Published: March 7, 2025
CHAPTER 259: The Headache of Diwu Qingrou!
The room fell into a silence.
“I wonder if the numbers from the Capital City Defense Office have been tallied yet?” Diwu Qingrou sighed.
“They have come out,” Han Buchu stammered a bit, cleared his throat, and said, “However, these numbers are likely inaccurate…”
“Speak.” Diwu Qingrou said quietly.
“Yes. In the past three days, the influx of martial artists from outside has surged…” Han Buchu swallowed hard, sneaking a glance at Diwu Qingrou’s expression: “The day before yesterday, over a thousand new martial artists arrived; yesterday, about four thousand more… cough…”
“And today?”
“Today… by noon, the number of incoming martial artists has already surpassed thirty thousand!” Sweat poured down Han Buchu’s face: “There are still many rushing towards Zhongzhou as we speak. By tonight, when the city gates close… we can expect nearly fifty or sixty thousand people.”
Several people fell silent, shocked by this number.
In recent days, as the news of the Heaven-asking Sword and Hades Blade spread like wildfire across Great Zhao, more and more people arrived in Zhongzhou City to “seize the treasures.”
Just a dozen days ago, there were only a few dozen or a few hundred; now, it increased tenfold each day…
“The situation is extremely severe!” Diwu Qingrou frowned: “Jing Wangzuo!”
Jing Menghun bowed: “Lord Xiang, please give your orders.”
“Mobilize the Golden Horse Knights Hall at full strength. We must capture the individuals wielding the Heaven-asking Sword and Hades Blade at the earliest opportunity! We cannot let them stir up trouble outside!”
“Understood!” Jing Menghun nodded.
“This might be the only way to cut off the roots. The influence of the Heaven-asking Sword and Hades Blade has already taken effect, and we cannot completely eliminate it!” Diwu Qingrou sighed: “Only by controlling it in our hands can we ensure that the outside chaos leads to no result, and it will disperse…”
Han Buchu sighed: “But that will take quite a long time.”
Diwu Qingrou’s brows knitted tightly: “What about the actions of Sky Tower?”
Jing Menghun broke into a sweat: “Cough… they just returned yesterday, but… Meng Chaoran was not killed. Instead, we lost two ninth grade martial sovereigns.”
Diwu Qingrou frowned slightly and said calmly: “Does Sky Tower have such strength?”
Jing Menghun’s forehead glistened with cold sweat.
Diwu Qingrou had always been gentle; normally, just a frown would be a significant matter. Today, not only was she frowning, she also sighed several times, clearly indicating her mood had reached an extremely poor state.
“It was only because… just when they were about to succeed, two mysterious swordsmen suddenly appeared…” Jing Menghun explained.
“Two mysterious swordsmen?” Diwu Qingrou smiled faintly: “Just when they were about to succeed? Jing Wangzuo, the Golden Horse Knights Hall needs to reorganize.”
“Lord Xiang is right.” Jing Menghun felt speechless. This operation could have been successful. Before the appearance of those two mysterious swordsmen, there were countless opportunities to kill Meng Chaoran!
However, the two ninth grade martial sovereigns at that time, in order to protect their strength, did not order a full-frontal attack. This caused a great opportunity to be wasted.
One could even say that if they had started the Blood Drip Tactics right from the beginning, Meng Chaoran would have died long ago.
But… after the appearance of those two mysterious swordsmen, all such infinite possibilities turned into impossibilities.
Diwu Qingrou’s words meant exactly that. Although Diwu Qingrou would never openly express her dissatisfaction with the situation, if someone misinterpreted her meaning, it would be a huge disaster…
Speaking of this matter, Jing Menghun felt boundless resentment towards Chu King of Hell. If it weren’t for Chu King of Hell’s devious schemes, leading to one of the Golden Horse Knights Hall thrones dead and another crippled, while the other two had to stabilize the situation, they could have sent at least one throne to deal with Meng Chaoran, which would have guaranteed success.