Chapter 216 Oh my Sacred Tribute!!

Chapter 216 Oh my Sacred Tribute!!

"So—this is the entire sequence of events?"

"Yes, City Lord."

Wang Yu covered his face upon hearing this, striking a pose of despair.

"Xu Ruozhou ah, Xu Ruozhou, you are truly an idiot."

At this moment, Wang Yu had already safely returned from the King Yama Ghost Market. He was currently standing in front of the main hall gate of the City Lord's Mansion, looking at the Central District that was now reduced to just a residence, his anger was immense.

Xu Ruozhou knelt on the ground, his head lowered, his face already flushed red from holding back.

Wang Yu said with disappointment.

"Grandmaster Tian Shui, that is a Direct Lineage Refining Grandmaster from the Golden Abundance Pavilion. He turned Guiling City into this state, and a word of thanks is all he gave you to brush you off?

"So many people died, all of them were affected by him. Inner City reconstruction, post-war compensation, doesn't all of that cost money? Did he give any? Huh!!!"

Xu Ruozhou suddenly remembered something at this moment. He patted his pockets and presented a pitch-black iron pellet mixed with lightning, saying:

"Senior Tian Shui said that when eliminating that group of Deathsworn, he misjudged the Power of this item, and accidentally caused such a scene. Therefore, he is giving this item to you, City Lord, and when he returns from the East Bank, he will find a way to compensate.

"He also said that when Miss Jin Miaoshan exits seclusion, she will personally come to thank you."

Wang Yu took the Lightning Tribulation Pellet, speechless.

"Do I lack her word of thanks? You had this thing, why didn't you take it out earlier?"

"Subordinate… temporarily forgot."

Xu Ruozhou recorded the scene of the Guiling City Thunder Sea erupting with an Image Recording Stone. This was not only convenient for Wang Yu to understand the process afterward, but it could also be used as evidence of the other party's crime, making it easier to demand compensation.

However, this unremarkable iron pellet was truly fierce.

It was like a strangely shaped Magic Treasure with an explosion Range exceeding its launch radius, belonging to the disposable consumable category. Although its Power was great, caution was required when using it.

To avoid being implicated in it oneself.

He didn't know how many Lightning Tribulation Pellets Grandmaster Tian Shui had used to create such a scene. Putting the item away, without him making any Arrangements, his Subordinates had already begun to organize repair and pacification work.

He was now particularly curious about what the reaction of the Cloud Ridge State people would be when the News spread that he had once again ordered a tower to be razed.

Although that was fake, and everyone knew it, Red Kite had never lacked people who enjoyed a good laugh.

Having just returned not long ago, after dealing with matters.

Wang Yu was just preparing to go and stroke Xue Yu. This fellow was basically free-range in the City Lord's Mansion. After this period of Supreme Grade Pill nurturing, he wasn't far from Upgradeing either.

At this moment, Han Jia from the Heaven Treasure Pavilion proactively came to visit.

Before the person arrived, their voice came first.

"City Lord Wang~! You've done another Big Deal, haven't you? You even flattened the Golden Abundance Pavilion. You are now the Heaven Treasure Pavilion's eternal friend."

"Hey, hey, hey—you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! Brother Han Jia, if these words were to spread, wouldn't it be the death of your Younger Brother."

This time, Han Jia came alone, his dragon and phoenix twin children were not by his side. He put an arm around Wang Yu's shoulders, and said with a strange laugh:

"I understand, I understand, a tall tree catches much Wind, right?"

Wang Yu was speechless.

"It really wasn't me who did it, just wait, someone from the Golden Abundance Pavilion will stand up and take responsibility."

Han Jia looked doubtful: "Really not you?"

"Otherwise?"

"Alright then."

Han Jia, having tasted the implications, smacked his lips. Thinking about the conversation he had overheard, he guessed that Wang Yu had been implicated by the Internal strife within the Golden Abundance Pavilion.

Thinking of this, Han Jia's expression became even stranger.

"City Lord Wang's Ability to attract trouble, I truly admire."

"How could this be me attracting trouble? Some people are simply courting death themselves."

"That makes sense."

"Brother Han Jia, what exactly brings you here? I still have a mountain of official duties waiting to be dealt with."

"Look at me, I almost forgot."

Suddenly slapping his thigh, Han Jia straightened his hat and said seriously.

"Look, the Golden Abundance Pavilion has been flattened, and the people are all dead. This Guiling City's Market, from now on, will it belong to the Heaven Treasure Pavilion?"

Wang Yu frowned, but did not deny it.

"For now, it's like this."

Han Jia immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Good, then I want to talk to you about buying a few more plots of land. Also, that Thunder Jade Banana Garden Outside the City, why not just sell it all to me? The Heaven Treasure Pavilion is preparing to expand its Scale in Guiling City."

"Land is no problem, but the Thunder Jade Banana Garden is Not Okay. That is an Inheritance Item of the Guiling City Lord's Mansion, and I only have three hundred years of ownership."

"Then forget it, let's talk about buying land, just the Central District."

Unable to take down the Banana Garden, Han Jia did not press further. He only wanted to squeeze out the business of the Guan, Jiang, and Core Formation Three Sects, and by the way, abolish the premium Contract signed back then to seize the Market.

Times were different now. The Heaven Treasure Pavilion was not a charity.

The Timing of his emergence was excellent, Wang Yu really could not refuse.

This matter of arguing and haggling continued until the afternoon.

After keeping Han Jia for a banquet, it was considered concluded.

As a Result, Wang Yu had just returned to his Room, and was loosening his belt, when Xu Ruozhou's panicked voice came in.

"Calamity, calamity!

"City Lord, this year's Sacred Tribute has been robbed, the people are all dead, and no Clues can be found."

*Bang—*

The door to Wang Yu's Room exploded entirely. He grabbed Xu Ruozhou's collar, his Eyes bloodshot, and said.

"What did you say?!!"

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Night.

Headed by Wang Yu and Green Ram, the Palace Within the Hall was filled with Cultivators.

Many of them were Commanders level, their Cultivation Level was Common at the Late Qi Condensation Stage, and most of them were recruited Independent Cultivators. Their Combat Strength was average, and their loyalty was questionable.

There was no way around it, Wang Yu had only established himself in Gui Ling for less than thirty years. The batch of Talent initially selected were just beginning to mature, and still lacked the Trial of Blood and Fire.

At this moment, the atmosphere Within the Hall was very gloomy, everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak, and Wang Yu was also very vexed.

For twenty-five years, the previous four times the million Spirit Stone Sacred Tribute had been delivered, there had been No problems, but this time a problem occurred, and it was still at a critical juncture where one thing followed another.

The Scent Listening Society's crushing defeat, the Guiling City Thunderstorm stalemate, and now… his Sacred Tribute had been robbed again. This year seemed to be unlucky, all the troublesome things were erupting at this time.

"Who exactly is going against me!"

Green Ram, seeing this situation, proposed a guess.

"City Lord, could it be the Earth Demon Sect people who did it? After all, Earth Golem Old Demon died in Gui Ling, and they have had no reaction, as if they don't even know."

Wang Yu Hearing This.

Although the Killing Intent was already unstoppable, making him look like a person wrapped in Red Mist, full of Fearful bloodiness.

But his consciousness was quite calm, and he directly affirmed.

"Impossible, the Earth Demon Sect is an old Sect in Cloud Ridge State, their silence is just playing dead.

"Not knowing is better than the Sect's Prestige being completely lost. Sometimes burying your head in the sand is useless, but sometimes deceiving yourself is still very useful."

"This—"

Green Ram glanced at the Everyone in the hall, and Voice Transmissioned.

"Then is it Young Lord Fu Luo Chen? Although He Gu is dead, but the reply back then said the Mission was successful, could it be for revenge?"

Wang Yu paused in his movements, and after Pondering, he still shook his head at Green Ram. No matter how the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect's Internal Factions were, the Spirit Stones Tributed to the Sect would still not be touched.

Moreover, Luo Chen was also from Zhuo Shouqing's Lineage.

He schemed against Wang Yu, but did not tear face openly on the surface, and even mockery and smugness were not shown, obviously also not wanting to directly fight with him.

"Then is it only Jin Lin? But he has no Reason to do this, and even less Reason to do so, scheming against you is one thing, robbing the Sacred Tribute is equivalent to provoking the Saint Sect."

Indeed, Jin Lin had even less Reason.

Just when Wang Yu and Green Ram were Voice Transmissioning and discussing with each other, Xu Ruozhou, who had also been thinking all along, suddenly spoke up in the hall, he said.

"City Lord, could it be the Remnants of the Bai Family?"

These words were like a bolt of lightning, piercing through the fog in his mind.

That's it.

His gaze had always been placed at a higher Level, but he had forgotten about the Bai Family that he had casually destroyed back when he had just arrived in Gui Ling.

In the Crimson Kite Demon Domain, the larger the Faction behind you, the more you could appreciate the strength of the Five Demonic Sects. These were Overlord Factions that could fight five against seven and still maintain an Advantage.

In the Taihu Spirit Domain Region, only the seven Overlord Powers could be comparable to the Demonic Path. From this, one could see a glimpse of it.

But Foundation Establishment Powers… they were too far away from Nascent Soul Overlords, instead, they had a kind of fearless recklessness of a newborn calf. If you were to say who was most likely to have moved his Sacred Tribute.

Nothing More Than the Remnants of the Bai Family.

Moreover, back then the Great Elder of the Bai Family had not died, but had been taken away by people from the Yellow Springs Temple. If the Yellow Springs Temple was Targeting Guiling City, this matter could immediately escalate to a Compete between Overlords.

Wang Yu personally felt that the possibility of the Yellow Springs Temple Participating was not high, but they definitely Provided support to the Great Elder of the Bai Family, perhaps even helping him Breakthrough to the Core Formation Stage.

After a moment of Pondering, Wang Yu had to admit that Xu Ruozhou still had some cleverness.

"Where is the Ancestral Residence of the Remnants of the Bai Family? More than twenty years have Passed, the White Family Ancestor is already dead, right?"

"Reporting to City Lord, the Bai Family Ancestors were Not Really people from Cloud Ridge State, as for where their Ancestral Residence is… We do not know either."

"Useless."

Wang Yu coldly snorted,

"The top priority now is to find a way to make up for this year's Sacred Tribute, Green Ram."

"Here."

"Go and notify the Guan and Jiang families, Purple Dragon Mountain, Ink Wash Sect, Scented Fragrance Sect, all five of their families must contribute, just say that the Spirit Stones they Tributed were robbed by the Remnants of the Bai Family."

"Yes!"

The City Lord's family also had No surplus grain, they could only temporarily withstand this wave like this.

"Xu Ruozhou, take a team of men and horses, and go with me to the scene to see if there are any other Clues."

"Yes!"

"Everyone else, go and investigate the Slots of the Bai Family Ancestral Home, this time I want to Clan Extinction them, wipe them out completely."

"Yes!"

After the Late Night meeting adjourned, Wang Yu quickly wrote a letter, and had a Messenger send it to the Province City of Cloud Ridge State. This place was different from Maple Province. Maple Province was Vast and Sparsely Populated, and the Number of Spirit Veins was small.

It also did not border other Factions. Maple Province City only had a few Core Formation cultivators sitting in command, while Cloud Ridge State here, although small in Area, was all Essence.

Spirit Vein distribution was compact, and there were also popular Areas like the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest and the Ancient Ruins - Eastern Extremes Capital, Not Few people from other states came, and even Cultivators from other Factions would cross the border to come.

Therefore.

Cloud Ridge Province City had Nascent Soul cultivators sitting in command, and Not Few of them.

Perceiving the connection between the Bai Family and the Yellow Springs Temple, Even If the matter had not yet happened, he could first Prepare for a rainy day, and mention the situation and his speculation.

Furthermore, his letter could only be delivered to Cloud Ridge Province City.

To Report to Higher Levels would easily offend people.

First, send a letter to test the waters, if something really happened, he would also have a Reason to remain uninvolved.

After handling these matters, he then Departed with Xu Ruozhou and others.

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