Chapter 163 - Arrangement (1/2)

Marquis Heavenstar was handsome. As he walked over in the darkness, he smiled and nodded when he saw Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue. “Originally, I wanted to attend your wedding. Unfortunately, I had something important to tend to and couldn’t come.”

“Fighting the demons takes greater priority,” said Liu Qiyue immediately.

“Yes.” Marquis Heavenstar nodded slightly. “I have something to discuss with Meng Chuan. Qiyue, we can have a chat tomorrow.”

“I’ll personally cook tomorrow and have you try it, Master,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile. Liu Qiyue silently left after saying her piece.

Marquis Heavenstar, Zhang Yunhu, and Meng Chuan entered a hall. The three of them sat down as the door closed.

“Uncle-Master, may I know what’s the matter?” inquired Meng Chuan. Marquis Heavenstar had rushed to North River Pa.s.s at night, so it had to be a matter of great urgency. If it were a small matter, he would’ve just sent a letter. Meng Chuan couldn’t help but glance at Zhang Yunhu.

Zhang Yunhu immediately said, “Don’t look at me. I’m at a loss as well.”

Marquis Heavenstar’s gaze swept across the two before solemnly saying, “Listen carefully. Only the two of you at North River Pa.s.s can know about what I’m going to say. You can’t tell anybody else.”

“Only the two of us will know?” Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu exchanged looks. They were shocked.

“After discussing with Black Sand Grotto-Heaven and Two World Island, we have decided to abandon all small and medium-sized city pa.s.ses in a year’s time.”

Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu were stunned by the revelation.

They were giving up after defending the city pa.s.ses desperately?

“Won’t that mean that n.o.body will stop the demons from entering on a large scale?” Zhang Yunhu could not help but ask.

“This will be a thousand times worse than unstable World Entrances appearing. Many people will die.” Meng Chuan’s face paled. He knew that the demons had plans to deal with humans! They wanted to wipe out the human race and occupy this world. If they allowed the demons to enter, the consequences would be…

Meng Chuan shuddered at the thought.

“Take a look at this.” Marquis Heavenstar took out two thin dossiers and handed them to Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu.

The two immediately began flipping through the dossiers.

Meng Chuan’s expression changed when he read it.

The dossiers described the current situation regarding the demons lurking in the human world.

“In fact, many unstable World Entrances have appeared in the past 800 years. Many demons have already infiltrated our world,” said Marquis Heavenstar. “The total number that has entered our world is much more than you can imagine. However, most are second Firmament demon monarchs. They are weak, and Earth Net’s G.o.dfiends are hunting them down. This causes the demons to hide desperately; thus, they rarely appear in front of humans. Occasionally, they will appear and attack a village fort. After attacking, they will quickly flee the scene.”

“Many village forts were attacked by demons that were hiding in the human world.” Meng Chuan came to a realization. “The three great sects always announced that the attacks were due to an unstable World Entrance that had appeared—which explained away the demons’ sudden attacks and disappearances.”

“Indeed, Unstable World Entrances disappear quickly,” said Marquis Heavenstar. “If people knew that many demons are hiding in remote mountains and lakes, there will probably be even more panic.”

“No wonder…” Meng Chuan nodded slightly. From when he became a Patroller, he had encountered fewer than ten demon attacks that started because of unstable World Entrances. Even if some attacks happened in remote areas and n.o.body requested for help, it was much more than the number of publicly-known unstable World Entrances.

It was obvious that many attacks on village forts couldn’t be attributed to unstable World Entrances.