"City Lord!"

A sergeant suddenly ran over from downstairs of Bai Han, looking anxious, knocking over many people along the way.

"what happened?"

Ye Lin turned around and looked at the subordinate in front of him in confusion, but his heart "thumped" for no reason.

Is it possible that a new monster has appeared in Hanyue City?

After the last incident, he is now a little nervous about these things.

"It's bad! City Lord! The official we sent to report the situation to the imperial capital was killed!"

"Killed!? Impossible! Who would kill a messenger when they have nothing to do? A mountain robber? And he is escorted by our elite city guards. Even if he encounters robbers, he will not let them

You succeeded!"

"No, no! I, our people...were...killed by His Majesty the Emperor!"

"What!?"

Ye Lin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly reacted.

His Majesty, the current Emperor, is the one who once said that "there is no justice in the world"!

This time I asked someone to report everything that happened in Hanyue City. My intention was correct, but what would others think if they heard it?

That is exactly what he is saying: "There are demons, monsters, and Taoist priests in this world. What the emperor said before is actually wrong!"

What's the difference between saying the emperor is wrong and slapping him in the face?

Therefore, it is not that surprising that these messengers were killed.

"only……"

Ye Lin thought for a moment and then shook his head. Things shouldn't be so simple.

If the emperor wanted to block the news because of this, it was obviously impossible. After all, it was impossible for the millions of people in Hanyue City to be dismissed by just saying "nonsense".

With so many people and such a big change happening in the city, the news will soon spread to surrounding cities and then spread to the entire Dafu Dynasty.

By then, everyone will know what happened here. Even if you, the emperor, don't want to believe it, what's the use?

Moreover, Ye Lin was sure that with His Majesty's methods, it was absolutely impossible for him not to know what happened in Hanyue City recently.

Ten days have passed since the Blood Silkworm Incident. The emperor must have already learned about what happened in the city through his own news channels, and there should be no reason to disbelieve it.

"Then...why on earth would he do such a deceptive thing...?"

Ye Lin's face showed confusion, and he couldn't figure it out.

At this moment, another sergeant ran up in a panic. He looked even worse than the previous one, rolling and crawling, with a look of fear on his face.

"City Lord! City Lord!"

The man, covered in dust, rushed all the way to the front, and then accidentally lost his footing. He knelt down with a "pop" and cried:

"City Lord! We...we were attacked! A large army is...advancing towards us!!"

When Ye Lin heard this, his movement to help him froze, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face, and he asked:

"What did you say? An army? Where did the army come from? Say it carefully! Make it clear!!"

Someone quickly brought a water bowl to the side. The man took it with trembling fingers and drank all the water in the bowl. Then he took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and said:

"Lord City Lord, I am the chief of detectives of the Fifth Legion of the City Guards. I am responsible for investigating the dens of mountain bandits and bandits outside the city...Today, today...we received an investigation mission and were operating a hundred miles to the west, but we did not

Thinking of being attacked suddenly..."

"The ones who attacked us were not bandits, but a regular exploration team! I can recognize that their uniforms are members of the Jinlin Army! They are definitely not wrong!!"

"When we first met, I planned to go up and say hello to them, but what I didn't expect was that they actually launched an attack and caught us off guard. Many brothers just died..."

"Later on, the remaining few people and I resisted desperately, and then we turned defeat into victory..."

"But what I didn't expect was that a large army appeared in the distance. Those people... were all Jinlin Army... They came well prepared, and their target was in our direction!!"

"Our horse is gone... Finally, we finally managed to snatch one in the fight, but I was the only one who ran back. The other brothers all..."

The detective told the whole story in one breath. Ye Lin frowned and couldn't believe his ears.

The Jinlin Army is the personal army of His Majesty the Emperor! They had already established a great reputation during His Majesty's conquests in the east and west. The entire capital was controlled by them. How could they suddenly come to our side?

"Are you sure you read it correctly? That's really the Jin Lin Army?"

Ye Lin checked again with some disbelief, but what he got was the soldier's confident answer.

After asking the other party about the details, he waved away most of the people, leaving only a few close men around.

"What exactly is going on……?"

In the main hall of Baihan Tower, Ye Lin frowned and paced back and forth.

"City Lord, could those Jinlin troops have received news that Hanyue City was in danger and came to help deal with the monster? It's just that because the capital is far away from here, they didn't know it when they arrived a hundred miles away.

The monster has been surrendered by the Immortal?"

One of his subordinates analyzed and asked.

Ye Lin thought for a while, then shook his head and said:

"No, if they really came to help, then why did they attack us as soon as they saw us? We are also Dafu military guards, what reason do they have to attack us?"

Someone else answered:

"Is it possible? Is there some misunderstanding? Some robbers wore the uniforms of our army and fought against the autumn wind. This led to the attack as soon as they met..."

"Impossible! Not to mention that we haven't heard any relevant news in recent days. Even if someone really snatches our military uniforms and goes out to rob us, it won't be the Jinlin Army's turn to attack them in person! If they do, the surrounding local armies will be dispatched!

The capital is nearly a thousand miles away from us!"

"..."

A group of people were discussing at random, causing chaos in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

After a long while, no one came to any useful conclusion, but one person suddenly said cautiously:

"Is it possible...that they are actually coming for us...?"

Everyone turned to look at him, causing the latter to wave his hands quickly, indicating that he was just talking casually and did not take it seriously.

But Ye Lin walked up to him with a serious face and asked:

"Zou Zi, you just said...that they are coming for us?"

"Ah, Ye... City Lord, I didn't mean that. I just said it casually based on my feelings. Don't take it seriously..."

Ye Lin ignored his words and asked again:

"What is your basis? Why do you have this idea?"

The general named Zou scratched his head and said helplessly:

"City Lord, please don't embarrass me. I'm really just talking casually... It's not that the marching method of the Jinlin Army is too familiar. When I followed the Nanchuan Army to fight against the Southern Barbarians in Nanchuan City, they didn't always use it like this.

What's the method... This is not a bandit suppression, it's obvious that it's going to be a war..."

"..."

Ye Lin got the answer from the other party, but he didn't want to believe it for a long time.

He looked at Zou Zi in a daze, and the expression on his face changed one after another, and finally turned into a touch of bitterness.

"Could it be that...that person really wants to do this...it's impossible...the price is too high..."

Several people around him were a little confused at first, so what on earth was his new city lord talking about, but none of the people present were stupid. Following the suggestions from several colleagues around him, everyone present immediately understood what the other party meant.

.

"How could it be?! Is the emperor crazy? He wants to use troops against me!!?"

Some people couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

"Why!? This makes no sense! Is it because we sent a messenger and told him about the encounter with monsters in the city? Does he want to kill us?"

"Then... what should we do? Should we sit back and wait for death? But what if the Jinlin Army is just... just passing by...?"

"Fart! Why do people passing by kill our people!!"

"..."

"Stop arguing!!!"

Ye Lin suddenly shouted loudly, interrupting everyone's quarrel.

He took a deep breath, calmed down his mood, and then continued:

"City Master Bai told me that Emperor Xuanyang was an extremely iron-blooded king. In order to eliminate Taoism, he did not hesitate to burn all the books and kill all the Taoist priests! What can such a person do? Do you still have your heart?

Don’t you have a count?”

"The Jinlin Army came here this time not to pass by, nor to suppress bandits! They came for us! To be more precise, they came for Hanyue City!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunder falling into deep water, causing several people to look shocked.
To be continued...