An Undercover Agent's Warning, a Crisis Threatening the Collapse of a Harmonious Society
Xin State, Peace City.
After being controlled by Liu Yi's Divine Cleansing Technique, Jiang Yuan obeyed orders and returned to the Evil Soul Palace to secretly protect the new kingdom.
They needed to conceal the fact that the Qing State had long since perished, and even more importantly, to cover up the existence of the Fairness System, so that the people of the Evil Soul Hall wouldn't notice anything amiss.
More than a decade has passed quietly, and under his covert protection, the matter has never been exposed.
However, not long ago, a sudden change occurred:
Wei Mingyuan the Heavenly Devil Sect suddenly sent a message, making the existence of the Fairness System public.
In this way, he could no longer conceal the Xin State and the Fairness System.
He had no choice but to volunteer to investigate whether the matter was true, and planned to take the opportunity to inform the Xin State leader and Peasants' Association President Li Zhiyuan of the matter.
After all, he alone could hardly withstand the wrath of the Evil Soul Hall; the only hope was that Li Zhiyuan could come up with a way to break the deadlock.
"Sigh, I hope my master won't blame me. I really had no other way to hide it anymore."
With a soft sigh, Jiang Yuan's Divine Sense had already probed into the Peasants' Association's administrative building.
He deliberately triggered the array inside the building, instantly alerting Li Zhiyuan, Yang Ning, and other leaders of the Xin State.
A series of Divine Sense swept out, searching for the spy's whereabouts, accompanied by a series of angry shouts:
"Who dares to spy on the Xin State government building?"
Who is spying on us in the shadows?
"Where do you come from? Why are you spying on us?"
Jiang Yuan's voice rang out. "Everyone, there's no need to be nervous. I mean no harm."
I have come here only to inform you of one thing:
Wei Mingyuan of the Heavenly Devil Sect has revealed the existence of the Fairness System to all other Devil Dao Sect.
The Evil Soul Hall now knows about the fall of the Qing State and the existence of the Fairness System. You must prepare yourselves as soon as possible.
Before he finished speaking, he withdrew his Divine Sense and quietly left Peace City.
He planned to linger in the vicinity for a while to buy time before returning to the Evil Soul Hall to continue his undercover work.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyuan and the others' expressions changed drastically.
Even though they were somewhat prepared, when they confirmed the news of the impending attack by the Evil Soul Hall, an overwhelming pressure still hit them, making it hard for them to breathe.
"Oh no! The Evil Soul Hall has learned about the Xin State and the Fairness System. What should we do now?"
"Even our most powerful cultivator in our Xin State, Chairman Li, is only at the Late Stage of the Divine Acupoint Realm. He can't possibly stop the Evil Soul Hall. This is truly dangerous!"
"It's over! The harmonious society we've just built is about to be destroyed! I'm so unwilling to accept this!"
"Alas, it seems we have no choice but to abandon the Xin State and flee this place as soon as possible..."
"I won't run! I'll fight them to the death. Everyone dies eventually, but I'll live and die with the Xin State."
Seeing the panicked state of the crowd, Li Zhiyuan suddenly shouted:
"Everyone, please calm down and don't panic! We'll deal with whatever comes our way; we haven't reached the end of our rope yet."
The loud shout seemed to possess a calming power, and the previously noisy scene instantly fell silent.
Li Zhiyuan's gaze swept over the crowd, then he cupped his hands in thanks towards the void. "Thank you for your righteous advice, senior. I am deeply grateful."
He waited quietly for a moment, but received no response. He immediately understood that the senior had already left.
As for the veracity of the news, although there was no way to verify it, his intuition told him that it was by no means a lie.
It was incredibly fortunate that the Xin State could hide under the nose of the Evil Soul Hall for over a decade without being detected.
He glanced at the crowd, his tone bold and firm:
"Don't look so gloomy, things haven't reached the point of no return yet."
After more than a decade of development, the Xin State is no longer a pushover. In this battle against the Evil Soul Hall, we may not necessarily lose!
Each of you should perform your duties as usual and not panic.
He paused briefly, then said in a deep voice, "The Xin State's leadership, convene an emergency meeting with me immediately."
After saying that, he turned and strode towards the conference hall, and the rest of the crowd quickly composed themselves and followed closely behind.
A moment later, all of the Xin State's leadership members were present in the conference hall.
Li Zhiyuan's gaze swept over everyone present, and he got straight to the point:
"The Evil Soul Hall has discovered the Xin State and the Fairness System. We are now facing the greatest crisis since the founding of our nation."
If you can get through this, the future will be bright.
If they cannot survive, the Xin State will collapse, and the newly established harmonious society will vanish like a bubble.
His tone was grave as he continued his analysis, "In terms of raw strength, we are far inferior to the Evil Soul Hall. If we force a direct confrontation, we will only suffer heavy losses and ultimately face defeat."
The only benefit might be that it attracts the attention of Fairness System.
At that time, the system will most likely issue a mission to wipe out the Evil Soul Hall, but by then the Xin State will probably already be littered with corpses and countless dead and wounded.
Of course, we can also choose to evacuate from the Xin State.
But if we do that, the Xin State will be completely destroyed, and the harmonious society will fall apart.
Even if we return with our full cultivation and take revenge on the Evil Soul Hall, whether this hard-won harmonious society can reappear is still unknown.
He paused, then looked intently at the crowd. "Does anyone have a solution to this predicament?"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall frowned, each pondering a way to break the deadlock.
Zhou Kang spoke first, letting out a long, helpless sigh, "A head-on fight with the Evil Soul Hall will only result in widespread suffering and countless deaths, and in the end, we will still be unable to escape defeat. It is simply not worth the effort."
Since its establishment, our Peasants' Association has been dedicated to the well-being of the people, not to sending them to their deaths in vain.
In retrospect, the best option is to arrange for the people to evacuate from the Xin State.
Although there will be losses, these losses can be minimized, and there will still be opportunities to rebuild a harmonious society in the future.
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene erupted in a cacophony of voices.
"I will not run away! I would rather die in battle than be a coward who runs away in the face of battle!"
This harmonious society is something we've built with our hard work and dedication; how can we just give it up like that?
"What else can we do but flee? We are no match for the Evil Soul Hall. Staying will only increase our casualties."
"Is there really no other way? I can't bear to watch everything I've worked so hard for go down the drain!"
Just as everyone was arguing, Yang Ning suddenly shouted, "Quiet down, everyone!"
The chaotic discussions in the hall were instantly silenced.
His sharp gaze swept over everyone present. "The Xin State is a land that we all fought and bled for!"
If we were to flee without a fight, how would we be any different from cowards?
Wouldn't I be ridiculed and despised by all the system hosts in the world?
He changed the subject, his tone becoming even more resolute. "Most importantly, I believe we must fight the Evil Soul Hall."
Even if defeat is inevitable in the end, we must make them pay a bloody price and let these demonic monsters know that our Xin State is not a soft persimmon to be slaughtered!
Otherwise, even if they manage to escape today, the Evil Soul Hall might relentlessly pursue them.
Li Zhiyuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he said loudly with great pride, "Well said! A good punch now will save you from a hundred!"
However, how to fight this battle requires strategy and tactics.
I just thought of a way to destroy the Evil Soul Hall without suffering heavy casualties.
Even if we can't destroy it, we can still ensure the safety of the Xin State.