Chapter 164: Du En Released from Prison (Please Subscribe)

If you don't listen and behave, you'll be sent to the battlefield to fill the lines!

The Qi Condensation stage is low-level cannon fodder, the Foundation Establishment stage is high-level cannon fodder, the Golden Core stage is low-level foot soldiers, and the Nascent Soul stage is high-level foot soldiers; among these four types of people, even the ten-year survival rate of the high-level foot soldiers is less than one percent—it is truly a terrifying, head-on battlefield of Immortal Sect hegemony!

Only a fool would want to go there and throw their life away!

This was what Ren Li used to worry about, and for this reason, he was desperate to comprehend mysteries in order to achieve Foundation Establishment through a miraculous omen, attain a top-tier status, and thereby attempt to strive for a better future.

This was also what Xiang Tao feared before, and for this reason, he had always suppressed his cultivation at the perfection of Foundation Establishment, preferring to use evil arts to cultivate Evergreen Wood to extend his life rather than choosing to break through.

Therefore, in the City Lord's Mansion, there was silence at this moment.

Tang Yiping took the order and left; vaguely, he let out a sigh of relief.

"Hmm, since that is the case, I suppose I don't need to worry about this matter of covering up and correcting things."

The greatest possibility is being harvested, one by one, by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator from some hostile Immortal Sect, just like weeds in a field!

After a moment, the old City Lord took a sip of tea, finally managing to steady his mind; trembling his graying eyebrows, he said to Gao Feng: "Chief Steward Gao, you... sigh!"

His heart was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, so he turned his gaze toward the old City Lord, who was sitting back in his seat with a somber expression and flickering eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

"So, you're saying I am now a person of merit?"

"That's right. Naturally, the Border City cannot let a meritorious official feel cold-hearted. Therefore, after the production of various departments is restored and restarted, I specifically reported to the City Lord and specially approved a batch of Grade 2 high-grade spiritual herbs as initial compensation. Naturally, there will be more to follow, such as a promotion to Camp Master when the outpost camp is rebuilt."

The Emissary looked at Gao Feng squarely for a moment and added: "If you can cross that threshold of Deity Transformation in the future, you might even be remembered by me."

Only then did the three of them let out a fierce breath, looking drenched in sweat.

"Understood! Understood! Setting things right is only as it should be!"

They had been so nervous just now, fearing that they would anger the other party and have to report to the battlefield in the afternoon, with some day next year becoming their death anniversary; in any case, they had no confidence that they could roam freely on the battlefield.

Gao Feng's face was cold and expressionless, and he replied stiffly: "It is merely to ensure that nothing goes wrong, and merely to seek self-preservation. If the City Lord can understand, that naturally makes me feel at ease. As for the others, I can only say that having cultivated them for so long, it is only natural for them to repay me like this now."

"The Emissary is too kind."

His gaze had already changed; he slid a jade book from his sleeve and respectfully handed it to the other party.

Thus, the Emissary left, quite satisfied, to go to the Forbidden Prison to see Du En.

Gao Feng agreed repeatedly, making assurances.

Look at how he put it—directly erasing the matter of being imprisoned and under house arrest; Du En had been living here all along, waiting for the subsequent rewards from the Border City.

Thus, he tentatively spoke up: "City Lord, the situation has changed!"

He was already unable to compete with Gao Feng; if he let him climb even higher, then his own end would 100% be the same as the innocent prisoners in the Forbidden Prison, or perhaps even worse!

City Lord, you must see his ugly face clearly!

With the sudden intervention of the Emissary in this matter, he immediately found an opportunity.

The Inner City Chief Steward nodded and said: "What is Patrol Guard Du saying? In the previous evil cultivator turmoil, you already had merit; it was just that the destruction caused by the turmoil meant the Border City needed time to digest it, which is why there was some neglect in your rewards—we could only bestow a mansion first!"

While saying this, Gao Feng also pointed to the side chamber behind the hall wall; in there, there were indeed several large chests containing a batch of Grade 2 high-grade spiritual herbs.

"No need."

Yang Feng said this with his eyes raised. In Tang Yiping's view, this old fellow, who usually didn't manage much, treated people with the face of a kind elder, and was only a few decades away from dying and giving up his position, was now revealing a strange color.

The wording had become grander and more serious.

If that fails, he must drag this guy down here; as long as he takes on everything but fails to get things done, he will surely attract the Emissary's disgust and be sent to the battlefield as a foot soldier and cannon fodder!

"... Yes."

"No, nothing has changed. It is just that we have indulged in comfort and gradually forgotten that, for the Immortal Sect, we are nothing more than three ants—just a little better than that dust."

Hearing these words, which seemed ordinary but, upon careful consideration, sounded like sarcasm, Gao Feng's eyes were somewhat complex.

Outer City.

Sure enough, even more people were being cleared out, which is why such a reasonable excuse was needed.

However, Gao Feng quickly regained his composure.

Regarding this, Gao Feng immediately saw through it, directly flicked his sleeves, and left, too lazy to bother with him at all!

Thus, time arrived at evening.

This jade book was naturally not an exception for this matter, but rather, every time a similar thing was done, Gao Feng would list all the relevant people and make a book, using it to organize and guard against them; if necessary, he would use the jade book to round them all up!

So for so many years, even though there were so many innocent prisoners locked in the Forbidden Prison, it hadn't affected him in the slightest!

And this act of rapidly changing his face also left the other two stunned; they clearly hadn't expected Gao Feng to be so ruthless, completely caught off guard!

"Go, coordinate well with Gao Feng and make the Emissary satisfied!"

In a certain five-courtyard mansion, Du En, who had just been released from prison and become its master, stood in the main hall and looked at the two stewards in front of him.

If he could handle things effectively, perhaps this would be an opportunity—an opportunity to climb up faster!

In Gao Feng's eyes at this moment, there was a look of ambition.

Watching his impatient back, Tang Yiping's expression suddenly turned gloomy, while his eyes inevitably revealed a look of worry and panic.

It was not finished pills, not finished magical artifacts, not kept in a storage bag, and even the types of spiritual herbs were very tricky—all strange and bizarre types, difficult to use in prescriptions, and requiring skill to cook.

Du En was thoughtful, appearing to go along with the flow: "So, is it finally my turn to receive a reward?"

However, turmoil, was it?

"The relevant people are all recorded on this. If the Emissary has any need, I can also gather them together, and you won't even have to dirty your hands!"

Tang Yiping nodded subconsciously, then reacted and immediately shouted sternly at Gao Feng: "Hmph! What a shameless villain, to be so ungrateful and a cold-blooded degenerate!"

Perhaps he could use this to make a comeback?

In any case, he was being stingy and petty regarding all the various situations Du En displayed; he absolutely could not let him benefit!

Plus, those subsequent rewards like being the Camp Master of some outpost camp were completely nonsense and empty promises, with no real benefits at all!

Therefore, Du En just nodded and spoke in an exceptionally flat tone: "Okay, I know. I will wait."

(End of chapter)