"Master, Sect Leader Wen has gone to Yongyu City. Be careful not to get caught or discovered."

Not long after Sect Leader Wen and his group left Wanyue City, news of his departure was delivered to Lian Zheng. At that time, Lu Li had not yet left the City Lord's Mansion and also heard the news.

Knowing that the plan had succeeded, Lu Li immediately sent a message to Liu Yu, who was far away in Yongyu City. Then, when he looked up, he met Lian Zheng's curious gaze.

Lian Zheng didn't say anything, just stared at him blankly, as if he wanted to ask something but was too embarrassed to speak, so he just watched quietly.

Faced with such a strong gaze, even Lu Li felt somewhat uncomfortable. Finally, he asked helplessly, "Speak, what do you want to ask?"

Seeing Lu Li's reaction, Lian Zheng keenly sensed that he was about to relent, and immediately asked in a somewhat obsequious manner, his face full of curiosity: "Senior brother, how did you lure Sect Leader Wen away?"

Even his address was changed; he omitted the surname and directly called him "Senior Brother," clearly trying to get closer to Lu Li and get the answer from him.

"Well, why don't you ask your third uncle about this?"

Unexpectedly, Lu Li only seemed to be about to agree, but had no intention of saying anything at all. He only gave such a light and casual reply, which was as good as not saying anything at all.

Actually, you can't blame him. After all, Liu Yu's side hasn't succeeded yet, so it's natural not to announce it widely at this time. If the news is accidentally leaked, all the previous efforts will be wasted.

"Junior Brother Lian, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now. See you later."

After saying this, Lu Li ignored Lian Zheng's lamentations, greeted him, and then leisurely left the city lord's mansion, regardless of Lian Zheng's feelings behind him.

Lian Zheng watched Lu Li walk away, his mind filled with questions, but he didn't dare to call out to stop Lu Li.

"Sigh~" Until Lu Li's figure could no longer be seen, he knew that he would never know the answer to this question, and could only sigh helplessly.

“Master, why don’t you ask the Third Grandmaster?”

Seeing his expression, Dong Zhixin, who was behind him, kindly suggested, "Didn't Uncle Lu just tell Master to ask Third Grandmaster? Since you want to know so much, why don't you go and ask him?"

"Hey, you don't understand."

Unexpectedly, after hearing his suggestion, Lian Zheng became even more melancholy. If he could have told him directly, Senior Brother Lu would have done so instead of pushing it to Third Uncle.

It seems I can only ask again later. Oh well, why think so much? As long as the matter is resolved, why worry about the process?

So, after worrying for a while, Lian Zheng cheered himself up and stopped caring about it.

Lian Zheng, having come to terms with things, felt much better and was even more interested in matters concerning the City Lord's Mansion.

"Disciple, is there anything else to take care of today? If not, your master is going to cultivate."

After saying that, Lian Zheng couldn't help but yawn.

Yes, his main way of cultivating is sleeping. Like most spirit beasts and divine beasts, the Yan An Weasel can absorb spiritual energy while sleeping.

"That's all, Master, you can go to sleep now."

Seeing his reaction, Dong Zhixin's lips twitched slightly as he replied. Compared to Lian Zheng's suggestion to go and cultivate, his words were much more straightforward, directly revealing the hidden truth in his words.

"Alright, my good disciple, then your master will go to cultivate. You take good care of Wanyue City. If you need anything, go to your third grandmaster or ask the affairs hall. Try not to disturb your master's cultivation."

Lian Zheng didn't care about his apprentice's words. He yawned several times and then disappeared from the hall after saying those words.

"Sigh~" Just like happiness doesn't disappear, it only moves on, so too does sighing. And look, the person sighing has become Dong Zhixin.

Looking at the empty hall, Dong Zhixin silently gazed at the sky.

The city lord of Wanyue City is said to be Lian Zheng, but in reality, it is Lian Zheng's own direct disciple who does the work, including handling most of the affairs of Wanyue City.

He wondered if his grandmaster knew about this: "Sigh!" Dong Zhixin sighed helplessly again before going to the study of the city lord's mansion to deal with city affairs.

To be honest, his master has become much more active since becoming the city lord of Wanyue City.

Previously, they would stay in their caves in groups of dozens or even hundreds, remaining still. Now, they move around frequently.

Of course, this was limited to the City Lord's Mansion Reception Hall, the City Lord's Mansion Study, and the City Lord's Mansion Cultivation Room—a straight line between three points. He had never been to any other places.

Thinking of this, Dong Zhixin almost couldn't help but sigh again, but fortunately he managed to hold back at the last moment.

At the same time, Lu Li, who had left the city lord's mansion, also brought Shushu to the shop where he had previously ordered clothes and jewelry.

Upon entering the Treasure Pavilion, the people inside immediately recognized this generous client as Lu Li, the chief disciple of the Flowing Moon Sect.

The female manager who had previously received Lu Li greeted him with a beaming smile.

She hadn't forgotten: the commission she received from Lu Li's last deal was more than she usually earned in a whole year, and she finally earned enough resources for her children to use before they reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

In her eyes, Lu Li was like a walking spirit stone, brimming with spiritual energy.

"I've come to pick up the things I ordered last time. Are they all ready?"

When Lu Li first saw the female manager, whose smile stretched almost to the back of her ears, he paused for a moment, finding the smile somewhat eerie.

However, he quickly understood why the other party was doing this, and returned to normal, speaking in the same gentle tone as usual.

"Don't worry, everything is ready."

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