"Then why didn't you take action afterwards?"
Chen Mu asked curiously.
"After seeing you, I hesitated again. Just like you said, what would be the point of me killing you?"
Mingye sighed, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
"I showed up to see you later because I wanted to see what you would say."
"So, if I had said the wrong thing back then, you really would have killed me?"
Mingye smiled, her beauty as cold and deadly as a poppy.
"You guess?"
"Forget it, I'd better not guess."
Chen Mu rubbed his forehead, deeply doubting whether he had overestimated his charm.
The next day, Chen Mu woke up early and contacted Hou Sailei.
"Brother Hou, this time something big has happened!"
I wonder if your Eight Directions Trading Company has any properties in Absolute Sword City...
After discussing for a long time, Hou Sailei gave Chen Mu the contact information of the person in charge of the Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce in Absolute Sword City.
Chen Mu immediately set off and met the person in charge, Liang Yu, in a general store on the commercial street.
The Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce is a comprehensive chamber of commerce that covers all kinds of businesses. Although the profit margin in the general merchandise business is not high, it is stable and suitable for a steady, long-term business.
Liang Yu is an elderly man in his fifties. He grew up in Absolute Sword City and started helping his father run the general store when he was very young. He has a deep affection for this place.
"This old man, Liang Yu, greets Master Mu!"
Upon seeing Chen Mu, Liang Yu immediately bowed respectfully.
Chen Mu quickly reached out and helped Liang Yu up.
"Uncle Liang, I've come here to ask you for a favor. Please don't hesitate to ask."
After Liang Yu got up, he shook his head, adopting a very humble posture.
"Young Master Hou Sailei has just explained the situation to me. With Young Masters Hou Sailei, Hou Tian, and Hou Gu vouching for you, there is absolutely no problem with you embezzling funds."
As he spoke, Liang Yu took out a storage ring and handed it to Chen Mu.
"This is all the liquid funds our Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce can utilize within Absolute Sword City. I've already converted them all into Spirit Stone."
Chen Mu took the storage ring and felt the abundance of Spirit Stone inside, which immediately improved his mood.
"Thank you so much! This gives me a much better chance of winning the fight against the Otherworldly Demon."
Hearing Chen Mu say this, Liang Yu's respectful expression became even more sincere.
Although the City Lord's Mansion has not yet announced the news of the breach of Wind Sea Pass, the more well-informed forces within the city had already received the news, and Liang Yu had received it last night.
" Master Mu, Hou Sailei that you plan to gather people to fight against the Otherworldly Demon."
If needed, the guards of my grocery store are ready to serve you faithfully.
Many of the merchants who used to trade in the city have already left, but Liang Yu cannot. He has devoted his entire life to the business of Absolute Sword City, and now a war could destroy it all. This is more painful than death for him.
Although Absolute Sword City is the second line of defense against the Otherworldly Demon, it has not fought a war with Otherworldly Demon for over a hundred years. Usually, it mainly deals with sporadic invasions by Otherworldly Demon, which is why the city's commerce is so prosperous.
When it comes to defending Absolute Sword City, these local forces are the most loyal. They would never give up their years of hard work unless absolutely necessary.
Chen Mu assessed the strength of the guards inside the general store and nodded silently.
"Okay! I'll come back to you when I need anything."
Although these guards are not very strong, there are quite a few of them, so they can be used as backups if manpower is needed later.
In the afternoon, Chen Mu was in his room, looking at a map of Absolute Sword City, deep in thought.
Thump! Thump!
Two knocks sounded on the door.
Come in!
Chen Duo pushed open the door and walked in, speaking to Chen Mu.
"Brother! Lord Bai has just issued a notice announcing the breach of Wind Sea Pass."
The city is in complete chaos now; many people are packing up and leaving.
Chen Mu was somewhat surprised, not expecting Bai Jinglong to announce it so quickly, much earlier than he had anticipated.
"How are the disciples of the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion reacting? Has anyone left?"
"Not yet, after all, it's still uncertain whether the Otherworldly Demon army will attack Absolute Sword City."
However, I've heard that some people have already contacted their Lineage, and they will leave once they confirm the arrival of the Otherworldly Demon army.
After all, these powerful Lineage wield immense influence; paying a price could completely offset the charge of treason.
Chen Mu nodded and turned his gaze back to the map.
" Duoduo, go and call A Huo and Mingye over. I have a plan I want to share with everyone."
"Good!"
Chen Duo turned and left.
A moment later, she arrived with A Huo and Mingye; it seemed they hadn't left the room.
Chen Mu stood up and circled a mountain peak in the upper north of the map with his pen.
Since you're all here, I'll get straight to the point!
I plan to organize a team to camp on this Broken Blade Mountain, forming a strategic defensive position with Absolute Sword City.
In this way, even if the Otherworldly Demon demons outnumber us several times over, it will be very difficult for them to breach the Absolute Sword City!
After listening, both Mingye and A Huo showed thoughtful expressions.
"But that's too risky for us. Although Broken Blade Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the Demon King on the other side forces his way up, we'll have a hard time stopping him."
A Huo said cautiously.
"This is indeed a problem! I will discuss this with the city lord and the elders."
In fact, Broken Blade Mountain is only about ten kilometers away from Absolute Sword City. Even King Level expert can fly there. Even if you fly from Absolute Sword City to Broken Blade Mountain, it will take at most half an incense stick's time to get there.
As long as our strong fighters keep an eye on the enemy's strong fighters, they will find it difficult to inflict much damage on us.
After Chen Mu finished speaking, he pointed to the side.
Everyone then realized that Chen Mu had taken out the bulky spaceship from his storage ring, disassembled some parts, and was obviously modifying it.
"I've already modified this spaceship. I've added space travel runes to it. If things really come to a head, we can escape on this spaceship. This is my backup plan."
However, if we are charged with treason, it will be very troublesome, and we may never be able to return to the Central Land.
Therefore, I don't want to use it unless absolutely necessary.
A Huo, Mingye, Chen Duo, and the others nodded in understanding, becoming even more convinced of Chen Mu.
" Chen Mu, do you really have such a low opinion of Absolute Sword City?"
As a border city, Absolute Sword City is garrisoned. It is said that there are currently 80,000 Absolute Sword Army in the city, and the city guard headquarters has tens of thousands of city guard troops.
"Maybe we won't even need to do anything; Lord Bai, leading these troops, will be able to hold off the Otherworldly Demon?"
Mingye shared his opinion.