I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

The hall remained quiet for a long time.

So long that even the synchronized breathing of the ten thousand guards became exceptionally clear.

Lu Changming stood there, suddenly finding it somewhat amusing.

Just three minutes ago, he was discussing the worst-case scenario with Yan Jinghan and Gu He.

Two seventh-tier experts personally took action.

Ten thousand guards were dispatched in full force.

Suppressing information, fabricating the scene, and maintaining a unified narrative.

Every step was designed with the worst possible consequences in mind.

and then?

Then the seventeen-year-old boy returned in three Purple Spirit Clan transport ships, swaggering back with an air of nonchalance.

It's like going out to buy groceries.

Lu Changming lowered his head.

He glanced at Yan Jinghan.

Yan Jinghan was also looking at him.

Their eyes met for a moment.

Then Yan Jinghan turned his face away, his lips twitching slightly.

I don't know whether I want to laugh or curse.

Guhe's hunched back trembled slightly.

His lips trembled several times, and in the end he could only squeeze out a few words.

"Goodness."

The ten thousand guards in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment.

They were fully armed, their armor was intact, and they exuded a menacing aura.

Zhao Poyue looked at Lu Changming, his face clearly showing his anger.

what's going on?

Lu Changming looked somewhat embarrassed and didn't offer any further explanation.

Even as the lord of the manor, he had to save face.

Yan Jinghan finally couldn't help but laugh.

"Look at how this was handled; it turns out the three of us old guys were worrying for nothing."

Guhe smiled too.

On that wrinkled old face, the smile held a mixture of relief and helplessness.

More than anything, it was a shock that was hard to describe.

The three of them—the three pillars of Tianyun Mansion—conspired in a secret room for a full half-day.

Analyze the situation, predict the consequences, and formulate a plan.

Every step was meticulously planned.

The result was that all the moves were useless.

Shen Tian doesn't need them at all.

He didn't even have time to receive their help.

Three thousand soldiers of the Po Jun Division.

On the other side were 12,000 Purple Spirit Clan vanguard soldiers, plus seventh-rank mentalists, and their possible hidden backup plans.

According to their estimates, to complete this mission of silencing witnesses, at least two seventh-level experts, Lu Changming and Yan Jinghan, would be needed to take action.

In addition, there were 10,000 personal guards.

Shen Tian managed to handle it with three thousand men.

It's still a blitzkrieg.

The battle was over before their conspiracy was even finished.

The armor of ten thousand men gleamed coldly under the lamplight, ready for battle.

No one told them what had happened.

But from the expressions of the three bigwigs, Zhao Poyue gleaned four words.

All that effort for nothing.

The three of them looked at each other and smiled.

Yan Jinghan quickly wiped the embarrassment off his face, waved his hand, and his tone became much more relaxed.

"Alright, alright, stop standing there."

"Ten thousand guards stood fully armed in the hall in the middle of the night, like a theatrical performance."

He turned to look at Zhao Poyue.

"Disband, let the brothers go back to sleep."

Zhao Poyue's lips moved, but he swallowed back all the questions that were swirling in his mind.

He gave a military salute and turned around decisively.

"Everyone is dismissed!"

The ten thousand guards sheathed their swords in unison, the clanging of their armor echoing through the hall for quite some time.

After the queue dispersed, the large hall became empty again.

Lu Changming stood with his hands behind his back and chuckled.

The laughter sounded particularly clear in the empty hall.

"Now, we should consider something else."

"Let's make up a story."

"A story that could fool the people in Longjing."

"Lin Hai led the envoy of the Purple Spirit Clan into the territory of Tianyun Prefecture. Someone in Longjing must know about this."

"The person went in, but hasn't come out."

"None of the three heavy transport ships returned either."

"Twelve thousand Purple Spirit Clan vanguard members vanished into thin air."

"The people of Longjing will ask sooner or later."

"We need to be prepared with an answer."

Guhe walked over.

"As I said before, we encountered a high-level beast tide and were completely wiped out."

Yan Jinghan crossed his arms and leaned against a pillar.

"That's a terrible excuse. Twelve thousand people and three spaceships, wiped out by alien beasts? The people in Longjing aren't stupid."

Guhe did not refute this; he had indeed said that this was just a delaying tactic, not a cover-up.

"The spaceship problem is easy to solve."

Lu Changming's tone remained calm and unhurried.

"Remove the outer shell's spirit patterns, repaint it, and incorporate it into the Tianyun Prefecture's logistics and transportation fleet. Within three days, these three ships will be ours."

Yan Jinghan thought for a moment and nodded.

"The spaceship can handle it."

The ancient river slowly opened.

"But where are they?"

"Twelve thousand lives, plus a seventh-rank weapon-forging master."

"These people need somewhere to go."

Lu Changming's eyes flickered.

"Black Abyss Rift Valley".

"The habitats of beasts of rank six and above are shrouded in gray fog year-round, completely blocking signals."

"Even satellites can't capture what's inside."

"Lin Hai led the Purple Spirit Clan envoy to the occupied area of ​​Jiangcheng to inspect the location of their base. On the way, while passing through the Black Abyss Rift, they encountered a spreading gray fog and lost contact with the Heavenly Fortune Prefecture."

"Tianyun Prefecture dispatched a search and rescue team immediately, but the signal was completely cut off in the gray fog area, making the search and rescue difficult."

"The search is still ongoing with all efforts, and no survivors have been found so far."

Yan Jinghan pondered this statement for a moment, and his eyes brightened slightly.

"Gray fog".

He could taste the flavor.

Fog is a universally recognized no-go zone.

Let alone 12,000 people, even if 100,000 people walked into the gray fog, it wouldn't be surprising if the whole army was wiped out.

Even seventh-tier experts dare not easily step into the depths of the gray fog.

Using gray fog as a shield is a million times more believable than "monster attack".

Moreover, the signal is completely cut off in the foggy area, which is an indisputable fact.

Even if the people in Longjing wanted to investigate, they wouldn't be able to find any communication records.

Because there was no signal at all.

Guhe's expression changed as well.

He nodded slowly, a hint of approval appearing on his aged face.

"wonderful."

"The fog itself is the best evidence destroyer."

"Corpses, spaceship wreckage, and battle traces can all be swallowed up by the gray fog."

"Longjing wants to investigate? Please, send your own people into the gray fog to search."

"Let's see if they dare."

Yan Jinghan sneered.

Lu Changming's lips curled up slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud of his reason.

"As for why they went to Black Abyss Rift... that's not important."

"The core of this story is not about deceiving Longjing."

"It makes it impossible for Longjing to disprove it."

"They can have doubts, they can speculate, they can send someone to ask."

"But as long as they can't produce evidence, this matter will forever remain just—unreachable."

Gu He cast an approving glance at Lu Changming. As expected of the prefect of Tianyun Prefecture who had been in charge for many years, he was much better than that brute Yan Jinghan.

They can't even get a fart through a stick, all they know is killing, killing, killing.

"This is the time we need to buy ourselves."

The three of them fell silent for a moment.

Then Lu Changming clapped his hands.

"Then it's settled."

"Gu He, you're in charge of maintaining a consistent narrative. Everyone in Tianyun Prefecture who knows anything about this must remain silent. There's only one version to the outside world—Grey Mist has gone missing and is being searched for."

"Jing Han, you're in charge of handling the physical evidence. Those three spaceships must be completely dismantled before dawn, and Shen Tian's people must thoroughly clean up any traces of the battlefield."

Gu He and Yan Jinghan nodded at the same time.

With the matter settled, the atmosphere in the hall finally relaxed.

Yan Jinghan stretched, his joints cracking.

"After all that fussing around the night, the three of us old folks were the busiest, while that troublemaking brat was the most idle."

Guhe smiled and shook his head.

"Young people, you know."

"After causing trouble, they just dust themselves off and leave."

"The job of wiping butts is always the old man's."

Lu Changming did not respond.

He turned around and looked towards the end of the hall.

"Let him make a scene."

Lu Changming's voice was very soft.

"Every time he causes trouble, the territory of Tianyun Prefecture expands by a whole size."

"I'd gladly wipe this kind of ass."