"Before telling you the content of the mission, I would like to ask you something. I believe you all know something about the situation in Chang'an City. I wonder what you think about the current war situation?" Cheng Yaojin looked at the five people and asked.
After hearing this, the five people were stunned and no one responded for a while.
"Everyone here is a real man. There is no need to be restrained or shy. Just say whatever you want to say." Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.
With Cheng Yaojin's smile, the serious atmosphere in the stone chamber suddenly eased a little, and the five people's slightly nervous mood also relaxed a lot.
"Since the Duke said so, I will just say it straight. Although the ghosts in the south of the city are rampant now, our Tang Dynasty is strong, with many extraordinary people and talents. We have Duke Cheng as the leader, so we are more than capable of resisting those ghosts. Once the reinforcements from outside arrive, I believe those ghosts will immediately collapse." Danyangzi said after hesitating for a moment.
The other people also nodded secretly, obviously feeling the same way, including Shen Luo.
"Reinforcements? Are you counting on the people from Huasheng Temple and Putuo Mountain?" Cheng Yaojin said.
"Huasheng Temple and Mount Putuo have always been closely connected with our Tang Dynasty. With such a serious ghost plague happening in Chang'an City, the two sects shouldn't sit idly by, right?" Danyangzi said.
Cheng Yaojin and Master Huangmu remained silent, their faces looking somewhat solemn.
"Has the situation changed? Has something gone wrong with the two sects?" Shen Luo couldn't help but ask when he saw the two of them like this.
The expressions of the others also changed slightly.
"What I am going to say to you next is of great importance. You must not spread it to anyone else." Master Huangmu and Cheng Yaojin looked at each other and then spoke slowly.
The five people saw that Master Huang Mu looked serious and nodded.
"Friend Shen's guess just now was correct. Major changes have occurred in Huasheng Temple and Putuo Mountain recently. Several elders under Huasheng Temple betrayed the sect and poisoned the sect before the betrayal, resulting in a large number of disciples being poisoned. And a demon cave suppressed by Putuo Mountain suddenly rioted. Putuo Mountain had no choice but to send a large number of disciples to suppress it, so these two sects will not have large reinforcements to support them." Master Huangmu said in a deep voice.
"What!" Shen Luo and the other five were shocked when they heard this.
"This is the current situation. We can't count on reinforcements from outside. We must rely on our own strength to deal with those ghosts outside." Cheng Yaojin said in a deep voice.
"Your Excellency the Duke, please forgive me for my offense. Although there are many ghosts outside, and there are monsters from the Body Refining Altar hidden among them, so far, no top masters have appeared from the other side. With you and Master Huangmu's extraordinary cultivation, can you not defeat them?" asked Ge Tianqing, who had been silent all the time.
"If it's just those ghosts outside, we old guys can easily kill them." Cheng Yaojin said without hesitation.
"Then why..." Ge Tianqing frowned.
"What you don't know is that this ghost plague is far from as simple as you see. The Body Refining Altar has used some unknown method to summon several ghost kings in the ancient tomb of Yinling Mountain to Chang'an City. The strength of the Body Refining Altar itself is far beyond your expectations. Coupled with the Jinghe Dragon King who was released some time ago, the opponent's strength is extremely strong. In fact, we old immortals have already fought with them in secret several times, and the outcome is still unknown." Cheng Yaojin sighed lightly and told a secret.