Heaven Slaying Blade

Meng Na sneered, "Are you very famous? Why should I know about you?"

"We... are indeed very famous." The member of the Shalan Bandits was now left with endless resentment, wondering how he could be ambushed here by such a few people. This was the most unlucky he could be!

Then, the member of the Shalan Bandits openly shared various powers within their organization without reservation. This wasn't even considered betraying the organization because this information was almost completely public! All the major ancient clans in the Tunnel knew the power of the Shalan Bandits well!

Finally, Chu Mo gave this man a quick end. He died with a bit of satisfaction and infinite resentment.

Then, Chu Mo looked at Zi Dao and Meng Na, "It seems we have stirred up trouble again?"

Zi Dao smiled bitterly without speaking, thinking that this was more than just stirring up trouble, right? After hearing the Shalan Bandit's introduction of their organization, even those with a bit less courage would be scared out of their wits. The power of the Shalan Bandits wasn't just strong, it was incredibly powerful!

Otherwise, how could they have roamed the Tunnel for so many years? They have existed for endless ages.

Though those ancient clans are unwilling to confront the Shalan Bandits directly, isn't it because the Shalan Bandits are strong enough?

They have that kind of — even if you can kill me, I can still bite off some flesh from you and drag you halfway to death — kind of confidence!

Otherwise, they would have been completely wiped out ages ago.

Meng Na laughed indifferently, "Actually, such things happen every day in the Gray Land. It's no big deal, if trouble comes, so be it."

"You see things in a carefree manner." Chu Mo smiled, "If this force were not so cruel and vile, sparing neither the old nor the young, we might actually be able to cooperate with them."

Everyone present understood Chu Mo's meaning. Indeed, from their standpoint, it wasn't quite right to help the Ancient God Family. However, nothing escapes the word morality. If they could allow the Shalan Bandits to slaughter Canggu City for their own benefit, then they would lose morality. In that case, what's the difference between them and those reclusive cultivators in Canggu City?

"By meddling today, we probably offended many big figures in Canggu City as well." Zi Dao joked.

"Yes, those people must be resenting us now, blaming us for meddling," Ouyang Fei said.

"Forget it, let's tidy up and enter the city!" Chu Mo said as his figure slowly transformed into an extremely ordinary young man, directly walking towards Canggu City.

Zi Dao, Ouyang Fei, and Meng Na also changed their appearances, following behind Chu Mo, mingling in with the multitude of shocked people returning to Canggu City.

At this moment.

In Canggu City, inside a large mansion adjacent to the City Lord's Mansion.

From the meeting hall came a furious roar, "Who are they? Find out! Are they sent by the Ancient God Family? Damn it... They completely disrupted all our arrangements!"

"The Shalan Bandits probably hate us now…" another voice said quietly.

"Hate? They lost an ancestral realm cultivator, but we lost two here! Whom should we resent?" The angry voice said.

"We resent the Ancient God Family. We've always been at peace with them, and our annual taxes from Canggu City are not low. Our respect every day is no less. Yet, someone on the Ancient God Family's side is still unhappy, still won't let us off easily. Truly infuriating!" A third voice, belonging to a woman, said.

"Saying those things now has no meaning, quickly find out who intervened." The angry voice also gradually cooled down, becoming extremely cold, "No matter who it is, they must pay the price! Otherwise, the Shalan Bandits might shift their anger onto us."

"I've heard from the escaped people that those four have terrifying combat power, especially one of the men, whose left arm can release the power of thunderbolt. I suspect he is a being cultivating the way of thunderbolt!" The woman's voice was heard.

Then, many in the room began to argue.

"Impossible, right? Is there any being in this world that can cultivate the way of thunderbolt?"

"Yeah, I haven't heard of it either."

"It might be an incredibly powerful dharma instrument."

"Yes, I think so too."

In the meeting hall, there were about a dozen people, among whom the strongest were cultivators of the ancestral realm, and the rest were all peak Great Saint Realm cultivators.

This is the Lu Family of Canggu City. The Lu Family isn't a major clan, it's merely the top force within Canggu City. In the Tunnel, they are insignificant. However, here, they hold extremely high status and power.

They have a significant vested interest with the former City Lord. The Lu Family members in Canggu City always have had their way but with the former City Lord being dealt with by the Ancient God Family, their status has started to become somewhat awkward.

They have heard that the newly appointed acting City Lord is a direct descendant of the Ancient God Family. From this, one can feel the Ancient God Family's determination this time. They must want to thoroughly clean up this ancient city.

They were like tumors in this great city, entrenched here for years. Using them to establish authority was the most fitting move for the new City Lord.

There were those within the Lu Family who had suggested rekindling relations with the new City Lord, but such proposals were immediately vetoed. It was simply impossible to succeed because their entanglement with the previous City Lord was too deep!

As long as the incoming City Lord wasn't a fool, they certainly wouldn't forge any friendship with them.

Similar predicaments plagued several other families in Canggu City, so they decided to unite and give the newcomer a harsh welcome, to show her some force!

The goal was to turn this ancient city into a complete mess, to make it riddled with holes. When the new City Lord arrived, she would surely be overwhelmed. To clean up such a mess would require at least a decade. To restore the ancient city, collaboration with these families would be essential!

By then, they wouldn't just be safe; they would also have the conditions and qualifications to negotiate with the new City Lord.

For the Shalan Bandits, this also meant enormous benefits. In a city like this, even a common citizen is a cultivator. If they were allowed to plunder freely, how many resources could they take away? Surely, it would be an immeasurable amount.

This essentially created a win-win scenario. Ultimately, the only ones who would suffer would be the citizens within Canggu City and the small forces, along with the newly arrived City Lord.

But the lives of those people, what did they matter to them?

In the long run, they could leverage this event to once again become close partners with the Shalan Bandits. If in the future the new City Lord wanted to move against them, they could once again conspire with the Shalan Bandits, inside and out, to give the new City Lord a taste of their power.

Everything was planned perfectly, nearly seamless. In Canggu City, those capable of resisting the Shalan Bandits wouldn't act. The rest could only be slaughtered.

Of course, they weren't foolish enough to openly cooperate with the Shalan Bandits. When Chu Mo came here and saw the four ancestral realm cultivators confronting the Shalan Bandits, they belonged to several families in Canggu City.

A mere standoff, a mere show for others to see—we're not inactive; we've sent people out to resist. But our strength could only hold back their four strongest... The rest, we couldn't stop, only ensuring our own family remained untouched.

Yes, it was a layer of deception that everyone knew about, but even if the new City Lord questioned them, they still had answers prepared.

Unexpectedly, such a well-laid plan was disrupted by four people who seemed to appear out of nowhere. None of the hundreds of peak Great Saint Realm cultivators sent by the Shalan Bandits made it back alive.

One of the four ancestral realm cultivators was brutally killed, and the three who fled back were all seriously injured.

This ******... was simply unbelievable!

Chu Mo and the other three blended into the crowd, entering Canggu City together. They were among the earlier group to enter the city, only to see a large contingent suddenly appear inside the city, blocking the gates, setting up checkpoints.

The citizens of Canggu City, blocked outside, were nearly going mad, faces full of anger.

In response, the leader of the checkpoint coldly said, "There are spies from the Shalan Bandits among you. You must be thoroughly searched before you can enter the city!"

"Nonsense! We're all citizens of Canggu City, where would spies come from?"

"Utter nonsense, why didn't we see a trace of you when the Shalan Bandits attacked before?"

"Who are you exactly? Are you the city defense army? What right do you have to stop us?"

"This is too much! New City Lord... why haven't you arrived yet!"

Chu Mo, along with Meng Na, Zi Dao, and Ouyang Fei, stood within the city not far from the gate, observing the cultivators at the checkpoints. They exchanged glances, understanding that this group was likely trying to find them.

It seemed their unintentional actions today had indeed ruined many people's plans, causing the other side to nearly go insane, setting up checkpoints right at the gate.

Looking at the people blocked outside, Chu Mo turned back expressionlessly and walked into Canggu City.

Meng Na, Zi Dao, and Ouyang Fei did the same, heading into the city. At this point, they didn't need to act.

The checkpoint inspections may lead to public outrage but wouldn't cause any major events. They wouldn't dare commit mass murder at the city gates either. If they did, the new City Lord wouldn't spare them.

In fact, they wouldn't be spared now.

Gu Bingbing absorbed the news coming from Canggu City, her delicate face full of frost, teeth clenched as she said, "A bunch of beasts, I won't let a single one of you off!"

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Third night watch delivered, requesting a monthly ticket.