Chapter 144: If You Won't Go with Dignity, I'll Give You Dignity
Pay back taxes, pay current taxes, and obey the Imperial Court's orders!
At this moment, how could Baili Dongjun fail to understand? Arresting fugitives was merely an excuse...
No, it could not quite be called an excuse.
Arresting them was merely incidental. Yu Huatian wanted to move against Snowmoon City.
Or rather, make an example of Snowmoon City!
His true aim was to move against the entire southern jianghu, perhaps even the entire Ming Jianghu!
The ambition of this seemingly young West Depot Eunuch was unimaginable!
The atmosphere grew unbearably heavy.
Everyone in Snowmoon City now understood that the Imperial Court's demand for them to surrender the fugitives was merely an incidental pretext. Its true aim was to move against Snowmoon City.
At this point, whether they handed over Wuxin and the others no longer mattered.
The Imperial Court wanted to make an example of Snowmoon City and intimidate the Ming Jianghu!
Kill the chicken to frighten the monkeys!
And Snowmoon City had become that chicken!
At this thought, everyone in Snowmoon City turned utterly grim. They stared fixedly at Yu Huatian and the densely packed experts from the Eastern and Western Depots and the Embroidered Uniform Guard outside the city, their eyes brimming with hostility and murderous intent.
Seeing this, Yu Huatian narrowed his eyes slightly. He ignored the others and simply looked at Baili Dongjun.
"It seems you have made your choice, City Lord Baili."
Baili Dongjun's gaze was icy as he said,
"Don't you think you've gone too far?"
Too far?
Yu Huatian's gaze also turned cold.
"Snowmoon City sheltered fugitives wanted by the Imperial Court. I came to demand their surrender, yet not only do you refuse, you intend to fight to the last