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Chapter 225 The Tumultuous Times in the Capital (1)

Meanwhile, in Shangjing City, at the Night Watch headquarters.

Ye Fan, dressed in a dark red cloak, sat in the main seat of the conference room at the Night Watch headquarters, his face serious.

"Commander Ye, have you received any news recently about the Great Xia gods and several unfamiliar gods?" asked one of the older members of the Night Watch.

“No.” Ye Fan did not speak, but a young night watchman sitting next to him said, “In the past half month, there has been no news about the gods of Great Xia, or those strange gods who appeared in Cangnan City. It’s as if they never existed.”

“That’s right.” Ye Fan shook his head. “What Deputy Commander Zuo said is exactly the information we have. Ever since Da Yi made a high-profile announcement half a month ago that the gods of Great Xia had returned, and then, along with two other unfamiliar gods, killed three outer gods, there has been no news of them. It’s as if they have all vanished…”

"They won't disappear for another hundred years, will they?"

Zuo Qing said, "Perhaps they don't want to contact us yet."

"Alright, we're not gathered here today to discuss the gods of Great Xia. Now that they've appeared, they'll surely appear when the time is right... The rumors spread by those Western gods that Great Xia has no gods have long been debunked. What we should do now is continue to protect Great Xia," Ye Fan said slowly.

“But now that they have appeared, why are they unwilling to contact us?” one of the Night’s Watch leaders said somewhat displeased.

"So what do you want to contact them for?!" Ye Fan stared intently at the executive and asked slowly.

The executive being stared at by Ye Fan didn't dare to say anything more after seeing Ye Fan's gaze, and shut his mouth.

Ye Fan looked around at the people present, and it was clear that a large number of them had different opinions on his proposal.

“Commander, it’s no wonder they’re anxious. Our Great Xia has suffered from the lack of gods and been bullied by external gods for many years… Now that they know our Great Xia has gods, everyone is very excited. In addition, mysterious appearances within the Great Xia territory have become more and more frequent recently… This is also why we…” One of the Night Watchers’ high-ranking members who had opinions about Ye Fan in the conference room stood up and explained.

"If we make contact with them, we won't have to deal with the mystery anymore? The chances of the mystery appearing will decrease?" Zuo Qing asked. "Or does that mean that without them, our entire Great Xia Dynasty can't continue to function?"

Zuo Qing's tone grew increasingly forceful as he spoke.

“Deputy Commander Zuo, please don’t be angry. We know all of this, but as long as we don’t know where our Great Xia gods are, we can’t rest easy.”

“Yes, yes, we didn’t know that our Great Xia had gods before, but now we finally know that our Great Xia has gods… but we don’t know where the gods are. How can we be at ease?”

.....

The people present were all talking at once, but no one mentioned the main purpose of today's meeting.

"Have you all had enough of arguing?!" an old man said sternly. "We're here for a meeting, not to listen to your bickering. Half a month has passed since the alien invasion, and the events in Cangnan City have been widely discussed. This isn't the time to discuss whether or not gods exist."

All the watchmen across the country were watching this event—the entire city of Cangnan had vanished.

Our primary objective now should be to determine how to quell the panic among night watchmen across the country.

Upon hearing the old man's words, the once "lively" meeting room instantly fell silent.

Seeing this, Ye Fan slowly spoke, "I know that you are all panicked by the actions of the various divine kingdoms in the mist, but we, the Great Xia, have no gods to face them, which puts us in a very passive position."

"But have you ever considered this: a hundred years ago... when have we, the Night Watchmen of Great Xia, ever relied on gods to protect Great Xia?"

"That concludes today's meeting. I have other plans for the survivors of Cangnan City. Meeting adjourned!"

.....

After everyone left, only Zuo Qing and Ye Fan remained in the conference room.

Zuo Qing made a relaxing gesture. "There are endless meetings every day. I'm so tired of it."

"You've worked hard." Ye Fan smiled without saying anything after hearing Zuo Qing's words, and went to the side to pour a cup of tea and hand it to Zuo Qing.

Zuo Qing took it and said jokingly, "Oh, when did our Commander Ye start drinking tea too?"

"Master Chen gave this to me. Do you want some? I'm a rough man, I'm not used to this stuff," Ye Fan said.

"The tea the Master gave me is definitely not ordinary." Zuo Qing drank it without hesitation before asking, "Commander, what are your thoughts on the follow-up arrangements for the members of Squad 136?"

“You don’t need to do this. It’s just the two of us here now.” Ye Fan poured himself a cup of tea. “I guess I still can’t get used to this stuff.”

"It wasn't appropriate to discuss this during the meeting earlier. The Night Watch's upper echelons aren't entirely united. For some reason, the matter concerning Cangnan City has become quite a hot topic, and we don't know where the rumors originated."

"I believe you understand the seriousness of this matter better than I do. Those unfamiliar deities are friends, not enemies, to us... and they are also connected to one of the Night Watchers in Cangnan City. Even Hei Wuchang was pulled out of the [Mortal God Realm] by him. The fewer people who know about this, the better."

"I know, but they're living, breathing people after all, and they'll be arriving in Beijing soon. Even if we try to hide it, we can't keep it a secret for long..." Zuo Qing said slowly, his brows furrowed tightly.

"And the survivor from the [Blue Rain] squad, and Zhao Kongcheng, whom the [Phoenix] squad mentioned possessing 'human ceiling' strength..."

Ye Fan raised his hand and slowly said, "As long as Liu Lang's matter is not exposed, everything else is a small matter... Besides, no matter how powerful the Dream's 'Soul Contract' is, it is impossible to turn all of our Night Watch's high-ranking members against us."

"What do you mean, Commander?" Zuo Qing asked tentatively.

“When they arrive, let’s ask them what they want. We just need to suppress the news. The gods of Great Xia should be like Liu Lang and the others, their strength hasn’t fully recovered yet, otherwise they wouldn’t have only appeared now after the fog descended…” Ye Fan said seriously, “The amount of information contained in this is really quite large.”

"Yes, Commander!" Zuo Qing nodded.

After Zuo Qing left, Ye Fan stared intently at the projector in the conference room.

"Hopefully, everything will be alright before they recover..."