"Bang—!" A palm strike landed, and City Lord Lin's body went limp.
The guard removed his helmet, revealing furry ears on his head. "As expected of a City Lord, you figured everything out so quickly."
To prevent the treasure's hiding place from being leaked, City Lord Lin hadn't stationed many guards near Rock Mountain. Who knew it would be himself who suffered in the end.
Bai Ran emerged from behind Rock Mountain and walked into the open treasury. "Not a trace of blood must remain."
Hearing this, Xiao Zi's ears twitched, and he grinned slyly, "Understood. You mean no external wounds, right? A small matter!"
The scent of blood was pungent. If those old ancestors and elders had keen senses, they would have been discovered and fallen into crisis before they even left the City Lord's mansion.
The treasury was piled with all sorts of divine-grade treasures and high-level elixirs, all of which Bai Ran collected into her spatial artifact.
Xiao Zi returned to the Shitian Realm, and Bai Ran left the City Lord's mansion without a sound.
"Miss Bai, did you succeed?" Jing Feng asked with a smile, jogging over.
Bai Ran glanced back at the City Lord's mansion and withdrew her spiritual sense. "I'm afraid we need to escape first."
The violent and enraged spiritual energy fluctuations indicated that a powerful individual had discovered City Lord Lin's corpse.
The two turned and fled. Jing Feng glanced at Bai Ran. "Miss Bai, did the City Lord's daughter die?"
Bai Ran smiled. "I left her a surprise."
Not long ago, Lin Ling sat slumped on the ground, trembling and backing away. "Dad... Dad, what's wrong with you..."
City Lord Lin's eyes were hollow, and he attacked Lin Ling like a walking corpse. That's right, Bai Ran had turned City Lord Lin into a living dead man.
"Ahhh!!" A scream rang out, attracting the attention of the mansion's guards.
"Miss! Quickly go and summon Old Ancestor Lin to come out of seclusion! The master has gone mad!!!"
By the time Old Ancestor Lin arrived, Lin Ling had been gnawed to the bone, leaving no remains, which explained the earlier surge of furious spiritual energy.
In the spatial artifact, Xiao Zi lay contentedly amidst a pile of treasures. "One down."
"By the way, Miss Bai, shouldn't you disguise yourself as an ordinary person? Why did you only change to a similarly exquisite face?"
"Naturally, it was to lure Lin Ling into a trap."
If her appearance were utterly plain, Lin Ling might not have harbored murderous intent, but would have dismissed Bai Ran's words as the ramblings of a narcissistic madwoman.
However, an exquisite face was different. It would create a sense of crisis for Lin Ling, leading her to devise more vicious methods to torment Bai Ran.
This way, Bai Ran's identity remained unknown, and she could logically enter the City Lord's mansion.
"So that's how it is," Jing Feng replied, half-understanding.
At the teleportation array, Bai Ran stopped. "Next, let's go to Drunk Immortals City."
Drunk Immortals City... Jing Feng's expression stiffened, and he mechanically turned his head. "Miss Bai..."
"Could Zhu Que accompany you instead?"
Bai Ran's lips curved into a smile, a hint of teasing in her eyes. "Why?"
Why... what else could be the reason? Jing Feng shuddered at the thought.
"The City Lord of Drunk Immortals City has no children because he has always favored men..."
City Lord Feng's mansion housed many slender young men, all as graceful and innocent as Jing Feng.
This was one of the reasons for Jing Feng's resistance. What if he were to catch the City Lord's eye...
Drunk Immortals City was named so because of its open-minded customs.
Men could have multiple wives, and women could as well. The entertainment districts were countless and astonishing.
"Moreover, if I bring you to a place like that, Your Excellency will kill me..."
"Then we'll hide it from him," Bai Ran said with a mischievous grin, raising an eyebrow. She was somewhat curious about establishments where women were also entertained.
The teleportation array lit up. Bai Ran grabbed Jing Feng and pulled him into the formation.
"Miss Bai! Quick! Make me ugly!"
Jing Feng had not disguised himself. He looked at Bai Ran in panic but froze the next moment.
They hadn't even left the teleportation array before they encountered the legendary City Lord Feng, who favored men...
It truly was a case of fearing what you feared most.
The man had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. While far from the enchanting looks of Long Jin Han, his appearance was still considered above average among men.
Jing Feng frantically covered his face, his long hair sticking up in a clump in his haste.
Unexpectedly, City Lord Feng merely glanced at the two of them.
"If you are not using the teleportation array, could you please step aside?" His tone was distant and indifferent. His gaze fell only on Bai Ran, not even glancing at Jing Feng.
Bai Ran raised her eyebrows in surprise. Jing Feng, feeling awkward, immediately stepped out of the teleportation array, lowering the hand covering his face.
He was being self-indulgent... Jing Feng's eyes darted around, wishing he could dig a hole and disappear.
The two of them stepped out of the teleportation array and watched as it lit up again.
The streets were crowded, making it impossible to act. But now City Lord Feng had gone to another city.
Bai Ran frowned. How could they make their move now?
Jing Feng scratched his cheek. But when he saw the person standing behind Miss Bai, his mouth twitched. "Miss Bai..."
"Look behind you..."
Bai Ran turned around curiously. A woman with her hair tied high, clad in armor, stood firm, her eyes sparkling with surprise.
The woman had a heroic and spirited appearance, clearly a female general charging into battle.
It's over... Jing Feng's mind was in chaos. What kind of luck did they have?
First, they encountered City Lord Feng, and now they ran into Miss Wen, who had once forcibly abducted a civilian woman in the street...
The woman's name was Wen Ke, the legitimate daughter of the Wen family. She had been boisterous like a man since childhood.
Her father, unable to tolerate her constant troublemaking, sent her to the army, hoping she would learn to be more composed.
Who knew that on the day Wen Ke returned from the army, she would snatch a woman off the street, almost angering her father to death.
Wen Ke's gaze was fiery, and the way she scanned Bai Ran made one's scalp tingle.
Jing Feng secretly tugged at Bai Ran's sleeve. "Miss Bai..."
But before he could finish speaking, Wen Ke laughed heartily and strode up to Bai Ran. "May I ask your esteemed name? Your age? And where do you reside?"