Chapter 268 - 262 Yang Fu, You Are a Good City Lord

Chapter 268: Chapter 262 Yang Fu, You Are a Good City Lord

Boom!

Wind Demon activated the magic, a gust of black wind swept in, Yang Fu’s surroundings remained still, revealing his location instantly!

“So you were here… come out!”

Yang Fu saw that his opponent did not use attack magic, so he was not in a hurry to make a move.

He indifferently revealed his form and showed his face, already holding the City Lord Token in his hand.

“I am City Lord Yang Fu. Who are you, and how did you enter my Sunshine City? What’s the meaning of disguising yourself as a member of the Demon Clan? Speak the truth, or else… I will activate the array, and in an instant, I could refine you!”

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Fourth Grade Arrays were created by Great Powers to counter Golden Core cultivators; this person at the Foundation Establishment Stage of the Human Clan certainly couldn’t resist.

The power of this array… even the well-prepared Yang Fu couldn’t withstand it.

This was why the Cloud Hidden Spirit Sect had stationed him here as a City Lord.

With the array in his hand, as long as no Golden Core cultivators intervened, he couldn’t lose.

Upon hearing Yang Fu’s words, Feng Xun fell silent momentarily before… removing the [Wind Demon Cloak].

The cyclone around him slowly dispersed, returning to his original Human Clan cultivator form.

“City Lord Yang, long time no see, I am Feng Xun.”

“Heavenly Spirit Pavilion, Feng Xun?”

“Exactly.”

Yang Fu was slightly shocked, then he activated Yama’s Eye to look at Feng Xun’s current appearance, already devoid of disguise—this was indeed his true face.

Although he and Feng Xun essentially had no serious acquaintance, Feng Xun had been the top contender in the last Immortal Path competition—this was big news he naturally knew of, and he had watched Feng Xun’s competitions… extremely strong!

If it were his year, the first place might have indeed been Feng Xun’s.

This person before him was indeed the Feng Xun he had seen.

This made Yang Fu even more puzzled.

“Why would Brother Feng come here?”

Feng Xun raised an eyebrow upon hearing the word ‘brother’.

“There are seniors and juniors in the path of cultivation; I reached Foundation Establishment before you did; you should call me Brother Feng.”

“Never mind, don’t fuss over these details, Brother Feng. If you don’t explain clearly, I can only capture you first…”

Yang Fu’s eyes narrowed slightly, his hands tightening on the token, and strands of Earth Fire surfaced from the ground, the scorching flames burning the space around Feng Xun.

Yang Fu felt that today, having used the [Answer Talisman], encountering Feng Xun at night was definitely no coincidence…

Feng Xun saw Yang Fu, reluctant to acknowledge his own brother, about to use the Fourth Grade Array to catch him, his lips slightly twitching.

“Alright then! Brother Yang…”

Boom!

Earth Fire formed a gigantic hand next to Feng Xun, and the furious Earth Fire caused Feng Xun’s face to slightly sweat.

He, a disciple at the first level of Foundation Establishment, by what means could he directly confront a Fourth Grade Array!

“City Lord Yang, hold on! I have also received a task from the sect, please take a look!”

Feng Xun politely took out his task scroll.

[Task: Undercover in the Demon Clan.]

[Recently, we received some intelligence stating that the normally docile Demon Clan seems to be secretly conducting some kind of evil ritual, the purpose of which remains unclear.]

[Your task is to infiltrate this city undercover…]

[…]

[After clarifying everything, you may return to the sect to report. Remember not to reveal your identity! If assistance is needed, the City Lord of Sunshine City is also a disciple of our Sect, he may be approached for help…]

The task scroll bore the seal of the Elder of the Cloud Hidden Spirit Sect Task Hall, surely authentic.

Yang Fu also breathed a sigh of relief and put away the City Lord Token.

“So it’s like this… Brother Feng, you should have said so earlier! The matter we are investigating happens to be the same! I also came out tonight to find this group of Demons conducting the secret ritual.”

Feng Xun, still caught up in the quibble over ‘brother’ and ‘junior’, upon hearing these words, his eyes narrowed slightly:

“Oh? Then City Lord Yang… what have you investigated?”

Seeing Feng Xun’s task, Yang Fu understood even more in his heart. Gongsun Taixu’s diary was absolutely not fake, and the memory of the Evil Eye was indeed obscured!

“I only know that this group of Demons belongs to an organization called the Night Demon Palace, and they have been conducting this ritual for several years now, previously caught by a former City Lord…”

“Only this much?” Feng Xun stared into Yang Fu’s eyes.

Yang Fu nodded, “That’s all I know. It seems like a mysterious power is concealing this group of Demons, even my City Lord Token didn’t detect anything… By the way, I saw your mission timeline and mine are about the same, you must have also been here for over a year, right? Did you find anything?”

Feng Xun, hearing this, shook his head towards the shadows.

“Like you, I searched for a year and found nothing. I feel… perhaps this group of Demons was frightened off by Lord Gongsun and dared not offend again, hence they might have disbanded?”

Yang Fu smiled helplessly.

“It might be possible… I am the City Lord, and while they can avoid me, it’s harder for them to escape your investigation since you’re undercover as a member of the Demon Clan. If you can’t find anything… I’m afraid there might be something wrong with the intelligence.”

Feng Xun had visibly relaxed by this time.

“Yang doesn’t need to worry too much. Stay another year and a half, and if you don’t find anything, just return and report back. Given the progress Sunshine City has made, you will surely receive praise from the Sect, and the rewards will be significant.”

Yang Fu nodded. “What you said makes sense, Feng… but doesn’t that mean your mission would be a failure?”

Feng Xun spread his hands. “What can I do if the Sect gave me false intelligence? At worst, I won’t get the mission reward. I’ve calculated, it’s only a total of thirty mid grade Spirit Stones. The Feng Family can afford to lose that much.”

Yang Fu gave a thumbs up.

“No wonder the Feng Family, who unified the Sky Garden Dynasty, is so admired for its profound foundation! If it were me… I couldn’t afford to lose them.”

Upon hearing this, the corner of Feng Xun’s mouth slightly lifted.

“Of course, since we both came up the Immortal Path, if Yang ever runs low on Spirit Stones, come to me, I can help out a bit.”

“Then I’ll thank you in advance, Feng.”

“No need to be polite, Yang.”

“Feng is a nice person but lacks a bit of manners, knowing that I’m your senior from the previous Immortal Path contest, yet you don’t address me properly…”

“Yang also shows some disrespect for the Sect rules~ I reached Foundation Establishment first.”

“Feng, I’m older than you.”

“Yang, I reached Foundation Establishment first.”

“Feng…”

“Yang…”

As they continued jesting with each other, the corners of their mouths smiling, Yang Fu suddenly felt a compression of Wind Spiritual Power squeezing towards him, he scoffed coldly, and his body burst out with powerful Thunder Light, repelling the Wind Spiritual Power.

A contest of wind and thunder, neither yielding to the other.

After a while, as neither could gain the upper hand, they both scoffed at the same time.

“Humph!”

“Humph!”

Then they both ceased their powers simultaneously.

“Yang, you truly live up to your reputation as the child of the Heavenly Tribulation, I’ll take my leave now, farewell.”

“Feng’s Wind Technique is quite impressive too. Now that you’ve revealed your identity, won’t you come and sit at my mansion?”

“Better not, I might just lift your City Lord Mansion off its foundations.”

“That makes sense… but if you run into danger during your investigation, just shout; I can hear you.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Xun fell silent for a moment.

“I feel like I’m getting nowhere with this investigation, keep doing your job as the City Lord then…”

“I feel the same, but…”

He remembered the Answer Talisman he had received today.

[On dark windy nights, keep an eye on the slightest movements of the grass.]

It seemed to hold some meaning…

“But what?”

“Never mind, let’s leave it to fate, I’m heading back.”

Yang Fu shook his head and walked back to the City Lord Mansion.

Behind him, a voice called out.

“Hey, Yang Fu.”

“Hmm?”

“Though you lack manners, don’t respect your seniors, and are somewhat arrogant, you are a good City Lord.”

“I’m just doing what I need to do.”

Yang Fu left with a calm expression.

Once back at the City Lord Mansion… a smile curled up on his lips.

“I know people well!”

…

After Yang Fu left, a middle-aged man emerged from the bushes behind Feng Xun.

“Why don’t you let me kill him?”

“Uncle, he knows nothing. He’ll be gone in a year and a half… It won’t affect your plans.”

“It better not, otherwise… humph!”