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Chapter 90 Don't forget how Grand Tutor Wen Zhong died.
Outside Luoyang City.

The North and South Battalions.

Two hundred thousand Shenwu Guards are ready for battle.

With a military order, 200,000 Divine Martial Guards split into two battalions, North and South, and headed towards the surrounding northern regions.

Fang Xuanling and Zhou Xian, the Eighth Prince, also led their respective selected disaster relief officials on the expedition.

Fang Xuanling followed the Southern Camp, which was the 100,000-strong army led by Lü Bu to annihilate the carefree King Zhou Qian.

The Eighth Prince, Zhou Xian, was accompanied by the army led by the Marquis of Weiwu, which was tasked with suppressing the Yellow Heaven Sect.

They had a clear division of labor, each responsible for a specific area.

This way, the efficiency will be faster.

……

Xi'an Prefecture, the prefectural city.

Since Grand Tutor Wen Zhong died in battle, the entire army of 30,000 Shenwu Guards was wiped out, and the city of Xi'an was captured.

This place became the headquarters of the Yellow Heaven Cult.

The government office.

Li Chengjiao, the leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect and the Heavenly King of the Yellow Heaven Army, sat solemnly in the main seat.

Five people sat on either side of him, each exuding the aura of a Grandmaster of the First Rank.

Li Chengjiao glanced at the five people and said with a solemn expression, "Gentlemen, I have summoned you here today because I have some bad news to tell you."

"The imperial court has already dispatched troops."

"The imperial court mobilized 200,000 Shenwu Guards to the four northern provinces, with Marquis Weiwu and a general named Lü Bu each leading 100,000 troops."

"Lu Bu led 100,000 troops toward Yan and Dai, while Marquis Weiwu led 100,000 troops toward us."

Li Chengjiao said.

Upon hearing this, the Grandmaster sitting in the head seat on the right glanced indifferently at Li Chengjiao in the main seat; "Master Li, isn't the imperial court's dispatch of troops within our expectations? What's there to be surprised about?"

"We agreed beforehand that we would only help you deal with the experts from the imperial court, and the rest is none of our business."

"You don't mean to ask us to help you fight against the imperial army, do you?!"

As the grandmaster spoke, he glanced at Li Chengjiao, who was in the main seat.

Li Chengjiao shook his head; "The imperial army will be dealt with by our Huangtian Army. What I want to tell you is..."

"In order to completely eradicate my Yellow Heaven Sect, the imperial court specially transferred two Grandmasters from the royal family, as well as Zhou Rushan, to assist Marquis Weiwu in suppressing the rebellion."

Li Chengjiao said in a deep voice.

what?
Zhou Rushan?
That pillar of the royal family?
As soon as Li Chengjiao finished speaking, the expressions of the five grandmasters sitting on both sides below all changed.

Who is Zhou Rushan?
That was the pillar that kept the royal family from collapsing.

A powerful being who is halfway to the Celestial Realm.

Even within the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, he was a renowned figure.

"Master Li, has this matter been confirmed?" The five grandmasters sitting below all looked at Li Chengjiao in the main seat with solemn expressions.

This was so unexpected.

There are only nine such powerful individuals in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, who are at the half-step Celestial level.

Generally speaking, such powerful individuals stay in their strongholds and do not make any rash moves.

Especially this member of the royal family, who hasn't left Luoyang, the capital city, for who knows how many years.

Unexpectedly, this time I will leave the capital Luoyang to follow Marquis Weiwu to quell the rebellion. This is troublesome.

Li Chengjiao nodded noncommittally; "Do you think I would joke about something like this?"

"They have already left Luoyang and will enter the territory of the four northern prefectures in less than two days."

Li Chengjiao estimated.

Upon hearing Li Chengjiao's words, the five grandmasters sitting below all wore solemn expressions.

"In that case, Master Li, our cooperation ends here."

"I'll take my leave now."

The grandmaster sitting in the first seat on the right stood up and addressed Li Chengjiao, who was in the main seat.

"Master Li, I must take my leave now." "Master Li, until we meet again."

……

As the grandmaster took his leave, the other four also stood up and bid farewell to Li Chengjiao, who was in the main seat.

A half-step Celestial being is not someone they can deal with.

Especially Zhou Rushan, who is a dominant figure among those who are at the half-step Celestial Realm.

Even if there were two or three times that number of grandmasters, let alone those grandmasters, they might not be able to deal with Zhou Rushan.

They agreed to help Li Chengjiao deal with the experts in the imperial court, but they didn't say they would deal with a powerful figure like a half-step Celestial.

Faced with such a powerful figure, they had no choice but to retreat.

Li Chengjiao watched as the group stood up to leave, and couldn't help but sneer; "Do you think you can walk away and get away with this?"

"Don't forget how Grand Tutor Wen Zhong died."

“From the moment you agreed to cooperate with me and work together to deal with Wen Zhong, you had no way out.”

"The imperial court will not let those who besieged and killed Grand Tutor Wen Zhong go unpunished."

“You and my Yellow Heaven Sect are now bound together, like grasshoppers on the same rope.”

"If we're going to live, we'll live together; if we're going to die, we'll die together."

Li Chengjiao spoke slowly and deliberately.

That's right, these five people are five of the nine Grandmasters who besieged Grand Tutor Wen Zhong before, making six in total if you include Li Chengjiao.

Two people are still not here.

The last person died under Grand Tutor Wen Zhong's Golden Whip.

Although Grand Tutor Wen Zhong was besieged and killed by nine Grandmasters, he also took one of them down with him.

Upon hearing Li Chengjiao's words, the five grandmasters, who had been standing up to take their leave, froze in place.

The five people's expressions changed in a series of ways.

They all knew it in their hearts.

Li Chengjiao is right.

Once they joined forces to kill Grand Tutor Wen Zhong, they were already on a sinking ship with no way out.

Given Grand Tutor Wen Zhong's prestige and status, the imperial court would not let the person who killed him go unpunished.

There is no doubt about this.

For a moment, all five of them felt a pang of regret.

They regretted getting involved in this mess, getting on a pirate ship, and now they can't get off.

"Master Li, we understand that you are right."

"Do you think we can handle a half-step Celestial Realm expert with just the few of us?"

"Rather than courting death, it's better to escape first; at least we can save our lives for now."

The five grandmasters all looked at Li Chengjiao, who was in the main seat, and spoke.

They all knew that attacking a half-step Celestial being was tantamount to suicide.

Knowing you're going to die, not running away is something only a fool would do.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengjiao sneered, "Where can you run to? And how long can you run away?"

"A half-step Celestial being is indeed a strong person, but not so strong that they are invincible."

"Even a half-step Celestial would be wiped out without a trace if he were caught in a well-trained army of hundreds of thousands."

"What do you have to worry about?"

"Besides, if I didn't have some confidence, would I dare to do something like this today?"

Li Chengjiao looked at the five people and said.

Upon hearing Li Chengjiao's words, the five grandmasters' eyes flashed with a sharp light, and they sat down again.

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(End of this chapter)