"By the way, who was that woman just now? She doesn't look like she's from Jiulong Town, does she?" Liu Ruyan asked the shopkeeper with some curiosity.
"She used to be from Jiulong Town, but later became a bandit on the mountain," the shopkeeper replied with a wry smile. "However, she doesn't do anything bad, only goes against officials. She's not infamous in this area. If this young brother hadn't intervened, she probably would have helped too!"
"There are people like that!" Lu Fan smiled slightly. "That's quite impressive. Although she's young and a woman, she's not ordinary."
"That's true. She's always stood up for the weak and has clashed with Qian Dafu several times. She can be considered a heroine among women. It's just that Qian Dafu has backing from higher up, which is why it's difficult to deal with her. Otherwise, she would have died many times over. But then again, little brother, you've crippled her spiritual power. She will never let this go. Be careful and don't get caught by them!"
"Thank you for your concern, shopkeeper. I know what I'm doing!" Lu Fan nodded slightly, smiling, not taking it too seriously.
As the King of the Northwest, how could he manage the northwest if he couldn't even handle such matters? Especially today's events, he was extremely dissatisfied.
Liu Xiaohua entered the tavern and looked at Lu Fan. "Qian Dafu has left Jiulong Town and is likely headed for Longcheng. You'd best leave the Longcheng region as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble!"
"Thank you for your concern. I was just planning to go to Longcheng!" Lu Fan shrugged. "I want to see how the Lord of Longcheng handles things, to have turned the entire Longcheng into this state!"
"This..."
The shopkeeper stood aside, somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Lu Fan to speak like this, catching them off guard.
Liu Xiaohua was also taken aback by Lu Fan's composure.
"Do you know the seriousness of this matter?" Liu Xiaohua said directly. "If Longcheng dispatches experts, you won't be able to handle them. What will you do then?"
"I have my plans. Even if there are experts in Longcheng, I won't be afraid," Lu Fan said indifferently, not taking it to heart at all.
With these words, Liu Xiaohua was instantly helpless. He didn't know where Lu Fan got his confidence to be so direct.
"Since it has come to this, there's no need to say more!" Liu Ruyan spoke. "Since he has said so, he must have a way to resolve it. Everyone doesn't need to worry too much!"
Liu Xiaohua nodded and didn't say much more. He had come mainly to inform Lu Fan, and now that Lu Fan knew, he didn't need to stay.
After leaving the tavern, Ling'er looked at Lu Fan. "Are you really going to Longcheng?"
"Jiulong Town is under the jurisdiction of Longcheng. The Lord of Longcheng cannot escape responsibility for what happened here!" Lu Fan said coldly. "I want to see what kind of demons and monsters are hiding in Longcheng to do such a thing."
"You haven't officially taken office yet, but you already have the demeanor of the King of the Northwest!" Liu Ruyan chuckled. "I really didn't misjudge you!"
Lu Fan stood aside, a faint smile on his face, but he didn't say anything more. Such an incident had indeed made him unhappy.
Watching Lu Fan's departing back, Liu Xiaohua felt a bit worried and murmured to himself. The reason he became a bandit was his dissatisfaction with Longcheng's rules, but unfortunately, with his strength, he couldn't change Longcheng at all.
This time, Lu Fan not only taught Qian Dafu a lesson but also planned to personally go to Longcheng. While worried, he was also somewhat expectant. If this rule could be changed, it would be a world-altering event for the entire Longcheng.
Meanwhile, in Longcheng, Qian Dafu had already arrived. He looked quite disheveled and exhausted. Ever since his spiritual power was crippled, he was like an ordinary person, unable to do anything.
He arrived at the City Lord's mansion and found Steward Wu, then quickly began to cry, "Steward Wu, you must uphold justice for me! My cultivation was crippled while executing the City Lord's orders. I cannot let that person get away with this!"
"What happened?" Steward Wu frowned. Qian Dafu usually looked spirited, but today he was so miserable that Steward Wu couldn't help but feel some sympathy.
"Someone acted recklessly in Jiulong Town and crippled my cultivation!" Qian Dafu said repeatedly. "This person was dissatisfied with the City Lord's governance and did this. I request Steward Wu to investigate!"
"How dare he! To act so outrageously here!"
A cold glint appeared in his eyes, and Steward Wu said coldly, with great displeasure. People from Longcheng were not to be offended by anyone, let alone have their cultivation crippled.
"Jiulong, go with him and bring that brat to me!" Steward Wu said coldly. "I want to see what kind of person dares to run wild in Longcheng!"
"Steward Wu, this matter might require you to personally take action. Others may not be able to handle it!" Qian Dafu said seriously. "This person is very formidable. Ordinary people may not be his match."
"What do you mean by that? Are you looking down on me?" Jiulong walked over, with nine tattoos on his body, looking nonchalant, a toothpick in his mouth.
"Of course not, of course not!" Qian Dafu quickly shook his head. "It's just for safety's sake. I hope you don't misunderstand!"
"Alright, you don't need to say more. This matter will be handled by Jiulong!" Steward Wu waved his hand, not paying too much attention.
With these words, Qian Dafu could only nod helplessly, not daring to say anything more.
At the same time, Lu Fan and the others had arrived around Longcheng. However, before entering Longcheng, Lu Fan could clearly feel a strong spiritual energy within Longcheng, and it was not ordinary.
"What powerful spiritual energy fluctuations! Could it be that many spirit stones are accumulated in this Longcheng?" Liu Ruyan exclaimed. "No wonder the entire Longcheng pays taxes in spirit stones. They're all stored here!"
Lu Fan also frowned, his gaze sharpening. If that were the case, he wouldn't let the Lord of Longcheng off easily.
As they proceeded, a group of people appeared directly in front of them, with Qian Dafu among them.
"Indeed, it's a narrow path for enemies!" Qian Dafu saw Lu Fan and immediately sneered, with a cold glint in his eyes. He hadn't expected Lu Fan to actually dare to come to Longcheng, it was simply courting death.