He Yue and Shuang's plan went smoothly.
He Yue announced a big event, which will be announced three days later, successfully arousing the curiosity of the public.
Shuang transferred Lianye back to part of the Anbu organization in the four cities of Zhenmo, Lieyang, Tiebi, and Tianqi, scattered up and down Yuxi City, and was ready to wipe out the resisters at any time.
The only small problem is that there is still no impenetrable wall under the sky, and the news of Lide's disappearance spread among the people in advance. But on the whole, it didn't affect Heyue and Shuang's plans. Fear was brewing in the hearts of the people, and all kinds of speculation about the demons became more and more exaggerated.
Twenty-one years ago, the demons invaded Yuxi City. It was almost an indiscriminate bloodbath, without any benevolence and morality, only simple conquest, men were slaughtered, women were played with, and Felita was born in such an environment. Twenty-one years is not a long time. Those survivors are basically alive now, and they have become the main force of spreading news, doing their best to spread anxiety.
And the result of this kind of panic is that people's hearts are fluctuating, and Yuxi City is in danger. Not only Yuxi City, but also the troops outside the city will probably be affected, and the protection from Yuxi City is obviously a lot less. If it were the same as before, He Yue would definitely come out to suppress the place as soon as possible, calm the panic of the people, and quickly stabilize the situation. He has this ability and prestige, but for some reason, he didn't act immediately this time.
Not only He Yue didn't show up, but Shuang, who was monitoring the whole city, didn't do anything either. The Anbu organization did not attack, and some people with ulterior motives gradually emerged.
In the alley, two people were talking in a low voice:
"Do you want to do it? Why don't you ask the young master for instructions?"
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Lide is not here, and the high-level civil strife... I don't know when the next opportunity will be. If Lide really comes back, everything will return to normal..."
"I see. Contact the remaining brothers, this time..."
In the teahouse, a tea customer put a few copper coins on the counter, leaned forward, and whispered to the shopkeeper with a normal face:
"tonight."
The shopkeeper deliberately said loudly:
"Check out! Customers can leave."
Then said in a low voice:
"Understood, be careful."
On the overpass, a couple is choosing a shiny silver bracelet in front of the booth. The seller is also a couple. Two women are talking about the price loudly. One wants to make it cheaper, but the other refuses to give in. The two men hold down the price. The voice, negotiating as if nothing had happened:
"People's hearts are available, and now is the most vulnerable time in Yuxi City. Be careful, don't spoil the important affairs of the prince."
"Don't worry, Mr. Disciplinary. The treacherous officials are in power, and Yuxi City will be destroyed without attack."
"Well. I really believe in your ability, just let it go. He Yue has some skills. If he can control him and support him to be the city lord, it will be a great thing for the prince."
Inside the private house, the middle-aged man touched the young man's head and said:
"Boy, it's time for us to act. Remember, Heyue and Lingshuang are left to others to deal with. Our goal is Baihuang."
"Yes, I remember every word clearly."
"This hellish place in Yuxi City, it's all peeled off when you come in. At the beginning, eight people came in, and now there are only two of us, father and son. Kid, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid. Kill Baihuang and avenge your mother."
The middle-aged man was silent for a while, then nodded:
"Okay. But don't forget, if the situation changes, you leave immediately. If you leave the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. Do you know how to cut them?"
"Understand."
In the street, a man was carrying a wine gourd on his back. He was drunk, and while wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth, he said with a silly smile:
"Thousands of calculations are bound to fail, and the hearts and minds of the people are all vain. Using people's money to eliminate disasters for others, this city will be gone."
I don't know how many people are active in the open or dark places of Yuxi City.
It's like the spring bamboo shoots after the rain showing their sharp corners.
Outside the city, Fang Shisan had just fought a round with the demon army, and was exhausted physically and mentally. She can no longer think about the matter of Yuxi City, and she also knows that the water there is very deep now, and she cannot solve it by herself. The demon clan's attack is too fast, even if there is a large formation to protect the country, the situation is still difficult to handle. This is just a vanguard, and the next battle will only become more and more difficult to fight.
Inside the city, the wind and rain were precarious, and the seemingly peaceful Yuxi City was full of murderous threats in an instant.
Inside the City Lord's Mansion, He Yue folded her hands in her sleeves, squinting at the sky above her head.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and it was obvious that there would be a heavy rain soon.
The air is hot and humid, and with every breath, clouds of water vapor seem to condense into stagnant water in the lungs. He Yue breathed out a foul breath, and suddenly remembered the story that Li De told him before, saying that there was once an invincible country that destroyed six countries in one body, ruled the world, and established an unprecedented great cause, but because of the treacherous ministers in power, the remnants of the crimes were not cleared, The huge foundation II died.
At that time, Li De said this in a very flat tone, but every time He Yue thought about it, he felt a chill in his heart.
He lightly described the rise and fall of an empire, but the building collapsed within a dozen years. Everything in the world is like this, and those territories that are weak today, such as Tiancheng, also had periods of rise and fall in their ancestors. When the foundation is accumulated, it is like a needle picking the soil, but when the foundation collapses, it is like water pushing sand.
He Yue narrowed her eyes, and said to the core staff of the Internal Affairs Office who followed from the sea of clouds behind her:
"Can I trust you?"
Several core personnel bowed deeply, and the leader said:
"If there were no adults at that time, the few of us would have starved to death on the street. The adults themselves were out of luck, but they still kindly took us in, gave us food, taught us to sing, let us know how to read and write, and taught us how to read and write. My own opinions on internal affairs have been imparted to each other, so that we can be independent after we come to Yuxi City. No matter which path you plan to take, we will follow in your footsteps, even if we die, we will have no regrets."
He Yue looked at the person behind him again and asked:
"So are you?"
The core staff of the Department of Internal Affairs replied in unison:
"Death without regret."
He Yue sighed softly, flicked his cuffs, and sang two lines in a gentle opera tone:
"Don't say that there is no one to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, good and evil, and it is difficult to move forward. We are so angry that our pearl crowns disrupt the clouds and the temples, and dare to make the sun and the moon change their faces—"
After singing, his long sleeves drooped and his eyes were cold. The breeze blew her hair from the temples, and her gorgeous temperament reached a new peak at this moment, she was so beautiful that she did not look like a woman in the world.
He Yue turned her back to the core staff of the Internal Affairs Office, and said lightly:
"Go and ask Shuang to come over and tell her that tomorrow is my day to ascend the position of city lord, and I have something important to discuss with her tonight."
The sticky air began to flow, and the drizzle fell, wetting her face.