Chapter 1377: 1378: Assassination

Capítulo 1377: Chapter 1378: Assassination

“I wonder what urgent business the Marshal has on this visit?” After three rounds of drinks, the City Lord of Shangjiu City brought it up first, asking Liu Ying who was in front of him.

Seeing the other party speak, Liu Ying knew his opportunity had come and took the chance to say, “City Lord, you probably know that the Marshal received the Immortal King’s command to capture Lin Di and thereby obtain the whereabouts of Lin Ancestor.”

“However, unexpectedly, Lin Di had assistance, and the Immortal Army fell to a disadvantage. Shangjiu City is the nearest to the battlefield, thus I’ve come to requisition some resources.”

Upon hearing Liu Ying’s words, the City Lord of Shangjiu City looked a bit troubled and hesitated, “Well… Marshal Jiao, our Shangjiu City is quite impoverished; there aren’t many resources in the warehouse.”

“According to the rules of the Immortal Country, the Immortal Army has the right to requisition resources from city warehouses during combat. Has the City Lord forgotten?” Liu Ying followed up, pressing sternly, “Right now, it’s a critical time in the war; if delayed, who will bear the blame from the Immortal King, you or me, the Marshal?”

As the conversation reached this point, Liu Ying heightened his aura, applying pressure.

Of course, this aura was also a simulation of Jiao Wenbo, not arousing suspicion from the City Lord of Shangjiu City.

His expression changed; as the City Lord of a high-level city within the Upper Origin Immortal Country, he certainly knew this rule.

What worried him, however, was whether Jiao Wenbo would take too much.

Not only are some of the resources in the treasury his private belongings, but many are also to be submitted to the Immortal Court of the Upper Origin Immortal Country.

If a lot of resources are requisitioned, who would he cry to afterward?

Yet, he didn’t dare refuse; the Jiao Wenbo before him was someone he couldn’t afford to offend.

“The City Lord hasn’t thought it through.” Seeing the City Lord of Shangjiu City hesitating, Liu Ying poured himself a glass of wine, staring at the other, “This time, the Marshal is capturing Lin Di, not an ordinary member of the Human Clan. Capturing him would be a great achievement.”

“Recently, a group of bandits recklessly looted cities within the Immortal Country, even annihilating the Immortal Army sent to suppress them. You should know about this, right?”

“I know, is there some connection between these matters?” the City Lord of Shangjiu City, startled, hurriedly asked.

Liu Ying pretended to chuckle coldly, glancing at the City Lord of Shangjiu City, “The troops aiding Lin Di are precisely this group of bandits.”

“If the City Lord supports the Marshal in capturing Lin Di, exterminating these bandits would be an exceptional achievement.” Saying this, Liu Ying paused to give the other space to think, “Do you plan to stay as City Lord here your whole life?”

The City Lord of Shangjiu City trembled at Liu Ying’s words.

Though a City Lord of a high-level city, within the Upper Origin Immortal Country, he’s nothing special.

Everyone has ambition.

He also wants to rise, becoming a territory lord under the Upper Origin Immortal Country’s jurisdiction, hoping to become a core figure in the Upper Origin Immortal Court.

Only then could he gain better Cultivation Techniques and soul skills, gather more resources and beauties to enjoy.

Who wouldn’t want promotions and riches?

Until now, he had no such opportunity, but now Jiao Wenbo brought this chance before him.

What a rare opportunity! It’s merely supporting resources from the city warehouse, not having him personally fight.

“This achievement would be more than enough to make you a territorial lord or take you to the Immortal Court.” Liu Ying’s words were like a tonic, penetrating the other’s heart, making him resolute.

“Fine, I’ll lead the way for the Marshal right now.” The City Lord of Shangjiu City stood up, eager to lead the way.

Then, the City Lord of Shangjiu City led Liu Ying to the city treasury, unlocked it with the City Lord token, and guided him inside.

“Marshal Jiao, this is our Shangjiu City’s treasury. What do you need?”

The treasury of Shangjiu City compared to low-level cities was countless times larger, immensely spacious, with spirit wood shelves densely filling a plaza-sized space.

Moreover, these shelves were themselves Storage Soul Devices, like the racks on Liu Ying’s left filled entirely with Soul Ore.

Similarly, the soft gold iron used in forging city structures was on them, each shelf having nine layers, with sixteen fist-sized soft gold iron blocks on each layer.

This soft gold iron was symbolic; where the soft gold iron hovered was the entry to the shelf’s storage space.

The shelf was marked, indicating that one such soft gold iron represented a storage space containing ten thousand tons of soft gold iron.

One shelf’s storage space contained a million tons of soft gold iron.

And looking further, just this single row of cabinets used to store soft gold iron numbered at least several hundred.

This was just the tip of the iceberg; elsewhere, Lin Qian on the Emperor Battleship, through Liu Ying observing the treasury, marveled greatly.

“The Immortal Clan is indeed swimming in wealth; not robbing them would defy heaven’s reason!”

“Act now!” Suddenly, Fang Ru’s voice fell, and from the shadows of Liu Ying’s Immortal Armor cloak, six Ghost Faces darted out, as if that dark area was another realm.

At the moment, the City Lord of Shangjiu City was in the treasury, along with ‘Marshal Jiao’, so he was quite relaxed and unguarded.

Though he was also a Saint Realm expert, it was just First Level of Saint Realm, and combined with such relaxed vigilance, the sudden appearance of six assassination-specialized Ghost Faces caught him completely off guard.

Among them, five Ghost Faces appeared not intending to kill but first restrain his limbs and head, preventing any free movement.

The last Ghost Face held a dagger emitting a secluded glow, suddenly piercing into the opponent’s brow.

The sudden assassination caught the City Lord of Shangjiu City off guard; he couldn’t react, and his brow was already pierced by the dagger.

The dagger emitting a secluded glow instantly shattered, transforming into luminous spectral light rushing into the opponent’s body, wreaking havoc, destroying his meridians and Dantian in mere moments.

And then the Ghost Face suddenly reached for his face, tearing off the grinning mask drawn in crude red ink, peeling away a layer thin as a cicada’s wing.

The Ghost Face slapped the delicate, veil-like mask onto the face of the City Lord of Shangjiu City.

Instantly, the veil-like mask hardened, similarly becoming a Ghost Face mask, worn on the other’s body.

At the same time, in the rear courtyard of the City Lord Mansion, someone was guarding the ancestral hall where the Life Lamp of the City Lord of Shangjiu City originally flickered, about to extinguish.

But when the Ghost Face mask formed, emitting luminous red light, the flickering Life Lamp stabilized, merely dimmed a bit without going out.

In the sea of consciousness of the City Lord of Shangjiu City, his soul had solidified, yet on its face was a bizarre, elated laugh, mouth stretched to the ears.