Her tone was very calm, but the content was full of sarcasm.
"It's not difficult to survive by compromising, and it's not difficult to take a step back. However, once you take a step back and abandon a city, you will eventually take another step back and abandon another city, until there is no more ground to retreat to, until there is no more way to avoid. Only then will you realize that compared to the so-called situation that forces you to take a step back now, trying to reclaim that step back is extremely difficult."
“At that time,” she said slowly, “you will be the sinners of the entire cultivation world. For every lost soul in Moonview City today, you will carry that many karmic burdens!”
The words fell, resounding.
Everyone fell silent for a moment, but this silence was different from when they witnessed Nian Chaoxi killing earlier.
The pale girl in front of me is not particularly strong, and it seems that she could fall over with just a gust of wind.
But at this moment, her figure gradually overlapped with that of the God of War from back then.
Year Chao Xi raised his head in silence and said calmly: "Today, I will live or die with Moonview City. As long as I am alive, the Demon Lord will not step into Moonview City even a single step. I don't care what you will do after my death, but before I die, whoever dares to let me hear the words of abandoning the city, this person will be your end! Whether you hate me or resent me, I, Year Chao Xi, will keep my word!"
沈退's face was blank, as if he was at a loss for words.
At this moment, Nian Chaoxi really wants to ask Shen Tui a question: after so many years of being entangled in schemes and tricks, is he still the Shen Tui she once knew?
But asking anything at this moment is useless.
She looked at Shen Tui, then looked at Mu Yunzhi, and then at Zong Shu.
Finally, she淡淡地移开视线，声音平静道：“Nowadays, who is willing to listen to my orders?”
After the words fell, after a moment of silence, an old voice slowly said: "The three thousand disciples of Du Heng Academy are willing to follow the orders of the young city lord."
The first to speak was surprisingly the Du Heng Academy, which has always claimed to be ungoverned by anyone.
The old mountain master slowly walked in front of Nian Chaoxi and knelt down on one knee.
This seemed like a signal, and everyone exchanged glances; some were eager to move, while others showed hesitation.
It is quite common for Nian to react this way; she knows that this is Moonview City after all. If Mu Yunzhi doesn't speak, no matter how moving her words are, there are still limits to those who will listen to her orders.
The emergence of Du Heng Academy was already within her expectations.
And her actions now are actually to force Mu Yunzhi to make a statement.
But what she didn't expect was that after the recent martial arts event in Yuejian City, besides the influence of Mu Yunzhi, there were more cultivators coming from all directions.
Then, in the next moment, a high-pitched voice came from outside the council chamber, breaking the mutual probing.
——"Jinhe Zong's eighteen famous disciples are willing to follow the orders of the young city lord!"
The year turns quietly at dawn and dusk!
Behind the crowd, outside the council hall, many cultivators had gathered at some point, not knowing how long they had been listening, nor whether they had heard what Nian Chaoxi said.
And they are mostly faces that have been seen on the training grounds day and night.
The year dawned and dusk came, and before I had a chance to say anything, those cultivators had already knelt down one after another on one knee.
——"The twelve disciples of the Cui family in Jinling are willing to follow the orders of the young city lord!"
——"The eight disciples of Bichuizhuang are willing to follow the orders of the young city lord."
——"Jixia City……"
——“Star Evolution Sect……”
——“Qinghe Valley……”
"I am willing to heed the orders of the little city lord!"
Outside the door, a crowd of people knelt in darkness.
Among them are the defeated opponents from the annual martial arts performances, the cultivators who had a disagreement with her during betting, and even those who have mocked her to her face.
But now, they knelt halfway in front of her, yet all bowed their heads.
The trembling of both hands cannot be suppressed day and night.
At this moment, the heart that had become heavy since determining its own fate seems to be lifted high again.
She took a deep breath and slowly said, "The kindness of today, I will never forget."
The head of Du Heng Academy said slowly: "Please give the order, young city lord."
The year closed its eyes at dawn and dusk, and when it opened them again, the momentum suddenly became fierce.
At this moment, a cultivator suddenly burst in from outside, anxiously saying: "The Burning Sky Demon Lord has started attacking the city defense formation, and it won't hold for much longer!"
The expression on Nian's face suddenly darkened, as if he had thought of something, and he asked coldly, "Who is currently resisting outside the Moon Viewing City?"
The monk bitterly said: "It is a Daoist lord named Yan Weixing, who carries your token, the little city lord, and leads the Yan cavalry. Those Yan cavalry saved us, taking our place on the city wall, and have now confronted that demon lord."
The year closed its eyes day and night.
When she opened her eyes again, the aura around her suddenly changed.
She said almost calmly: "Shan Chang, you take people to the city wall to defend against the enemy, only to defend and not to attack, assist Yan Wei in blocking that Demon Lord for a moment before I arrive, and do not take the initiative to meet the enemy."
Shan Chang did not understand: "Then what about you?"
Year morning and evening: "I will go to fetch my father's sword."
The sword of the God of War has not been picked up by anyone since the God of War.
Now, every morning and evening, she says she wants to ask for her father's sword.
She can wield the Sword of the God of War!
So everyone became excited, for them, it was not just a sword, it was the only light that once led the entire cultivation world.
Shan Chang does not speak much and immediately took people to the city defense formation.
Year turned his head to look at Mu Yunzhi and said coldly: "Mu Yunzhi, now, do you fight or retreat?"
Mu Yunzhi closed his eyes, stood up and said: "Right Cavalry Guard."