Shang Jie, the elder of Dahelongmen who once lived in Chang'an and served as a link between the two parties, along with most of the people in Dahelongmen defected to Chang'an, so naturally he was no longer a guest.

She has even succeeded Xu Xingzhi and is in charge of Chang'an East City, and has a high position and authority in Chang'an.

And the person who lived here with her and acted as a messenger and bridge is now a little confused.

Ren Yichao, the elder of the Lingxiao sect, is very lonely at the moment.

There are hundreds of thousands of people inside and outside Chang'an. If you include the population of Longbei and Hexi counties, the number exceeds millions and tens of millions. The population must be calculated in hundreds of millions.

And he is so different here.

After searching around, maybe only the new little monk could make him feel a little like the same kind of warmth.

Of course Elder Ren did not consider himself a monk, but Young Master Huiming, just like him, considered himself a guest living here and disturbing his master's family.

The rest, even if they belong to their own sects or families, gradually feel proud to be part of Chang'an.

Elder Ren was very confused.

His personal struggles are actually a reflection of the entire Lingxiao sect.

The current situation of Lingxiao Sect is not good.

The Eastern Tang Dynasty couldn't take advantage of the city of Chang'an and kept losing its teeth, so it had no choice but to look for soft persimmons to bully.

The Lingxiao sect was one of the five major martial arts sects of the Eastern Tang Dynasty. In the past, it even ranked first among the five sects.

But now he has become a soft persimmon for the Eastern Tang Dynasty.

This is mainly because, after Dahe Longmen and Tingshan Academy were breached, the Lingxiao Sect became the largest resistance force in the Eastern Tang Dynasty, except for Chang'an City, and refused to accept the royal rule.

Then they were used as a punching bag by Dong Tang and rubbed on the ground. They had no choice but to retreat into the snowy mountains to fight guerrillas and hide in various places.

When the King of Tang Dynasty first returned to his country, he struck with thunder and killed an elder of the seventh realm of the Lingxiao Sect and a group of Lingxiao Sect warriors, severely injuring the Lingxiao Sect's vitality.

Afterwards, experts commanded an army to continuously encircle and suppress them, making the Lingxiao faction unable to breathe.

Where to go next, they have reached an important crossroads.

Everyone is struggling.

Even Ren Yichao, who was far away in Chang'an, was safe and sound.

There is only one core issue that everyone in the Lingxiao Sect is struggling with.

Should we go to Chang'an like Dahe Longmen?

The reason why they rebelled against the Eastern Tang Dynasty and ended up in this situation is precisely because they were unwilling to have someone pressing down on them.

If he defected to Chang'an and obeyed others, why did he resist the Eastern Tang Dynasty in the first place?

Chang'an City is indeed far superior to the Eastern Tang Dynasty for the people, but it may not be so for the practitioners.

Although those who submitted to their forces were not treated badly and had many benefits, on the other hand, Chang'an imposed orders and prohibitions on practitioners. Everyone must obey the orders issued by the superiors and serve Chang'an without any delay.

As for resisting the order, don't even think about it.

Chang'an will let those who disobey orders know what an iron fist is that is more cruel than the Eastern Tang Dynasty!

And this is exactly what the Lingxiao Sect resists.

They can accept equality of status, cooperation, mutual assistance, and reciprocity, but they resist those who give orders from a high position.

The family tradition that has been passed down for many years is in danger at this moment when faced with the reality of being trapped in the snowy mountains and barely surviving.

Ren Yichao was in Chang'an without any risk, but it made him sleepless and uneasy.

Elder Ren felt tormented when he thought about the difficult situation of his fellow disciples, compared with the fact that he had been lucky enough to escape all the disasters because he was sent to Chang'an.

Whether to go and fight the crisis with his fellow disciples, or to stay in Chang'an, the balance in his mind kept swinging.

Finally, Ren Yichao put out the pen and paper with great difficulty and slowly wrote the letter.

Xin Xin was sent away by Xue Ying, leaving the elder to stay in the city, and could only pray secretly.

It took longer than expected, but finally a reply arrived.

Ren Yichao quickly opened the letter, and after reading it, he closed his eyes in pain.

In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun sat alone in the main hall.

He knew the contents of the letters exchanged between Lingxiao Sect.

Ren Yichao issued a request, stating the various benefits of Chang'an City, and imploring his colleagues to break out of the encirclement and come to Chang'an for refuge.

An elder from Lingxiao sent him a reply, rejecting the proposal.

The other party did not ask Ren Yichao and several young Lingxiao disciples around him to leave Chang'an and come to the Snow Mountain to tide over the difficulties together with everyone.

Instead, he expressed the hope that Ren Yichao and others would continue to stay in Chang'an.

At least, leave a legacy for the Lingxiao Sect...

On the letter, there is not only the handwriting of the elder, but also multiple signatures, originating from one Lingxiao sect disciple after another.

Ren Yichao and others were suffering physically and mentally. Zhang Dongyun also sighed slightly when he saw it.

With such persistence, the final outcome may be the complete annihilation of the entire army.

In the eyes of different people, this may be different views.

Or have backbone and perseverance.

Or he is brainless, stubborn and ineffective.

Zhang Dongyun couldn't help but think of some things he saw when he was at Blue Star in his previous life.

Different people sometimes have completely opposite evaluations of the same behavior.

The same choice is made by the protagonist, who is determined and courageous, but by the supporting character or villain, it will end in death.

City Lord Zhang thought, if he did not have an invincible city system, what would he choose in a similar situation?

After thinking about it, I don't think it's really happening, and I can't do anything right now just by talking about it.

In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

As for the Lingxiao sect, he could only express his admiration and helplessness.

After all, City Master Zhang didn't intend to put his hot face on someone else's cold ass.

Time flies by.

When the Eastern Tang Dynasty drove the Lingxiao Sect and other rebel forces into chaos in the snow-capped mountains, Chang'an also flourished in Hexi County.

The old prince Li Dong of the Eastern Tang Dynasty and others finally could no longer withstand the offensive of Zhang Chong, Chen Jiezhi, Hu Ming and others, and were completely defeated and fled Hexi County.

Chang'an occupied the entire Hexi County and Longbei County, and slowly digested the results of the war to appease the local people.

At the same time, the road between Chang'an City and the Western Zhou Dynasty was cleaned and smooth.

New trade routes were established, and large quantities of turquoise crystals were transported to the Western Zhou Dynasty.

At the same time, Changan used the arrears paid by the other party to carry out large-scale purchases and sweeps from the opposite party.

Cart after cart of Western Zhou products were transported back to Chang'an City.

Although the Eastern Tang Dynasty had the intention to invade the trade routes, it was always defeated by Chang'an, and many people were recruited.

In a great war, he even killed Li Xuanyi, the younger brother of the Prince of Tang, Prince of Zhangming County.

This seventh-level martial arts master of the Eastern Tang Dynasty royal family was severely wounded by Zhang Chong, the elder of Dahe Longmen. He was killed on the spot by Chen Jiezhi and died in Hexi.

The morale of the Eastern Tang Dynasty suffered a severe setback.

As his subordinates became more reliable, Zhang Dongyun put more and more energy into his own training.

With the blessing of the system, a large amount of spiritual energy was poured into him alone.

Finally, on this day, Zhang Dongyun himself reached the realm of cultivation and improved again.

He successfully broke through to the sixth realm of martial arts, the realm of military commander.

The iron-blooded fighting spirit and battle morale required for promotion can all be provided by the system, and he does not need to go to the battlefield or the military camp to condense and absorb them in person.

The morale the system helped him gather was perfect and infinite, and the effect was even better than if he had practiced on a real battlefield.

In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun stood still, raised his hand and punched out.

Suddenly there seemed to be thousands of invisible troops appearing all around.

Zhang Dongyun's thousands of troops and horses are like heavenly soldiers and generals descending to earth together, much more powerful than normal soldiers and horses.

With the blessing of morale, he punched out, breaking through the limit of human body's energy and blood, and worshiping endlessly.

This is Zhang Dongyun's own strength, not the effect of Invincible City.

He slowly retracted his fist and stood with his hands behind his back.

"It's not enough, we need to continue to improve, but as time goes by..."

Zhang Dongyun looked at the countdown and saw that there were still three months left.

However, the good news is not without it.
To be continued...