HLnovel Chapter 448 City Lord?
Chapter 448 City Lord?
Xiao Wanwan hurried forward and helped Qing Murou up, and her eyes suddenly became bright when she looked at her.
She held Qing Mu Rou's hand affectionately, grinning so hard that it was impossible to look directly at her:
"Sister, you are so beautiful, your hands are so smooth."
Yun Mubai stroked his forehead, Feng Lizhou covered his face with a folding fan, and Chu Yanhao and Dong Yi both lowered their heads.
Huang'er rolled her eyes, and with a whoosh, she flapped her little wings and flew away.
It's so disgusting! It's so disgusting!
Where did this fool come from? They didn't know him.
Zi Wuji's mouth twitched, and he forced a smile:
"Wanwan, quickly release your sister Qingmu and let her sit down and drink tea."
"Oh...oh...okay!"
Xiao Wanwan turned her gaze away from Qing Murou's face and led her towards the chair.
"Sister, can we sit next to each other?"
Qing Murou smiled gently, feeling that her little benefactor was extremely interesting.
She nodded and agreed: "Okay, let's sit down and talk together."
Elder Qingmu couldn't help but laugh when he saw his daughter showing affection for Xiao Wanwan.
"Hahaha... I didn't expect Wanwan and my Rou'er to get along so well. When you have free time in the future, come to my house and play with your sister Rou'er."
His beloved daughter seems gentle and docile, but she doesn't like to interact with others.
There are really very few people she is willing to get close to.
Seeing that she treated Xiao Wanwan differently, he was also happy in his heart.
"Hehe...Okay!" Xiao Wanwan agreed with a smile, and diligently took out the hundred-flower cake that she had treasured for a long time and placed it in front of Qing Murou.
"Sister, try this! This is the Hundred Flowers Cake made by Granny Jinhua. It's delicious!"
"Okay, thank you Wanwan!" Qing Mu Rou didn't know who Grandma Jinhua was, and just thought it was a pastry she bought at the market, so she picked up a piece and took a small bite.
A sweet floral fragrance entered her mouth, and Qing Murou couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise: "It's delicious! My benefactor, where did you buy it? I'll buy some in the future."
She has never had a desire for food, but this hundred-flower cake unexpectedly aroused her gluttony.
Xiao Wanwan smiled, her eyes curved. "Hehe... If you like it, eat more. You can't buy this cake."
"Yeah." Qing Mu Rou responded softly, but did not ask any more questions.
Yun Mubai and his four brothers saw that Xiao Wanwan even took out her favorite hundred-flower cake.
My heart is broken!
They are no longer Wanwan’s favorite senior brothers.
Xiao Wanwan ignored the resentful look from her senior brother.
She was so happily chatting with Aoki Rou that she had long forgotten about her senior brother.
Elder Qingmu looked at the two of them with a smile for a while, then turned his gaze back to Xiang Qingyun and Zi Wuji:
"Master Qingyun, Fellow Daoist Zi, I have two reasons for coming to visit you."
When they heard him speak, everyone's attention was drawn to him.
Xiang Qingyun nodded and said, "Elder Qingmu, you are too polite. If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak up."
"The first thing is to bring my daughter to thank Wanwan in person. This is a small thank you gift, please accept it."
Elder Qingmu smiled and placed a space ring on the coffee table beside him.
Zi Wuji politely declined, "Elder Qingmu, you are too polite. You are sincere enough by coming here in person. Please don't bother with the thank you gift!"
"This is my thank you gift to Wanwan. The elixir she gave me saved my daughter's life. I have no way to repay her life-saving grace, so I can only give you some mundane things to express my gratitude."
After Elder Qingmu finished speaking, his expression became serious:
"Secondly, there's some clues to what Wanwan and her senior brother discussed a few days ago."
Zi Wuji's heart moved, and then he asked calmly, "I wonder what Elder Qingmu has discovered?"
Elder Qingmu took a sip from the teacup beside him, moistening his throat.
"That day, after Wanwan and her fellow apprentices left, I remembered that the City Lord had had some conflict with them."
"I know the City Lord very well. He appears to be impartial and selfless, but in reality he is narrow-minded and vindictive."
"After Wanwan left, I went to the City Lord's Mansion. They said the City Lord was not in. Even his extremely showy wife didn't show up."
"So, after I left, I went back quietly. I found the city master in the mansion, wrapped in a black robe and entering the secret room in the backyard."
At this moment, Yun Mubai suddenly spoke up: "Elder Qingmu, I have a question. Are you sure that the person you met was the City Lord himself?"
Elder Qingmu nodded without hesitation: "Of course! I have been with him for many years. Although he is wrapped in a robe, his aura is extremely familiar to me."
Xiang Qingyun and Zi Wuji exchanged a glance and nodded at the same time. Zi Wuji then spoke:
"Elder Qingmu, to be honest, the wife of the Biluo City Lord once brought people to my Qingyun Sect and wanted to destroy my Qingyun Sect, but we killed them in return."
"Then the Lord of Biluo City followed closely behind. He was injured by an elder of our sect. His body was destroyed, but his spirit escaped. That's why Mu Bai asked this question just now."
Elder Qingmu's expression changed drastically: "Is this really true? Then what about the person I saw? Could it be..."
His face was filled with surprise and doubt: "Did he take over someone else's body?"
Then he nodded to himself, "Yes, it must be true. Otherwise, why would he be so sneaky and afraid to see me? Damn it, how can such a person be the lord of a city?"
Xiang Qingyun stared at Elder Qingmu closely, fearing that he would stand up for the Lord of Biluo City.
Seeing his attitude, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they are no longer afraid of Elder Qingmu, they are unwilling to fight him unless it is absolutely necessary.
Xiang Qingyun stroked his long beard, thought for a moment and said:
"Elder Qingmu, as you can see! The city lord must have taken over another body, and he may have used some secret technique to improve his cultivation."
Elder Qingmu thought of a possibility and his face suddenly became gloomy.
He slapped the armrest of the chair heavily and said in a bad tone:
"If that's the case, I will kill him myself."
During this period of time, he investigated the incident in which Qing Mu Rou was injured, and all the clues pointed to the Lord of Biluo City.
Although Elder Qingmu has no definite evidence to prove that he was the one who did it, he has already determined in his heart that the Lord of Biluo City is closely related.
Xiang Qingyun smiled and nodded: "With Elder Qingmu's words, we feel relieved!"
At this moment, an extremely powerful aura came from afar and stopped above Qingyun Sect.
Everyone in the hall noticed something was wrong and came out to look.
A figure wrapped in a black robe stood in the air with his hands behind his back. Seeing everyone coming out, he couldn't help but let out a shrill laugh:
"Hahaha...you're all here! That's good, to save me the trouble, today I'll show mercy and send you all to the Western Paradise together. Hahaha..."
The wild laughter was still there, but a terrifying pressure gushed out, covering the people of Qingyun Sect.
Xiao Wanwan and the other younger generation felt as if they were being squeezed by a huge force, and even the spiritual power in their bodies could not be circulated. Their faces suddenly turned pale and their bodies kept shaking.
Li Yuan, who was strolling in the yard, noticed something was wrong and quickly stood opposite the man in black robe.
He slapped out with a seemingly light palm, and the man in black robe retreated quickly as if he was afraid.
The pressure that was pressing down on everyone like a mountain disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Elder Qingmu walked out of the hall slowly, step by step, and looked directly at the black-robed man who was confronting Li Yuan in the void, and uttered two words:
"City Lord!"