Gaozhou City, inside the city lord's mansion.

City Lord Li Yongchang leaned back against the chair, pinched his eyebrows with one hand, and his face was tired.

His deputy stood to the side, holding a document in his hand, making a report.

“…… Childe gambled with Liu Yanghui of the Liu family and Zhang Pengfei of the Zhang family all day long, and won a lot of money. Later, Zhang Pengfei made a desperate bet and bet on a luxury restaurant, and won or lost by guessing men and women, and in the end the son won. Now Childe has left with the subordinate monkey and the new teacher Long Aotian, and is returning to the city lord's mansion. ”

Li Yongchang has been sitting in the position of the city lord of Gaozhou City for many years, with strong ability and superb skills, and he has long managed the entire Gaozhou City like an iron bucket. The three second generations of power and the second generation of wealth hid on the side to open a gambling game, and Li Yongchangan sat at home and understood their movements clearly.

Listening to the deputy's report, Li Yongchang put down his hand, but sighed.

"I've already started to hit my unsuccessful son, hehe, shouldn't I be honored for it?"

He laughed bitterly at himself, followed by a sigh.

"I think back then, the Liu family, the Zhang family and our Li family were like brothers and sisters, fighting against strong enemies together, and they were reliable partners who could entrust their backs. Now that the strong enemy has been defeated and kicked away, the various families are becoming stronger and stronger, but the relationship between them is becoming more and more estranged. secretly stumbling and stabbing knives, even the younger generation began to play the trick of intrigue, digging pits and burying people. I'm afraid it's not far from the day when everyone will officially meet each other. ”

The deputy listened to the city lord's words, afraid that he would miss the old feelings, and hurriedly said: "City lord, you must not be soft-hearted, you still remember the love between the three families back then, but the Liu family and the Li family are afraid that they have already lost all of this." What they were thinking about was how to remove the lord from the throne of the city lord and replace him. ”

Li Yongchang waved his hand: "I know, I know." Gaozhou City has been peaceful for all these years, but I have never let my guard down for a moment. You don't have to use knives and guns to kill people, and there won't be only two or three families who want to take my place. There are a lot of Liu and Li families, and if there are more of them, I, Li Yongchang, will not be afraid. ”

His tone was flat, not very passionate and generous, but the invisible momentum suddenly sprung up from him, terrifying.

The deputy watched him regain its sharpness like a dusty sword, and then he was relieved.

Li Yongchang's momentum tempered by frost, wind, blood and rain was immediately reaped, and he returned to his original state in an instant. But his mentality at this time, there is no doubt, has returned to the state when he faced the bitter battle.

"Recently, the Liu family and the Zhang family have become more closely connected with the people of the Holy Empire."

"Yes." The deputy replied affirmatively, "Liu Yulong and Zhang Yuebo have almost openly fallen to the Holy Empire, and from time to time they hold banquets to invite the envoys of the Holy Empire, or accept their banquets. In short, it is frequent and undisguised. In the opinion of their subordinates, they probably can't wait. Castle Lord, you have to be careful. ”

Li Yongchang nodded and said: "It's expected, in the large and small cities that originally belonged to the Southern Federation, the majority of those who support or even welcome the Holy Empire's involvement account for the majority, and the choice of the two families can be regarded as a handsome person who knows the times, and it is a normal thing." In their eyes, it's me, an old stubborn who can't see the situation clearly, and stands in their way. ”

The deputy didn't know how to evaluate his self-deprecation, so he had to change directions.

"My lord, in the current situation, we seem to be a little alone. While resisting the erosion of the Holy Empire on the outside, it is too difficult to guard against the defection of the Zhang and Liu families on the inside. Look, are we looking for outside helpers too? ”

Li Yongchang glanced at him and knew it in his heart.

"You want to contact General Tang Feng of the Brilliant Empire, right?"

The deputy saw that he had already spoken, so he simply didn't hide it.

"Yes, our strength alone is more than enough to deal with the two major families. But if we add the huge Holy Empire, we have almost no chance of winning. Antony, the former general of the Glorious Empire, had a deep relationship with the Holy See of Light, and ten years ago, he single-handedly killed more than half of the high-ranking members of the Holy See, including the Pope, and even the God of Light behind them personally intervened, and he couldn't help it. General Tang Feng, as his confidant and favorite general, also has a brilliant record. Almost at the same time, he defeated the 100,000 elite army of the Holy Empire, and cut off the black hands that intended to meddle in the war between the Brilliant Empire and the Riga Empire. Since then, the war has spread far and wide, and its reputation has spread, and everyone in the world has looked sideways. ”

The deputy reminisces about the past, with passion in his mind, and his admiration and yearning are overflowing. In his opinion, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, not to mention that General Tang Feng still has a relationship with the Southern Federation.

"Joining forces with General Tang Feng, you have already mentioned this suggestion a long time ago, but I didn't adopt it at that time."

Li Yongchang put his hands behind his back, stood up, and paced back and forth in the room.

"I know what you think, but although General Tang Feng was born in the Southern Federation, his current foundation is still based on the Brilliant Empire after all. Is it possible for you to let him take the children of the glorious empire all the way to the Southern Federation to help us? When General Antony commanded the Brilliant Emperor's ** team, he beat the Riga Empire like a grandson, and opened up more than double the territory of the Brilliant Empire. But in that earth-shattering battle ten years ago, the royal family of the glorious empire was said to have been involved. It was also after that great war that Anthony and Princess Arlina did not know where to go, the former king of Beckenbauer died of illness, and the world speculated that Prince Andre, who was behind all this, ascended the throne, and the glorious empire that had grown stronger and stronger was instantly shattered. Among them, the army led by General Tang Feng was the strongest, but the hostility towards the new king was also the deepest. If it weren't for the clear news from General Anthony, and Princess Arlina was also a member of the royal family, General Tang Feng would have rebelled against the glorious empire long ago, and it would have been possible to even return to the army to attack the imperial capital. ”

The deputy also nodded when he heard this: "It's all the trouble caused by the Holy Empire and the Holy See of Light, it's a pity that they met General Anthony and General Tang Feng, and they couldn't take advantage of it, but instead lost their troops and broke their heads." ”

"yes!" Li Yongchang also sighed with emotion, "It's a pity that such geniuses are a minority after all, and those who dare to rebel against the Bright Holy See are even more of a few." If this were not the case, why would the countries of the mainland be in turmoil and wars incessantly? The Southern Federation of Nuoda will not be dissolved. ”

The deputy suddenly remembered something, lowered his voice and said: "The Bright Sect is acting in such a high-profile manner, stirring up trouble everywhere, and the purpose of dominating the world is obvious, and it is rumored on the mainland that it is because it wants to cooperate with the plan of the supreme being in the divine realm. In my lord's opinion, is this true? ”

Li Yongchang smiled bitterly: "In Gaozhou City, I am the number one person. But in the entire Oss continent, I, Li Yongchang, am nothing. Where can I know about this kind of thing that involves the gods? ”

At this point, he suddenly changed his mind.

"However, there are frequent changes between heaven and earth, the most obvious is that whether it is a fighter or a magician, or a person of other professions, his strength has increased abnormally in recent years, and among them, the people of the Bright Sect are the most. By all indications, the rumors you are talking about are probably not groundless. ”

"Alas~"

The deputy let out a long sigh and frowned.

Li Yongchang squinted at him, suddenly the corners of his mouth curled, and he smiled slightly.

"Don't sigh, General Tang Feng's envoy will arrive in a few days. When the time comes, you have to wake up and greet you well. ”

The deputy listened, and sure enough, his spirits were lifted.

"General Tang Feng's messenger? They came to our Gaozhou City, what is this for? ”

Seeing that the city lord was smiling and silent, he suddenly came to his senses.

"My lord, it turns out that you have been in contact with General Tang Feng for a long time, and your subordinates have been worried and worried."

Speaking of which, this seems to be the usual style of the city lord, and the deputy found that Li Yongchang was quiet on the surface, but he was actually prepared.

Li Yongchang's face was solemn, and he said formally: "The ambition of the Bright Sect has already been revealed, and people of insight in the world, who are not trying their best to stop its wild momentum. I have always been in careful contact with General Tang Feng before, trying to keep a low profile, one is to keep secrets, and the other is to avoid too much provoking the attention of the Bright Sect and becoming the target of their key attacks. It's just that now, the other party has pulled out a sharp knife to us, and if we don't fight hard this time, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to resist in the future. ”