Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Meanwhile, Lin Anlan had finally waited until it was time for the city lord's office to open. She walked towards the iron gate, but was stopped by a soldier who shouted, "Halt! What are you doing at the city lord's office?"

Lin Anlan's eyes darted around, and he said, "Viscount White sent me. He has something important to report to the city lord."

"Then you wait here." The guard naturally knew Viscount White's name and had a close relationship with the city lord, so he told Lin Anlan to wait outside the door while he went to the city lord's office to ask for instructions.

"A messenger from Viscount White? Did he say what it was about?" Gupa was sitting at his desk, leisurely playing with some trinkets. Hearing the soldier's report, he was a little puzzled. He wondered what Viscount White wanted to say. The division of spoils had already been resolved, so what else did he want to say?

"No, that's not the case. Perhaps I should go and ask again."

"Hmm..." White pondered for a moment, wondering if he had come up with another good money-making plan and that's why he sent someone to inform him in advance and arrange a meeting time? With that in mind, Gupa immediately said, "No need, let the person in. Let's go to the reception room on the second floor. Also, once he arrives, don't let anyone else disturb him."

"Yes, my subordinate will do it now."

The soldier agreed and came to the iron gate, saying to Lin Anlan, "Come with me."

Lin Anlan followed the soldiers through the garden to the second floor of the city lord's mansion. They entered a reception room and waited for a while before Gu Pa appeared at the door. Gu Pa strode into the reception room, had someone serve him a cup of tea, and then arrogantly said, "Speak, what does your master want to say?"

Lin Anlan considered for a while. Su Yang didn't want to be enemies with the Saint Cult and the Principality of Paisen at the moment. All he needed to do was stall Gupa until Su Yang came with the token. The problem was how to stall Gupa and how long he could stall. Maybe he could try to fool him first, and if that didn't work, he could use force to control Gupa without harming him.

After considering it, Lin Anlan said, "Lord City Lord, my master has recently discovered a batch of interesting things and would like to see them with you."

"What is it?" Gupa asked directly.

"This..." Lin Anlan didn't know how to answer for a moment. She had just said it casually. After thinking for a while, she said mysteriously, "I don't know exactly what it is. My master specifically told me to invite the city lord to come and see it."

Gupa was a little puzzled after hearing this. Why was White keeping such a secret? So he asked, "Okay, what time did the Viscount set?"

"It's set for tomorrow afternoon."

"I understand. I'll go and see for myself tomorrow afternoon. You can go back and report." With that, Gupa prepared to get up. Lin Anlan was momentarily stunned. Why was Gupa ending the conversation so abruptly? Wasn't he going to ask about other things, like the details of the treasure, how to get there, and where it was? Seeing Gupa about to leave, Lin Anlan grew anxious and immediately stood up, blurting out, "Stop!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Lin Anlan regretted it. He was merely a servant; how could he speak to the city lord in such a tone? Sure enough, Gupa was clearly angered upon hearing this. He rebuked, "Insolence! How dare you speak to me like that! Guards!" Gupa then called for help, and soon a soldier entered the reception room, bowing and asking, "What are your orders, sir?"

"Grab this arrogant brat and give her a hundred lashes, let her learn what rules are!" Gupa said, then flung his hand towards the door. The soldier, receiving the order, stepped forward to take Lin Anlan away for punishment. Seeing the situation was turning against her, Lin Anlan realized she had no choice but to resort to force. She delivered a powerful punch, sending the soldier flying. Gupa, who was walking out, was startled by a figure flashing past him. He stopped and looked closely; the soldier was now lying on the ground, clutching his stomach and groaning. His anger surged, and he turned back, roaring, "How dare you! Someone help! Someone help!"

As Gupa's roar spread, the soldiers who heard it rushed to the second floor. When Lin Anlan saw Gupa calling for help, he rushed over, grabbed Gupa's hands from behind, and pulled him into the reception room. He then slammed the door shut with his foot and leaned forward to restrain Gupa. The whole sequence of actions was smooth and fluid.

After firmly controlling Gupa, Lin Anlan said, "Lord City Lord, I do have something to discuss with you today, but it's not me. I'll have to trouble you to wait quietly for a while. If you're unwilling and insist on resisting, I don't mind killing you."

Lin Anlan's icy words reached Gu Pa's ears, startling him. He had just tried to unleash his elemental power, but before he could, he felt a powerful elemental pressure emanating from the woman controlling him. He immediately dared not resist any longer. At this moment, the soldiers had already gathered outside the reception room. As the door was kicked open, a soldier holding a weapon shouted, "Lord, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Gupa was being suppressed, several soldiers immediately tried to rush in, but as Lin Anlan increased the pressure on his hands, Gupa immediately shouted, "Don't come any closer! Back off!"

Lin Anlan was very satisfied and said with a smile, "It seems that the city lord is quite sensible. Don't worry, as long as you wait quietly, I will not harm you before the person arrives."

Gupa was afraid that this woman, who was clearly stronger than him, would actually kill him, so he wanted to appease her first, but also wanted to regain the initiative. So he said, "Don't you know that attacking a government official is a serious crime? As long as you let me go, I'll guarantee your safe departure."

But Lin Anlan didn't want to waste any more words with him, so she told him to shut up and wait, and that's how the standoff began.

After waiting for a while, another commotion arose in the garden outside the city lord's mansion. It turned out that Su Yang had arrived. When the soldiers downstairs saw Su Yang carrying a blood-stained package, they were immediately on high alert and raised their weapons at Su Yang, shouting, "Don't move! Who are you? What's that in your hand!"

Su Yang ignored them, forcefully clearing a path with his elemental pressure, then grabbed a soldier and asked, "Where is the city lord?"

Unable to withstand Su Yang's elemental pressure, the soldier said tremblingly, "City Lord, the City Lord is on the second floor."

Su Yang released the soldier and strode up to the second floor. As soon as he arrived, he saw a large number of soldiers surrounding the door of a room, and knew that Lin Anlan must be there as well. He walked towards the room, and the soldiers at the door, like the soldiers on the first floor, all turned their spears toward Su Yang. But they still couldn't stop him. Su Yang walked to the door of the room as if he were visiting his own home, and glanced inside. Sure enough, he saw Lin Anlan suppressing Gu Pa in the room.

After entering the room, Su Yang closed the door to prevent the soldiers outside from seeing what was happening inside. Seeing that the door was closed and Gu Pa had been taken hostage, the soldiers outside immediately sent someone to the garrison to notify the garrison commander to send reinforcements.

Inside the room, Gupa looked at Su Yang and immediately remembered that this was the person he had participated in the ambush. When he saw the round thing in Su Yang's hand that was still dripping blood, his heart tightened again. It seemed that White must be dead, and this person had come for revenge. He might die here today.

Su Yang sat down next to Gu Pa, placed the things in his hands on the coffee table, unwrapped the clothes he was wearing, showed them to Gu Pa, and then slowly said, "Lord City Lord, don't be afraid, I promise I won't hurt you. I'm here to discuss a deal with you."

—※—【Skills that can be made public】—※—

Name: Controllable Sword Making

Elemental attribute: Cloud/Air

Skill type: Combo skill / Attack skill

Skill Description: 1. Activation Condition: Sword Tide; 2. After the Sword Tide is triggered, the air element is activated to trigger the "Controllable Sword Control" field. Within the field, the weapons transformed by the "Sword Tide" can be freely controlled to attack enemies.