Yunzhou.

Mo Wen leaned on his oak throne and looked at the foreigner whom his son brought to the White Wolf Palace. He tried to suppress his hostility towards that person. Whatever the intention of this man who claimed to be a nobleman, he had inadvertently brought his son into danger. Even though Mo Si argued that he was tricking the knight into taking such a risk, no one would believe such a low-level lie. Adults know not to succumb to a child's strange thoughts, no matter how noble his status is.

He wanted to disagree with the audience at all, but sent the knights into quarantine immediately—or, like other lords, to urge the execution of the knights immediately. His zeal for power was not enough to forgive a man who disobeyed his orders to advance a certain noble cause.

But people's fear of the outbreak of the plague in Yunzhou is too strong to be ignored. Even in front of this crowd, he ordered burning braziers on both sides of the place where the Knights stood, hoping that the pungent smoke could overwhelm any harmful substances that the Rands might bring.

To his credit, Osmar discovered and helped destroy this terrible plot. Plague worship could have brought destruction to the entire Yunzhou - in fact, it might have been their only purpose. Mowen knew that he owed him a favor because Osmar stopped this cult. In fact, it was the only reason he agreed to meet with this person.

"When I still want to hear, say it," Mo Wen's deep voice echoed in the narrow hall. This vault-like room is much smaller than the parliamentary hall and hall of the royal palace, and is used to host VIPs and visiting royals, with a more private and less public environment. Rich tapestries and magical hunting trophy arranged on the walls, aiming to create an informal feeling while reminding guests of the former glory of Yunzhou.

Osmar bowed respectfully to the throne, carefully blocking himself between the two braziers. Three fully armed guards watched his every move. If he took a wrong step, he would be expelled from the palace - if he was lucky, he would still be alive.

"Your Majesty, I have been through a long and dangerous journey to find you." The Knight began. "You already know the difficulties of just entering this city."

"Please pay attention to your name. I am now the Lord of Yunzhou City in Daliang, and I am no longer the Khan of the White Wolf King Court."

"Sorry, please forgive me for my rudeness."

"We are familiar with your blatant violation of the Lord's Ordinance," Walz roared. The Grand Master's face was full of disgust, but his eyes showed a terrible fear. A large bronze incense ball hung around his neck. As long as he glanced in the direction of the Knight, he would lift the incense ball to his nose and sniff the spice locked inside deeply.

Mo Wen signaled the frightened servant to calm down. The past was over. Now that he agreed to meet this foreigner, he would be willing to listen to what Osmar wanted to say.

Osmar lowered his head regretfully. Seeing the mood of several consultants brought by Mowen, the Knight quickly gave up on the topic of travel.

"I don't know how much you know about what happened in Nanyu. As far as the situation is concerned, I can imagine that outside news is scarce, and a lot of the news you hear may be ignored as rumor or fantasy. My master sent me to make sure Yunzhou has a clear and accurate understanding of what happened and what we hope to take."

"Xiao Guang has proved that he was a greedy tyrant. He was not worthy of being the emperor of the South. The South should return to the era of the rule of the kings. In the process of ruthlessly expanding his wealth and power, he committed more and more atrocities against his imperial subjects."

“Forcibly taxed those poor areas, ruthless massacres of those who were starving on the streets of Nanyu, humiliation of nobles, abandonment of virtues, are only his latest crimes. If the emperor's tyranny was allowed to continue, it would split the empire.”

"We heard that the imperial guards have already taken up weapons against the emperor," Mo Wen said expressionlessly. "Your organization is illegal, and all knights' lives will be decided by the imperial power. If the emperor loses the favor of the emperor, the knights and nobles will no longer be noble."

"You are only half right, Your Highness. Isn't this openly despising all traditions of chivalrous spirit and honor? General Xue's refusal to participate in such crimes is not to tarnish the reputation of the imperial guards. Because of his position, the authorities issued a warrant for arresting him, ordering all imperial guards to lay down their weapons, and we refused."

"But you are now plotting against the Emperor," Walz sneered. "One hundred knights against the entire empire!"

Osmar was irritated by the grandmaster's ridicule, his fists clenched beside him. He quickly turned his eyes from Walz to Mowen. He didn't need to win the support of anyone else. The only person he needed to ask for help in the room was the one who was present.

"We are not without allies," said Osmar. "You understand that I cannot reveal their names, but I can tell you that they represent the most powerful person in the empire. Xiao Guang's tyranny must be ended." Osmar looked around the room and carefully observed the faces of the advisers present, noting that they had a disgust expression on their faces. "If you know that I was not sent by my lord, but by your own Earl of Sosi, would you change your attitude towards you? He said that the men of Yunzhou would never sacrifice their freedom, and they would oppose the oppression of Nanyu and the royal family in any way."

"Fight a city against the entire empire?" Tanadin laughed. "We will be slapped to death like flies."

"More than one city!" Osmar protested. "There are others who will support us! Just someone will give them the direction. All the territories will rise up and resist this tyrant!"

"So you are counting on Yunzhou as the person who leads the way?" Mo Wen asked, his voice as cold as steel.

Mo Si could feel the boiling anger inside Yunzhou. He limped towards the throne, "You know that Sir Osmar is a brave and upright man, father. You can believe what he said."

Mo Wen narrowed his eyes and looked at his son. "Liars can also be brave people." He said coldly, the meaning of this sentence made Mo Si cover his face in shame. Mo Wen leaned back on his throne and turned his cold gaze back to Osmar.

"However, it happened that I chose to believe you," he declared. "I believe you are telling the truth. But please tell me, can this noble cause make my enemies forget their conspiracy to seize control of Zhongshan from me? Can my enemies stop stealing wood from my forest? Can the robber tycoons stop attacking my people? Will we forget all the differences and unite against the only thing that unites us?"

“Xiao Guang has been trying to provoke neighbors for a long time,” Osmar said. “He knew that separating the region would ensure his rule.”

Mo Wen nodded. "Then you understand that your request is impossible to achieve."

At this moment, Mo Si suddenly turned around and walked towards the throne. "But father, you said that Yunzhou must be prepared for the emperor's army to attack us!"

Hearing Mo Si's words, Mo Wen sighed helplessly. "If the emperor attacks us, we will resist him. He stared at his son's face. "Don't you understand? What this person asked us to do is treason! Betray our oath to the empire! Whether it is a saint or a tyrant, Xiao Guang is our emperor!"

"I'm sorry," Mowen turned to face Osmar and said, "but I can't agree to your request. If Yunzhou is attacked, we will fight back, but we are not traitors." As soon as he waved his hand, a servant in a crimson uniform blew a piece of music with a curly hunting horn, announcing the end of the meeting.

"Take Sir Osmar to the cliff tower." Walz ordered. Mowen's guards signaled the knights to follow them, but tried not to get too close to the man. Osmar bowed to Mowen, who was sitting high again, and followed the guards out of the room.

"Is it necessary to lock him up like an enemy?" Mo Si asked.

Walz said to the prince: "He is the enemy until we are sure he is not carrying the plague."

"He will be well cared for," Mowen assured.

Hearing his father's words, Mo Si shook his head. "What about those people living at the foot of the mountain?" he asked. "Will they be well taken care of?"

"The beast will solve this problem soon," Walz said, but when he found Mo Si staring at him, he immediately regretted his sarcastic remarks.

"What does this mean?" the prince roared.

"Our sentinels found wild animals gathering in the forest." Mo Wen knew that this was impossible to hide, so he chose to inform Mo Si as soon as possible. Unlike Walz, the monarch's tone was full of sympathy. "When they felt that they were enough, they would undoubtedly attack."

"What will we do?" Mo Si asked.

"The only thing we can do," Mo Wen replied. "The only way to ensure the safety of Yunzhou is to burn everything outside..."
Chapter completed!