Chapter 216 My Holy Offering!!
"So—that's the whole story?"
"Yes, Lord City Lord."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu covered his face, feigning despair.
"Xu Ruozhou, you're really stupid."
At this moment, Wang Yu had safely returned from the Yama Ghost Market and was now standing in front of the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, looking at the Central District, which consisted of only one mansion, and was furious.
Xu Ruozhou knelt on the ground, her head bowed, her face flushed red from holding back her anger.
Wang Yu said with a sense of disappointment.
"Master Tianshui, that's Jin Manlou's direct descendant, a master weapon refiner. He turned Guiling City into this mess, and you're just going to get rid of him with a simple thank you?"
"So many people died, all because of him. The city needs rebuilding, and post-war compensation—doesn't that all require money? Did he give any?! Ah!!!"
Xu Ruozhou suddenly remembered something, reached into his pocket, and handed over a jet-black iron ball crackling with lightning. He said:
"Senior Tianshui said that when he killed that group of assassins, he underestimated the power of this item and accidentally caused this scene. So he gave this item to the city lord and will find a way to make amends when he returns from the east bank."
"She also said that she would come to thank you in person once Miss Kim Myo-sun finishes her seclusion."
Wang Yu took the Thunder Tribulation Pill and said speechlessly.
"Do I need a thank you from her? Why didn't you take this out sooner?"
"Your subordinate... forgot for a moment."
Xu Ruozhou recorded the scene of the thunder sea eruption in Guiling City using a recording stone. This not only made it easier for Wang Yu to understand what happened afterward, but it could also serve as evidence against the other party, making it easier to demand compensation.
However, this unassuming iron ball is really powerful.
It's like a strange magical artifact with an blast radius that exceeds the launch radius. It's a one-time consumable, and although it's very powerful, you need to be careful when using it.
To avoid getting involved.
It's unclear how many Thunder Tribulation Pills Master Tianshui used to create this scene. After putting things away, his subordinates took matters into their own hands and organized repairs and reassurance efforts without his intervention.
He was now very curious about how the people of Yunling Prefecture would react when they heard that he had once again ordered the massacre of the building.
Although it was fake, and everyone knew it, Chi Yuan was never short of people to amuse her.
I just got back and finished dealing with things.
Wang Yu was about to go and get some Snow Jade. This guy was basically left to his own devices in the City Lord's Mansion. After being nurtured with top-grade pills for a while, he was not far from advancing in rank.
At this time, Han Jia from Tianbao Pavilion took the initiative to visit.
The voice arrived before the person.
"Lord Wang! You've done something amazing again! You've razed Jinmanlou to the ground. From now on, you'll be a friend of Tianbaoge forever."
"Hey, hey, hey—you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! Brother Han Jia, if your words get out, you'll get your brother killed."
Han Jia came alone this time; his twins weren't with him. He put his arm around Wang Yu's shoulder and chuckled mischievously.
"I understand, I understand, the bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow."
Wang Yu was speechless.
"It wasn't me. Just wait, someone from Jinmanlou will step forward and take responsibility."
Han Jia looked suspicious: "Really not you?"
"otherwise?"
"All right."
After savoring the conversation, Han Jia smacked his lips and thought about what he had overheard. He guessed that Wang Yu had been implicated in the internal strife at Jinmanlou.
Thinking of this, Han Jia's expression became even more strange.
"I humbly admit defeat in my ability to stir up trouble, Lord Wang."
"Do you think I'm looking for trouble? Some people just ask for it."
"That makes sense."
"What brings you here, Brother Han Jia? I have a lot of official business to attend to."
"Look at me, I almost forgot."
With a sudden slap on his thigh, Han Jia straightened his hat and said seriously.
"Look, Jinmanlou has been razed to the ground, and everyone is dead. Will this market in Guiling City become Guitianbaoge in the future?"
Wang Yu frowned, but did not deny it.
That's how it is now.
Han Jia breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, I'd like to talk to you about buying a few more plots of land, and also that Lei Yu Banana Garden outside the city. Why don't you sell it all to me? Tianbao Pavilion is planning to expand its scale in Guiling City."
“The land is fine, but Lei Yu Banana Garden is not. It is a heirloom of the Guiling City Lord’s Mansion, and I only have the right to own it for three hundred years.”
"Forget it then, let's talk about buying land, in the central district."
Han Jia didn't force the issue of not being able to take over the banana plantation. He simply wanted to squeeze out the businesses of the Guan, Jiang, and Core Formation factions and, incidentally, cancel the premium contracts signed to seize market share.
Times have changed; Tianbaoge is not a charity.
His timing was impeccable, and Wang Yu truly couldn't refuse.
The argument and bickering continued until the afternoon.
They stayed for a banquet before the event finally ended.
As soon as Wang Yu returned to his room and was loosening his belt, Xu Ruozhou's panicked voice came in.
"Oh no, oh no!"
"Lord City Lord, the sacred offerings have been stolen, everyone is dead, and we can't find any clues."
Thud—
The door to Wang Yu's room shattered, and he grabbed Xu Ruozhou's collar, his eyes bloodshot.
"What did you say?!!"
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night.
Led by Wang Yu and Qing Yang, the main hall was filled with cultivators.
Many of them are at the first-level commander level, with cultivation generally at the late stage of Qi Refining. Most of them are recruited rogue cultivators, with average combat strength and questionable loyalty.
There was no way around it; Wang Yu had been based in Guiling for less than thirty years, and the initial batch of talents he had selected had just grown up and lacked the tempering of blood and fire.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the main hall was very somber. Everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak. Wang Yu was also very annoyed.
Twenty-five years have passed, and the previous four offerings of one million spirit stones went without any problems. But this time, problems arose, especially at a time when one issue after another was piling up.
The Scent Festival ended in a crushing defeat, the Thunderstorm in Guiling City ended in a draw, and now... his sacred offerings have been stolen again. It seems like this year is just unlucky for him, and all the bad things are coming to an end at this time.
"Who on earth is making trouble for me?!"
Seeing this, Qingyang offered a conjecture.
"City Lord, could it be the work of the Earth Demon Sect? After all, the Earth Puppet Demon died in Guiling, and they haven't reacted at all, as if they didn't know anything about it."
Wang Yu heard this.
Although his boiling killing intent was unstoppable, he looked like a person shrouded in red mist, covered in a terrifying aura of blood.
But he remained remarkably calm and made a firm statement.
"Impossible. The Earth Demon Sect is an old sect in Yunling Prefecture. Their silence is just playing dead."
"I don't know, but it's better than losing the sect's reputation. Sometimes burying your head in the sand doesn't work, but sometimes deceiving yourself is very useful."
"this--"
Qingyang glanced at the crowd and transmitted his voice.
"Could that be Xiao Fu Jun Luo Chen? Although He Gu died, he replied that the mission was successful. Was it revenge?"
Wang Yu paused, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head at Qingyang. Regardless of the internal factions within the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, the spirit stones offered to the sect would remain untouched.
Moreover, Luo Chen is also a member of Zhuo Shouqing's lineage.
He tricked Wang Yu, but didn't openly break off relations. He didn't even show any mockery or smugness, clearly not wanting to directly confront him.
"Then it's only Jinlin? But he has no reason to do that, nor any justification for it. Ambushing you is one thing, but seizing the sacred offering is tantamount to provoking the Holy Sect."
Indeed, Jinlin has even less reason to do so.
Just as Wang Yu and Qingyang were exchanging whispers and discussing, Xu Ruozhou, who had been deep in thought, suddenly spoke up in the hall.
"Lord City Lord, could it be a remnant of the Bai family?"
These words struck like lightning, piercing through the fog in my mind.
Yes.
His focus was always on higher levels, and he forgot about the Bai family that he had casually wiped out when he first arrived in Guiling.
In the Crimson Phoenix Demon Realm, the greater the power behind you, the more you can appreciate the strength of the Five Demonic Sects. They are the dominant forces that can fight five against seven and still maintain their advantage.
In the Taihu Spirit Realm, only the seven overlord forces can rival the demonic path, which speaks volumes.
But the Foundation Establishment forces... they are too far from the Nascent Soul overlords, and instead have a kind of reckless arrogance like newborn calves not afraid of tigers. If anyone might touch their sacred offerings...
The most likely candidate is a remnant of the Bai family.
Moreover, the Bai family's Grand Elder did not die back then; instead, he was taken away by the people of the Yellow Springs Temple. If the Yellow Springs Temple were to take action against Guiling City, this matter would immediately escalate into a contest between overlords.
Wang Yu personally felt that the possibility of Huangquan Temple participating was not high, but they must have provided support to the Bai family's Grand Elder, who might even have broken through to the Core Formation stage.
After a moment's hesitation, Wang Yu had to admit that Xu Ruozhou was indeed quite clever.
"Where is the ancestral home of the Bai family remnants? More than twenty years have passed, the Bai family patriarch must be dead by now."
"Reporting to the city lord, the Bai family's ancestors were not from Yunling Prefecture, and we do not know where their ancestral home is."
"waste."
Wang Yu snorted coldly.
"The most urgent task is to find a way to make up for this year's sacred offerings, Qingyang."
"exist."
"Go and inform the Guan and Jiang families, as well as Zilong Mountain, Shuimo Sect, and Wenxiang Sect. All five families must contribute. Tell them that the spirit stones they offered were stolen by the remnants of the Bai family."
"yes!"
The city lord's family also had no surplus grain, so they could only hold out for now.
"Xu Ruozhou, take a team and come with me to the scene to see if there are any other clues."
"yes!"
"The rest of you, go and find out the location of the Bai family's ancestral home. This time, I want to wipe out their entire clan, leaving no one alive."
"yes!"
After the late-night meeting ended, Wang Yu quickly wrote a letter and sent it to the prefectural city of Yunling Prefecture. Unlike Fengzhou, Yunling Prefecture was sparsely populated and had few spiritual veins.
It is not adjacent to any other forces. Fengzhou Prefecture only has a few Core Formation cultivators stationed there, while Yunling Prefecture, though small in area, is full of elites.
The spiritual veins are densely distributed, and there are also popular areas such as the [Heavenly Demon Bone Forest] and [Ancient Ruins - Eastern Capital]. Many people come from other states, and even cultivators from other forces cross the border to come.
therefore.
Yunling Prefecture City has Nascent Soul cultivators stationed there, and there's more than one.
Having noticed the connection between the Bai family and the Yellow Springs Temple, even before anything happened, he could take precautions and share his thoughts and speculations.
Furthermore, his letters could only be delivered to Yunling Prefecture.
Reporting to higher authorities without proper authorization can easily offend people.
He'll send a message first to test the waters; if something really happens, he'll have a reason to use a non-stick pan.
After dealing with these matters, he set off with Xu Ruozhou and the others.
(End of this chapter)
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