Chapter 173

Several ghost cultivators tacitly took a portion each, and then surrounded them.

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After the earth dragon was dealt with, it was quickly divided into several parts.

Several ghost cultivators tacitly took a portion each, and then surrounded them.

Cheng Hui: ...

"So it was you who sold the location of the underground palace." An old man looked at Cheng Hui with a hook in his eye.

"Haha, this kid has self-awareness." The burly man laughed.

The bald city lord squatted aside with a curious look on his face, plucking a blade of grass from somewhere and holding it in his mouth.

"I say, why are you two here?"

Faced with so many golden elixirs, Cheng Hui honestly recounted his experience.

Of course, he didn't say a word about anything related to the temple. In the eyes of others, he was just someone who heard about the crack in the ground and joined in the treasure hunt.

The rest of the people didn't think much about it, only the bald city lord looked at them with a half-smile.

If you really wanted to find treasure, why would you sell the location of the underground palace in the first place?

Just say this to fool others.

The bald city lord had no intention of reminding others, and patted Cheng Hui's shoulder kindly: "Boy, you are good. People who know themselves live longer. I will not lie to you. There are indeed many benefits in this underground palace. But you also see that if you want these benefits, you must have some ability." She raised her chin towards the place where the earth dragon fell.

Only a few useless scraps of meat remained, proving that no one with the necessary skills could possibly eat up the treasures in the underground palace.

Cheng Hui knew the City Lord had good intentions, and he worried that he might be jealous of others' gains. He also wanted to serve as a reminder to the others: don't feel like you've lost money on the address. The gains from the underground palace alone are enough to double your investment, or more.

Cheng Hui saw that the city lord seemed to have a good impression of him. With a change of mind, he pulled Lin Qingyang a few steps to his side, as if he had found a backer.

Some people around them immediately laughed, and the burly man even covered his stomach with his hands. "Hey, Hua Lao Er, this is the first time I see you protecting someone like this. Do you know what you look like now? Like an old hen with two chicks...hahahaha!"

"Get out!" the bald city lord cursed and suddenly kicked him with his leg.

The big man was actually prepared and dodged it. "Ha, luckily I was prepared."

The bald city lord rolled his eyes and said, "Get lost! Get as far away as you can!"

The big man chuckled. He had a good relationship with City Lord Hua, but he also knew that this guy was petty and would easily be retaliated against if he continued teasing him, so he said nothing more.

However, a middle-aged man among the ghost cultivators sneered, "It's quite remarkable that City Lord Hua can protect him like this. Could it be that the City Lord is planning to find a gigolo?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt many eyes on him and sneered: "Did I say something wrong?"

Only then did everyone notice that the young man standing next to the tall young man had an extremely good-looking appearance.

Even the man who was just big and strong was stunned, muttering: "Is it really because of this pretty boy?"

Bang!

“Ouch!”

The big man was kicked and flew out, crashing into many broken walls before he stopped.

The bald city lord slowly retracted his legs and cursed, "Use your brain, idiot! You believe what Liu Quezi says."

The middle-aged man called Liu Quezi's face suddenly turned dark.

He once had one of his legs broken by the city lord and it took him many years to recover. During that time, Liu Quezi became his nickname and also his dark history.

In the entire Luowu City, only the city lord dared to expose his shortcomings like this, but he didn't dare to get angry.

Liu Quezi snorted coldly, looking at Cheng Hui and the other two who were standing beside the city lord pretending to be quails, and said in a sinister voice: "This underground palace has made these two people earn a lot. We worked hard and almost risked our lives to earn so little, but they easily earned as much as us."

When he said that, some people were actually tempted. They had spent a lot to buy the location of the underground palace. If they could get back a little, even half of it...

"Bah! Liu Quezi, are you too poor to afford it or what? If you can't afford it, just say it, and I'll give you some reward. If you don't want to spend money, don't buy it. In this underground palace, you spend the least and get the most things, and you're still not satisfied? Don't say that I know you in the future. I can't afford to lose face like this!" The big man patted the dust off his body and sneered at Liu Quezi.

Liu Quezi flicked his sleeves, snorted and stopped talking.

The others looked at each other and gave up the idea.

The bald city lord glanced at Cheng Hui, and Cheng Hui immediately smiled widely.

Hua City Lord: ...

Tsk, okay, I don’t know why, but I particularly like this guy.

City Lord Hua: "Follow closely."

Cheng Hui: “Okay!”

He pulled Lin Qingyang and followed behind City Lord Hua, looking like a little follower.

Lin Qingyang had a blank expression on his face. No matter if those people called him a gigolo or something else, his expression did not fluctuate at all.

This level of ridicule would not shake him at all.

Do what you can do. Since it is obvious that there are people willing to take care of them, why should he take the lead?

Of course, he had already made a note of that Liu Guizi in his little notebook. If he got a chance later, he would definitely kill him!

"Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense and hurry up. Does anyone know where this place is?" City Lord Hua said lazily.

They had been chasing the earth dragon all the way from the underground palace and had no idea what was going on here.

City Lord Hua glanced at Cheng Hui, who quickly shook his head.

Just kidding, that great god is still in his storage ring, he doesn't dare to say anything careless.

City Lord Hua clicked his tongue and turned to look at the others.

The old man took the initiative to step forward and observed the ruins for a while, then shook his head: "There are too few traces left here."

Cheng Hui thought about it and winked at Lin Qingyang.

You may win by clinging to someone powerful, but if it is really useless, you will easily be thrown out as cannon fodder.

Cheng Hui didn't know why the City Lord Hua wanted to protect him, or why he had some good feelings towards him, but he knew that if he and Lin Qingyang wanted to continue to keep a low profile, it would be best if they could play some role, not too big, just to prove that they were not useless.

Lin Qingyang received his signal and told him some of the things he knew about the Wujiang Clan.

What he said was all what he saw in the notes left by the elder, and he did not reveal a single word about the later events involving the god.

Again, without knowing the god's intentions, it's better to just not mention it, as it's better to avoid making mistakes. Anyway, with the god's power, if he wanted to let these people know about those things, creating a mural shouldn't be a big problem.

"The Zombie-Free Tribe?" City Lord Hua had obviously never heard of this ancient race.

This is not surprising. After all, it has disappeared for a long time. If Lin Qingyang had not seen the notebook by chance, they would be confused now.

"If that's the case, then there must be a temple in the center of this ancient city." Although the old man had never heard of the Wujiang tribe, he still knew something about the ancient descendants. Especially at that time, Shintoism was very prosperous, and many ethnic groups had various beliefs. The existence of temples was a matter of course.

"Let's go and take a look!" City Lord Hua took the lead, holding Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang in each hand and jumped up.

Cheng Hui didn't expect that the city lord would be so impatient, and he almost jumped out of fright when his feet slipped.

Soon, he felt like he was flying across the rooftops like riding on clouds. City Lord Hua was not really flying, but was relying entirely on his domineering physique to carry the two of them in continuous jumping.

Cheng Hui glanced at Lin Qingyang, whose delicate face was filled with confusion.

Lin Qingyang: Who am I? Where am I? Who did what to me?

The expression of doubt on his face had not yet disappeared, and Lord Hua had already brought them to the square they had been to before.

Cheng Hui: ...after working so hard to come so far, I'm back to where I was before liberation..._(:з」∠)_

At this time, the jade pillar was dull and looked like an ordinary pillar.

But it was against the rules to have an ordinary pillar standing in the center of the temple square.

The low-level ghost cultivators present had already found this area. They didn't know where it was, but based on some simple ideas, this temple was taller, bigger, and more luxurious than other houses. It was obviously a special place at first glance.

However, none of them noticed the pillar, as they were all focused on the temple. The temple's door was tightly closed, and they tried to attack it with magic, but the door was made of some unknown material that absorbed their magic and bounced it back, so they couldn't open the door for a long time.

"The city lord is here." Someone shouted.

The ghost cultivators surrounding the temple gate suddenly quieted down and looked at the city lord and his men vigilantly.

There is a huge gap in strength between low-level ghost cultivators and high-level ghost cultivators. What these people are most worried about is that the city lord and his men will rely on their high level of cultivation to drive them away and then occupy this temple alone.

At that time, no matter who gets the benefits, it will have nothing to do with them anyway.

But they didn't dare to confront the city lord head-on, so they could only stand outside the gate and stare blankly. The scene was very embarrassing for a while.

City Lord Hua said impatiently: "Tsk, trouble!"

"Whoever of you wants to go, go ahead. I'll go and see the pillar." City Lord Hua flicked his sleeves and strode to the front of the jade pillar.

The rest of the people looked at each other and walked towards those people, as if they wanted to discuss something with them.

City Lord Hua walked up to the jade pillar and observed it carefully. The surface of the jade pillar was smooth, but the inside was full of cracks, as if it would shatter into pieces with a slight touch.

However, City Lord Hua refused to believe it and reached out to touch it.

Cheng Hui still remembered how he had almost been tricked, and couldn't help but warn: "City Lord Hua."

"Hmm?" City Lord Hua responded nonchalantly.

Cheng Hui: "This pillar sounds weird, so maybe we shouldn't touch it?"

City Lord Hua slowly turned his head and asked, "Do you also think this pillar is strange?"

Cheng Hui answered with a stiff upper lip: "Yes, my intuition tells me that this thing is a bit dangerous."

"Oh..." City Lord Hua nodded: "Then let's not touch it."

Cheng Hui: …???

To be honest, even he himself felt that his words were not credible at all, but City Lord Hua actually believed it?

As a city lord, it's not appropriate for you to be so credulous, right?

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