In Wu Xiangwang's imagination, what does the lord of the City of Exile look like?

It might be an old man with a decadent face, full of vicissitudes of life, and a part of his body has undergone non-human changes, like a powerful but sad monster.

Or he could be a cold and determined killer or protector, moving forward fearlessly towards his goal until the end of his life.

Or perhaps she could be a wise woman who relied on her wisdom to fight the enemy to the death at the end of her life. Although she became weird in the end, she still guarded the city with the largest number of humans.

This was the image of the exiled city lord in his mind.

But in fact, the Lord of Exile was completely different from what he imagined.

Wu Xiangwang thought that the lord of the Exiled City must have become very strange. His appearance might have been completely changed, but his spirit was still there.

Just like Liusha, perhaps he is a brave warrior who is even more powerful than Liusha.

But he found out that he was wrong.

The lord of the Exiled City before him looked almost completely human. He was even quite young and handsome, and exuded a gentle aura from head to toe.

If there wasn't a black eye on his forehead and his hair moving without wind, he would even doubt whether the city lord had become weird.

But at least now the black eye on his forehead was wrong.

His hair, twisting like black mist, also carried a strange and terrifying air.

This city lord was nothing like Liusha. Wu Xiangwang felt he was more like Linyuan. Perhaps beneath his human-like body, he also concealed a strange and unrecognizable person.

But the city lord is different from Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan gave him an overall impression of coldness and aloofness. He viewed everything in the world with disdain, treating it like garbage. People were wary of Lin Yuan upon first sight, but they wouldn't automatically label him an enemy.

But although the lord of the Exiled City looked gentle and didn't seem like an enemy on the surface, his intuition determined that he was not a friend.

This is a bit bad, isn't it? A human city lord might be an enemy of humans.

"You're here? Are you the bloody wanted criminal Wu Xiangwang? You look different from what I imagined."

The city lord sat on the main throne, looking at Wu Xiangwang with his three eyes.

"You look so beautiful that people always see your beauty first and ignore your strength."

"Ah, perhaps this is one of your special abilities? The more beautiful things are, the more dangerous they are. And it works surprisingly accurately on humans."

Wu Xiangwang: "...Uh, thank you for the compliment?"

The city lord laughed and said, "It seems that you have a good character, and are alert and sharp enough."

"I sincerely want to discuss with you how to change the current situation in this city. Don't worry too much. I won't do anything to harm you in the City Lord's Mansion, and even in the Exiled City, I won't take the initiative to kill any human being."

"I... am still human after all."

Wu Xiangwang didn't answer, but simply stared at the city lord in silence. At this moment, he suddenly felt that he could trust the city lord.

This is a bit contradictory.

The Lord of Exile City didn't mind his silence and pointed to the delicious food already laid out in front of him: "Consider this my way of welcoming my former companions to the Exile City.

Let all your companions hiding in the space cracks come out. Let's sit together for some morning tea and chat. Then, I hope you can change this city and lead everyone out of this hopeless place."

Wu Xiangwang was not surprised that the Exiled City Lord was able to detect that Liusha and the others were hiding in space. This was the marquis-level strength that a city lord should have.

He thought about it and nodded in a direction, and Liusha came out with Wang Xiao, Shang Chong, Wu Xingyun and others.

When Wu Er and Zhang San came out, the mayor of the Exiled City showed a look of surprise on his face.

The monk and the Taoist priest's expressions changed slightly when they saw the black eyeball on the forehead of the Lord of the Exiled City.

However, their expressions are very subtle and difficult to detect if you don't look closely.

But Wu Er and Zhang San had already used their own methods to pass on their abnormalities to their friends——

Wu Er fiddled with the Buddhist beads twice as fast as usual, and Zhang San even started folding yellow talismans directly from his sleeves.

This is their reaction when they encounter a "monster".

Wu Xiangwang looked at the Buddhist beads in Wuer's hand and the yellow talisman in Zhang San's hand, curled his lips, and sat down with everyone.

"It seems everyone is quite wary of me. My current appearance... probably makes it really hard to gain people's trust."

"In that case, I won't say any more words or make any more excuses. I will directly tell you the secrets and problems of this city."

The Exiled City Lord glanced at Wu Er and Zhang San, then chuckled and ignored them. They were just adventurers with some special powers.

Wu Xiangwang sat up straight at this time, and he felt that the city lord looked hateful again.

"This city wasn't originally like this, and it wasn't originally called the City of Exile. Before I killed the original lord, it was called the City of Slaughter."

"City of slaughter? Does it mean killing each other? Is it different from the city of carnival where weird people kill and chase each other?" Shang Chong asked this question.

The Lord of Exile smiled. "That's completely different. The monsters of Carnival City may kill and chase each other, but their nighttime killings are simply to unleash their true nature. Aside from humans, they rarely kill each other outright. So, their fights seek joy while enhancing their abilities. Hence the name Carnival."

"And the City of Slaughter gathers countless of the most brutal, irrational, and uncontrollable monsters from this strange world.

If we use the role of human society to judge, then the weirdos in the Killing City are all 'lawless serious criminals'. The Killing City can be said to be the 'prison' of the weird world.

"So, you should be able to imagine how chaotic and dangerous this city is, and how difficult it is for human adventurers to survive in this city."

When Wu Xiangwang and others heard this, their expressions became somewhat complicated.

Although they had not experienced such a city of slaughter, the words alone were enough for them to imagine the danger and madness.

"...So you, you have decided to change this city?" Wu Xingyun spoke carefully, using honorifics in his words.

The Exiled City Lord reached out and touched the black eagle perched on his shoulder, and the dark eyes on his forehead blinked.

"That's right. Almost all human adventurers in the City of Slaughter were slaughtered by the mad and strange forces, and those who managed to escape were severely damaged both physically and mentally.

I don't think a demonic city like this can be allowed to exist for long. The pillar that supports the City of Slaughter is its lord, so if we cut off that pillar, we will destroy the City of Slaughter."

"At that time, I had just been promoted to the Earl level, and at the same time, I felt that my body had begun to become strange."

"Perhaps it won't be long before I completely transform from a human into a crazy weird without a human heart and reason, so I thought...why not make a big move?"

The gentle and handsome Lord of the Exiled City smiled. "I might as well sacrifice my own life to take the life of that evil leader. If I die or seriously injure him, I'll be fine. If I can perish together with him, it will be a profit."

"Now it seems that I have made a lot of money. At least I am alive and He is dead. Although my condition is not good, right?"

Wu Xiangwang looked at the young man who was smiling at him, and finally smiled back at him.

"You've made a lot of money, and everyone who comes after you will be grateful for your efforts."

The Lord of the Exiled City smiled even more broadly after hearing this answer.

"Haha, that's right, all the humans who come after me will thank me."

"Unfortunately, I still underestimated the Marquis's strange insidiousness and cunningness."

"Although he is dead, he still left a great trouble in this city. And that trouble is one that neither I nor the adventurers who followed me could solve."

Wu Xiangwang and the others pricked up their ears, knowing that the city lord was getting to the point.

"The Lord of Slaughter City has actually been conducting experiments on 'artificial energy gems'. Oh, no, it should be called 'tricked energy gems'."

"As you all know, energy gems are the most expensive commodity in this world and are essential for the advancement and daily needs of the weirdos."

"It's just that pure natural high-level energy gems are very expensive and rare, so even if a city lord owns a high-level energy gem, it still requires luck and huge financial resources to obtain it."

"The Lord of Slaughter City is at a critical stage in his advancement from Marquis to Quasi-King, but he lacks a ninth-tier spiritual energy gem with sufficient energy that matches his attributes."

"So, He created high-level energy gems in his own city by killing humans and even manipulating the supernatural.

When I found Him and planned to die with Him, His high-level energy gem was almost completed."

"Although I ultimately managed to kill Him despite suffering severe injuries and possessing my strange powers, I was unable to stop His experiments. I only know that He conducted His experiments in that energy wheat field, but I've repeatedly destroyed that area, burning it, flooding it, and even digging dozens of meters deep, but I've never been able to find the problem."

"That energy wheat field was initially only one-tenth of its current size, but ten years later, it has taken up nearly one-fifth of the entire city."

"I couldn't destroy it no matter what. Then I discovered that ever since that energy wheat field started growing wheat, the strangeness in the Exiled City has become less and less, and the human adventurers who come here will suffer from mental depression, self-loathing, and exile mental problems."

"In the past few years, the effects of this self-loathing and self-exile were not noticeable, but starting three years ago, the impact has become increasingly significant. Now, almost no adventurer can leave this city without any changes or consequences."

The Lord of the Exiled City looked at Wu Xiangwang seriously and said, "I tried everything, but in the end, there was nothing I could do."

"But you're different. You're the one who's received bloody warrants from five cities in a row. Even though you're not the first, you're already on the path to becoming a legend."

"Do you understand the general trend? This 'trend' is destiny, a kind of 'special energy' that humans cannot grasp but exists in reality. When this energy is abundant enough, the entire world can be changed."

"And in my opinion, you've already begun to possess the beginnings of 'great momentum.' As long as you don't stop and continue on this path, the immense and unique energy gathered around you may truly be able to accomplish something that has eluded humanity for centuries."

"Then the City of Exile is just a small problem for you."

"So I ask you, for the sake of the lives of hundreds of thousands of our fellow human beings, to resolve the problems left behind by that murderous freak."

"If this continues, all humans will become weird and die. This is really too bad for humanity."

"Also, I have a bad feeling. Perhaps in these few days, the imitation high-level spiritual energy gem left by the Slaughtering Trick will mature. By then, perhaps the lives of the entire city will be buried with that gem."

Wu Xiangwang frowned tightly.

He felt an unspeakable sense of crisis from the words of the exiled city lord.

But he felt that he could not fully believe what the Exiled City Lord said. His intuition was screaming at him not to believe him/her.

Wu Xiangwang raised his eyes and looked into the eyes of the Exiled City Lord.

The first thing he saw was the black eye on the forehead of the Exiled Lord. This eye was staring at him intently, as if it had been observing him all the time and never looked away.

And the pair of eyes under this forehead, although also looking at him, had a blank and unfocused feeling. Wu Xiangwang's heart suddenly started beating wildly when he looked at such eyes, and then he suddenly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, there was a hint of deep red in the depths of his eyes.

"City Lord, I want to ask you a question."

Exiled City took the initiative to move his body, and all three eyes looked at Wu Xiangwang seriously: "You ask."

"What makes you the most angry?"

The Exiled City Lord's eyes flashed on his black forehead: "Someone actually dared to provoke me."

Wu Xiangwang lowered his eyes, and when he looked up again, he smiled and nodded seriously: "Yes, I hate it when others provoke me the most."

The Exiled City Lord laughed.

"Then, human hero, are you willing to solve the problem in the energy fields for all of us humans?"

Wu Xiangwang stood up and bowed slightly: "Of course, it's my honor."

"Don't worry, I will do my best to ensure that this fake gem will never appear in this world."

The black eyeball on the Exiled City Lord's forehead moved, and then he nodded: "Then I look forward to your performance."

Wu Xiangwang led his friends out of the City Lord's Mansion as quickly as possible and headed towards the energy wheat field.

The expression on his face always had a determined smile, as if he really wanted to create a better tomorrow for mankind.

"Wangwang! Let's go quickly! I never thought that there was an unknown evil buried under the energy wheat field! We must eradicate the evil and pave a firm path for those who come after us!" Shang was the first to speak out loudly after rushing out, and he looked like he was energized.

Wang Xiao nodded second: "That's right. Since the City Lord has entrusted us with this task, we must do our best to do our best and live up to the City Lord's trust."

"Well, I'm very interested in scientific research. I'll study the energy wheat field carefully later." Qian Bao looked like an expert.

Even the master and the Taoist priest nodded in agreement, thinking that there must be an evil spirit under the wheat field, and they must get rid of it and defend the way.

Only Liusha and Wu Xingyun looked at their friends who seemed to be full of energy with a bit of confusion.

Liusha opened his mouth several times and closed it again. He always felt that there was something wrong with the city lord's aura. Although the city lord looked like a human, his aura was more like a weird one.

Although Wu Xingyun was a little confused at first, he soon looked at Wangwang and then at Shang Chong, and suddenly realized something. His eyes lit up and he stopped talking.

It wasn't until they arrived at the energy wheat field, until they all entered the wheat that was tall enough for a person, that Shang Chong's expression immediately changed:

"Damn it, there's something wrong with that city lord!"

"According to the energy data I saw with my own eyes, the energy possessed by the eye on the City Lord's head is even greater than that possessed by his entire body!"

Wang Xiao also had a grim expression. He glanced at Wu Xingyun, who seemed to be hesitant to speak. "It's okay. The eagle is no longer in the sky. There's nothing watching us anymore. Just say whatever you want!"

Wu Xingyun said, "Brothers, you guys are awesome!!"

Zhang San scoffed. "You're the only one who's slow to react, you little fool. The City Lord looks like he has two souls in one body, or perhaps he's been possessed by another. But the problem is, I can't find another soul in his body."

"In this case, either the city lord has been completely possessed, or...the two souls have merged. Now I feel that the latter is more likely."

"So now we have to find a way to awaken the City Lord's human soul? Or let the City Lord's human soul gain the upper hand? Then isn't this mission assigned to us by the City Lord a huge trap? Should we still do this mission?"

Everyone looked at Wu Xiangwang.

Don't forget to look at the sky and then look at the golden energy wheat that makes people feel uncomfortable once touched.

He curled his lips: "Of course."

Since the city lord was able to invite him and his friends to come, he probably anticipated the situation where they would discover his true condition.

After all, he revealed too many flaws in his words. Especially his last question. What made him feel the most angry? It was "someone provoked him." This was already a completely weird angle.

But the city lord didn't look panicked at all, or he didn't care at all that they discovered this.

He was absolutely confident that they couldn't kill him.

Then don't do meaningless things. Hit the snake at its most vulnerable point and do it thoroughly.

"Doesn't the city lord want us to help solve the problem with the energy wheat field? Come on, plant a circle of mushrooms around the energy wheat field first!"

"I believe the city lord has never tried such a solution."

"Don't worry if there are problems with the ground. First, let the ground be covered with righteous mushrooms to absorb the evil energy!!"

And so, half an hour later, the city lord, quietly gazing at the wheat fields from the castle, saw the towering mushrooms rising from the ground. At the same time, he also felt the seed he treasured, about to mature and break through the soil... being deprived of energy and issuing a cry for help from impending malnutrition.

Exiled City Lord: "..."

No, perhaps I should ask him to kill the city lord. He suddenly screamed, "...What the hell is that?!"

Are those blue-purple things with giant crying faces mushrooms?! They are different from the small mushrooms he saw in the East City Gate Square before!