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Chapter 5039: 5.0791 Human Nature

The flying spiritual artifact circled in the air, quietly following General Hado back to the Outer Royal Estate on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital.

This Royal Estate Town was now largely under the control of the Duo Luo Kingdom's army.

Shen Wu seemed puzzled. "This place is so close to Dragon Flame City. Why are the city guards completely unaware?"

The Duo Luo Kingdom was a place previously unheard of. No one knew what remote corner of the world this small country hailed from, or how it suddenly found the courage to launch an attack on the Divine Land Continent's capital.

Qiao Mu glanced downwards, then drew several invisibility talismans in the air with a slight wave of her delicate hand.

The talismans immediately merged into their bodies.

"Let's go down and see." This matter was indeed strange.

Royal Estate Town was right outside Dragon Flame City, less than three miles away. The Duo Luo Kingdom's army, numbering over five thousand, had made such a large-scale deployment and movements, yet the city defense forces still had no idea?

It was clear that the city defense army had either been subverted or had already met with disaster.

Qiao Mu didn't want to think of human nature as overly complex, but in reality, human nature was the most unreliable thing in the world.

Shen Wu quietly put away the flying spiritual artifact, and he and Qiao Mu's group flew down to land.

The once bustling Royal Estate Town was now eerily quiet, with every household's door tightly shut.

Qiao Mu led Zuo Lanshan, Shen Wu, and the six others through the Royal Estate Town's archway, along the flagstone path. They walked for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

As her steps paused, Lord Qiao Qiao suddenly turned her head, her gaze sharply meeting two sets of eyes.

A young woman was half-leaning out a window, looking outside. Suddenly, she felt a chill run through her body and quickly pulled her head back in.

Just now, she felt as if some fierce creature had passed by the window...

The woman patted her chest, took a deep breath, and thought she might be imagining things.

Earlier this morning, many strangers, cultivators, had poured into their Royal Estate Town in large numbers. Her father-in-law, the town head, was now also held under control.

Their entire family's lives were in the hands of the other party. They dared not make any rash moves and could only obediently follow orders.

The other party had ordered the town head to command all households to temporarily stay indoors and not go out without permission.

It had already been a whole morning, and their entire family was on tenterhooks, completely unaware of what was happening.

The room was dark and gloomy. The town head's family of six were all huddled together by the table.

Seeing the woman approach, the town head's wife quickly asked, "What's it like outside?"

"No movement at all."

The town head's wife sighed. "I'm afraid this matter won't end well. If there's an opportunity later, you and Ah Hong must take the children and leave immediately."

"Bang!" The door was violently kicked open. Hado and Gu'er walked in, a chilling aura filling the room, scaring the two young children, who quickly burrowed into the old woman's arms.

The town head's wife tried to maintain her composure, but her heart was pounding.

The two generals radiated overwhelming military might and exposed killing intent; they were not something ordinary people like them could contend with.

Gu'er held a horsewhip in his hand and grinned deceptively at the two children. "Town Head, we need you to step forward now and gather all the townspeople."

"What exactly do you want to do?" The town head asked, bracing himself.

"Everyone in our Royal Estate Town is an honest, ordinary person. We've never made enemies with anyone, honored cultivators, why would you..."

"Smack!" Gu'er's whip struck the table, instantly splitting it in half.

"Waaah!" The two children cried loudly.