"My lord?!"
Slapped, the guard at the city gate clutched his face, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Why hit him?
The instigator was the smiling young man in front of him.
"Beat him up!"
The Black Obsidian Realm guard, pointing at the one still groaning on the ground, immediately had several guards around him rush towards the guards at the city gate without hesitation.
The surrounding merchants watched, all bewildered.
Their gazes finally fell on Chen Yu, and their thoughts instantly became clear.
The guard at the city gate cried out in pain. The Black Obsidian Realm guard on the city wall, seemingly still not appeased, regardless of the onlookers or the impact of the incident, kept yelling at his subordinates to hit harder.
Seeing the guard at the city gate covered in blood, he still hadn't called to stop.
"That's enough, if you hit any harder, someone will die." It was Chen Yu who spoke to stop them. The Black Obsidian Realm guard swallowed hard and shouted, "Stop hitting!"
The guards immediately stopped and retreated to the Black Obsidian Realm guard's side.
The Black Obsidian Realm guard also trembled all over, and shakily approached Chen Yu, bowing respectfully.
"My lord!"
The address "My lord" made all the guards below the city and the merchants who had been causing trouble gasp in surprise. Even the little devil stared at Chen Yu with widened eyes, disbelief written all over her face.
What was going on?!
Why would the guards of the Sky City address him as 'My lord'?
"This person looks so familiar." Little Nuo pursed her lips, gently placing a finger on her tender mouth. "Sister Ba, isn't this the follower beside Liam?"
"Follower?"
The little devil murmured, scrutinizing the Black Obsidian Realm guard for a few moments.
She really didn't have any impression of him.
She had never paid any attention to the people of the Tartar Kingdom, and hadn't even paid special attention to Liam, let alone the little follower who served him day in and day out.
At this point, the little devil finally understood.
No wonder Chen Yu was so fearless; he had recognized this person long ago.
"I didn't expect it to be you who came back."
Chen Yu's eyes were filled with a smile. The Black Obsidian Realm guard trembled uncontrollably, secretly glanced at Little Nuo, and then quickly averted his gaze.
What rotten luck!
He hadn't wanted to come to the city gate in the first place, but here he was, encountering this ominous figure.
This person in front of them was someone their young master bowed and scraped to, and standing beside him was Nuo Yi, the notorious necromancer of the Batou Federation.
Although the cave was no longer in the sweltering summer season, the dignified Black Obsidian Realm guard was covered in countless beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Speak!"
Seeing the guard remain silent for a long time, Chen Yu whispered again to remind him.
"My lord, I truly did not know you were here." The Black Obsidian Realm guard bowed his head respectfully, not daring to breathe heavily in front of Chen Yu. "I am here on orders, and I had no intention of offending you. As for that foolish fellow, please rest assured, I will handle it properly."
Knowing what the guard was thinking, Chen Yu smiled at him.
"Offense, not really. You were also acting under orders, and I understand. Let's not talk about this for now. But about the present situation, are you sure we should continue standing here with so many eyes watching? It won't look good for you."
"Yes, yes, My lord, please come this way."
The Black Obsidian Realm guard respectfully raised his hand, but Chen Yu shook his head, unmoving.
"We still need to resolve the matter here before we leave."
"I'll resolve it, I'll resolve it!"
The Black Obsidian Realm guard nodded and agreed obsequiously, still not daring to relax.
"Alright, since you've said so, I believe you. I'll also briefly explain the situation." Chen Yu pointed to his wristband and then looked at the merchants not far away. "We don't want to conflict with your guards, but your people are too bullying. The tickets can be booked on the platform, but when we came here, we were told that the specialist was off duty and we had to come back tomorrow morning. If this causes delays, who will be responsible for us?"
"This is our fault, and I will definitely resolve it properly."
"Everyone, have you heard?" Chen Yu's eyes twinkled with a smile as he faced the merchants. "This lord is willing to resolve the problem for us, so please be patient and wait a moment. I believe this lord will give us a reasonable explanation."
"We will, we will!"
The Black Obsidian Realm guard also grinned dryly. Chen Yu nodded slightly and, under the gaze of the merchants, walked to a dwelling not far from the city gate where the guards rested.
Seeing Chen Yu leave, the Black Obsidian Realm guard finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He sent his subordinates to resolve the problem for the merchants, while he went to the side and opened his wristband to make contact.
"Hiss, it feels so good to have status." Chen Yu couldn't help but shake his head as he went to the dwelling. "Outside the cave, I couldn't even find a place to reason. But here in the cave... Hmph..."
"You should be grateful to yourself for being capable."
The little devil crossed her arms and whispered, "If you hadn't made a name for yourself in the cave, do you think you could have resolved this? Even if those merchants made a fuss, they wouldn't have solved anything."
"Can I interpret this as you praising me?" Chen Yu raised his eyebrows with a smile.
"Don't... don't be so conceited."
The little devil pouted, then turned her gaze to the crowd gathered in front of the teleportation point with a frown.
"What are you plotting now? We're supposed to go up the city, why did we come here? You shouldn't be that malicious, wanting to hear that follower apologize to you?"
"Do you think I'm that bored?" Chen Yu chuckled wryly.
While this feeling of having status and being valued was indeed good, Chen Yu wouldn't go so far as to constantly seek validation from a mere follower. What was the point of torturing him?
"Don't you think it's been a long time since we saw Liam?"
"Liam?" The little devil suddenly realized and said, "Indeed, it's been a while since I've seen him. He hasn't come here since withdrawing from the Elton family. Could it be that he absconded with the Elton family's assets? By the way, is his loyalty to you still sufficient?"
"200, full!"
This actually surprised Chen Yu. After so much time had passed and they hadn't met much, Liam still maintained 200 loyalty to him, without even a hint of fluctuation.
He even suspected that his wristband might be malfunctioning.
"Let's wait. If nothing unexpected happens, Liam will be here soon. Since we haven't seen him in a while, it's a good opportunity to meet him and ask him how the sale of the Elton family's assets is going." Chen Yu stretched lazily. "Perhaps, besides meeting him, we might encounter some unexpected surprises."
"What unexpected surprises?"
The little devil's eyes were filled with confusion, and Chen Yu shrugged.