million ordinary people in Yuzhang City. He only planned to escape with the swordbearers and their families.
"What about the ordinary people?"
Compared to Shi Jueyuan, Sword Immortal Ling Xu still maintained the most basic conscience of a swordbearer. He considered the lives of the forty million ordinary people in Yuzhang City.
"That can't be helped. We've already tried our best …" Shi Jueyuan spread his hands. "The swordbearers are the most important capital of Yuzhang City. The ordinary people don't matter. If they die, they die.
When Yuzhang City is rebuilt, we can migrate a group of people from Yan Jing City.
I remember that Yan Jing City's Seventh Ring Road is almost full. If we help them relieve some of the population, it will be in line with Yan Jing City's wishes. It's not a big deal. "
"You vicious guy … You actually plan to give up the lives of forty million people!" Even Sword Immortal Ling Xu couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Shi Jueyuan's words.
"Even if I don't give up, they will still die here!"
Shi Jueyuan probably felt that saying such words was very shameless, so he tried to explain himself. "We're running for our lives. It's not like Yuzhang City hasn't been attacked before.
At that time, it was because those sword bearers were too pedantic and insisted on bringing the ordinary people with them to escape. As a result, they were constantly attacked by Yuankou along the way. In the end, when they escaped to Yan Jing City, only 1/10 of them were left.
"If all the swordbearers escape together and don't have to worry about protecting the ordinary people, I believe that at least two-thirds of the swordbearers can be saved. Sword Immortal Ling Xu, you're the savior of all the swordbearers.
As long as the swordbearers can survive, your base will not be affected, and Yuzhang City can be rebuilt more quickly … Moreover, those ordinary people might be safer in the underground shelter. There's enough food there for them to use for three years. As long as we retake the city after three years, there might be far more than a tenth of the ordinary people left alive! "
"This …" Sword Immortal Ling Xu pondered for a while. "Forget it. You're from Yuzhang City, and you don't care, I'm from Los Angeles. Why should I care?
You can arrange for the retreat. "
Guhan didn't think that he would witness such a shameless scene.
The forty million people of Yuzhang City had been thrown underground by these two guys with a few words.
These guys made it sound good, saying that they could retake the city after three years.
But they didn't look at history. Which time in history didn't Yuzhang City rest in Yan Jing City for more than ten years, and only after they produced an Emperor Sword level swordbearer did they have the ability to retake Yuzhang City?
Based on the current situation, with just these idiots and without Guhan, Yuzhang City wouldn't be able to be rebuilt even after another thirty years. By then, the ordinary people underground would all starve to death in the underground shelter.
And in history, every time Yuzhang City retreated, it was all humans who fought together until the end. Then, the ordinary people and the swordbearers would support each other all the way to Yan Jing City to recuperate.
Of course, Guhan knew what kind of pain and suffering one had to go through to escape from Yuzhang City to Yan Jing City.
The first time Yuzhang City was attacked, no less than ten million people escaped. In the end, only seven hundred thousand people reached Yan Jing City.
The second time, twelve million people were reduced to one million. The third time, fourteen million people were reduced to nine hundred thousand. Each time, more than ninety percent of the ordinary people died or were injured, and more than seventy percent of the swordbearers died or were injured. This was a song of blood and tears in Yuzhang City.
Guhan admitted that if he let the swordbearers escape alone and didn't care about the lives of the ordinary people, the death rate of the swordbearers would not exceed thirty percent. If they were lucky, more than ninety percent of the swordbearers would be able to escape to Yan Jing City safely. From a certain perspective, this was indeed the right choice. This was because the swordbearers were indeed more important than the ordinary people.
But this way, the people of Yuzhang City would completely lose faith. Even if the population of Yan Jing City exploded, it was likely that no ordinary people would be willing to follow the swordbearers who had given up the lives of the ordinary people to rebuild Yuzhang City.
Even if the swordbearers of Yuzhang City remembered that they had relied on the lives of forty million people to survive, they would probably feel a deep sense of guilt in their hearts. They would completely lose their recognition of Yuzhang City.
When the swordbearers of Yuzhang City lost faith and the ordinary people were unwilling to return to Yuzhang City, there would be no possibility of rebuilding Yuzhang City. Not only would Yuzhang City disappear forever, but it would also become a symbol of shame in the history of Hua Xia. People would use history to tell their descendants that the swordbearers of Yuzhang City were a group of shameless people who gave up the lives of forty million ordinary people to save their own lives.
"I can't be soft-hearted anymore."
Gu Han secretly made a decision in his heart. People like Shi Jueyuan can no longer stay in Yuzhang City. Otherwise, Yuzhang City's eternal reputation will be destroyed in one day.
While Guhan was making up his mind, the conversation between Shi Jueyuan and Sword Immortal Ling Xu was still going on.
"The most important thing for us right now is to take away the Sword Maidens from the Sword Pavilion. They are the true foundation of Yuzhang City. Without them, Yuzhang City will really lose all hope of rebuilding.
We must open the gates of the Sword Pavilion, "Sword Immortal Ling Xu said firmly.
"Didn't I say that without Lu Xihua, this lock can't be opened at all?" Shi Jueyuan said with a pained expression.
"If you can't open it, then smash it!
If you can't smash it, then break the wall! "
A hint of viciousness flashed across Sword Immortal Ling Xu's face. "This lock is made from Imperial Alloy. Could it be that these walls are also made from Imperial Alloy?
I can break the wall with one swing of my sword. When that happens, I can just go in and take away the Sword Maidens. What's the point of caring about this lock?
"You want to break the wall … How can you do that … This is a historical site and symbol of Yuzhang City that has existed for over seven hundred years. Even when Yuzhang City was conquered, the Sword Pavilion remained unscathed. How can you break the wall and enter?!"
Unexpectedly, Shi Jueyuan was starting to understand the need to protect the cultural relics and the symbol of Yuzhang City.
"At a time like this, who cares about the cultural relics and historical sites? Please make way for me!"
Sword Immortal Ling Xu couldn't be bothered to say anything more to Shi Jueyuan. He walked directly to a wall beside the gates of the Sword Pavilion and slashed at it with a burst of sword intent.
This wall that had been built seven hundred years ago naturally couldn't withstand the attack of a Sword Immortal. Dust flew into the air and a huge hole appeared in the wall of the Sword Pavilion.
"I'll take care of all the Sword Maidens!
I'll protect the safety of these Sword Maidens! "
Sword Immortal Ling Xu rushed into the Sword Pavilion impatiently. He was determined to control all the Sword Maidens in his hands.
These Sword Maidens could be said to be the most precious wealth of Yuzhang City. They were also the foundation of whether or not Yuzhang City could be rebuilt.
If Yuzhang City could be rebuilt, then so be it. However, after hearing Shi Jueyuan's plan, Sword Immortal Ling Xu came to a sudden realization. Yuzhang City would probably never be rebuilt again.
If that was the case, then he had to control the Sword Maidens. When the rebuilding of Yuzhang City failed, these Sword Maidens could naturally enter the Sword Pavilion in Los Angeles … After all, Sword Immortal Ling Xu was from Los Angeles!