Chapter 2111: Forced Signature

Lu Zhenxian immediately shouted: "I'm here, everything's fine!"

Lu Qingbin saw the situation inside the mansion, and the worry in his heart finally eased, laughing openly: "Uncle, there are many armored soldiers hidden in your mansion."

Lu Zhenxian's eyelids also twitched twice. This big brother hiding so many armored soldiers in the mansion has only one purpose:

Mo Shubai guessed correctly, Lu Zhensheng really wants to take him down, forcing his son to submit!

Now it's Lu Zhensheng's turn to have his heart pounding wildly, staring at Lu Zhenxian angrily: "What do you mean by this?"

Lu Feiyan spat on the ground: "If you want to fight, do it early, don't wait until you can't argue before throwing punches, it'll be too late!"

"Big brother, you are after all the chief of Bailie." Lu Zhenxian took out a letter from his bosom, spread it flat on the table: "A plea for help to the Cangyan State, still needs you to sign and seal it."

These brothers acted on their own to request aid from Cangyan State, and even want to drag him in? Lu Zhensheng's heart jumped with anger: "Absurd! You keep saying it's for Bailie, why can't three people handle three people's tasks?"

"Once this is done, all of Bailie will be saved, big brother, aren't you the biggest beneficiary?" Lu Zhenxian smiled broadly on his face, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Our Lu family shares honor and disgrace together, big brother, hurry up and sign, also saving everyone's time."

After saying the last few words, the guards behind him all had their hands on their sword hilts, the threatening intent obvious without words.

They didn't come today to plead, nor even to negotiate.

This plea for help, Lu Zhensheng must sign whether he wants to or not!

Lu Zhensheng and his father exchanged a glance, both knowing they wouldn't come out well today.

"How long will it take for the Cangyan State army to reach the Bailie front?"

Lu Qingbin said without changing expression: "The Emperor has already sent word, soon."

The original words were: within seven days they will arrive.

It can be seen that the Dragon God Army has long been sharpening its weapons and feeding its horses, only waiting for the Emperor's order.

Lu Zhensheng snorted, took over the letter and examined it word by word. The content of this letter is quite concise, basically only two parts: one is seeking aid from the Nine Abyss Emperor, the other is stating conditions, as long as Cangyan State successfully helps Bailie repel the enemy, Bailie will henceforth offer supreme tribute.

Besides this, there truly are no hidden clauses or traps.

Lu Qing'an said softly: "Father, just sign it first."

When under someone else's eaves, one must bow one's head.

The servant brought brush and ink, Lu Zhensheng raised his brush, signed his name in a few strokes and stamped the seal, coldly saying: "Done?"

Lu Zhenxian took over the letter, carefully blew the ink dry, then folded it and put it back in his bosom, smiling broadly: "Perfect! It's getting late, we dare not disturb big brother's meal, farewell!"

With this letter, it is Bailie that first seeks aid from Cangyan State, and Cangyan State sending troops to Bailie is a righteous act, not a sudden intrusion.

Now the brothers are like fire and water, Lu Zhenxian's purpose in visiting this time has already been achieved, he doesn't want to stay a moment longer.

Walking out of the chief's mansion, he still turned back to glance once, silently cursing:

Virtue does not match position!

The three brothers walked out of the Lu mansion, the knife at Lu Zhensheng's neck was only then withdrawn. Those people lowered their heads again, blending into the retinue of the three Lu brothers.

After they left, Lu Zhensheng returned to the room, the more he thought, the more ashamed and angry he became, grabbing the paperweight on the table and smashing it hard onto the ground.

"Damn, they want to drag me down even at death's door!"

Lu Qing'an comforted him: "You should first memorialize to King Mu Wang Ting before the Mu State army arrives, Mu Emperor understands reason, will certainly not blame us. If the Dragon God Army can repel the Ya State army, that's also great for us! They will eventually retreat back to Mu State territory, then we can settle the score with Sixth Uncle and them."

That's all we can do. Lu Zhensheng sighed, picked up brush and paper again.

On this side, the three Lu brothers withdrew from the chief's mansion, also letting out a long breath, only then feeling cold sweat all over their backs.

They actually managed to take down the eldest Lu, using both threats and inducements!

Lu Zhuyuan couldn't help but wryly smile: "This is forcing us to walk a dark path to the end."

No retreat left.

Lu Zhenxian had long planned to open up, after this matter he feels even more relaxed: "Come, let's all live at my place, my house is big!"

To prevent being picked off one by one in retaliation, the three Lu brothers will live together today, the families of Lu Er and Lu San will all move to Lu Liu's house.

With Lu Qingbin's troops guarding day and night, before the Dragon God Grand Army arrives, there likely won't be any more trouble.

After returning to the mansion, Lu Zhenxian then looked toward those behind him:

"Do you want to stay, or return to the Emperor?"

The one who just held the knife to Lu Zhensheng's neck was indeed Luo Xie.

Today's major plan cannot afford failure. The Nine Abyss Emperor feared Lu's subordinates lacked talent, delaying his own plans, so he simply sent Luo Xie and other capable hands over.

Luo Xie smiled and said: "The Emperor wants us to guard here until the matter is accomplished."

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Has the eastern part of Mu State really encountered disaster?

Indeed.

But for the locals, the scale of the mudslide is not large, only burying two villages, and because of prior warning, over half the villagers evacuated in advance.

Another three towns suffered damage.

Therefore, General Lu's relief effort is relatively easy, sending troops past mainly to maintain local law and order, to prevent looting and fighting.

After the great disaster, security incidents keep occurring. That town still resides a meritorious elder, cannot let him be robbed.

However, General Lu also left a detachment of sentries, scouting Bailie's movements.

He clearly knows in his heart, once the situation changes, Mu State is very likely to dispatch him anytime to turn back and fight.

The previous few times sentries returned, after Mu troops withdrew, Ya State troops were overjoyed, launched a large-scale offensive. The Bailie Lu siblings and several officers led troops to resist, unfortunately outnumbered, only managed to hold Bailie's center and southern region, other areas were affected by war.

Bailie also knows it's hard to defend, so simply contracted forces, only guarding the core area.

"Looks like they want to wage a protracted war." In General Lu's view, Bailie definitely cannot beat Ya State, this is also a helpless move. Holding their own core heartland, waiting for Mu State to free up hands, then go help them repel the enemy and relieve troubles.

However, Ya State's offensive this time is mighty in scale and unprecedented in intensity, General Lu seriously doubts Bailie can hold out how long.

Speaking again, if even Bailie's capital were looted clean by Ya State, Mu State would also lose face.

Bailie has always paid tribute as a vassal to Mu State, the subordinate relationship is very clear, everyone knows it is taken under Mu State's wings.

Ya State's large-scale offensive against Bailie is just to slap Mu State in the face. If Mu State can endure this, it's inevitable that neighboring states will look down on it.

So General Lu judged that his return to the Bailie battlefield would not be long in coming.

"That young general of the Lu family is a pity." That arrow was too accurate—shooting anyone would not have provoked the Yak King's anger like this.

But before dawn the next morning, the avian monster scouts sent back a red-head emergency report from the Bailie front.

Red-head means a major change has occurred:

The Dragon God Army of Cangyan State has entered Bailie to engage the Yak forces!