The King of Urban Mercenaries

Lin Fei rode Little Black, heading towards the distant forest. Meanwhile, Little Black continuously shrank in size, and Lin Fei’s body descended as well. After all, the dragon’s aura had already been leaked; if discovered, it would certainly cause a commotion.

Furthermore, this matter should soon spread throughout the Ancient Ao Empire. After all, the appearance of the Dragon Clan is no minor affair. It’s believed that the Ancient Ao Empire will be shaken by it!

Even though the Ancient Ao Empire is not small, it is not large in the context of the entire East Continent. It is just a larger piece of sand among the grains, and actually doesn’t count for much. After all, empires like this are quite numerous across the East Continent. At least among the Five Lands and One Supreme, it is definitely insignificant.

As for the vast East Continent, the Five Lands include the wasteland, where Lin Fei initially descended and was invaded. That place is the wasteland. Besides the wasteland, there are Shui Ze, Great Forest, Red Gold, and Qingyun. These Five Lands comprise the entire East Continent, and among them, the Ancient Ao Empire is considered nothing.

Lastly, let’s talk about the One Supreme. The One Supreme refers to Sky Valley. As to why it is called the One Supreme, Lin Fei decided that if he had the chance, he would go and see it. After all, the East Continent only has that one supreme place, and not seeing it would be a real loss. However, to have this thought, it’s rare to find someone like Lin Fei.

At this moment, Lin Fei had already arrived in the forest. If one were to make a true division, Qianhuang Peak should actually be considered part of the Great Forest’s domain. It sits at the center of the Five Lands, but in terms of division, it belongs to the Great Forest. However, its fame is too great, and in the end, nobody knows it belongs to the Great Forest; they only know it’s the most formidable Qianhuang Peak in East Continent.

In this regard, many places are the same; as long as they are famous and resounding, they can totally stand alone. This is something unavoidable.

As for within the Great Forest, indeed, Qianhuang Peak stands alone, having no other forces. Even if there were, they would just be small factions, and the rest are the empires.

The empires would make tribute to Qianhuang Peak. This is something every empire does, hoping to gain Qianhuang Peak’s protection. However, when their demise comes, Qianhuang Peak won’t bother with them. They are indeed pitiable.

In fact, they don’t realize that since they’ve all paid tribute, it’s equivalent to everyone being equal. Given this, why would they help you? That’s how it is.

At this moment, Lin Fei had reached the edge of Ancient Meng City. Why did Lin Fei come back?

Lin Fei has his own reasons. Where does Lin Fei plan to go after returning? Lin Fei’s purpose is clear: the City Lord Mansion.

But he did not enter immediately. Instead, he lingered around, lowering his presence to the faintest level so as not to be detected, not even by wild animals.

He wanted to see if any big shots had arrived, but he was overthinking it. No one noticed, although there were obviously powerful figures in the city. Yet no experts of the True Body Realm appeared.

Lin Fei waited patiently for night to arrive.

At this moment.

A sense of chaos gripped the city—though it can’t really be called chaos—after all, gold and silver treasures were scattered all around, with people desperately picking them up. Little did they realize that if this continued, gold and silver treasures would lose their value. Like a place devoid of money where a pancake costs one piece of currency, in a place overflowing with wealth, even a hundred pieces might not buy a pancake.

The principle is simple: scarcity determines value. When there’s too much money, it loses its worth. When there’s too little, it gains value, much like the denomination on coins. The larger the currency, the less valuable it is. Yet the same principle applies; large sums are valuable because of their size, but they comprise countless small coins. So having more money isn’t necessarily good.

For those starving and near the end, their greatest desire is for unattended food by the roadside. Everyone is busy collecting money—who cares about them? For, their need is to eat now, not to gnaw on inedible gold and jewels.

At the moment, most of the Vault had been emptied, but a small portion remained, revealing a scene full of gold and jewels. It was truly spectacular. This was the savings of the City Lord Mansion for many years, and even the residents of the city couldn’t rob it all!

Of course, for a cultivator, what’s most important are Elemental Stones, the crystallization of Primordial Energy. For them, one Elemental Stone is worth a thousand gold coins.

But in this place, there were almost no Elemental Stones, only gold and jewels.

In the City Lord Mansion, the City Lord lay on the ground, unable to get up. His internal injuries were too severe. The dragon tail had shattered his dantian with one swipe, and it’s uncertain when or if he can ever recover.

Gradually, people arrived. Gai Xiaolian, having been poisoned—not a lethal poison, but one that saps strength—gradually recovered as the drug’s effects wore off. Awake now, he looked at the ruined City Lord Mansion, the golden glow outside. Cautiously, he climbed to his feet and headed towards the main hall of the mansion while channeling energy internally.

He activated his True Qi, as only this would speed up his recovery to peak condition, preparing against any unforeseen incidents.

"Who are you?"

Gai Xiaolian reached the front of the City Lord and looked at the City Lord lying in the pit, not knowing who was before him.

The City Lord, dazed, gazed at Gai Xiaolian. "You should have guessed... guessed who I am... right?"

Hearing this, Gai Xiaolian sighed. "I should have guessed long ago, shouldn’t I? For years, you’ve not let me lean on you, and you no longer let me call you father. You’ve always called me by my name, not as your daughter."

Saying this, a sorrowful expression surfaced on Gai Xiaolian’s face. Looking at the City Lord in front of him, he called out, "Brother!"

The City Lord smiled, albeit with great difficulty. His body couldn’t move; countless bones were broken. To recover would take at least one to two years.

"Brother, don’t move. Wait for the doctor to come. But before that, tell me, where did Father go?" Gai Xiaolian was most worried about his father. After all, with his father missing, how could a daughter not be anxious?

"Father? Haha, he’s in the City Lord Mansion, just behind the main hall. Go find him. Let me be quiet here. I am tired, truly tired." The City Lord closed his eyes, and two tears slowly trickled down from the corners. His heart too bore boundless sorrow, unknown to anyone, suppressed within until now, finally released...