Julu City, the city lord's palace, is extremely lively.
Because of the arrival of Ye Chen, Huangfu Xi'er and other eight Yunzhou monks, and because there were no demon cultivators around today, You Ming recalled some of the Jindan disciples who had no tasks in the fairy city and held a feast in honor of them.
As the city lord, You Ming was busy with affairs, and there was a big gap in status between the juniors at the Nascent Soul stage and the Jindan stage, so he did not stay at the banquet for too long.
City Lord You Ming only showed his face and briefly expressed his welcome as the City Lord, and then asked You Yuanhong, the Young City Lord, to be responsible for entertaining the Yunzhou monks.
Huangfu Xi'er sat next to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen took a look at the Jindan monks in Dongzhou, and many of them looked at them, the Yunzhou monks, with disapproval and contempt.
Of course, there are some who don't care about the Yunzhou monks and are talking loudly on their own. Others are just minding their own banquets, looking down and out.
Ye Chen shook his head secretly in his heart.
It seems that no matter where you are, there are always some monks who are prosperous, and there are always some monks who are depressed and marginalized by other monks.
"I'm afraid these Jindan monks in Julu Xianyuan City also have various factions, and they are scheming with each other. Just like the disciples of the Immortal Sect in Yunzhou, if the factions are clear, we may be able to take advantage of them!"
Ye Chen thought secretly.
He felt You Yuanhong's inexplicable hostility, so of course he took precautions.
If You Yuanhong dared to find trouble with him, he wouldn't mind giving the young city lord some trouble. A few random provocations would be enough to make the young city lord feel painful.
You Yuanhong sat on the main seat and glanced at the people in the hall. When he saw Huangfu Xi'er and Ye Chen whispering something from time to time and looking intimate, he became even more angry.
"Everyone, on behalf of my father, I, the young city lord, entertained the eight fellow Taoists from Yunzhou. The task of defending the city is arduous. Starting tomorrow, I will join us in defending the city. I am a member of Julu Xianyuan City. Together with Donghai
Demon cultivators fight.
The eight Taoist friends who came here are all Yunzhou Jindan monks. They are all outstanding people in comparison.
As the city lord of Julu Xianyuan City, my father is very busy with affairs.
If there is no ordinary demon cultivator harassing a small group of demon cultivators, he will not take action easily. And the task of guarding Julu Xianyuan City must be completed by us Jindan cultivators.
I will be responsible for arranging general personnel transfers and ordinary tasks in Julu City.
The ugly thing is ahead, the battle against the demon cultivator requires unified mobilization. If something goes wrong, don’t blame me, the city lord, for being ruthless!"
You Yuanhong finished speaking coldly and looked around at the monks. When he looked at Ye Chen, he specifically stopped at Ye Chen with a slight sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"Don't worry, Young City Master, we only need you to follow your lead!"
"With the young city lord's extraordinary intelligence and command, our Julu City will be absolutely perfect!"
Immediately, more than a dozen Jindan monks from Julu City responded loudly.
Everyone knows that they are flattering the young city lord, but some people are willing to speak, some are willing to listen, and others can't care.
You Yuanhong smiled with satisfaction.
He spoke so directly just to let monks like Ye Chen from Yunzhou know that he is the leader of Julu City, and if he wants to stay here, he must obey orders.
Ye Chen didn't say anything. Fighting against the East China Sea demon cultivator is not something that can be solved by relying on one's personal cultivation. Defending the city involves many aspects, and it will definitely require the coordination of the city lord and the young city lord.
You Yuanhong was even more satisfied when he saw that Ye Chen and others had no objections.
His father is the city lord of Julu Xianyuan City, and he himself is in the middle stage of Jindan cultivation. Many Jindan monks in the city fawn over him and follow his lead.
This is a normal thing. Since in Julu Xianyuan City, if you don't curry favor with the young city lord and just find you an extremely dangerous task, it will kill you, and others can't say anything.
Refusing to do so is tantamount to disobedience.
Minor punishments may result in heavy fines.
If it was during wartime, he would be a deserter and would definitely be executed with thunderous means by the law enforcement monks of the Tiandao Alliance.
Even though Alliance Leader Zhao is a kind-hearted person, he will never be lenient in matters like this.
You Yuanhong was very confident and forced Ye Chen, the golden elixir monks from Yunzhou, to bow their heads completely.
"I heard that you are all the best among the Golden Core Stage monks in Yunzhou, extremely outstanding people? However, your highest level of cultivation is only the fourth level of the Golden Core Stage. Is this all you have left in the Yunzhou Immortal World?
Is the melon cracked?"
At the banquet, a late-stage Jindan monk from Julu City laughed loudly.
Many local monks also laughed.
You Yuanhong secretly laughed in his heart. He was trying to find a way to kill Ye Chen and other Yunzhou monks to boost their morale. If someone jumped out on his own initiative, it couldn't be better.
When the monks in Yunzhou heard this, they were all angry and almost started to fight.
"okay!"
You Yuanhong saw that if the fuss continued like this, the banquet would break up unhappy, so he waved his hand coldly.
The hall suddenly became quiet, and the monks in Julu City stopped making noise.
"Fellow Taoists from Yunzhou have come all the way to help us defend the city, how can we be so disrespectful! You stand down first and don't say anything else."
You Yuanhong said calmly.
The late Jindan cultivator nodded and did not ridicule again.
Ye Chen snorted coldly in his heart.
The world of immortal cultivation has always been about the weak and the strong, and the monks in Yunzhou can't do anything to them if they are so blatantly contemptuous and insulting.
It's just that You Yuanhong, who talks one thing but hides another behind his back, and hides his sword behind his smile, is obviously not a good person.
Outside the door, suddenly a late-stage Foundation Establishment disciple burst in with an anxious look on his face, "Reporting to the young city lord, one of our patrols was attacked by demon cultivators thousands of miles away in the east of the city. It was reported that they had escaped back.
The monk said that there are three Jindan demon cultivator spies operating in that area."
"Demon cultivator spy?"
"There are only three Jindan-level demon cultivators!"
The monks at the table discussed in low voices.
"There are only three demon cultivators, what is there to panic about? Li Yun, Chen Su, Lie Feng, and Lin Ruquan, the four of you will go to the east of the city to patrol and kill the three demon cultivator spies! The worst that can be done is to keep them away.
Don’t disturb the elegance of Taoist friends in Yunzhou today!”
You Yuanhong's face darkened and he shouted.
"Yes! Young City Lord!"
In the hall, the four golden elixir monks whose names were called stood up. Although they looked reluctant, they could not disobey the order.
Ye Chen looked over and saw several golden elixir monks sitting in the corner of the banquet, drinking alone and unhappy.
His heart moved.
He had just arrived and couldn't figure out the situation in Julu Xianyuan City. These Jindan monks with lonely expressions had no status in Julu City. They seemed to be marginalized monks. Maybe he could get some useful information from them.
"You Shao City Master, our Yunzhou monks came to Julu City this time just to help defend the city. Since several demon cultivator spies appeared near Julu Immortal City, I happened to go and investigate with a few fellow Taoists.
Let’s see how strong the demon cultivator is, so we can prepare early!”
Ye Chen thought of this and said.
You Yuanhong was stunned.
He originally wanted to find an opportunity to arrange for Ye Chen and other monks to perform some more dangerous tasks. Today's small accident was not his intention.
After all, it was the Yunzhou monks' first day in Julu City, and they had to keep up with the situation, otherwise they would be sent to carry out the mission immediately.
Moreover, he had not met Ye Chen and Huangfu Xi'er before, and he had not had any intention of targeting them. Naturally, he had no time to make any arrangements in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, Ye Chen actually stood up and wanted to go out of the city to patrol with the monks.
"I'll go too!"
Huangfu Xi'er saw Ye Chen taking the initiative to stand up. Although she didn't know Ye Chen's intentions, she didn't want to be separated from Ye Chen and said.
When You Yuanhong saw this scene, the anger in his heart became even more serious, and he said without changing his expression, "It's just three demon cultivators. Why are they going to such a big fight? It's better for these fellow Taoists to rest in the fairy city!"
"Anyway, we have nothing to do in the city. Lin Ruquan and I went out to see the situation!"
Ye Chen gently stretched out his hand to pull Xi'er, "Xi'er. You and the Yunzhou brothers should go to the Xiancheng Inn to rest first. I'll go out of the city and be back soon!"
Huangfu Xier guessed that Ye Chen might have something special to do, so he stopped insisting.
The four monks looked at Ye Chen with strange eyes.
This kind of patrol mission outside the fairy city is the most arduous and it is difficult to achieve meritorious service. By the time they rush over, those demon cultivator spies may have disappeared long ago.
It's a small thing to go all the way in vain.
What's even more troublesome is that it's easy to encounter danger and be accidentally ambushed and attacked by demon cultivators. This patrol route is so long, who knows where the demon cultivators will appear from.
The monks in Julu City are too late to hide from such a thankless task and are unwilling to do it. Very few monks are willing to take the initiative to take on such a task.
Unexpectedly, this Yunzhou monk actually took the initiative to go with them.
"Since Fellow Daoist Ye insists, I will not persuade you any more!"
You Yuanhong couldn't figure out what Ye Chen wanted to do when he left the city. This task was also an insignificant and small task, so he let Ye Chen go.
Ye Chen, Lin Ruquan and five other golden elixir monks quickly left the city lord's mansion.
The five people left the city, wielded their flying swords, and flew towards the east.
"I'm Ye Chen from Yunzhou, fellow Taoists, please be polite."
Ye Chen smiled.
"Fellow Daoist Ye!"
"I'm here Li Yun, Chen Su, Lie Feng, Lin Ruquan!"
The four monks hurriedly returned the gift, but they did not act like the Dongzhou monks.
Ye Chen had long noticed that the four of them were all at the first or second level of the early stage of the Golden elixir, just like himself.
He had already memorized the names of these four people at the banquet just now.
Lin Ruquan is a female cultivator. She is quite pretty and looks in her prime.
The other three are all male cultivators.
Li Yun and Lie Feng both look quite young.
Only Chen Su looks older. It is estimated that he has reached the limit of his cultivation to the early stage of Jindan.
The four of them all used the same sword flying technique, so they probably came from the same school.
"Lie Feng, this name is rare."
Ye Chen smiled.
"Haha, Junior Brother Liefeng has the blood of the Donghai Tu people, so he doesn't have a surname commonly used by Kyushu people. However, he has the talent of spiritual roots, so he can cultivate immortality!"
Chen Su said.
Ye Chen didn't know anything about these Tu people, so he didn't ask much.
"Four fellow Taoists, there were so many people just now. Why did City Master You Shao choose you to perform the mission? Moreover, the strength of the three demon cultivators is at the seventh or eighth level. I see that there are many cultivators in the late Golden Core stage at the banquet. Let them
If you take action, you have a better chance of winning!"
Ye Chen asked intentionally or unintentionally.
Sure enough, when the four of them heard this, they were all silent. Only Chen Su let out a long sigh.
"Brother Ye, the young city lord sent the four of us to perform inspection tasks. This matter has nothing to do with you, so why did you take the initiative to stand up?"
Lin Ruquan glanced at Ye Chen, but instead of answering Ye Chen's question, he asked a question.
"To be honest, even though you are monks in the Julu City Fairy City, I still want to say it. At the banquet, you all saw that many Julu City monks were very disdainful and ridiculed me, the Yunzhou monk. So.
How could I not see the obvious exclusion?
I don't want to stay any longer. Just as a demon cultivator spies appeared outside the city, I will come out with you and find a way to kill a few demon cultivators, which is better than staying in the city lord's mansion..."
Ye Chen shook his head and said.
"Humph, it's more than just ostracizing you? We are local monks born and raised in Dongzhou, so we are still being ostracized by them? Senior Sister Lin is devoted to seeking the truth, and she treats the young city lord without pretense.
They sent a few of us to carry out some dangerous missions, and we almost died last month! ...The young city lord is lustful, relying on his father to cover the sky in Julu City and do all kinds of evil. This is an open secret in Julu Xianyuan City, Brother Ye, you
You just came here and you don’t know a lot about the city.”
Li Yun said angrily.
Ye Chen heard what he said and turned to look at Lin Ruquan.
Lin Ruquan just smiled bitterly.
Obviously what Li Yun said is true.
"A few of us don't want to hang around the guy named You like a dog. The guy named You always looks down on us. Of course he will assign us such a hard and tiring job, but we have to do it this time.
During the battle against the demon clan in Dongzhou, Alliance Leader Zhao has issued an order to announce that if anyone escapes during the battle, the entire Jiuzhou Continent and the law enforcement elders of the Tiandao Alliance will also find you...!"
Li Feng said in a muffled voice.
When Ye Chen heard this, he understood in his heart.
It seems that they have been in conflict with You Yuanhong for a few days.
You Yuanhong took the opportunity of the battle between immortals and monsters to take revenge on them.
"If there is an attack by a demon cultivator in disguise, and You Yuanhong asks the four of you to resist it, wouldn't you be doomed? You have to execute it. This order is a bit too difficult...!"
Ye Chen frowned and expressed his doubts.
"Alliance Leader Zhao naturally thought of it. His character and magnanimity are certainly not that of a villain like You Yuanhong. If the task is obviously beyond the scope of his cultivation and strength, he can of course refuse to carry out it and complain to the Tiandao Alliance. So You Yuanhong also
Don't dare to let us die directly.
However, even so, it is still very dangerous.
Even if he fights demon cultivators of equal strength, he cannot win every time. During this period, You Yuanhong used this method to send many cultivators who were dissatisfied with him to carry out dangerous tasks.
A single order can put our lives in doubt."
Lin Ruquan said with a touch of sadness on her pretty face.
After hearing this, Ye Chen felt a little worried.
It seems that this Julu City is not easy to treat. You Yuanhong obviously dislikes him. He will inevitably be assigned some dangerous tasks in the future. (To be continued...)