Chapter 329: 327, Deputy City Lord, not seen! (4/4)
Wen Ping understood, so he patted her head and stood up to leave, "You just rest here. I have some things to do."
Suddenly realizing that his hand might have been placed incorrectly, Wen Ping quickly withdrew it.
He had no other intentions, just wanted to show some concern for her.
But he was afraid Shi Hua might misunderstand.
"Don’t worry, while you’re staying here, no one will come to trouble you." Listening to the woman, she has a husband, and if he knows that his wife was killed, he might seek revenge. Even if he can’t succeed, he might resort to underhanded methods.
Wen Ping simply decided to have the Mountain Dog guard here.
If the woman’s husband is at the Divine Profound Upper Realm, the Mountain Dog can hold him off, buying Wen Ping enough time to arrive.
The Evil Spirit Knight is only responsible for protecting him and won’t help anyone else, so leaving him here wouldn’t be beneficial.
Once outside the house, Wen Ping found Zhantian Qingxuan, asking him to find a secluded spot to start creating the Two-Star Vortex Map.
Wen Ping was fortunate this time; his Life Core swayed once more.
This meant the Two-Star Vortex Map was stable.
At this moment, at the very center of Cloud Sea City, in a colossal hall spanning tens of meters high, Bai Hao rode solo, stopping directly outside. He dismounted and ascended the long stairs into the main hall.
Upon entering the main hall, Bai Hao directly went up to the third floor, knocking on the door of a room.
Knock knock!
A voice quickly sounded from inside.
"If it’s not important, just leave, I’m trying to sleep!" The laziness in the voice resonated with Bai Hao, although he was indifferent to it.
Deputy City Lord Lu Hai has always been like this!
Forever sleeping endlessly.
Because he is a Water-Based Great Demon, a unique creature that lives for a thousand years, spending 900 years asleep.
"City Lord Lu, there’s news about the person who brought the Vortex Map." Bai Hao was referring to the new type of Vortex Map. Although it hasn’t spread throughout Cloud Sea City or reached the city center, some people are aware of its existence.
Creek!
The door opened.
A rotund middle-aged man appeared in view. How could one describe his fatness, perhaps the phrase "everything below the neck is waist" was most fitting. He was lying in a gigantic lounge chair, overlooking Cloud Sea City through the window.
"Who brought it?"
"A young man."
"Young man?"
"Yes, probably from some major influence. I personally saw that the dog he carried with him had a Divine Profound Upper Realm cultivation. Divine Profound Upper Realm is already the peak power of a Three-Star Influence, yet it was merely the young man’s guard."
"Interesting. It seems most likely he comes from a Four-Star Influence." But he couldn’t be certain; after all, the circulating story suggests it’s the research of a fallen Sect Leader. "The auction starts this evening, right? Prepare a carriage; I want to have a look."
"City Lord Lu, perhaps you shouldn’t go?" A Half-Step Mountain Suppression Realm going to the outer city of Cloud Sea City is a bit too much.
This would unbalance the outer city of Cloud Sea City.
Countless Divine Profound Upper Realm individuals might rush over upon hearing the news.
If it were another Deputy City Lord, it might be manageable, but City Lord Lu simply won’t be able to hide.
"Stop the nonsense, prepare a horse!"
"Isn’t it supposed to be a carriage?"
"I don’t want to ride in a carriage anymore; I want to ride a horse. What, you have a problem?"
"I’ll go find... But where to find such a big horse?"
...
The evening approached.
Wen Ping arrived at the auction house with Lin Kewu, and Mu Tian immediately greeted them, bringing Wen Ping straight to the second floor. At this time, there were actually two Divine Profound Realm individuals standing on the second floor.
This shows the Mu Family’s importance regarding this matter!
"Here you go." Wen Ping took out two Vortex Maps, one Gold, one Earth!
"So heavy!"
Mu Tian held them in his hands and couldn’t help but exclaim.
Of course, it’s not the maps themselves that are heavy, but the significance behind them.
Suddenly, there was a loud commotion at the door.
Mu Tian immediately put down the Vortex Maps, "Brother Wen, I’ll go and check."
"Hmm." Wen Ping nodded, looking through the second-floor window at the first floor, where the auction hall was not yet populated. "I hope this auction has a few wealthy individuals attending, the best outcome would be some fights breaking out."
It’s an auction after all.
If there aren’t any confrontations, and everyone is harmonious, how could anything be sold at a high price?
At this time, outside the auction house, a crowd had suddenly gathered. As Mu Tian walked out, he was immediately met with open insults, "Shameless Mu Family, doing dirty deeds in secret and yet wanting to reopen the auction?"
"Shameless!"
"We call upon the will of the ancestors!"
"Continue... Let you open the auction."
Accompanying the insults were trash throwers, each exhibiting remarkable accuracy, tossing anything whenever there was a gap in the window. Meanwhile, there were those loudly proclaiming that the Mu Family had plotted against their Liu Family members.
Unable to compete with the Liu Family, they resorted to dirty tactics.
The surrounding crowd began pointing fingers at Mu Tian.
Mu Tian listened more and more angrily, "Do I need to stoop to your level? Toss another one, and don’t blame me for being impolite. Everyone, draw swords... toss another one, and we’ll fight today, today my Mu Family has two Divine Profounds!"
Upon hearing this, the guards started yelling excitedly.
Just as it seemed a fight was about to break out, Bai Hao rode in, yelling loudly even before dismounting, "What’s going on, do neither of your families want to stay in Cloud Sea City?"
"Commander Bai... You witnessed the death of our Liu Family member too; it was their doing." Liu Yuan explained hastily, while signaling to the crowd blocking the Mu Family auction house.
"Let’s go!"
"Hurry, leave."
A dozen people quickly departed.
Bai Hao didn’t pursue, he simply said to Liu Yuan, "Disrupting the peace in the bustling city of Cloud Sea City, don’t blame me for changing faces."
"Understood."
Liu Yuan forced a smile, realizing today’s plan to disrupt the auction wouldn’t work.
He could only return home to discuss further.
"Commander Bai, I’ll take my leave then." With that, Liu Yuan bowed, withdrew and returned to his family’s auction house.
After Liu Yuan left, Bai Hao immediately spoke quietly to Mu Tian, "Clear this place, seal off the surrounding hundred meters, Deputy City Lord is coming."
"Deputy... City... Lord..." Mu Tian was struck speechless by shock, hurriedly shouting at the guards nearby, "Why are you standing around, clear up quickly, don’t leave any trash on the ground."
Bai Hao continued, "Deputy City Lord wishes to meet the owner of the Vortex Map."
"Um, let me ask." He didn’t dare to agree rashly, after all, his family’s revival relied on Wen Ping.
"Hmm, remember to mention Deputy City Lord’s realm."
Bai Hao considered that even if he came from a Four-Star Sect, he wouldn’t ignore a Half-Step Mountain Suppression Realm.
"Well, I’ll go now."
With that, Mu Tian immediately went to the second floor, knocked on the door, hesitating how to phrase things to ensure Wen Ping’s agreement. After all, he had rooted himself in Cloud Sea City.
Building favors with the Deputy City Lord would be beneficial!
"Brother Wen, the Half-Step Mountain Suppression Realm Deputy City Lord of Cloud Sea City wants to meet you for a chat."
"Half-Step Mountain Suppression?"
"Yes, exactly Half-Step Mountain Suppression." Mu Tian rejoiced, was this a sign that Wen Ping agreed?
"No time, not meeting." With that, Wen Ping pushed the Vortex Maps on the table toward Mu Tian, stood up intending to leave.
"Brother Wen, that is the Deputy City Lord..."
His words were cut short by a glare from Wen Ping.