Chapter 379

132nd Year of Mo'ao, early May 2nd.

It was shortly after nightfall when Xia Chuan, on the north side of the Hongguan Camp, led men to capture two Cold-Resisting Realm experts from Chuishan.

And at almost the same time he was moving to capture people.

A great upheaval was also taking place in Muyin City to the north.

"The lord is young and ignorant, bewitched by a demoness. If this continues, my Muyin City will change its surname to Shangguan. Brothers, follow me and charge in!"

"Murong Ping, charging the Lord's Great Hall—you are committing treason!"

"The lady was properly married by the lord. If you dare to lay a hand on the lady, it is an act of rebellion. The former lord's body is not yet cold; how dare you be so excessive?"

"What kind of bullshit lord's lady? That is a demoness sent by Jin Shan Town to wreak havoc on my Muyin City. In three years, what has she turned the town into? If we let her continue to act so recklessly, Muyin Town will perish soon."

"Charge into the main hall, capture the demoness!"

"Charge into the main hall, capture the demoness!"

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Outside the Lord's Great Hall in Muyin City, more than ten thousand fully armed soldiers were divided into two camps, confronting each other. The number of people standing on the side of the Great Hall was smaller, only a little over five thousand, while the side glaring at the Great Hall had more than eight thousand people.

Murong Chui's three sons—Murong Ping, Murong Yan, and Murong An—stood at the very front of the eight thousand-plus people. It was the three of them who had just shouted at the Great Hall.

As soon as Murong Yan finished saying the six words "Muyin Town will perish soon," the eight thousand-plus people behind him were instantly stirred into a frenzy, raising their weapons one after another and roaring at the Lord's Great Hall, demanding to charge in and capture the demoness Shangguan Hong.

In contrast, the five thousand-plus people standing at the entrance of the Great Hall, although they also drew their weapons and assumed a posture of defending the Great Hall to the death, some of them had flickering gazes and wandering expressions, clearly lacking confidence. It was obvious that not only in numbers but also in morale, they were completely defeated compared to the other side.

"All of you, shut up!"

Suddenly, an angry shout came from the high platform above the Great Hall. The angry cursing in front of the Great Hall stopped abruptly. Everyone looked up at the high platform, and after seeing the people on the high platform clearly, their gazes tightened slightly.

On the high platform stood a young man and woman, both looking under thirty. The man wore a crown made of pure silver and was dressed in the crimson brocade robes iconic to Muyin Town, with silver threads interspersed on his chest, sleeves, collar, and other places, looking exceptionally luxurious. The woman's attire was no worse than his; all the accessories on her head were made of silver, and she wore a graceful and luxurious red palace gown, which was also interspersed with many silver threads.

It was not difficult to see from the eyes of the many people below that this man and woman were the Muyin Town lord, Murong Yan, and his wife, Shangguan Hong.

Murong Yan looked at the eight thousand-plus people below with an exceptionally ugly expression, especially when his gaze finally rested on his three uncles, Murong Ping and the others; a thick murderous intent flashed in his pupils.

Unlike him, Shangguan Hong stared at the people below with disdain. Even though she saw that Murong Ping's side far outnumbered her own, she did not show the slightest panic, but instead sneered repeatedly.

"Murong Ping, usually I respect you as my eldest uncle, which is why I tolerated you, but I did not expect you to become increasingly arrogant. Now you actually dare to lead so many people to charge the Lord's Great Hall. For such an act of treason, what crime should you be guilty of?"

Although Murong Yan was young, he assumed the posture of a lord at this moment and directly questioned Murong Ping, which could be considered quite imposing. Especially when the last angry shout was deliberately increased in volume, the five thousand-plus people guarding in front of the hall below felt their expressions tighten slightly upon hearing the sound, and their morale was actually boosted quite a bit.

This was the effect of being legitimate. No matter what, Murong Yan was still the lord of Muyin Town. Among the five thousand-plus people below, although more than a thousand Cold-Resisting Realm experts came from Jin Shan Town, the remaining three thousand-plus were all people from Muyin Town.

They were sincerely loyal to the lord, Murong Yan.

"Big Brother, no need to waste words with this brat. Jin Shan Town sent over 1,300 Cold-Resisting Realm experts, and adding those loyal to the main branch, there are only 2,400-plus people in total. The rest are all at the limit of the Earth-Digging Realm. Just charge up there."

The hot-tempered Murong Yan directly requested battle from his eldest brother, Murong Ping.

"No need to rush, stay calm, wait a little longer!"

Murong Ping naturally knew that his second brother was right. They had long been clear about exactly how many people Murong Yan had under his command before they made their move.

The eight thousand-plus people behind him now were all die-hard loyalists of his father, Murong Chui—or rather, their second branch. Among them were over 2,600 Cold-Resisting Realm experts and two full-strength Town Defense armies. The remaining three thousand-plus people were drawn from various institutions in the town, all at the limit of the Earth-Digging Realm.

With this strength, if they really fought, they could basically form a crushing force against the five thousand-plus people in front of them. The other side could at most rely on their larger number of Cold-Resisting Realm experts to resist for a while; it was absolutely impossible for them to win.

But even so, Murong Ping still did not agree to his second brother's request for battle, only signaling him to stay calm and wait a little longer.

"Second Brother, don't be anxious. Father should send someone back with news very soon. Let's confirm the battle situation at Yu Sect Camp first before talking."

The third brother, Murong An, had a fairly steady personality. Seeing his second brother was very impatient, he immediately began to soothe him from the side.

Murong Yan had a big temper, but he wasn't stupid. Hearing his third brother's words and thinking of something, his expression immediately calmed down.

Murong Ping did not answer Murong Yan's questioning, nor did he let the crowd continue to charge the Lord's Great Hall, just standing dryly in front of the Great Hall.

The two sides just confronted each other like this.

Neither side continued to speak, and the scene fell into silence.

On the high platform, after Murong Yan cursed a few times, he looked at the numerous and powerful side of Murong Ping and still showed thick worry in his eyes. Finally, he turned to look at his wife, Shangguan Hong, beside him and asked in a low voice, "Hong'er, will your grandfather and father-in-law really come to save us?"

When Shangguan Hong looked at the people below, her face was full of disdain, but when she turned to look at her husband, Murong Yan, her eyes still carried thick love. Seeing that her husband seemed somewhat afraid, she immediately showed a gentle expression and soothed him: "Husband, set your heart at ease. Haven't you noticed that Murong Chui hasn't appeared today? He must have been held back by my grandfather. Don't look at Murong Ping and the others acting so aggressively now; no matter what, they wouldn't dare to lay a hand on us..."

Speaking of this, Shangguan Hong paused. Seeing that her husband's expression had not yet calmed down, she hesitated for a moment and then continued: "Husband, Hong'er won't hide it from you. My father is currently leading troops to attack the Yu Sect Camp. As long as he takes Yu Sect, he will immediately continue to press on the town. At that time, the army will cooperate with my grandfather to exert joint pressure, and Murong Chui will only be able to obediently surrender to Jin Shan."

Upon hearing this, Murong Yan's expression instantly froze.

Muyin Town's territory was not considered large among the nine towns. There were forty-one village-level camps within its borders, with a total of three major camps established: Yu Sect, Fushan, Yunzhao, and Qingyang.

The northernmost Qingyang Camp had already been seized by Wu Chuan Town three years ago, so now only the three camps of Yu Sect, Fushan, and Yunzhao remained, along with the thirty village-level camps surrounding the camps.