Chapter 891 The Taoist Old Man

When Li Zhou and his companions arrived, they gathered all the scattered cultivators together. The old man in Taoist robes stepped forward, and a breath of great perfection of Jindan was released from him.

The old man in Taoist robes glanced at Ye Zhou and his companions, and ordered in a cold voice: "Count the number of people."

Li Zhou and his companions stepped forward with the list in hand and began to count the cultivators under their jurisdiction.

In just a quarter of an hour, the number of people had been counted. Li Zhou and his companions made some marks on the list in their hands and reported the final result to the old man in Taoist robes.

The old man in Taoist robes looked gloomy: "The total number should be 318 people, but only 220 people gathered here today. Where are the remaining 98 people?"

Li Zhou and the others looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward and bowed: "Old Xu, these monks have registered their respective residences in the city on the list. In my opinion, why not send someone to check?"

The old man in Taoist robes snorted coldly and said: "Time is tight now. Sending people to check will only waste our time. Our first task is to assign defense duties."

When Ye Zhou heard this, he knew that what Zhuang Yu said just now was true. This time they were summoned here to really let them go to the tower for defense.

Ye Zhou's eyes sank slightly.

The other monks beside him also heard what the old man in Taoist robes said, and began to discuss in a low voice, as if they were thinking of a solution. Some monks had flickering eyes and looked around from time to time, as if they were looking for a way out.

He went forward to report to the man and asked, "Then according to Elder Xu, we don't need to care about the remaining people who didn't come?"

The old man in Taoist robes had a murderous intent in his eyes: "The Lord of the City has ordered that those who flee in battle will be killed!"

"Give orders, if anyone finds the traces of these ninety-eight people in the city, they will be killed on the spot."

As soon as these words came out, the discussion of the monks present stopped, and they looked at the old man in Taoist robes with some fear in their eyes. The monks who had just looked around to find a way out quickly withdrew their eyes and dared not think about it anymore.

The old man in Taoist robes did not care what these monks thought. He looked deeply at the city wall, which was covered with a layer of colorful array light. The monks on the city wall were all covered by this layer of light, and their expressions were unknown.

The old man in Taoist robes quickly assigned Li Zhou and his men their respective positions to defend the city, and then asked Li Zhou and his men to take their monks to the tower to defend.

Before leaving, the old man in Taoist robes coldly said to Li Zhou and his companions: "Remember, anyone who goes down the tower without permission will be killed without mercy!"

This was a warning to Ye Zhou and his companions not to have any tricks, and also a reminder to Li Zhou and his companions that if they went down the tower without permission, they would also die.

Li Zhou and his companions looked solemn, and led their own disciples to climb the city wall separately.

Before climbing the city wall, Ye Zhou inadvertently looked back at the location of the old man in Taoist robes, only to see that he did not leave, but turned and entered a small stone house temporarily built under the city wall, and it seemed that he was going to stay there.

Not long after, Ye Zhou and more than 40 people climbed the city wall under the leadership of Li Zhou.

Once on the city wall, the view in front of them instantly widened a lot. In the distance was the endless Guijue Desert. Far away from the city wall, there were several figures standing. They were looking in the direction of Xianliu City. They should be some of the monks who had just escaped under the city wall.

As Li Zhou and his party climbed up the tower, some of the monks from the City Lord's Mansion who were originally guarding the city wall put away their magic weapons and walked down the wall. It seemed that they were only sent to guard the city wall temporarily.

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