Chapter 461: A Change of Method?

In this great battle to defend the city, three of the four City Lords of Wenxian City were killed in action.

Only one person survived, but their foundation was severely damaged, and they immediately went into seclusion to heal after the battle ended.

The heavy burden of handling post-war affairs fell entirely upon Linglong.

She was busy to the point of exhaustion.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion.

In a great hall.

Linglong waved her hand, "Very well, that is all, you may withdraw."

Standing before her was a Fifth-tier Will Cultivator.

Upon hearing this, they cupped their fists in a salute to her, "Yes, City Lord."

After the words fell, they turned and left.

Linglong rubbed the space between her brows.

The various reorganizations and arrangements within the city after the war had finally come to an end.

Just as she was preparing to rest for a while and then go find Wang Jianqiang to purify her foundation.

A series of knocks suddenly came from the door.

Her footsteps paused.

She looked toward the doorway.

With a wave of her palm, the doors of the great hall opened automatically.

After the great hall's doors opened.

A group of over a dozen figures walked in from outside the hall.

Among these people.

There were five Seventh-Order Will Stage Cultivators, and the rest were all Fifth-tier and Sixth-tier Cultivators.

Linglong's gaze swept over everyone one by one, and her heart stirred.

"Wei Yuan, you have brought so many people here, is there some urgent matter?" Linglong's gaze fell upon one of the five people at the very front.

Wei Yuan heard this and said in a deep voice, "City Lord, in this battle against the Out-of-Boundary Cultivators, we either had Pill Poison enter our marrow due to consuming too many Soul-Returning Pills, or we were so heavily injured that our foundations were affected, hindering our future path of cultivation; ordinary methods are difficult to use for treatment."

"Since the City Lord was able to produce a Perfect Healing Pill back then, you must have a way to obtain Perfect Pills."

"I implore the City Lord to help us recover."

"So that is how it is."

Hearing Wei Yuan's words, Linglong revealed a look of realization.

The reason these people were injured was all because of Wenxian City.

Although the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace would provide them with sufficient rewards.

She was the City Lord of this Wenxian City.

Since they had come to her door to ask, it would be somewhat heartless to sit by and do nothing.

Thinking of this.

She nodded, "I do indeed have a channel to obtain Perfect Pills, and that Alchemist who refines Perfect Pills is right here in Wenxian City."

Hearing Linglong's words, Wei Yuan and the others looked delighted.

"City Lord, please issue an order for that Alchemist to refine pills for us."

Issue an order?

Linglong secretly shook her head in her heart.

After pondering for a moment, she said, "Follow me."

Having said this, she walked toward the outside of the hall.

After she walked out of the great hall, the group followed her.

……

Under Linglong's guidance, the group soon arrived outside Wang Jianqiang's residence.

Except for the group of six including Wei Yuan and Xiao Ke Ke, the others looked at the residence before them and simultaneously revealed looks of surprise.

If they remembered correctly, this area should belong to the residential district for the Sanitation Department cultivators, right?

That Master Wang, could he be a member of the Sanitation Department?

Thinking of this, the expressions of the group suddenly became strange.

Knock, knock, knock~

Just as the group's thoughts were turning, Linglong had already walked to the door of the residence and knocked on the door a few times.

In the room.

Wang Jianqiang was refining Desolate Source Liquid to cultivate.

Hearing the knocking.

His eyes slowly opened.

His Spirit Sense subconsciously swept outside the door.

Immediately after, he perceived the many auras outside the door.

Linglong.

And Wei Yuan, Xiao Ke Ke...

He raised his eyebrows, his figure flashed, and he arrived at the door.

He gently opened the door.

Immediately after.

An ethereal face veiled by light gauze came into view.

Seeing this stunning figure, Wang Jianqiang smiled, "City Lord."

"Master Wang."

Upon seeing Wang Jianqiang, Linglong also greeted him with a smile.

Wang Jianqiang nodded and looked at the group behind Linglong.

His gaze paused on Wei Yuan.

The latter noticed Wang Jianqiang's gaze, and a cold sneer appeared on his face.

Wang Jianqiang smiled lightly and ignored him.

His gaze swept over the others.

He was no stranger to these people.

Most were Dahuang Immortal Palace Students, with only a few exceptions.

But regardless of whether they were Dahuang Immortal Palace Students, they were all people close to Wei Yuan.

And like Wei Yuan, they were all extremely hostile toward him.

They had all mocked him to his face before.

As Wang Jianqiang's gaze swept over the crowd.

Among them.

Except for Wei Yuan and the other five, everyone revealed a look of astonishment.

Wang Jianqiang!

He was actually the "Master Wang" who refined the Perfect Pill!

"City Lord, you brought so many people here; is there something the matter?"

After withdrawing his gaze from the crowd, Wang Jianqiang let it fall back onto Linglong.

Linglong rarely appeared in public, so naturally, she did not know about the conflict between Wang Jianqiang and Wei Yuan and the others.

Hearing this, she did not think much of it and smiled, "I came today because there is a matter I need Daoist Friend's help with."

"Oh? What matter?" Wang Jianqiang glanced at Wei Yuan and said calmly.

Linglong pointed to the people behind her, "They are all people who were injured in the war to protect Wenxian City. Their foundations are damaged and difficult to recover; they need Daoist Friend's help to refine some Pills."

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "City Lord, recovering foundation injuries is not difficult for me, but..."

"I do not wish to help with this favor."

Seeing Wang Jianqiang refuse without hesitation.

Linglong was startled, then revealed a thoughtful expression.

Daoist Friend is a kind and righteous person; he shouldn't refuse, right?

Could there be some hidden reason?

"Audacious!"

Just as Linglong was pondering to herself, a shout suddenly came from behind her.

Wei Yuan stared coldly at Wang Jianqiang and said righteously, "Wang Jianqiang, you actually dare to defy the City Lord's order!"

"When you entered the Outer Realm Battlefield, did no one teach you that the City Lord's orders must not be defied?"

Wang Jianqiang glanced at him, ignored him, and turned to look at Linglong instead.

Upon hearing Wei Yuan's shout at Wang Jianqiang, Linglong frowned instantly and was just about to intervene when she suddenly noticed Wang Jianqiang's gaze.

She hesitated for a moment and looked at Wang Jianqiang with some difficulty, "They have rendered service to Wenxian City. As the City Lord, if I do not help them, I fear it will chill the hearts of all the Cultivators guarding Wenxian City."

"City Lord, why discuss it with him?"

Just then, Wei Yuan's voice came again, "In this Outer Realm Battlefield, you are the Leader of everyone."

"If you issue an order, would he dare to defy it?"

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang frowned.

Seeing the change in Wang Jianqiang's expression, Linglong was startled; she turned her head to look at Wei Yuan and said coldly, "Wei Yuan, enough, shut up!"

Hearing the City Lord's reprimand, Wei Yuan was stunned.

It seemed he had not expected the City Lord to speak to him in such an icy tone.

His expression shifted, but in the end, he did not dare to defy her and lowered his head, "Yes, City Lord."

Seeing this, Linglong shifted her gaze back, her voice becoming gentle, "Daoist Friend, I know that refining Pills is not easy for you, I can..."

Before Linglong could finish, Wang Jianqiang interrupted her, "City Lord, you have misunderstood; it is not that I do not wish to help you."

"There is simply another reason."

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Wei Yuan, and he said with a smile, "You have come to find me five times in a row, and I never agreed to refine Pills for you. Now you've changed your approach?"

"Using the excuse of many people and great merit to move the City Lord, using the City Lord's status to pressure me and force me to refine Pills for you—Wei Yuan, is this your plan?"

"Not a bad idea."