It wasn't until the eastern sky turned white that the city lord's palace door was pushed open from the outside. Hu Gui and Wei Tong walked in slowly with tired and frustrated faces.
As soon as he saw the faces of Hu Gui and Wei Tong, Wu Xun laughed and said loudly, "Look, the hero who destroyed the Phantom Forbidden Army is back!"
Xue Dongfeng had been waiting all night. Even after waiting for this moment, the smile on his face immediately bloomed. He raised his glass to Wandong and said with a big smile, "Congratulations, City Lord. Congratulations, City Lord. You just arrived at our Divine Thunder City." , and achieved such an extraordinary feat!”
Wan Dong frowned slightly and said, "Master Xue, don't be anxious, let Hu Gui talk about the battle situation first!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Wu Xun hurriedly agreed, poured a glass of wine himself, quickly greeted Hu Gui, and said from a distance, "Brother Hu, thank you for your hard work! You must have gained a lot tonight, right? Yes. Are there any survivors of the Ghost Imperial Army? Bring them all and let us open our eyes!"
The guards that Xue Dongfeng brought who were not his confidants had a taste of it at this time, and all kinds of words of praise rushed towards Hu Gui and Wei Tong like a storm. This is a typical case of flattery. The higher the flattery, the faster you die!
Hu Gui's face was not good-looking to begin with, and it was even more embarrassing to be coaxed by Wu Xun and others like this. It wasn't because he couldn't stand the insults from Wu Xun and the others, but because he felt that he had betrayed Wandong's trust in him and even embarrassed Wandong in front of everyone.
"Go away!" Hu Gui was already annoyed enough, but Wu Xun was still making noises from the side. It would be strange if Hu Gui could give him a good look.
"Hey! Commander Hu, this is your fault. Why, you have just made amazing achievements, and you don't know your brothers anymore? Don't worry, your brothers won't take advantage of you!" Wu Xun started sarcastically. The set is bloody.
"You..." Hu Gui glared at Wu Xun fiercely, so angry that he couldn't even speak.
"Commander Hu, the city lord is full of expectations for your battle tonight. He has been waiting here for you all night!"
"City Lord..." After hearing Xue Dongfeng say that Wandong had been waiting for him here all night, Hu Gui felt even more terrified.
Xue Dongfeng didn't wait for Hu Gui to finish his words, then continued, "How about Hu Gui, with the city lord's ingenious plan and your bravery, the ghost forbidden army that harmed one side must have been wiped out, right?"
Hu Gui originally wanted to tell the truth to Wan Dong that the ghost imperial army did not appear in the north of the city tonight, but when he heard Xue Dongfeng's words, he immediately swallowed them back. If he really said that, wouldn't the Lord's clever plan become a joke
Hu Gui's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he made up his mind. It was already wrong that he failed to make meritorious service to the Lord of the City. If he tarnished the reputation of the Lord of the City again, then he would really be a complete bastard.
Thinking of this, Hu Gui suddenly knelt down in front of Wandong with a thud and said loudly, "My lord, City Lord, my subordinates are incompetent. They couldn't... failed to catch all the ghost forbidden troops and let them escape. Please... please, Lord City lord." Punishment!"
As soon as Hu Gui said these words, Xue Dongfeng and Wu Xun looked at each other in shock. Wu Xun couldn't help but ask, "Hu Gui, what do you mean, you encountered the Ghost Imperial Army in the north of the city tonight, but they escaped?"
"Exactly!" Hu Gui nodded heavily and said without hesitation.
Wei Tong, who was kneeling beside him, glanced at Hu Gui in surprise, but after all, the two had been partners for many years, and they soon understood what he was thinking and remained silent.
"Impossible!" Hu Gui's answer made Wu Xun subconsciously shout angrily. The leaders of the Ghost Imperial Army are all here, and none of them are missing. Without their leadership, it would be impossible for the Ghost Imperial Army to appear in the north of the city.
"Haha... Wu Xun, why is it impossible? How can you be so sure?" Wan Dong looked at Wu Xun with a smile.
Wu Xun was startled, secretly cursing himself for not being able to calm down, and almost leaking the secret. He hurriedly said, "The Lord of the City misunderstood, what I said is impossible, I mean that Commander Hu, the wise Shenwu, encountered the ghost imperial army." , it’s impossible to let them slip away again.”
Xue Dongfeng didn't expect that Hu Gui would be so loyal. In order to prevent Wan Dong from making a fool of himself, he took everything on his own. Who is Hu Gui? What Xue Dongfeng really wants to deal with is Wan Dong. Being disturbed by Hu Gui, Xue Dongfeng's purpose of making fun of Wandong was immediately in vain. He was so upset that he immediately poured all his anger on Hu Gui.
"Hu Gui! Before you left, how did you promise the Lord of the City? You kept saying that you would wipe out the Phantom Forbidden Army, but what was the result? In the end, because of your incompetence, you missed an excellent opportunity to wipe out the Phantom Forbidden Army. . I wonder how many people will be killed by the Ghost Imperial Army in the future!"
How could Hu Gui not know that Xue Dongfeng was adding insult to injury? He gritted his steel teeth so hard that blood oozed from his gums.
"Your Majesty the City Lord, Your Majesty the Commander-in-Chief, I feel that there is something fishy about what happened tonight. Think about it, Hu Gui is commanding tens of thousands of people, and he set up an ambush in advance. Even if every one of the Ghost Imperial Army has wings and ribs, there is no way they can survive. . But in the end, the Ghost Imperial Army retreated completely, which is completely contrary to common sense! Therefore, my subordinates believe that Hu Gui must have colluded with the Ghost Imperial Army to deliberately let loose tonight!" Wu Xun said confidently.
"Yes! I think so too! Only in this way can all this be explained." Xue Dongfeng agreed immediately.
"You... you are so mean!" Hu Gui shouted angrily.
"Huh, we are spitting blood? Then explain how the Ghost Imperial Army escaped from your ambush circle? Are you, Hu Gui, and your officers and soldiers all dead?" Wu Xun roared at Hu Gui for several times. After saying a few words, he turned to look at Wandong and said with a face full of regret, "Lord City Lord, thanks to your sagacity, I had this great opportunity tonight, but because of Hu Gui's betrayal, I fell short! Hu Gui's crime is simply heinous! Please!" The Lord of the City immediately ordered the execution of this thief!"
"My subordinate seconded the proposal!"
Wu Xun's words immediately received countless responses.
Hu Gui's expression was as bitter as if he had swallowed two kilograms of coptis in one breath, but he could not refute a word. He lowered his head and looked extremely depressed!
Seeing that Hu Gui was forced to a dead end, Xue Dongfeng looked proud and looked up at Wandong, waiting to see how he would deal with Hu Gui.
"Hu Gui, Hu Gui, you know, you really deserve to die!" Wandong slowly stood up and said to Hu Gui word by word.
After hearing Wandong's words, Hu Gui felt even more desperate, and his head could not be lowered any lower.
"Do you know why I said you deserve to die? It's not because you gained nothing tonight, but because you actually lied to me!"
"Lied...lied to you?" Hu Gui looked up at Wandong with a look of surprise and confusion.
"Let me ask you, did you really see the Ghost Imperial Army in the north of the city tonight?"
"I... I..." Hu Gui wanted to figure out Wandong's thoughts, but Wandong's thoughts were so elusive. For a moment, Hu Gui had no idea at all. I don’t know whether to insist or tell the truth.
"What am I? If you can see the ghost imperial army in the north of the city tonight, you will be damned!" Wan Dong shouted and said decisively.
"Ah!?" When Wandong said this, Hu Gui was stunned and his brain turned into a ball of mush.
Xue Dongfeng, Wu Xun and others were also stunned. They all turned into monks of two feet and were completely confused.
"Haha... Hu Gui, do you want to know why you didn't see the Ghost Imperial Army in the north of the city tonight?"
Hu Gui felt as if he had completely lost the ability to think, and just nodded subconsciously.
Wan Dong raised his head to the sky and laughed wildly, pointed at Xue Dongfeng, and Wu Xun said, "I have locked up all the heads of the Ghost Imperial Army in the City Lord's Mansion. The Ghost Imperial Army has not taken any action at all. Of course you can't see them."
"Lord City Lord, what do you mean by this?" Xue Dongfeng was furious and immediately yelled.
Wan Dong sneered, looked at Xue Dongfeng and said, "Xue Dongfeng, it's come to this time, do you still deny it? In fact, when I was in Qixia Mountain, I already knew that you were the mastermind behind the Ghost Forbidden Army! "
"You...you are talking nonsense! You are maliciously framed, and I can definitely sue the court! Don't think that because your Xu family is so powerful, you can slander good people at will!" Xue Dongfeng's bright and determined eyes made Xue Dongfeng My mood became more and more tense every moment. It's like being caught doing something bad. The guilty conscience was spreading uncontrollably in Xu Dongfeng's heart.
"Good person? Are you worthy of being called a 'good person'? Shut up! Don't taint these two words!" Wan Dong shouted loudly, and suddenly slapped his palm on the table, only to hear a bang and a bang. The banquet on the table immediately exploded into pieces, and the residue fell to the floor.
Thinking of those piles of headless corpses, the anger in Wandong's heart immediately burned fiercely and could no longer be suppressed.
Seeing Wan Dong suddenly burst into such great anger at Xue Dongfei, Hu Gui was even more confused. However, he was still a bit thoughtful and reacted immediately. He pulled Wei Tong and whispered softly, and Wei Tong immediately flew away. Within a moment, the entire City Lord's Mansion was surrounded.
"Xu Yaoting, do you think that I am the mastermind behind the Ghost Forbidden Army just based on a small token? You are too light-hearted, right?" Now that his face has been broken, Xue Dongfeng has nothing to worry about. Call Wandong by his first name.
"Of course not! When I took out the token, I didn't expect you to plead guilty. I just used it to see who among this group of people is your true confidant, Xue Dongfeng." He said. Then, Wan Dong pointed at Wu Xun, then at a few people in Xue Dongfeng's bodyguard, and sneered, saying, "If my guess is correct, you are all the leaders who control the Phantom Forbidden Army for Xue Dongfeng, right? Huh! Do you think I am When you took out the token, your wonderful expressions perfectly explained the four words - guilty conscience!" (To be continued)