A Dharma Nascent Soul Prefect behind Mei Zhili also seized the moment to speak coldly. "Insolence! You are merely a member of the Demon Lotus Sect without office or rank, a commoner. Even if you enjoy the Azure Abyss Marquis's favor and trust, what right have you to interrogate a temple's abbot here, much less defy a Provincial Governor?"
He stepped forward, his voice growing shriller.
"If you refuse to withdraw, our hundred thousand Yunzhou Dao Soldiers, together with the tens of thousands of monks of Faneng Temple and Yunzhou's gathered fortune power, will surely crush you bandits!"
"Do not think a few True Lords, four hundred thousand Dao Soldiers, and thirty-odd treasure ships give you leave to do as you please in Yunzhou!"
These words made Mei Zhili feel slightly better.
Although his side had come in haste and had not mobilized many Dao Soldiers, they had two at the Nascent Soul middle stage, four at the Nascent Soul early stage, and several Dharma Nascent Souls. Most importantly, he held the Cloud Province Provincial Governor's Seal.
And what did the other side have?
Merely two at the Nascent Soul middle stage, one at the Nascent Soul early stage, and two Dharma Nascent Souls.
There was no reason they could not win!
Xin Bairen merely looked coldly at the pale-gold Temple-Guarding Great Formation, his voice chilling.
"If you bald donkeys still refuse to open the gates, resist the Governor-General's Office's investigation, and obstruct the Northwestern Protectorate Army in its duties, you will be dealt with for refusing an investigation, defying orders, and obstructing military affairs."
There was not the slightest hesitation in his voice.
Since the Devil Master had told him to surround the temple, he would surround it.
In Xin Bairen's heart, Qing Chen had long since become a