Lin Changsheng also came to his senses. If they were putting on a show, they had to see it through. He darted forward and hurriedly presented a Communication Jade Slip with both hands, his face a mixture of shock, anger, and fear, his voice distorted:
"Marquis, something terrible has happened! Xu Jiuling sent word that White River County, under the Minjiang Province Profound Residence in the Southeastern Circuit, suffered a surprise attack by Southern Yue marauders! The defending soldiers were wiped out, and the Golden Core County Magistrate fought to his death. The county seat... the county seat was almost slaughtered to the last person!"
"What?!"
The words exploded like thunder out of a clear sky! Everyone present felt their Divine Souls tremble!
Li Wenbi's dark face, already somewhat pale from his injuries, instantly flushed with surging blood before turning livid!
The Azure Radiance Sword floating beside him rang out with a metallic clang and erupted in dazzling light. Righteous Qi surged uncontrollably into the sky, stirring the winds and clouds!
"Say that again?! The Southeastern Circuit? White River County?!"
He whipped his head around, his gaze riveted to Lin Changsheng's face, his voice furious. "Wu Gui's main forces attacking Qiong Prefecture on two fronts have already been routed. Where did these Southern Yue marauders come from, that they could slaughter an entire county in Great Jin's southeast?! Where was the garrison? Where was the City-Protecting Grand Formation?! Could it have been Southern Yue?"
His chest heaved violently, the Righteous Qi within it churning like overturned rivers and seas. This was no calculation, but heartfelt anguish upon hearing that living beings had been plunged into misery and his colleagues had died for their country!
An entire county-how many cultivators, how many mortals, how many living, breathing people! All gone in