"But what?" Seeing Hou Shi frown slightly, Shuo Ling asked.

Hou Shi added, "Tomorrow Zhan You must be protected by people with strong martial skills. I am afraid that it's difficult to defeat them!"

"OK. I will look for Zhan You tomorrow, and the matter of medical liquid will be finished by me." Shuo Ling looked at Hou Shi and said.

Hearing this, Hou Shi nodded and said to him, "Now we can only do this. Take care tomorrow, Your Lordship. And don't kill Zhan You."

"Don't worry, the king of witchcraft. I will keep my word for what I promise to you!" Shuo Ling said.

Hou Shi turned to pick up the prepared medical liquid from the table and walked towards Shuo Ling, "Your Lordship, take care of the potion. There's only one bottle. Use it tomorrow until you find the right position."

"Of course." Shuo Ling said, took the medical bottle from Hou Shi, and put it into his clothes.

Shuo Ling walked out of the tent and went to his own tent.

Mo Li, who was guarding in front of the tent, followed Shuo Ling to walk in.

After Shuo Ling sat down, Mo Li served the tea, "Your Lordship."

"Okay," Shuo Ling nodded.

Mo Li asked, "Your Lordship, tomorrow we will fight against Xiling. You haven't slept well since you reached the frontier from Jing City. You look thinner. Now there is nothing urgent. Take a break, or Madam will worry about you then."

"You are too verbose today." Shuo Ling put down the cup and said.

Hearing this, Mo Li stepped back and said with his hands cupped, "Please forgive me, Your Lordship. I will go out right now and don't bother you."

Meanwhile, Mo Li walked outside.

Mo Li walked out of the tent.

Shuo Ling closed his eyes and sighed. He was thinking about his lover, Zijin. According to the time, she should arrive in Beiling soon.

He didn't know whether there was hatred in her heart. The timing wasn't mature now, so he had to keep this for the sake of the bigger picture.

Thinking of this, Shuo Ling opened his eyes and said in a low voice, "Zijin, wait for me. When everything is done, I won't let you feel unhappy because of me."

Shuo Ling walked in front of the bed, took off his clothes, and lay down. He truly hadn't slept well for a long time. There would be a war tomorrow. In case of some accidents, he should be energetic to fight against men with the nightmare worm.

Then Shuo Ling closed his eyes and fell asleep.

In the Witchcraft City

As the eldest apprentice, Su Lai constantly dealt with rioters in the city after Hou Shi left.

He just finished dealing with them. Su Lai sat down, took the water bottle on the table to fill the cup, and drank it in one gulp.

After a short break, one man ran there in a flurry, "Senior fellow apprentice, bad news. Bad news."

"What's up? What happened?" Su Lai used his sleeve to wipe off the water across his lips and asked the apprentice He Bi who joined them for a short time.

He Bi puffed and said, "Senior fellow apprentice, gate… at the gate…"

"Calm down. Speak slowly." Su Lai helped him calm down and said.

He Bi said, "Senior fellow apprentice, those people come again. They want to be fellow apprentices and learn witchcraft. There are more people than before. Master is not in the city. What can we do with it?"

"Don't be in a flurry. If they come, we can directly drive them away." Su Lai said and was about to walk out.

At this time, the voice of the eldest presbyter came from behind, "Wait for a moment, nephew."

"The eldest presbyter and the second presbyter." Su Lai turned back and said to them with his hands cupped. He frowned and thought why they came here together.

He Bi lowered his head and said with his hands cupped, "The eldest presbyter and the second presbyter, luckily, you come here. A group of rioters is making trouble outside when Master isn't here."

"What happened? We heard the sound and come here because of it. Have you come up with solutions, little nephew?" The eldest presbyter Ren Qian said.

Su Lai walked forward and said with his hands cupped, "No. These people are too stubborn…"

"I think they just want to learn some witchcraft. We had better agree with their proposal rather than let them continue to make trouble. Our gate will not be like the supermarket every day. If it lasts for a long time, the Witchcraft City will be criticized by other people outside." The second presbyter walked forward and said in a high voice.

Hearing what he said, Su Lai frowned and said, "The second presbyter, it is Master's order. Now Master isn't in the city. How could we change it casually? If we want to change it, we need to tell it to Master and ask for his agreement."

"Yes. What the little nephew said is reasonable. The king of witchcraft is not in the city. We couldn't make a decision casually. Do you have a better idea?" The eldest presbyter Ren Qian echoed and turned to ask Su Lai.

The second presbyter said, "Yes. We get old and just want to solve the problems as soon as possible, so we…"

"It's OK. I know you do it for us. Since you know the matter and you have more experience than me, I hope you can come up with an idea to drive them away." It was too obvious that the eldest presbyter and the second presbyter echoed each other, so he refuted them immediately because he knew their purpose.

Hearing this, the eldest presbyter kept calm, then frowned, and said with melancholy, "Idea? It is difficult to come up with one in just a short time. Those people have wanted to learn witchcraft for a long time. I think they have plotted it long ago and then decided to come here. They must have prepared to do this for a long time and made the following solutions. I think common solutions couldn't drive them away."

"Do we have to agree with it?" After what the eldest presbyter said, He Bi frowned and said.

Su Lai glanced at He Bi, so He Bi hurried to lower his head and kept silent. Su Lai said to the eldest presbyter, "I agree with your analysis. They want to make trouble for a long time. Master had known them before. Master just went out for two days. Surprisingly, they appear and dare to make trouble in public."

"Yes. I think they just want to put pressure on us when the king of witchcraft is out. However, we don't want to get involved. You are young, so you need to hold on to the order." The eldest presbyter Ren Qian said and sighed.

What he said removed him from responsibility.

Su Lai looked at them and said with his hands cupped, "I will live up to your trust."

"OK. We are old and feel tired even if we come out for a while. You can handle it for us, nephew. We go back first." Ren Qian said with his hand holding his waist.

Su Lai smiled and said, "Take care."

When Ren Qian walked far away, the second presbyter turned to have a look and said, "Bro, Su Lai is smart. After what he said, we will be scolded because of violating the law if we continued. Even if Zhan You becomes the king of witchcraft later, our fame will be ruined. It is surely a good trick!"

Meanwhile, the second presbyter hit the walking stick heavily on the stone road. Suddenly, the fissure appeared with the sound.

The eldest presbyter Ren Qian stopped with a smile and said, "Don't be anxious. It's useless even if he is smart. Let's wait for a period. If he doesn't agree, we can choose to cooperate with Zhan You. This morning I have received the letter sent by the follower of Zhan You. Tomorrow Xiling will declare war on Dongling."

"What's in the letter?" Hearing this, the second presbyter looked at Ren Qian and asked him.

Ren Qian looked around and said to him in a low voice, "It said that as long as Xiling occupied the frontier, Emperor Xiling would help him occupy the Witchcraft Mountain. Since we just now tried to sound out Su Lai and he didn't agree to change the law, he should not blame us then. Now the king of witchcraft isn't in the Witchcraft City. When Xiling Armed Forces come here then, we could just stand by."

"Good idea. It's all up to you." Hearing this, the second presbyter nodded with a smile and said.

Then they talked with each other with a smile and went back to their residence.

Su Lai looked at the shadow of the two presbyters and his eyes blackened. He felt that the presbyters were plotting something, but thought of nothing suspicious. Just now they wanted him to agree with the proposal of those rioters at the gate when Master wasn't in the city.

When Master came back later, everything was done and the two presbyters had decided it. Master couldn't refuse it because of their high prestige and universal respect.

Someone might consider that Master's words were of little effect in a low position although Master had the title of the king of witchcraft.

If Master blamed the two presbyters, other people in the city would scold Master and Master would be in a dilemma.

Su Lai thinking of this, the guard at the gate ran here. He walked to the front of Su Lai and said to Su Lai with anxiety, "Senior fellow apprentice, it's too noisy and messy outside. We fail to persuade them to leave. You need to go to have a look."

"The two presbyters don't care about it. How could we deal with it?" He Bi walked forward and said with anxiety.

Su Lai walked beside the table and sat down. Then he picked up the water bottle, filled one cup, and drank it.

Seeing this, He Bi walked forward quickly, snatched the water bottle from Su Lai's hand, and put it on the table, "Senior fellow apprentice, it is too messy outside. Why do you have time to drink your tea?"

"Why not?" Su Lai looked at He Bi and said with a smile.