Chapter 205: Sky-High Compensation

At the same time, in Black Stone City, the City Lord's Mansion.

Long Yuanshan, after trimming the beginning and end of the footage recorded by the Shadow-Recording Gu, ran into the City Lord's Mansion in a rage to cry out his grievances.

"City Lord! You must uphold justice for my clan!"

"The Bai Clan just launched a night raid on our clan's manpower at the Geng Metal mine vein, and our clan has suffered heavy losses!"

"This is the footage transmitted by our clan's manpower before they died. Unfortunately, the Shadow-Recording Gu was quickly destroyed by them, causing the footage to be interrupted after only half was transmitted."

Long Yuanshan immediately presented the Shadow-Recording Gu. The footage recorded by this Shadow-Recording Gu had been trimmed at the beginning and end; it didn't record the latter half where Long Clan Gu cultivators slaughtered Bai Clan Gu cultivators at all, only recording the footage of a large group of Bai Clan Gu cultivators with ferocious faces raiding the Long Clan camp at night.

It is believed that anyone who doesn't watch the full version would develop sympathy for the Long Clan and dissatisfaction with the Bai Clan.

Yan Pojun revealed a look of exhaustion; he had been dealing with too many similar matters recently, and he was physically and mentally exhausted.

In his view, this was likely another alienation tactic used by the Great Yin Dynasty, wanting to trigger a chaotic battle among the various clans in the Western Lands.

He had to deal with this kind of matter, so he could only endure the exhaustion, take the Shadow-Recording Gu, and project the content recorded by the Shadow-Recording Gu onto the wall.

The first scene that appeared on the wall was the scene of Bai Ye and three Bai Clan Gu cultivators who arrived by spirit boat conspiring, emitting bursts of sinister laughter, which made Yan Pojun feel somewhat uncomfortable listening to it.

When he heard the Bai Clan planning to slaughter the Long Clan's geniuses there and then frame the Great Yin Dynasty, and then use him, the City Lord, to make the Long Clan swallow their anger, a fierce light suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he was thoroughly enraged.

No one likes the feeling of being used. The Bai Clan actually dared to use his psychology of wanting stability during this period to wantonly slaughter Long Clan Gu cultivators.

And then use him, the City Lord, to suppress the conflict. Heh, what a great strategy, what a great calculation! Were they treating him like a fool?

Yan Pojun smashed the table in front of him and stood up, unable to contain his anger.

Thinking of how he had just been thinking that this must be an alienation tactic used by the Great Yin Dynasty and was still thinking about how to persuade the Long Clan, his face turned livid, and he became even angrier. If he hadn't seen this footage, he really would have been used by the Bai Clan.

"Is this Bai Clan seeking death? I have repeatedly warned every clan not to cause trouble during this period. Have they all treated my words as wind in their ears?"

Yan Pojun roared angrily, about to explode with rage.

The Bai Clan actually dared to use his psychology like this. If other clans followed suit, wantonly causing chaos, and then throwing the blame on the Great Yin Dynasty, would that be acceptable?

By then, the Great Yin Dynasty might not have even attacked, and the various clans would have already suffered heavy losses. Yan Pojun's face turned white with anger.

At this time, the footage on the wall had already progressed to the scene of the group of Bai Clan Gu cultivators with ferocious faces raiding the Long Clan camp at night, and the footage stopped abruptly here.

Obviously, the owner of the Shadow-Recording Gu had been killed. Even if the subsequent footage was interrupted, it wasn't hard for him to guess what kind of scene would follow; the Long Clan must have been slaughtered and suffered heavy losses.

The Bai Clan had a premeditated sneak attack, and it was led by six Spirit Sea stage Gu cultivators; it would be strange if the Long Clan didn't die in droves. Yan Pojun subconsciously thought so in his heart.

Just at this moment, a group of Bai Clan Gu cultivators rushed in, crying and wailing.

Bai Zhan was the first to break in, his face full of grief and indignation as he complained: "Please, City Lord, uphold justice for my clan!"

"The Long Clan is not acting like humans! In order to swallow all the Geng Metal of my clan, they actually went insane and killed all the clansmen of my clan at the Geng Metal mine vein!"

"That's over eight hundred lives! And they were all Gu cultivators with rare aptitudes, including six Spirit Sea stage Gu cultivators and a large number of geniuses!"

"My clan has suffered heavy losses! I ask the City Lord to uphold justice for my clan! If such a vicious clan is not severely punished, heaven will not tolerate it!"

Bai Zhan shouted angrily, his eyes red, grief-stricken and indignant.

Yan Pojun just watched his performance quietly, his lips slowly curling up, laughing out of extreme anger.

If he hadn't just watched the footage recorded by the Shadow-Recording Gu, he really would have believed his ghost stories; he was simply too good at acting.

Killing all the Long Clan people there himself, and finally running over to be the first to complain and bite the Long Clan back.

Killing people wasn't enough; they actually pushed their luck and wanted to pretend to be victims to ask for compensation. Killing people and attacking their hearts! How could this Bai Clan be so shameless!

"Act! Keep acting! You are really too good at acting! Why didn't I notice before that you had such high acting skills! If I don't speak up again, are you going to cry for me to see?"

Yan Pojun couldn't listen anymore and roared: "Do you really think I don't know what you did yourselves? You still have the nerve to come here to complain and ask for compensation! Your Bai Clan really treats me as a fool to be fooled!"

"I ask you! You just said that six Spirit Sea stage Gu cultivators died there. Tell me why you arranged six Spirit Sea stage Gu cultivators there! Do you have many Spirit Sea stage Gu cultivators in your family?"

The City Lord's roar left Bai Zhan stunned. He was indeed acting, but he was only acting in expression; what he said was all true.

The Long Clan did indeed kill all the manpower they left at the Geng Metal mine vein. How did it suddenly become his Bai Clan killing all the Long Clan's manpower there? He looked puzzled.

He was speechless for a moment by the City Lord's question. He couldn't explain why he had to send six Spirit Sea stage Gu cultivators.

He couldn't tell the truth that he had evil intentions first, and then stole a chicken only to lose the rice.

Seeing Long Yuanshan looking at him with mocking eyes on the other side, he was instantly enraged, pointing at his nose and shouting angrily: "City Lord! You must not listen to his one-sided words and be biased to think..."

"Enough!" Before he could finish speaking, Yan Pojun interrupted angrily: "Are you saying that I am biased and lack the ability to distinguish right from wrong? You really treat me as a fool!"

"Your Bai Clan raided the Long Clan's miners at the Geng Metal mine vein, causing heavy casualties to the Long Clan. Now the evidence is conclusive. Your Bai Clan will immediately divide that Secret Silver mine vein and compensate the Long Clan. This matter ends here. This is the result of this City Lord's verdict!"

"What?" Hearing this, Bai Zhan was shocked and completely lost his composure. Although that Secret Silver mine vein was not large, the value of Secret Silver was second only to Geng Metal.

How could they be willing to hand it over? The Secret Silver mine vein was absolutely something that could hurt their bones. Bai Zhan's eyes turned completely red. He didn't believe the City Lord would dare to make such a verdict.

"I don't accept it! How can a victim still have to cede territory and pay compensation? It's truly a strange story through the ages, unheard of! My Bai Clan does not accept such a verdict! I want to..." Bai Zhan shouted, biting the bullet.

"Enough! I said this matter ends here! Didn't you hear me?" Yan Pojun looked at him with a ferocious face; at this moment, his patience had reached its limit.

"I'll say it one last time. Your Bai Clan will compensate the Long Clan with a Secret Silver mine vein, and this matter ends here. Let's see who still dares to cause trouble!"

Yan Pojun's powerful Gu Emperor peak aura was exposed, and the pressure swept across the audience. Bai Zhan's face turned pale, and he took several big steps back.

He opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't dare to say another word. He had already seen that the City Lord was enraged; he didn't dare to imagine what would happen if he provoked him again.

He understood that there must be something he didn't know here; otherwise, the City Lord would never be so furious. Provoking the City Lord's majesty again was definitely not a wise move; instead, it would benefit the Long Clan.

After Bai Zhan took a deep look at Long Yuanshan, he walked out with a livid face.

The rest of the Bai Clan members at the door also had ugly faces and followed their Family Head away.

The City Lord actually wanted them to compensate the Long Clan with a Secret Silver mine vein. They felt as if the sky had fallen. After catching up with the Family Head, they asked with gloomy faces: "Family Head, that City Lord must have been bought by Long Yuanshan to make such an unfair verdict."

"We must not obediently obey the order. We must find the ancestors of each clan to uphold justice. Black Stone City is not something the City Lord can decide alone; he cannot do whatever he wants here."

Bai Zhan looked up at the sky and sighed: "Doing so will only offend the City Lord and push the City Lord to the Long Clan's side. When we clash with the Long Clan again, the City Lord will only be biased."

"This is the worst strategy. Let's figure out what happened first. As for the Secret Silver mine vein, don't worry, they won't be able to take it away in a short time."

"Let's drag it out for a while, drag it until the Great Yin Dynasty attacks. This will definitely be a protracted war. The City Lord and all clans will have no heart to pay attention to this matter. By then, we will find a way to let this matter fade away."

"Yuanshan, I can only wrong you for now. The Great Yin Dynasty is about to invade, and it is the time when people are needed. It is impossible to make the Bai Clan pay with their lives. I can only compensate you with some resources."

"I don't know if the value of a Secret Silver mine vein can compensate for the lives of those few super geniuses. I'm afraid it's a bit too little."

Seeing that the Bai Clan people had gone far, Bai Zhan looked at Long Yuanshan and said in a dilemma.

That's right, because Long Yuanshan trimmed the beginning and end of the footage, Yan Pojun subconsciously thought that those few geniuses were already dead, which is why he gave the Bai Clan such a heavy punishment.

It's no wonder he thought wrong. Trimming out such footage, anyone would subconsciously think that those few super geniuses were already dead. No one would think that they could still survive in such a dead end.

"City Lord, you are too serious. How could I, Long Yuanshan, not understand the overall situation?"

"Don't worry, my Long Clan will never launch revenge, but after this war with the Great Yin Dynasty ends, if my clan takes some actions, I hope the City Lord can understand."

Long Yuanshan had a look of excessive sadness. People who didn't know would really think that his Long Clan had died many people.

Little did they know that he was about to laugh crazy in his heart at this time. He didn't expect that there would be an unexpected harvest.

That was a Secret Silver mine vein whose value was not much weaker than a Geng Metal mine vein. This wave was simply making a fortune. Bai Zhan must be in pain to death at this time, Long Yuanshan almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Yan Pojun patted his shoulder heavily and said with relief: "Good! With your words, I can rest assured! If all clans in the city had your broad-mindedness, why would I need to work hard all day?"

"Don't worry, I'll wrong you this time. Once this war with the Great Yin Dynasty passes, you can do whatever you want. I guarantee I will turn a blind eye..."

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