邻居的妻子

“So it’s the hero Zhang Xilai! Hahaha… with a veteran hero around, what’s there to be afraid of?”

“I can only regret that I was born a few decades too late and couldn’t take part in the Hoy War back then. Today I have the chance to meet Veteran Hero Zhang. It is indeed my good fortune!”

Due to Zhang Xilai’s appearance, many of the cultivators of Northern Chill City became unprecedentedly enthusiastic. A number of small groups organized by non-governmental factions on their own initiative also joined in.

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“Little baby girl, what are you standing there for? Take me to Lunan City quickly. I can’t wait anymore. I don’t know if I can still swing a sword at my age, hahaha…” Zhang Xilai laughed heartily, brimming with a heroic spirit.

Song Yu answered with great joy, “Alright! I will lead the way for you, Veteran Hero Zhang.”

The middle-aged man in the City Lord’s Office stood at a high vantage point watching this scene unfold without moving, but his expression was slightly glum.

“Ha… just a bunch of cannon fodder. Let them go if they want to!” After a long while, the middle-aged man said indifferently, his expression returning to normal.

Qin Yong, who had made the trip to Boulder Rock City in vain, could only return to Lunan City to help defend the city against the Fearsome Beasts. However, on the way back, he ran into an S-class Fearsome Beast in one of the mountain valleys.

The moment man and beast met, Qin Yong suffered serious injuries immediately under the overpowering might of the Fearsome Beast. As he was about to receive the finishing blow, a throwing knife came flying and hit the S-class Fearsome Beast’s forehead squarely, instantly stabbing a hole through its skull.

Having escaped in the nick of time, Qin Yong stared at that throwing knife jutting out of the Fearsome Beast’s forehead, his heart overwhelmed with fear.

The skull was the toughest part in a Fearsome Beast’s body. Furthermore, this was an S-class Fearsome Beast, and its skull was unimaginably hard. Yet someone was able to pierce a hole through with one stab of the knife.

He could imagine what a terrifying power this throwing knife contained!

“Young brother, are you okay?” An old man, dressed in black servant robes, got out of the driver’s seat of a car and asked with concern.

This old man, though dressed in servant’s robes, emitted a faint wisp of aura which made Qin Yong tremble in fright. This old man was a Great Grand Master!

What kind of person would be able to make a Great Grand Master a servant? Qin Yong’s gaze turned to the car subconsciously.

The car window rolled down. A woman dressed in white, with skin that was even whiter than snow, sized Qin Yong up with a pair of beautiful eyes. “Judging from what you are wearing, this young brother should be a member of the Gamma Military Zone. You seemed very anxious. Do you have some urgent business?”

If an outsider asked about the affairs of the military zone, the cultivators of the military zone could simply arrest him directly and charge him with having ulterior motives.

However, this woman in white gave the impression that she had every right to inquire. Qin Yong immediately replied, “Lunan City is under attack from the Fearsome Beasts and is in great peril. I was on my way to ask for help from another city near Lunan City.”

Instantly, the expressions of the old man and the woman in white changed in unison.

Lunan City was in a crisis? However, based on what they saw along the way, those few cities closer to Lunan City did not exhibit any sense of urgency and were operating normally.

The old man chided, “Little brother, you better don’t talk nonsense. If you are going for help, then why are you going in the opposite direction?”

The moment this topic was brought up, the fury in Qin Yong’s heart blazed again. He answered indignantly, “To be honest, I just went to Boulder Rock City not long ago to ask for help, but the city lord of that Boulder Rock City refused to help us though we are in mortal danger!”

“How outrageous!” The face of the woman in white was indignant. “These guys only cared for their own self interests and they will not do anything that doesn’t give them any benefit. In times of crisis, they shrink back faster than anyone else.”

“Uncle Fu, take my official seal and go to Boulder Rock City and Northern Chill City to transfer troops!” The woman in white waved her hand and a package in her interspatial ring flew out and landed squarely on the old man’s hand. “If anyone does not obey the transfer order, kill them on the spot!

“Yes, Miss!” Uncle Fu stood at attention, his face stern.

Qin Yong stared at this scene dumbly. He was unable to digest everything at once. After a long while, he licked his lips fearfully.

The woman in white that he met halfway here was clearly someone of great authority. Could she be some important official from the capital?

On top of that, she was one of those big shots among the important officials, with the authority to execute city lords on the spot if they did not obey her orders. Qin Yong had never heard of this kind of privilege.

“What are you staring at? Get in!” The woman in white said with a frown.

“Okay.” The identity of the woman in white made Qin Yong much more restrained. He sat upright the whole time in the car.

An hour later.

At the City Lord’s Office of Boulder Rock City, the City Lord of Boulder Rock City was enjoying the delicacies and fine treats. Over the years, as the lord of a city, he had squeezed and extorted the citizens substantially, and he was practically rolling in money.

“What’s so great about being a big official in the capital? It’s better to be here where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so I can enjoy whatever I want as much as I want,” The City Lord of Boulder Rock City said cheerfully.

Just then, Uncle Fu’s figure suddenly appeared in the City Lord’s Office. That old body was as straight as a pencil and that pair of benevolent eyes instantly became eagle-like, stern and frightening.

“Tell the city lord of this Boulder Rock City to come out to see me immediately!” Uncle Fu shouted in an icy tone straightaway.

“Haha… where did this filthy old man come from? Are you tired of living? Be sensible and get lost at once!” The guards of the City Lord’s Office rebuked in an arrogant manner, his greasy face oozing with condescension.

A chilly light flashed across Uncle Fu’s eyes. In the next second, a flash of sharp light shot out and this guard fell to the ground, as his head rolled off.

Those guards who were about to draw their weapons felt the aura of the Great Grand Master on Uncle Fu in the next moment and stood trembling in fear. Uncle Fu strode into the City Lord’s Office without meeting any resistance from anyone, and was just in time to see the City Lord gobbling down his food.

“You… you, you… who are you? How dare you break into the City Lord’s Office forcibly?” Seeing a stranger barging in, the City Lord of Boulder Rock City was just about to rebuke sternly when he felt another aura at the Great Grand Master level charging toward himself. He instantly sat down on the ground limply.

“You are the City Lord of Boulder Rock City? Hoho! You really know how to enjoy yourself.” Looking at the table full of delicacies, Uncle Fu understood at first glance what kind of official the City Lord of Boulder Rock City was.

“Great Grand Master!” The City Lord of Boulder Rock City was shocked. After recovering his composure slightly, he said in a stern voice, “Even if you are a Great Grand Master, I am the lord of a city appointed by the federal government. Are you trying to make an enemy of the federal government?”

“Hoho… you think that a mere lord of a city like you can represent the federal government?” Uncle Fu said icily. “For me, killing you is easier than crushing an ant.”

With a bang, an official seal was placed on the table. When the City Lord of Boulder Rock City saw clearly what that official seal was, he turned pale instantly.

This official seal was pale green in color, like it was engraved on a piece of jade. There was a lifelike phoenix, enveloped in fiery flames sculpted on top.

That was the Emperor’s Seal of Peace Restoration!

The person who held this seal was akin to a titular emperor. Characters of such stature were known to have made immense, overarching contributions for the federal government. In terms of both strength and status, he was very highly respected like no other.

If this kind of character were to kill a tiny city lord like him, the federal government would not even ask any question.