The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

"You... are you telling the truth?" Jun Zhonglin confirmed in astonishment, "Is Zhujing Country really so despicable? Is Ye Beimo really that sinister and vicious?"

Lu Xiuyuan clasped his fists towards him and said solemnly, "I swear to heaven that everything I said just now is true!"

"If you lend troops to a country like that, you will be aiding and abetting the tyrant, and will bring disaster to the people in the city in the future. You should think twice!" Xia Younan also advised.

"This..." Jun Zhonglin was at a loss for what to do with this sudden change. He stared blankly at the people in front of him, unable to speak for a long time.

"If they are not good people, why would the mountain god appear and ask me to help them?" After a long while, he raised this question.

Lu Xiuyuan and his wife looked at each other and expressed their guess with a serious look: "We guess that it is very likely a human operation."

"Nonsense!" Jun Zhonglin was a little unhappy and refuted their words by saying that the mountain god had appeared.

Lu Xiuyuan was speechless again, because they didn't know the ins and outs of the "Mountain God" incident, everything was just speculation.

After a long moment of deep thought, Jun Zhonglin decided, “You two countries are talking about different things, and I can’t tell who to believe.

"In order to avoid making a wrong decision and causing a big mistake, I decided to hold off for now and send people to investigate the virtues of your two countries in the hearts of the people, and then make a decision."

"But..." Lu Xiuyuan wanted to say something, but Jun Zhonglin had already made up his mind. He turned his back and ignored them.

At this point, Lu Xiuyuan and the others didn't have much to say. They said goodbye to him and left together.

After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Jun Ziyao warmly invited them to live in his own mansion. They could not refuse, so they followed him to the Young Master's Mansion.

The next day, Ye Beimo and others thought that everything was going well and were about to go to the City Lord's Mansion to receive soldiers triumphantly, but they received news that Jun Zhonglin wanted to delay borrowing troops.

Ye Beimo's face changed immediately and he immediately asked someone to inquire about the situation. After learning that Lu Xiuyuan and his party had also come to Tang City and met with the city lord last night, he understood everything and could not help but become furious.

"Damn it! It's Lu Xiuyuan again. He is really the nemesis of this prince!"

Ye Beimo smashed the table beside him with one palm, his eyes were bloodshot and his lips were trembling slightly.

"Fortunately, Jun Zhonglin did not completely trust them, otherwise he would have just delayed the time of borrowing troops." Ye Baijiang said with the same annoyance.

"I heard that the city lord has sent people to investigate the reputation of the two countries among the people. What should we do if we encounter some unruly people who speak nonsense and slander us, and the city lord is unwilling to lend us troops after learning about it?" Ye Yuqing asked cautiously.

Ye Beimo clenched his fists, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes again, "Tang City is thousands of miles away from the two countries. They will definitely not be able to find out anything in two or three days.

"Our most urgent task is to trick the 100,000 soldiers into our hands before the envoy returns!"

"Your Highness, do you have any good ideas?" Ye Baijiang asked.

Ye Beimo narrowed his eyes, his dark pupils slyly turned twice, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "A few outsiders and their own mountain gods, Tangcheng will definitely choose to believe in their own gods. Even if Jun Zhonglin doesn't believe it, those ignorant people will firmly believe it."

"You mean... continue to make a fuss about the 'Mountain God'?"

Ye Beimo did not answer him. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of water. He already had an idea in his mind.

At noon, the sun in the sky radiated dazzling light, and most of the people in Tang City entered their lunch break.

“It’s on fire!!”

Suddenly, a terrified scream broke the silent sky.

A middle-aged woman was washing clothes in the yard when she saw a flash of light before her eyes. Then, she saw the roof of the house opposite suddenly burst into flames.

The fire engulfed the entire roof almost instantly. The flames jumped wildly and spread in all directions, making crackling sounds, which was shocking to the eyes.

The woman's screams woke up the people who were taking a nap nearby. They called their friends, put on their clothes and ran outside.

When they saw the fire, they rushed to fetch water from buckets to put out the fire without saying a word.

However, what they didn't expect was that before they could put out the fire in this house, the nearby roofs caught fire one after another right under their noses!

That’s right, it’s spontaneous combustion!

There were no people or igniters, and they saw with their own eyes that the houses were burning for no reason. It was not a gradual burn, but an explosion in an instant!

The people were horrified when they saw this scene. The panic brought by the unknown disaster entangled everyone's heart like a poisonous snake.

The situation was urgent and they didn't have time to question or discuss. Everyone tried their best to fetch water to put out the fire!

A huge fire made the originally peaceful noon day like a boiling pot of fire. Houses were burned one after another, as if playing a joke on the people, making them shout and scream like monkeys while carrying buckets of water.

It was not until the evening that the house stopped burning. The people put out the last fire. Dozens of strong men were so tired that they sat on the ground, gasping for breath.

Their faces and bodies were covered with ashes from the fire, and the sweat running down their faces left streaks of ashes, which looked both pitiful and funny.

The owners of the burned houses all knelt on the ground and cried in despair as they looked at their homes which were only left with broken walls.

The sun in the west has set, leaving behind a streak of blood-red sunset covering everything, as if deliberately exaggerating the sadness brought about by the disaster.

In one afternoon, houses in different places in Tang City caught fire spontaneously, and as many as fifty houses were affected! The whole city was in panic, and everyone was in danger!

Night fell quickly, and people, exhausted both physically and mentally, dragged their heavy bodies back to rest.

However, things did not end just because they were pitiful.

"There's a tiger!"

"Run away! Wild beasts are entering the city!"

The sounds that came one after another were like thunder, pulling the newly quiet town back into the hustle and bustle.

For unknown reasons, wild beasts suddenly poured into Tang City late at night. Tigers, lions, leopards, bears and other large animals were running and roaring around the city like crazy!

They are very aggressive and will bite anyone and ram anything they see. Wherever they pass, people and horses are knocked to the ground in a mess. Vegetable gardens, crops and farm products are all trampled into pieces.

The children were frightened by the roars of the beasts and burst into tears. The adults were so scared that they locked the doors and hid in tall buildings, watching in fear and trepidation as the beasts trampled on their homes.

This commotion lasted another night...

The beasts did not leave until dawn, but people were too frightened to go out. The city, which was once full of laughter and peace, became dull, depressed and dilapidated overnight.

The news soon reached Jun Zhonglin's ears. He was also very panicked. He quickly set up a special task force and sent a large number of people to investigate.