After the man finished speaking, it took a while before he heard an unhurried question coming from the front:
"What about other places?"
A trace of displeasure flashed across the man's face, but he suppressed it immediately and replied: "According to the news, there are monsters retreating from the front lines everywhere."
"Really?" Qin Xinyao asked lightly, "But how did I hear that the monster changed its strategy and sent a large number of weak people to the front line, and the momentum of the attack continued unabated. Where did the Zhou family master come from to 'retreat' conclusion?"
The middle-aged man known as "Zhou Family Leader" took a deep breath and said: "Although the number of monsters on the front line has increased, they are all miscellaneous soldiers who were beaten by the sect forces headed by the three major sects without any chance of fighting back. With their strength, they gave up a lot of territory previously captured by them. I said they retreated, isn’t it inconsistent with reality?”
Although he tried his best to suppress it, his words still contained a bit of anger unconsciously.
Qin Xinyao turned around, looking past the other person and looking at the other people.
"Guys, please share your thoughts."
Those people looked at each other,
One of the beautiful women was the first to come out and said: "The monsters are retreating in many places. What the Zhou family leader said is not wrong. But maybe it is just a part of the strategy. He wants me and other humans to take it lightly. It is also true that the Qin family leader is worried. should."
Hearing this, an old man next to him grinned and said in a hoarse voice: "Master Qi is really good at talking."
The beautiful woman's expression remained unchanged as she said, "Thank you for the compliment from the Bai family."
A young man suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Since the monster has not voluntarily given up the fight, it would be unfair to say that it is retreating. In my opinion, there must be a conspiracy behind the monster's recent change of strategy."
He has the lowest cultivation level among this group of people, but he does not show any weakness at all. His head is held high and his voice is extremely powerful, like a bird singing from the highest place.
This person opened his mouth, and another person immediately followed him and said, "What the head of the Wu family said is reasonable. You are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. I think the defense line should continue to be maintained to prevent the beast tide from coming back."
Afterwards, four more people spoke. Their views were similar, and they all supported the continued establishment or further advancement of the defense line.
While they were talking, they all glanced at Qin Xinyao's face intentionally or unintentionally.
Qin Xinyao was calm and composed.
In contrast, the faces of the old man, the head of the Bai family, the head of the Zhou family, and the remaining two people gradually turned gloomy.
The head of the Bai family sneered and said: "He Lianzhou is really united now, and everyone is following the lead of the Qin family."
Qin Xinyao smiled slightly: "It sounds like Master Bai is very envious? If Chang Yuzhou wants to work together, there is no chance."
The head of the Bai family suffocated, his face twitched twice, and then he looked at the head of the Wu family, who had the lowest level of cultivation.
"Helian is Helian, and Chang Yu is Chang Yu. I'm not like some people, who forget their roots just for the sake of power and are willing to be someone else's pawn."
The head of the Wu family snorted softly, "I'm not like some people. I'm too old to see the situation clearly, so I accidentally bumped my head against the south wall and died."
"you!"
The atmosphere became tense, and the beautiful woman, the head of the Qi family, interrupted at the right time: "Hey everyone, business is important, business is important!"
The head of the Bai family snorted loudly, turned to Qin Xinyao again, and said coldly: "Let me put it bluntly, Helianzhou is connected with the beast tide, and Helianzhou is also in need of defense. The families of Changyuzhou are just... I am helping you out of morality, I have no obligation to spend time with you!"
"What are you talking about? There are no intact eggs under the overturned nest. If Helian Prefecture is invaded by monsters, can Chang Yu Prefecture escape? Do you regard the Qingsha River as a natural chasm?"
The person who spoke was one of the several family heads who had previously agreed with the Wu family.
The head of the Bai family's eyes froze, and a sense of oppression suddenly arose, and he ran straight towards the opponent.
However, there was another force that was comparable to it and rushed out in an instant, counteracting the former.
Qin Xinyao turned her eyes, fixed her sharp gaze on the Bai family leader, and said leisurely:
"The leader of the Bai family is rich and valuable, so it's better to take less action. If something unexpected happens, the Bai family won't have a second incarnation."
These words seemed to hit the lifeblood of the Bai family leader. His old face was ashen and his expression was ferocious, but he could not hide the scruples in his eyes.
The head of the Zhou family coughed lightly and said: "In the face of the monster tide, Helianzhou and Changyuzhou are indeed sharing weal and woe, but now it seems that the defeat of the monsters is a foregone conclusion, so I think there is no need to spend too much effort. On the defensive line, it is enough to leave some defensive strength."
The head of the Qi family was a little confused. After hesitating for a while, he said with a troubled face: "It's not that we don't want to contribute, it's just that it's not that far from Changyu Prefecture. The occupation and dispatch of manpower is really a big problem for our family." It's a big burden. Although you, Master Qin, are considerate of us and let each family in Helian Prefecture bear most of the affairs, if things continue like this, it will be difficult for us to survive."
The heads of the two remaining major cultivation families in Chang Yuzhou made similar statements to those of the Zhou and Qi families.
Others, represented by the head of the Wu family, insist that the defense line cannot be slackened. Except for the Wu family and another family from Changyu, all the others are from Helian Prefecture.
The two factions quickly got into a quarrel, and the intensity was so intense that the three monks who were originally on duty hid far away, for fear that the heads of the families who had just started cultivating the Nascent Soul would implicate themselves if they disagreed.
After they finished arguing, Qin Xinyao spoke calmly:
"The line of defense must be maintained."
She made the final decision. Patriarch Bai had a sullen face and did not intend to respond, while Patriarch Zhou, Patriarch Qi and others had ugly expressions.
"However, I also understand everyone's difficulties. My Qin family has been favored by you a lot on weekdays, so I must give something back so that you won't suffer a loss."
The lips raised a seemingly meaningful arc, and Qin Xinyao's eyes made eye contact with everyone one by one.
Only the head of the Bai family was ignored.
Seeing the Zhou family leader and others stunned at first, and then the cloudy clouds on their faces turned into thoughtful expressions, and seeing Qin Xinyao's eyes shining brightly, the Bai family leader felt a sudden surge of uneasiness in his heart.
…
Kunhuang Sect ruins.
The ruins all over the place are like the bones left behind by a fallen giant, fragmented but still spectacular.
Numerous "insects and ants" are scattered in this wreckage, sucking the last nutrients from the giant.
When Jing Yingrong and Wu Yaochen arrived, people from Taichu Temple, Niya Palace, and the Dirong clan had already dispersed among the ruins, but there was no need to deliberately look for them.
Because Yu Xian was sitting at the highest place, he could see the flickering light around her from a distance - she was dealing with sect affairs.
"The First Cause of All Realms"
Seeing the two people arriving, Yu Xian waved to them casually and said, "You guys go look around by yourself first, I'm a little busy at the moment."
Jing Yingrong nodded, turned around and disappeared.
Wu Yaochen asked where the people from the Di Rong clan were, and Yu Xian pointed him in the direction. He was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped by Yu Xian.
"Hey, wait a minute, I have something to do. Please help me with my advice."
Yu Xian handed a special jade slip engraved with the Taichu Guan symbol to Wu Yaochen, "Take a look at this and tell me your opinion after reading it."
Wu Yaochen followed the instructions and put his spiritual consciousness into the jade slip. After reading a short piece of information, he frowned.
After reading all the contents in the jade slip, he pondered for a while and suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question:
"Senior sister, how are the bodies of the monsters and our fellow sects disposed of on our front line?"
