saint of humanity

The arrival of such a person is indeed worthy of Shouzhu leading a group of deputy city lords to welcome him in person. In terms of seniority, even Shouzhu is half a head shorter than him.

After a few greetings, Shouzhu invited Changming into the city and hosted a banquet for him.

During the dinner, this man chatted and laughed with Shouzhu, and it seemed that they had a very good relationship. Changming was an easy-going person, and he also interacted a lot with a group of deputy city lords, which made people like him very much.

What puzzled Jing Lei was that after the banquet, Changming said goodbye and left.

It seemed like he was just passing by here and came over to chat with Shouzhu.

But Jing Lei knew that a person like Changming could not be so idle. He must have other purposes for this trip. Perhaps he had already discussed it with his city lord during the banquet, but others did not know about it.

He didn't ask too many questions and just did his own job.

The only thing that puzzled him was that after Changming left, Shouzhu's expression seemed hesitant, as if he had encountered some difficulties.

Jing Lei was just about to return to his seat when he heard Shou Zhu call out, "Jing Lei!"

Jing Lei hurried forward: "Sir."

Shouzhu looked at him quietly, then took out a storage ring: "Go to Guhong City and give this to Duan Guhong."

Like Shouzhu City, Guhong City is a cosmic-level Hedao city, located in another adjacent war zone.

Its city lord Duan Guhong is also a powerful person. Since the war zones they control are adjacent, they have always had exchanges. Shouzhu and Duan Guhong also have a good relationship in private.

Jing Lei didn't know what was in the storage ring, but since he, the deputy city lord, had to go there in person, it must be a matter of great importance.

"Yes!" Jing Lei took the storage ring and put it away carefully. With his strength, the round trip would take less than a month. He had assigned a new task to Yuan Xicheng, so it would not delay the next contact with Yuan Xicheng, and he did not have to worry about being in trouble.

"Let's go now." Shouzhu waved his hand.

Jing Lei followed the order and quickly rushed out of Shouzhu City and headed towards Guhong City.

Although the snowfield was in chaos and he was alone, he was not worried about his own safety. As the deputy city lord of the Zhou-level Hedao City, his strength was comparable to that of a Tian-level city lord with the enhancement of Hedao City. With such strength, his life would not be in any danger as long as he was not surrounded by a large number of enemies.

I was somewhat curious. Changming had just passed away, and right after that, the city lord asked me to go to Guhong City. Was there any connection between the two?
Although he was curious, he never thought of checking what was in the storage ring.

After traveling for most of the day, Jing Lei suddenly stopped and looked towards a floating land with a stern look: "You are sneaking around and embarrassing yourself. Get out of here!"

As he finished speaking, a figure walked out from that direction and said with a laugh, "Daoyou Jinglei has a bad temper. I'm just taking a break here. Am I bothering you?"

Looking at the figure he had just seen half a day ago, the coldness and murderous intent on Jinglei's face turned into astonishment: "Long...Long-lived Taoist friend?"

He just felt something in his heart and realized that there was an ambush here. He thought the other party was going to attack him, so he was so rude in his words. Moreover, his status and position also allowed him to be rude to others.

Who would have thought that the person who walked out from behind the floating land was Changming, who had just left Shouzhu City not long ago.

Shouzhu wants to kill me!
This was the first thought that popped into Jing Lei's mind.

He didn't think that meeting Changming here was a coincidence. The snowfield was so vast, it didn't make sense for him to take the same route as Changming.

It is impossible for Changming to really rest here. If he wanted to rest, he would not have left Shouzhu City before.

So he immediately realized that Changming was here waiting for him. He was commissioned by Shouzhu to block and kill him here.

But the next moment he denied this idea, because he had worked diligently under Shouzhu for so many years. Even if he did not make great contributions, he had worked hard. Shouzhu would never do such a thing as cutting off his own arm. If the news leaked out, who would work for him in the future?

But if Shouzhu didn't want to kill him, why would Changming be here?
In this instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. Jing Lei quickly pretended to be panicked and clasped his fists, saying, "It turned out to be Taoist Changming. I thought there were villains lying in ambush here, trying to attack me. I am so rude."

"Don't blame those who don't know." Changming laughed, "You are traveling alone, so it's a good thing for you to be alert. If I were in the same situation, I would have taken action directly, but you are a good-tempered person."

Jing Lei thought to himself that I have been in a bad mood recently, but I just don’t dare to lose my temper in front of you.

He bowed and said, "Fellow Daoist, please continue to rest. I will not disturb you. I have official business to attend to, so I will leave first."

He didn't know why Changming was waiting for him here, but he instinctively felt that there was no benefit in having too much contact with Changming, because if it could really be said openly, Changming could have found him in Shouzhu City instead of doing it so secretly.

Anyone who acts secretly will never get any good results.

He has lived for who knows how many years, how could he not know this truth?

So now he just wanted to leave, get away from here as quickly as possible, the faster the better.

"Please come in, fellow Taoist!" Changming smiled slightly, with no intention of stopping him.

His appearance made Jing Lei confused. He wondered if he was overthinking and judging others by his own standards.

He moved his body, exerted his Taoist power, and was ready to leave.

"Oh, by the way..." Just as he was about to leave, Changming suddenly spoke again.

Jing Lei's bad feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger, but he couldn't leave.

"Fellow Daoist Jing Lei, as the deputy city lord of the governor's city in the war zone, you must be well-informed. I would like to ask you about the whereabouts of a Hedao city. I wonder if you can help me?" Changming said.

"Which Hedao city?" Jing Lei asked.

"Hmm...it seems to be Yuan Xicheng?" Changming said in an uncertain tone.

Jing Lei's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm on the surface, pretending to be thinking: "Yuanxi City? I don't think I've heard of it. Daoist friend, you also know that there are a huge number of Hedao Cities gathered in the Snow Plain now, and these Hedao Cities are roaming around in the Snow Plain, not necessarily confined to a certain war zone. The Hedao City you are looking for may be in another war zone?"

I cursed in my heart, Shouzhu betrayed me!
If Changming wanted to inquire about Yuanxi City, there was no need for him to stay here and look for him, the deputy city lord. He could go to Shouzhu to inquire. The information the city lord had was much more comprehensive than his own.

But he chose to come and ask himself.

The situation is already very obvious. Changming must have asked Shouzhu about this matter at the banquet before, and Shouzhu ended up pushing the matter onto himself, which led to this situation.

He didn't know the specific details about Yuan Xi's identity and origin, he only learned about it from Shou Zhu, and even Shou Zhu couldn't afford to offend him.

"No, no, no." Changming raised a finger and shook it. "From the information I received, I am sure that Yuanxi City is in this war zone, and is in close contact with fellow Daoist."

Just now, we were not even sure about the name of Yuan Xi City, but now even such a thing can be confirmed.

Jing Lei frowned and remained silent.

Even Shouzhu couldn't afford to offend Yuan Xi, so he couldn't afford to offend her even more.

How dare I say anything nonsense? My own city lord is not a human being. He thinks the difficult potato is too hot to handle and actually throws it to me.

Changming said in a leisurely tone: "From your expression, you seem to know something about the inside story?"

Jing Lei sighed and said with a bitter smile: "Fellow Daoist Changming has wronged me. Although I have heard some things from the city lord, they are vague and not true."

Chang Ming nodded slightly: "Shou Zhu is indeed tight-lipped. He probably has his own concerns for not telling you clearly... Then fellow Taoist should know where I come from."

"Of course I know!" Jing Lei nodded. The man in front of him who had given up his own Zhou-level Hedao City did not become a wandering monk, but joined a certain Hedao City and was willing to be inferior to others. This became a strange story in the inner world.

So he naturally knew Changming's current background.

"The mayor of Hedao City and I have the same origin!" Changming continued.

"Ah?" Jing Lei was surprised.

He had heard Changming inquiring about Yuanxi City before, and thought that Changming had some grudge with Yuanxi, so he wanted to use his intelligence to harm him.

Of course, he didn't dare to say anything carelessly. If Yuan Xi later knew that he was the one who leaked the information, he would be in big trouble.

But if these two people are from the same Hedao City, then such a thing would be impossible.

"Then what does fellow Taoist mean by looking for Yuan Xicheng..." Jing Lei looked at Chang Ming in confusion.

Changming sighed: "Shouzhu probably didn't tell you the identity of the Hedao City Lord, right?"

"Indeed not."

"She is our city lord's wife!"

Jing Lei's mouth was so wide open that an egg could almost fit in it.

He knew that Yuan Xi was someone of some importance, but he didn't expect her to be so powerful!
The wives of the ten great city lords! What a concept!

Among the ten great cities of Hedao in the Inner Realm today, there are only three or four that have publicly announced that they have Taoist partners. Looking at the entire Inner Realm, these three or four may not be as strong as the ten great city lords, but their status and position are not inferior at all. To some extent, these people represent the ten great city lords externally.

He was sweating profusely for a moment, secretly thanking himself for having shown his goodwill in time, otherwise if Yuan Xi really came to find him, Shouzhu would have no chance of protecting him.

At the same time, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Why did the wives of the ten city lords come out instead of enjoying themselves in their own Hedao City? Moreover, the intelligence he obtained showed that although Yuanxi City was of a high grade, reaching the Hong grade, there were not many experts under Yuanxi's command. It seemed that there were less than 20 people in the entire city.

Is this really the ceremonial procession of the wife of one of the ten city lords?

"Before, my master had a small conflict with my wife, so my wife ran away from home." Changming spoke slowly.

Jing Lei's face turned pale...

Is this the news I can hear?
Can you still live after hearing this?

"My Lord originally thought that Madam was just having a little temper and would go back home after hanging out outside for a while, because this kind of thing has happened before..."

The thunder shook like a sieve.

Daoist friend, please stop talking. I don’t want to listen! (End of this chapter)