"I heard Star Lord Jiao Mu has rebuilt the Heavenly Gate on Heavenly Pillar Eleven Star and is desperately short of people to guard it. No wonder they're recruiting so many Dao Soldiers from Qiongzhou and Yingzhou."
"Not just that. I heard even Qianji Sect's main branch has sent quite a few people."
Several days later, at dusk, Chen Mu had just returned to Jiwei Courtyard in Yangdu Ward when he saw a crowd gathered in the courtyard, talking animatedly.
Hearing what they were saying and recalling the many Dao Soldiers he had seen on Tian Shi Street a few days ago, he could not help but stop.
"Heavenly Pillar Star has been sealed off, and Dao Soldiers are needed to guard it. Does that mean we'll be sent to the Heavenly Pillar Stars too?" someone in the crowd asked anxiously.
"I'm afraid it's only a matter of time."
"Isn't this sending us to our deaths? There... there's a plague toxin outbreak there!" another person complained in alarm.
"If they dare send people there, they must have dealt with it already. Besides, do you dare violate the Contract? Aren't you afraid of a Five Thunder Strike?"
"Instead of complaining, we should hurry to Tian Shi Street and stock up on pills and magical artifacts that ward off plague and poison, just in case."
"Let's go, let's go..."
Chen Mu watched the crowd swarm out of the courtyard, his brows immediately knitting together.
If the deployment truly was mandatory, he would probably be sent to the Heavenly Pillar Stars too.
Disobey the Dao Soldier decree and run away?
That probably would not work.
Chen Mu slowly shook his head.
He was not afraid of the Contract's backlash, but where could he run?
Star Lord Jiao Mu was a spirit of the