Chapter 1278 - 1277: The Four City Lords
Chapter 1278 - 1277: The Four City Lords
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Thousand Dragon City, engulfed by ominous clouds, turbulent and rolling, amidst the storm, thousands of cultivators appear above the clouds.
It looks like an army, besieging the city, brimming with murderous intent.
All the cultivators within Thousand Dragon City have come out onto the streets, staring in astonishment at the thousands of cultivators in the sky.
They all furrow their brows, sensing an ominous foreboding, discussing incessantly: "Where have these cultivators come from?"
"What exactly do they intend to do?"
"Has the City Lord's Mansion and the other nine major families shown no reaction?"
Just then, amidst the storm in the sky, thousands of cultivators shout fiercely and descend directly upon Thousand Dragon City below.
Sword Light pierces the sky, Saint Qi streaks across heaven and earth, where Sword Light and Saint Qi strike, buildings shatter and topple in an instant, rolling dust rises, cultivators unable to escape in time are crushed beneath collapsing buildings, shedding blood and crying out in pain.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.
Several elderly figures with white hair lead groups of cultivators, swords in hand, diving down to kill whoever they see.
One by one, cultivators of Thousand Dragon City fall beneath the swords and blades of these powerful cultivalators who have suddenly attacked, blood spreads across the ground.
Thousands of invading cultivators launch an assault on Thousand Dragon City, cultivators fall one by one, buildings collapse, the entire city becomes a bloody hell, and after the slaughter, only devastation remains.
Streams of Qi rush from Thousand Dragon City towards the clouds in the sky.
In the sea of clouds, nearly a hundred cultivators are still visible, with Qin Ying, the City Lord of Panlong City, leading the group.
The two figures flying through the Qi streams are Qin Huang and Qin Jun, eldest and second sons of the Qin family.
"Father, City Lord Lu, City Lord Gongsun, City Lord Xu," Qin Huang and Qin Jun greet their father Qin Ying and the other three dignified and deeply powerful older figures with clasped fists.
These three elders are City Lord Gongsun Zhong of Liufeng City, City Lord Lu Shen of Qiushui City, and City Lord Xu Hong of Celestial Wind City.
Together with Qin Ying, the four City Lords are gathered.
"Huang, Jun, how's the situation?" Qin Ying asks his two sons.
Qin Huang replies, "Father, Lin Fei has already left Thousand Dragon City and entrusted it to the nine patriarchs, so I informed you to come and seize the city in one action."
Indeed, the four City Lords, leading thousands of cultivators, attacked Thousand Dragon City together, called forth by Qin Ying whom Qin Huang and Qin Jun informed after discovering Lin Fei had left Thousand Dragon City.
"Well, head straight to the City Lord's Mansion," cold glimmer flashes in Qin Ying's eyes.
"Yes, father."
Then, guided by Qin Huang and Qin Jun, the four city lords and hundreds of cultivators head towards the City Lord's Mansion.
Bang, bang, bang.
Screams are heard, as several white-haired elders who first storm into the City Lord's Mansion are suddenly struck and sent flying from the palace, landing heavily on the ground, vomiting up blood, unable to rise.
Among the injured white-haired elders who entered with them, faces of many cultivators change drastically!
The injured white-haired elders are confidants and butlers beside the four City Lords, each powerful at the fifth or sixth level of Saint Sect, extremely strong in their own right.
Yet now they are being cast out like sandbags, everyone recognizes how formidable the people inside the hall must be.
At this moment, nine elders step out from the hall, all imposing and stern, these are Ouyang Stone and Cheng He, among others, the nine patriarchs of Thousand Dragon City.
Behind them are numerous experts from the City Lord's Mansion, everyone staring sharply at the cultivators from the four Cultivation Cities outside.
Ouyang Stone's eyes blaze with angry flames as he looks at the cultivators outside and yells with fury, "Where the hell are you all from, daring to storm the City Lord's Mansion!"
"They are the Qin family from Panlong City, the Lu family from Qiushui City, the Xu family from Celestial Wind City, and the Gongsun family from Liufeng City, here today to destroy your Thousand Dragon City's City Lord's Mansion! Surrender quickly!" a cold voice suddenly comes from the sky.
Ouyang Stone looks up to find four dignified elders and hundreds of cultivators appearing in the air.
Indeed, the four elders in the air are none other than Qin Ying, Xu Hong, Gongsun Zhong, and Lu Shen, the four City Lords.
Ouyang Stone, as the head of the first-ranked among the nine families of Thousand Dragon City, naturally recognizes the four City Lords.
"Ah, it's City Lord Qin of Panlong City, City Lord Gongsun of Liufeng City, City Lord Lu of Qiushui City, and City Lord Xu of Celestial Wind City. I wonder what guidance the four City Lords might have in visiting us today?" Ouyang Stone asks while looking at the four City Lords in the sky.
Qin Ying coldly smiles, "Lin Fei killed my second brother Qin Jian, humiliated my sons Qin Fen and Qin Kai, and the Yuan family was inexplicably exterminated. We are here to settle the score with Lin Fei!"
"Get Lin Fei out here, did he kill my sons Gongsun Bin and Gongsun Hao?" Gongsun Zhong, dressed in a blue robe, thunders in a voice like thunder.
Although he knows Lin Fei is not in the City Lord's Mansion, he must put on a show.
Lu Shen and Xu Hong also shout together, "Lin Fei killed our sons, I want him to pay for it with blood!"
The nine patriarchs of Ouyang Stone's group don't know exactly what hatred Lin Fei has with Gongsun Zhong, Xu Hong, Lu Shen, but they are aware of Lin Fei's grudge with the Qin family.
Evidently, it was the Qin family that first captured several of Lin Fei's women and took them to Panlong City, so Lin Fei's retaliation against Qin Fen, Qin Kai, and Master Qin is not surprising.
But now Qin Ying is distorting the truth, ignoring right and wrong, making Ouyang Stone feel that whatever Lu Shen, Xu Hong, and Gongsun Zhong say about Lin Fei killing their sons must also be underhanded.
"Our City Lord Lin is not here; if you want to find them, you'll have to wait until the City Lord returns, and besides, aren't you afraid of inciting the wrath of the Celestial Saint from the Holy Dragon Realm by slaughtering widely in Thousand Dragon City?" Ouyang Stone looks at the four City Lords in the sky and sternly reminds them.
However, Qin Ying laughs, "Haha, Ouyang Stone, you want to bring up the Celestial Saint to scare us? Even if the Celestial Saint knew, after Lin Fei killed my brother and other three City Lords' sons, he wouldn't support Lin Fei."
Ouyang Stone's brow furrows; he cannot deny the truth in Qin Ying's words. The Celestial Saint has always shown no interest in conflicts among the various City Lords of the Holy Dragon Continent, as long as they do not threaten the Celestial Saint's dominance and position over the continent.
And consequently, with Lin Fei suddenly gaining four City Lord-level enemies, Ouyang Stone considers Lin Fei to be in grave danger.
"Ouyang Stone, you nine patriarchs listen up, I, Qin Ying, give you an opportunity: surrender to my Qin family, sever ties with Lin Fei, and summon Lin Fei back as we instruct," Qin Ying's gaze deepens in the sky as he says with threats, looking at Ouyang Stone and the nine patriarchs.
Anger lights up in the eyes of Ouyang Stone and the nine patriarchs as they clench their fists; they certainly will not betray Lin Fei.
"Sorry, we cannot agree to your demands!" Ouyang Stone confidently meets the gaze while looking at the four City Lords in the sky and speaks word by word.
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