Inside the spiritual space, Chen Tianwen and Xingyu were both cultivating in peace, improving themselves.
Beyond the spiritual space, the Shi family is also thriving.
Bai Qingsong delivered several immortal cultivation manuals for the Shi family to practice.
Many of the Shi family members ascended from the Xuan Tian Realm, so their talents are naturally extraordinary. However, because the family did not have a complete cultivation method, their cultivation progress was slow.
Now that they have the cultivation techniques sent by Bai Qingsong, they have all broken through to new heights!
During Chen Tianwen's absence, Xiaoxue always greeted Bai Qingsong whenever he came to the city lord's mansion. Gradually, a hint of affection developed between them, which led Bai Qingsong to visit the mansion even more frequently...
On the other side, after Shui Wenbin returned to Xishui City, he flew into a rage in the City Lord's Mansion and almost smashed it up.
Because of Shui Wenbin's bad mood, all the families in the entire Creek City became silent.
There's a saying that goes, "If you hold back for a moment, you'll only get angrier; if you back down, you'll only feel like you've lost out!"
Shui Wenbin felt this way. After returning, he carefully recalled the details of his battle with Chen Tianwen.
If it weren't for my repeated overconfidence, even if I couldn't defeat Chen Tianwen, I would never have been forced into this situation.
Shui Wenbin wanted revenge, but he also knew that he couldn't possibly kill Chen Tianwen with his own strength. Moreover, Chen Tianwen had now returned to Bu Huo City, and with the support of Bu Huo City's formation, he was no match for Chen Tianwen!
But Shui Wenbin couldn't swallow his anger and just let it go.
Seeing that Shui Wenbin had been sullen lately, Hu Sheng could roughly guess the reason.
Hu Sheng knew that Shui Wenbin had followed Chen Tianwen, and now that he had returned, he was furious, so it must be related to Chen Tianwen.
Hu Sheng hadn't considered that Shui Wenbin had suffered some loss at Chen Tianwen's hands; he thought Shui Wenbin had been forced back by the family power behind Chen Tianwen.
Thinking of this, Hu Sheng went to Shui Wenbin's side and comforted him:
"Lord City Lord, I have a plan that can make that Lord Bu Huo suffer!"
Shui Wenbin frowned, glared at Hu Sheng, and angrily rebuked him:
"What have you heard? What Lord Bu Huo City?"
Hu Sheng immediately slapped himself in the face and said:
"It was all my fault for speaking out of turn, which led to the city lord going to settle accounts with Chen Tianwen. I deserve to die!"
Shui Wenbin waved his hand impatiently, knowing that Hu Sheng hadn't noticed his embarrassment in front of Chen Tianwen, and then said:
"You just said you had a solution. Tell me, and if the solution works, I, the city lord, will not punish you for this offense of misleading the information!"
Mr. Hu bowed and thanked him profusely, then said:
"Lord of the City, don't forget that there is still a Blackwater Sect in our city..."
Before Hu Sheng could finish speaking, Shui Wenbin angrily interrupted him, saying:
"You want me to go to those Blackwater Sect guys for help? No way, absolutely not! My dignified Streamwater City has two-fifths of its territory occupied by the Blackwater Sect. If I go to them for help now, will I, as the city lord, still have a place to stand in Streamwater City?"
Mr. Hu quickly explained:
"Lord City Lord, we don't want the Blackwater Sect to help us, but rather we want to cooperate with them!"
Shui Wenbin frowned and said to Hu Sheng:
"Go on."
Seeing that Shui Wenbin's complexion had improved slightly, Hu Sheng didn't dare to say anything more and reported back to Shui Wenbin:
"The current city lord of Bu Huo City only has the cultivation of a Golden Immortal, which is not enough to intimidate the area. We can cooperate with the Blackwater Sect. As long as we eliminate this city lord of Bu Huo City, then you will become the new city lord of Bu Huo City!"
"Bu Huo City is much larger than our Xi Shui City, and I've heard that the White Moon Merchant Guild has also established a branch in Bu Huo City. If you, sir, were to become the lord of Bu Huo City, you would be much more carefree and happy than in Xi Shui City."
"Moreover, there has never been a saying in the Changtang Domain about a sect occupying a city. In the future, even in this Xishui City, it will be yours to control!"
Shui Wenbin nodded; what Hu Sheng said was indeed very appealing. Then, Shui Wenbin frowned and said:
"But if that's the case, why would the Blackwater Sect help us destroy Lord Bu Huo? We won't get any benefits, and we'll only offend the Domain Lord. The people of the Blackwater Sect aren't stupid!"
Hu Sheng grinned slyly, his eyes almost squinting, and said:
"My lord is truly blinded by his own involvement. When the time comes, all you need to do is assign Stream City and Fire City to the Blackwater Sect's territory, and they won't object. Moreover, you can say..."
Shui Wenbin's brows gradually relaxed. Hu Sheng's words enlightened him.
Shui Wenbin greatly praised Hu Sheng and then asked Hu Sheng to go and prepare gifts, as he was going to the Blackwater Sect in person!
...
Stream City, within the Blackwater Clan!
Shui Wenbin's expression was somewhat unpleasant, because as the dignified city lord of Xishui City, he had come to the territory of his city's subordinate forces, but the sect leader of the Blackwater Sect had not shown himself. Instead, the sect's first, second, and third elders had come to receive him.
However, sensing that the auras emanating from the three elders were much stronger than his own, Shui Wenbin had no choice but to suppress his anger.
The three elders invited Shui Wenbin into the living room, and the four of them sat facing each other.
The Grand Elder showed no respect for Shui Wenbin, the city lord. He would not have bothered to greet the city lord if the sect leader hadn't gone into seclusion.
But after all, Shui Wenbin was the nominal lord of Xishui City, so the Grand Elder's position was still acceptable on the surface.
After the four were seated, disciples of the Blackwater Sect brought them fine tea. After they finished drinking, the Grand Elder slowly began to speak:
"Lord of Water City, what brings you to my Blackwater Sect today?"
Although the elder's tone made Shui Wenbin very uncomfortable, he sensed the unfathomable aura emanating from the elder and dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction. He took out the prepared gift and said to the elder:
"I recently stumbled upon a secret realm and made some gains there. I heard that your sect is looking for this Pure Water Immortal Ginseng, so I have come to present it as a gift!"
As Shui Wenbin spoke, Blackwater Sect disciples accepted the gifts and presented them to the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder opened the gift box, and instantly the living room was filled with the fragrance of immortal herbs. The Grand Elder nodded, closed the gift box, and put it into his storage space.
"It really is the Pure Water Immortal King Ginseng! Thank you for your kindness, Lord Water City Lord!"
The Grand Elder knew that the Pure Water Immortal King Ginseng had the effect of enhancing the soul and was an essential ingredient for refining fifth-grade immortal pills. Its value had exceeded ten million low-grade immortal crystals. Given Shui Wenbin's status, it must have been very painful for him to take it out!
However, Shui Wenbin only said that he came to present a gift, a reason that the Grand Elder naturally did not believe.
However, since Shui Wenbin didn't say anything, the Grand Elder decided to give him the runaround!
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