Mu Qihan suddenly fainted, and all three of them panicked.
Feng Xiao immediately carried the person on his back. "Let's go!"
Xiao Tian hadn't expected this change either. He got up in a hurry. Seeing Feng Xiao about to carry the person away, he blocked in front of Feng Xiao. "You can't take Young Master away. There are secret agents of Wuxiang City in Menghai City. I'll go and call someone."
Feng Ji glanced at him and said coldly, "Have you forgotten what happened in the Secret Realm? If you go to call someone now, are you trying to save your Young Master or take his life!"
"… Then where do you suggest we go?"
Feng Ji looked towards the city and said in a low voice, "We can't go back to the city. Let's go to the ship."
Feng Xiao nodded. Carrying Mu Qihan on his back, he quietly withdrew from the crowd and headed towards the pier in the outer city of Menghai City.
Not long after they left, there was an uproar in the crowd.
The sound of fighting came from the direction of the city. Soon, the city gate opened wide, and like a tide, hundreds of guards of Menghai City holding black - gold knives and hanging tokens on their waists rushed out.
The man in the lead was none other than Xie Zhenming, the third son of the Xie family who had attacked Nan Chaoyu in the Secret Realm of the Soul - Devouring Sea.
At this moment, he was dressed in black - gold armor and straddled on a horse. He pointed his sword at Li Yuejin in the crowd. "Lord Li, Menghai City is now completely under the control of our Xie family. If you want to live, just obediently give up resistance. Otherwise, don't blame me for not caring about our kinship."
As his voice fell, the crowd was in an uproar!
"The Xie family has rebelled!"
"What does the Xie family mean by this?"
"No wonder Old Master Xie didn't show up today. Has the Xie family been plotting this for a long time!"
"The Xie family is really ambitious!"
Hearing the discussions around him, Li Yuejin's face turned ashen.
He had considered the old friendship for so many years and granted the Xie family high positions, but he never expected that the Xie family would actually rebel!
Thinking of what Nan Chaoyu had once reminded him of, he felt extremely regretful.
But regret was useless. What he had to do now was to calm people's hearts.
Now the family heads and experts of the aristocratic families in Menghai City were all outside the city. As long as he could stabilize these people, why should he be afraid of the Xie family!
Li Yuejin pushed through the crowd and stood at the front. Looking at Xie Zhenming, he said, "Third son of the Xie family, I, as the city lord, think I've treated your Xie family well. Why did your Xie family do such a heartless thing?"
"Lord Li, if you have to blame someone, blame that eldest princess! She crippled my nephew and killed my eldest brother. You were bewitched by her. Not only did you want to divorce your wife, but you also abandoned your daughter. Our Xie family didn't want to be destroyed, so we naturally had to protect ourselves."
Li Yuejin sneered coldly. "What a good excuse of self - protection. Your Xie family has been ambitious and wanted to replace me as the city lord for a long time. Now you're pushing the blame onto the princess and never mention what you've done. Everyone, come and judge. Can such a two - faced, selfish and heartless family take on the great responsibility of Menghai City?"
Everyone present had witnessed what happened to the Holy Light Eldest Princess that day.
It was really hard to blame anyone for taking Lady Li as a target.
Moreover, since Li Yuejin had been the city lord, he had managed Menghai City very well. Although he had been a bit partial to the Xie family at times, everyone could still benefit.
For a moment, no one really listened to Xie Zhenming's incitement.
Xie Zhenming wasn't in a hurry. He urged his horse forward a few steps and said, "Everyone, think it over carefully. Li Yuejin is just a bare - handed commander now. If he can't fight, he can simply escape from Menghai City and return to the Holy Light Empire. But it's different for you. If you go against our Xie family, you won't end well."
Hearing this, some people began to waver.
It wasn't just because of Li Yuejin. The Xie family had been expanding over the years, and Old Master Xie had been practicing for many years. No one knew what realm he had reached.
If they could submit to the Xie family and preserve their families, it would naturally be excellent.
Li Yuejin saw the commotion behind him. He turned around and faced everyone, saying seriously, "Everyone, I, Li Yuejin, swear here that I will never betray everyone and run away alone. Menghai City is the root of my Li Yuejin. If I betray Menghai City and my partners, may I be punished by the Heavenly Way and my soul never be reborn!"
Cultivators never made oaths easily and always respected their oaths.
Seeing Li Yuejin being so solemn, the commotion subsided a lot.
"Xie Zhenming, you said that the city is already under your control? Then why are you still wasting your breath on me! You should have let the guard team attack earlier. Now that you haven't done so, it's probably because you can't take the inner city!"
Li Yuejin had been the city lord for so many years, so he wasn't a fool.
Not to mention that each aristocratic family had its own guard team, even the City Lord's Mansion was a hard nut to crack.
The guards of the City Lord's Mansion only listened to his orders. Those were his real trump cards. If the Xie family wanted to take the city without getting hurt, it was simply a pipe dream.
After he said this, the family heads behind him also reacted. They looked at Xie Zhenming with unfriendly eyes.
Seeing that Li Yuejin had stabilized the people behind him with just a few words, Xie Zhenming cursed the old fox in his heart.
He raised his voice and said, "Everyone, listen to me. Li Yuejin can be the city lord now only because of his status as a member of the Holy Light Royal Family. But if the only legitimate daughter of the Holy Light Royal Family died in the Secret Realm of the Soul - Devouring Sea, do you think the Holy Light Royal Family will still stand up for this out - of - favor illegitimate son of theirs?"
"Do you all want to be implicated by Li Yuejin?"
Hearing this, Li Yuejin's heart skipped a beat. His eyes shot at Xie Zhenming like knives.
Seeing him looking over, Xie Zhenming curled his lips, full of provocation!
The two sides were at a stalemate for a moment.
On the other side, the outer - city pier of Menghai City hadn't been occupied by the Xie family yet, but there was no one there at this moment.
Feng Ji led the way in front. Among the large ships, he found a battleship that was completely black.
The three of them boarded the ship. Hearing the sound, the people in the cabin rushed out in a hurry. "Who... who is it!"
"Feng Xiao!" A burly man rushed onto the deck. Seeing Feng Xiao carrying a person on his back, he was stunned. "What's going on?"
"It's a long story. Lei Mu, give me a hand!"
"Okay!" Lei Mu took Mu Qihan over and led the people into the cabin.
This battleship was divided into two floors. The upper floor was for living, and the lower floor had a martial - arts arena and some weapons.
Lei Mu put the person in a guest room. Seeing that this person was very clean and handsome but had a strange face, he asked in a gruff voice, "Who is this person? Why did you bring him here?"
This ship was the retreat route arranged by Nan Chaoyu. Except for the people she trusted around her, even Li Yuejin didn't know about it.
Feng Xiao glanced at Xiao Tian and explained, "This is the person our master has been looking for!"
Lei Mu suddenly understood. They all knew that their master had a man in her heart.
However, "He's fainted and he's injured. Why didn't you send him to Muyu Garden?"
"We can't send him there. The Xie family has rebelled!"
"What?" Lei Mu was shocked. "What about Li Yuejin? Ye Ling and Ye Yun are still in the city!"
"Have they contacted you?"
"No. Our master gave the order that they won't contact me unless it's absolutely necessary."
But they all understood that the situation in the city was unknown now. No one knew whether it was really not necessary or they couldn't contact them.
After pondering for a moment, Feng Xiao said, "I'll find a way to get in. You two guard here well."