Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 835 - 366. Caught off guard_2

"This..."

Wufa did not speak, because the answer was obvious.

In the past five years, the River Western Alliance has been too prominent. Hou Yuxiao from Wanglong Mountain fought alone against the strongest World-Honored One, Fahai, from the Chan Sect. Although he was defeated, he earned great honor, and it can be said he became famous from one battle. With such a strong figure, plus the Red Flame Army that already surpasses the Earthshade Monastic Soldiers in strength, and outnumbers them by two hundred thousand, how could they hold on?

"Deploy reinforcements. We have five hundred thousand Huang Chan Army troops in each of the other four counties, seventy hundred thousand Earthshade Monastic Soldiers in Xiayuan Tao City. The nineteen counties under the five counties have more than a million sect members and disciples combined. Dispatch personnel to notify all the counties, be prepared for reinforcement!""

Before Wufa could speak, the other Deputy Abbot, Wuyuan, couldn't help but look shocked and said to Wuxing, "For the trivial River Western Alliance, making the five counties, nineteen counties, and the Xiayuan Tao City garrison prepare, isn't that a bit overboard, Senior Brother?"

Wuxing turned and glanced at Wufa, saying sternly, "Do you still dare to underestimate them, isn't the shame of the Longxiang Ferry battle enough? Looking at how the Hou Clan rose to power, Hou Yuxiao rarely acts recklessly without full assurance. Since he decided to start a conflict, he must have something to rely on. A lion fighting a rabbit uses all its strength, let alone the Hou Clan, who are not rabbits!"

Wufa and Wuyuan's expressions immediately changed, and they nodded.

Then Wuxing turned his gaze to the Southern Medicine Master, bowed, and said, "The River Western is coming in a surprise attack, I fear our reinforcements won't be as fast. I ask Buddha to take four martial uncles, go to Pengkang County to first find out the details of the enemy coming from the River Western. Then the disciples can deploy the army to support each city."

The Southern Medicine Master nodded, as specialty has its expertise. Wuxing has long been in charge as Abbot, skilled in handling these matters. Although his seniority is high and his strength greater than Wuxing, these matters should naturally be handled by him.

"Qian Cheng, Baota, Wu Zui, Pingyuan, the four of you follow me to Pengkang. Although Hou Yuxiao is strong, there is only one Sub-Saint of Martial Dao from the River Western. The five of us, plus Yu Liuli, are more than enough to block him."

Around the temple, four monks with an aura similar to the Southern Medicine Master nodded simultaneously and walked to his side. The Southern Medicine Master turned to Wuxing, nodded, and without delay, took the four of them and left.

"Wuyuan, you arrange personnel to notify each county. It must be quick. Once news comes back from Buddha, the scattered forces in the prefectural counties may all need to move."

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

Watching Wuyuan transform into a gust of wind and fly away, Wufa turned back to look at the temple with a slight doubt flashing in his eyes, and asked, "Senior Brother, the troops from the Prefectural City...?"

"When it's time to move the troops of the Prefectural City, I will notify you. You also arrange personnel to notify each county and the disciples scattered outside, have them all try to head to Pengkang County. If they can arrive before Hexi's army besieges the city, great. If not, have them turn to Jiuchi County to cooperate with the city's forces to repel external enemies!"

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

Knowing how urgent things were, Wufa stopped asking questions, turned around, and left immediately, hurrying to arrange personnel to notify disciples and sect members from various places.

"All martial uncles and brothers, continue with your meditation. If there are any changes, the disciples will notify you!" Wuxing nodded slightly to the more than a hundred monks around the temple. Seeing them all disappear, he cast his eyes on the main gate of the temple, the worry in his pupils flashed and dissipated, then hurriedly turned and left to arrange other matters.

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Late night, Jiuchi County City

When the Rakshasa Holy Sect retreated from Xiayuan Tao, they did not damage much, so when Leiyin Temple took over the cities of Jianye Prefecture, they appeared almost the same as before, just like the other cities ruled by the Rakshasa Holy Sect. In the center of Jiuchi County City, there also sat Shengxin Residence, the Prefectural Magistrate's Office, and the Prison Admin Department, these three structures.

After Leiyin Temple entered Xiayuan Tao, the monks stationed at Jiuchi County naturally occupied the Prefectural Magistrate's Office, the most central place in the city. The ones stationed in Jiuchi County were two mages of the Wu generation from Leiyin Temple, named Wu Ping and Wu Jin respectively.

As the highest-ranking garrison commanders of Jiuchi County, Wu Ping and Wu Jin have lived quite comfortably in these five years. Leiyin Temple moved south from Jizhou, originally shrinking their two territories into the current one prefecture, in such circumstances, there aren't many who can still go out to govern a county. After all, the entire Jianye Prefecture has only five counties.

The most important duty of governing a place is to collect taxes for the temple. Though monks should not be attached to wealth, Leiyin Temple, being both a Buddhist Zen sect and a martial arts sect, needs funds to support the cultivation of its sect members.

Wu Ping and Wu Jin were not immune to this; over the past five years, they lined their pockets with considerable wealth from Jiuchi County. More crucially, the primary responsibility of governing an area used to be maintaining local peace and defending the sect from external threats. Yet, ever since Leiyin Temple sealed the entire jurisdiction last year, Jianye Prefecture almost ceased contact with the outside world, and they even became exempt from the task of capturing spies for external forces within the county. Life was exceptionally comfortable. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

If possible, they both would be delighted to live this way for decades or centuries. However, tonight brought news from the temple that made them realize such comfortable days might be gone forever.

In the former Prefectural Magistrate's Office, Wu Ping paced back and forth in the main hall, his face full of panic. Suddenly hearing footsteps outside, he hurriedly got up to meet them, and before his Junior Brother Wu Jin could speak, Wu Ping was already talking.