Chapter 456: Succubus (26)

It turns out that these were officials who once managed Chu Yun City, and their descendants are now also the managers of Chu Yun City. Even after the change of dynasties, the Liu family is still the city lord of Chu Yun City, and the current city lord is Liu Yunlai, a direct descendant of Liu Yi.

The people greatly admired this city lord; he was a city lord with a very good reputation.

Upon hearing that Wen Wan wanted to see Liu Yunlai, the inquiring waiter immediately said, "Judging from your appearance, you must be cultivators. If you want to see the city lord, you'd better disguise yourselves as ordinary people. Our city lord doesn't like cultivators very much."

Wen Wan was somewhat surprised, "Why is that? Did something happen?"

Xiao Er shook his head. "No one knows the specifics, but some people speculate that it's because their ancestors had a grudge against cultivators. However, there's no concrete evidence. But don't worry, our city lord won't deliberately target cultivators. There are still many cultivators here."

So Wen Wan and her group changed their clothes and took pills to conceal their cultivation levels, completely disguising themselves.

After resting at the inn for the night, they prepared to visit the city lord's mansion early the next morning. Not everyone had to go, as that would seem too purposeful. So Wen Wan only brought Li Sha along, since Li Sha was, after all, a main character, and should have some of the female lead's aura. This time, things might go much more smoothly.

Upon arriving at the city lord's mansion, they were stopped at the gate. "What business do you have at the city lord's mansion?"

Wen Wan: "We are from the Chen family in Qiling Town. Our master asked us to bring a batch of precious spiritual plants so that we can have a talk with the city lord. So please inform him."

"Wait a moment."

Soon someone went in to report, and soon came out saying, "The city lord is waiting for you. Please come with me."

Wen Wan was surprised that it was so simple. It seemed that the city lord was not pretentious at all. The two entered the city lord's mansion. The mansion was very low-key and simple, but the aesthetics were very good. There were artificial mountains, ponds, houses that were arranged in a staggered manner, and large bamboo groves that could be seen everywhere. You could see some of the owner's temperament.

Soon, Wen Wan and Li Sha met the legendary city lord. Wen Wan also felt the jade pendant on her wrist fluctuate. Clearly, this city lord was a descendant of Liu Xiuyun, the master's wife she was looking for.

He has a gentle and handsome appearance, and he is also very young, looking to be around thirty years old.

"You've come to me because you're buying and selling spiritual plants. May I take a look at the goods?"

Wen Wan nodded, then took out some spiritual plants from her storage bag and showed them to Liu Yun. He examined them carefully, then nodded with great satisfaction, "These are all top-grade, of very good quality. How many do you have in stock? I'll take them all."

Wen Wan: "There is quite a lot of stock. I only brought a portion with me. If the business with the City Lord's Mansion can proceed steadily, I will send a message to the master and ask him to arrange for the goods to be delivered as soon as possible."

"OK."

The two parties quickly agreed to cooperate and signed the relevant contract.

"Do you have a place to stay? If not, you can stay at my residence," Liu Yunlai said.

Li Sha originally thought Wen Wan would agree, but Wen Wan refused, "We have already found an inn to stay in, so there is no need for the city lord to trouble himself. It's just that the cultivation of these spiritual plants is quite troublesome, and these spiritual plants are very delicate. I can spend a little time every day to take care of them, or help the city lord's subordinates to become familiar with these spiritual plants and cultivate them as soon as possible."

"I can't accept this, it's too much trouble."

Wen Wan: "It's no trouble at all. It's not a big deal anyway. If we can continue to cooperate, it will be a good thing for both of us. That's what the host family thinks too."

Afterwards, Liu Yun invited them to dinner, but Wen Wan declined. She then left the spiritual plant behind and took Li Sha away from the city lord's mansion.

After the two women left the city lord's mansion, Liu Yunlai summoned his trusted confidant and ordered him to investigate.

This was within Wen Wan's expectations. She had discussed it with Master Chen, and he was willing to make this arrangement for her. He even wanted to cooperate with Liu Yunlai.

Walking down the street, Wen Wan saw a vendor selling candied hawthorns. She bought one for Li Sha and one for herself.

"Ah Yuan, why don't you just stay? Wouldn't that be more convenient?"

Wen Wan waved the candied hawthorns, "This is called retreating to advance. We need to gain his trust first. Otherwise, if we come to your door so eagerly on the first day, it would seem too obvious that we have ulterior motives. This city lord is not as gentle and kind as he appears on the surface."

"Then why go through all this trouble? Just give the Elder of Apocalypse what he wants directly. As long as you fulfill the oath, you won't be breaking it."

"Liu Xiuyun hated my master before she died. It seems that her descendants also hate cultivators because my master did too much back then. If I send them directly, they definitely won't accept them and might even throw them away. So I'll just send them under another name. Anyway, my master doesn't seem to be looking forward to being forgiven. He just wants to see them all doing well."

Sometimes, as long as the result is good, the process doesn't seem so important.

After that, Wen Wan would go to the city lord's mansion every day, instructing the people there on how to plant spiritual plants while trying to get close to the city lord while keeping her distance.

The Elder Tianqi gave Wen Wan many things, a small portion of which were spiritual plants, but most of them were high-grade spiritual pills. Even in the current cultivation world, a single pill would be something that countless people would fight over. There were also some spiritual artifacts, array beads, and so on.

How to hand these things over to Liu Yunlai under a legitimate name is indeed a problem.

After Liu Yunlai sent people to investigate, they found that the people were sent by the Chen family. The Chen family had always been doing business with various sects and families dealing in spiritual plants, so they were not unknown figures. Therefore, Liu Yunlai put aside his suspicions.

Wen Wan tried to please him while looking for opportunities.

However, before the opportunity could arrive, her mother sent her a message.

Qi Feng: "Young Master, the Master has come here and wants you to see her."

Wen Yan: "..."

Qi Feng didn't know the reason, and Wen Wan couldn't possibly refuse to see her, so she nervously led Qi Feng to another inn, which was only one street away from where she was staying.

Wen Wan soon met Chu Hongyan, who still had that peerless face, and sitting next to her was her most favored male concubine, who was also the heroine's biological father.

Wen Yan: "..."

It seems they really dote on her.

This was the second time Wen Wan had seen this male concubine. He was handsome and refined, and even looked more like a member of the immortal sect than a demon. Moreover, he was from the infamous Bliss Sect, known for its debauchery.

"Mother, what brings you here?"

Chu Hongyan looked at Wen Wan with indifferent eyes. In fact, when it comes to maternal love, Chu Hongyan didn't have much. After all, she didn't love the original owner's father at all. Wen Wan didn't even know where the original owner's father was. If she didn't only have this one daughter, Wen Wan felt that she wouldn't even have the chance to stand in front of Chu Hongyan.