Chapter 552: with translation of chapter title

Actually, Xiao Feng still felt a bit surprised.

The Main God's divine powers are indeed extraordinary; he knew that when Xiao Feng killed the Bloodthirsty Demon God, Xiao Feng was only at Holy Realm strength, and he also knew that Holy Flame Island had been destroyed by him.

This insight makes the Main God's position supremely transcendent; ordinary people dare not even think of showing disrespect.

The Storm Main God has bearing, vision, and means; with all these qualities, even he who originally wanted to wrestle had to temporarily abandon the idea.

Although the fight didn't break out, Xiao Feng's purpose was actually half achieved; Wind Spirit Island should not face any threat.

Thus, he can continue to improve his strength with peace of mind, whether going to challenge the Myriad Heavens Tower, or playing in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, or returning to Zhu Shen Da Lu, he has no worries.

Xiao Feng left the palace city, leaving the many Storm God Kingdom officials in the hall looking at each other, bewildered by the Storm Main God's attitude toward him.

However, they also dare not question the Main God's decision; since the matter is let go, they cannot pursue it further.

On the other hand, Yunlan City now has a vacant city lord position, and many people have started to think, eager to volunteer.

These are stories for later.

Xiao Feng went out the door and headed straight for the Teleportation Array, teleporting back to Yunlan City.

He originally wanted to return to Wind Spirit Island, but then thought, since he's already out, he might as well dispose of his useless divine artifacts and obtain some divine stones to facilitate cultivating the Chaos Tree upon his return.

Moreover, the Yunlan King's treasury... who knows if we could scoop a profit!

Just go and see!

He walked out of the Teleportation Array, flew through the air, and quickly arrived above the Yunlan King's mansion.

The previous batch of Yunlan King's mansion retainers had already returned first; a group of them, morale low, went back inside to pack up and prepare to disband.

The Storm Main God temporarily did not pursue the Yunlan King's corruption, but Yunlan City, this frontier metropolis, cannot lack a ruler, so a new Marquis-level powerhouse will soon be appointed to take over.

When the new official takes office, it's hard to guarantee they won't investigate the hidden dangers left by the previous city lord; if they dig deep, this group of people will likely be in great danger.

Therefore, the retainers are packing their valuables to flee, planning to go to another small city or the Elemental Sea to find a place to hide, to avoid being implicated.

The lower-strength retainers and guards basically just packed their own belongings and left.

But some of the stronger ones also had ideas, just like Xiao Feng, setting their sights on the mansion's treasury!

"Xiao Feng Warrior."

In the mansion, Silver Scale King Xinghua had not yet left; seeing Xiao Feng arrive, he took the initiative to greet him.

"Silver Scale King, what's up?" Xiao Feng looked at him.

This silver-armored Marquis-level powerhouse said.

saying: "Nothing much, I just wanted to get to know you. Although I was on good terms with Ita Ma'er, he's dead, so there's no need to become enemies; let's just be friends."

He knew the Storm Main God valued Xiao Feng highly; such a fearsome adventurer must not be offended. Even if they couldn't become friends, he had to show some friendliness, lest he be seen as an accomplice of the Yunlan King and be slapped to death.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng nodded and said: "Alright, I see you're quite sensible, with some perceptiveness."

If the Silver Scale King had initially appeared shouting for vengeance against the Yunlan King, he would now have become a divine spark.

But he didn't; instead, he chose to probe through inquiry and conversation, and found the best way to resolve the issue.

This shows his vision and administrative skills are quite mature, not comparable to those retainers and guards.

Silver Scale King said: "I heard from a few guards that Xiao Feng Warrior received the Main God's Majesty's favor in the hall?"

Xiao Feng nodded slightly: "Not bad, your Majesty is quite courteous."

"His Majesty is broad-minded, generous, and good to everyone." Silver Scale King gave a formal compliment to the sovereign, then asked: "I don't know how things turned out later; did Xiao Feng Warrior receive the Marquis's reward?"

Xiao Feng shook his head: "No, I'm not interested in that."

As for the marquis title, the Storm Main God never brought it up in person; he probably anticipated Xiao Feng wouldn't accept it.

Even if he had mentioned it, the result would still be the same as now.

"Oh, like that..."

Silver Scale King's eyes lit up as he looked at Xiao Feng and said: "Seeing you return to the mansion, I thought His Majesty would directly grant you Yunlan City, appointing you as the new frontier minister, to take office immediately. It seems I was overthinking." His tone was somewhat strange.

"Tsk tsk~"

Upon hearing that, Xiao Feng immediately knew this guy was probing him.

On the surface he said that, but actually he meant: "You didn't even get a reward, yet you ran back to the mansion—could it be you're eyeing something?"

Speaking plainly, Xiao Feng directly said: "I heard the Yunlan King's mansion has a treasury storing countless treasures. I happen to lack a few handy divine artifacts, so I want to see if there's anything suitable."

Silver Scale King's mouth twitched.

With such top-notch gear, you still lack suitable equipment?

Obviously you just want to go in and loot the riches!

But he couldn't just say idle things, so he merely agreed: "If that's the case, I can be your guide."

Saying that, he then led Xiao Feng flying into the interior of the mansion.

Xiao Feng was somewhat surprised: "You know the Yunlan King's mansion well? Do you live here long-term?"

Silver Scale King shook his head, "Not that I come often; I just have good relations with Ita Ma'er, occasionally coming by to stroll."

I am a prince with no fief and no official position, idle all day, wandering around. Now that Ita Ma'er is dead, I suppose I'll also have to leave this place and go elsewhere to seek adventure.

Xiao Feng nodded slightly.

Speaking of which, this encounter was quite a coincidence.

The two passed through the front half of the mansion and arrived at a garden in the rear.

"The treasury is underground, its entrance is in the garden; many confidants know about it, and they've already gone in first." Silver Scale King said, pointing to a direction of a rockery in the garden.

That rockery was originally in the pond, engraved with a secret magic formation suppressing the treasury's entrance; now it has been artificially moved aside, revealing a subterranean passage.

In the time it took to say that, Xiao Feng saw two Upper God-level retainers rush in, wanting to divide the riches.

"Shouldn't this treasury be confiscated? The Yunlan King is dead, and these people are dividing the loot—aren't they afraid of divine punishment?" Xiao Feng asked curiously.

Although he himself also wanted to grab a share, he has the ability to back him up, so he fears nothing.

This group of rather ordinary-strength retainers also dares to loot; their courage is truly not small.

Silver Scale King explained: "This is actually fine. Our Storm God Kingdom's Chief God doesn't care much about wealth; otherwise Itamal wouldn't have lived so comfortably these years, and would have been investigated long ago. The things in the treasury are all the treasure divine stones that Itamal privately looted; to us it's not a small amount, but to the Chief God it's just a drop in the bucket. He didn't send anyone over today because he doesn't care about this matter—everyone can just take what they can."

Xiao Feng suddenly realized.

Speaking of which, the Storm God Chief is really laid-back.

Not even caring about a private treasury of a prince who has held territory for thousands of years; truly, I don't know how lavish he has become.

But upon second thought...

The Cloud Mist King's wealth accumulated over thousands of years still needs to rely on seizing a Chief God artifact to exchange with the Chief God for "Primordial Spiritual Qi" in hopes of a breakthrough; evidently, even if he offered all his assets, their total value wouldn't exceed that of a single Chief God artifact.

The wealth in the treasury might not be as much as imagined!

"Want to go in and loot a round?" Xiao Feng asked the Silver Scale King.

The latter smiled, but didn't reply.

But from his expression, it's obvious he is thinking about it.

It's just that, to maintain his image of a "gentleman", he's too embarrassed to say it out loud.

"Then let's do it together; we'll split the gains evenly, leaving a bit for these hardworking gods." Xiao Feng said.

Silver Scale King Xinghua gave a modest smile: "I'll take three parts, you take five parts; I dare not be equal to the brave Xiao Feng."

"Tsk tsk, you really know how to be a person." Xiao Feng couldn't help but praise.

Immediately afterward, they flew together into the underground passage entrance beneath the fake mountain.

(End of chapter)