Chapter 912: Who Is Below the Hall?

Zhang Sheng, in a green shirt, sat in the City Lord's Mansion of the Xincheng, counting his troops.

This year, the Xu family youths had successively given birth to another wave, only devouring each other twice, totaling an increase of three thousand people. Although the first batch of children born were not old, they already looked like young men, and their intelligence was no different from ordinary eighteen-year-old adults.

Now, counting the children who had not yet grown up, the Xu family youths already numbered nearly seventy thousand, with nearly fifty thousand available soldiers. The warriors from sacrificial origins numbered over twenty thousand. Among the fifty thousand Xu family youths, there were already over four thousand Dao Foundations, plus one thousand Dao Foundations from sacrificial origins, totaling five thousand four hundred Dao Foundations in the entire Xincheng, all of whom were combat cultivators.

The Xu family youths' talent was enough to support more Dao Foundations, but many children grew too fast, and their real cultivation time was only a few years, so they still needed time to accumulate.

Zhang Sheng had not slept or rested for several consecutive days, counting the roster, spot-checking the status of the soldiers, readjusting the equipment plan, and reserving corresponding military supplies until the final military establishment was adjusted.

At this moment, facing the dense numbers on the paper, Zhang Sheng also had a bit of a headache.

The Xincheng warriors were absolute confidants, so Zhang Sheng naturally prioritized their equipment. However, the logistical supplies required for seventy thousand people were simply astronomical compared to the past; on average, each person needed over a thousand catties of supplies to support a war.

It was time to establish a specialized logistics transport unit... Zhang Sheng spread out a new piece of jade paper and began to write the establishment plan for the new unit.

At this moment, a general walked into the City Lord's Mansion, placed the thick official document in his hand on the table, and said: "The information you want is all here."

Zhang Sheng gave an "en" and was about to take the information when he suddenly remembered something and asked suspiciously: "Cui Yu? Why are you still here?"

"If I'm not here, where should I be?"

"Didn't you go back to the clan to receive the immortal inheritance? Why are you still in Qingming, and besides..." A green light suddenly sprayed from Zhang Sheng's eyes, and in an instant, the Twelve Heavenly Soldiers appeared above Cui Yu's head.

Seeing the Twelve Heavenly Soldiers, Zhang Sheng frowned slightly and said: "Your root bone hasn't changed. I remember Little Wei Yuan told me that this time when you go back, your family's Immortal Ancestor will give you an immortal medicine to improve your Dharma Form aptitude."

Cui Yu gave a bitter smile and said: "Things have changed a bit, so I came back early."

A sharp light flashed in Zhang Sheng's eyes, and he put down the jade paper in his hand, saying: "No rush, tell me in detail."

A moment later, Zhang Sheng said: "... So, after you went back, you only got some cultivation methods and a few magic tools, and you didn't even see the body-tempering treasure medicine? Does Song Cui think that since the enclave is already in hand, you are no longer that important, so they withheld the most important reward?"

Cui Yu said: "I didn't say that. However... the family might have other considerations and arrangements."

Zhang Sheng said slowly: "I can't control how the Cui family considers things, but the reason I agreed to let the Cui family build a city in the Western Regions was because they were willing to give you the immortal medicine to improve your root bone. In Little Wei Yuan's heart, he has always kept this matter in mind. Since the Cui family broke their promise and withheld your immortal medicine, then their city shouldn't be built either."

Cui Yu was shocked and said: "Wouldn't that be a bit too much? The Immortal Ancestor might not look good on the face of it."

Zhang Sheng sneered: "Withholding the immortal medicine of one's own junior, how much face can your family's Immortal Ancestor have left? Being able to exchange a city-building qualification for an immortal medicine, where would such a good thing happen elsewhere! If it weren't for you, how could the Xincheng have fallen to Song Cui? But you are still the City Lord of the Cui family's Xincheng, which is a bit difficult to handle. Let me think about it first; we must prevent them from hollowing you out..."

While pondering, Zhang Sheng suddenly saw that Cui Yu's expression was unusual, and his heart moved, saying: "You are still in Qingming now... could it be that you don't even have the City Lord position?"

Cui Yu could only smile bitterly: "The clan said I am still young and my cultivation is not enough, so I'm afraid I can't convince the public if I serve as City Lord now. So they let me gain experience for a few more years, serve as a deputy to the City Lord first, and let me be the City Lord after a while."

"Who is the new City Lord?"

"It is temporarily held by Elder Cui Chengxiao."

Zhang Sheng's expression remained unchanged. He tapped the table lightly, summoned several attendants, and ordered: "Report the current status of the Cui family's Xincheng."

A moment later, a scholar hurried in and said: "The Cui family's Xincheng is located nine thousand miles to the southwest, seemingly intending to gain both the mountain people and the Shamans. It is said that the boundary stone placed by the Cui family is of outstanding quality, and it can reach four thousand miles in radius. The Cui family guards that area quite strictly, and our spies are difficult to approach.

However, according to the transport volume of one flying boat every three days, and after bribing some servants who built the city to verify, it is currently known that 150,000 people have been transported to the Xincheng, including 20,000 elite guards. Judging from the range of the excavated foundation, this time they want to build an inner city with a radius of five miles first."

Zhang Sheng asked again: "How many supplies did they purchase from us?"

"They only bought grain, timber, and stone; they didn't buy anything else. When purchasing, they didn't ask for special discounts, acting exactly like ordinary merchant caravans."

Zhang Sheng asked a few more questions, ordered the attendants to withdraw, and then said to Cui Yu: "It seems that the Qinghe Song Cui does not want to have too much entanglement with us. The more they try to hide, the more they reveal; they don't want to give you your immortal medicine and the City Lord position."

Cui Yu sighed: "Whether the Immortal Ancestor gives it or not, he has his own reasons. It's just that it's fine not to give it to me, but they must compensate Qingming in other aspects; only then can it be considered fair."

Zhang Sheng said: "It doesn't matter; they don't need to compensate Qingming. Heh, nine thousand miles... I clearly told them it was twelve thousand miles away. Is this because they are unscrupulous because you are here, or have they always been accustomed to being domineering? In short, they shouldn't even think about building this Xincheng."

Cui Yu was shocked again: "Is it necessary to make things so stiff?" ===== CHAPTER 913 =====