The City Lord was named Feng Hexu. He was a peak Saint Venerable.
Now a young man spoke to him, saying, "I ask, you answer."
This attitude was outrageously arrogant. What if there was a mid-stage Saint Venerable woman by your side?
He was, after all, the City Lord here, a peak Saint Venerable expert. Being questioned like this made him uncomfortable. He pointed at Xia Feng and shouted, "Who do you think you are? Do you think you're fit to ask me?"
Feng Hexu let out a great roar, suddenly summoning the guards of the mansion. They then surrounded Xia Feng and his companions.
Xia Feng, too lazy to exchange more words, raised his hand and slapped him, exposing his full power.
Xia Feng had not hidden his strength from the start; he just hadn't made a move. Feng Hexu was unaware of this.
Now that Xia Feng had acted, his strength was fully visible, and Feng Hexu could see it clearly.
Peak Saint Emperor.
(⊙o⊙)...........
Feng Hexu almost peed himself on the spot. If he hadn't just solidly received a slap, he wouldn't have believed that what he was seeing was real.
But Feng Hexu knew it was real, because when Xia Feng had raised his hand to strike him, he hadn't even been able to react. He had even felt an extremely powerful force locking onto him, making him feel as if he had fallen into an abyss.
This power was terrifying.
Feng Hexu, a peak Saint Venerable expert, had never encountered anyone who could make him tremble, not even someone at the peak of the Saint Venerable realm.
But the reality was that there was actually someone at the peak Saint Emperor realm in this world. This had completely changed Feng Hexu's perception of the world.
Feng Hexu knew Xia Feng's strength, but his guards did not. Seeing their City Lord being struck, they hadn't considered making a move against Xia Feng.
How could this be tolerated?
Feng Hexu leaped up and shouted, "Retreat, all of you, retreat!"
Upon receiving the City Lord's command, they stopped their actions. To their astonishment, they watched their revered City Lord kneel before Xia Feng, his body trembling slightly, and say with the servility of a dog:
"You... you ask, I answer."
Xia Feng looked down at Feng Hexu from above, not angered by his earlier insolence.
There was no need for him to be angry. He simply said slowly, "In your city, are there any places that are dark and suitable for hiding souls?"
Feng Hexu was stunned. He hadn't expected Xia Feng to ask such a question.
Dark places suitable for hiding souls?
Feng Hexu began to think. After a moment, he replied, "I know of a place. It's my ancestral ancestral hall. It's quite dark and the best place to hide souls."
"Take me there," Xia Feng commanded.
Whether this place was the one or not, Xia Feng had to see.
Moreover, places like ancestral halls were inherently suitable for hiding souls. Perhaps Nan Ya was really here.
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll take you there immediately." Feng Hexu scrambled up, a fawning smile on his face.
Everyone in the City Lord's mansion was stunned.
Those who didn't know would have thought the City Lord had gone mad. Why was he kneeling to a young man?
And he was going to take him to his family's ancestral hall???
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it.
Who exactly was this young man?
Everyone was baffled, only watching as Feng Hexu, with a beaming smile, led Xia Feng away.
Feng Hexu took Xia Feng to a grand ancestral hall in the city. This was the ancestral hall of Feng Hexu's family, where his ancestors were venerated.
Feng Hexu pointed to the hall before him and said, "It's this place."
Xia Feng nodded slightly. The little piglet sent a voice transmission:
"Master, it's this place. I can sense Nan Ya."
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