"They've all been thrown into the dungeon, so how can they not be at peace?" Jiang Lan asked, puzzled. He truly couldn't comprehend Xiao Man's methods. Logically, with Qing Ti holding them in check, these two tribes shouldn't have started a fight. Yet, they did, and both suffered heavy casualties. If Qing Ti hadn't arrived quickly, Chi Li and Lan Guan would have likely fought to the death.
"They've fought this hard; if there's no victor, how can they establish their standing here in the future?" Xiao Man said with amusement. "I just wonder who will be able to walk out of the City Lord's dungeon alive in the end."
Jiang Lan quickly glanced around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to their conversation, he breathed a sigh of relief and lowered his voice. "Don't you do anything reckless. Both Chi Li and Lan Guan are Nascent Soul realm experts. The City Lord will not allow these two to fight to the death, after all, Nascent Soul realm experts are not easy to cultivate; one less is one less."
"If a person wants to die, who can stop them? Qing Ti cannot possibly guard them day and night, and the City Lord's Mansion is not as impenetrable as he imagines." Xiao Man tossed down a spirit stone. "Let's go, we've heard enough of the show. It's time to go back and cultivate."
Jiang Lan quickly finished his last cup of tea and hurried to catch up with Xiao Man. "Another batch of newcomers has emerged. When will they receive training?"
"Of course, it's now, immediately!"
Chi Li died suddenly in the City Lord's Mansion dungeon!
Qing Ti looked at Chi Li's corpse and felt a chill run through his entire body. He had imprisoned the two of them in the dungeon to calm them down, but now that someone had died there, he would have a difficult time explaining.
"How did he die?"
"Replying to the City Lord, it's likely due to severe injuries."
"'Likely'?" Qing Ti looked at the person conducting the autopsy. "What do you mean by 'likely'?"
"Replying to the City Lord, besides internal and external injuries, no other issues were found on Patriarch Chi Li's body," the coroner said with difficulty. Since he couldn't find any problems, he could only report it as a sudden death.
"How is Lan Guan?"
"Although injured, he is not in critical condition."
"Release Lan Guan first," Qing Ti said with a headache. The death of the Chi tribe's patriarch had already put him in a difficult position. If Lan Guan also died in the City Lord's dungeon, the citizens would suspect that these two did not die from a brawl but were killed by him!
"What about Chi Li's body..."
"After Lan Guan returns to the Lan tribe, you can have the Chi tribe come to collect the body," Qing Ti thought to himself. It seemed he needed to visit the Holy Temple and inform the Divine Lord that the Chi tribe's patriarch had died suddenly. If the Chi tribe were left without a leader, it might lead to chaos.
"Yes, City Lord."
Qing Ti left the jail and headed straight for the Holy Temple. Xiao Man stood at the highest point, watching Qing Ti leave the City Lord's Mansion. A slight smile played on her lips. "It seems our little fish is in a hurry."
"Although he is the City Lord of the Inner City, the patriarchs of the seven tribes hold significant status. Their unexplained death in his City Lord's Mansion naturally means he will bear responsibility."
"Responsibility is certain," Xiao Man said unhurriedly. "The key is how he bears it. If someone new is appointed, it might not be as easy to handle. And half of our people have not yet reached the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, let alone break through to the Divine Transformation realm."
"There are already over fifty people now, to deal with..."
"Far from enough," Xiao Man shook her head. "Not to mention the Heavenly Demon tribe's over a hundred Divine Transformation realm experts, among whom there are likely many peak cultivators. Moreover, with over three thousand Nascent Soul realm experts, if we truly fall out, we might be the ones at a disadvantage. We need to find a way to deal with these Nascent Souls first."
"In that case, we will need at least another year," Nangong Yu pondered for a moment. "If someone from the Chi tribe can stabilize things, Qing Ti's punishment might be lighter and he might not be punished."
"Qing Ti will be punished, but likely not severely," Xiao Man smiled. "The reason he is rushing to the Holy Temple is to ask the Divine Lord to appoint a new patriarch for the Chi tribe, to prevent chaos. This might be exactly what he wants."
"Qing Ti is quite cunning."
"He's a smart person," Xiao Man said with a complex expression. "If he weren't an enemy, we could sit down and share a drink."
"There are already many people who can share a drink with you. I don't wish for any more to be added," Nangong Yu said with a dark look. "While having many friends is not a bad thing, Qing Ti will never be our friend."
Xiao Man nodded. "Indeed, we cannot be friends with the people of the Heavenly Demon tribe."
"What do you plan to do next?"
"It's time to proceed with the next step of the plan," Xiao Man said unhurriedly. The Heavenly Demon tribe fears Meteor Fire Stones the most. Since we are going to make a move, we naturally need to make arrangements in advance. Even the Demon King would never imagine that she would secretly place Meteor Fire Stones throughout the entire sacred land.
Qing Ti went to the Holy Temple and soon returned. His expression was no longer as anxious as before. He went directly to the Chi tribe. There were many ambitious individuals within the Chi tribe. Although he didn't interfere much, he was aware of all the affairs in the city; otherwise, he wouldn't be worthy of being the City Lord of the Inner City.
"It seems he has come through safely," Xiao Man said, seeing Qing Ti emerge from the Holy Temple. She knew Qing Ti had passed this trial safely. The young patriarch of the Chi tribe was Chi Yuan. Chi Yuan was dead, and Chi Li was also dead. The direct lineage of the Chi tribe was broken. There was no one to awe the Chi tribe, so Qing Ti needed to select someone from the Chi tribe.
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"Aren't you going to take a look?"
"No need to look. I know what he will choose. I'm interested in the people in the Holy Temple." Xiao Man disappeared into the crowd. As soon as Xiao Man vanished, Qing Ti turned his head to look at the highest point. He had a feeling that a gaze was fixed on him, but when he looked, there was no one.
"Could it be my imagination?" Qing Ti concentrated his gaze. "I should go and deal with the Chi tribe's affairs first."
Before Xiao Man could approach Central State Street, she saw two figures standing outside the street. One was in white with white hair, and the other in black with black hair. They seemed very curious about the barrier of Central State Street.
Xiao Man frowned. White clothes and white hair. Among the seven tribes, there was no White tribe. Who could this person be?
"How about it? Didn't I say a powerful figure has arrived at Central State Street? Look at this barrier, can you break it?"
"No," the man in white with white hair said in a cold tone. "However, from this, I can see traces of my Heavenly Profound Sect. When did Central State Street have disciples from my Heavenly Profound Sect?"
"Heavenly Profound Sect disciple?" The man in black with black hair looked confused. "That shouldn't be the case. Heavenly Profound Sect disciples, once selected, are directly admitted into Futu City. There are no Heavenly Profound Sect disciples who would end up in Central State Street, unless... unless it's a disciple expelled from the Heavenly Profound Sect."
"Perhaps," the white-haired man extended his hand towards the barrier. He could feel the power contained within the barrier. This power was very gentle, but as soon as spiritual energy was applied, the barrier would counterattack to protect everything within it. It was very similar to the Taoist arts of the Heavenly Profound Sect, yet somewhat different.