Swoosh swoosh...
In White Cloud City, figures rushed up to the roofs of the pavilions from all directions. They raised their heads and looked in the direction of King Jing's Mansion.
"Hiss, this is…the condensation of the baleful aura of the military path?”
"This, blood qi soaring into the sky, what kind of army is this?”
"Is that the direction of King Jing's Mansion?"
As the last sentence fell, all the martial cultivators and spirit cultivators who were climbing up the mountain shut their mouths, the light in their eyes flickering.
"Pass down King Jing's order: Anyone who spreads rumors and causes trouble in White Cloud City will be beheaded! Anyone who uses force in the city will be beheaded!"
" King Jing Ling: ..."
“…….”
After seeing the might of the Tiger Guard Army, General Lu Tong was filled with confidence. He immediately read out the military order loudly. With his blood boiling, and all the generals and schools echoing him, there were soldiers stationed in the army who received the military order and passed down the orders.
Following that, the new military orders, including the tax regulations, were all posted in the city square and the main roads of the eastern and western markets.
After the order was passed down, Li Cunxiao waved his Yu King Spear. The 1,000 Tiger Guards were divided into five teams of 200 people each and began to patrol the streets.
Li Cunxiao personally led a team to patrol the most prosperous area of the Eastern City, which was also occupied by the various aristocratic families and sects.
They saw Li Cunxiao, who had a terrifying and unfathomable aura, and the armored soldiers who were following behind him. They were fully covered in black iron fish scale armor, armed with spears, shields, Tang swords at their waists, and strong crossbows at their sides. The weakest of them was in the Tendon Changing Realm.
In the Eastern City, the expressions of the masters of the aristocratic families and sects changed drastically.
As the Tiger Guards entered the Eastern City, the hundred soldiers Lu Tong had arranged for them also entered. Then, they delivered the documents written by the housekeepers to the shops, asking them to collect the taxes and fine.
And ordered them to be gathered within ten days.
Otherwise, they would all be killed!
Receiving these official documents with the seal of King Jing's residence, the faces of the various aristocratic families and sect deacons were extremely ugly.
However, when they thought about the hundreds of soldiers that had just passed by, although these deacons were angry, they did not dare to meddle. They even sent people to send off the messenger politely.
Not long after, golden eagles spread their wings and flew high from the various stations, carrying reports and official documents as they flew towards their respective main homes.
At this moment, they couldn't make the decision. They had to see the replies of the various families.
However, other than these people's eagles being able to fly freely.
The other eagles released by the Imperial Censorate's Black Knights were shot dead as soon as they took off.
……
Mount Shu, as one of the Four Great Holy Lands, was extremely tall. It was surrounded by clouds and was filled with spiritual energy. It felt like a paradise for immortals.
A golden eagle pierced through the clouds and descended. It was received by the disciple who was in charge of the mechanism and information. Then, he took out the secret letter bamboo tube and went to the main hall.
Not long after, the bell rang and the ten elders gathered in the main hall.
"Junior brothers, what should we do?”The Mount Shu Sect Master said calmly.
However, the aura that occasionally leaked out from his body made the ten great elders below know that their sect master was very angry about the matter in White Cloud City.
After reading the secret letter and official documents, the ten elders also fell into deep thought. Occasionally, some of them would exchange a few words.
Seeing that no one spoke, the fifth elder, who was in charge of Mount Shu's external affairs, said,"Sect Master Senior Brother, in my opinion, it's better to just give it to him.”
"Fifth Junior Brother, what do you mean by this?" The First Elder was the first to be dissatisfied. He turned his head and glared at him.
"Senior Brother Sect Leader, Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers!”Fifth Elder smiled bitterly and said,""Yuan Tiangang's people have already set their eyes on our disciples outside. Now that King Jing has given such an order, if we don't follow it, the sect might be fine, but the disciples outside the mountain…"
"They dare!" When the First Elder heard this, his expression changed drastically. He released his aura and his magic power surged.
"Senior Brother!" The Sect Leader spoke, and the Great Elder withdrew his magic power. Only then did the strong wind that had just blown in the hall stop.
"Fifth Junior Brother, do you mean that the Emperor has the intention to attack our Holy Land?”The sect leader frowned and asked the fifth elder.
"Reporting to Sect Leader Senior Brother, this matter happened too suddenly. I just received the message not long ago, so I'm not sure yet.”
"But combined with what happened in White Cloud City, I think the possibility is quite high.”
"You have to know that when Retired Emperor was in power, he thought of all kinds of methods to limit our development. Now that Li Shi Min has ascended the throne, it's not impossible for him to attack us.”
"Although it won't cause much damage to our sect for the time being, it's still not enough.”
"However, once the other party has a hold on us and sends an army to surround us, even if we keep our inheritance, our glory will be gone.”
"What if they do this again and again? Could it be that we can only retreat step by step? If we boil a frog in warm water like this, our Mount Shu will slowly be in danger of being overturned!”
The other elders also felt that First Elder's words made sense.
After all, if they took a step back this time, they would take another step back the next time. If there was no end to it, where would the reputation of Mount Shu go? The legacy of Mount Shu would also suffer a huge blow!
The sect leader also looked at Fifth Elder.
Among the people present, the Fifth Elder was the most intelligent and tactful. He was the person in charge of the external affairs of the entire Mount Shu Sect. Generally, he was the one who handled the matters outside the mountain gate.
The sect leader and the other elders also trusted him.
"Of course not." "The reason I said so is that I'll give it to you this time. It was also because the investigation required time.”
"However, the disciples stationed in White Cloud City do not have that much time.”
"Therefore, I have to give some gold, silver, medicinal herbs, and other things that are not considered much in exchange for enough time. We can also figure out what the emperor is thinking.”
"If he has an even more outrageous request, or if he really intends to attack us, the other three of the four Holy Lands will not stand idly by.”
"..." The sect leader was deep in thought. The other elders also looked over.
"Alright, we'll do as Fifth Junior says. If there was not enough gold and silver at the outpost, he would send someone to send it over. If there was not enough, he would use great medicines and precious medicines to offset it.”
"Fifth Junior Brother, quickly find out the Black Knights 'goal.”
"Understood, Junior Brother."
……
Other than Mount Shu, the Emei Sect, Wudang Sect, Titanium Temple, and the other top aristocratic families also received the secret letter.
This was because the Black Knights of the Imperial Censorate also took care of the disciples and clansmen of the sects and aristocratic families. In their bewilderment, they all chose to hand over the amount requested by King Jing first.
As for the other sects and aristocratic families that were not monitored by the Black Knights, after thinking about it, they could not afford to offend the Commandery Prince. Moreover, he was a prince.
Therefore, they all agreed and sent people to escort the gold and silver to White Cloud City.
Although the taxes were high, the penalties were also high.
However, to these sects and aristocratic families, the income of a city was not much.
Moreover, they did not always transship their goods at the White Cloud City station.
White Cloud City, King Jing Manor.
Li Lin smiled after reading Zhang Han's report.
"Seal off the news of the Black Knights for another fifteen days.”
"Here." Zhang Han cupped his hands, then paused and said,"" Young Master, do you want to…"
As he spoke, he made a gesture of cutting his throat.
"No need, just let them stay.”
"Yes."
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