Li Yang originally wanted to see the changes in Ningcheng after the loss of Yangshi.
After all, this stone was once the key to the Ye family's influence in Ningcheng. Now that it is gone, the city's climate will inevitably change drastically. It is an extremely valuable research sample for the future of the Yang Stone.
However, just as Li Yang was about to suggest staying a little longer, he met Li Yu's eyes, which were gleaming with a golden light.
Li Yang paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly. Under Li Yu's close watchful gaze, he was 'escorted' away from Ningcheng.
At the city gate, Li Yang turned back and bowed to Lu Fan and Li Yu, who were seeing him off: "My two star lords, since that's the case, I'll be returning to Yang City first."
"Remember, once you get back, make sure to send plenty of elite escorts! Ensure the journey is safe and secure." Li Yu stepped forward, giving repeated instructions, his concern almost overflowing, clearly still thinking about what Li Yang had promised.
Li Yang nodded repeatedly before turning and leaving.
Watching Li Yang's figure disappear into the rain, Lu Fan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke softly: "You trust Li Yang that much?"
Regardless of what others think, Lu Fan could completely sense that Li Yang was no ordinary person.
Looking back on everything in Yangcheng, Li Yang seemed passive, but in fact, every step he took was subtly guided.
It's likely that when he and Li Yu were temporarily staying in Yangcheng, Li Yang had already foreseen this day, which prompted him to return to Ningcheng and successfully reclaim Yangshi with the help of Xingjun.
Moreover, Li Yang had repeatedly hinted to Li Yu to go to Kangcheng, and now Li Yu has become the city lord of Kangcheng.
Although Li Yang appears to be a good person on the surface, he is actually a shrewd strategist hiding behind the scenes.
Although it seems that he did not take a single move, he had already firmly grasped the "favors" and "exchange of benefits" in his hands.
Even those two star lords seemed to have been included in Li Yang's calculations all along.
After leaving Yangcheng, everything seemed to be developing according to Liyang's plan.
Lu Fan absolutely refused to believe that all of this was just a coincidence.
Upon hearing this, Li Yu smiled indifferently and said, "Whether you trust him or not is not important. What's important is that he has to deliver the money safely to Kangcheng first."
Lu Fan couldn't help but raise his hand to his forehead, feeling a speechless admiration for Li Yu's obsession with "money".
Li Yu suddenly turned around and glanced at Ning Cheng, then smiled at Lu Fan and said:
"Lu Fan, no, he's City Lord Lu now~" Li Yu pretended to mispronounce the name, deliberately drawing out the words:
"Now that you're the city lord, what are your plans for developing Ningcheng? What are your plans for the future?"
Lu Fan looked puzzled: "What does Ning Cheng have to do with me?"
"You don't plan to become the city lord of Ningcheng?" Li Yu was also taken aback.
"I have no interest in being the lord of Ningcheng." Lu Fan looked at Ningcheng with disdain.
It was already a great relief that he agreed to let Ningcheng's representative stay and oversee things for the time being.
If it weren't for his identity as the Central Continent Star Lord, and the agreement between the Central Continent government and the Heavenly Dragon, he wouldn't have bothered with the mess in Ningcheng at all; he would have left long ago.
Li Yu was somewhat surprised by Lu Fan's choice. He had just been thinking that if Lu Fan became the city lord of Ningcheng, then Kangcheng's trade routes would have an additional convenient channel.
It's a pity that Lu Fan's ambitions weren't in this at all...
With their own thoughts, the two turned and returned to the city.
Over the next two days, Ningcheng underwent tremendous changes.
The news of the Ye family's annihilation swept through the surrounding area like a hurricane.
Panic and a wait-and-see attitude prevailed.
However, with the combined efforts of Song Qingyi, representing the authorities, and Lan Xing of the Thunder Bureau, who had pledged allegiance to Lu Fan, order in Ningcheng was restored at an astonishing speed.
The city's defense system has been restarted, but it is no longer the closed and high-pressure system of the Ye family era; instead, it is a limited reopening.
Outside the city, the awakened ones and the original inhabitants of Ningcheng did not go far, and even the refugees did not leave. They were like frightened birds, observing Ningcheng's movements from afar.
The awakened ones want to see the final outcome of the power shift.
The migrants within the territory are accustomed to a stable life of begging and are no longer suited to migration. If they leave the protection of the city, they cannot guarantee that they will reach the next city. If they choose to leave easily, all that awaits them is death.
When the terrified Awakened Ones and refugees outside saw the Central Plains flag flying over Ning City again, they immediately realized that the internal strife in Ning City had finally ended and the fighting had subsided.
Their hearts, which had been hanging in suspense, gradually eased, and they slowly drew closer.
Regardless of who initiated it, the outcome has now been decided. Ningcheng remains under the rule of Zhongzhou. As long as this remains unchanged, their foundation for survival will not change, and their lives will remain almost the same as before.
However, after Ningcheng stabilized again, the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped.
The high temperatures disappeared, and even the steam that had enveloped Ningcheng dissipated with the wind and rain.
The people outside Ningcheng were all shocked to see the heavy rain falling again!
"What...what's going on?" Someone stood outside the city, reaching out in disbelief to catch the rainwater, feeling the long-lost coolness.
Some daring individuals cautiously approached Ningcheng and discovered that the soldiers patrolling outside the city had all been completely renovated.
Although familiar figures from the Thunder Bureau were still on the city wall, their demeanor and attitude were completely different, and the Ye family emblem on their chests had completely disappeared.
The checks at the city gates remained strict, but there was no longer any arbitrary extortion or oppression.
Some awakened individuals living in Ningcheng mustered their courage and returned to the city. They found that the people maintaining order were still the same people from the Thunder Bureau, and even the guards were the same familiar faces. This reassured them a lot.
A group of local residents from Ningcheng gathered together, and finally, unable to contain their curiosity, cautiously approached their acquaintance who was on guard duty at the Thunder Bureau and whispered the question:
"Brother, has the situation in Ningcheng changed? Who's in charge now?"
The Thunder Bureau members, who had been specially arranged and "instructed" by Lan Xing, immediately responded according to the script, their faces showing a hint of awe:
"The world has changed! Ningcheng is now under the control of City Lord Lu Fan! The Ye family is history!"
"Lu Fan?" Upon hearing this name, most people looked at each other blankly, clearly having no recollection of him.
But the more mysterious and terrifying it is, the more mysterious and frightening it seems!
What terrifying strength must it take to completely and silently wipe out the Ye family, who have dominated Ningcheng for many years, in just two days?
News of Ningcheng's stability spread quickly, and more and more escapees and those who had been observing began to return to Ningcheng, many of whom were even setting foot in Ningcheng for the first time.
After all, Ningcheng was unbearably hot before, making it difficult for ordinary people to even approach. Now, however, it is pouring rain and the temperature inside and outside is the same, which naturally arouses the curiosity of many people who want to go into the city to see for themselves.
Ningcheng has ushered in a brand new era.
Although the new city lord rarely appears in public, rumors about Lu Fan's terrifying strength continue to spread through the covert operations of Song Qingyi and Lan Xing.
This has shrouded the name "Lu Fan" in an unfathomable, awe-inspiring, and fearsome aura.
Beneath the calm surface, turbulent undercurrents surge.
On the third night after Ningcheng was successfully rebuilt following the temperature drop and gradually regained its vitality,...
On the open ground in the city center, next to the enormous sea beast controlled by golden threads, the air suddenly rippled.
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