This Void Devouring Flame seems a bit strange

"Forget it." Xuwu Tunyan waved his hand at Xiao Zhan. "As a prestigious family, I still trust the Xiao family. How could they do something that would bring shame to the family? It's just that I need to deal with the current situation, so today's meeting may have to end early. Patriarch Xiao, Great Elder, do you two have any objections?"

There was a hint of amusement in Xuwu Tunyan's eyes as he looked at the Great Elder. This was the last chance he gave the Great Elder. If the Great Elder still insisted on defrauding money from him, then he would not mind exposing the true face of these "thieves" now.

"No, no." The Great Elder nodded hurriedly like a chicken pecking at rice. Just kidding, his own grandson has been caught. Now let alone defrauding money, the main problem is how to ensure that Void Devouring Flame will not attack Xiao Ning. He is still clear about this.

Xiao Zhan frowned. He actually hoped to use this opportunity to completely make the Great Elder lose his voice in the Xiao Family. After all, if the Great Elder was convicted of instigating the clan members to steal, it would definitely be a big deal for him. But since Void Swallowing Flame seemed to be willing to let him go, he couldn't say much: "Naturally, Xiao doesn't have any either."

"Okay, I'll take my leave now." Xuwu Tunyan turned around and was about to leave when the elder asked again, "Mr. Xu Yan, how are you going to deal with those thieves?"

"Oh, since they didn't succeed in stealing, I'm not interested in punishing them. I'll tie them up and throw them in front of the City Lord's Mansion. I believe the City Lord will give them a fair and just judgment." Xuwu Tunyan smiled, and then disappeared on the spot.

Hearing this, the elder felt relieved. Although Wutan City had a city lord, in fact, the real power in Wutan City was still in the hands of the three major families in the area, namely the Xiao family, the Jialie family and the Oba family. The city lord could only control very little. Even the city lord did not dare to do anything to Xiao Ning and the others.

Xiao Zhan was just about to tell Xuwu Tunyan that although the City Lord's Mansion had the title of City Lord, it actually had no binding force on their three families, but Xuwu Tunyan disappeared. This made him somewhat angry, and he immediately vented his anger on the Great Elder: "Great Elder, let's talk alone later." His brief words were filled with obvious anger.

The other two elders also looked at the chief elder with subtle eyes, but they had no intention of joining in at all.

"Yes." The Great Elder was speechless. He thought his plan was flawless, but he didn't expect that the other party was not so easy to fool. Now, not only did his plan to blackmail him fail, he was almost exposed in front of everyone. If the other party hadn't wanted to let him go, Xiao Zhan would have been able to remove his position as elder directly in the name of clan rules. Right now, the main problem was how to handle this matter as low-key as possible.

After Xuwu Tunyan left the Xiao family, he appeared at the door of Yu Xiao's house in an instant. At this time, there was still a lot of smell of intoxicating cigarettes here, but for Xuwu Tunyan, the stimulation of this drug might not be as strong as strong liquor.

"It really is a big deal." Looking at the figures lying on the floor in the room, Xuwu Tunyan said sarcastically. But it was true, for such a large sum of money, so many people came forward, which was worthy of the money. It was a pity that they could not enjoy it.

With a casual move of his hand, Void Devouring Flame, Xiao Ning and others who were originally lying on the ground were forced together by a powerful force. Then he took out a long rope and tied them together.

"A family should be neat and tidy."

A moment later, these dozen people were thrown at the door of the City Lord's Mansion.

A note was also pasted on Xiao Ning's face: "This thief and his accomplices attempted to break into the house and were caught by me in time. They are now sent to the City Lord's Mansion for the City Lord to deal with. I hope the City Lord will give them severe punishment!"

After Void Swallowing Flame finished all this, he left directly. Of course, he didn't expect the city lord to really punish Xiao Ning. The note was just a superficial article. It was estimated that in the end, those younger brothers would take the blame, but this was not something he should consider.

When passers-by on the road saw this scene, they couldn't help but point and talk.

"What's wrong with these people?"

"I don't know. Look at this note."

"You're a burglar. You deserve it."

"I heard that City Lord Wu has been in a bad mood recently. Now they are going to suffer..."

In the City Lord's Mansion, a man was holding a paintbrush and splashing ink on a scroll. The man painting was the City Lord of Wutan City - Wu Qilin.

Wu Qilin was a well-known figure. Unlike everyone in the Douqi Continent who practiced Douqi and strived to become stronger, Wu Qilin was not good at practicing Douqi. Instead, he was fond of painting, and was often ridiculed. Unexpectedly, a painting he made by chance caught the eye of an adult in the Gama Empire and was appreciated. His status rose suddenly, and he seemed to have tasted the sweetness. Unfortunately, for the Gama Empire, what they needed was strong people after all, not scholars who were good at writing. So Wu Qilin soon fell out of favor. Fortunately, he was wise enough. Relying on his old relationships, he managed to get the position of city lord, which was considered a "retirement after success."

"City... City Lord! There is a group of thieves tied up and thrown at the door outside! What should we do with them?" The servant who reported the matter was very nervous. Having worked in the City Lord's Mansion for several years, he knew very well that the thing the City Lord hated most was being interrupted when he was painting.

"Oh?" Wu Qilin turned around, looking a little unhappy, "Bring it in."

"What are you all doing here? Go away!" Just as everyone was still talking, several guards from the City Lord's Mansion came out. Seeing this, the crowd had no choice but to leave. The guards dragged Xiao Ning and others into the City Lord's Mansion.

In the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Wu Qilin instructed casually: "Take off the mask of this little thief in the lead. This City Lord wants to see his [dignified appearance].

"Yes." The two guards knew that the city lord wanted to carry out lynching, so they stepped forward and took off Xiao Ning's mask.

"This..." Wu Qilin was stunned. Isn't this Xiao Ning from the Xiao family? How could he be tied up and thrown here?

"Master Xiao Ning, what are you doing..." Although Wu Qilin was puzzled, he hurriedly asked respectfully, and then turned to the guard beside him: "You have no sense, what are you standing there for? Why don't you untie Master Xiao Ning?!"

"Yes!" The guards hurriedly untied Xiao Ning and the others. Although the Xiao family was affected by the previous broken engagement incident, it was still easy to crush these unarmed civilians to death.

"Well, Master Xiao Ning, I apologize for offending you before, Master..." When Wu Qilin was thinking about how to flatter Xiao Ning to dispel his anger, Xiao Ning interrupted him: "Okay, we are fine, today's incident was just a prank."

"A prank?" Wu Qilin was a little confused. Have these families played such tricks now? But he didn't have the courage to question it. "I see. I didn't know the truth and I'm very sorry for any offense."

"That's good to know. Remember, don't talk nonsense about what happened today. Do you hear me?" Xiao Ning had no intention of wasting time in the City Lord's Mansion at this time. After leaving a slightly threatening remark, he took his younger brothers and left the City Lord's Mansion.

"Sir, regarding this matter..." The guard at the side was about to speak when he was interrupted by Wu Qilin: "Didn't you hear what he said? Don't talk nonsense. This matter has nothing to do with us. And you all should watch your mouths. If anyone tells others, we will all be in trouble. Do you hear me?!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded quickly. They also knew very well that the affairs of these big families were not something they could afford to get involved in. It would be best to stay away from them as much as possible.

A theft plan that failed ended in a ridiculous way.