Chapter 2010: You Are Not Qualified to Ask

"You are a weakling, so you are not qualified to ask about my identity." Chen Yu shook his head and said, "If you want to figure out my identity, then find someone with more weight to speak, someone who can at least defeat me."

"Your strength is at least comparable to our five-star powerhouses," Jieni said. "And there is only one five-star powerhouse here, which is the City Lord himself."

"So, you must take me to see him now; you have nothing to say against that, right?" Chen Yu grinned.

Jieni pondered for a moment, then he nodded and said, "Alright, I am the loser, so I have nothing to say. Now I will take you to see our City Lord; I hope you two can have a good talk."

"Why go to see the City Lord?" Xueli was greatly puzzled by Chen Yu's move.

"The City Lord is the local kingpin here. He should know the inside story of the crystal skull trade tonight better than anyone else," Chen Yu said with a smile. "If we don't look for him, who else should we look for?"

"What you say seems to be right." Xueli thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Alright, take us there." Chen Yu glanced at Jieni and said indifferently, "What kind of person is your City Lord, exactly?"

"Indescribable." Jieni pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head. "But when you see him, you will definitely be shocked."

"A five-star powerhouse is already an absolutely peak existence in the Western World," Chen Yu said calmly. "I am actually a bit curious about what kind of person the other party is."

"Let's go. I will take you to the City Lord Mansion now. My bar is actually a challenge; I have been scouting for powerhouses for the City Lord," Jieni said, then glanced at Xueli. "But this lady might need to wait here."

"What, can only powerhouses enter your City Lord Mansion?" Chen Yu squinted at him and said.

"Yes, the City Lord only meets powerhouses. Ordinary people brought to his side simply cannot withstand the oppressive force emanating from him," Jieni nodded seriously.

"Then I'm afraid you've misjudged this time," Chen Yu said with a faint smile. "This lady is also a powerhouse."

"In the fight just now, even if she had made a move to fight you, you would absolutely not have gained any advantage," Chen Yu smiled slightly.

"Is that so?" Jieni was startled; he couldn't help but look at Xueli properly.

Xueli was originally dressed in jewelry and finery, looking just like a noble lady.

He had also regarded Xueli as an ordinary person, but he had not expected Chen Yu to rate her so highly.

He was, after all, a Level 3 powerhouse. Although not the strongest in the West, he was at least an existence ranked among the powerhouses.

He couldn't even beat a woman? This made him feel it was somewhat incredible.

"If you don't believe it, you can try." Xueli smiled faintly and raised her head.

The moment she raised her head, a ghostly glint flashed in her eyes, and her entire aura changed abruptly.

With a hum, a powerful pressure suddenly appeared. Jieni was startled; he retreated a step abruptly and then maintained a defensive posture.

Because the power suddenly erupting from the other party was simply too strong—so strong that even he had to treat it seriously.

But when he retreated a step, the aura on the other party had already vanished without a trace.

She had returned to the image of a wealthy rich woman; everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion.

Jieni steadied himself. Being able to retract and release one's strength so freely was something even he could not do.

The woman before him definitely did not have weak strength; at the very least, she was not below him, and she might even be stronger than him.

"Apologies, I overlooked your presence," Jieni said. "I neglected one thing, which is that those around a powerhouse are also powerhouses."

"It's fine, I'm just a foil," Xueli smiled slightly, looking completely indifferent.

"Let's go." Jieni nodded and began to lead the way.

Passing through the block, everyone looked at the two with curiosity.

After all, most people knew Jieni's identity, and anyone who could be led by Jieni was definitely not an ordinary person.

Passing through the long street, they arrived at an alley in the very center of the block.

Chen Yu was surprised to find that this place was full of Huaxia style.

There was a huge three-story archway hung with lanterns, and deep in the bustling alley stood a mansion with two Guardian Lions placed at the entrance.

This was the City Lord Mansion. Judging from the thick Huaxia style here, the other party was either someone very interested in Huaxia culture, or simply a Huaxia person.

"Our City Lord lives inside." In front of the City Lord Mansion, Jieni stood still and stopped moving forward. "Please."

"Why aren't you going in?" Xueli asked.

"I will go in, but I cannot go in with you, because before you enter, our beloved City Lord has a small test for you both," Jieni said with a slight smile.

"Let's go, Xueli, he doesn't dare to go in now." Chen Yu smiled slightly. Actually, there was no need for this guy to say it; he had already seen the reason why this guy wouldn't go in.

Ultimately, the reason lay in these two lions at the door. These two stone lions were not ordinary stone-carved lions.

Chen Yu took a step forward, entering a certain range.

And the moment his footsteps landed, the heads of the two lions at the door suddenly moved.

They turned their heads in unison to look at Chen Yu, and at the same time, terrifying light shot out from the eyes of the two lions; in that instant, they seemed to come alive.

Xueli let out a cry of surprise; she was as if nailed to the spot, unable to move at all.

Intense baleful energy had locked onto her, and the light emitted from the eyes of these two stone lions made her feel icy cold all over.

"Guardian Lion." Ye Xingchen extended his right hand, flicked his finger, and then pointed into the void.

At the moment he pointed, a trace of Spiritual Light appeared at his fingertip, forcing the baleful energy on the two stone lions back.

The two stone lions twisted their heads, struggling to stare at Chen Yu, but no matter what, they could not break through the barrier on Chen Yu's body.

"The meaning of your existence is to guard the house and ward off evil, not to deal with normal people. Withdraw; there is no point in persisting like this." Chen Yu smiled slightly and stared at the two stone lions.

Strange to say, after Chen Yu's two sentences were spoken, the two lions seemed to sense something in the dark; their heads returned to their positions, and the sharp light in their eyes also vanished.

Only then did Xueli heave a sigh of relief; the pressure from the two stone lions had completely disappeared.

"Let's go in," Chen Yu said.

"This... it's broken?" Jieni was petrified on the spot.

He knew the origin of these two lions. When he first came here, he had been blocked outside the door for more than two hours, unable to break through their defense to get in.