Wu Shattered Star River

Lei Nishang and Ying Sha are indeed in Tianyu City, and besides them, there are also three Dao Ancestor Realm experts.

One of these three Dao Ancestor Realm experts is the Sect Master of a four-star force, and the other two are reclusive grand cultivators.

In the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, outside a wooden house, City Lord Ding, Lei Nishang, Ying Sha, and the three Dao Ancestor Realm experts were sitting around a small table.

City Lord Ding didn't want to rebel; he simply wanted to gather them to discuss how to rescue Ye Wanqiu.

Lei Nishang sat with her brows furrowed and eyes lowered, while Ying Sha was completely enveloped in a black robe, making it impossible to see her face.

As for the other three Dao Ancestor Realm experts, they sat on the side, waiting for City Lord Ding to speak. These three were actually from City Lord Ding's faction; two were City Lord Ding's good friends, and one was once the Deputy City Lord of Tianyu City.

Long Jian poured tea for the several Dao Ancestor Realm experts on the side. City Lord Ding spoke first: "Ye Wanqiu must be saved, but we cannot have infighting. This is the basic principle!"

Lei Nishang frowned. Ying Sha and the other three Dao Ancestor Realm experts didn't speak. Lei Nishang opened her mouth and said, "The Tribunal has already made its judgment. How can we save her? Even if the Holy Tower convenes a meeting, it won't be of any use. Old Xiong and Old Liu have unified their thinking, and it will be difficult to reverse it."

"There is a chance!"

City Lord Ding said, "I suspect that Yao Ning has come to the Eastern Region. As long as Yao Ning cooperates, we may have a chance!"

"Uh…"

Lei Nishang and the three Dao Ancestor Realm experts were all shocked. Ying Sha also raised her head, and a pair of blood-red eyes shone with light from within.

Lei Nishang asked, "Brother Ding, have you received news?"

"No!"

City Lord Ding shook his head and said, "He hasn't actively shown himself, probably because he doesn't want Old Xiong and the others to seize an excuse to say that the Northern Region is interfering in our internal affairs. But you can think about it, how long has this matter been going on? Does Fan Dongyang have the authority to represent the Northern Region?"

"Hmm…"

City Lord Ding's words enlightened Lei Nishang and the others, but Lei Nishang hesitated for a moment and said, "Jiang Han and Zhen Ji have a good relationship, but it's impossible for Yao Ning to help Jiang Han to the death just because of this."

"At most, he'll have Fan Dongyang issue a statement and shout a few words. The fact is that Old Xiong and Old Liu are already determined, and even if Yao Ning personally comes forward, they probably won't turn back."

"That's right!"

One of the Dao Ancestor Realm experts nodded and said, "They've already gone this far. Trying to get them to change their minds is harder than ascending to heaven. This would be a huge blow to their prestige, and they will definitely go all the way to the end."

"This is also the point I can't figure out!"

City Lord Ding said, "Normally speaking, Yao Ning has no reason to help Jiang Han. But he stopped the signing and even had Fan Dongyang come forward, using the commander of the allied forces as a threat."

Lei Nishang suddenly thought of something and murmured, "Could it be that Yao Ning knows…?"

"What?"

City Lord Ding's sharp gaze swept over. "What does Yao Ning know?"

Lei Nishang hesitated for a moment and said, "It's nothing, maybe I guessed wrong!"

Lei Nishang clearly knew something, but she was unwilling to say it, and City Lord Ding didn't press her.

He said, "The most urgent task now is to contact Yao Ning and see if we can coordinate and cooperate. This will greatly increase the chance of rescuing Ye Wanqiu."

"Buzz ~"

Just then, the jade talisman on Long Jian's waist lit up. Long Jian checked it and his expression changed slightly. He cupped his fist towards City Lord Ding and then hurriedly left.

Only half an incense stick of time passed before Long Jian returned, his face full of solemnity. He cupped his fist and said, "City Lord, everyone, something has happened. Jiang Han attacked Cold Moon Sect and Heavenly Spring Mountain. According to the news we received, he should be heading to the Earth Core Abyss now."

"Uh…"

City Lord Ding's face sank, and Lei Nishang raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but say, "This little brat is too impulsive. Why does he resort to slaughter at every turn?"

Ying Sha spoke for the first time, asking, "What's the situation of the attacks?"

Long Jian explained, "Cold Moon Mountain has been razed to the ground by him. More than a dozen young masters of the Xu Clan, including Xu He, were all on Cold Moon Mountain and were all captured by him. The Grand Elder of Cold Moon Sect was killed by him, his soul scattered. Two Holy Sovereigns were also captured alive by him, and Cold Moon Sect suffered over ten thousand casualties."

"The situation at Heavenly Spring Mountain is also very tragic. All three Holy Sovereigns guarding the mountain were killed, and more than a thousand direct descendants of the Xiong Clan, as well as some descendants of major clans under the Xiong family, were all captured by him, estimated to be over a thousand. In addition, he also killed several thousand cultivators, and Heavenly Spring Mountain was destroyed!"

"Hmm…"

City Lord Ding and Lei Nishang were silent, and the three Dao Ancestor Realm experts exchanged glances, all expressing amazement.

Ying Sha smiled instead, saying, "This kid is ruthless enough, he's got guts!"

"This little bastard!"

City Lord Ding cursed, "I already had Long Jian send a message to him, telling him not to be impulsive, but he still took action."

"With this action, it will be even more difficult for us to mediate. Old Xiong and the others have lost a lot of face, and so many direct descendants have been captured, they will definitely not let it go easily."

Lei Nishang pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps… Jiang Han's path isn't wrong? He captured so many descendants of the Xiong Clan, Xu Clan, and Cold Moon Sect. Now that he's going to capture the Kou family, is it possible to exchange them for Ye Wanqiu?"

The group of Dao Ancestor Realm experts fell silent. After a moment, City Lord Ding shook his head and said, "Difficult!"

Ying Sha nodded and said, "With Old Xiong's personality, even if he does something wrong, he will never admit his mistake and turn back. He will go all the way to the end, and he won't turn back even if he hits a brick wall!"

The other three Dao Ancestor Realm experts nodded slightly. The matter of Zhen Ji back then was like this. At the beginning, the matter wasn't big, and there was a possibility of reconciliation.

But the Grand Lord was unusually stubborn and refused to lower his head, which eventually led to a civil war. If it weren't for City Lord Ding's suppression, Lei Nishang, Ying Sha, and many other experts would have rebelled, and the Eastern Region would have been a bloodbath at that time, and more than half of the experts might have died.

City Lord Ding's face became gloomy. He had called Lei Nishang and the others here in order to find a way to see if they could reconcile.

To see if they could contact Yao Ning and work together to get either the Grand Lord or the Third Lord to change their minds.

As long as one of them changed their mind, they could convene the Holy Tower Meeting and amend the Tribunal's decision.

With Jiang Han doing this, the situation has completely deteriorated, and it is difficult to have room for maneuver.

The Grand Lord is a very face-conscious person. Jiang Han attacked Heavenly Spring Mountain, killed three Holy Sovereigns of the Xiong Clan, and captured so many descendants of the Xiong family.

This is equivalent to slapping the Grand Lord in the face in front of hundreds of millions of cultivators in the entire Eastern Region, and Jiang Han also has dung in his hand, smearing the Grand Lord's face.

The Grand Lord is the head of White Jade Capital, the Eastern Region King in secret!

Jiang Han slapped the Eastern Region King in the face. How could there still be room for maneuver in this matter?

Now, if you want the Grand Lord to turn back, there is only one way—to use powerful force to suppress the Grand Lord's faction and force him to sign a treaty of surrender.

Relying only on City Lord Ding, Lei Nishang, and Ying Sha is far from enough, and even if Zhen Ji returns, it is not enough, unless the Northern Region intervenes.

Will the Northern Region intervene in the Eastern Region's civil war because of one Jiang Han? Doesn't the Northern Region Great Emperor want to form an alliance to attack the Central Region? With the Northern Region Great Emperor's personality, it is absolutely impossible to make such a foolish decision.

So…

City Lord Ding pondered for a moment and found that there was no point in continuing the discussion.

With a sullen face, he waved his hand somewhat irritably and said, "Since Jiang Han wants to make trouble, let him make trouble. Let's see how the subsequent situation develops and then discuss it. Discussing it now… is useless!"

Just as Jiang Han thought, City Lord Ding has countless cultivators under his command who rely on him for a living. City Lord Ding values Jiang Han and Ye Wanqiu very much, but he will not fool around with him.

To send himself and the cultivators under his command to their deaths, to plunge the Eastern Region into a major civil war, to make countless lives suffer, City Lord Ding will not do such a stupid thing.