The rooftop terrace of Jingcheng Building.
In the silence, only the sound of turning pages could be heard.
Shen Qian read at a moderate pace, his lowered eyes revealing a growing sense of surprise.
Yes, he was completely surprised by himself.
Forty-two scavengers.
There are eighteen beginner martial artists, ranging from the seventh to the ninth level; eleven intermediate martial artists, ranging from the first to the fifth level; and the remaining thirteen are all intermediate martial artists, at least at the sixth level!
Two of them have even reached the ninth level of intermediate martial arts.
The time difference between their deaths is estimated to be no more than half an hour.
But Shen Qian knew that the system actually only took seven minutes.
Fortunately, unless a king or noble intervened, it would be impossible to calculate such a precise time; otherwise, there would be no way to explain it.
Shen Qian suddenly understood why Chai Haotian had stopped taking his statement and even classified the file as top secret.
This is actually a form of indirect protection.
To erase as much of Shen Qian's involvement in this matter as possible, and to cover up this horrific battle.
"thank you."
Shen Qian closed the file and returned it to Chai Haotian, while sincerely thanking him.
"Judging from your aura, you're probably only at the level of a newly advanced martial artist, right?" Chai Haotian put the file into his spatial crystal, seemingly intending to keep it safe himself, and asked.
Shen Qian was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized.
He was almost fooled by his own habitual way of thinking.
He knew he was a beginner martial artist at the second stage, but others didn't... Clearly, in Chai Haotian's eyes, he had killed so many people while only at the level of a beginner intermediate martial artist.
...However, it still seems quite horrifying.
"Your Majesty is wise; I have only recently broken through to the next level," Shen Qian readily admitted.
Chai Haotian stared blankly at Shen Qian for a long time, then let out a long sigh.
“I really wanted to take you in as my godson back then, but unfortunately, it seems a bit forced now.” Chai Haotian shook his head, stating his thoughts quite frankly.
He glanced sideways for a moment before sinking.
I treated you like the city lord, and you actually want to be my father?
"I have never seen anyone as talented and brilliant as you in my entire life!"
Chai Haotian said with his hands behind his back, "I won't ask you how you did it. Just pretend you never left the city tonight."
"Thank you, Lord City Lord!"
Seeing that he no longer needed to explain, Shen Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
Chai Haotian remained silent for a few seconds, then, as if he had made up his mind, he suddenly raised his head.
"Shen Qian, would you like to take up a post in the City Lord's Mansion?"
"A temporary post?" Shen Qian was taken aback.
"Yes, it's just a nominal position in the secretariat. It won't interfere with your studies, but you can come to the city lord's mansion to perform your duties in your spare time. The secretariat is a very special department, and you can get involved in many affairs from top to bottom."
Chai Haotian explained.
"Why?" Shen Qian vaguely guessed something, but wasn't quite sure.
"In the blink of an eye, I've been in Jingcheng for almost ten years. According to the rules, my term is almost up, and it's time to find the next successor."
Chai Haotian didn't hide anything and said softly.
Are you grooming me to be the next ruler of Jingcheng?
Shen Qian looked up in surprise, feeling that Chai Haotian had been somewhat hasty.
“I know you are a disciple of a king or nobleman, with a bright future ahead of you. You are also young and full of vigor, so you may not be interested in the position of a city lord. But there are many things you don’t understand. You can listen to what I have to say before making a decision.”
"Please speak, Lord City Lord."
Shen Qian could only nod upon hearing this.
"The city lord must be a mountain and sea level expert, but not every mountain and sea level expert is qualified to be the city lord. In addition to meeting the requirements of strength and character, there is actually another very important reason. Do you know it?" Chai Haotian asked.
"Is it related to 'Tao'?" Shen Qian had already heard some of this from Shi Dingyan and others, so he asked.
"good."
Chai Haotian nodded, “There are thousands of ‘Dao’ in this world, but there are actually not many Great Dao that leads to the heavens. Among these Great Dao, there is one that has existed since ancient times, and everyone can see it and even easily touch it.”
"The way of the emperor?" Shen Qian pondered for a moment, then understood.
"Or it can be simply called the kingly way."
Chai Haotian nodded, then continued, “The way of a city lord is actually the way of the people. The way of the people is also a kind of kingly way. The kingly way is easy to establish, but it is difficult to last long. The way of the people is the same. But if you become the city lord, you will directly lay the foundation of the way and rise up on the path!”
“Excuse me, Lord Chai, I didn’t quite understand. What does ‘rising up from the ashes’ mean?” Shen Qian frowned.
"Mountains and seas are based on the Dao, which is the ultimate standard for measuring the strength of mountains and seas, and the Dao... has a height."
"high?"
It has to be said that Shen Qian was truly immersed in this topic.
It just so happens that he recently obtained the Daoist lineage of Tantai Qin, and it would be beneficial to learn more about it.
Although... it felt a bit strange that a novice martial artist was discussing the Dao with the mountains and seas.
"Where does the road end?" Chai Haotian seemed happy to talk more with Shen Qian.
"Reaching the Heavens".
These are Shi Dingyan's original words, which Shen Qian directly quoted.
"Since it's going to reach the heavens, isn't it normal to have a height?" Chai Haotian said meaningfully.
"Is this height... the height I was thinking of?"
Shen Qian's expression turned somewhat strange, and he subconsciously glanced at his feet.
"Similar, I suppose."
Chai Haotian smiled faintly, “Taking Jingcheng as an example, on the very day I took office in Jingcheng, I attained enlightenment and my enlightenment level was three zhang high.”
"How strong is three zhang...?"
It was obvious that he had no concept of what was going on before he sank.
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