novelaction Chapter 389 Wartime Control Implemented in This City
Chapter 389 Wartime Control Implemented in This City
Yi Ren held the message that Shadow had just sent him.
The eighteen rebel kings and seventy-two rebel groups that were suppressed by Geng Ning Immortal Mansion and several marshals a hundred years ago have made a comeback.
Beset by internal and external troubles, his situation was extremely dangerous.
Yi Ren decided that he had to win over Zhong Lingxin within a month.
At most, he would only give Zhong Lingxin half a month of seclusion.
After two days of seclusion, Zhong Lingxin decided to go out and find out what was going on. She merged with Ruyi, transformed into a gentle breeze, and quietly left Yiren's immortal abode, arriving on the street.
The immortals on the street continued to enjoy themselves as usual, eating, drinking, strolling, and playing, having a great time.
Zhong Lingxin floated above everyone's heads and arrived at a market stall.
This place has the most wandering immortals and the best information.
"Old Liu, these are some magical herbs that your son brought out from the Wumeng Secret Realm. There are quite a lot of them."
"Where is the money? This trip to the Wumeng Secret Realm was a huge loss. My son said that all the time was wasted on that long-nosed immortal's formation. We thought we could break through the formation and get in, but we lost countless talismans and got nothing."
"It's already good enough that we came out alive. I heard that a lot of people died in the Wumeng Secret Realm this time."
"Sigh, every time a secret realm is like this."
"You guys are still talking about the secret realm? I heard that Yuhua City next door is in chaos."
"I've heard about it too. It's said that the eighteen rebel kings from before have made a comeback."
"What are we going to do? The Western and Northern borders have invaded from the other side, and these rebel kings are causing trouble inside. Our Middle Realm is in chaos, in complete chaos!"
"I heard that our Immortal Emperor went to the border. He is perfectly fine and shows no signs of aging. He even killed two Immortal Lords. As long as the Immortal Emperor is safe, our Middle Realm will not be in chaos."
"Hey, you don't know this. We're just minor immortals. How could we know as much as the immortals above us? They dare to rebel and invade the borders, so they definitely know more about the Immortal Emperor than we do. Our Middle Realm is in a bad situation."
"Don't be alarmed, hurry up and prepare. Take all your valuables with you, because the rebel king might break in any day."
“That’s right. I haven’t dared to relax for a single day these past few days. Have you heard? Since yesterday, the patrols in Guangyuan City have increased.”
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A series of footsteps approached from afar, followed by a loud voice that rang out over Guangyuan City: "Due to the rebellion of the rebel king, Guangyuan City is under wartime control. All resources within the city are prohibited from being bought or sold, and will be registered and confiscated. They will be returned or valued after order is restored."
On the street where the stalls were set up, the patrol team that rushed in with weapons quickly blocked both ends of the street and began to confiscate and register the property of the immortals.
Zhong Lingxin flew to a high place to observe. Throughout the entire city of Guangyuan, city guards and patrol teams were collecting and registering documents.
Each immortal must present their identity plaque and the purpose of their visit to Guangyuan City.
Anyone even slightly suspected was immediately handcuffed by the city guards and patrols.
Those immortals who tried to rebel were killed on the spot.
On the distant city walls, the protective array had already been raised.
The tense atmosphere of wartime instantly permeated the entire city of Guangyuan.
Zhong Lingxin quietly returned to Yi Ren's immortal abode.
As soon as she entered the mansion, she heard a loud banging on the front door.
Yi Ren's personal attendant hurriedly went to the front yard: "Coming, coming! What are you doing? You're going to break the door if you keep banging on it like that."
The person outside the door replied, "It's the city's defense force. The rebel king is causing chaos, so they're checking household registrations and registering assets. The city is under wartime control."
The little fairy was taken aback.
He knew perfectly well that the rebel king was still a long way off.
This is...this is...profiteering from war?
While dealing with the city guards, the little fairy boy quickly reported to Yiren.
Yi Ren was furious.
He's not even dead yet, and these people are already starting to break the rules.
The rebel king is still several cities away, so even if he were to attack, it would take at least several months.
This so-called wartime control is clearly a means of plundering resources.
Moreover, according to his information, the city lord of Guangyuan City was not only having an affair with his second son, Yihao, but also flirting with the Jade Marshal's Mansion. He had also received news yesterday that his eldest son, Yiyuan, had sent envoys to try and win over the city lord of Guangyuan City.
This is like having one servant serving three masters, betting on multiple opportunities!
Yi Ren was only registered as an ordinary rogue immortal in Guangyuan City, so he didn't say anything and readily handed over a storage ring containing only some ordinary fourth or fifth-grade cultivation resources.
Next, Yi Ren, along with several city guards, reluctantly knocked on the barrier around Zhong Lingxin's courtyard: "Fairy Lu, Fairy Lu, the city guards are here, please open the door."
While knocking on the door, Yi Ren transmitted his voice to Zhong Lingxin: "Little sister, the rebel king is going to attack the city, so there's wartime control. Leave some fourth or fifth-grade materials in a storage ring and hand them over. Don't worry about the rest; I'll cover for you. Also, just say you're my cousin, here to visit relatives."
Zhong Lingxin's valuable resources were already in the Nine-Story Pagoda. Upon hearing Yi Ren's words, she divided the fourth and fifth grade immortal plants, immortal ores, and immortal clothes that she usually kept in her storage ring in two, and put only a small part in one storage ring to wear on her hand.
The other part was casually placed on the tea table.
She knew Yiren could cover it up.
Soon, Zhong Lingxin accepted the questioning, took out two sets of immortal robes from the storage ring, and handed over the rest.
After the city guards left, Zhong Lingxin frowned and asked, "Grandmaster, what happened?"
Yi Ren smiled wryly: "I'm sorry, silly girl. I was just trying to let you rest, but I didn't expect to run into wartime control. But don't worry, I'm here with you, I'll make sure nothing happens to you."
Zhong Lingxin nodded and said with infinite reliance, "Nothing will definitely happen. Those Void Bandits on the spaceship were so powerful, but they were all driven away by Grandmasters. What's so scary about these rebel kings?"
Yi Ren was pleased: "You do have faith in your older brother."
Zhong Lingxin nodded: "Of course."
Yi Ren was overjoyed at the simple "Of course."
He knew that once a woman trusted and relied on him wholeheartedly, she would never be able to escape his grasp.
Zhong Lingxin blinked her starry eyes and showered Yi Ren with praise once again.
For a moment, Yi Ren even wondered if Zhong Lingxin had been possessed.
She wasn't like this before.
In the past, it was always Yiren who praised her without leaving a trace.
Now, Zhong Lingxin's sudden shower of praise has left Yiren somewhat bewildered.
But soon, Yi Ren found what he thought was the answer in Zhong Lingxin's starry eyes—Zhong Lingxin was seeing beauty in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
He should just take advantage of the situation and win.
As a result, Yi Ren showed more tenderness and frequently tried to tug at Zhong Lingxin.
Zhong Lingxin then brought up the dinner and drinks she had the day before yesterday.