Chapter 848 Doubt Is Hard to Get Rid of

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At the end of the four sects meeting, Chu Jun decided to stay behind. Yang Yun finally heaved a sigh of relief. He and Zhong Hua happily left the Osmanthus Fragrance Palace and returned to the Azure Dragon Army Camp. As they walked, they said, "Although Chu Shaxing is a powerful person, he is reasonable. No wonder he was able to rise so quickly!"

Zhong Hua remained silent and slowly walked forward. Yang Yun couldn't help but wonder, "Why does Brother Zhong seem so worried? Is there something wrong?"

"General Yang, do you think His Highness the First Prince will still bring troops here?" Zhong Hua suddenly asked.

Yang Yun frowned and said, "There's no need to ask. Beiyang Manor is the territory of the First Prince. He will definitely bring troops to help!"

Zhong Huaruo said meaningfully, "Chu Jun is here. Do you think the first prince will come?"

Yang Yun instantly understood, Du Zhenwei not only wanted to murder Chu Jun to seize the Nine Dragons At the same time, he wanted to uproot the Heavenly Phoenix Sect, Although they had failed in the end, the hatred between the two sides had grown. Chu Jun might not let the Du Clan go. At the very least, even if Chu Jun did not take the initiative to seek revenge from the Du Clan, if Du Ru'nan appeared in front of him, he might be killed. Moreover, Du Ru'nan had a grudge against Chu Jun for killing his father. If he saw Chu Jun, would he take revenge for killing his father? If he didn't report it, he would probably attract countless disdain and ridicule.

"Brother Zhong, do you think the first prince will not come?" Yang Yun said with an ugly expression.

Zhong Hua nodded and said, "Of course not!"

"Even if the first prince doesn't come personally, he will definitely send someone else to lead the army. Brother Zhong, there's no need to worry!" Yang Yun patted Zhong Hua's shoulder and turned around to return to his tent.

"I hope so!" Zhong Hua said softly in his heart, then turned around and walked back to his tent.

As soon as Zhong Hua returned to the tent, he received a confidant notification, "Sir, someone is visiting. They are waiting in the tent!"

Zhong Hua's heart skipped a beat. If the person wasn't someone with status, his trusted aide would definitely not have allowed him to wait in the tent. Thus, he lifted the curtain and walked in. He fixed his eyes and couldn't help but blurt out, "Dao Zheng Ming!"

Under the leadership of the new sect leader, the Beast Taming Sect repelled the attack of the ghost army. The news of obtaining the 60 thousand ghost army had already spread. In an instant, the entire Beiyang Prefecture was boiling with excitement. These past few days, they had been discussing this matter excitedly. Some witnesses had even vividly described how tragic this battle had been, and they had tried their best to exaggerate how brave King Chu was. Without a doubt, Chu Jun's prestige had grown even greater.

Of course, a large portion of those who tried their best to exaggerate Chu Jun were people from the Dark Fragrance and Immortal Cultivation Guild, and some of them were "mobs" who were lucky enough to fight that night. These fellows proudly took out the Ghost Tooth Stones they had collected to show off, which indirectly increased their persuasion. Right now, Chu Jun's Beiyang Prefecture was already the hottest celebrity. Even His Highness the First Prince was overshadowed. Who told the Azure Dragon Army to act so trash? In front of the radiant King Chu, Du Ru'nan was not even a firefly.

At this time, Chu Jun had already begun to rebuild the Beast-controlling City. Because the ghost army had already retreated before they could destroy the facilities and spirit veins in the city, the buildings in the city were still intact. There was no need to reverse the spirit veins again, so it would save a lot of time to rebuild.

With the concerted efforts of the 20,000 Azure Dragon Army and all the disciples of the Five Extremes Sect, Coupled with a large number of birds and beasts working as laborers, it took less than ten days for Beast Taming City to recover. The nearly 100-meter-thick city wall was a hundred times stronger than before. During this period of time, the ghosts did not counterattack. Of course, the First Prince's reinforcements did not arrive, but many of the cultivators who had escaped received news and began to return to Beast Taming City.

There were 100,000 Chongming troops stationed outside Beiqi City of Beiyang Prefecture. I heard that they were originally going to support Yang Yun Tribe, but for some unknown reason, they did not send them out.

At this moment, Du Ru'nan , who was in the City Lord's Mansion, was listening with a solemn expression to the situation of his subordinates reporting back to the frontlines.

"Chu Jun, it's Chu Jun again!" Du Ru'nan clenched his fists tightly, regretting why he didn't kill him before he grew up.

Chu Jun had gone too far. Not only did he kill his father and snatch away the Xun Long Cauldron, he even publicly became the king, occupying Secluded Sun City and forcing the Great Ming Manor to be ceded. Not only that, he had also taken down the Beast Controlling Sect that was attached to him not long ago, and had even allowed him to escape the ghost army with dog shit luck. Now, the Beiyang Manor only knew about King Chu, but did not know about him, Du Ru'nan . It was truly hateful.

The informant looked at Du Ru'nan 's angry expression and carefully said, "This subordinate has also heard some gossip about General Yang. I wonder if I should say it or not!"

Du Ru'nan 's eyes lit up and he said in a deep voice, "Say, this prince wants to see what other shameful things he has done!"

Yang Yun suffered a huge defeat, and then "helped" Chu Jun fight against the ghost race. This had already made Du Ru'nan extremely dissatisfied. At this moment, he was in a rage. Hearing Yang Yun's gossip, his anger immediately grew even more intense.

The spy then complimented Chu Jun at the Beast Control Sect meeting and called King Chu Wei Miaowei.

After Du Ru'nan heard this, he was even more furious. The veins on his neck suddenly jumped and angrily smashed a cup into powder.

Right now, Chu Jun was the sect leader of the Beast Control Sect, yet he allowed Yang Yun, an outsider, to participate in an internal high-level meeting. What did this mean? This meant trust. Why would Chu Jun trust Yang Yun? Unless Yang Yun had already taken refuge in him, then looking at Yang Yun's complimentary face that directly praised Chu Jun as King Chu, it was truly too hateful, too disgusting!

Du Ru'nan was originally suspicious, but now that he heard this furious news, he became even more restless. Yang Yun was a Silver Warrier and was the number one general under him. If even he had joined Chu Jun, then that would be great.

Du Ru'nan 's eyes flashed with killing intent. The line-eyed man shuddered and said, "Your Highness, your subordinates also found out that Chu Jun is rebuilding Beast Control City and preparing to continue to fight against the ghost army. General Yang … He ordered Azure Dragon to cooperate fully with Chu Jun in building the city, and was also responsible for guarding Beast Control City. He even sent the Azure Dragon Army to serve as the city guard!"

Du Ru'nan coldly snorted with an ashen expression and said in a deep voice, "How did Zhong Hua perform?"

"Military Counselor Zhong Hua did not dissuade us, and our surveillance found that Zhong Hua had contacts with the people under the palace hall!"

"These people are cut from the same cloth!" Du Ru'nan scolded coldly and waved his hand, "You can leave. Continue to pay attention to Yang Yun and Zhong Hua's actions!"

The spy retreated. Du Ru'nan 's face was like a black pot, and he angrily kicked a precious table into pieces. He shouted, "Come, Xu Ji, please come!"

After leaning slightly, a middle virgin male cultivator with a long black beard hurriedly walked out.

Xu Ji was Du Ru'nan 's most trusted think tank. He had a long and elegant body and wore a simple gray robe. Although he did not look dignified, he was still elegant and extraordinary. He was already at the early Nascent Soul stage.

Xu Ji glanced at the messy room without any fluctuations on his face and calmly said, "Your Highness, what's the matter with summoning this subordinate?"

Du Ru'nan instructed the servants to clean up the room again. He politely invited Xu Ji to his seat and told them all the information he had just received.

After hearing this, Xu Ji couldn't help but frown, "Your Highness suspects that General Yang has betrayed you?"

Du Ru'nan said in a deep voice, "Could it be that you still wrongly accused him? Chu Jun allowed him to participate in the high-level meeting of the Beast Control Sect. At the meeting, Yang Yun even shamelessly addressed Chu Jun as King Chu. Why would Chu Jun address him as King in my Chongming Island?"

Xu Ji couldn't help but frown. Regardless of whether Yang Yun had betrayed him or not, this was indeed his fault. There was only one Chongming King in Chongming Island. He knew that His Highness the First Prince was suspicious, so how could he be so careless?

'"Yang Yun also helped Chu Jun rebuild the Beast-controlling City and use the Azure Dragon Army as a city guard. Look, Chu Jun has openly used this prince's Azure Dragon Army as a private soldier. This old man, Yang Yun, this prince thinks so highly of him and actually did such a thing!" Du Ru'nan said angrily.

Xu Ji pondered for a while before saying, "General Yang may not have betrayed us. Your Highness, don't prematurely judge. It's best to clarify the matter first!"

"Isn't this proof of his betrayal?" Du Ru'nan said unhappily.

"Your Highness, please calm down. Yang Yun's failure to change his flag means that he hasn't betrayed. Besides, his family is all in Mingyang City , so he doesn't dare to betray them easily!"

Du Ru'nan patted his thigh and said, "That's right, this is probably the reason why he didn't change his flag. This prince has to immediately control Yang Yun's fellow and take care of him, in case he really defects!"

Xu Ji frowned and hurriedly said, "Absolutely not. This will only push Yang Yun to Chu Jun's side!"

Du Ru'nan said coldly, "He has already fallen towards Chu Jun, and even used this prince to push him!"

"Your Highness is wrong. Although General Yang participated in the internal meeting of the Beast Control Sect, it does not mean that he has betrayed. Just think about it, General Yang is definitely unwilling to lose the battle. It is impossible for him to defend the defensive line by relying solely on his crippled soldiers. Therefore, if he wants to seek cooperation with the Beast Control Sect, perhaps complimenting Chu Jun is just a matter of delay. It cannot be true!" Xu Shiji analyzed.

Du Ru'nan gradually calmed down and said, "Then how can he explain why he handed the Azure Dragon Army over to Chu Jun?"

"Since General Yang wants Chu Jun, he must make some sacrifices. The First Prince also knows that Chu Jun is an extremely powerful person. Not to mention Yang Yun, even if His Highness cooperates with him, he will still be the main one!" Xu Ji said indifferently.

Du Ru'nan 's expression was a little ugly, but he had to admit that it was true. However, it was Xu Ji who dared to speak so bluntly to him. If it was anyone else, he might not be able to hear it.

Du Ru'nan let out a sigh of relief and said, "Then Xu Qing means to let things go?"

"That's not true. Your Highness can first send a commendation to General Yang for his meritorious retreat and reward the Azure Dragon Army!"

"What? This prince wants to reward him after he loses the battle?"

Xu Ji shook his head and said, "General Yang also participated in the Battle of Mount Guizhen. Our reward to General Yang means that our Azure Dragon Army also contributed to this great victory. It is not his Chu Jun alone. The Azure Dragon Army's contribution is His Highness'!"

"Yes, that makes sense!" Du Ru'nan said happily.

"Next, His Highness can tactfully investigate General Yang's defeat in Shuangye City, blame him and knock him down before replacing him. This way, he will be safe. With the reward from the front, General Yang will not be angry and will really surrender to Chu Jun!" Xu Ji continued.

Du Ru'nan nodded, "Good idea, Xu Qing is really this prince's good plan!"

Du Ru'nan sent Xu Ji away and his expression immediately sank. He said indifferently, "Someone!"

A black-clothed old man suddenly appeared behind the tent like a ghost. He said in a hoarse voice, "Your Highness, do you have any orders?"

"Have people put Yang Yun and Zhong Hua's family under house arrest!" Du Ru'nan said coldly.

"Yes!" The black-clothed old man suddenly disappeared from the tent, leaving only the curtains of the tent motionless.

Du Ru'nan waved his sleeve and said indifferently, "Whoever dares to betray this prince will not have a good ending!"