Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor-Chapter 956 - 108: The Enemy Comes Knocking

This time, Emperor Hong’s city lord led the city’s strongmen away from Emperor Hong City, making it the perfect opportunity to attack Emperor Hong City.

After Yun Sheng finished analyzing, Cheng and Bu also felt that Yun Sheng’s strategy to pull the rug out from under them was feasible.

"However, Yun Sheng, your strategy is good, but summoning the Beiming Guards might not be so easy. Not to hide from you, but even I can’t convince the Beiming Guards. It’s a real headache," Bu Jiuxiao said awkwardly.

The Great Zhou faces internal unrest, Ye Beiming is missing, and as Ye Beiming’s friends, Cheng Bai and Bu Jiuxiao spare no effort to help.

Cheng Bai contacted Zhou Qingchuan and used the influence of Wuji Commerce to transport provisions for Yun Bahe, who is far away on the frontline.

Bu Jiuxiao also allocated personnel from Wuxuan Wuji Hall and the Beiming Guards, intending to utilize both forces to relieve some of the troop pressure from Yun Bahe.

The Wuxuan Wuji Hall was relatively easy to manage, as Bu Jiuxiao himself is the senior brother of Wugongxuan Wuji Hall. Ye Beiming’s accumulated prestige in the Wuxuan Wuji Hall runs deep, and the martial arts hall’s entire staff rallied in support.

But when it came to deploying the elite troops of the Beiming Guards, Bu Jiuxiao ran into a major obstacle.

The Beiming Guards were unwilling to assist in quelling the rebellion in the Great Zhou, and the specific reason behind it had to do with their origins.

The Beiming Guards were established by Empress Li during the last few years after Ye Beiming’s birth and before her untimely demise, using her private resources.

Empress Li was neglected by Emperor Zhou Ye Chengtian, and Ye Beiming was blind. Empress Li knew that her health was deteriorating day by day.

Her greatest worry was that after her departure from this world, Ye Beiming would be left without support and eventually perish in the Cold Palace.

Therefore, she used the last bit of the Li Family’s resources to select Long Huo and Long Feng and additionally chose one hundred martial artists and one hundred mages.

These two hundred people became the early formation of the Beiming Guards.

Empress Li entrusted the last assets of the Li Family to Long Huo and Long Feng to manage, with only one request: after her passing, should Ye Beiming survive in the Cold Palace, Long Huo and Long Feng must devote their lives to assisting Ye Beiming, helping him reclaim everything that belonged to him.

Everything of Emperor Zhou’s was won by Empress Li, who swore to retrieve it all for Ye Beiming.

But if Ye Beiming proved useless and perished in the Cold Palace, Long Huo and Long Feng were to bury him and then assassinate Ye Chengtian, with all of the Beiming Guards’ assets and personnel to be inherited by the brothers Long Huo and Long Feng.

Back then, Long Huo and Long Feng were orphans saved by Empress Li, and they remembered her words, waiting for years.

Unexpectedly, instead of them heading into the Cold Palace to find Empress Li’s child, Ye Beiming found them himself.

With just a few words, both Long Huo and Long Feng were convinced, knowing that Ye Beiming would be their lifelong master.

However, they hadn’t anticipated that the master they saw as invincible in battle, who was destined to inherit the Great Zhou’s throne, would vanish overnight.

He left behind the Beiming Guards who swore allegiance to him, as well as Empress Li’s hopes, disappearing without a trace, causing internal divisions within the Beiming Guards.

Originally as close as brothers, Long Huo and Long Feng found themselves at odds due to differing opinions.

Long Huo believed they should investigate thoroughly and wait for their master’s return.

Long Feng, however, thought their master must have been killed, and that the current rebellion in the Great Zhou was the perfect opportunity to rise up and annihilate the Great Zhou Imperial Family.

Their disagreement eventually destroyed their brothers’ bond, leading to the Beiming Guards splitting into two factions.

Bu Jiuxiao initially tried to mediate between them but instead ended up alienating both factions, finding himself caught in a no-win situation.

Upon hearing this, Yun Sheng understood why Bu Jiuxiao was in such a difficult position.

"However, from what Senior Brother Bu mentioned, to conquer the Beiming Guards, the key is to persuade Long Huo and Long Feng. Between the two, who does Senior Brother think is more persuadable?" Yun Sheng intended to use the Beiming Guards, but first needed to win over Long Huo and Long Feng, deciding to tackle them separately, starting with the easier one to be persuaded.

"In my view, of the two, Long Huo might be older but is straightforward and upright, lacking cunning. His hostility toward you isn’t significant. As for Long Feng, aside from the late Long Shui, of the four siblings, his temperament is the most unpredictable, and being proficient in dual cultivation of magic and martial arts, his strength surpasses Long Huo’s. In conclusion, Long Huo is easier to handle," Bu Jiuxiao, familiar with the Beiming Guards, knew both Long Huo and Long Feng well.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Bu. Since that’s the case, let’s go seek out Long Huo," Yun Sheng inquired, learning that after the fallout between Long Huo and Long Feng, Long Huo, in a fit of anger, took part of the Beiming Guards back to Yujing and was currently overseeing affairs at the Wanlong Gambling House.

Inside Yujing City, at the Wanlong Gambling House.

The current tumultuous situation of rebellion in the Great Zhou did not affect the business at Wanlong Gambling House.

Gamblers continued to fill the place, and piles of dazzling gold coins and purple gold coins filled the gambling tables.

Gamblers, flushed and spirited from wagering, slammed heaps of gold coins onto the tables, waving chips and shouting excitedly.

"Big!"

"Small!"

After noon, Long Huo entered with several Beiming Guards.

Since Ye Beiming’s disappearance, Long Huo inspected the Wanlong Gambling House daily, and it appeared normal, with no unusual occurrences in recent days.

But today, upon entering, an older guard approached, his expression anxious, whispering a few words to Long Huo.

"How could something this major happen without notifying me sooner? Who is the opponent?"

Long Huo’s bushy brows furrowed upon hearing that within a single morning, someone had won over nine million purple gold coins.

That was equivalent to Wanlong Gambling House’s annual revenue.

"Chief Steward, we haven’t yet identified the opponent’s name and background, but from their attire, she’s a female summoner." The guards displayed helpless expressions.

They had attempted to inform the Chief Steward earlier, but due to the commotion from the Beiming Guards matters, the Chief Steward only arrived after noon, allowing them to delay, resulting in the guest winning over nine million purple gold coins.

Long Huo gestured for the guards to remain calm. Hands behind his back, he advanced with several Beiming Guards.

On the second floor of Wanlong Gambling House, at a table reserved for nobles and honorable guests.

Three gamblers, two males and one female, occupied the seats.

Approaching, the female gambler was collecting a massive pile of purple gold coins, already stacked into miniature mountains in front of her.

In addition, several purple gold cards valued at millions of gold coins lay on the table.

Recognizing the female gambler, Long Huo’s expression slightly altered.

How could it be her!