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"Since the chief of the Zhenshi County Night Watch is already aware of this, there's no need for me to report it further," Ye Yunlong said. "I'll go back and mobilize manpower to prepare for the upcoming beast tide."

"Mm." Gu Chen nodded.

Ye Yunlong left.

Gu Chen said to Duan Xingchen, "Go and inform the county magistrate to immediately order the town magistrates under his command to send people to the major villages on the border of Luo'an County to inform the villagers to evacuate to the towns first, and return after this beast tide is over."

Gu Chen made arrangements in advance.

Although the Divine Guard will arrive tomorrow.

However, once the beast tide appears and a battle ensues with a large number of demons, some will inevitably slip through and rush into the village.

It would be bad if it resulted in bloodshed.

First, arrange for all the villagers from the border villages to be moved to the towns and gathered together. Then, deploy a portion of the Divine Guard to the outskirts of each town to intercept any who manage to escape.

That way, nothing will go wrong.

"Yes." Duan Xingchen left.

That afternoon.

All the villages along the border of Luo'an County received notices that a beast tide was approaching and that they should evacuate to the town.

As a border village, these villagers are acutely aware of the terror of beast tides.

The evacuation was extremely fast.

It only took an afternoon.

They all evacuated the village, taking their important belongings and food rations with them, and retreated to the town.

The next day.

Early in the morning, 20,000 Divine Guard troops set off for Jiuwang Mountain on the border of Luo'an County.

Thousands of skilled fighters from all the Night Watch branches in the entire county also arrived.

Looking forward to it.

At this time, in the continuous mountain range of Jiuwang Mountain.

The demons roared, their fury deafening, and their demonic aura was more than ten times stronger than before.

Tens of thousands of demons gathered in Jiuwang Mountain.

They were just waiting for the three fifth-rank demons to give the order.

They then launched an attack on the border of Luo'an County.

Outside Jiuwang Mountain.

All the large crossbows and catapults brought by the 20,000 Divine Guards were set up.

All the Divine Guards and Night Watchmen gripped their weapons tightly, ready to strike at any sign that the demons gathered in the Nine Kings Mountains were about to launch an attack.

They would then intercept and snipe without hesitation.

The strongest of the 20,000 Divine Guards is Peng Guang, the deputy commander who leads the army, and he is at the fifth rank.

Next are two commanders of ten thousand men, at the sixth rank.

Next came twenty centurions, all at the seventh rank.

Then came two hundred centurions, at the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

The Divine Guard Army is the Heavenly Army of the Divine Dynasty. The threshold for entry is to reach the level of a first-class expert. Therefore, even the weakest member of the Divine Guard Army is a first-class expert.

The Night Watch sent only a few thousand experts, but they were all elites, with even the weakest among them being experts at the first level of the Innate Realm.

The strongest is naturally Tie Yangtian, a fifth-rank expert.

And Ling Gang, the fourth-rank master who remained hidden in the shadows and did not show himself, was also present.

Fourth-rank experts are not allowed to make a move; this is a rule set by the high-ranking officials of the Divine Dynasty and the top demons in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

If a beast tide occurs, and this fourth-rank expert of the Divine Dynasty takes action, there will definitely be fourth-rank demons appearing in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

This could lead to a larger beast tide and an escalation of the conflict between the two sides.

So although he arrived, he did not show himself, but instead observed the situation from the shadows.

On the Night Watch side, besides him and Tie Yangtian, there were also two sixth-rank Night Watch chiefs from Zhenshi County and four sixth-rank deputy Night Watch chiefs from the four prefectures under their command.

Tie Yangtian, Peng Guang, and Prefect Jiang Ze, three fifth-rank masters, floated in the air.

Looking out at the demons in Jiuwang Mountain.

Gu Chen, Duan Xingchen, Ye Yunlong, and other members of the Night Watch were below the three of them.

Keep a close eye on developments ahead.

At this time.

Three deafening roars rang out.

Then came a white tiger that was about ten meters long, a black bear that was over ten meters tall, and a male lion that was also about ten meters long and engulfed in flames.

They charged toward the border of Jiuwang Mountain.

The three-headed, fifth-rank demon exuded a terrifying aura, emanating a chilling energy.

Behind the three fifth-rank demons, followed by seven sixth-rank demons, they charged menacingly toward the border of Nine Kings Mountain.

The three roars of the three fifth-rank demons directly caused many members of the Divine Guard and Night Watch in Luo'an County to lose their composure.

"Insolence!" Tie Yangtian and the other two in the air shouted.

An invisible pressure emanated from the three, clearing away the negative impact of the roars of the three great demons—Tiger Seven, Bear Fourth, and Lion Second—on the minds of the Night Watchers and the Divine Guards.

The three demons arrived outside Mount Jiuwang and saw a group of Divine Guards and Night Watch experts who had already set up their offensive and were ready to fight at any time.

His face looked unwell.

Tiger Master Qi was surprised.

The Divine Guard and Night Watch of Zhenshi County reacted so quickly this time.

It only began preparing for the beast tide yesterday.

Today, the Night Watch and Divine Guard of Zhenshi County have mobilized so many experts to come here.

Looking at Tie Yangtian and his two companions in the air, and the group of Night Watchers and Divine Guards below, along with the large crossbows, catapults, iron spikes, and lassos brought by the Divine Guards!

A look of apprehension flashed in Tiger Seven's eyes.

If a beast tide were to be forcibly launched at this moment, the demons under the command of these three great demons would surely suffer heavy losses.

At that time, even more of its sons and grandsons will surely die!

Its original plan was to suddenly launch a beast tide, catch the Zhenshi County Night Watchman off guard, flatten Luo'an County to avenge the four sons' family, and then retreat back to the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Unexpectedly, the night watch of Zhenshi County had made preparations in advance, thwarting its plan.

"What does your Zhenshi County Night Watch mean by this?!" Tiger Seventh Master stared coldly at Tie Yangtian: "You killed my fourth son and his entire family, and now you want to besiege all the demons on the border of my Ten Thousand Mountains?!"

"We're going to surround and annihilate you," Tie Yangtian said coldly. "Seventh Master Hu, I haven't even questioned you yet, and you're already questioning me. You've joined forces with two fifth-rank demons and gathered so many demons here—what are you trying to do!"

"Are you planning to unleash a beast tide?" Tie Yangtian sneered. "If so, your fate today will be annihilation!"

"I will not unleash a beast tide!" Tiger Seven looked at Tie Yangtian: "This is just a statement. Hand over Gu Chen, the chief of the Luo'an County Night Watch who killed my grandson, Giant Tiger King, some time ago, as well as the murderer who killed my fourth son, Tiger Mountain Lord, and his family two days ago, and I will leave. Otherwise, today, Luo'an County will be a river of blood!"

"Your grandson, the Giant Tiger King, caused trouble on the border of my Divine Dynasty and deserved to die!" Tie Yangtian said calmly. "As for your fourth son, Tiger Mountain Lord, he was killed by a passing rogue cultivator from my Divine Dynasty. That rogue cultivator has already left, and we have no way of finding him."

Tie Yangtian arrived today, and Gu Chen had already told him about how Tiger Mountain Lord was killed by a passing rogue cultivator.

"Handing over Gu Chen is impossible. Either you retreat now and keep your demons under your command in check, ensuring that no one above the third level of the Innate Realm approaches the border of Luo'an County, or we start a war." Tie Yangtian looked at it: "Let's see how many of the demons you three great demons brought can return."

"You're threatening me!" Tiger Seven's tiger eyes flashed with endless ferocity as he looked at Gu Chen. "What if I insist on killing this brat today? He's just a minor county magistrate, is he really worth the three of you coming all this way, making such a fuss, and risking a beast tide to protect him?!"

Looking at the fierce light shooting from Tiger Master Qi's tiger eyes, Gu Chen felt his scalp tingle.

My heart was in my throat.

A powerful demon of Tiger Seven's caliber is definitely beyond his current ability to resist.

If it weren't for Tie Yangtian and the other two resisting...

If Tiger Master Qi came up here, he could tear him to pieces in an instant!

"You can give it a try." Tie Yangtian looked directly at it: "Gu Chen is not only the head of the Night Watch of Luo'an County, but he is also my seventh junior brother, my master's newly accepted personal disciple."

Upon hearing this...

Tiger Seven was startled, as were Bear Fourth and Lion Second beside him.

If it were just an ordinary county garrison commander, that would be one thing.

They could forcefully kill Gu Chen today.

Even if they can't kill him today, as long as Gu Chen is still in Luo'an County, they can find an opportunity to come and kill him directly.

However, Gu Chen was taken in as a new personal disciple by Shangguan Wuqing.

That would be troublesome.

Shangguan Wuqing, the chief of the Night Watch of the Desolate State, has killed several demon kings over the years.

If they dare to attack Gu Chen today.

They had no doubt.

Tomorrow, Shangguan Wuqing will personally venture into the Ten Thousand Mountains to exterminate all three demon clans, leaving no one alive.

Tiger Seven's face was grim.

Gu Chen was Shangguan Wuqing's personal disciple. It was powerless to move him today, and it had no hope of killing him in the future to avenge its grandson.

Shangguan Wuqing is not someone it can afford to offend.

The one who killed its fourth son, Tiger Mountain Lord, and his family was a rogue cultivator who had also left the territory of Luo'an County.

The Night Watch will not help it find the person.

It itself, of course, dared not step into the territory of the Divine Dynasty to look for people.

If a fifth-rank demon dares to venture alone into the territory of the Divine Dynasty, it's not to find someone, but to deliver demon beast materials to those third-rank experts of the Divine Dynasty!

Tie Yangtian and his two companions had gathered so many Night Watchers and Divine Guards.

It dared not launch another beast tide.

Otherwise, the demons under its command would suffer heavy casualties, and even more of its sons and grandsons would die.

It just feels incredibly stifled right now!

"Tiger Seven, Bear Four, Lion Two, come back!" A powerful roar echoed from the Ten Thousand Mountains behind Nine Kings Mountain.

He is a fourth-rank demon, the eldest brother of the three demons including Tiger Seven.

The roar of Master Long.

According to Master Long, the Zhenshi County Night Watch and the Divine Guard Army are ready.

It is no longer possible for them to launch a surprise attack on the beast tide.

Gu Chen was Shangguan Wuqing's personal disciple, so they couldn't touch him.

Continuing the stalemate is pointless.

We have no choice but to retreat.

Roar!

Tiger Seven let out a furious roar of resentment and turned to leave.

Master Xiong and Master Shi also left.

Now that things have come to this, they no longer want to launch another beast tide.

Only after the Zhenshi County Night Watch and the Divine Guard Army are ready should the beast tide be launched.

The effort put in was not proportional to the reward received.

Tiger Seven and his two fifth-rank demon masters departed, and the remaining sixth-rank demon masters followed suit.

The demons in Jiuwang Mountain, along with a group of powerful demons, retreated swiftly like a tide, moving away from the range of the divine crossbows and catapults of the Divine Guard Army.

The demons retreated back to the Ten Thousand Mountains.

A crisis was thus averted.

The Night Watch and the Divine Guard breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they were prepared to resist the beast tide.

But once war breaks out...

There will be many variables.

In a major battle, high-level experts from both sides may not necessarily be able to find an opponent of the same level to fight one-on-one.

If they were targeted by some powerful demons of the seventh or sixth rank.

It's easy to get fired.

Even if they manage to kill a lot more demons this time, it will be meaningless to them.

It would be best if both parties could resolve the dispute through negotiation.

It has been confirmed that the demonic tide has receded.

Tie Yangtian and Peng Guang ordered the Night Watch and the Divine Guard to retreat.

The fourth-rank earth dragon demon, having learned that Shangguan Wuqing was behind Gu Chen, and having already ordered Tiger Master Qi to retreat, should no longer launch a beast tide.

It's not good for them.

It was something that Tie Yangtian and Peng Guang wanted to see resolved without resorting to war.

There will be casualties when war breaks out.

Even though the Night Watch and the Divine Guard have the upper hand, they will still have to lose at least one-third of their strength to completely annihilate these demons.

Not worth the candle.

This deployment serves as a statement, demonstrating the Divine Dynasty's resolve to deter these demons.

Let them know that if they dare to act recklessly...

Even when the Divine Dynasty was at war with the northern barbarians, this was still the case.

They also have the ability to come out and deal with them!