83: The situation is chaotic and all parties are moving!

The Capital, East Palace.

The ground was a mess.

"Tell me, how exactly is the Sima Family handling things?"

"I told him to get a batch of Yao Beasts, just enough to make a statement!"

"Enough to cause a thousand deaths, just to drag the Liu Family into it first!"

"And now, all the local law enforcement and city guard army in Black Yuan City have been wiped out, and all the Dragon Guard Army reinforcements are dead!"

"Tell me, why did this happen?"

Long Zhan roared hoarsely, cursing the man in black below him.

"Reporting to Your Highness, it's really not our fault. They were originally Nascent Soul-level Yao Beasts, but who knew they would suddenly enter a blood rage state, growing stronger with each kill..."

Long Zhan directly unleashed a burst of True Qi, sending the man in black flying ten meters away.

"Useless!"

"Tell me the solution!"

"Are you going to make Liu Anren personally go to Black Yuan City and expose all your schemes?"

"When that happens, don't blame me for being heartless!"

The man in black quickly got up, wiped the blood from his mouth, and said urgently, "Your Highness, the Sima Family has already sent one Body Integration and three Void Refining masters. They will surely resolve the problem!"

Long Zhan said sinisterly, "On Black Cloud Peak, I don't want to see any living people, but Liu Ziyuan and Liu Yaner must not die. They must survive!"

The man in black quickly bowed and said, "This subordinate understands!"

... The Capital, Six Doors.

Nangong Lengyu's expression was grim as she looked at the brief in her hand.

"Seventy thousand people!"

"A full seventy thousand people!"

"This doesn't even count the common people of Black Yuan City!"

"What exactly happened? Why is there still no news?"

A Brocade Guard in a flying fish robe next to her said, "The investigation is still unclear!"

"Overnight, all the Six Doors' arrangements in Black Yuan City were uprooted. The top combatants had also gone to chase Yan Twelve, so they had no idea what happened!"

"Now the spatial Formation has been completely shut down. They should be fully maintaining the Formation in the city!"

Nangong Lengyu's expression grew even more solemn: "This must have been premeditated!"

"Just the day before yesterday, a large number of vengeful spirits appeared in Cloud Marsh State, and my father just happened to take most of the Six Doors' main force there!"

"And the other party just happened to strike at this time. Their ambition is probably not small!"

"No, if I can't figure this out, I won't be able to rest or eat in peace!"

"Prepare the spatial Formation in Suling City next to Black Yuan City for me. I need to go there!"

Upon hearing this, the Brocade Guard quickly advised, "Centurion Yu, absolutely not! The situation within Black Yuan City is still unclear. Going in now would be like entering a tiger's den!"

Nangong Lengyu's gaze was firm as she said, "The common people of Black Yuan City have always been in the tiger's den. Six Doors must do something!"

"The nation's foundation is its people!"

"My decision is made. Go prepare!"

... The Capital, Liu Family.

"Master, the Young Lord and Young Miss are both trapped in Black Yuan City. All the Zhenyuan Army there have perished. Our brothers are just waiting for your order to immediately head to Black Yuan City, leave no Yao Beast alive, and flay and dismember those who plotted against the Young Miss!"

"Yes, Master, it's a critical moment. The Young Miss's and Young Lord's Dao protectors have already fallen, and their life tablets have shattered. We can't wait any longer!"

In the center of the main hall, Liu Anren's eyes were cold, staring intently at the precarious life tablets.

"Without an imperial decree, not a single one of you is to move!"

"Otherwise, you will be executed immediately!"

Among the crowd, a burly man spoke directly, "Big Brother, I've heard it all. It was the Sima Family who did it!"

"Some time ago, the Young Master-in-law even killed their Prodigy Sima Gan on the Hua River, and Long Zhan even intervened to mediate!"

"Any clear-headed person can see that this was instigated by Long Zhan!"

"Big Brother, do you still remember Xiao Zhan from back then!"

"If the Sima Family wants to follow the Jiang Family's example, then Big Brother will become the second Xiao Zhan!"

Liu Anren coldly snorted, "Third Brother, shut up!"

"The specifics of the matter haven't come out yet. Don't believe those rumors!"

"I believe His Majesty will not allow a second military disaster!"

The burly man grumbled, "Then are we just going to let Yaner and Ziyuan wait there to die? Are we going to do nothing?"

Liu Anren's expression was grim, not saying a word. The atmosphere in the entire hall was so thick it could form ice shards.

"Father, Ziyuan and I are brothers. I request permission to go to Black Yuan City to bring Third Brother and Eldest Sister home!"

At the end of the crowd, a slender figure spoke confidently.

This person was Liu Ziyang, the second son of the Liu Family who questioned Xiao Dong in Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion.

Liu Anren was suddenly startled, his gaze focusing on the slender figure.

Liu Ziyang's eyes did not waver, and he spoke with confidence.

"Good boy, worthy of being a son of my Liu Family. We must stand united!"

"However, you don't need to go. I have my own arrangements!"

Liu Ziyang spoke again, "Please, Father, allow me to take my own guards to Black Yuan City!"

Liu Anren's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "What if I don't agree?"

"Whether you agree or not, I will go!"

... Imperial Palace, Rear Hall.

Long Zhiyang looked at the mountain and river map in his hand.

Among them, Black Yuan City was at the very border of the mountain and river map.

Now, Black Yuan City had completely turned gray.

This meant that Black Yuan City had fallen out of the mountain and river map's control.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Long Zhiyang's voice was extremely calm,

But the strategists below all trembled.

Everyone could feel that when the Human Emperor was enraged, blood would flow for a thousand li.

"Your Majesty, it is being rumored in the streets that the Sima Family plotted against the Liu Family, wanting to kill their heirs!"

Long Zhiyang said coldly, "I want accurate information!"

"Your Majesty, the matter is still under investigation, and Centurion Yu has also personally rushed to Black Yuan City to investigate!"

Long Zhiyang said coldly, "You mean, after two days, you still haven't learned anything?"

The chief strategist, Guo Xiao, quickly stepped forward and said, "According to the information compiled by this humble subject, the first four waves of this beast tide were the same as usual, but a fifth wave of Yao Beasts suddenly appeared!"

"And the fifth wave of Yao Beasts originally only numbered over six thousand, but they were all of Nascent Soul cultivation, and their source was not the Black Yuan Forest, but the icy land behind the Black Yuan Forest!"

"Originally, after rushing into the Outer City, more than half of them had already been killed by the emergency measures set up by the Zhenyuan Major General, but the remaining Yao Beasts suddenly received a boost, and they all became stronger with each battle!"

"Currently, the Inner City has been breached, and all the generals and guards have died under the Yao Beasts' hooves!"

"At this moment, the remaining Yao Beasts in the Black Yuan Forest are also swarming towards Black Yuan City. In about three days, Black Yuan City will completely become part of the Black Yuan Forest!"

Upon hearing this, Long Zhiyang lowered his head and pondered for a full quarter of an hour.

"It's too much. This time, it's really... too much!"

"Pass down my imperial decree: Fan Ziyi is to mobilize troops, one hundred Void Refining and one thousand Soul Transformation cultivators, and the Dragon Expedition Army is to proceed to Black Yuan City. I want all conflict resolved within three hours!"

"I am tired. The rest is up to all of you!"

"Little Qizi, go invite General Liu to the rear garden. It's been a long time since I played chess with him!"

Gradually, only Long Zhiyang remained in the hall.

"Tell Long Zhan, if either Liu Yaner or Liu Ziyuan dies, I will depose him!"

"And the Sima Family..."