The man's eyes flashed with impatience, but he suppressed it. "Then what do you like?"
"I only like to eat what I prepare myself," Xiao Man said coolly, glancing at the man. "State your purpose, if you have one."
Seeing Xiao Man getting straight to the point, the man stopped beating around the bush. "Who are you?"
"Nangong Yu."
"With your cultivation, why haven't you entered Futu City?" The man was a guard of the inner city. He had noticed Xiao Man the moment she entered. He had thought that such a promising talent would soon enter Futu City. To his surprise, this person was still in the inner city, and had even established a foothold on Zhongzhou Street in such a short time.
"Is Futu City a place I can enter just because I want to?" Xiao Man retorted. "If I could enter just because I want to, can I go in now?"
The man was taken aback. Of course, Futu City was not a place anyone could enter at will. One had to gain the approval of the Divine Lord. If this person had not yet been approved by the Divine Lord, that might be the reason.
"My name is Qing Ti, and I am the administrator of this inner city," Qing Ti said slowly. "With your cultivation, you must be able to enter Futu City soon. If you need anything, you can find me."
"If everyone who needed something went to the City Lord, wouldn't the City Lord be exhausted to death?" Xiao Man said slowly. "Or is the lord of a city just idle and bored?"
Qing Ti frowned. He was somewhat displeased with Xiao Man's words. What did he mean by idle and bored? The inner city was usually the most peaceful place. With this person's arrival, the inner city began to have ripples. How could he not care?
"I hope the inner city remains peaceful and calm. Do you understand?"
"If your definition of peaceful and calm means that we have to swallow our pride even when we are bullied, then I beg to differ," Xiao Man said, glancing at Qing Ti. "Or is this place not a place for humans to be? Since we are here, we are your livestock, to be bullied as you please?"
"That's not what I meant."
"But they all mean that," Xiao Man said, pointing to the excited seven-clan members cheering. "On my first day entering the sacred land, someone pointed at us humans and called us livestock raised by the gods."
Qing Ti had a headache. That's why he had suggested that those in the late Void Transformation stage should enter Futu City directly, instead of being observed in the inner city. This observation often led to problems!
"Humans are not livestock raised by the gods. Everyone is equal in the sacred land."
"Then, if A'Si kills Lan Hai, will he be punished?" Xiao Man asked quietly. Here, there was no fairness at all. Even if they signed a life-and-death contract, if A'Si killed Lan Hai, he would still be punished.
"They signed a life-and-death contract. Their fate is in the hands of heaven and earth, so naturally, they will not be punished." Qing Ti thought to himself, this person had lost faith in the gods because of the inner city clans during her stay here. It would probably be more troublesome to accept the baptism. What a headache.
"Since the City Lord says so, I naturally believe you," Xiao Man said, pointing to the arena. "A'Si won, and Lan Hai lost."
Qing Ti was slightly stunned. The reason he dared to say that Zhou A'Si would not be punished was because he believed that Zhou A'Si would not survive. Lan Hai would do his best to obliterate him. If the person was dead, there would naturally be no punishment.
Qing Ti looked towards the arena. Lan Hai looked at A'Si in disbelief as his body turned into dust, his soul and spirit utterly destroyed.
A cold glint flashed in A'Si's eyes. Nangong Lao Da had said that in the arena, he must kill decisively, leaving no room for the demon race to resist, nor should they let people know they had seen through the demon race's identity. Therefore, they had to destroy both soul and spirit. And the sword Nangong Lao Da gave him could make the demon race disappear into thin air!
"How is this possible?" Qing Ti was shocked. Lan Hai's cultivation was already at the middle Nascent Soul stage. With his Heavenly Demon clan bloodline, he could instantly kill all mortals of the same cultivation level. Yet, he died at the hands of a mortal of the same level. Why?
"You interfered!"
Xiao Man glanced at Qing Ti. "If A'Si had died, would it have been justifiable? And now that Lan Hai is dead, it becomes my interference? You should know that the competition hadn't even started, and I was sitting here, never once approaching the arena."
Qing Ti's face turned green.
"Or is it that the equality the City Lord speaks of is merely empty words, and there is no fairness whatsoever here?"
"Zhou A'Si could never be Lan Hai's opponent."
"So, the City Lord believed that Zhou A'Si could never be Lan Hai's opponent, which is why he said that regardless of the outcome, A'Si would not be punished, because the City Lord thought A'Si would surely die?"
"Since this City Lord has said he will not be punished, then he will not be punished!" Qing Ti said coldly. "As for you, if I find out that you were involved, this City Lord will show no mercy."
"As long as the City Lord does not interfere, I believe our A'Si will be safe," Xiao Man said, leaping from the rooftop towards the arena.
Lan Hai's soul and spirit being scattered in the arena stunned the onlookers. The gambling houses in the city had all unanimously bet on Zhou A'Si to lose. No one had expected that Zhou A'Si would not only not lose but would also kill Lan Hai on the spot, destroying his soul and spirit!
"I won, I won!" A'Si jumped up, incredibly excited. "Brother Jiang, I won, I really won!"
Jiang Lan came back to his senses and looked at the Lan clan members. The Lan clan members reacted and drew their weapons, surrounding them. "That brat cheated!"
"Clan Leader Lan, before Lan Hai stepped onto the stage, he swore an oath according to the rules of heaven and earth that this competition, regardless of the outcome, no one was allowed to cause trouble for A'Si, otherwise, the troublemaker would be struck by heavenly lightning!" Jiang Lan stood in front of Zhou A'Si, blocking the Lan clan members from harming him.
"Get out of the way, that brat cheated!"
"They signed a life-and-death battle. Only life and death are involved, not the method," Jiang Lan said calmly. "Now, life and death have been decided, and the victor is clear. Clan Leader Lan, you and your men are surrounding us. Are you questioning the rules of heaven and earth, and the fairness of the Divine Lord?"
"Don't talk nonsense. How could this brat be Lan Hai's opponent? He must have used some underhanded means, and even destroyed Lan Hai's soul and spirit. Isn't that too cruel?"
Jiang Lan's expression remained unchanged. "I told you, they signed a life-and-death battle, and it was Lan Hai who requested it. A'Si merely acted according to the rules and defeated Lan Hai. If Clan Leader Lan insists on provoking trouble, we from Zhongzhou Street are not to be trifled with."
"Mere mortals dare to oppose us gods? I think you are tired of living. Attack, kill them!"