Chapter 137: Shifting the Contradiction (Please Subscribe)

Amidst the mountain forest.

Following Xiang Tao's actions, the veteran patrol guards already sensed something, and could not help but feel a mix of anticipation and trepidation.

Du En, who had fallen behind the still-bewildered new patrol guards, felt no worry at this moment, only continuing to watch in silent calm.

Because he was upright and honorable, not an evil cultivator!

Moreover, when he had just taken action, he had not discovered any signs of being recorded, so he was naturally able to remain composed at this moment.

Looking around secretly, Xiang Tao did not discover anything unusual.

Doing that would greatly damage his prestige, and he feared that even the newcomers who had just submitted might start harboring crooked thoughts again.

Behind him, a piece of jade wall was embedded in the wall, currently emitting a glaring red light.

"I've finally figured it out; this Xiang Tao only cares about himself, so my actions here can continue until he can no longer withstand the indignant emotions of the people below."

"Old Tang, this evil cultivator is not quite right this time; the Sentry Jade didn't record a single thing. Do you know what's going on?"

Seeing that the main matter was settled, Xiang Tao then turned to the secondary one, or rather, what he considered secondary.

Tang Yiping, who had been in frequent contact with the other party recently, frowned the moment he saw the warning on the jade wall. After a moment of hesitation, he still cast a strand of magic power and, clasping his hands together, cast a spell to block the leakage of sound.

Hmph!

For the next supply, you can just obediently wait another ten years!

Tang Yiping silently kept a tally.

This was immediately discovered by Xiang Tao, who suddenly thought of something. The words that had just softened vanished, and he spoke in a great rage: "Don't you dare tell me that after all these years, the hole on your end still hasn't been filled!"

"Nonsense! I have my own discretion regarding these matters!"

As the magic power flew into the jade wall, ripples immediately began to spread, and then, an image lit up on it.

"Uh..."

"So, did they really not notice the evil cultivator's scheme? Or is it that they have actually already engaged with the evil cultivator in another direction?"

In other words, if Du En's actions continued smoothly, this scene would happen sooner or later.

Even though he knew Tang Yiping's character, not hearing it directly meant he still inevitably harbored a fluke mentality, thinking the other party might still prioritize the big picture and subsequently allocate some troops and supplies to help them quickly stabilize the situation.

"Hey! If you want to die, don't drag me down with you! The reason that guy would be scolded by me is mainly because finding another Foundation Establishment perfection stage cultivator in the outer city to take my place isn't that simple, but that doesn't mean that if he really crosses the line, he'll still just stand there and let me scold him!"

And only at that critical juncture could this Camp Master truly become sincere and beg Tang Yiping for reinforcements, and only then could the General Manager Tang Yiping possibly take this situation seriously, rather than maintaining his current attitude.

But at the same time, he was truly somewhat annoyed; after all, he had just established his authority, only to have his face slapped in the blink of an eye, making his display of authority actually counterproductive. The veteran patrol guards had recently started to whisper a little.

"Discretion my ass, it turns out the problem was with you, you piece of trash, all this time! I don't even know what the hell you've been handling while processing affairs all day!"

Hum~

The moment the strange sound rang out, Tang Yiping, who had been handling daily affairs, immediately stopped his movements, turned his chair, and looked over.

Therefore, it was naturally necessary to shift the focus.

Losing meant death, and going out meant death; there was simply no difference.

Xiang Tao's tone was relatively light, and his mood became somewhat relaxed.

And on this side outside the boundary, Xiang Tao just turned around with a dark face and said to the others: "You all heard it too; the crux of this matter lies entirely with the trash above our heads. The evil cultivator is still that same evil cultivator; they didn't actually figure out some skill to evade the Sentry Jade."

Accompanied by Xiang Tao's disdainful sneer, Tang Yiping angrily cut off the connection.

As for the subordinates outside, since they couldn't find or catch the evil cultivator, they could only continue to pray for their own luck!

Oh?

As a result, it was declared to be nothing all of a sudden, which was truly infuriating.

Since the Sentry Jade issue belonged to the pig of a superior, there was no need to worry that the evil cultivator had truly made rapid progress, could bypass the camp's formation, or could deceive the perfectly functional central Sentry Jade over there.

Xiang Tao thought to himself, waved his hand, ordered everyone to return to their posts, and then sped back himself, lest the camp be breached in the meantime and this fortress that could be defended be lost.

Even for Xiang Tao, if he dared to let the people below go to their deaths en masse, they would dare to first try to see if they could swarm and beat this Camp Master to death.

And the reason why the two sides had absolutely no communication... one only had to look at Xiang Tao's attitude to know; if they really communicated, he would definitely be fiercely mocked, so Tang Yiping certainly had to keep such a shameful matter tightly under wraps!

Xiang Tao could not help but pause.

For example, after the aftermath of the war shifted, it was the evil cultivators who were secretly obstructing the border city's efforts to plug the holes.

This would not only be conveyed back to the camp hub, but would also reach the South End boundary, into the Outer City Affairs Office, and into the office of the Outer City General Manager, Tang Yiping.

"Of course, it's not like I don't have a trump card. If it really comes to that, who will emerge victorious is yet to be known!"

"Don't play dumb. I know the purpose of you doing this. Simply put, there's no way to provide you with supplies for the time being. Just solve the sporadic evil cultivator disturbances; this is your job. Don't be so unreasonable and troublesome."

Then he could rest easy!

Whether new or old, looking at the Camp Master's almost unhinged attitude at this moment, everyone could not help but feel their scalps tingle.

Daring to repeatedly contradict and insult me?

Xiang Tao had a precise grasp of this, so although Tang Yiping kept a tally of his offenses, he could always endure it and did not want to do anything serious.

"Tang Yiping, can you do something useful for once, and stop acting like a big shot all day!"

Only after the other party finished scolding did he speak bluntly: "Xiang Tao, it's your side that is incompetent, isn't it!"

Brothers, it's not that I, your Camp Master, don't want to do things, but that the higher-ups provide absolutely no support!

So if you have any resentment, go directly to that big shot!

If you still dare to come at me, then don't blame me for not observing brotherly ties!

The veteran patrol guards looked at each other, feeling very disappointed in their hearts.

Du En surveyed the entire scene and thought to himself.

"Damn it, these bastards, I was wondering why it had been so quiet for so long; it turns out they were figuring out how to bypass the Sentry Jade!"

In fact, the main reason he was acting this way now was that he did not want to attract the dissatisfaction of the subordinates, who might think it was his incompetence that made it impossible to curb the evil cultivator's havoc.

A confidant could not help but speak up: "Camp Master, can't we withdraw everyone and avoid the limelight? Since General Manager Tang is acting like that, we don't have to listen to him entirely, right?"

"What did you say?"

Because there were no abnormal records in the Sentry Jade, Xiang Tao could not help but curse out loud.

It was precisely the real-time footage from Xiang Tao's side.

Hearing this, Tang Yiping subconsciously felt a bit guilty.

"Of course, looking at the current situation, there isn't really any difference."

That is why it looks incomplete now; perhaps that is why Tang Yiping is so certain that the Outpost Camp is currently only facing a small group of wandering rogue cultivators, completely unworthy of mention.

"Evil cultivators are unpredictable; I hope that is the case."

Then, he no longer hesitated and directly sent up a red signal, this second-tier warning.

His goals were indeed two-fold: one was to shift the focus of the conflict, and the other was to take the opportunity to demand supplies; these two were intertwined, and while the second has now been directly blocked, the first has been successfully achieved.

"Heh!"

Facing words that pointed at his nose and cursed the moment he opened his mouth, Tang Yiping was already used to it; his unremarkable face tilted slightly back, the back of his head resting against the chair neck, appearing condescending and contemptuous.

If he were to get serious, as a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, whether it was capturing or killing Xiang Tao, who was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, he could do it.

"What is going on with that guy Xiang Tao? Can he not even handle a small disturbance by evil cultivators?"

"Xiang Tao, don't push your luck! Is this something I want to see? It's just that it's very difficult for the Border City's capabilities to handle it, okay!"

"As for now, since you are sending people for me to profit from, then I will accept them bit by bit."

Du En was still continuing his actions.

(End of this chapter)