Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Ari White's reputation had already reached its zenith in the city.

Countless commoners revered him as a god.

The army had also undergone a wave of replacements, and the soldiers he had brought with him could be said to be his die-hard fans.

If he said go east, they would never go west.

Fang Zheng Yi knew this clearly and immediately stepped forward to pull Ari White back, advising, "Don't get excited! If we keep Paba here, we still need to find out the specific situation on the front lines before we can make a decision, and Paba will also be a great help to you in the future."

Ari White coldly snorted and quickly ordered the archers to stop.

Paba below was stunned.

What's going on? After Ari White said something, the soldiers on the city wall seemed to have moved?

Do they want to shoot me?

Paba felt a chill in his heart, and his voice trembled unconsciously: "Second Prince, open the city gate quickly!"

The two people on the city wall did not speak.

Paba became more and more anxious, his brain in a mess.

Just then, a crack opened in the city gate, and a soldier on horseback rushed to Paba's side: "National Teacher, the Second Prince invites you in, but only you are invited to enter, and the rest will stay here for the time being, and arrangements will be made later."

"What do you mean? If we're going in, we go in together, why only me?"

The soldier shook his head: "I don't know, that's what the Second Prince ordered. He said that if you don't want to go in, you can wait outside with the others."

Something's fishy!

Fang Zheng Yi is not right, and Ari White is even more wrong. What exactly happened in the city?

The situation was urgent, and he couldn't think too much about it. Paba gritted his teeth: "Okay, I'll go in with you first."

Then he gave a few instructions to his followers behind him and followed the soldier into the city.

As soon as he rode his horse across the gate opening, the archers on the city wall launched a fierce attack.

A volley of arrows rained down, and screams suddenly rang out!

Paba, who had already entered the city, heard the strange noise behind him and immediately turned his head.

The city gate was still slowly closing, and the scene he saw through the gap made Paba's heart break and his liver split.

He roared in a broken voice: "Ari White, you're crazy!"

Behind the city wall steps, Ari White was slowly walking down: "National Teacher, I advise you to calm down before you talk to me."

Fang Zheng Yi kept winking at him, hinting for him to look behind him.

Paba unconsciously turned around to check, and almost lost his soul at the sight.

A group of commoners were staring at him with fierce eyes, their gazes seemingly wanting to tear him apart.

"National Teacher, it's not convenient to talk here, why not go to the palace?"

"Okay..." Paba squeezed out a word from his throat with difficulty.

...

"Please enlighten me, Second Prince..." Paba said tremblingly.

On the way back to the palace, he had already discovered the shocking changes in Pantay City. Exquisitely drawn portraits were posted everywhere in the streets and alleys.

And the person on them was Ari White.

Even more terrifying were the fanatical eyes of worship in the surrounding people.

He vaguely had the feeling of entering a cult.

Ari White said expressionlessly: "You answer my question first. How is the battle situation of Father Khan outside?"

Paba's cold sweat dripped down unconsciously. He thought for a while and said painfully: "It's very bad. We suffered a great defeat as soon as we entered the Jing Kingdom. They have a special weapon with amazing power. If there are no accidents, His Majesty may still be holding on in Chenggao Pass."

"If we don't know what kind of weapon they are using, this war cannot continue. I came back this time to ask Fang Zheng Yi to find out... Second Prince, I don't know what happened between you, but His Majesty is still fighting hard. Our Jin Kingdom has been preparing for several years and must not fail!"

"Understood." Ari White said indifferently, turning his head to look at Fang Zheng Yi: "Teacher, do you have anything you want to ask?"

Teacher?!

Paba's face was red and green, and his facial features began to distort.

Fang Zheng Yi said: "I want to chat with the National Teacher in private. We just shot and killed a group of Jin soldiers. The garrison and the common people will inevitably have suspicions. I think you should give the common people an explanation to avoid damaging your influence."

Ari White's suspicious gaze kept moving back and forth between Fang Zheng Yi and Paba.

Fang Zheng Yi added: "The whole city is under your control now. Are you still worried that your teacher can do anything? Besides, we are still in the same boat, so there's no need to be suspicious."

"Well... I naturally trust Teacher, you can continue chatting." Ari White thought for a moment and turned to leave.

Only Paba and Fang Zheng Yi remained in the hall.

Paba stared at Fang Zheng Yi with extreme vigilance, his fists clenched so tightly that the veins were exposed.

This damned dog thief!

Even though he was under house arrest in Pantay City, he could still create so much trouble. It seemed he wouldn't be able to leave Pantay City now.

He really should have killed him sooner!

The more Paba thought about it, the more he hated it, and he gritted his teeth: "Brother Fang, you really are..."

"Take this!"

Fang Zheng Yi suddenly attacked, sweeping Paba off his feet with a sweep kick, causing him to fall to the ground in an undignified manner.

"Damn it!!!"

Paba's old face hit the ground, and two streams of nosebleed spurted out.

He wanted to get up quickly, but suddenly felt something weighing over a hundred pounds on his back, and his hands were being held down.

Fang Zheng Yi said urgently: "The weapon used by our Great Jing is called gunpowder. The high-ranking officials in the city are already dead, and now the Ari White family is in power. I am also being coerced by him. If you don't hit me, I will let you up, and we can talk slowly."

Paba felt an indescribable soreness in his nose and pain in his body and mind. He endured the urge to kill and cursed: "You shameless thing, you're in your twenties attacking someone in their fifties with a sneak attack! Fang Zheng Yi, you are shameless!"

Fang Zheng Yi silently raised his right leg and rammed his knee hard into Paba's old buttocks.

"Ugh!!" Paba groaned, feeling like he was about to pee, "I... I won't hit you... let me go!"

Hearing him beg for mercy, Fang Zheng Yi quickly got up, distanced himself three steps from him, adopted a boxing stance, and waved his fists at Paba twice, jumping up and down.

Paba's face was covered in blood, and he said hatefully: "How did the high-ranking officials in the city die?"

Fang Zheng Yi still didn't dare to relax, and said while walking: "Just assume they were blown to death by something similar to gunpowder."

Paba's eyes twitched twice, and he shouted: "Can you stop spinning! I said I won't hit you!"

Seeing that he had no intention of attacking, Fang Zheng Yi put down his stance and maintained his distance: "Ask away."

"What's the situation with Ari White?"

"The high-ranking officials in the city are dead, and I helped him establish his prestige and control the whole city. I know that Great Jing will win this battle, but the Jin army may be defeated and return to the city. I need someone to help me defend the city. I didn't expect to be backstabbed. Ari White tricked me. He wants me to be a puppet emperor for two days."

"What good would it do for him to make you emperor?" Paba asked breathlessly.

"Heh heh, his current position is all thanks to me. Although this kid has become arrogant, he doesn't know what to do next and can only rely on me to support him... so he came up with this bad idea to sow discord, wanting to wait until I am snubbed by the imperial court before recruiting me."

"Impossible, even if he succeeds in sowing discord, how can he be sure that you will definitely return to Great Jin to serve him? Moreover, he also knows that my Great Jin will be defeated, and he would never dare to touch you. How could you honestly cooperate with him?"