As night falls, the bustling scene of Yancheng during the day slowly dissipates, and the city gates are closed tightly. However, there are still soldiers patrolling the city, walking through the streets and alleys of Yancheng.

In the northern corner of Yancheng, the lights in the study room of a mansion are still bright.

"Clan leader, the daughter of the Luo family has returned safely. The assassination failed."

A middle-aged man in purple clothes sat on a wooden chair with sinister eyes. He listened to the report of a stern man underground.

"I got it!" the man in fine clothes said calmly, "I heard from the spies that she has already been consecrated to the seventh level."

"Luo Yan is so lucky to have such a talented daughter." The man in rich clothes sneered.

"One more thing, that boy from the Li family was tricked by an ordinary person when he went to the city lord's mansion today, and he was even humiliated in public."

"Who doesn't know what Li Fan's idea is, to have his son form a Taoist couple with a daughter of the Luo family, so that his son can have the cultivation speed of the genius of the Luo family, and then clean up the Luo family after his son becomes a genius

Damn it, does he think Luo Yan is a fool like him? Don't pay attention to the Li family, they will be dealt with sooner or later." The man in Chinese clothes was very disdainful of the behavior of the Li family and his son.

"By the way, I went to find out the origins of the guy who humiliated Li Xian." After that, he added.

"Manager Lin, how's the matter with you?" The man in rich clothes stood up.

"Chief Qi, we have found Yuyangzi. He has agreed to help, but his request is that after helping us get rid of Luo Yan, the middle-grade spiritual weapon given by the royal family in Luo Yan's hand will belong to him."

"He is really a big talker! He thinks that middle-grade spiritual weapons are sold at street stalls, and he can buy more than a dozen of them casually. However, if I agree to his request, I will wait until I ascend to the position of city lord and get rid of him.

After the Li and Luo families, we can start working on the Lingshi Cave in the Deadwood Forest, Luo Yan! I will let you pay off the previous debts this time." The eyes of the man in rich clothes showed a biting cold light.

"By the way, Lingshi Cave has not been discovered by anyone else?" He turned to the stern man and asked.

"In order to avoid spies from the Li family and the Luo family, my subordinates just marked the Lingshi Cave and took no further action. Everything was subject to the arrangements of the clan leader. Moreover, it was the inner perimeter of the Deadwood Forest, and there was this monster running rampant inside.

, although it is not as good as the monsters in the wild forest, it still has a certain deterrent effect on people below the Golden Core stage. Generally speaking, masters at the Golden Core stage will not enter the Deadwood Forest casually, and the monsters inside are not affected by them at all.

Take it seriously," the stern man kept his head lowered.

"Well, that's good. I didn't expect that after the Millennium Xuezhi was robbed last time, I accidentally discovered the Lingshi Cave in the Kuchiki Forest. God helped me! As long as all the Lingshi Cave's Lingshi Cave is mined,

It is enough for me to smoothly advance from the early stage of Jindan to the late stage of Jindan. Moreover, there may be a spiritual mine underground in Lingshi Cave, and the mine eyes in it may be high-grade spiritual stones. In this way, I can exchange high-grade spiritual weapons with the royal family. As long as I get

With a high-grade spiritual weapon, I can survive the Blue Tribulation, and the Nascent Soul stage is just around the corner. With enough spiritual stones, Xun'er no longer has to hide himself. It has been difficult for him all these years. At that time, as long as he participates in the imperial city

The Heroes Meeting held every ten years. If you reach the top ten, you will be able to join the Dayang Inner Sect. As long as you get the key training from the Dayang Inner Sect, it is not impossible to become a master of the Soul Realm, even the Heavenly Soul Realm. Ascension to the Immortal Realm is just around the corner.

." The man in fine clothes became happier and happier as he talked, and in the end he couldn't help laughing. I don't know if it was because he was too confident, or if the Xun'er he mentioned was really such a genius.

"Then I wish the patriarch great success, and the young master will soon become an inner disciple of the four great immortal sects." The stern man lost no time in flattering him.

This man in rich clothes is Lin Ao, the head of the Lin family, one of the three major families in Yancheng. He is known as the oldest and most cunning person in Yancheng.

"Okay, get out." Lin Ao waved his hand. "Yes, clan leader." After the stern man finished speaking, he disappeared into the room.

"Xun'er, come in! I know you are outside." He turned around and sat on the wicker chair and said to the outside of the door.

"Creak!" The door was opened, and a young man walked in. The young man was dressed in brocade clothes and holding a folding fan in his hand. Although he looked to be in his early twenties at most, his steps were steady and his eyes were reserved. He looked like a man with scheming intentions.

. He is not the kind of person Li Xian described as someone who would carelessly seek the limelight.

"Dad!" Lin Xun bowed as he entered the door, not saying anything because Lin Ao found him.

"Xun'er! I've wronged you all these years. For my father's plan, I had to let you compete with a loser like Li Xian. Not only did you have to pretend to be a playboy, but you also had to hide your realm and give up on entering the royal family.

Chance, you are actually the number one genius in Yancheng, so what if you are a 16-year-old consecrated to the seventh level? It is just a joke in front of an 18-year-old in the middle stage of Bigu." Lin Ao looked at his son and nodded with satisfaction.

.

"It's okay, dad. Thanks to the hidden ring that dad gave me, the child was able to escape from the eyes of the two old foxes, Luo Yan and Li Fan. Otherwise, they would have seen through it long ago." Lin Xun Gujing Wubo's voice sounded.

"I was lucky enough to pick up this ring on the edge of the wilderness. I didn't expect it to be able to hide its realm. Even the masters at the golden elixir level couldn't see it." Looking at the seemingly ordinary ring on Lin Xun's hand,

Lin Ao sighed.

"Don't worry, Xun'er, it won't be long. As long as dad gets rid of Luo Yan and becomes the city lord, you can join the inner sect of the Dayang Sect openly. That old fox Luo Yan is now in the late stage of the Golden Core. Even if he doesn't

With a high-grade spiritual weapon, he will also attack the Nascent Soul soon. Without the protection of a high-grade spiritual weapon, even if he successfully withstands the Blue Tribulation and successfully attacks the Nascent Soul, he will still be seriously injured without dying. A seriously injured early-stage Nascent Soul will have no impact on us.

Threat." He said and finally clenched his right hand behind his back.

On the other side of Yancheng, in the same luxurious mansion, there is also a room with the lights not turned off. "You are not living up to expectations, what do you want me to say about you? I spent a sky-high price to go to Wangcheng Baibaoxuan in exchange for two red fruits for you.

It's better for you to improve your realm. Two red fruits only raised you to one realm. Not to mention that you didn't defeat the girl from the Luo family. It's okay for you to go out and embarrass me. You humiliated an ordinary person and said in public that you are not as good as you.

I am an ordinary person. I, Li Fan, do not have an unworthy son like you." Li Fan was so angry that his son lost to Cang Nan. Now the streets and alleys regard Li Xian's incident as a laughing stock. This

How to make Li Fan, the head of the Li family, not angry. "Dad, please listen to my explanation! That little girl Luo Li has already attained the seventh level of enlightenment. There is no way I can be his opponent, and she also has a low-grade spiritual weapon."

." Li Xian knelt in front of his father and tried his best to explain his failure today.

"As for that country bumpkin, it was because of the child's carelessness that I fell into his trap. I didn't expect that little girl to give a low-grade spiritual weapon to an ordinary person casually. Don't worry! Dad, I will find him sooner or later.

This guy is just settling the scores. I, Li Xian, will never allow anyone to live well after humiliating me!" Li Xian narrowed his eyes and said with a sinister look.

"Is the investigation clear? What is the origin of that boy?" Li Fan looked at his incompetent son and could only helplessly shake his head and asked.

When Li Xian heard that his father didn't blame him anymore, he quickly stood up.

"Let's find out, Dad! That kid was just met by Luo Li in the Deadwood Forest when Luo Yan was away and he ran out. It is said that she accidentally saved him, and that kid is indeed an ordinary person."

"Is that so? Li Ding." Li Fan ignored Li Xian and asked towards the corner of the room.

"The young master is right, that boy is indeed an ordinary person. I can be sure of this." A man walked out of the darkness. It was one of the men in black who accompanied Li Xian to the City Lord's Mansion during the day. After finishing speaking, he disappeared into the darkness again.

, as if it had never appeared before.

"You also go out! I want to be alone." For Li Xian, Li Fan, as a father, can only hate iron but not steel.

"Of the three major families in Yancheng, our Li family is the weakest, but this thing is unlucky. Not only did Luo Yan's daughter not escape, but she was also increasingly disliked. This road is no longer possible. It seems that

The only choice was to accept the old fox Lin Ao's advice.

"After Li Xian left, Li Fan stood alone in the room, sighed helplessly, and then disappeared from the room in an instant.

In the dense forest outside Yancheng, in front of a mirror-like lake, a figure stood with hands behind his back.

"Brother Li, since you are here, don't hide your head and show your tail." This was Lin Ao's voice.

Immediately, Li Fan slowly walked out of the darkness and looked at Lin Ao coldly.

"It seems that Brother Li has thought clearly. He sent a message to me to come out. He must be willing to join forces with me?" Lin Ao turned around and said with a smile to Li Fan.

"No need to talk nonsense, let's talk it over first. After Luo Yan, who will be the leader of Yan City?" Li Fan didn't want to talk in circles with Lin Ao, an old fox. He just went straight to the point.

"Okay, that's cool enough. I've been suppressing my realm to the early stage of Jindan just to wait for your words. As long as Luo Yan is eliminated, then we can each rely on our own abilities, how about it?" Lin Ao clapped his hands and said.

"Have you been suppressing the realm?" Li Fan didn't expect that this old fox would go to such great lengths to bring down Luo Yan.

"Are you so sure that I will agree to your request?" He then asked.

"Brother Li, you are a smart man. I think you will agree sooner or later." Lin Ao looked confident.

"Well, when the time comes, the two of us will join forces and have spiritual weapons to help us. No matter how powerful Luo Yan is, he will not be the opponent of our two golden elixirs in the early stage." Li Fan's eyes gradually became vicious.

"Since you have been suppressing the realm, how can I be your opponent after you get rid of Luo Yan?" Li Fan suddenly remembered that Lin Ao had been suppressing the realm. After killing Luo Yan, he would definitely not be his opponent.

Then the Li family will only have the fate of being destroyed.

"Since we have become allies, we will naturally not let you suffer. Since you are worried, what suggestions does Brother Li have?" Lin Ao still looked scheming. Every time he saw him, Li Fan felt his spine go up.

Chilling.

"Since I'm not your opponent, let's let the younger generation compete to determine the position of city lord. How about it?" Li Fan tried. Although his son is not very impressive, Lin Ao's son is also a playboy, and he is better than Li Xian.

It's even worse. At least, Li Xian is now at a higher level than Lin Xun. Although Lin Xun is only eighteen years old, he is not younger than anyone else.

"Huh? If that's the case, then let the younger generation decide the position of city lord as Brother Li said." Lin Ao pondered for a moment and then agreed. "Well, you can challenge the city lord in one year. Then it will be up to Lin Ao.

Brother, this is a brilliant move."

After Li Fan finished speaking, he turned around to leave.

"Brother Li, stay! I have a better way." Lin Ao called out to Li Fan.
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