A King Summoner Travels Through the World of Ye Luoli

A warm breeze dispersed the slanting sunlight, as gentle as cotton wool rather than snow. The window opened slightly, and the breeze drifted in softly.

Xingchen, lying on the small couch, slowly opened her eyes.

Luoque City...

She's back...

"woke up."

A clear female voice rang out from the side, drawing Xingchen's scattered attention back.

Lu Zhaoran.

She silently repeated the name in her heart; the person who had given her a new life was right beside her at that moment.

"elder sister."

Xingchen lifted the small blanket covering her and got up to walk towards the small table. When Lu Zhaoran saw her coming, he put down the book he was holding.

They really need to have a serious talk this time.

“In the past, I have focused my energy on your physical fitness and neglected your mental state. From the moment we entered Luoque City, you and Xiao Qi seemed a bit off. At that time, I was busy investigating Luoque City and didn’t pay much attention to you two. When you were unconscious, I asked Xiao Qi, but he was glib and I couldn’t get a single truthful word out of him. I think he wanted to leave the truth to you.”

Xingchen: "Sister, can you give me a few more days? I promise I will give you a satisfactory answer."

"can."

Looking at her serious expression, Lu Zhaoran knew that she meant what she said and that her attention was currently focused on the missing part of the formation in Luoque City.

Why set up this killing formation? The people in the city are all ordinary people who are powerless to even kill a chicken. Killing them would be a piece of cake for the city lord of Luoque City. Why go to such great lengths?

Does this formation have some special effect on killing people? Or is the formation not meant to kill people at all... Are the city lord and the people the main targets or sacrificial offerings that are being dragged into this? With each and every one of these things, Lu Zhaoran felt as if she had touched upon the truth, but she was still not sure.

After all, if things really turned out exactly as she guessed, then Luoque City... or rather, the world, would face a catastrophe...

Low-intelligence creatures fight to the death for resources, and high-intelligence creatures do the same; they fight not only for resources, but also for power.

Perhaps she will be able to meet "her" soon.

…………

Three days later.

"Dong dong dong."

"Dong dong dong."

……

"Coming, coming, stop knocking."

The gate to the courtyard was knocked on early in the morning.

Xiao Qi had sharp ears, and he guessed that it was probably Cheng Jiajia who had arrived, so he quickly went to open the door.

I wonder if this kid brought any money...

Xiaoqi opened the door while thinking about it.

"Little Seven Brother, did you miss me?"

Sure enough, Cheng Jiajia was the first person to walk in.

"I've thought about it."

Xiao Qi gave a perfunctory reply to this familiar greeting, and then his attention turned to the man behind him.

"this……"

"Oh, he's my brother, Cheng Jitang."

"Grand Minister of Works".

Xiao Qi clearly showed this person some respect, and bowed to him with his hands clasped.

"you know me."

"Having been in Luoque City for so long, I naturally recognize it. Grand Minister, this way please. The person you wish to see is inside."

……

"Sister Zhaoran."

As soon as Cheng Jiajia entered the house, she saw Lu Zhaoran. She skipped over to him, clearly happy to see him.

"Miss Lu."

There were three girls sitting in the room, but Cheng Jitang could tell at a glance who Lu Zhaoran was. If it were Cheng Jiajia, he wouldn't have been able to tell who Lu Zhaoran was on his first visit.

"Mr. Cheng."

"Sir? This is the first time I've heard someone address me like that. It's quite a compliment."

"I'm used to the way people address me from my hometown."

"..."

"Let's go, they have something to talk about."

The conversation between the two was a bit awkward. Rong Qi'an knew that Lu Zhaoran hadn't invited Cheng Jitang over just to exchange a few pleasantries, so he urged everyone to leave.

……

"Miss Lu, please be frank, what is your purpose in inviting me here?"

When Lu Zhaoran heard him get straight to the point, she stopped beating around the bush.

Just take out a picture.

"I heard from Cheng Jiajia that you are the person in charge of the Night Palace. Mr. Cheng must have seen the layout in this picture before."

"Who are you?"

Upon seeing the contents of the picture, Cheng Jitang's calm expression instantly shattered.

"I am a person, but you may not be a person."

Cheng Jitang: "What do you mean?"

Lu Zhaoran: "You know what kind of formation this is, right? You don't know its power either. But do you know that the largest area where this formation is set up is not the Night Palace, but the entire Luoque City! If someone activates this formation, there will be no survivors in the entire Luoque City. You are not human."

"Impossible! Impossible! This... this is just a scheme set up by the Lord of Luoque City in order to advance to the Chenyue Continent. He said that this formation will not harm humans. He will benefit, and it will be beneficial to Luoque City."

Cheng Jitang sat in the chair, one of his hands, hidden in his sleeve, was covered in bulging veins, and his back was covered in cold sweat.

“What’s impossible? You care about the lives of the people in the city, but he may not. I have a pretty good understanding of the city’s layout, but I can’t find the activation point of the formation. Guess why I invited you here.”

Lu Zhaoran smiled at Cheng Jitang, but Cheng Jitang saw that smile as a blatant threat. He knew that Lu Zhaoran was highly powerful and that if he did not agree to her request today, he might not be able to leave this door. However, he was not someone who could be manipulated by others.

"Speaking of which, I have done Miss Lu a favor. When you first arrived here, didn't you injure an elf? Humans couldn't detect your magic; they just thought it was human martial arts. But elves can accurately know when you used magic. It would definitely have reported it by now. But so much time has passed, and you are still safe and sound. However, if you detain me today, this matter will be impossible to suppress."

"You suppressed this matter."

No wonder the elf hadn't caused any trouble; it turns out he suppressed it. Later, he allowed Cheng Jiajia to continue her contact with them…

“You’re quite bold. You knew all along, yet you still let your brother contact us.”

"Cheng Jiajia is of no practical use. If you're after something from me, it's because of me."

Lu Zhaoran found it quite strange that Cheng Jitang looked very similar to Cheng Jiajia. Although they looked almost identical, one looked dull and naive and was easy to fool, while the other was as shrewd and calculating as a fox.

Lu Zhaoran: "Then do you believe me?"

Cheng Jitang: "I'm half convinced, half skeptical."

"I'll believe you if I want, but can you give me the deployment map?"

Lu Zhaoran's impolite tone made Cheng Jitang cough involuntarily.

"This...this...Miss Lu, to be honest, although the city lord is not a good person, and forgive me for speaking frankly...you may not be a good person either. You said the city lord would harm the people in the city, but you immediately asked for a defense map. If you are the one who wants to harm the people in the city, then if I give you the map, wouldn't I become a sinner for all eternity?"

Cheng Jitang still didn't quite believe Lu Zhaoran. Luo Que Fairy was the city lord! How could he possibly kill the people in his city?

"The key to this formation is the deployment of troops within the city. You are the only one who can provide this information accurately. You know better than anyone whether the layout of Luoque City is suitable for this killing formation. Human life is insignificant to a great immortal. Grand Minister, there is a saying in my hometown: 'Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts.'"