Gu Changqing smiled slightly and said with admiration, "The City Lord is indeed a man of great vision. I admire him very much, and I am very reassured that the City Lord has been given this position."

"It's all what I should do, nothing to praise. Young Master Gu has relieved my daughter of this suffering from her disfigurement, and to express my gratitude as a father, I have specially invited you to dinner," the city lord said with a smile and a sincere expression.

"Since the city lord is so kind, then I, Gu, will respectfully accept." Gu Changqing agreed without any hesitation.

The city lord then instructed his servants to prepare a table of fine food and wine. The city lord, Gu Changqing, Miss Yu'er, and the man in purple happily began their meal.

At the dinner table, the city lord and Yu'er expressed their gratitude to Gu Changqing. Gu Changqing was very happy to hear others praising him and enjoyed the meal.

After finishing his meal, Gu Changqing prepared to take his leave.

The city lord and Miss Yu'er repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay.

"Young Master Gu, you've come all this way, why don't you stay a few more days? We have lots of fun things to do and delicious food to eat here. You can go back when you've had your fill!" Yu'er said sincerely, trying to persuade Gu Changqing to stay when she heard he was leaving.

“That’s right, don’t rush off. Let us do our part as hosts.” The city lord also politely urged them to stay.

However, Gu Changqing did not want to stay any longer, so he smiled and declined, saying, "I have other matters to attend to, so I will not stay here any longer. Let's talk about it another time."

"Since Young Master Gu has other matters to attend to, we cannot insist that he stay any longer. Next time you come, you must stay here for a few more days!" the city lord said with a smile.

"Farewell!" After saying this, Gu Changqing vanished in the blink of an eye.

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As soon as Gu Changqing stepped out of the city lord's mansion, someone secretly began to watch him.

This person was none other than the gray-clad man who had just been fighting in the arena.

However, knowing that Gu Changqing's strength was extraordinary, he dared not act rashly and secretly summoned five powerful cronies.

These five men were all dressed in black, which was for today's operation.

The reason this gray-clad man risked so much danger to target Gu Changqing was not for anything else, but for the treasure he possessed.

After all, the city lord had given all his wealth to Gu Changqing, so Gu Changqing must have countless treasures on him. Gu Changqing was extremely envious, so he set his sights on Gu Changqing.

At this very moment, these people were plotting how to seize the treasures from Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing was completely unprepared at first and did not realize that someone was following him. At this moment, he was immersed in his own joy and had no idea that someone dared to stare at him and wanted to take advantage of him.

Not long after, Gu Changqing realized something was wrong, because there was an unfamiliar aura around him. At first, he thought it was a coincidence, but now that the unfamiliar aura had been following him for a while, he immediately realized something was wrong.

Gu Changqing sneered inwardly, thinking that whoever was so blind as to come here to die again.

But he wasn't flustered at all. He was already invincible, so what did he have to fear? He wanted to see what these people were up to. If they wanted to play, he would play along.

So Gu Changqing pretended not to know anything and kept walking forward to see what kind of tricks they were up to.

After following them for a long time, the group reached a deserted place. Feeling that the time was right, they called out, "Stop! We have something to say."

Gu Changqing pretended not to hear and continued walking forward as if nothing had happened.

Seeing that Gu Changqing ignored them, the group flew directly in front of him and blocked his way without saying a word.

Gu Changqing pretended to be nonchalant and said calmly, "What are you doing, fellow Daoists? Why are you blocking my way?"

The gray-clad man who was in the lead spoke first: "Hurry up and hand over your valuables, or we'll make you regret it!"

"I have too many valuable things on me. I wonder which one you want?" Gu Changqing said with a faint smile.

"What do you mean, which one? What can we do with just one? At least one treasure per person is required!" One of the men said bluntly when he saw that Gu Changqing was being so cooperative.

"What do you mean one for each person? Are you stupid? Since you're already here, you should want them all! Hey, what treasures do you have on you? Take out all the stone statues, or we won't let you go!" Another man carefully scolded his companion, then immediately corrected him.

"You're really delusional, dreaming like fools. You're too greedy. You want all the treasures on me? If you're capable, you can take them all. I'm just afraid you're not capable enough. You won't take the treasures and you'll lose your lives instead." Gu Changqing said with a cold smile and a look of disdain.

"What a joke! Do you think the six of us are only afraid of you? Even if you're incredibly strong, you can't defeat the six of us together, can you?" One of the men in black chuckled, speaking with utter disdain.

“We are all quasi-Immortal Emperor level experts. The highest is at the ninth level of Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and the lowest is at the fifth level. Do you think we would be afraid of you alone? Besides, we can’t sense any aura from you at all. Your cultivation is probably very weak.” Another man in black said with great disdain.

"No matter what, we should still be careful. This person is quite capable. I witnessed his strength in the martial arts tournament just now, and his strength should not be underestimated. We must not underestimate him!" The gray-clad man reminded the other five black-clad men, speaking earnestly.

The reason why the men in black were so dismissive was because the man in gray hadn't explained Gu Changqing's strength to them clearly, because he himself didn't know the extent of Gu Changqing's power.

"What's there to be afraid of? Even if he's powerful, he can't handle the number of us, right?" The man in black, showing no sense of security, said dismissively.

"Anyway, I've already told you that I'm in a good mood today. If you leave now, I can let bygones be bygones. But if you remain stubborn, don't blame me for being cold-blooded and ruthless, killing without blinking an eye!" Gu Changqing wasn't angry; his heart was completely calm as he spoke.