Southwest of Daxia, Taiyang City.
"Master of the family, King Xia has once again ordered that those who resist the decree will be punished by the nine clans. At this time, you are still openly opposing the court. Do you want to lead the family into a place of eternal disaster?"
In the City Lord's Mansion, two old men who were over seventy years old looked at Taiyang City City Lord Liang Zhang menacingly, with cold eyes!
The imperial court has ordered that the city-lord system be abolished and the county system be changed.
Although they were unwilling to do so, Liang Zhang insisted on going his own way and still disobeyed the imperial order. He united with the local officials of thirteen nearby cities to openly oppose the imperial court. This simply led them into a pit of fire!
Because of Liang Zhang, one member of the Liang family attained enlightenment, and chickens and dogs ascended to heaven.
Nowadays, although the Liang family is not a big family, there are still hundreds of people in the family. If Liang Zhang still insists on going his own way and going against the court, the development of the Liang family for decades will be destroyed in an instant!
These two old men were both elders of the Liang family. They did not want to watch Liang Zhang commit suicide, so after hearing King Xia's third imperial edict, they came specifically to persuade Liang Zhang.
Hearing the words of these two old men, Liang Zhang frowned and said: "Two clan elders, my Liang family has been developing in Taiyang City for many years and has finally gained some status. If we follow the imperial edict and change the city-lord system to a county. With the county system, the power, status, and resources of our Liang family in Taiyang City will all plummet!"
"Is status or life more important?!"
The leader of the old man snorted coldly and threw a secret letter in his hand to Liang Zhang, with an angry look on his face, "And it's just that you disobeyed the holy order, but you secretly contacted the three major families in Taiyang City!"
"Now these three major families have just been conquered by the imperial court, but their relationship with the imperial court is still superficial. My Liang family is responsible for supervising these three major families in Taiyang City, but you dare to conspire with them. If you are... The imperial court knows that my Liang family will fall into a place of eternal disaster!"
Liang Zhang frowned, took the secret letter and looked at it, his face changed slightly.
He looked at the two old men and persuaded patiently: "Two elders, this matter is not that simple. We are not trying to be enemies of the imperial court. We just want to have a few more chips to get King Xia to take back his life."
"My Liang family has been developing in Taiyang City for many years. Now, all the large and small industries in Taiyang City are related to us. Even the military strength of Taiyang City is in our hands. Many generals in the army are members of the family. With one move, the whole body is affected, and the imperial court wants to take back military power. This is disturbing the family's heritage, do you know it?"
Hearing this, the two old men's expressions softened slightly.
But after a moment of silence, the leader of the old man still said firmly: "No matter what, I don't agree with this matter!"
"Nowadays, the imperial court's prestige is at its peak. There are many powerful people in the realm of gods, and there are even powerful people in the Void Return stage. Regardless of whether the imperial court will take back the order, the head of the family must withdraw from this matter. We, the Liang family, cannot afford to gamble!"
Another old man also said: "I don't agree with the family leader's decision. If nothing else, even the imperial guards and the eight gates are not something we can deal with!"
"Now there are Jinyiwei spies in Taiyang City. The head of the family must cut off contact with the three major families as soon as possible. Otherwise, if they are discovered, our Liang family will no longer have a foothold in this great summer!"
Seeing the resolute attitude of the two old men, Liang Zhang's face darkened, and he said coldly: "The Liang family has developed to its current status because of me. I am the head of the family at this moment. If anything happens, I, Liang Zhang, will bear the responsibility. "
"you……"
The leader of the old man said angrily: "Hundreds of lives in the family depend on your thoughts. Can you afford it?"
“Affordable!”
Liang Zhang said coldly: "Two clan elders, please go back and rest. No matter what, I have made my decision on this matter and no one can change it!"
"Come here, please let the two clan elders go back and rest!"
The two old men looked angry, but they had no choice but to turn around angrily and want to leave.
But at this moment, a burst of cold laughter suddenly sounded in the hall. The two old men paused, their faces instantly became frightened, but they could not make any sound.
Immediately afterwards, two groups of black mist rose in the hall, wrapping the two old men inside. In a moment, the two old men disappeared directly.
The next moment, a figure shrouded in black energy appeared in the hall in vain.
Seeing this scene, Liang Zhang's expression changed, "You..."
"Jie Jie... what can you do with these two disobedient old guys? City Lord Liang is too kind."
Looking at the figure shrouded in black energy, Liang Zhang had a hint of fear in his eyes, frowned, and said, "But there's no need to kill them directly!"
Although he was dissatisfied with these two stubborn old men, he was still a member of the Liang family no matter what.
"If you want to achieve great things, don't stick to trivial matters! It's not convenient for City Lord Liang to take action, so I will take action on your behalf."
Hearing this, Liang Zhang's face darkened slightly, but he didn't say any more. People were already dead, and it was useless to say more.
The shadow smiled and said: "I wonder how prepared City Lord Liang is?"
Liang Zhang said: "I have contacted the thirteen cities in Lingnan, and now the city lords of six cities have agreed to participate in this matter. Many sects from aristocratic families have also agreed, and several others are considering it, but they have not explicitly refused."
The black shadow nodded with satisfaction, "That's good! Don't worry, City Lord Liang, as long as you cooperate, this little Taiyang City Lord doesn't matter, I will ensure that you sit on the throne of King Xia!"
The throne of Xia King!
A fiery color flashed in Liang Zhang's eyes, then he took a deep breath, calmed down his excitement, frowned, and said: "As far as I know, Jin Yiwei and the Eight Gates have already started to take action. At most, they may start tomorrow. To Lingnan..."
The black shadow smiled and said: "City Lord Liang can develop with peace of mind. No matter who it is before, I can help you block it."
Hearing this, Liang Zhang looked slightly relaxed, but looking at the black figure exuding an evil aura, there was a hint of worry in his eyes.
Although he had disobeyed the decree and resisted the imperial court's reforms before, he had no intention of going against the imperial court.
But just last night, the man in black suddenly came to him and said that he was willing to help him ascend to the throne of Xia King.
He had some doubts at first, but after the Taiyang City guard, who was stronger than him, disappeared silently in front of his eyes just like the two old men, he no longer had any doubts.
Immediately afterwards, the ambition buried deep in his heart burst out.
He knew that the man in black was also uneasy and well-intentioned, but the situation at this moment was beyond his control. No matter what, he could only follow this man's instructions, otherwise he would die faster.
Moreover, the temptation of the title of King of Xia is indeed worth his gamble!
Thinking of this, Liang Zhang felt slightly relieved, and the worry in his eyes turned into a look of determination.
At this time, the harsh and sinister voice of the black shadow sounded again, "I don't have much time. Lord Liang City must hurry up. If there is any need, I can take action at any time, but within three days at most, I must control the entire Lingnan!"
Liang Zhang's expression turned serious, "Don't worry, Your Excellency, two days are enough!"
"That's good! Then I won't disturb you."
As he spoke, the black shadow figure gradually dissipated and turned into black mist and escaped into the void, which was extremely strange.
boom!
However, just then!
A vast momentum descended here in vain, and the spiritual energy in the entire world became violently agitated at this moment.
And as this momentum descended, the figure that had just escaped into the void suddenly appeared in the hall again.
The black shadow's body trembled, and he raised his head to look into the sky in vain. His voice was horrified, "How... is this possible?!"
Liang Zhang's face was also shocked, and his eyes were full of confusion. In front of this momentum, he, who was at the fifth level of the Divine Transformation Stage, was as weak as a baby!
Uh-huh! Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
At this moment, black energy filled the air, and five black shadows appeared in front of the man in black. His body was also wrapped in strange black mist, and the six black shadows had almost the same aura, evil and deep.
Seeing this scene, Liang Zhang's pupils shrank, there are five more? !
"This aura...is this someone from Daxia?!"
The six black figures ignored Liang Zhang behind them, and all raised their heads to look at the sky, their voices extremely horrified.
"Invincible! Let's go!"
The six people moved and wanted to leave.
But at this moment, a vast aura suddenly enveloped the six people.
At the same time, an all-encompassing plain gaze passed directly over the layers of obstacles and fell on the six people.
Under this locked gaze, the bodies of the six black figures froze and could no longer move. The faces of the six people were horrified, and a thought arose in their hearts at the same time -
It’s over!
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Ps: There is one more chapter...
