"Lord Tang Yun, I'm sure you have seen Rosette City's current situation. The Beast Tide is unending, casualties within the city are severe, supplies are scarce, and we are in dire peril. Xu is incompetent and has failed His Majesty and the people of this city, but duty demands that I fight to the death and never retreat! Yet the enemy is ferocious. Without powerful reinforcements, this city may fall at any moment!"
He stared intently at Tang Lan, his tone growing ever more earnest, even carrying a trace of pleading.
"Your strength is exceptional, sir. Xu would not dare ask you to remain for long. I only ask... only ask that, for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in this city, you help Xu defend the city for three days! Just three days! The Empire's reinforcements will arrive within three days at the latest! Once the reinforcements arrive, the city can be saved, and hundreds of thousands of lives will be spared from slaughter!"
As he spoke, he actually moved to bow.
Tang Lan raised a hand in a virtual gesture of support, and an invisible force stopped Xu Yu's movement.
Xu Yu's heart jolted. His assessment of Tang Lan's strength rose another level, and the hope in his eyes grew brighter as he hurriedly continued.
"Xu knows this request puts you in a difficult position, and I would not ask you to risk your life for nothing. If you agree, name any condition you wish! Gold Soul Coins? Though the City Lord's Mansion treasury is not abundant, Xu is willing to offer a million, even if it exhausts everything we have!
A higher rank and noble title? Xu will immediately send an urgent eight-hundred-li dispatch to report to His Majesty. With your merits,