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Chapter 1457 - Chapter 1457 Chapter 715 Movements in All Directions_2

Chapter 1457: Chapter 715: Movements in All Directions_2 Chapter 1457: Chapter 715: Movements in All Directions_2 “They said what?”

“They said the Wancheng Treasure Ship is the Ghost Weeping Warship, and the Longxi Alliance is nothing but a band of robbers!”

“Damn it! Deploy the mansion guards and arrest them all!”

Cui Ying said in a cold voice, “Have the City Lord’s Mansion issue a statement, those storytellers are all spies sent by Evil King City, aiming to disrupt the public’s peace of mind. The citizens must not be so easily deceived!”

Looking at the housekeeper who was still dazed in place, Cui Ying angrily exclaimed, “What are you waiting for? Go now!”

“There’s more…”

The reprimanded housekeeper cautiously said, “The heads of the Xue Family and Zhang Family are currently awaiting the master in the main hall.”

“These two opportunistic villains are sure to bring no good tidings at this hour.”

Cui Ying snorted coldly, “I’m aware, and I’ll handle it.”

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Long Valley Lin Clan

After receiving guidance from his elder brother Cao Daochen, Cao Ziqi began his busy arrangement.

As the second young master of the Lin Clan, although he didn’t have much authority over the Beast Taming Sect’s Inner Sect Disciples, the Outer Sect Disciples revered him immensely.

Similarly, some affiliated institutions of the Beast Taming Sect also showed special favor to this second young master of the Lin Clan.

Although most of them did so for the sake of Cao Daochen’s influence, what did it matter?

Watching Cao Daochen stir the grand situation of the world with an unfazed demeanor, Cao Ziqi suddenly gained some enlightenment; as a strategist, one’s own honor or disgrace is insignificant, what matters is achieving the goal.

For this, he specifically pulled in his third brother, Cao Changqing. It was not for show, but rather because at present, the Beast Taming Sect’s Outer Sect business and Wind Media were mostly managed by the Naked Sect.

Previously, even if he’d thought this far, he’d rather tackle the task himself with gritted teeth than lower his dignity to seek help from Cao Changqing.

But now, he felt he had completely transformed in just half a year.

And the most evident result was that when he proposed strategies, Cao Changqing provided the influence, persuading the Naked Sect to allocate Wind Media tasks to him, which proceeded exceedingly well.

“Second Brother, everything is arranged!”

Cao Changqing, by leveraging his adored status, had the Naked Sect’s Inner Sect Disciples moving across relationships everywhere.

It was no wonder that this cross-faction command was settled in half a day, and Cao Changqing was so self-satisfied.

“Well done, thank you for your hard work!”

Excited to see such a great task handled so efficiently, Cao Ziqi was also thrilled, but he continued to feign an unfazed exterior, smiling and offering encouragement.

“Hahaha, we’re brothers, no need for formalities.”

Rarely praised by Cao Ziqi, Cao Changqing scratched his head and then asked, “But Second Brother, if the intent is to rally against the Longxi Alliance, why disperse agents across the Outer Continent? I thought we were focusing on sowing discord among the Lingjiang Seven Cities and inducing internal chaos.”

“Going to Longxi is too dangerous. These Wind Media agents are borrowed from the Naked Sect; if the casualties are too high, it would negatively affect your reputation in the sect.”

Cao Ziqi explained, “Moreover, even if we sent all these Wind Media agents in, it would be useless. The Tang Clan of Longxi has cultivated plenty of their own Wind Media agents and has the people’s hearts. It’s not something a single piece of news can shake. It’s better to create an external impact. When the overwhelming trend finally crashes down, that’s when the Longxi populace will begin to doubt. At that time, it will be the final blow to the Longxi Alliance.”

“I see, Second Brother, you are brilliant!”

An excited Cao Changqing exclaimed, “By the way, that talk about choices and coercion you had with Elder Brother last time, I’ve been pondering it for days without understanding. Can you explain it now?”

“You will see it soon.”

Cao Ziqi smiled, “Now, send these documents to the Naked Sect, then disperse all the Wind Media spies and wait for my command.”

“Okay then.”

Cao Changqing, still without an answer, grudgingly took the letter from Cao Ziqi’s hand and left.

The autumn leaves that fell had now merged with the soil, and spring, a time for renewal, had arrived again.

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The great torrents of time always arrive so suddenly. How long does it take for a family known for its justice and righteousness throughout the ages to become the rat everyone wants to stone as it crosses their path?

Perhaps it only takes one unexpected expose.

The good will of strangers is just like this, mysteriously accumulated and lost just as quickly.

Sometimes, a few words are all it takes to completely reverse people’s sentiments toward a well-respected clan thousands of miles away.

Especially with information as solid as a rock, coupled with the ghostly accounts from the souls crushed by the Ghost Weeping Warship.

Even with the strength of the Beast Taming Sect, finding these orphans was a daunting task. They even suspected that the Tang Clan had trained the Wind Media to eradicate them completely, otherwise why could they only find so few?

Difficult as it was, once found, it became the most powerful evidence.

People have empathy, especially when they see a once peaceful and prosperous fishing village belonging to a great clan being invaded by a group of bandits on a foggy morning, leaving destruction and death in their wake. Most cannot directly relate to such sudden agony, but seeing the storyteller’s impartial and unflattering portrayal naturally stirs up anger towards the Longxi Alliance.

The sudden shift in public opinion caught the Evil King Palace by surprise.

These days they were busy dealing with internal affairs. Although reluctant to admit it, a consensus was forming within the sect.

That this campaign against the Longxi Alliance might end haphazardly, with much thunder and little rain.

Because Xiao Jinlin had completely stirred the Evil King Domain into chaos.

After Duan Longxing issued his ultimatum, what he received was not active cooperation from the city lords, but strong backlash from each city’s prestigious families.

This backlash had the direct effect of severing any remaining trust these families had in the Evil King Palace, who had wished to remain neutral and previously still held faith in the palace.

“The Evil King Palace will never compromise with the ignorant masses.”

In other words, clans and commoners alike were nothing but slaves in the eyes of the sect, and the military expenses for the campaign had to be borne entirely by the families.

Duan Longxing’s stance, representing that of the Evil King Palace, led to an utterly disappointing reply for the families of the Evil King Domain, forcing them to take up arms and join the rebellious forces’ actions against the ruling of the Evil King Palace.

Evil King City was unequivocal in its response, dispatching a significant force to suppress the uprising, leading to a situation where the earth was scorched and blood flowed freely.

The so-called rebel army was no match for the Evil King Palace’s sect disciples, who had reached the era of individual fusion techniques. They demonstrated to the resisting families why the sect could relegate them to the common folk and treat them as nothing but strays.

Many families began to fear, but a speech by Xiao Jinlin made it clear to them that the families of Evil King City had no retreat left.

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The chaos in Evil King City was not an isolated incident; the seven great cities along the banks of the Lingjiang were far from peaceful.

A storyteller, emerging from nowhere, began spouting nonsense in the cities, sowing confusion among the people.

Rumors arose that the Wancheng Treasure Ship was none other than the Ghost Weeping Warship, with each gold coin of the Longxi Alliance stained with the blood of innocents.

Whispers told that the flooding of the Longjiang was Divine punishment for the Tang family in Xiling, hoping to bury the Tang Clan completely with the floodwaters.

They even said that the sudden collapse of Lanshan City years ago was a thunderous penalty from the heavens, aiming to obliterate the Tang Clan entirely.

Such tidings performed daily across the seven cities of Lanshan, and the people of the Lingjiang Seven Cities, initially shocked and outraged, eventually became numb.

At first, when the City Lord’s Mansion announced that these were spies sent by the Evil King Palace to confuse the populace, the people were skeptical.

They thought, to what extent must a spy be foolish to spread rumors within the city itself?

But as the content of the rumors became more and more outrageous, the citizens eventually stopped reacting entirely.

Now the people of Longxi sat in teahouses, listening expressionlessly as the storytellers fervently recounted their tales, then watching calmly as they were arrested, proceeding with a heated and spicy critique.

“Today’s tale isn’t as good as the earlier ones, eh? They say the Tang Clan established a charity to house orphans just to harvest their hearts and lungs, asking specifically for children’s organs. Isn’t that absurd? I’ve clearly seen street urchins from a few years ago now grown up, identifiable and well.”

“Heh, these folks really dare to make up anything. Some days ago, there was talk that the Tang Clan caused the flood. The one who spun that tale didn’t think it through, did they? When the Longjiang floods, Xiling suffers the most, and to this day that great city is still submerged. These delicate spies from the Evil King Palace are truly hilarious.”

“Isn’t it? Who would dare make up such things? I’m drowning myself? Too funny, hahaha!”

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