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Chapter 5297: 5.1049 Bringing Trouble Upon Oneself 3

Earlier, he had stood up for his apprentice, Shan Yi Su, by attending the Divine State Palace night banquet.

The little Crown Princess directly accused Shan Yi Su of being a disciple of Tianyun, but he stubbornly refused to believe it.

Could it be that the arrogant Crown Princess hadn't truly wronged his apprentice?

Looking at Big Brother's situation, it seemed he was very familiar with the people of Tianyun.

The Second City Lord slowly followed his impulsive Third Brother, walking over and sighing, "Third Brother, at this point, what is there left to ask?"

"Second Brother, you knew all along?" The Third City Lord stared at the Second City Lord with an expression of disbelief, "So, my apprentice, Shan Yi Su, was truly a pill master you cultivated?"

"Why? Why join Tianyun? Isn't this just asking for death? Now the City of Shadows has become the target of the three prefectures..."

Mu Jinghong's face was extremely grim. He roared, interrupting him, "I haven't even confronted you about Shan Yi Su acting on his own initiative, and now you're questioning me, your Big Brother?"

"Big Brother! Second Brother told me that Tianyun devised a plan for us to put on this empty fort strategy. Is that true??"

"Saying things like leading the Cangzhou Emperor into our own gates, then closing the gates to fight," the Third City Lord roared with a mix of shock and anger, "Then what now? Who's fighting whom now?"

"Big Brother, you're muddle-headed! Aren't you just bringing trouble upon yourself?"

"Shut up!" Mu Jinghong's old face flushed crimson from his Third Brother's ranting, making him appear utterly humiliated.

He truly hadn't expected that he, Mu Jinghong, would one day be so wretched.

Not only did his wife and children run off with the money, but now even his usually honest and simple Third Brother had come to loudly question him, making him feel like an outcast.

A blaze of fire reflected on the screen wall.

Now, the entire City of Shadows seemed to be engulfed in a sea of crimson fire.

Mu Xiaoxue nervously clutched her handkerchief, sobbing with her head down.

She was so terrified. She never imagined that someone would bring thousands of soldiers to attack the City of Shadows.

If she had known this, she wouldn't have frantically fled back to the City of Shadows with her father. Hiding properly in the Imperial Capital of Longyan, at the Chang Le Villa, might have offered a glimmer of hope.

She was still young, in the prime of her life, and she didn't want to waste it here.

Kang Yaofa, acting like a knight protecting a damsel, put his arm around Mu Xiaoxue's shoulder and repeatedly comforted her, "Don't worry, Sister Xiaoxue, it's not the end of the road yet. At worst, if we truly can't resist, we'll use a teleportation talisman array to escape this place."

Gu Yixuan couldn't help but sneer from behind him, "Young Master Kang is truly promising, already thinking about escaping before the battle even begins."

Kang Yaofa slanted a look back, "What's your brilliant idea, Young Master Gu?"

Gu Yixuan naturally had no "brilliant idea." With the City of Shadows now on fire and under siege, the situation truly couldn't be worse.

However, seeing Kang Yaofa's pretentious demeanor, he couldn't help but feel enraged.

"Second Brother, follow the original plan and take your men to ambush them at the entrance of Eagle City." The entrance to Eagle City was a natural bottle-neck; as long as the manpower was properly deployed, they could surely catch the enemy off guard.

Upon hearing this, the Third City Lord couldn't help but stamp his foot again, "Big Brother, what are you thinking? Aren't you sending Second Brother to his death?"

"The enemy has been throwing firearms for so long; do you know how many more firearms he has left?"

"Although the entrance to Eagle City can hide many people, there's no guarantee that the other side isn't already prepared."

"Shut up!"