Lu Tianheng Appears at the Martial Prohibition Hall
After Qin Bailian took his leave, Jiang Liu continued to sit at the stone table, deep in thought.
After all, Qin Bailian's plan could go wrong, but Dark Star Hall's plan could not.
Jiang Liu had always intended to use the Dark Star Hall as a hidden pawn, and he couldn't let it be exposed like this.
As for whether Dao Fan Shangren will face trouble after learning of Yue Buqun's death.
Jiang Liu wasn't too concerned, since Jiang Liu now had a fairly good understanding of the combat strength of Peak Grandmaster.
The reason I was afraid that Dao Fan Shangren would find out was because I had never understood the combat power of Peak Grandmaster.
People only feel fear when faced with the unknown.
Moreover, during this time, Murong Yin and Feng Yue gained a better understanding of how the Dark Star Hall operated.
This arrangement was made to prevent Cong Buqi and Ning Zhongze from running away directly.
Of course, Jiang Liu was also afraid of being betrayed by the two.
Dark Star Hall is indeed far more professional than Gentle Rain Pavilion when it comes to assassinations in the underworld.
It is estimated that the members of the Gentle Rain Pavilion have learned a lot of skills from the Dark Star Hall during this period.
Of course, Murong Yin gradually took over the Dark Star Hall's intelligence system.
This decision had already been made long ago, and Cong Buqi and Ning Zhongze had no choice but to agree.
This was mainly to compensate for the fact that Listening Wind Pavilion had weak intelligence after leaving Yunzhou.
Then, Jiang Liu thought of the Vast Righteous Sect's slow pace of travel. Indeed, it gave him a headache, especially now that the weather was starting to get cold, and they were carrying so many civilians along the way.
Thinking about this, Jiang Liu couldn't help but feel a headache for the Vast Righteous Sect, wondering how they had made their arrangements.
It's already mid-December, and judging from previous reports, the Vast Righteous Sect members haven't left Qian Province yet.
Moreover, unlike themselves, they couldn't directly cross the canyon from Ji County in Qian Province to Kan County in Yunzhou. They had to take a long detour and come to Yunzhou from Qi Province.
Based on this calculation, it would probably take them two or three months to reach Xia County in Yunzhou.
Jiang Liu still took into account that no accidents would happen on the way.
If any unforeseen circumstances arise, it is estimated that it will take even longer.
This is a massive undertaking. If it were just the disciples of the Vast Righteous Sect relocating, the time could be shortened by several times.
However, since the Vast Righteous Sect wanted to bring all the common people along, Jiang Liu had no objection, after all, Yunzhou had always been a sparsely populated place.
Even if more people come, we can accommodate them all.
After organizing this information, Jiang Liu resumed cultivating the Saintly Sky Art.
After all, he needs to catch up on the progress he made during his time back in Yunzhou.
Jiang Liu has always had a meticulous plan for his cultivation progress, and he will not let anything disrupt it.
Tian Province, Tian County, Sky City, the headquarters of the Martial Prohibition Hall.
Commander Lu Tianheng, who had not appeared at the Martial Prohibition Hall for a long time, showed up in front of the Martial Prohibition Hall headquarters today.
When the guards at the gate saw Lu Tianheng, they were all taken aback and quickly bowed to Lu Tianheng respectfully.
They hadn't expected their commander to suddenly appear here, and judging from the expression on his face, it seemed like something major had happened.
They were terrified that if they weren't careful, they would become the other side's punching bag, after all, their commander had quite a temper.
Sure enough, as soon as Lu Tianheng entered the main hall of the residence, he began to issue orders.
"Go and convey my order: summon all the deputy commanders to discuss matters," Lu Tianheng casually said to the guards standing at the entrance of the hall.
Two days later, all the Grandmaster Deputy Commanders stationed in various counties of Tian Province and as far away as Mo Province gathered at the headquarters of the Martial Prohibition Hall in Tian County, Sky City.
Lu Tianheng looked at the dozen or so Grandmaster below him, his expression serious and without a trace of a smile.
He spoke calmly, "The reason I've summoned you all is to ask you: you've almost lost all your territory, don't you have any intention of fighting back?"
The Grandmaster below the stage were stunned upon hearing this. They had not expected that Lu Tianheng had summoned them to hold them accountable.
Shouldn't he be the one leading the team to reclaim those lost territories?
You have to understand that they were besieged by so many forces that they didn't even have time to react before they were defeated. In the end, in order to preserve their strength, they had no choice but to retreat back to Tian Province.
Now look what's happened, they've become the sole responsibility?
Lu Tianheng hasn't made a move yet, but now he's blaming them?
However, facing the commander who held a high position in their hearts, they didn't say much, but simply bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes.
When Lu Tianheng saw that they had all admitted their mistakes, he nodded in satisfaction. In fact, he didn't want to hold them accountable; he just had to make his stance clear.
After all, the Martial Prohibition Hall has almost lost all its territory, and the Martial Prohibition Hall headquarters has not made any statement, which is unacceptable.
He couldn't get away to deal with it before, but now that he's back, it won't do to leave it unattended.
Although Lu Tianheng didn't care about losing those territories, Lu Tianheng couldn't afford to become a laughingstock.
Afterwards, Lu Tianheng casually offered some words of comfort to the Grandmaster below the hall, before speaking gently to the deputy commanders, "Alright, let's not dwell on the past."
"Now, everyone, please report on the actual situation in your respective states and counties!"
Subsequently, the deputy commanders below each reported what they knew to Lu Tianheng.
After listening to the reports from the deputy commanders, Lu Tianheng turned to Ming Chengyun, the deputy commander of Mo Province who was sitting silently to the side, and asked, "What is the current situation in Mo Province?"
Ming Chengyun pondered for a moment and said, "The situation in Mo Province is relatively peaceful now, and if we take action now, we can pacify Mo Province very quickly."
"Oh?" Lu Tianheng immediately became interested upon hearing this, even though he wasn't interested in reclaiming territory.
However, if he could take it back incidentally, he wouldn't mind doing so.
After all, this is a great opportunity to boost one's reputation.
Then, Ming Chengyun recounted all the details about Mo Province.
Upon hearing this, the Grandmaster and Lu Tianheng present learned that the Vast Righteous Sect had actually moved out of Mo Province, and that now only the Ji Family remained as a major power in the entire Mo Province.
As for the other major force, the Calligraphy Studio, it was overlooked by the Martial Prohibition Hall. After all, the Calligraphy Studio was too weak and had never been taken seriously by the Martial Prohibition Hall.
Of course, there is another important piece of news: the Ji Family actually sent their Grandmaster Ji Xingyu and other Grandmaster from various families to Xun Province to provide support, leaving only the family head Ji Xingfeng and the Old Ancestor Ji Qiang to guard Mo Province.
Of course, even if the Ji Family leaves all its Grandmaster in Mo Province, as long as the Martial Prohibition Hall wants to make a full-scale attack on the Ji Family, the Ji Family will be powerless to fight back.
After listening to Ming Chengyun's report, Lu Tianheng thought for a moment and then made a decision: since there was only one major power in the entire Mo Province, they should take over Mo Province first.