Chapter 157: If the City Stands, I Stand; If the City Falls, I Die

"Walk the path I must walk, follow the heart I must follow?"

Ye Lin gave a dumbfounded laugh. He had originally thought that Zhuge Qianxing would give him some brilliant strategy in this third silk pouch, but he never expected it to be just these eight characters.

"Walk the path I must walk... follow the heart I must follow..."

Ye Lin's gaze gradually became firm.

Perhaps this time, he too would have to be a fool just like Zhuge Qianxing.

"Guo Qin, come with me! They aren't looking for Ling Ye? Then I'll give them a Ling Ye!"

"Holy shit! Have you lost your mind? Do you know how terrifying the strength of that group is?" Guo Qin was startled the moment he heard this.

"What? You have the heart to watch your old flames die? Those women you once mocked as being as flat as Wangwang rice crackers, screaming as they are chewed up and swallowed by monsters—can you stand that?"

Ye Lin glanced at Guo Qin; he knew exactly where Guo Qin's weakness lay.

Seeing Guo Qin's eyes turn red and his breathing become heavy, Ye Lin twisted the knife further.

"There is a type of monster called a Sheep Demon; they are as thick as thighs and extremely fond of human females. Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder if those old flames of yours can handle it."

"Stop talking! Damn it! Let's kill them! Even if we can't beat them, we have to fight! Fight until they are afraid!" Guo Qin said indignantly.

"Tsk, I didn't expect you to be so sentimental." Ye Lin curled his lips.

"Bullshit! I like NTR, but I like being the one with the yellow hair, not the cuckold!" Guo Qin snorted coldly. "You have many devious ideas; hurry up and tell me, what is your plan? You aren't really going to just charge out there and fight them to the death, are you? If so, I think I'd rather let my old flames keep the Sheep Demons company."

"Of course not."

"Forbidden Spell—One Qi Transforms into Three Purities!"

In an instant, two level 43 Forbidden Spellcaster clones appeared beside Ye Lin.

"I'll say this first: I don't know how high the success rate of this plan is, and you will very likely die," Ye Lin said.

"Stop saying these useless things! I've already bought the condoms and booked the room; are you still going to ask me if I want to do it?" Guo Qin responded impatiently.

Ye Lin said nothing more, instead taking out the Red Flame Staff, handing it to one of the clones, and then began to carve and shape.

"The point right now is not the sea-like tide of monsters outside the city. While the sheer number of monsters is terrifying, frankly speaking, they lack top-tier combat power. What we truly need to be careful of are the people from the Xie family hiding in the shadows!"

"Once Ling Ye and you appear, the people from the Xie family will definitely strike at you immediately!"

Ye Lin raised his eyes to look at Guo Qin, a flash of madness crossing the depths of his gaze.

"You mean... to use the people from the Xie family to deal with the monster tide?" A flash of terror crossed Guo Qin's eyes.

"That's right, this is a strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf!" Ye Lin nodded.

"Holy shit! You might as well just tell me to commit suicide! Even if my speed is fast, I still need space to maneuver. You haven't seen how exaggerated the number of monsters outside is! There isn't even a place to set foot!" Guo Qin's scalp went numb.

"I will provide cover for you from the city wall. Don't worry, but whether you can escape... that will depend on your own performance." Ye Lin felt somewhat helpless; this was the best method he could think of for now.

"What performance am I supposed to give? I'm not going!"

Guo Qin shook his head like a rattle-drum. Just then, Ye Lin gripped his hand tightly and gave him a look of appraisal that only men could understand.

"Guo Qin! For the sake of boobs! If you don't go, think about how many big boobs in Qingcheng will die under the trampling of the monsters?"

Guo Qin fell silent. He lit a cigarette, and the rising white smoke obscured his slightly weathered face.

"I'll go."

Ye Lin took a deep breath and said, word by word.

"Guo Qin, for the sake of boobs! Stay alive!"

"Don't worry, it's in the bag."

Guo Qin waved his hand, turned and left with the clone, disappearing from Ye Lin's sight.

Ye Lin grabbed the Eight Desolations Holy Silver Bow and headed toward the city wall with the other clone.

The closer one got to the city wall, the sparser the population became. Everyone knew clearly that once monsters attacked the city, the city wall would be the first to bear the impact, so no one would be foolish enough to stay near the wall.

"Are you sure all civilians have been evacuated from near the city wall?"

"Good! Well done! Gather all qualified class-changers onto the city wall! Every man has a responsibility for the rise and fall of Great Xia! If they don't go to block the monsters, how will the civilians have time to evacuate?"

"Don't worry about so much, the situation is urgent! Any class-changer who meets the criteria but is unwilling to go to the city wall is to be killed without exception!"

Huang Litian had a grim face, issuing various orders in an orderly manner.

When he saw Ye Lin walking toward him carrying a bow, Huang Litian couldn't help but be stunned.

"It's you? You actually didn't leave?"

Huang Litian was somewhat surprised. Class-changers with real backgrounds wouldn't appear near the city wall at all; they would have left long ago. He had originally thought this Shi Xing would definitely take the opportunity to leave with people like Ji Fu and the others, but he never expected the other party to appear here.

"What? Not welcome?" Ye Lin walked straight toward the city wall.

Huang Litian's gaze was somewhat complex; going up to the city wall now was basically a death sentence.

"Public is public, private is private. Personally, I admire that you dare to go up to the city wall at a time like this, but officially, once this matter is over, I will definitely still arrest you!" Huang Litian said seriously.

"Then I will wait for Investigator Huang."

Ye Lin gave a faint smile, then walked straight onto the city wall with his clone. Naturally, no one blocked him along the way; some even took the initiative to clear a path for Ye Lin.

After climbing the city wall, Ye Lin finally saw the scene outside the city.

Even though he had been prepared, Ye Lin's pupils couldn't help but shrink violently.

He saw that the distant horizon was densely packed with black figures; they were monster after terrible monster, among which there were even behemoths hundreds of meters in size.

Even from far away, one could smell the fishy, foul stench emanating from the monsters.

All this time, Ye Lin had never witnessed what a true gathering of monsters looked like, and had even felt that killing monsters was very easy.

Only when he saw that black, tide-like wave of monsters did Ye Lin finally understand why humans had to live behind city walls.

With such a large number of monsters stampeding, they could easily trample everything in their path into ruins.

And on the city wall, Ye Lin also saw the Lord of Qingcheng, Hu Weng.

At this moment, Hu Weng was wearing a specially made combat suit, standing at the very front of the city wall.

Anyone could flee, but he alone could not, because he was the Lord of Qingcheng!

Hu Weng knew his mission clearly; if even he fled, then Qingcheng would truly be beyond saving.

"Has that lord still not replied?" Hu Weng took a deep breath and asked his subordinate behind him.

"No..." The subordinate's expression was somewhat ugly.

"Then have other cities replied to our request for reinforcements?" Hu Weng continued to ask.

"No either... all messages are like stones sinking into the ocean." The subordinate responded.

Hu Weng revealed a bitter smile.

"No need to send any more. No one will support us. They clearly received the news in advance. Sure enough... in the eyes of those big shots, human lives... are just numbers."

After a bitter laugh, Hu Weng's gaze gradually became firm. He swept a glance over the many class-changers on the city wall; everyone was currently either shrouded in fear or looking listless.

"Everyone!"

Hu Weng shouted angrily.

"Today I won't talk about any grand principles. Qingcheng is our home! The city wall... cannot block so many monsters! We all have parents, brothers, wives, and children. Only if we build a defensive line with our flesh and blood will our parents, brothers, wives, and children have a chance to evacuate safely!"

"What we do today is for Qingcheng! And even more so, it is for ourselves!"

"I, Hu Weng, cannot guarantee that everyone will survive, but I, Hu Weng, can guarantee that I will definitely charge at the front line! If the city stands, I stand; if the city falls, I die!"