Chapter 2281 - 2276: Ba Chang’s Confusion

Chapter 2281: Chapter 2276: Ba Chang’s Confusion

For many people, not having a faction background might actually be a good thing.

But for Tang Ming, it wasn’t. A person without background usually means someone rather solitary.

Solitary people rarely get involved in any camp, and even if they join, they won’t mesh well.

So for Tang Ming, these people joining West Continent City didn’t necessarily mean West Continent City could develop because of them.

Tang Ming tapped his finger on the wooden table in front of him, then said, "Go inform Aunt Eight and have her come over."

"Alright, City Lord."

The little fox nodded, raised a demon wind, and vanished from where she stood.

Tang Ming laid the materials on the wooden table and began pacing around the room.

Before long, Fox Bachang walked in from outside.

"What is it, is there a problem with the materials?"

Fox Bachang looked a bit displeased. The little fox who had just delivered the message told her that after Tang Ming read the materials she’d handed over, he immediately asked for her to come.

Obviously, this meant Tang Ming felt there was something wrong with her materials.

Tang Ming pointed at the materials, then smiled and sat down. "Aunt Eight, please sit. Let’s talk."

"Mm."

Hearing Tang Ming still speak to her fairly politely, Fox Bachang pressed down the anger in her chest.

"Aunt Eight, the people in these materials you gave me are all lone wolves. Their strength is indeed formidable, but the chance they’ll truly belong here is too low. Even if we rope them in with profit, that’s just a relationship of利益, it’s impossible for them to treat West Continent City as their home."

Tang Ming let out a long sigh, then spoke.

"Treat it as home? What do you mean?"

Fox Bachang was stunned by Tang Ming’s words; she couldn’t understand his thinking.

In Fox Bachang’s heart, the Fox Spirit Mountain Range—that was the foundation, that was the Fox Demon Clan’s home, whereas West Continent City was merely the city they’d built, a fortress used to deal with the Demon Abyss Demons.

Seeing the look in Fox Bachang’s eyes, Tang Ming immediately understood what she was thinking.

"Aunt Eight. I’m afraid you yourself still haven’t taken West Continent City as your own home, have you? In your mind, if West Continent City falls, it’s not a big deal. As long as the Fox Spirit Mountain Range still stands, there’s still a chance to make a comeback."

Tang Ming sighed, looked at Fox Bachang, then said.

Fox Bachang froze for a moment, then very naturally nodded. "West Continent City has already fallen once before. I naturally won’t gamble with my clan’s lives. Tang Ming, as much as I understand what you’re thinking, as the Grand Steward of the Fox Spirit Mountain Range, I have to be responsible for my clan."

"Yes, I can understand how you feel, Aunt Eight. But you think last time it was because something went wrong inside West Continent City, and Taoyuan World blocked the Demon Abyss’s invasion, yet West Continent City was destroyed. And this time, do we really have the ability to withstand the Demons from the Demon Abyss?"

Tang Ming lifted his head and looked at Fox Bachang.

Fox Bachang very much wanted to say yes, but the words reached her lips and were swallowed back down.

Mountain Ghost Granny hadn’t left West Continent City yet; Fox Bachang was very clear on just how terrifying the Abyss Demon Monarch and Abyss Demon truly were.

"West Continent City will grow stronger, City Lord. We can resist the Demon Monarch and the Demons."

Fox Bachang raised her head and looked at Tang Ming.

Tang Ming smiled, then said, "I’m willing to believe that too. But in reality, things aren’t that simple. We are a group, we’re allies. But once we’re in West Continent City, we should all be Guardians of West Continent City. West Continent City is a natural barrier; otherwise the Demon Monarch wouldn’t be so wary of us."

"I understand what you mean. Aren’t we currently holding the line at West Continent City as well?"

Fox Bachang nodded, then asked in puzzlement.

Tang Ming shook his head. "Not at all. You haven’t taken this place as home, and you don’t feel any sense of belonging to West Continent City. West Continent City is also something we’ve worked hard to build. I’ll think over the invitations. Also, list out for me the experts within our forces and make me a roster."

Fox Bachang nodded, then said, "Mm, I’ll see to it. And what you just said—I’ll think it over carefully too."

Because of Tang Ming’s words, Fox Bachang fell into deep thought.

Back then, when Tang Mosheng was here, there were many powerful people, but all of them had been taken by Tang Mosheng to the Immortal Mountain Plane.

Could Taoyuan World really handle the Demon Monarch this time?

If West Continent City ceased to exist, would the Fox Spirit Mountain Range still remain?

You have to understand, the Fox Spirit Mountain Range had always stood on West Continent City’s side. In the founding of West Continent City, the mountain range played an indispensable role.

Taking a deep breath, Fox Bachang stopped in front of Hu Jiuze’s courtyard.

Ever since Mountain Ghost Granny came, Hu Jiuze had been by her side the whole time.

It was said Mountain Ghost Granny would be leaving West Continent City tomorrow; perhaps the doubts in Fox Bachang’s heart could be answered by Mountain Ghost Granny and Hu Jiuze.

Thinking of this, Fox Bachang walked to the door and coughed lightly. "Sister Jiuzhe, are you there?"

Hu Jiuze was indeed with Mountain Ghost Granny. Back then she had been the Spiritual Beast of Tang Ming’s mother and had a good relationship with Mountain Ghost Granny.

Strictly speaking, Mountain Ghost Granny had always been very fond of this little fox, Hu Jiuze. Unfortunately, after so many years, Mountain Ghost Granny had grown older, while Hu Jiuze had become a Ghost Cultivator.

The two of them were sighing as they discussed the current West Continent City.

As for the West Continent City now built by Tang Ming and Jiusheng, Mountain Ghost Granny was not satisfied.

She held Hu Jiuze’s hand, let out a long sigh, then said, "Jiuzhe, you need to put a bit more heart into this. In your eyes, my strength might be very powerful, but compared to those terrifying Demons and the Demon Monarch, I’m no more than an ant."

"Granny, don’t say that. If you’re just an ant as well, then wouldn’t we be meat on the chopping block, to be slaughtered at will?"

Hu Jiuze held Mountain Ghost Granny’s hand and spoke.

Mountain Ghost Granny sighed deeply, then said, "In truth, we’re not much different from meat on the chopping block. Taoyuan World is already riddled with wounds, and who knows what terrifying things will emerge from the unknown places. The Prophet of the Demon Slayer Clan has already seen Taoyuan World’s future—that’s an incomparably terrifying sight. And West Continent City is the only way out."

"The only way out?"

Hu Jiuze’s eyes narrowed. She took a deep breath, then said, "Granny, isn’t what you’re saying a bit too grave?"

"Not grave at all. Believe me, the people of the Demon Slayer Clan possess power far beyond what you imagine. Their Prophet governs Taoyuan World’s fate and can sense Taoyuan World’s Sovereign Power."

Mountain Ghost Granny looked at Hu Jiuze with solemn eyes, then spoke.

Hu Jiuze had just opened her mouth to reply when Fox Bachang’s voice came from outside the courtyard. "Sister Jiuzhe, are you there? Bachang has something to ask of you."

Hu Jiuze and Mountain Ghost Granny exchanged a glance, then both nodded. "Come in, I’m here."