Ancient Devouring Technique

Chapter 157 Reasons for Not Leaving

The atmosphere in the hall was very depressing, and Mu Fanglan was also in it at this time.

There are only about a thousand people in the City Lord's Mansion, young and old, and there are only about two hundred warriors above the True Yuan Realm who are truly capable of fighting!

Twenty hundred warriors against two thousand, and the high-end True Spirit Realm warriors were at an absolute disadvantage. The outcome was predictable.

Guan Xiong's face became more gloomy. He turned to an old man with a long white beard and asked, "Old Qin, when will our reinforcements arrive?"

The old man with snow-white beard is named Qin Chen, a veteran figure in Beiguan City.

Hearing Guan Xiong's question, Qin Chen frowned and said, "Deputy City Lord, the man who was on good terms with the City Lord back then is now in the extreme southern part of Xuanwu Country. Although he also has a powerful cultivation base of the Great Perfection of the True Spirit Realm, it is estimated that it will take about half a day for him to get here. As for the other helpers I invited, they are only at the first or second level of the True Spirit Realm, but it will take at least three or four hours for them to arrive."

"Three or four hours? Elder Qin, do you think we can hold out for three or four hours with so few people? What do you do for a living? Beiguan City has kept you for so many years in vain, but you are of no use at the critical moment?" A dark-faced young man with a beard shouted immediately.

This man's name is Guan Hai, nicknamed 'Guan Yidao'. He has reached the great perfection of the Zhenyuan realm and is very talented, but he is arrogant and will kill people with his sword at any time. It is said that he once destroyed an entire village by himself, leaving no one alive. He is a ruthless person.

After hearing what Guan Hai said, Qin Chen did not refute, but his eyes were old and his heart was tired.

In the past, he had given many suggestions to the city lord, hoping to eliminate all the small families nearby as soon as possible.

However, ever since the city lord occupied Beiguan City, he has been devoted to the pursuit of the art of refining weapons, and no longer took those small families seriously, giving them a chance to breathe. But now, that bunch of vassal guys have conspired to ambush the city lord, and besieged and killed this master who has reached the great perfection of the True Spirit Realm!

At this moment, he couldn't say anything in front of so many people and could only swallow his anger.

"Xiao Hai, don't be rude to Old Qin. This matter is not Old Qin's fault. It is our Guan family who was careless. Old Qin also reminded my father many times, but my father and I didn't take it to heart. This is my dereliction of duty as the deputy city lord. No one else can be blamed. Now is not the time to blame each other. We still have the palace protection formation and many formation artifacts that can be used. If we make proper arrangements, maybe we can hold on for these three or four hours. Perhaps the strong men from Qingyun Valley can arrive at any time to wipe out the evil cultivators and quell the unrest." Guan Xiong said.

His self-criticism made everyone in the City Lord's Mansion stand in awe, and everyone secretly praised him, saying that this was the material for being a city lord! If Guan Xiong was stubborn and refused to admit the defeat of their Guan family, he would be looked down upon by everyone.

"Everyone, listen up. Take out all of our Guan family's resources, use all of our formation instruments, and mobilize all of the warriors who can participate in the battle..."

Next, Guan Xiong issued orders one after another.

After a while, the meeting ended and everyone dispersed. Only Guan Xiong, his three wives, Lei Hu and Lei Yunlong were left in the hall.

Faced with a powerful enemy, Lei Hu and Lei Long remained calm, without any panic or fear. Both of them were powerful True Spirits, so even if the City Lord's Mansion was defeated, it would not be a problem for them to escape.

Guan Xiong turned to the two and said, "Brothers, although you are from the side branches, my father always suppressed you when he was alive, but tell me, how did I, Guan Xiong, treat you two?"

Lei Hu and Lei Long were stunned and looked at each other, not knowing why Guan Xiong asked this question. They nodded and said in unison, "The deputy city lord is very good to us. If it weren't for the deputy city lord secretly giving us a lot of cultivation resources, we wouldn't have such a high level of cultivation!"

Seeing this, Guan Xiong continued, "Since you two brothers have not forgotten what I, Guan Xiong, have done, I would like to ask you two for a favor. I wonder if you are willing to agree to it?"

At this time, the two Lei brothers had already vaguely guessed what Guan Xiong wanted to say. Lei Long said in a deep voice, "City Lord Guan, do you want us to help you and your wife escape? Although there are two thousand warriors outside, and there are dozens of True Spirit Realm masters, but with the combat power of the two of us combined, it should be no problem to take you away. City Lord Guan, don't worry. When are we leaving?"

Lei Hu just nodded slightly and said nothing.

Guan Xiong nodded in satisfaction. These two people were nostalgic. Although their cultivation was far superior to his, they still respected him. It was worth it that he secretly gave them a lot of cultivation resources. He smiled and said to the two of them, "Brothers, I can't leave. If I leave, the remaining Guan family members will lose their backbone. Let alone three or four hours, they can't even hold out for half an hour. What's more, if I, the clan leader, flee from the battlefield and die in the future, I will not be able to explain to my ancestors in the underworld. What I mean is, as long as you can take my three wives and one child away, I will be very grateful!"

The young girl from the fourth room was startled, and she put away the exquisite jade slip in her hand. She raised her head and gave Guan Xiong a complicated look, as if she had just met her husband. After looking at him for a long time, she slowly said, "I'm not leaving."

"Xiaoyi, please don't be like this, okay? I was the one who let you down and plundered you. You also hated me. In the past five years, I have always wanted to make it up to you, but you never gave me a chance. Later, you wanted to enter the Xuanyue Sword Sect with your own efforts, and I was very pleased. You have also seen the situation today. It is destined to be a life-or-death ending. I just hope you can live well!"

Guan Xiong's eyes turned red when he was moved. He was a playboy in his life. Although he was very popular and flirted with other women, he loved the fourth wife the most.

After hearing what Guan Xiong said, Wu Yiyi frowned slightly, shook her head slightly, and sneered, "The reason why I don't want to leave here is not because I want to die with you, but because I want to watch you die."

"You still hate me so much?" Guan Xiong smiled bitterly. He and Wu Yiyi had not had a good talk together in several years. As a husband, he really knew very little about what this girl was thinking.

"I'd better stay as well." At this moment, Mu Fanglan, who had been silent since entering the hall, suddenly spoke.

Guan Xiong couldn't help but be stunned again, and his two wives and the two Lei brothers were also puzzled.

Mu Fanglan has been staying at her mother's home in Dajin for the past two years. Everyone knows that she and Guan Xiong are not in harmony, but she returned to Beiguan City two days ago when she knew that there was unrest in Xuanwu Kingdom. This shows her character.

Guan Xiong was quite moved. Just as he was about to say something, Mu Fanglan sighed, looked out the hall door with her beautiful eyes, and said word by word, "I have my own reasons for not leaving."

"What's your reason?" Guan Xiong looked a little surprised.

"Yes, I'm waiting for someone. Someone who said he would come to keep me safe." Mu Fanglan said calmly.

At this moment, a deafening noise was heard outside, and Guan Xiong and others' faces changed drastically.

This is……!
The palace protection formation was broken!
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