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Chapter 641 News [Requesting monthly tickets! Requesting full subscription!]

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It must be said that the premature emergence of the new path has had a tremendous impact on the world.

As the master of the Xuan, Yun Jie was like a butterfly in the endless rainforest of South America. With a gentle flap of its wings, a tsunami swept across the world.

If this trend continues, what will the Silver Moon world look like in twenty years?

Will we find ourselves surrounded by thousands of dogs, while mountains and seas are no match for a dog?

If Yun Jie were to answer, his answer would definitely be: Yes!

Because at that time, the Silver Moon World had already advanced from a small world to a middle world, and it was not impossible for it to take another step forward.

Of course, no matter how much progress is made, it will only advance a little beyond the foundation of the Middle World. It is impossible to reach the level of the Great World in one go. This is not something that can be achieved in a mere twenty years. Unless Yun Jie captures a large number of Emperor Venerables and kills them during this period, the speed of the world's advancement will naturally increase dramatically.

Putting aside whether there are enough Emperors near Silver Moon for Yun Jie to kill, even if there are, if he dares to do so, he will immediately become the public enemy of this Chaos.

Damn it, no one does things like this. You're trying to help the world advance ahead of time by treating us like韭菜 (a metaphor for being exploited). Who would sit idly by and wait to die?

At that time, Yun Jie truly became a great demon king.

Perhaps when the time comes, the Yin-Yang Great World led by Fang Ping will join forces with the Red Moon Great World and other Great Worlds to eliminate Yun Jie, this "heretic," first.

Therefore, Yun Jie would never do such a thing.

Besides, why would he need to push for the Silver Moon World to advance? It would be good enough if it could be advanced to the Middle World. As for the Great World, we'll see. If the opportunity is right, Yun Jie wouldn't mind giving it a push. If not, then forget it.

Yun Jie's foundation has always been his own world, the Xuanhuang World, not the Yinyue World.

Unless one day he decides to devour the Silver Moon World.

But right now, he hasn't made up his mind whether to swallow it or not; he's still wavering.

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White Moon City.

The garrison of the Armed Police Force.

Hou Xiaochen looked at his subordinates and said in a deep voice, "I've kept a close eye on those forces and recorded their every move. Don't touch them for now, so as not to alert them. Let them make a fuss first."

He paused for a moment, then a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he said in a chilling tone, "In my territory, I'd like to see who jumps the highest and most enthusiastically!"

"Yes!"

The subordinate was very decisive. After bowing to Hou Xiaochen, he accepted the order and took his leave.

After his subordinates left, Hou Xiaochen fell into deep thought. He seemed to be lost in thought, but a closer look revealed that his gaze never left the chopping board.

To be precise, it was a document on the cutting board.

The document clearly records that Ying Hongyue invited Yama, Feixian, and the Seven Divine Mountains to a meeting.

dong dong dong...

The next moment, Hou Xiaochen's fingers tapped rhythmically on the table. He was unsure whether Ying Hongyue's action was good or bad for Silver Moon Province.

If Ying Hongyue and her group intend to deal with the New Dynasty next, that's fine. But if their target is Yin Yue, then it's bad, and these people might not be able to stop them.

Unable to make a decision on his own, Hou Xiaochen acted decisively, picked up the documents, and went directly to the City Lord's Mansion.

Before long, the major leaders of Silvermoon gathered again, and this time not much time had passed since their meeting.

At this moment, they looked at each other in bewilderment. It felt like only yesterday that they had last met, and now they were here again. Did it have to be this frequent?

But when they saw the news that the three major organizations and the seven sacred mountains had met, their expressions changed immediately, and the atmosphere in the conference room became tense in an instant. Clearly, they took this matter very seriously.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Shuguang broke the silence first, saying, "I also received this news. I originally intended to gather everyone, but I didn't expect Commander Hou to get there before me."

He smiled and put down the intelligence report, his tone somewhat casual: "Let's not just sit here staring at each other. Instead of just staring at each other, let's all talk."

After speaking, Zhao Shuguang turned his gaze to Huang Yu. After all, Huang Yu was the top military officer of Silver Moon Army, and the two were quite familiar with each other, so Zhao Shuguang wanted to hear his opinion first.

Huang Yu has a standard square face, giving people a sense of authority even without anger.

He sat upright in his chair, his body muscular and his skin bronzed. The calluses on his hands gave him the look of a soldier. His eagle eyes were captivating, and even when he was still, it was hard to ignore his presence.

Noticing Zhao Shuguang's gaze, Huang Yu lowered his eyes slightly, interlaced his fingers, and said in a low but loud voice, "There are only two possibilities for their meeting this time. First, seeing the destruction of the royal family and the Nine Departments has made them feel the crisis. Everyone understands the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold,' so they want to band together."

"The second possibility is still to band together, not necessarily to oppose the new dynasty, but possibly... to shift the target. They'll pick on the weak. Just compare us to the new dynasty, who's tough and who's weak, I don't need to say more, do I?"

"Since we're the easy target, and there are so many 'good things' buried under the Silver Moon, do you think they'll choose to deal with us, or face the unknown new dynasty?"

"Only by taking down Silver Moon will they have the confidence to face the New Dynasty, right? Otherwise, given the New Dynasty's current sweeping methods, it won't be long before the Heavenly Star Dynasty is unified again, and highly unified at that. Do you think there will still be a place for their three major organizations and seven sacred mountains to survive then?"

The three major organizations, whether it's Red Moon, Yama, or Flying Immortal, are not benevolent believers.

The same applies to the seven sacred mountains.

So, how does the new dynasty treat those "bad guys"? There's no need to say more; the recent live-streamed execution has already explained everything: one word—"Kill!"

Therefore, judging from the actions of the three major organizations and the seven sacred mountains, the new dynasty's executioner's blade will fall on their heads sooner or later.

Therefore, neither the three major organizations nor the seven sacred mountains will choose to sit idly by and wait for their demise; resistance is inevitable.

However, no one can say for sure what the strength of the Qing Dynasty is now, but its ability to destroy the royal family and the Nine Departments speaks volumes about its power. Therefore, the three major organizations and the seven sacred mountains must find ways to improve their own strength.

But where can they improve in such a short time? There's only one answer: Silvermoon!

There's no other way. There are too many ruins buried under the Silver Moon, and they are large-scale ruins. If they could obtain even a little bit from them, improving their strength would be an easy and simple matter.

Well, that's just their imagination. In reality, the resources available from these Silver Moon ruins are very limited, while the dangers of death are far greater. Unfortunately, they don't know that.

Of course, Ying Hongyue knew, but he didn't say anything. Besides, it was he who instigated this in the first place. Let Yanluo and Feixian die if they want. Once they're inside the ruins, he can quietly create clones of these people.

As for why he doesn't work outside, it's because he knows someone is watching him. He's currently caught in the middle between Zheng Yu, Emperor Hongyue, and Li Daoheng, using the power struggle between the three to achieve his goals and ultimately snatch food from the tiger's mouth. Therefore, some things he has to do secretly.

He didn't want to do it so soon, but there was no other way; time was running out, so he had to act ahead of schedule.

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back to the front.

"Hmm, Huang Yu makes a good point. Do you have anything to add?"

Zhao Shuguang nodded and looked at the others.

Kong Jie, the director of the Inspection Department, sat upright. He first looked around and, finding no one speaking, said, "So what should we do now? I'm worried that we won't be able to stop them with just the people here."

"Don't panic. Putting aside the three major organizations, the seven sacred mountains are not a monolithic entity. Don't forget, the master of Heavenly Sword Mountain is a Silver Moon person. If we're serious, our only opponents should be the three major organizations plus the six sacred mountains. Moreover, not all of these six sacred mountains will necessarily attack us." Zhao Shuguang waved his hand, signaling Kong Jie to calm down.

"Furthermore, it won't be so easy for them to come over. First, Kou Shiming might not allow them to come. Second, I believe you all know about the changes in Linjiang. I suspect that it was very likely the work of the Xin Dynasty, which means... the tentacles of the Xin Dynasty have already reached our northern continent."

Mentioning Linjiang, everyone in the room narrowed their eyes. They were all powerful figures and naturally knew about the situation in Linjiang, both before and after the massacre.

"If the incident in Linjiang was indeed done by the new dynasty, then their methods are truly... brutal." Kong Jie couldn't find a suitable adjective for a moment, so she could only use "brutal" to describe Yun Jie's methods.

"Hmph, what's so brutal about that? In chaotic times, harsh measures are necessary. We all know what kind of people those in Linjiang are. They're rotten to the core. If you ask me, good riddance! From top to bottom, wipe them out cleanly. It's satisfying and beautiful!"

Huang Yu's words were filled with murderous intent. He strongly agreed with the new dynasty's approach, because only in this way could Linjiang be saved from its dire situation as quickly as possible.

Of course, there are also significant drawbacks to doing this. First, there's the economy. Yun Jie's killing spree caused Linjiang's economy to regress by decades, and the population was also reduced considerably. Keep in mind that Yun Jie was primarily killing young and middle-aged adults.

After all, they are also the main force of crime.

Yun Jie had his fill of killing and was now leaving, but Lan Tian's clone and the twenty members of the "Three Divisions" were left to clean up his mess. These past few days, they'd been running around like crazy, completely overwhelmed.

These will not be discussed for now.

In the conference room, including Huang Yu, who wasn't a murderer? Naturally, they wouldn't think that what Huang Yu said was wrong, or that what the new dynasty did was wrong.

On the contrary, they were very happy to hear the news about Linjiang.

Although they were not from Linjiang, they were all from Tianxing, and seeing the tragic situation in Linjiang, they couldn't help but feel compassion, but they were powerless to help.

Now that someone has done what they wanted to do but were unable to do, it's great!

"Now that the new dynasty's tentacles have reached Linjiang, will they come to us next? What should we do then? Should we submit to the new dynasty or fight against them?"

"Perhaps it has already arrived, but we just don't know it."

The moment those words were spoken, the meeting room fell into complete silence.

Yes, they might already be here, they just don't know it yet.

Kong Jie swallowed hard and clicked her tongue, "I don't think so, right? They've slaughtered Linjiang, and they don't care? They haven't even finished dealing with Linjiang, so they probably can't afford to worry about us, Yinyue."

Zhao Shuguang shook his head. "I have to say, you're overthinking it. Cleaning up a mess is something that can be left to your subordinates. Why do they need to do it themselves? They only need to provide the force, and the rest will be handled by others. Just like us, we can get a lot of people to do things with a single order. We only need to sit in the center and keep an eye on the big picture."

Hou Xiaochen, who hadn't uttered a word since the start of the meeting, rubbed his head and suddenly said, "No matter what, we can't defend Silver Moon with just the few of us. Isn't Yuan Shuo in Silver City? Call him here, and also Hong Yitang. Tell him to stop pretending. The enemy is about to come knocking on our door, what's the point of keeping a low profile?"

"Furthermore, all six sacred mountains are entangled with the three major organizations. Shouldn't Tianjian return as well? We don't ask for much, just to stop one of the sacred mountains. What do you say?"

"To be honest, I'm not worried about anything else. My only concern is Ying Hongyue! I don't care about anyone else at all!"

“With Ying Hongyue involved, I don’t think things are that simple! We still need to call Yuan Shuo over; he’s the most suitable person to deal with Ying Hongyue!”

Since his debut, the only person who has ever made Ying Hongyue suffer a loss is Yuan Shuo. The title of Five Animal King is not given lightly; he is the only "King" among the Thirty-Six Heroes of Silver Moon!

"I agree! We can't let that old devil Yuan hide in the background and enjoy his retirement." Kong Jie was the first to express her agreement.

The others nodded in agreement; it was time to bring Yuan Shuo out of retirement.

Otherwise, once they start fighting Ying Hongyue and the others, Yuan Shuo might secretly dig up graves behind their backs—oh no, I mean do an archaeological dig.

Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Zhao Shuguang smiled and nodded, saying, "Then let's inform Yuan Shuo. He'll probably be very excited if he knows that Ying Hongyue has brought people to attack."

Huang Yu's lips curled into a smile. "Hmm, it's time for Old Demon Yuan to come out of seclusion. This time, let him take the lead!"

Hou Xiaochen: "I second that!"

Kong Jie: "I second that!"

Director Zhou: "I second that!"

at the same time.

Silver City.

In this small town that has been declining for many years, people still go to work and farm as usual, and spend their leisure time cultivating themselves.

Perhaps because it is relatively safe, and the silver moon energy is thin, the people here do not have that sense of urgency to cultivate. Apart from the younger generation who are more active in cultivation, everyone else is quite indifferent.

Yincheng Ancient Courtyard.