Spiritual world, Dongwu City.
The sky is getting dark, and the setting sun dyes most of the sky red. Looking into the distance, you can see some birds flying quickly towards the city.
On the city wall, soldiers holding spears stared expressionlessly ahead.
A middle-aged man walked over from a distance. He stopped and asked his subordinates.
“Is there anything unusual today?”
When the soldier holding a spear heard the superior's inquiry, he quickly clasped his hands and responded respectfully, "Master Qi, everything is as usual."
The middle-aged man nodded, then left the city wall and returned to his office. .
"You're back, how are you? Is everything normal?" A burly man wearing black armor asked a colleague who walked into the room.
“Everything is normal.” The middle-aged man responded with a smile, then came to sit down at the desk.
"Last night, a gang in the city was attacked by mysterious practitioners, and many people died. Do you know about this?" asked the burly man in black armor.
"I heard a little bit that it was just a gang that was wiped out. I don't think it's a big deal." The middle-aged man said nonchalantly.
"It really doesn't matter whether the gang is destroyed or not, but we still have to pay attention to the mysterious practitioner who attacked the gang." said the burly man in black armor.
"Is he very powerful?" the middle-aged man asked casually, then picked up the teacup on the table and drank water.
"Liu Yuancheng fought with that mysterious practitioner, no matter the outcome." The burly man wearing black armor said.
"Huh?" The middle-aged man was stunned when he heard this. Then he put down the teacup in his hand and said in surprise.
"Liu Yuancheng has the third stage of preliminary cultivation. He fought against that mysterious practitioner and couldn't defeat him. Are you kidding me?"
The burly man in black armor said, "I'm not kidding you. This shows that the mysterious practitioner has at least the same cultivation level as Liu Yuancheng..."
The middle-aged man was silent for a few seconds, frowned and said to his colleague, "Such a It’s not a good thing that a third-level practitioner of unknown origin is hiding in our Dongwu City!”
The burly man in black armor said with deep understanding, “Yes, and this guy is no longer a good thing!” This is the first time he has acted without any scruples in our city."
The middle-aged man put his hand on the table and tapped his fingers lightly. He was silent for a few seconds and then said.
"We have to find a way to eliminate this unstable factor as soon as possible."
Hearing this, the burly man in black armor asked expectantly, "What can you do?"
The middle-aged man shook his head, "I can't think of a way to catch that person right now."
The two discussed how to deal with the masked thugs who attacked the Red Blood Gang outside the door. Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps.
"Tap, step, step..."
The sound of footsteps came from far away, and not long after, a figure walked into the room.
"My lords, a secret letter has just been sent from the city lord's palace."
The heavily armed soldier knelt on one knee and handed over the letter in his hand.
The two people looked at each other, and then the middle-aged man with a higher position reached out and took the secret message from the city lord's palace.
The heavily armed soldiers handed over the secret message from the city lord's palace to their superiors and left immediately.
The middle-aged man opened the envelope and quickly scanned the contents of the letter.
After he read the contents of the letter, his brows immediately wrinkled and his expression became very serious.
The burly man in black armor felt his heart skip a beat when he saw such a huge change in his colleague's expression, and then asked quickly.
“What happened?”
The middle-aged man handed the letter in his hand to the other party. The burly man in black armor took it and browsed it quickly, and then his expression changed dramatically. , said with a solemn tone.
"In the near future, the alien beasts in the northern mountains will riot and come out to attack the mining areas. Can this news be guaranteed to be accurate?"
"I would rather believe that it exists than that it does not exist. A while ago, I Some of my patrol officers discovered that strange animals were frequently appearing near the mining area," the middle-aged man said.
The burly man in black armor frowned after hearing this.
“I have also heard others mention the fact that alien beasts frequently appear near the mining area.
But based on this, we must infer that the alien beasts in the mountains of the North District are rioting and coming to attack. Mining area, this is a bit exaggerated!”
The middle-aged man said, "Since the city lord's palace has sent a secret message asking us to dispatch elite soldiers to strengthen the defense of the mining area, it means that the probability of this happening is very high."
"..." Wearing The burly man in black armor fell silent when he heard this, and his colleagues stopped talking, and the room suddenly became quiet.
"Huh..." More than a minute later, the middle-aged man took a deep breath, the expression on his face immediately became relaxed, and then he said with a smile.
"If the alien beasts in the northern mountains really rebel and attack our mining area, we are now fully prepared in advance to ensure that they never come back."
Wearing The heavy mood of the burly man in black armor also changed, and he echoed with a smile.
"Since the Lord of the City suppressed the surrounding alien beasts many years ago, we haven't had a war for many years. This time those alien beasts really dare to attack us. We just use them to train soldiers..."
The atmosphere in the room became relaxed. , the two began to discuss which elite soldiers to send to reinforce the mining area.
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In the center of Dongwu City, there is a magnificent city lord’s palace.
The soldiers exuding murderous intent stood at the door of the city lord's mansion, staring ahead with burning eyes.
A carriage drove up in the distance and stopped at the door of the city lord's mansion, and then an old man with gray hair got out of the carriage.
When the soldier saw the white-haired old man coming towards him, he immediately raised his hand to stop him. When he saw the other man took out a silver-white token, he immediately let him pass.
There are many corridors in the city lord's palace. If you are a person with a poor sense of direction, you may lose your way quickly if you walk in such a place.
The white-haired old man had a clear destination, his footsteps were hurried, and he was walking quickly in the corridor.
"Tap, step, step..."
A study appeared in front of him, and the footsteps disappeared immediately. The white-haired old man stopped in front of the study, then raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Dong, dong, dong..."
Not long after the knock on the door, a calm and steady voice came from the door.
“Come in.”
The white-haired old man pushed open the door and entered, and what he saw was a crystal lamp.
He walked a dozen steps forward, walked under the crystal lamp, and came to the solid wood table. He clasped his hands in a salute and spoke respectfully to the middle-aged man sitting on the chair.
"Lord City Lord."
Li Dingtian put down the official document in his hand and asked the white-haired old man, "I see that you look anxious. Did something important happen?"
< br>The white-haired old man said, "Seven days ago, our tribute sent to the imperial capital was intercepted by a group of people." "Huh?" When Li Dingtian heard that there was something wrong with the tribute sent to the imperial capital, his eyes immediately flashed with cold light, and there was a terrifying aura on his body, and he was immediately stunned. The temperature in the study dropped several degrees.
The white-haired old man felt the temperature in the study drop, and his body couldn't help but tremble. Then he didn't speak and waited quietly.
"What is the origin of the group that intercepted our tribute?" Li Dingtian asked expressionlessly.
"Lord City Lord, we haven't found out where that group came from so far." The white-haired old man reported truthfully.
Li Dingtian was obviously not satisfied with this answer and frowned slightly.
Seeing this, the white-haired old man quickly said, "City Lord, although investigators are working day and night to investigate the origins of the group, this incident just happened not long ago, so it will take some time to investigate."
Li Dingtian nodded and said, "Let them investigate the robbers as soon as possible, and report to me as soon as there is news."
"Yes." The white-haired old man responded, and then there was hesitation on his face. expression.
Seeing this, Li Dingtian said, "You don't have to be afraid to speak out if you have any ideas."
"Huh..."
The white-haired old man took a deep breath. Taking a breath and then exhaling, he said in a heavy tone, "The robbers will never have the guts to rob tributes. There must be someone else behind them."
Li Dingtian didn't answer. He had already guessed what the white-haired old man said.
After a while, the white-haired old man left the study and walked quickly towards the door.
In the next period of time, he will dispatch manpower to track down the group that hijacked the tributes. If necessary, he may have to mobilize some shady forces.
When Li Dingtian was the only one left in the study, the study became very quiet.
Li Dingtian leaned back on his chair, looked at the incense burner on the desk that was emitting wisps of smoke, and muttered to himself.
"I didn't want to get involved. If you insist on dragging me down, then I will accompany you to the end."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another set of footsteps outside the door, but this time the footsteps were very brisk, unlike Bai Bai. The hurried footsteps of the old man formed a sharp contrast.
“Dong dong dong.”
The study door was knocked again, and the person standing outside heard Li Dingtian’s voice and pushed the door open.
“Dad.”
Li Dingtian looked at his daughter who walked into the study, the serious expression on his face disappeared, and he said with a smile, "Why are you here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes fell on the tray held by his daughter.
"Mom made some bird's nests for you and asked me to deliver them to you." Li Qian said and put the things in her hands on the desk.
Li Dingtian took the bird's nest, took a bite, and nodded slightly.
"Is the bird's nest cooked by my mother delicious?" Li Qian asked with a smile.
"It tastes good." Li Dingtian replied.
Li Qian saw Li Dingtian enjoying the bird's nest with a happy smile on her face.
"Besides giving me bird's nests, you should have other things to do, right?" Li Dingtian asked his daughter after drinking the bird's nests.
Li Qian smiled and nodded, "Dad, I told you about that yesterday. Have you issued an order to send additional personnel to the mining area?"
Li Dingtian put down the bowl in his hand. Returning to the tray, he said to his daughter, "I have already issued an order to send additional personnel to the mining area. An elite team should be going to the mining area in the next two days."
When Li Qian heard this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If it was true as Lin Li said, a tide of beasts would attack the mining area in the near future, then the additional elite team deployed now could effectively block the tide of beasts and avoid a large number of casualties.
Li Dingtian looked at the relaxed expression on his daughter's face. After thinking about it for a moment, he guessed what his daughter was probably thinking at the moment.
"If it is true as your friend said, there will be a beast wave in the near future, then you bring him to see me, and I will reward him..."
Li Qian listened. When Li Dingtian said this, a bright smile suddenly broke out on his face, but she thought of Lin Li's style and sighed.
“That friend of mine is just a kind reminder and doesn’t care about any rewards...and he may not stay in Dongwu City for long before leaving.”
Li Dingtian nodded, not particularly paying attention to the friend Li Qian mentioned.
As the lord of Dongwu City, he has a lot of things to deal with on a daily basis, and he cannot focus on a person he has never met for too long.
After Li Qian finished talking about the beast tide, the white-haired old man she met on the way here came to mind and asked.
"Dad, I just met Mr. Liu on the way here and saw him walking in a hurry. Did something happen?"
When Li Dingtian saw his daughter asking about this, he answered casually In one sentence, "The tributes we sent to the imperial capital were robbed."
"Eh?!!!"
When Li Qian heard Li Dingtian say in a calm tone that the tributes had been stolen, she was stunned for a moment, and then a shocked expression appeared on her face.
"Who is so bold as to rob the tribute? Aren't you afraid that the whole family will be executed?"
When Li Dingtian saw his daughter's expression, he was first shocked, then turned to anger, and then said, "This is I have sent people to investigate the matter, and it should not be long before there is concrete news."
Li Qian frowned and said, "Dad, that batch of tributes was robbed, we have to prepare another batch quickly. Tribute..."
Li Dingtian nodded, "Don't be too anxious about this matter. We have enough time."
The father and daughter chatted for a while in the study about the tributes. When Li Qian was about to leave with the tray, Li Dingtian suddenly said arrive.
"Go and ask Li Mo to come over."
"Uh..." Upon hearing this, Li Qian hesitated and did not answer.
Seeing his daughter like this, Li Dingtian already had the answer in his heart.
"You bastard, you actually sneaked out again...here comes someone."
When Li Dingtian's voice came from the study, a soldier walked in within a few seconds.
"Go and catch Li Mo back to me." Li Dingtian ordered.
"Yes." The soldier nodded and left the study.
Li Qian saw that Li Dingtian was very angry and said quickly, "Dad, you have grounded him for a long time. It's time to let him go out for some air."
When Li Dingtian saw his daughter interceding with his son, he said angrily, "Don't say nice things to him. I asked you to call him just now because I wanted to lift his ban.
Now he doesn't have my permission. , ran out secretly again, and caught him back this time, I want to Throw him into jail for a while. "
"This..." After hearing this, Li Qian said in a low voice, "I'm afraid he won't be able to endure this hardship after being locked up in jail!"
"You have to eat even if you can't." Li Dingtian said firmly.
…………(End of this chapter)