"Brother Zhang, you've arrived."
Xu Fan greeted Lao Zhang subtly.
Old Zhang patted Xu Fan's shoulder reassuringly: "Don't worry, after the city lord has finished meeting with the people, I will take you to see the city lord."
"Thank you very much, Brother Zhang."
As the two spoke, the city lord wore a gentle smile, answering all sorts of trivial questions from the city's residents without the slightest impatience.
"The city lord is really a good person."
Old Zhang laughed and said, "Yes, the city lord is like our sun. Without the city lord, none of us would know how to survive."
Xu Fan didn't reply, but silently watched the city lord approach.
Because of the distance, and because the city lord was surrounded by many people, Xu Fan did not get a clear look at the city lord.
When the city lord arrived, Xu Fan noticed that there was a faint luster flowing beneath the city lord's moon-white robes.
"This is?"
Xu Fan immediately activated the system's search function.
The system has initiated a search and is connecting to the database.
[Scanning in progress...]
Name: Zhang Hang
Identity: A person with supernatural abilities, lord of the Land of Rest.
Innate skill; Seven-aperture exquisite heart
A heart with seven orifices: a wondrous object not found in this world, a creation of miracles.
A miracle!
Xu Fan instantly understood why the old man in the long robe had said that once he arrived here, he would naturally understand what these people wanted.
What they want is a clever and insightful mind!
However, Xu Fan understood that knowing about the existence of the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart was one thing, but obtaining it was another.
After the city lord finished meeting with the people, Xu Fan followed Old Zhang to see the city lord.
Perhaps because he had left his people, the city lord looked exceptionally weak, his exhaustion practically written all over his face.
"So you're the one who got lost?"
"If you don't mind, stay a few more days. When I come back next time, I'll take you away from here."
Xu Fan looked at the city lord and suddenly said, "The Land of Rest, indeed a good name."
The city lord, who had been sitting somewhat wearily, sat up straight and looked at Xu Fan warily: "What exactly do you mean?"
Xu Fan smiled and said, "How long are you going to keep playing this kind of game before you get tired of it?"
"If I'm not mistaken, everyone in the city should be dead by now. But you tampered with their food and used the miraculous power born from the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart to keep them alive at a certain point in time."
"It's just a pity that you don't seem to be doing a very good job."
As he spoke, Xu Fan raised his finger and pointed to the sky, where a blazing sun shone brightly, radiating endless light and heat.
Meanwhile, in the west, directly opposite the sun, a crescent moon hangs like a hook.
"This is my hometown. I can do whatever I want here. It's none of your business to interfere."
"You covetous wretch who desires the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, get out of the Land of Rest."
The city lord's expression gradually turned ferocious as he spoke, and there was no trace of his previous gentleness left.
As the city lord pointed his finger, a beam of moonlight suddenly condensed into a blade and stabbed towards Xu Fan.
After all, they were fighting in such an unknown place, so Xu Fan dared not be careless in the slightest. He drew his Demon-Slaying Sword and thrust it towards the moonlight.
However, the blade pierced through the moonlight and struck the air.
Xu Fan's counterattack missed, and the moonlight shone directly on him, slowly causing blood to seep out.
Xu Fan was taken aback. The Demon-Slaying Sword was a divine weapon, most effective against such demonic methods, but his thrust landed on empty air.
He possessed the talent of a god-level warrior, and his physical abilities were already unbelievably powerful, making it impossible for him to be injured.
But now, he is bleeding.
"Is this the power of miracles?"
Xu Fan muttered to himself, unable to think of any other reason besides a miracle.
"Looks like the treasure you have is quite something."
The city lord beckoned, and the Demon-Slaying Sword seemed to be summoned by some invisible force, desperately trying to move closer to the city lord.
Xu Fan was terrified. He gripped the Demon-Slaying Sword tightly, wrestling with the city lord for control of it, while simultaneously trying to figure out how to deal with the situation.
Right now, the best solution seems to be to return the Demon-Slaying Sword to the system.
But if the city lord insists on finding the whereabouts of the Demon-Slaying Sword, wouldn't that expose the existence of the system?
The system is the foundation of his growing strength amidst the great changes in the world. He must not expose the system until he has figured out a way to deal with the power of miracles.
The demon-slaying sword in his hand trembled more and more violently, as if it were about to slip from his grasp at any moment.
Since he couldn't hold on, Xu Fan simply let go.
The city lord caught the demon-slaying sword and twirled it in his hand: "Not bad, it's a good thing."
"Now, it's your turn to see if you can withstand this sword strike."
As soon as he finished speaking, the city lord suddenly swung his sword.
This sword strike was not fierce at all, and it was far inferior to the Sword Emperor that Xu Fan had seen before.
However, the power contained within made Xu Fan's eyes turn serious.
This sword strike made Xu Fan feel the threat of death more acutely than countless previous crises.
Am I really going to die here?
So the Huang family let me in just to send me to my death.
If anyone is unwilling to accept this, it's Xu Fan.
They haven't rescued Daisy Wang the fat man from the Huang family yet, they haven't stopped the church yet, they haven't...
However, when faced with the power of miracles, Xu Fan couldn't think of any way to solve the problem.
One's own blade will miss when faced with the power of miracles.
His supposedly divine warrior physique, which he was so proud of, seemed like a joke in the face of the power of miracles.
The system, their greatest asset, remained completely silent at this moment, as if it didn't exist at all.
It seems that even the system is somewhat helpless against the power of miracles.
Is there really no solution to the problem of a mind with seven orifices and exquisite intellect?
Perhaps sensing that death was imminent, Xu Fan was unusually calm at this moment.
He pondered carefully what he had overlooked, and suddenly remembered what he had said to the city lord earlier.
"It's just a pity that you don't seem to be doing a very good job."
He pointed to the sun and moon that were both in the sky at the time.
In other words, if the city lord's miraculous power is really that strong, how could the sun and moon appear in the same sky?
At least in some sense, the city lord could not make the power of miracles perfect.
As the sword's edge drew closer, Xu Fan suddenly turned and ran towards the outside of the government office.
This is the best solution he can think of!
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