Chapter 221: City Lord

Seizing that brief opening, the old man in hemp and his companion finally broke free from the opponent's qi lock.

In the end, it took less than half an incense stick's time to escape from the Hundred Refinements City before it could be fully sealed.

However, after the two left the Hundred Refinements City.

Without the protection of the Xishan Blade Sect group, and having not yet decided how to infiltrate the Falling Divine Peak, they decided to temporarily stay on a small hill beside the Hundred Refinements City.

They did this for two reasons: first, to think over and adjust their upcoming revenge plan; second, they intended to secretly observe the situation of Li Musheng, who was still in the city.

"If that fellow fled immediately while we drew away the two experts, he should have had a chance to leave the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion."

The little girl in pink robes looked down at the Hundred Refinements City below, its lights still brilliant in the night.

The old man in hemp fell silent in thought, then shook his head and said:

"He comes from the Great Li court with a high status, so he naturally has backers. Moreover, I see no sign that he intends to flee. I only wonder what his or the Great Li court's purpose is?"

Hearing this, the little girl in pink furrowed her delicate brows and looked at the old man in hemp beside her with a startled and suspicious expression, saying:

"Could it be that the Great Li court plans to conquer the Hundred Refinements City tonight, then use it as a base to attack the Hundred Refinements Peak?"

"That should be impossible. Along our journey, besides their group, we saw no trace or movement of anyone else from the Great Li court. Clearly, the Hundred Refinements Peak is not within the Great Li court's primary attack plan."

The old man in hemp spoke with a thoughtful expression, then fell silent for a moment, gazing down at the Hundred Refinements City below.

At this moment, the city seemed to have reacted; on the originally dark streets, numerous city guards holding torches could be seen moving quickly, creating an appearance of chaos.

Furthermore, all the gates of the Hundred Refinements City were now completely sealed, turning the entire city into an iron bucket.

At this time, the old man in hemp suddenly frowned and slowly said:

"To be honest, I truly do not understand this person's intentions. Saying he came here to die doesn't fit, yet saying he didn't come to die, provoking the Falling Divine Peak here is no different from suicide."

Hearing this, the little girl in pink's eyes flickered, and she said with hatred:

"That fellow is too annoying. I always felt something was wrong with him; he must have some evil scheme hidden. Anyway, he probably won't lose his life."

Immediately, the little girl in the night turned and stared at the old man in hemp, saying:

"What we should worry about now is how to enter the Hundred Refinements Peak next. If we miss this opportunity, the chance to avenge my elder sister becomes even slimmer."

The old man in hemp remained silent, then nodded slightly and said:

"There is still time before that Zheng Yunfeng's birthday. The Hundred Refinements City is the unavoidable place to reach the Hundred Refinements Peak. Martial sects will arrive one after another from here to pay birthday respects. As long as we guard this place, there is still a chance."

The murder of the young master of the Hundred Refinements City and the son of the Nine Peaks Peak Seat at the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion caused the entire Hundred Fragrance Pavilion to become incredibly panicked and chaotic.

Many guests, seeing the situation turn dire, quickly climbed out of bed and fled quietly; even the people of the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion secretly began to think of escaping.

After all, with such figures dying in the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion, everyone in the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion would inevitably be implicated; everyone worried they might not survive.

The news of Zheng Zi and others' deaths was reported to the City Lord's Mansion immediately. The City Lord of the Hundred Refinements City was Zheng Zi's elder brother.

The Peak Seat of the Hundred Refinements Peak, Zheng Yunfeng, married countless wives throughout his life and had twenty-four children, but the children he truly valued and entrusted with important tasks within the Falling Divine Peak were not many.

As the City Lord of the Hundred Refinements City, Zheng Shangzong naturally ranked first. He was already forty-seven years old this year and had broken through to the Wudaoda Sect realm and entered the Heaven-and-Mortal Realm four years ago.

Possessing immense martial arts strength and controlling nearly half the power of the Hundred Refinements Peak, Zheng Shangzong held an extremely high status throughout the Falling Divine Peak, and his personality was incredibly arrogant, even stubborn.

Upon first hearing the news of Zheng Zi's trouble, he did not even bring experts from his mansion but rushed to the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion alone immediately.

Shortly after he arrived, the two Falling Divine Peak elders who had lost track of the old man in hemp arrived right behind him.

The two vaguely sensed something was wrong inside the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion but had not yet figured out what had happened.

Seeing his brother's corpse, Zheng Shangzong, already furious, acted without a second word and directly attacked the two returning elders:

"Neglecting duty, you deserve to die!"

The peak-defending divine technique of the Hundred Refinements Peak is the "Hundred Mountains Divine Fist." Zheng Shangzong cultivated this divine technique since childhood; upon reaching the Heaven-and-Mortal Realm, he had already mastered this fist technique to the Great Perfection stage, differing from perfection by only half a step.

At this moment, as he struck, his fist momentum was vast, like a towering mountain crashing down, and the terrifying fist wind almost threatened to crush the entire Hundred Fragrance Pavilion.

The martial arts cultivation of the two Falling Divine Peak elders was not far from his, but Zheng Shangzong's fist way divine technique was superior.

Moreover, since he was the son of the Hundred Refinements Peak Seat, they naturally dared not truly fight him.

Thus, while circulating their martial arts true qi to defend, they tried to avoid engaging him and retreated toward the outside of the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion.

"City Lord Zheng, what exactly has happened? Why do you attack us?"

Elder Shen spoke with a grim face, while the other old man, retreating, explained:

"Just now, Young Master Zheng ordered us two to pursue a Heaven-and-Mortal Realm expert. In the brief moment we were away, we had no idea what happened inside this Hundred Fragrance Pavilion."

At this moment, Zheng Shangzong punched out; the void of the night twisted and roared amidst a burst of brilliant golden light fist energy. The heavenly and earthly true qi around the entire Hundred Fragrance Pavilion churned violently, and the terrifying collision of power erupted with thunderous shock, as if tearing apart the present heaven and earth.

The two old men immediately raised their bodies, condensed true qi, and stepped onto the air, fleeing toward the heights of the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion.

After throwing one punch, seemingly venting some of his anger, Zheng Shangzong was now gradually calming down.

He looked up at the two Falling Divine Peak elders standing in the air above and said in a cold voice:

"My brother and Yuwen Feng have been killed!"

Upon hearing this, the two old men's expressions changed drastically, and they spoke in unison:

"What?"

"How is that possible!"

Elder Shen, full of shock, instinctively asked in a deep voice:

"Didn't that surnamed Miao protect the young master and the others?"

Hearing this, Zheng Shangzong flashed his body, vanishing from the spot in an instant, then appeared before the two old men, his eyes full of killing intent, saying:

"He is dead too. Pierced through the head by a single finger, exactly the same death as my brother."

"Your failure to guard properly caused my brother's death; the blame is inescapable. But right now, I only want to know who struck and killed him?"

"I swear to tear him into a thousand pieces!"

At this moment, Zheng Shangzong's killing intent was overwhelming, and the two old men's faces were extremely grim.

Elder Shen opened his mouth, about to speak, when just then a voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears:

"Stop asking. I did it."

(End of this chapter)