Part 4
Ning Yunyi: “Don’t stand outside, go back to the hall first.” This nest of old, weak, sick, and disabled, don’t stand and faint later.
When the group returned to the hall, under the bright lights, people sat all around. The one lying in the middle, beaten black and blue, breathing more out than in, was Anselm. Anselm lay there with a bruised and swollen face. He couldn’t figure out, he clearly had won, how come in less than two hours, he became a prisoner instead? If he knew, if he knew, he would have killed everyone at that time. No, as long as this devil existed for a day, he still couldn’t avoid today’s ending. But how could there be such powerful spiritual power in this world? He saw it with his own eyes at that time; just at once, those subordinates of his had no power to resist. How terrifying must the strength be to achieve this?
City Lord Xuan sat in a seat at the head with a pale face at the moment. Ning Yunyi sat in another one. Behind him stood the straight Young Master Bai. Ning Xiao Miao lay by his leg, and the Big Cat was by his leg. A hall with this weird painting style, no one dared to ask, but looked over curiously from time to time.
But currently, the most important thing was this traitor in front. If it weren’t for Mr. Bai’s people, they would soon be corpses. The first to speak was the white-haired old man sitting below City Lord Xuan: “You beast! Although the City Lord never admitted you were an adopted son, he cultivated you carefully all these years. But what did you do? You ungrateful beast, actually took advantage of the City Lord’s accidental serious injury while out on business to kill the City Lord and replace him!”
Presumably, the City Lord’s accident and injury outside also had this beast’s handiwork involved, right?
Anselm couldn’t speak. He was terrified at first, afraid of Ning Yunyi. But hearing these accusatory words at this moment, he stared viciously at this person, then looked at the silent City Lord Xuan, stiffening his neck. He felt he wasn’t wrong.
City Lord Xuan met Anselm’s resentful gaze. He couldn’t figure it out after waking up, but at this moment he suddenly understood. “Even if you blame me for not giving you the City Lord position, the old butler didn’t do anything wrong to you, but you still killed him.”
There was a moment of emotional fluctuation in Anselm’s eyes, but thinking that those who achieve great things shouldn’t stick to small favors and justice, he felt he wasn’t wrong. It was just winner takes all; he lost, that’s all. Back then, he used the birthday of the old butler, who was his real adoptive father, to administer a drug that dissipated spiritual power, so he could catch all City Lord Xuan’s confidants so easily. Who knew that old guy would question him after knowing the truth, and when he didn’t agree to release people, he wanted to go outside and tell City Lord Xuan. He could only choose to arrest him too. Only the other party resisted fiercely; accidentally, the other party’s spiritual power dried up and rioted, actually self-destructing.
City Lord Xuan didn’t expect to get his answer either. He pointed at Young Master Bai like stating a fact: “I didn’t lie to you before. The entire Underground City is indeed not mine; I was only a temporary substitute from beginning to end. Even after so many years, although Brother Bai felt I should have half, Brother Bai initially paid most of the Star Coins to build this Underground City. Then, from beginning to end, I was just a temporary acting City Lord. So I thought, when I retire later, I would give you one-third of the power in my hands, and you would be a Vice City Lord for the Bai family. Pity, you were too greedy. What you wanted… was everything.”
He never lied to him; it was just the other party’s preconceived notion. Or from the beginning, he became the old butler’s adopted son just for this Underground City.
City Lord Xuan stopped looking at Anselm’s incredulous collapsed expression after speaking, looking at Ning Yunyi: “Mr. Bai, I’m done asking. How do you want to deal with him now?”
Ning Yunyi: “Just don’t see him in the future. Also, our Fierce Guard Team is inconvenient to leak, so he can’t be allowed to speak out.”
City Lord Xuan nodded and waved his hand: “Dispose of him.” As for how to dispose of him, the other party didn’t say, but it was also obvious.
Anselm panicked completely, but wasn’t given a chance, dragged out by the fastest recovering confidant.
After everything was resolved, suddenly half of the people stood up and bowed to Young Master Bai: “Young Master! We are the subordinates City Lord Bai left here back then.” Although they were City Lord Xuan’s confidants on the surface, they were actually only loyal to City Lord Bai.
Young Master Bai coughed lightly and waved his hand: “This is my uncle. My father has transferred you to my uncle. You just listen to my uncle in the future.”
Everyone looked over, especially City Lord Xuan was surprised. City Lord Bai had a brother?
Ning Yunyi smiled calmly: “Big Brother Bai didn’t mention it when I was young. Now I want to practice, so I came here to take my eldest nephew for experience. Please give me more advice in the future.”
Everyone shook their heads repeatedly: “Not at all, not at all.”
City Lord Xuan looked at this enthusiastic atmosphere and suddenly spoke: “Just taking this opportunity, I’m getting old. I had the intention to retire two years ago. But I didn’t expect to have bad eyesight; the person selected almost wiped out us old guys. Now that the Bai family has come, then simply from now on… Mr. Bai is our new City Lord. Including City Lord Bai’s and my past assets, all will be handed over to Mr. Bai.”
Ning Yunyi was silent. He just wanted to come to get a castle and find some subordinates. How did he suddenly become the new City Lord?
After City Lord Xuan finished speaking, there was silence all around, obviously not expecting City Lord Xuan to make this decision. Suddenly clap clap clap applause rang out enthusiastically; it was Young Master Bai: “Uncle, agree quickly!”
Ning Yunyi gave him a deep look: “This matter is not urgent for now. Some things have to wait until Big Brother Bai comes over after a while. However, since City Lord Xuan thinks highly of me, I will temporarily act as the City Lord. When Big Brother Bai comes back, and City Lord Xuan still wants to abdicate, then let Big Brother Bai be this City Lord.”
He couldn’t stay in District F forever; he would leave sooner or later. He didn’t want to be trapped in this Underground City.
City Lord Xuan didn’t expect to be rejected, but seeing Ning Yunyi’s persistent gaze, he could only postpone this idea. According to Ning Yunyi’s meaning, let him temporarily act as the City Lord first. The reason why City Lord Xuan suddenly had this idea was also because he just got back his wristband and saw the messages City Lord Bai sent during this period. The latest one said this brother Bai was coming, and specifically mentioned the words “credible”. The weight of the two words [credible] was a code among them, representing entrustable. Plus City Lord Xuan felt his life wouldn’t last long, wanting to take the opportunity to stabilize the situation in the Underground City. This was the Bai family again, so he took the opportunity to state this decision.
City Lord Xuan’s body soon couldn’t hold on and needed rest. Others locked up for so long also needed recuperation. Soon City Lord Xuan divided the people into two. The older ones went to rest; the younger ones who could hold on dealt with these comatose people. Finally, everyone left. The entire castle was left with only Ning Yunyi and his group.
After people went far, Young Master Bai suddenly jumped up, staring at Ning Yunyi with burning eyes: “Uncle! You are my real uncle! Tell me the truth, which big shot’s vest are you? Did you hide your strength? Actually a 3S-level spiritual power user, right?” Only this powerful strength could instant-kill those people, right? Even if he didn’t see clearly, Anselm’s subordinates couldn’t be idiots. How could they be instantly killed?
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