Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 572: Can you stop dragging the whole Royal City into your own stupidity?

Chapter 572: Chapter 572: Can you stop dragging the whole Royal City into your own stupidity?

Situ Xian was utterly entangled in dilemma.

He didn’t know how to choose now.

If he chose Mei Yue, that would mean he was completely opposing Xuanyuan Tomb.

The intent of Mei Yue was also very clear. As long as he chose Penglai, Mei Yue would immediately move against Lu Xiao.

There was no need to think about the outcome of the confrontation; Lu Xiao would surely be killed.

Lu Xiao held Xuanyuan’s Order in his hand, which represented the entirety of Xuanyuan Tomb.

When that time came, Xuanyuan Tomb would undoubtedly retaliate in full force.

Although they had both him and Mei Yue, Above Half-Immortal,

facing Xuanyuan Tomb was still a losing battle.

Penglai had suddenly lost seven individuals from the Half-Immortal Realm Ninth Layer, and the power of Xuanyuan Tomb was already the strongest among the Holy Lands.

Then there was Xuanyuan Panshi, that old thing was unfathomable.

But if he chose Lu Xiao, that meant turning against Penglai Holy Land.

Of course, attacking Penglai now wasn’t difficult.

But what about after the attack? Without Penglai’s restraint, the deterrent power of Xuanyuan Tomb would only grow stronger.

By then, would the Royal City still belong to him, Situ Xian?

"Old Mei, what you’re saying... You know me, I don’t like all this fighting and killing. Doesn’t everyone consider the Royal City a neutral ground anyway?" Situ Xian said with a smile.

The strategy was to help neither side, to remain neutral.

Upon hearing Situ Xian’s words, both Mei Yue and Lu Xiao couldn’t help but sneer.

Typical of you, Situ Xian, always adept at playing it safe.

"Lord City King, from my perspective, your ’helping neither side’ seems more like wanting to reap the benefits without getting involved," Lu Xiao said with a grin.

"If you really don’t take a side, then I’ll have to treat you as my enemy," he warned.

Situ Xian’s eyes immediately widened. Damn, was this young man Lu Xiao so ruthless?

I can’t stay out of it?

"I feel the same way," Mei Yue said, his face dark as he huffed.

If Situ Xian didn’t choose a side, he still wouldn’t be able to act against Lu Xiao.

After all, relying solely on Penglai Holy Land to take on Xuanyuan Tomb was essentially a guaranteed defeat.

"Another thing, City King Situ, if you choose to stand with Penglai, I can guarantee that no one from Penglai Holy Land will ever set foot in the Royal City again," Mei Yue laid out his condition.

Mei Yue, who had lived nearly two hundred years, naturally saw right through Situ Xian’s intentions.

Situ Xian simply wanted to turn the Holy Lands into his private domain, to possess absolute power within the Royal City.

And to achieve this goal, keeping people from the Holy Lands out of the Royal City was a necessity.

Only when individuals from the Holy Lands were no longer free to enter and exit the Royal City, could Situ Xian gain full control over it.

Situ Xian was tempted.

The condition Mei Yue proposed hit right at his core interest.

If people from the Holy Lands no longer entered the Royal City, then he, Situ Xian, would truly be the king of the city.

"I..."

"Lord City King, wait!" Just as Situ Xian was about to speak, a loud shout interrupted him.

Immediately, Hai Fu rushed to Situ Xian’s side hurriedly.

"Hai Fu? What’s the matter?" Situ Xian frowned slightly.

"Lord City King, please reconsider the alliance with Penglai!" Hai Fu pleaded with his hands clasped and bowing.

"I’ve thought it over clearly," Situ Xian squinted his eyes, with a hint of anger in his gaze.

Oh Hai Fu, getting ahead of yourself, aren’t you? Being the steward of the City King Mansion’s really gone to your head, eh? Daring to question my decisions?

"The hell you’ve thought it through!" the next second, Hai Fu suddenly raised his head and cursed at Situ Xian, "Can’t you stop dragging the whole Royal City down with your own damn foolishness? Haven’t you served as City King long enough to occasionally use that rusty brain of yours? Do you believe everything that Mei Yue tells you?"

Not just Situ Xian, everyone present was stunned.

Hai Fu was cursing with quite some vigor.

Lu Xiao’s lips also curved slightly—he found Hai Fu quite interesting indeed.