Chapter 161

City Lord.

Because Bai Henan and the others delayed for a while.

Zhao Dezhen and the others also hurried to the South Gate just now.

They looked at the huge hole in the City Gate, and their faces turned horrified.

What kind of monster could possibly smash such a huge hole in the City Gate?

Even if we chase him to the ends of the earth today.

Jiang Tianyi said with a gloomy gaze,

You must also seize Gu Han and bring him back to me!

Gu Han's displayed talent and strength made Jiang Tianyi feel a deep sense of apprehension.

If we let him go today like releasing a tiger back to the mountain, he will surely have to worry about Gu Han's revenge every day in the future.

By then, he probably won't be able to get a peaceful night's sleep for the rest of his life!

Zhao Dezhen and the others swallowed nervously, yet they still went off to obey the orders one after another.

But at this moment, everyone harbored ulterior motives.

After witnessing Gu Han swiftly slay the Deputy General,

They no longer entertained the idea of being able to capture Gu Han.

Even if they could catch up to Gu Han, they still wouldn't be able to!

Otherwise, they might catch up, but their lives wouldn't necessarily be spared!

Jiang Tianyi could guess the thoughts of those Deputy Generals without even thinking.

These people are top-notch when it comes to seeking merit.

But when real danger strikes, they run faster than anyone!

Jiang Tianyi doesn't expect these people to capture Gu Han and bring him back.

He only needs these people to delay Gu Han's escape, buying him some time.

He summoned a spirit pigeon, quickly wrote a letter, and had it deliver the message to Elder Li of Heavy Sword Peak.

As for himself, he swiftly headed south.

Dozens of li outside Zhong Cheng.

Wang Heishan!

After arriving here, Jiang Tianyi stopped, and his mighty voice rang out through the forest.

As the sound waves spread, the mountains and forests emitted a mournful wail like a sob.

A black shadow flickered swiftly through the woods, and soon appeared before Jiang Tianyi.

Wang Heishan, with a knife scar on his face and a ferocious, terrifying appearance, eagerly rubbed his hands together and gave a chuckle to Jiang Tianyi,

"You already have work again this quickly?"

Jiang Tianyi snorted coldly in displeasure,

"It's not like I blame you for earlier robbing goods you shouldn't have; I can only put on a show for outsiders and destroy your Heifeng Zhai."

If their conversation were to leak out, it would surely cause an uproar.

Under Jiang Tianyi's leadership, Zhong Cheng mobilized the entire city's forces to assault Heifeng Zhai.

Everyone in Zhong Cheng believed that the chief of Heifeng Zhai, Wang Heishan, had already been slain by City Lord Jiang Tianyi.

No one expected that Wang Heishan would not only not be beheaded,

but even stood here alive and well, chatting and laughing happily with City Lord Jiang Tianyi of Zhong Cheng!

And the reason Gu Han discovered that all the furnishings inside Heifeng Zhai were exceptionally neat,

was also because Jiang Tianyi had notified Wang Heishan in advance, allowing all his family members to leave Heifeng Zhai ahead of time.

"Don't give me that nonsense here."

Wang Heishan is inherently a rascal, and his relationship with Jiang Tianyi is merely cooperative; he basically has no good attitude.

"You're only responsible for spreading news; all the deadly killing and looting are done by me!"

Wang Heishan snorted coldly,

"I've already been generous enough splitting profits fifty-fifty with you each time."

Jiang Tianyi's face darkened.

If it weren't for the fact that this guy Wang Heishan knows how to show respect, he would have already slapped this crude fellow away with one palm!

"Don't forget, if it weren't for me passing along information each time, your reckless, money-grubbing, death-defying ways would have already been wiped out by those you've offended!"

Wang Heishan impatiently waved his hand,

"Alright, alright, speak up if you have something to say, let it out if you have gas; if there's nothing to do, I'm going back to make babies."

Jiang Tianyi suppressed his inner anger and spoke in a cold voice,

"I now need you to help me hunt down a person; you must mobilize all of Heifeng Zhai's eyes and ears near Zhong Cheng."

Wang Heishan raised his eyebrows in surprise, looking at the stern-eyed Jiang Tianyi,

"What kind of person could possibly warrant our Great City Lord Jiang Tianyi making such elaborate preparations?"

"Cut the nonsense here; as long as you can seize that fellow, I'll immediately restore your freedom!"

As soon as Jiang Tianyi said that, Wang Heishan's face instantly lit up with joy.

Since the last time he robbed something he shouldn't have, the Jiannan Prefecture has issued a wanted order for him in its subordinate territories.

As one of the major cities under Jiannan Prefecture, Zhong Cheng is naturally included.

Although Jiang Tianyi found someone who resembles Wang Heishan about seventy to eighty percent to serve as a decoy,

but to be safe, Jiang Tianyi still demanded that Wang Heishan not act on his own for the time being.

After avoiding this current limelight, then act.

But for a bandit like Wang Heishan, not being able to act freely is practically no different from killing him!

Upon hearing that he could regain his freedom, he immediately couldn't be bothered to ask the reason.

After asking Jiang Tianyi for Gu Han's portrait, Wang Heishan quickly left.

He ordered the subordinates of Heifeng Zhai who had left earlier to go out and search for Gu Han's traces.

Meanwhile, Jiang Tianyi, through his connections, sought out the assassins of the Blood Red Pavilion.

The people of the Blood Red Pavilion are his last reliance!

If he fails to kill Gu Han today, then the Blood Red Pavilion will be his final insurance!

The achievements of the Blood Red Pavilion over the years are plain for all the strong of every nation to see.

If one were to say the Blood Red Pavilion's assassins have any flaw, the only flaw might be that they are expensive!

But this expense is no problem for Jiang Tianyi.

At worst, we'll have Old Li pay the money; it's not a big problem.

And upon Jiang Tianyi's summons, his battle pet finally came from afar.

When there was nothing happening in the city, he constantly let his battle pet roam and hunt freely in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

He never expected Gu Han to actually escape from his grasp.

Otherwise, as long as he teamed up with his battle pet, even if Gu Han's abilities were heavenly, he could not escape death!

"Let me sniff out—where exactly did that fellow run to?"

……

Gu Han and Bai Feng hurried along, but their qi and blood would eventually be exhausted.

To maintain a certain combat capability at all times, Gu Han could only choose to run with Bai Feng in stops and starts.

"Brother Gu, there is a small town ahead; why don't we buy a few fine horses to make travel easier?"

Bai Feng and Gu Han's relationship grew much closer from fighting side by side during this period.

Their mutual titles changed from 'General' to 'Brother Gu' and 'Brother Bai'.

"The city is a mix of dragons and snakes; one never knows when we might be spotted by Jiang Tianyi's informants."

Gu Han shook his head, rejected Bai Feng's suggestion, and instead looked toward the distant Monster Beast Mountain Range.

"We will set out along the mountain range and head for Mu Shan Cheng."

The Monster Beast Mountain Range stretches endlessly—let alone the journey from Zhong Cheng to Mu Shan Cheng.

Even reaching the vicinity of the capital city is no problem!

However, within the Monster Beast Mountain Range, one never knows when a powerful monster beast might be lurking.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, nobody would choose to take the Monster Beast Mountain Range route.

"The Monster Beast Mountain Range—isn't it too dangerous?"

Bai Feng furrowed his brow.

As for heading to Mu Shan Cheng, Bai Feng had no objections.

Although Jiang Tianyi is the City Lord of Zhong Cheng, his rank is one level higher than that of Mu Shan Cheng.

However, Mu Shan Cheng is not under the jurisdiction of Zhong Cheng.

As long as Gu Han returns to Mu Shan Cheng, Jiang Tianyi can do nothing to him.

"Follow me, and you'll find out."

Gu Han gave a mysterious smile and took the lead toward the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

Seeing this, Bai Feng could only follow along.

After entering the forest, Gu Han released Little Wolf.

"Aooo—"

The loud wolf howl spread in all directions, causing all monster beasts within several li to tremble.

Little Wolf had just become a four-star monster beast.

With the boost of the Battle Pet System, its bloodline also rose from Water Moon Wolf to Water Moon Wolf King.

The formidable bloodline of the Water Moon Wolf King exerts an extremely strong bloodline suppression over the vast majority of wolf-type monster beasts in the mountains!

Unless the two unfortunately stray into the territory of a great monster.

Otherwise, they will certainly not encounter any danger.