Chapter 269: The Tower Changes

The next morning, it was still raining heavily in Lujiang City.

Xiang Lijian stood on the city wall, watching the overwhelming wind and rain, and remained silent for a long time.

As the governor of Lujiang County and the head of the Xiang family, he can be said to be the most powerful man in the entire Lujiang County. However, even with such power, not everything can go smoothly.

First, the eldest son who was full of all the expectations of the Xiang family was killed, which made him experience the pain of losing a son. Then, the second son who inherited the will was captured, and the situation was very bad. If he didn't do well, he might have to experience the pain of losing a son again...

As a middle-aged man, he suffered such a series of blows. His heart was filled with pain, but his identity and status would never allow him to show any weakness. He could only sigh quietly in his dreams in the middle of the night, leaving a heart full of sadness.

"Report to the county governor, in less than half an hour, the water level in the river has risen by two feet and three inches, and judging from the current weather, the water level will probably continue to rise sharply, and it has not yet reached its highest point!"

A general responsible for surveying the water situation climbed up the tower and bowed to Xiang Lijian.

Xiang Lijian nodded slightly and asked, "Have you found any traces of the Lu family fleet on the river?"

The general shook his head: "Our Lujiang City is upstream of the river, and Ding'an City is downstream of the river. Affected by this heavy rain, the water level of the entire Lujiang River has risen sharply, and the rapids in the river are surging. It is absolutely impossible for the Lu family's ships to rush upstream under such circumstances."

Xiang Lijian said seriously: "We still can't take it lightly. The other party is not an ordinary character, but a reinforcement from the Dali Sword Sect, with all kinds of incredible magical powers."

"I heard that there is a magical object called 'Shuttle Boat' on the Yuanjiang waterway in the Dali Sword Sect. No matter how bad the weather is, it can travel thousands of miles a day without hindrance."

"If the other party has the means to apply this technique to other ships, even if the power is greatly reduced, it is not impossible to come in the rain. This matter must be prevented!"

The general's face was stern, and he bowed his head and said: "Yes! I will dispatch people to defend along the river and never let the thieves of the Lu family sneak over!"

After speaking, the general retreated.

On the tower, silence returned again.

At this time, a subordinate dressed as a civil servant next to him saw that the atmosphere was silent, so he took the initiative to speak:

"Anyway, this heavy rain can be regarded as a great help to us. After all, the rebels of the Lu family are just a group of rabble. Even if they have a way to go upstream, they will inevitably be affected by the rain and cannot exert their usual combat power. In this case, the people of the Lu family must have some concerns and dare not take the risk of attacking..."

"In this way, we have enough time to gather troops and wait for reinforcements. As long as the strong reinforcements of the Third Prince arrive, the Lu family will be ready. Even if we have the support of the Dali Sword Sect, we are not afraid..."

"From this, we can see that the time is completely on our side, which represents the prosperity of the county governor and the Xiang family! The fortune of the governor and the Xiang family is naturally the fortune of the second young master, so I boldly assert that this time the second young master will definitely be able to turn danger into safety and return safely!"

It must be said that this civil servant subordinate is indeed a good hand at observing words and expressions. After hearing these words, Xiang Lijian, although he remained calm on the surface, his mood suddenly improved a lot.

"I hope so!" Xiang Lijian sighed softly.

At this time, other subordinates around him also followed suit.

"The second young master is blessed by heaven, nothing will go wrong this time!"

"Although the other party has captured the second young master, they dare not hurt him, which shows that the Lu family still has some concerns!"

"The second young master has a full forehead and a square chin, it is impossible for him to die young!"

"The second young master has lived in the Xiang family since he was a child, and has been cared for in every way. He has never suffered any setbacks. This experience is also a rare experience for him. If he can survive this disaster, he will definitely be blessed in the future!"

...

Xiang Lijian knew that what these subordinates said might not be the truth, but he did not interrupt them, because these words were at least a kind of psychological comfort to him.

"How are the arrangements for the mobilization of manpower by each family?"

Xiang Lijian suddenly asked again.

"The Third Prince's reinforcements can only be used to deal with the masters who support the other side, such as the scarred man who captured Sheng'er. To truly quell the rebellion of the Lu family, we still have to rely on our own people..."

One of the subordinates replied with a smile: "The situation is very good! Before dawn this morning, several families had already mobilized their people to wait for orders. It seems that the tough stance taken by the county governor yesterday was still effective. Even the Huang family and the Li family, who had always been lip service to the county governor's order, obeyed the order this time!"

"Huang family? Li family?"

Xiang Lijian was surprised: "These two families are so active this time? Don't deliberately get some old, weak, sick and disabled people to come and deal with it!"

"No, no!"

The subordinate assured, "I have gone to see them all and confirmed that they are all the elites of their families, and there are no unqualified people."

Xiang Lijian still felt a little strange, but he didn't say anything. After all, the strength of these two families was too weak. Even if they were given great courage, it would be difficult for them to stir up any big waves. Perhaps they just saw in this incident that the Xiang family, which was close to the third prince, was the general trend, and finally they were willing to surrender completely.

"Report to the county governor, the Ye family's troops have also arrived and are preparing to enter the inner city!"

Suddenly, a report came, attracting the attention of everyone on the tower.

"What? People from the Ye family are here too?"

"They've arrived so early? In the past, didn't the Ye family always drag their feet to the end?"

"Haha, Ye Zhengkang from the Ye family was still arguing with the county governor at the meeting yesterday. I didn't expect him to give in so quickly..."

"The Ye family is smart. It seems that they have also seen that our Xiang family is favored by the third prince. This is the general trend!"

...

Xiang Lijian was also very happy.

The Ye family has always been the biggest thorn in Lujiang City. Most of the opposing forces are mainly from the Ye family. I didn't expect that they would cooperate so well this time. As long as the Ye family nodded in agreement, there would be no problem with this mobilization.

"Let's go, follow me to see what kind of manpower the Ye family brought this time!"

So, Xiang Lijian led a group of subordinates down the tower and greeted the arrival of the Ye family at the door.

It was still raining heavily outside, and the vision was blurred.

It was not until the Ye family's large army came to the front that Xiang Lijian was surprised to find that it was Ye Zhengkang who led the troops in the rain and was soaked in the rain.

Xiang Lijian was slightly stunned, and was considering the words and the tone of voice to greet this former opponent who had become like a drowned chicken.

Unexpectedly, Ye Zhengkang laughed heartily at this time.

"Master Xiang, our Ye family has a big gift for you today!"

Xiang Lijian was slightly stunned, and was wondering what Ye Zhengkang was singing?

Ye Zhengkang had already thrown a box in his hand over.

Xiang Lijian subconsciously reached out to catch it, opened it and took a look, and was immediately frightened. His hand trembled, and the box fell to the ground, and a round ball rolled out.

Then, everyone saw that it was a human head. Although the face had lost its color, it was still clear from the eyebrows that the owner of the head was Xiang Sheng, the second son of the Xiang family!

Xiang Lijian had never thought that he would receive his son's head at this moment, and it was handed to him by Ye Zhengkang himself.

The subordinates around him were stunned. Just now they were praising Xiang Sheng on the tower, but they didn't expect to be slapped hard by the ruthless reality so soon.

However, this slap was just the beginning.

"We, the Huang family, also have a big gift to give to the Xiang family today!"

"We, the Li family, also have a big gift to give to the Xiang family today!"

"We, the He family, also have a big gift to give to the Xiang family today!"

...

At some point, several other families also quietly surrounded them and threw down brocade boxes one after another.

In each brocade box, a corpse fell out.

What exactly this was about was self-evident...

Everyone felt a chill all over their bodies!

Ye Zhengkang didn't wait for the other party to react, and said murderously: "Xiang Lijian, your son has passed away, why don't you hurry over to accompany him!"

After saying that, he led everyone to rush forward and kill.