The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 181

Chapter 181 The Situation Is Grim
The next morning, a group of people quietly left Jiangyuan City and headed in the direction of Baifu City.

At the same time, the Su Clan set up strongholds in various parts of Jiangyuan City, and began to recruit loose cultivators with generous remuneration. Unfortunately, rumors spread in the city. People were panicking, and there was a storm approaching. Many people fled Jiangyuan City ahead of time, far away from the place of trouble.

This situation was extremely disadvantageous to the Su Clan. Most of the martial artists held a wait-and-see attitude. They felt that Jiang Yuan City was very difficult to overcome this crisis and might become cannon fodder in this war. None of them dared to join the Su Clan, so very few people applied.

After a few days, the Su Clan had only managed to recruit dozens of martial artists. Their cultivation levels were all very low, and they were useless. It was better than nothing.

The further they went, the fewer and fewer people came to apply for the job, and the more desolate the door was, the more bleak it was.

There was no progress in the plan. In this unfavorable situation, City Lord Su was helpless. In order to increase his strength quickly, he had been persuaded by the higher-ups of the clan. Finally, he decided to start attacking the large and small clans in the city. He wanted these clans to contribute money and send people to defend the city together to tide over this difficult time.

City Lord Su promised that if he could overcome this difficulty, he would definitely reward them heavily.

However, the rebellion of these clans was extremely serious. It was beyond the expectations of the Su Clan. They were extremely uncooperative towards their recruitment. Only the Liao Clan and the Liao Clan reluctantly sent a few martial artists over reluctantly under strong pressure to symbolically cooperate. The other clans were completely indifferent.

Actually, these clans were only special residents of Jiangyuan City, and they didn’t really care about who the ruler of Jiangyuan City was. Whether it was the Su Clan or the Han Clan, as long as they did not endanger their current situation, they would normally watch coldly and sweep their own snows. How would they be willing to cooperate?

Although the small clans in Jiangyuan City weren’t very powerful, they had secretly joined forces to fight against the Su Clan, forming an enormous opposition force that posed a great threat to the Su Clan.

If they dared to act tough, they would be boycotted by these clans.

Without Xiantian experts, it was very difficult for the Su Clan to suppress the joint efforts of these clans. Even if they were able to suppress them in the end, they would still suffer heavy losses, and their gains would outweigh their losses.

For a moment, the Su Clan was in a dilemma. If they really sent people to suppress these clans, the enemy might not have attacked them yet, but Jiangyuan City would be in civil strife first. This was the path of self-destruction.

However, if they didn’t send people to suppress them, it would appear that the Su Clan was too incompetent. They would have to settle down first and not even be able to calm down inside, let alone resist the attacks of the outside world.

The Su Clan’s situation was not good. It looked more and more severe. Most people believed that they would not be able to overcome this difficult time. It was only a matter of time before they were defeated.

A few days later, the group sent to Baifu City returned.

Within the main hall of the Su Clan, City Lord Su and the upper echelons of the Su Clan received this group of people together.

Commander Zhang was the leader of this group and reported the progress of this trip to City Lord Su. “After we arrived at Baifu City, the City Lord did not receive us. Instead, he met with the Young City Lord of Baifu City.”

“Young City Lord?” City Lord Su couldn’t help but frown. He had only sent a young city lord to receive him. Such a perfunctory way of entertaining guests was already self-evident.

“That’s right, it’s the Young City Lord. This person has actually broken through to the Xiantian realm. His cultivation cannot be seen through. When he received us, he seemed to be quite warm.”

“Oh? You broke through to the Xiantian realm at such a young age? This is truly shocking.” City Lord Su couldn’t help but be moved.

He didn’t know much about this Young Lord of Baifu City. He only knew that this person was very young and shouldn’t be over 25 years old. Could he be a genius?

Commander Zhang continued, “We asked him for help, but he didn’t seem to care much about it. After much persuasion, he finally agreed to send someone to help, but he made a few conditions.”

“What conditions?” City Lord Su hurriedly asked.

“The first condition is ten thousand spirit stones. The second condition is…” Commander Zhang hesitated, seemingly not daring to say it out loud.

“What’s the second one? If you have something to say, just say it.”

“The second condition is to give Miss Su to him as a concubine.” Commander Zhang whispered.

“What? Give him my daughter as a concubine?” City Lord Su said loudly, doubting whether his ears had heard wrongly.

Everyone in the hall was in an uproar. If it was just a proper proposal, how could such a request be made so casually? Moreover, she was still a concubine? This was clearly not putting the Su Clan in his eyes.

Commander Zhang seemed to have anticipated such a reaction and said, “That’s what the young master of Baifu City said.”

“Bastard! That’s outrageous! I really am furious!” City Lord Su was so angry that his face turned pale, and he cursed endlessly.

“This person simply doesn’t put our Su Clan in his eyes. He is too arrogant!”

“Tiger Fallen Pingyang was bullied by a dog. Seeing that Jiangyuan City was in trouble, any ghost god would dare to step on it!”

Everyone cursed.

A senior member of the Su Clan stood up and said, “I don’t understand one thing about this matter. Everyone knows that Jing Xiang suffers from the lunar meridians and there is no medicine to cure her. Why does he want us to give a dead person to him as a concubine?”

Another person nodded and said, “That’s right, I also have this question. Although Miss Jing Xiang has already been treated by Protector Li Qing, the situation is getting better and better, and it is only a matter of time before she recovers. However, this matter has not spread out and no one else knows that Jing Xiang is about to recover. Why did he make such a strange request?”

Commander Zhang said, “I also asked Young Master Baifu this question at that time, but he said that he was just begging for a night of happiness.”

“What do you mean by begging for a night of happiness?” City Lord Su’s eyes widened as he asked coldly.

Commander Zhang smiled bitterly and said, “According to Young Master Baifu’s words, even if you are going to die anyway, you can give me a good time.”

Everyone’s expressions were a little ugly. This person was truly too rude. To dare to say such unpleasant words, it was obvious that he had already disregarded his face.

City Lord Su’s expression darkened as a cold light flickered in his eyes. His daughter was his reverse scale, and the one who touched her would die!

“I’ve long heard that Baifu City is extremely benevolent and righteous. I didn’t expect it to be this kind of behavior. It’s truly too disappointing. As expected, it’s better to be famous than to meet.” Someone sighed.

“When they encountered such a thing, they finally tore through their benevolent and righteous faces. They no longer disguised themselves and revealed their sharp fangs.”

“What nonsense! We thought we had a good relationship with Baifu City. How did we know such a hypocrite!” Everyone condemned.

Someone asked uneasily, “In the present situation, the internal situation is extremely chaotic, while the external situation is extremely severe. What should we do?”

Everyone felt a little confused. In front of absolute power, no matter how many schemes they had, they were useless. Although they had already thought of many ways to work hard, it didn’t seem that the results were very good.

Looks like this time, it’s really bad luck.

City Lord Su calmed down and restored the dignity of a City Lord. He said indifferently, “Actually, the battles between ordinary martial artists are only at the basic level. The decisive battles are up to Xiantian experts. With Protector Li and I, as long as we can repel each other, the problem will naturally be solved.”

Everyone’s spirits lifted, “That’s right, there’s also Protector Li Qing! He’s so powerful, he must have a way to solve this crisis!”

“Li Qing is a guest guardian of our Su Clan. It is only natural for him to save the Su Clan. Why didn’t the City Lord ask him to help?”

Li Qing was considered to be extremely famous in the Su Clan. At that time, many people saw Li Qing suppress the five great Xiantian experts with one hand. This was simply beyond their imagination. He was the real strongest expert in Jiangyuan City. With him here, perhaps they would be able to overcome the difficulties.

However, Li Qing usually stayed in his residence to cultivate. He rarely came out and walked around. Outsiders didn’t move when they saw him, so they weren’t familiar with him. They were not sure if Li Qing would really be willing to help the Su Clan.

Someone couldn’t help but ask, “Has the City Lord discussed this matter with Protector Li Qing?”

City Lord Su shook his head. “Not yet. He is treating my daughter’s terminal illness. I don’t want to disturb him about ordinary things. However, the situation is so serious now. I have no other choice. It’s time to discuss this matter with him.”

“Protector Li Qing is not an ordinary person. Perhaps he has a different opinion. City Lord, you might as well ask him for his opinion.” Someone said.

City Lord Su nodded and said, “Alright, I will go ask him. You must not lose your morale. If you mess up, there will be a flaw. Perhaps the enemy will launch an attack immediately. As long as we keep the situation stable, others will not dare to act easily.”

He was encouraging everyone’s morale, and the atmosphere in the hall instantly became better, no longer the previous gloomy mood.