Chapter 1253: Star-Studded Lineup

Chapter 1253: Chapter 1253: Star-Studded Lineup

Pei Yan’s words immediately made the other three elders wary. Facing their hostile and suspicious gazes, Pei Yan sighed and said, "Without our Sect Leader’s Token, what could better demonstrate the Spirit Lord’s wrath and his determination to enforce martial law this time than an elder’s corpse? The Mo Sect elder had already sent the token to the Forbidden Guard Office in advance. Out of camaraderie, he also commanded the disciples to advise each sect’s disciples to await orders. Alas! Your disciples have been too arrogant for too long to heed advice! They are now still standoffish against the Divine Martial Guard army! Every minute you delay here increases the danger there! Is the life of your disciples more important, or is this person’s life more important? You decide!"

After "Old Zheng" finished speaking, Pei Yan shouted.

"Present!"

"Go outside and ask eight seniors to guard the residence and entertain these three elders as guests. After I’ve dealt with affairs outside, I will return and apologize to them. Remember, without my orders, kill anyone who breaks in! Kill anyone who attempts to forcibly leave!"

"Understood!"

Watching Zheng Jia Ru jog away, Pei Yan turned his attention from the three elders, who were ashen-faced and silent, to Qian Younuo and said, "Why are you still standing there! Call your people in and tie this man up! Follow me! My people are almost here; I don’t have time to waste talking here! Hu Jiu!"

"Third Brother, say it!"

"Let’s go! Time to meet your wife’s family!"

"Alright!"

With instructions given? Pei Yan briskly headed out of the courtyard, leaving no further concern for the matters in the courtyard, as if playing the bad cop in educating a child, once having slapped the other party, there were always people to clean up. At this moment, Gu Shenghui chose to stay in the courtyard to soothe the emotions of the other three elders. Pei Yan knew Gu Shenghui would inevitably say a few bad words about him in front of them, but no matter what he said, Pei Yan would carry on as he saw fit, for Gu Shenghui never had any control over him.

Taking Hu Jiu outside the courtyard, they ran into the two sides coming to assist them. Pei Yan first exchanged simple greetings with the people in his hall, and then, under the introduction of Hati and Tushan Suisui, he met the people from the Dragon Realm who had come to support them.

"Mr. Pei, upon receiving the lady’s order, our Clan Leader placed great importance, and immediately began mobilizing people! But you, having been to our Dragon Realm, should know that our clans live quite scattered, so it’s slow to gather a large force. Thus, our two clans could only mobilize 300 Personal Guards each to support you in time. Besides, the clan leader felt that you might need masters to assist in today’s situation; therefore, our clans, after consultation, drew 15 ninth-level masters from each clan and their affiliated sects, a total of 30 people to assist you," Elder Strange from the Fenrir Race explained to Pei Yan in detail.

After listening, Pei Yan nodded repeatedly, feeling that the manpower just gathered by the two clans exceeded the experts dispatched by the Investigation Hall. Although these experts were not only from the Fenrir and Nine-tailed Fox races, but also included experts from their affiliated clans, Pei Yan believed that the other party certainly wouldn’t go all out for this matter, just as he wouldn’t. There must be a number of experts left behind in their clan to guard their base. The foundation of the two clans exceeded that of just the Investigation Hall alone; the Base Plane’s foundation was still thin! To truly become a leading force among the various planes, it would need time for his generation of psionics to fully grow. In this, Pei Yan was confident, as compared to the long training periods of other plane cultivators and mythical beasts, the growth rate of psionics in the Base Plane was arguably the fastest among the major planes. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

After thanking the elders sent by both sides again, Pei Yan continued to command, without further ado: "Everyone, since you have come to support me and my younger brother Hu Jiu, I, Pei Yan, will unceremoniously take on the role of Chief. The elders who came with the two ladies from the Fenrir and Nine-tailed Fox races should not follow us this time. I have left eight advisors from the Investigation Hall at the residence, but I fear it’s still not enough. To prevent any plots against the residence when we leave, it would put my mind at ease for these elders to stay and guard."

"We are willing to abide by your arrangements, sir!" The elders from the two clans, who had come with their own young ladies, cupped their hands toward Pei Yan and spoke in unison.

"Good!" Pei Yan responded, and turned his head toward the end of the alley, only to hear the steady rhythmic footsteps approaching from afar. Sensing those familiar auras, Pei Yan couldn’t help but smile, for not long after, the team from the Investigation Hall, donned in their familiar uniforms, appeared at the corner of the street, coming into Pei Yan’s view.

At this moment, Pei Yan once again appreciated Gu Shenghui’s foresight, insisting on creating such a unique uniform, which at the time seemed to be more decorative than practical, but now, looking from afar, it indeed exuded an imposing vigor.

Leading the team were Mei Simiao and Ye Ruozai, who had not long parted, followed by his predecessor as the current Chief of Operations, Ni Wenyong.

"Director Mei! How many people are there?" Pei Yan greeted as he walked up, glancing at the half-long street filled but not yet crowded, and he noted upon simple observation that the people in front of him were all seventh-level psionics.

"Here, there are 300 seventh-level psionics, all elite forces from the hall contracted with the Dragon Realm. Behind them are 600 Personal Guards from both clans of the Dragon Realm, all elites above the seventh level, totaling 1,100! Our people were stopped outside the Immortal Palace for verification and confirmation before being allowed entry. After several negotiations explaining the matter’s importance with the Divine Martial Guard, they hesitated until a messenger arrived with a new order for the guards, then they let us in. I feared you couldn’t wait, so I brought the elites over first. Another 700 have just entered the palace gate and are now awaiting orders," Mei Simiao, having been busy devising a strategy against Delacuri and hastily gathering forces upon receiving transmission, complained with a face of grievance towards Pei Yan, introducing breathlessly.

"You’ve worked hard! You’ve worked hard! You came just in time! I can really use the manpower right now! Time is pressing, let’s set off immediately!" Pei Yan knew he had indeed been over-the-top, quickly apologized to Mei Simiao, and directly ordered, "Qian Younuo!"

"Present!" Qian Younuo chose to stay by Pei Yan’s side to await orders, having long instructed himself to relay everything that happened in the courtyard. Now hearing Pei Yan’s call, he immediately stepped forward to respond.

"Bring that Chao Zimin to lead the way for us to the Immortal Palace Guard. Also, leave a few soldiers for him." As he spoke, Pei Yan pointed to Ni Wenyong leading the team and said, "Instructor Ni, you will stay here; these soldiers will be under your command. When the subsequent 700 large groups arrive, lead them to the Immortal Palace Guard to converge with us!"