Tianchi Ancient Star.
Three years have passed since the major forces announced that their ancestral graves had been robbed. However, during this time, neither Tianchi Ancient Star nor the entire Starry Sky Ancient Road has heard of any ancestral graves being robbed.
This strange event seems to have come to an end.
During this period, Ye Hongyi has been secretly cultivating in Yushui City. Her premonition tells her that the tomb robbery is not over.
“Report!”
A small steward from the City Lord's Mansion hurriedly ran into the main hall. At this time, Zhang San was fiddling with some thumb-sized, black, and unattractive little things. If you looked closely, you could see that these thumb-sized little things were all human-shaped.
These are miniature puppets developed by Zhang San based on the Black God Puppet. The smallest can be reduced to the size of micro-dust, making them good helpers for eavesdropping... cough, gathering intelligence.
“What's the matter with being so flustered?”
Zhang San glanced at the small steward with dissatisfaction.
“Grand Uncle Zhang... oh no, City Lord, the heads of the four major families are here.”
The small steward nervously slipped up. He is only sixteen years old this year, but he is able to become a steward of the City Lord's Mansion. It is rumored that he got there through connections. He admits that he did use connections.
Who told his ancestor to know the City Lord? When the City Lord was still young, he even called his ancestor brother.
Zhang San naturally recognized this small steward and didn't mind his words just now. Instead, he asked, “Where are they?”
“They are at…”
“When friends come from afar, shouldn't we welcome them personally? City Lord Zhang, do you think I'm right?”
Just then, four rays of light entered the main hall, turning into four figures. They were the heads of the four major families. The speaker was the head of the Nangong family, who loved to use literary expressions and always thought he was very elegant.
The other three family heads looked at Zhang San with either a smile, indifference, or calmness.
“How dare you disregard the law and break in without permission!” Although the small steward was only at the凝神 realm, he was still very tough, relying on his Grand Uncle Zhang, and reprimanded the heads of the four major families.
The imposing aura of the four powerful figures suddenly stagnated. They glanced at the small steward and used their divine sense to investigate, confirming that he was just a small ant in the凝神 realm.
A small ant in the凝神 realm dared to loudly reprimand the four great sages. If this were to spread, they would lose all face.
Zhang San also raised an eyebrow. Was this kid usually this brave?
The small steward didn't know how strong the heads of the four major families were. From the moment he was born and understood things, the elders in his family told him that in Yushui City, the City Lord was the sky, and everyone else had to stand aside.
Well... he was only three years old at the time, and the City Lord at the time was Lu Chengfeng.
Although a child's memory is not very good, it is particularly deep. The small steward remembered this sentence, so when he saw that the heads of the four major families dared to fly in without permission, he immediately had the idea of maintaining the dignity of the City Lord's Mansion. So, his words were completely subconscious.
As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. The small steward is like that.
The four family heads saw him observing his cultivation level, and he even glared back.
“Good, good, a mere child.” The first to speak was still the Nangong family head. He laughed in anger and then pointed the finger at Zhang San, saying, “City Lord Zhang, after City Lord Lu left, the quality of the City Lord's Mansion seems to be not as good as before.”
Zhang San frowned slightly. This old thing actually wanted to make an issue of it.
“Xiao An, quickly brew a pot of tea. If this spreads, outsiders will say that my City Lord's Mansion is so poor that we can't even afford tea.”
Zhang San ignored the words of the Nangong family head and turned to look at the small steward, asking him to brew tea.
“Yes, City Lord.” Xiao An responded. Before leaving, he glared fiercely at the heads of the four major families.
This made the heads of the four major families furious. If they weren't afraid of spreading rumors that they were bullying a small cultivator in the凝神 realm, they would have already killed this small ant.
Zhang San sat down with a thud and gestured, “Please, all four of you, sit down!”
Sit?
The four looked around. The hall was full of wooden puppet toys. Besides the place where Zhang San was sitting, where were there any extra seats?
“No need to sit.” The head of the Yuwen family said coldly.
Zhang San shrugged and said, “I wonder what matter has brought all four of you to find this City Lord?”
“Hehe, since City Lord Zhang has asked, let's get straight to the point.” The Nangong family head said with a chuckle.
Zhang San didn't speak, just looked at them.
The Nangong family head was still chuckling, like an old fox. He was about to speak when he was interrupted by a voice.
“The tea is here!”
Xiao An walked in carrying a pot of tea and a cup, placed it in front of Zhang San, and poured Zhang San a cup of tea.
The Nangong family head's smile froze. He had cultivated for eight thousand years, and today he would actually feel angry because of a small ant in the凝神 realm.
The other three were not much better. The aura on their bodies condensed but did not release.
Xiao An didn't know the importance of the matter. He said, “City Lord, should I pour tea for them?”
“No need, they don't even want to sit, they definitely won't drink tea. It's a waste to pour it.” Zhang San said.
Xiao An nodded and stood beside Zhang San. Previously, this position had always been Zhao Quan's.
The anger in the hearts of the four family heads had almost reached the point of being unbearable.
“By the way, Family Head Nangong, what were you going to say?” Zhang San asked.
Hearing this, the four suppressed the anger in their hearts. The Yuwen family head said, “City Lord Zhang, in recent years, the development progress of the Liyang Secret Realm has slowed down a lot.”
The Liyang Secret Realm was the secret realm where Zhao Quan and Lei Heng were ambushed while transporting resources back to Yushui City.
“The Liyang Secret Realm is a private secret realm of my City Lord's Mansion. The development progress is none of your business, right?” Zhang San said lightly, but sneered in his heart. These old things, it seems they can't help but make a move.
“That's not true.” The Nangong family head laughed at this time, “The Liyang Secret Realm is of great importance. The sooner it is developed, the more it can enhance the strength of the City Lord's Mansion. You must know that the City Lord's Mansion represents Yushui City. If the City Lord's Mansion is too weak, it will be laughed at by outsiders.”
“Then what do you mean?”
Zhang San asked curiously.
“If City Lord Zhang doesn't mind, the Liyang Secret Realm can be jointly developed by our four major families. Then, the resources developed will be divided equally between our four major families and the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord's Mansion doesn't have to contribute any effort. How about that?”
The Nangong family head looked at Zhang San with a smile, while the other three family heads also silently looked at Zhang San. Being stared at by four great sages like this, let alone a sage, even a holy king would feel nervous and might agree with a slip of the tongue.
However, although Zhang San only had the cultivation of a sage, his strength was not comparable to that of a sage. He had a Black God Puppet at the peak of the Returning Unity Realm hidden in his body. With a thought, he could merge with the Black God Puppet and temporarily become a cultivator at the peak of the Returning Unity Realm.
The energy source of the Black God Puppet is a star, which is the sun. The energy will run out, but dealing with four great sages doesn't require much energy at all.
After hearing the words of the Nangong family head, Zhang San showed a sneer on his face and said, “Family Head Nangong, do you think this City Lord is a fool? The Liyang Secret Realm is originally a private secret realm of my City Lord's Mansion. Your four families dare to covet the Liyang Secret Realm. You are really bold.”
“City Lord Zhang, do you mean… you don't agree?”
At this time, the Yan family head spoke. His eyes showed cold light. It was rumored that before the Yan family head founded the Yan family, he was a top assassin who had killed countless people. At this moment, the cold light in his eyes was like a sharp sword, stabbing towards Zhang San.
Zhang San's body shook. He squinted at the Yan family head and said, “Are you a fool? My words have already refused very clearly.”
“Good, good, good!”
The Yan family head laughed in anger. A fierce killing intent flashed in his eyes, but he did not make a move.
“Since City Lord Zhang doesn't agree, it means that the City Lord's Mansion has enough strength to develop the Liyang Secret Realm. However, if others come to compete for the Liyang Secret Realm, then City Lord Zhang will have to deal with it himself.”
The words of the Yan family head were already a naked threat. Hearing this, Zhang San's mind was already connected to the Black God Puppet.
“Is this a threat to me?” Zhang San asked.
“If you think it is, then it is.” The Yan family head was very strong.
“Is this the attitude of the three of you as well?”
Zhang San looked at the remaining three.
The Nangong family head chuckled and said, “We are doing this for the safety of the City Lord's Mansion!”
“With City Lord Lu not here, we naturally have the responsibility to make Yushui City develop in a better direction.” The Yuwen family head even raised a banner.
The Ming family head, who had never spoken, said at this time, “The treasure belongs to those who are capable!”
Zhang San was silent for a while.
The Yan family head said, “City Lord Zhang, we will give you three days to consider.”
After saying that, they were about to leave.
“Buzz!”
A faint pressure suddenly descended on the four of them. Their bodies, which were about to take off, were forcibly suppressed.
“You want to leave after bullying my little junior nephew? If Junior Sister Lu finds out, then I, as her senior sister, would be too much of a failure.”
