After a while, the door to the inner room opened wide.

The loose hem of his clothes caressed the ground behind him, making a subtle stroking sound. A young man wearing a black base and embroidered with red Zhuque Xuan pattern, holding a bronze sword on his waist with one hand, a wide-sleeved jade belt, and a brocade robe and a crown, were walking in a noisy way.

As he walked toward the crowd, his angular facial contours seemed too sharp, especially his pair of slightly sunken eyes, which made everyone stare blankly.

Two of them were stunned on the spot. Why was Xiao Jiu here?

The room slowly became quiet, and Liu Juncheng followed him out.

"You...you are?"

One person asked with some confusion and curiosity. Judging from his appearance, he didn't look like a servant.

"What's the matter? The family heads don't know whether to bow to me or not when they see me for the first time?"

Xiao Jiu asked calmly, raising the ends of his eyes, "Or... do you need me to teach you etiquette and rules?"

Wow~ What a loud tone!

Several people stared at Xiao Jiu's face, which became more and more familiar to him. They recognized his identity and immediately shouted, "How dare you! How dare you pretend to be a prince of the royal family?!"

"Xiao Jiu, you are so brave!"

What? Is this Thirteenth Young Master a fake?

That’s okay!

The room immediately became noisy. Hearing the accusations from several people, Xiao Jiu did not panic and stood still without moving. Suddenly, he moved.

The long sword is unsheathed and blood splashes!

One person's neck was wiped by him and he fell straight to the ground.

"Wow——"

Everyone in the room was shocked, and another person said in shock, "Xiao Jiu! How dare you..."

Before he finished speaking, he also fell down.

Xiao Jiu took action quickly and without any hesitation. The two of them were killed on the spot, and the rest did not dare to say a word.

At the same time, a group of soldiers rushed in from outside the door and surrounded everyone present. Everyone looked around and realized that something was wrong. This was actually a trap to invite you to enter the jar!

In the crowd, the head of the Xie family and the head of the Zhou family looked at the young man standing with a sword with complex eyes. However, the young man's face was not at all nervous at this moment, but he casually flicked the blood on his sword.

"Since I am the son of a country, how can I be someone who can be slandered by others?"

"These two people dare to be disrespectful to this palace and should be killed."

He turned his head, glanced around with a smile and glanced at several people around him. Then, regardless of their reactions, he walked straight to the upper seat in the hall, waved his sleeves and sat down, facing the people below with a smile, "Everyone above Qi is the king's territory."

, Zhou Wu’s family is the king, and all the people are ministers.”

"You are both subjects and citizens, why are you not polite?"

Xiao Jiu's voice was gentle and calm, and he asked questions in an unhurried manner. However, the corpse lying under their feet had not yet cooled down. Listening to Xiao Jiu's words at this time, one could not help but feel chilled.

When someone was about to take action, they heard a voice that was half mocking and half disdainful.

"Ha... It turns out that the fake death tonight is just a trap set for us! Your name is Xiao Jiu? How brave."

The person who spoke was none other than Meng Kuan, the head of the Meng family. He noticed with sharp eyes a figure passing behind the inner door. He thought it was the real Thirteenth Young Master and raised his voice, "Why don't Your Highness come out and wait for an explanation?"

After Meng Kuan finished speaking, the figure behind the door disappeared immediately, and Zhou Wuping hid.

Xiao Jiu's expression did not change, and he did not even look at that place. Instead, he took the words and said, "What explanation does the Meng family want from this palace?"

"I'm asking about the real Thirteenth Young Master, not the fake one like you!"

"This is the palace."

Xiao Jiu also spoke firmly and looked straight up.

The four eyes met, and the atmosphere in the room was on the verge of becoming more and more tense.

Although I don’t know which song the other party is singing tonight, there is no doubt that it is aimed at them.

Everyone below knew who Xiao Jiu was, but no one revealed it. Only Meng Kuan was not intimidated by Xiao Jiu at all. Hearing this, he sneered, "Do you think we believe it?"

So what if you don’t believe it, so what if you believe it.

Xiao Jiu didn't want to win their trust, nor did he come to make friends with them. He just wanted to achieve his own goals.

"Master Meng's words are wrong. It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. What's important is that the people and soldiers of the entire Xun County believe it. This is what I want!"

"Today, I invite you all to come here because we have important matters to discuss."

No one believed what he said.

Meng Kuan was even more dismissive, "What's the important matter?"

Xiao Jiu: "Xun County is in danger, and I invite you all to come and discuss strategies to retreat from the enemy."

"Enemy? Where does the enemy come from? Where does the danger come from?"

Several people were stunned.

Xiao Jiu said calmly, "Oh, I think about it, I forgot to mention it. Now there are 100,000 Red Lotus troops gathering outside the city, preparing to attack the city at dawn. Everyone...do you know now?"

Xiao Jiu slowly opened a friendly smile, just like the dark mouth of the abyss opening up, terrifying and devouring people's hearts.

Although Zhang Qing told him that there were 100,000 people, these days they tend to overestimate the number of people in wars. In fact, the number of people in a full-scale attack should not exceed 80,000 at most.

"You...what are you talking about?!"

No one believes it.

"Where did the Red Lotus Army come from?!"

No one was prepared for a sudden war. It happened too suddenly.

"The North and the Central Government sent a large army to clear out the Red Lotus Sect. They know they are outmatched. If they don't escape, are they waiting for death?"

"Impossible! The place where the war started is thousands of miles away from me, Chenzhou. How could they flee to my Xun County?"

Don't say it's impossible. Xiao Jiu felt helpless and asked, "Is there any place in Qi State that is more suitable for hiding and recuperating than Chenzhou?"

Xiao Jiu's words successfully caused everyone present to fall into silence.

They quickly analyzed the situation in various parts of Qi State in their minds, thinking about the situation in other places, and thinking about it carefully, Chenzhou... is indeed a good place to escape.

It happened that someone outside the door came to report, "The defenders on all sides of the city wall are ready to guard against enemy attacks at all times."

"Okay, let's get down."

Now, Xiao Jiu, as the Thirteenth Young Master, is the biggest commander in this battle. He looked solemnly and looked coldly at the commotion below.

"What's going on? Is there really going to be a war?"

Some people didn't believe it and whispered.

"Impossible! I've never heard any news about a war. How could there be a Red Lotus Army?!"

"He must have been trying to trick us into taking the bait..."

"..."

The discussion below became louder and louder, but Meng Kuan and several other people with the most power in Xun County did not speak. Instead, they frowned and fell into deep thought.

Xiao Jiu didn't have time for them to discuss, so he directly asked them to write ink, paper and inkstones and ask them to write orders for mobilizing their own guards to defend the city.

But there was no way, and they refused to obey.

Do you think there is nothing you can do about it?

Xiao Jiu sneered, "Come here! Just cut off the fingers of those who don't want to write without any instructions. It should be easy to use your lives."

"Unless the people in your family don't want to recognize you as the head of the family. Then go door to door and spread the word. If you don't want to send people to guard the city, send people to claim the body of their head of the family."

Xiao Jiu finished speaking slowly, with a serious and decisive attitude, which made the group of people below angry.

"Xiao Jiu! You are simply lawless! Lawless!"

One person pointed at Xiao Jiu's nose and cursed, so angry that his beard stood on end. At this moment, he had forgotten about the person who had just been killed.

Xiao Jiu sat as steady as a mountain, neither angry nor angry, and said with a smile, "Who are you scolding? My son, Zhou Wuping, lives in Xun County, and I am the king's authority and law!"

"Xun County is in danger now. The enemy is facing a great enemy. Instead of resisting and defending the city, you are accusing me here?"

After speaking coldly, he held the sword in one hand and stood up slowly. His words and actions were full of oppression, especially those bottomless eyes, which made one feel the pressure at a glance.

"Under the protection of my royal family, enjoying the blessings of my royal family, giving you a powerful position, and caring for future generations, I didn't expect that I would raise such a group of disloyal ministers."

As he spoke, he slowly walked up to the person who asked the question.

The young man in black clothes had a gloomy face, and he was obviously half a year shorter than the man. However, for no reason, he was able to dominate the man in terms of momentum.

The tip of the sword was slowly raised, and the next moment it was placed on the man's neck. Everyone present widened their eyes, fearing that the next second they would see the man's blood splattered on the spot.

"The offspring of those who are unfaithful will not be trustworthy. If not, let's kill them all together."

The man's eyes widened, "You...what did you say?!"

Xiao Jiu said slowly and threw another bomb, "Oh, look at my memory, I forgot to mention it again. After you went out, I had already sent troops to surround your mansion. I only waited for an hour to pass and no order was sent. They
To be continued...