Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 1410 - 1409: The Reply from Xu Mi Mountain

Chapter 1410: Chapter 1409: The Reply from Xu Mi Mountain

"To accept or not to accept?" Mrs. Santiago also looked towards Yusuf Zuck, as he was the leader of the group. If he decided to ally with or join the Southeastern Righteous Army, they would only have to follow suit.

"What’s this about accepting or not?" Yusuf Zuck suddenly laughed: "Who do they think they are?"

"Hahaha~" Mr. Santiago suddenly burst into laughter, giving a thumbs up: "We were just discussing last night how you would decide, it seems I guessed right, and Mrs. got it wrong!"

"If you don’t accept, that would mean offending the Righteous Army!" Mrs. Santiago said in surprise.

"Who do they think they are?" Yusuf Zuck repeated, unphased. Who do they think they are? So what if we offend them?

"Alright, fine, they are nothing but fleas, none of my concern!" Mrs. Santiago was completely speechless.

"Heh." Yusuf Zuck chuckled and then pondered for a moment before saying, "However, since they have sent a letter, you guys go ahead and reply for me, telling them that Mount Xuemi is considering expansion and they can bring their Righteous Army under my command!"

"Pfft~" The couple nearly choked on their own spit.

"This is like the tripartite standoff of a chaotic era, haha!" Yusuf Zuck laughed heartily once again.

"If we relay this message, the Righteous Army will see us as a thorn in their side!" Mrs. Santiago said.

"It doesn’t matter. I’m not even afraid of The Eight Great Families, why would I fear the Righteous Army? Expecting me to pledge allegiance to someone else, under their thumb? In their dreams!"

"Right!" Mr. Santiago applauded: "Mount Xuemi has both strategic location and manpower. Although we are weaker than The Eight Great Families and the Righteous Army, who dares to belittle us?"

"But after all, we are lacking in strength; how many Superior Divine Masters do they have? We only have two, barely counting as three when he is included. How can we fight against these two powers?" Mrs. Santiago chimed in with a reality check.

Yusuf Zuck smiled faintly: "Sometimes, one man can be worth a thousand troops. Now, just pass on my words. Also, add that there are no Regret Pills. If they don’t agree now, I won’t accept them later. Yeah, just like that!"

"Alright, I’ll send the message!" Mr. Santiago seemed to agree with Yusuf Zuck, so he took out the Jade Simple Transmission Book and sent the message to the Righteous Army alliance!

Moments later, the message was sent, and the three of them immediately set off on their journey.

The couple were at the God Sovereign Realm, so they could open the Spacetime Door.

This Spacetime Door can only be opened by those who have reached Dignity. There’s a difference between the range a junior Divine Lord and a Superior Divine Master can open. For a junior Divine Lord, the distance won’t be too far, but when a Superior Divine Master opens the Spacetime Door, it reaches up to the heavens and down to the earth, allowing for rapid travel through spacetime, and even to go to the Lower Realm or other planes of existence.

However, there is a very high risk for Superior Divine Masters to descend to the Lower Realm. They carry an incredibly vast aura with them, and as soon as they descend, they will be rejected by Heavenly Dao. Even if they have the ability to conceal their aura, Heavenly Dao can still sense them. Thus, under normal circumstances, Divine Lords will not easily descend to the Lower Realm, as they have to be prepared to face certain consequences.

Yusuf Zuck was not at the Divine Lord Realm. Although he could also Teleport and traverse the void, he let Mr. Santiago take him along, and the three opened a gateway, then jumped through consecutive portals!

After a full three days, they arrived in the central region. The place they landed was directly north of Eternal City, a massive city called ’Cang Lian City’.

This city was not one of the Eight Great Guardian Cities but rather an ordinary city in the central region, very close to the Eight Great Guardian Cities.

Upon arriving outside Cang Lian City, Yusuf Zuck immediately changed into a black robe, donned a conical hat, and covered his face with black gauze.

He chose not to continue relying on parasitic tactics, because this time he had to make a public appearance, to steal a bride in broad daylight. How could it be a bridal raid if he wasn’t to go in person? How could Ember Vance believe in him if she couldn’t see him for herself?

So, he needed to show his true face.

To be honest, he was very excited at the moment, his heart was somewhat restless, because for how many years he had dreamt, for how many years he had thought, there had always been constant troubles between him and Ember Vance.

He missed her!

Old Tao and Mrs. Santiago also did not change their appearance; upon seeing Yusuf Zuck donning a black robe, they immediately changed into black robes as well. Now dressed alike, the three of them standing together were indistinguishable from each other.

"Aren’t we a bit too conspicuous?" Old Tao looked at the three figures in black robes and felt a bit worried.

"What’s so conspicuous?" Mrs. Santiago said, "Suppressing our aura to prevent it from leaking out, as long as we don’t run into a Superior Divine Master, no one will be able to discern our specific Cultivation Level."

"Even if they do, it doesn’t matter. We just need to travel at our own pace; there’s still some time before the collective wedding of The Eight Great Families. So, we just need to reach our destination before their collective wedding!"

"Hmm, I will now contact my spies to find out the specifics about the wedding." Mrs. Santiago and Old Tao had mingled in the Heavenly Realm for so many years, and though perhaps without their own forces, they certainly had certain channels of information, so Yusuf Zuck let them go ahead with the inquiry.

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Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Southeastern Righteous Army Alliance.

The Righteous Army Alliance headquarters was located in a city by the sea to the southeast, known as Guard City.

Legend has it that a very long time ago, there were supreme sea monsters above the East Sea who would often harm the coastal citizens. Later, some spontaneously formed groups to hunt these sea monsters, but those who went out to sea never returned.

However, since then, the sea monsters never invaded the land again.

And so, many women would sit by the seaside awaiting the return of their monster-hunting husbands, and over time, a city formed in this place, named Guard City, in the hopes that their husbands would return home.

At this moment, Guard City had been occupied by the Righteous Army. Whether inside or outside the city, there were numerous bandits on patrol.

Nevertheless, there were also many commoners in the city, who were not subjected to the torments and such. Aside from being taxed with some grain, there was no large-scale killing by the bandits.

The Southeastern Land had already been well managed by the bandits; after all, their goal was not to directly oppose The Eight Great Families but to replace them and establish a new world.

Whether it was forming a new country, dynasty, sect, or something like The Eight Great Families.

In short, the commoners and gods could not be slaughtered at will; only with the support of the majority could they have the confidence to face off against The Eight Great Families.

Inside the City Lord’s Great Hall of Guard City, more than twenty people were seated. Among them was a throne, upon which sat a young man. The man looked to be in his twenties, dressed in a white robe, with a suave appearance and a constant faint smile at the corners of his mouth.

This man was the legendary Heavenly Dao, shrouded in mystery and unmatched in strength.

Below the throne were five Taishi Chairs, each occupied by the bandit leaders of the East Sea, Ghost Roth, and the other three leaders from the south, southwest, and the desolate west – Sofia Nelson.

These were the five Alliance Hierarchs, who had banded together to form this Righteous Army, their status second only to the Heavenly Dao.

Besides these five, there were sixteen sandalwood chairs, eight on either side, also occupied by sixteen individuals.

These sixteen individuals were all renowned commoner strongmen, scholars, and magnates of at least Superior Divine Master realm.

Almost all the civilian Superior Divine Masters had gathered here.

Of course, there were also a few who did not come; those who did not contend with the heavens, the earth, or with people, idling their lives away without participating in anything.

"Gentlemen, have you all finished reviewing the response from Xumi Mountain? Please share your thoughts!" Heavenly Dao said with a mild smile.