Taihuang Star Seal

When Xiao Jianyi thought that he could make a gorgeous comeback as long as he returned to the City Lord's Mansion, he couldn't wait to act like a grandson: "Yes, yes, Brother Ding, don't worry, I know I'm wrong."

"When I return to the city to meet my father, I will take the initiative to confess my guilt and will not implicate you and the Luo family!"

In response, Ding Chen didn't even bother to glance at him, just thinking that he was farting...

He is not naive enough to hand over the power of life and death to his enemy!

At this time, the midday sun had already moved slightly westward, casting a wave of heat on the official road.

More than an hour later.

The gate guards of Tieyan City saw the carriage of the City Lord's Mansion from afar, and rushed to open the Zhongzheng Gate to let it pass.

What they didn't know was that at this moment, the second young master Xiao, who was sitting in the carriage, had his lifeblood locked by Ding Chen.

It’s just because the knife is too long and inconvenient.

Therefore, along the way, Ding Chen used his hands to pinch Xiao Jianyi's carotid artery to control him.

Anyway, since Xiao Jianyi's acupuncture points were sealed and he couldn't use any force...

With just a little force from Ding Chen's fingertips, he could immediately strangle the other person's neck!

"Eh? That's the Luo family's patriarch, Luo Haoyuan, right?"

"Why are you covered in wounds..."

"I recognize that girl. She is the eldest daughter of the Luo family: Luo Qinru. She is truly as beautiful as a fairy..."

"By the way, why did they return with the city lord's carriage?"

"I remember that today is the annual 'Mining Competition'."

"I guess the Lord City Lord is going there as the 'Judge', right?"

"What about the people from the Lu and Zhou families?"

"Also, why did the coachman look so strange?"

"I don't know..."

So, Xiao Jianyi's car slowly drove into the city amid a chorus of discussions.

"If you don't want to die, don't talk nonsense!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Under Ding Chen's warning, Xiao Jianyi nodded repeatedly.

But in his heart he sneered: "Haha, just enjoy these last moments!"

"When we get to the City Lord's Mansion, I will use all of your blood to wash away the humiliation I have suffered today..."

After a while, the gate guard came forward to greet him warmly and respectfully.

At Ding Chen's signal, Xiao Jianyi lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and chatted with the other party.

The content of the conversation was nothing more than the fierce battle for the "mining competition" and so on.

Earlier, when Xiao Jianyi left the city in the carriage that originally belonged to his father, the guard had already learned of the other party's actions when he came to greet him.

At this moment, he no longer suspected anything and respectfully stepped aside to let him go.

Only after watching the carriage go away did the guard suddenly frown and say, "How could the second son of the Xiao family, who has always been arrogant, be on good terms with the scumbag son-in-law of the Luo family?

There must be something strange here!"

With this thought in mind, the city gate guard hurriedly called out, "Come on, prepare the horses."

"Leave half of the brothers to continue guarding the city gate, and the rest of you, follow me to the City Lord's Mansion!"

"Yes……"

In addition to the lofty "Imperial Capital", the Daqian Kingdom also has sixty-three cities of all sizes in the nine provinces.

Among them, the "Nine Provinces" are all "superior cities" with tall walls, large populations, vast land and abundant resources.

The territory of every top-quality city is vast and boundless!

The population of a large, high-quality city often reaches tens of millions.

Among these people, there is hardly an ordinary person.

Because you must at least have the cultivation level of the "Horizontal Training Realm" to be able to support yourself in a top-grade city!

The remaining sixty-three cities include medium-sized "middle-grade cities" and the next-highest-grade "lower-grade towns".

A medium-quality city has a jurisdiction over two to three thousand miles, and a population of three to four million or as few as one to two million.

In a medium-quality city, the ratio of warriors to ordinary people is about 50:50.

However, among them, the cultivation level of the vast majority of warriors will remain at the "Horizontal Training Realm" throughout their lives.

The area under the jurisdiction of a lower-grade town is generally more than half that of a middle-grade city.

However, the population of lower-level towns often reaches four or five million!

This is because the vast majority of people living in lower-grade towns are ordinary people at the bottom of society who have no cultivation.

In a lower-grade town, anyone who is at the third or fourth level of the Horizontal Training Realm can already live a fulfilling life in this small place!

But when a war really comes or a tide of beasts invades.

Most of the people in the lower-class towns would be used as cannon fodder...

In comparison, the higher the grade of the city, the more secure the residents living in the city will be.

This is also the reason why many people at the bottom of society are trying their best to get ahead.

The Tieyan City where Ding Chen was reborn was a "medium-quality city".

Even so, the city's area is already very vast.

The carriage traveled along the main road for a full quarter of an hour before arriving at the City Lord's Mansion in the center of the city.

Before Ding Chen and his party could speak, the two vermilion doors of the City Lord's Mansion creaked open.

The two figures that stepped out startled everyone in the Luo family.

One of them was a man in his fifties.

He had a square face, a bald head, a big pot belly, and an intimidating look without even getting angry.

This person is none other than the city lord of Tieyan City and Xiao Jianyi’s father: Xiao Zhenxiong!

Next to him, there was a middle-aged man walking side by side with him.

He was tall and thin, wearing a loose and gorgeous robe, with an expression of arrogance that could not be concealed between his brows!

Luo Haoyuan couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Isn't this person the owner of Lingdan Tower: Sima Zhong?"

As everyone knows, in the Daqian Kingdom, or in any corner of this secular world, the status of alchemists is extremely extraordinary.

In Daqian, the state personally invested money and manpower to recruit alchemy talents and incorporate them into the "Lingdan Building".

The Daqian royal family spent a huge amount of money to win over these alchemists and built the "Lingdan Building". On the one hand, it could ensure that the strategically important resource of "elixir" would mostly be used by the country and would not easily flow into the private sector.

Secondly, the state controls the vast majority of alchemists, which means that the elixirs that flow into the market through the "Lingdan Building" can earn more substantial profits!

Because of this, no matter whether it is the top-notch cities in Jiuzhou or the middle and lower-quality towns, there are branches of "Lingdan Tower".

However, depending on the administrative level of the city, the levels of the Lingdan Buildings are different, and the grades of the pills sold are also different.

But no matter which town it is, the Lingdan Tower, which is highly regarded by the royal family, is a behemoth that can compete with the local "City Lord's Mansion"!

It is precisely because of this that Sima Zhong, the owner of Lingdan Tower, can walk side by side with Xiao Zhenxiong, the lord of a city...

Just as Luo Haoyuan and the others were looking at Xiao Zhenxiong and Sima Zhong.

The City Lord Xiao also saw them and said calmly, "Oh, it's the Luo family!

You all appeared here with a sedan chair, it seems that my son has already judged the result of this "mining competition" on behalf of this city lord, right?"

At this moment, a cry suddenly came from the sedan: "Father, save me!!"

"Um?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Zhenxiong's face changed immediately.

His terrifying killing power as a powerful person in the Condensation Realm spread out in an instant...