The day after the meeting.
All the monsters participating in the meeting began to act on their own.
Soon, a series of rumors spread in Xuanyang City, Qianyin City, Xiannan City, and Qingbei City.
"Hey, have you heard? This time the Tiger King seems to be in seclusion for a very long time, so the demon clan will probably send another demon king to manage our four cities."
"Okay, the new demon king is just the new demon king. What's all the fuss about?"
"What's all this fuss about? Do you really think that every demon king is as kind as the Tiger King?"
"Is not it?"
"Okay, if you want to think this way, just think this way. I hope you won't blame me for reminding you to be mentally prepared in advance."
…
"Hey, have you heard? It turns out that the Tiger King is supreme, and there is also the Great King. The monsters who want to control our mortal towns are actually the orders of the Great King. And the Tiger King is just responsible for executing them."
"so what?"
"Don't you understand this? The Tiger King is kind, but that does not mean that every monster is kind! Now the Tiger King is in seclusion. I heard that after a while, the big king is likely to send another monster to take over our town. Woolen cloth!"
"Then...what should we do?"
"What else can we do? Let's just play by ear! It's best to stock up on more food during this period of time. If the newly taken over monster really comes, before we can figure out his attitude, we can at least first Hide at home to avoid..."
"Hey, where are you going-?"
"Go prepare food~~!"
…
After days of rumors spreading.
The mood of the people in the four cities gradually became tense.
Many people began to rush to buy food and hoard food.
There are also those who do not believe in evil and dismiss it.
Faced with such a tense situation, Li Ergou and other senior officials inevitably gathered for a meeting.
At this moment, in the official residence of Xuanyang City.
Everyone regards the court as a meeting hall.
Some desks were placed on both sides of the hall.
Li Ergou sat at the table in the middle.
After three rounds of drinking and getting drunk, everyone finally got down to business, and the originally joyful atmosphere couldn't help but become heavy.
Li Ergou drank a glass of wine and then said: "What do you think of the recent rumors?"
The smiles on the faces of Hu Dingyong, Chen Jinlan, Li Jincheng and other old veterans all faded, and they didn't know how to answer this question.
After all, their backer has always been Zhao Lei.
Moreover, people like Chen Jinlan and Hu Dingyong got together because Zhao Lei's ideas coincided with theirs.
Li Jincheng did it for the common people.
But Li Ergou was loyal to Zhao Lei.
Seeing that no one answered, Li Ergou continued: "I have asked the second king and the third king, and they all said that this matter is true. Even they can't predict what will happen next. They just say Let’s try to be careful and not provoke the new demon general.”
Everyone had mixed emotions and remained silent.
At this time, Chen Jinlan suddenly said: "Has the king said how long it will take for him to retreat this time? Also, if the king comes out of seclusion, will he be confident that he can regain control?"
Li Ergou shook his head: "The king said that his retreat this time will be longer than the last time. Also, even the king himself does not know about the new demon general coming to take over. Even the second and third kings Your Majesty must now avoid his sharp edge."
At this time, Hu Dingyong said in a deep voice: "Do you think we need to retreat for a while?"
However, just as he said these words, Li Jincheng was so excited that he stood up, raised his head and held his hands in his hands: "As the saying goes, Confucius said benevolence and Meng said righteousness! How can we leave the people alone?"
Li Jincheng's attitude made everyone present sigh helplessly.
It has to be said that without Zhao Lei's existence, they would have no cohesion at all.
Everyone has different ideas.
So now everyone doesn't know what to do.
It was Li Ergou, the person closest to Zhao Lei and who had observed Zhao Lei the most, who was the first to say: "Brother Jincheng is right. Your Majesty's ideal is to lead people to do good and benefit the people of the world. If we just leave the people alone, what will happen to us?" Just leave. Even if we can survive, how can we explain to the king after he comes out of seclusion?"
Having said this, Li Ergou glanced at the people present, paused for a moment, and continued: "But... Brother Jinlan's concerns are not wrong. We cannot rely on the safety of the people on the thoughts of the new general. "
Hu Dingyong frowned and said, "Brother Ergou, what do you think we should do?"
Li Ergou hesitated for a moment: "Try to move the old, weak, women and children to the villages outside the city, so as not to give the newly taken over demon general a chance to meet them. As for us... before the king comes out of seclusion, we will try our best to explore Let’s explore the new general’s attitude, see what his needs are, and whether we can try our best to satisfy him and prevent him from harming the people.”
What Li Ergou said was reasonable and well-founded.
Several people present could not help but nod.
After everyone has decided to use Li Ergou's plan.
They started to go back and take action separately.
…
at the same time.
This side of Jilei Mountain.
General Mad Cow was drinking wine in his cave.
I feel very bad.
Since the reward party ended, the other nine demon generals have stayed away from him intentionally or unintentionally, causing him to be in a very awkward and lonely state now.
And the reason for all this is because of Zhao Lei, the meddling culprit!
So not only was he in a bad mood, but his hatred for Zhao Lei was also getting heavier and heavier.
In a very bad mood, he grabbed the bottle and poured the wine into his mouth again. But the wine in the bottle only flowed a few drops and then disappeared.
He shook the bottle and looked into the bottle with his eyes.
When he found that the wine bottle was empty, he was so angry that he smashed the bottle on the ground: "Where are the monsters?! Where are all the dead people?! Didn't you see that this general drank all the wine?!"
The sound of bottles being smashed was heard.
Immediately, a little demon ran in anxiously: "Big... King..."
The Mad Cow General stood up and knocked the little demon to the ground with a slap, which happened to fall on the wine bottle fragments, stabbing the little demon all over: "Tell me! Do you even look down on me now? What are you planning to do? Learn how to read and take refuge with that tiger demon!"
The little demon covered his burning cheeks: "No... no, I don't have it, general..."
"No? Why don't you bring me some new wine quickly?!"
"Oh oh oh!"
The little demon stood up quickly and walked out of the cave quickly.
At this time, another little demon walked in: "Mad Cow General..."
Before the little demon could finish his words, General Mad Cow cursed angrily: "Who are you?! What are you doing with me?!"
The little demon paused for a moment, then smiled and said: "General, the king has an order, and he orders you to see him immediately."
Hearing this, General Mad Cow woke up instantly.
The mood is very complicated.
Why is the king looking for me?
Are you trying to get rid of me in advance?
But no matter how much he thought about it, it was useless. Because he knew that there was a huge gap in strength between him and the Long Live Fox King.
It was impossible to escape.
So after scolding the little demon who was delivering the message, he finally came to the Long Live Fox King's cave and met the Long Live Fox King.
…
Ji Lei Mountain.
It is located in the highest and most luxurious cave in Jilei Mountain.
Long live the Fox King, sitting on his throne covered with animal skins, he has been waiting here for a long time.
General Mad Cow came here with an uneasy mood.
Seeing the solemn appearance of the Long Live Fox King, the pressure in his heart was also very heavy, and he immediately knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty."
Long live the Fox King did not say anything, but stared at the Mad Bull General for a long time.
After seeing General Mad Bull feeling uncomfortable, he stood up, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked to the natural window of the cave. While admiring the beauty, he said: "Mad Bull, how long have you been with me? "
Mad Cow General was shocked and did not dare to neglect: "King Qi, it has been nearly a thousand years..."
Long live the Fox King nodded: "Well, nearly a thousand years. So how have I treated you in the past thousand years?"
"I..." The current Mad Cow General had a complicated mood. After all, not long after he learned of the fate of the Long Live Fox King, he planned to start a new business and divide the Long Live Fox King's property. "The King treats me very well!"
The words just fell.
Long live the Fox King suddenly turned around: "I treat you very well, why do you choose to betray me!"
General Mad Cow was startled by the aura of Long Live the Fox King!
He quickly changed from kneeling on one knee to kneeling on both knees, kowtowing: "My... Your Majesty, please forgive me! Xiaoniu, I was just deceived by the traitor, so I couldn't think about it for a moment and made the wrong decision!"
The Mad Cow General's forehead was pressed against the ground.
Don't dare to move.
However, he could feel the Long Live Fox King walking beside him: "I know who bewitched you and why you did this. But this is not the reason why you can betray me!"
The Mad Cow General was shocked and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please spare your life! Your Majesty, please spare your life! Please give me one last chance, I will never let you down again!"
After General Mad Cow finished saying this.
Long Live the Fox King did not reply for a long time.
This made General Mad Cow even more nervous.
Just when he thought he really had a narrow escape this time, Long Live Fox King's voice like the sound of nature sounded in his ears again: "Since you have been with me for many years, I will give you another chance."
General Mad Cow was overjoyed and continued to kowtow: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! No matter what the King wants Maverick to do, Maverick will do his best and do his best!"
Immediately afterwards, the cold voice of the Long Live Fox King sounded in his ears: "General Zhao has been in seclusion recently. I need you to take over the four mortal towns controlled by General Zhao!"
General Mad Cow was shocked when he heard this.
I even forgot to kowtow.
He raised his head and looked stupidly at the Long Live Fox King.
I thought to myself: Isn’t the king very optimistic about that tiger demon? Why do you want to take back the power of the tiger demon now?
The Long Live Fox King gave him a scornful look: "What's wrong? You don't understand?"
General Mad Cow shook his head.
"Don't you realize that today's Jilei Mountain has undergone earth-shaking changes because of General Zhao's words?"
General Mad Cow imagined a scene of little monsters reading and literacy.
He soon understood what was going on!
It turns out that the tiger demon was so popular that it even overshadowed the king, so it made the king dissatisfied!
Then, the Long Live Fox King continued: "Some monsters really think that with a little talent, they can be arrogant. In this case, I will let them know who is the real king of Jilei Mountain. Mad cow!"
Mad Cow quickly bowed his head respectfully: "My subordinate is here!"
"I don't just want you to take down the four cities from General Zhao! I want you to let those little demons and mortals know who is the real king here!"
"Subordinates take orders!"
"Remember, those mortals are still useful to me. No matter what method you use to control them, I, you can humiliate them and injure them, but you cannot seriously injure or kill them! What I want is their wealth, but also They will bring a steady stream of income to the king in the future, do you understand it or not!"
"I understand, my subordinates will live up to the king's trust!"
"Also, blockade all the caravan fortresses leading to King Chechi's city. This king not only wants you to capture the four cities this time, but also the entire mortal kingdom! Moreover, we must vigorously develop Taoism and Buddhism. We must not give them any excuse to cause trouble for us!"
"Subordinates take orders!"
"Well, get up and talk."
With the approval of the Long Live Fox King, General Mad Bull dared to stand up, but he still felt like he was surviving a disaster.
The Long Live Fox King patted his shoulder kindly: "Mad Cow, don't say that I didn't give you a chance. If this matter goes wrong... then you can come to me with your bull's head..."
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I will definitely not disappoint your expectations!"
"Well, let's go."
After saying that, General Mad Cow quickly left the cave.
He was deeply afraid that the Long Live Fox King would suddenly retort and slap him to death.
However, not long after he walked out of the cave, his expression became particularly ferocious: "Oh, tiger demon~ Tiger demon, you have to pay a price for being arrogant. It's not good for you to offend anyone, but you have to offend the king? Also, you Don’t you want me to trouble you? Then as you wish, don’t blame me for doing everything right.”
After being intoxicated with himself, General Mad Cow set off again.
But what he didn't know was that in the cave, the Long Live Fox King, who was watching him leave, also muttered secretly: "Mad Cow... Since you intend to betray first, don't blame me for not remembering the old relationship... "
In this way, Xuanyang City, Qianyin City, Xiannan City, and Qingbei City, these four small towns that are inconspicuous in the world, give people a feeling of turmoil.
All forces have their own plans and actions.
…
A few days later.
The four cities finally received the confirmed news that a new demon general would come to take over the four cities.
Moreover, everyone also knows that it turns out that the new demon general who took over is the demon general who had a dispute with the Tiger King outside Xuanyang City!
At this time, everyone's hearts became even heavier.
In order to avoid offending this demon general as much as possible.
Li Ergou also specially ordered all four cities to hold a welcoming meeting at the same time! No matter which city the new general appears in, he must not be allowed to find an excuse to punish them.
Unfortunately, their expectations are destined to fail to come true.
Because General Mad Cow is just looking for trouble...
(End of chapter)
