"Bold! Who are you?" Nan Gong Li saw through Ji Chen Mu's disguise. What kind of people hadn't he met as city lord? A mere illusion could only deceive those with cultivation below Golden Immortal.
"Guards, apprehend these two!"
"Wait!" Feng Chu, who had remained silent, interrupted Nan Gong Li. He looked amused at the two's attire. He had even secretly recorded it with a sound-recording stone.
"These two are my distant relatives." Feng Chu had also seen the wanted posters in the city and was wondering why they were being pursued. He had specifically come to the City Lord's Mansion, thinking that they would at least give him some face given their past acquaintance, if they had offended the City Lord's Mansion.
"Is that so?" Nan Gong Huan suddenly spoke.
Nan Gong Huan struck suddenly, a long sword appearing from nowhere and stabbing towards Ji Chen Mu.
Ji Chen Mu dodged to the side, shouting, "Miss Nan Gong, are you crossing the river and tearing down the bridge!"
*Buzz.* Ji Wu Ye moved, his long sword blocking Nan Gong Huan's sword. The two swords crossed with a humming sound, killing intent flashing in both their eyes.
"Hmph, the moment I entered the city, I saw your wanted posters. What a coincidence that you ran into me! Your clumsy disguise might fool others, but it won't fool me." Nan Gong Huan said proudly. The technique she studied had the Eye of Delusion; all forms were illusions, and all evil spirits and demons were exposed before her. She was also helping her father apprehend suspects.
"Oh, so you saw through us long ago and deliberately lured me to the City Lord's Mansion. Well, you cunning woman! We brothers are truly wronged. As soon as we arrived in the cultivation world, upon entering the city, we encountered those Northern Qi Chang Si members besieging a woman. We didn't want to meddle, but who knew those Northern Qi Chang Si were so overbearing? When the matter was exposed, they even tried to kill us! Of course, we brothers resisted with righteous indignation. Were we supposed to stand there and be killed? And now he's turned it all around and put out warrants for us!"
Ji Chen Mu unleashed a torrent of words that splattered onto Nan Gong Huan's face, leaving her stunned. He was still upset, and thinking that the city lord had issued the arrest warrant, he became even angrier:
"You city lord are no good bird either! You put out warrants for me and my brother without even investigating properly. A foolish ruler! You must have taken bribes! Corrupt official!"
Nan Gong Huan retracted her sword and stopped, looking suspiciously at her father. Could it be that he had actually taken bribes?
Seeing his daughter's gaze, Nan Gong Li quickly clarified:
"Nian Nian, your father did not take any benefits from that Northern Qi family. They came to us aggressively, thinking, thinking..."
"Thinking we are insignificant people with no background, and that crushing us would be as easy as crushing an ant, right?" Ji Chen Mu was clear-headed. He had encountered many such situations in the lower realms!
"Cough, cough, they are not insignificant people without background. As this young lord said, they are my distant relatives. And..."
"Who are you, acting like such a peacock here!" Nan Gong Huan rudely interrupted Feng Chu. She detested men who were more handsome than women!
"No impudence, Nian Nian, this is your Uncle Feng!"
"What?"
"What?"
Feng Chu and Nan Gong Huan shouted in unison.
"This young lord is in his prime, I don't have such a big niece."
"Same here. This person looks younger than me, and you want me to call him uncle? Dream on!"
"Hmph!"
"Hmph!"
The two snorted in unison again.
"Feng Chu, you and I are close friends of the same generation, of course my daughter would call you uncle!" Nan Gong Li looked at them with amusement. Who could blame him? This guy had been missing for hundreds of thousands of years, and when he reappeared, he was young again. Now he was the same age as his daughter. Who was to blame for this?
Ji Chen Mu, wanting to stir up more trouble, said, "Feng Chu, I say, you're an uncle now, which means you're not of our generation!"
"Chen Mu, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's find a time to spar. Otherwise, if you can't even beat women, you'll disgrace the Venerable One!" Feng Chu said sinisterly.
Ji Chen Mu instantly wilted. Feng Chu, you big pheasant, you're a master at adding insult to injury!
"Since the matter is cleared up, may we leave?" Ji Wu Ye spoke. He was eager to find his sister and Hu Hu.
"Since you are Feng Chu's relatives, and your actions are understandable, this City Lord will withdraw the wanted order." Nan Gong Li scratched his head, feeling a headache thinking about dealing with Bei Qi Sen next!
Feng Chu saw his predicament. As a mere city lord, he couldn't handle the Bei Qi family. This guy was perceptive and smooth-talking, but he was still considered upright!
"Alright, we will handle the Bei Qi family. If you don't release these two, someone will come to have tea with you later."
"Tea?" Nan Gong Li's expression tightened. Was it the kind of tea he understood? This made him even more curious. What was the background of these two? Seeing how familiar they were with Feng Chu, they must be trustworthy. After all, those who could jest and banter with the Third Young Master of the Feng clan were few and far between!
"Young Master Feng the Third, I say, don't always speak in halves! Do you know how difficult it is for this City Lord? Caught in the middle!"
"Caught in the middle? Hmph, hmph! This reminds me of something. Why did you stop my Phoenix Pavilion people from leaving the city last time!" Feng Chu's expression tensed. If he was truly one of the people behind the scenes, then their friendship would end here!
Nan Gong Li's expression changed, and he immediately set up a barrier.
"That day, I received news that anyone who went out to rescue people from Ice Moon Mountain would be ambushed. And it was by demons!" Nan Gong Li's expression was solemn. Their Immortal clan and the Demon clan were mortal enemies, but in this current situation, he truly couldn't understand. If he hadn't sealed the city that day, and the demons had attacked Ice Moon City, it would have led to widespread suffering.
"Furthermore, what are the demons looking for? They are mingling in the Immortal Realm to search. I think something that would make the demons so reckless is that I suspect the Demon clan's treasure, the Demon Stone, has been lost." Nan Gong Li had already discovered some clues.
Feng Chu was startled. This guy was right. If he didn't know his character, he would suspect him of trying to extract information from him. No wonder there was such a commotion at Ice Moon Mountain with no trace of any sects. This was premeditated, and they had colluded with the Demon clan!
Ji Chen Mu and Ji Wu Ye exchanged glances. The Demon Stone was in their sister's hands.
"Father, my master asked me to return specifically to inform you of this and told you to be extra careful." Nan Gong Huan suddenly said.
"Huan'er, how long can you stay this time? Your mother misses you dearly. Such a large city, can you help your father?" Nan Gong Li hadn't seen her for four years and missed her intensely. It would have been fine if she had stayed peacefully in her sect, but this little girl was restless and loved to travel down the mountain.
Both he and his wife were worried.
Speak of the devil, Madam Nan Gong had received news of her daughter's return early and had been waiting in the back courtyard. But seeing that no one came after a long time, she couldn't sit still.
Nan Gong Li removed the barrier, and a beautiful woman gracefully approached.
Feng Chu and the others paid their respects. As soon as Madam Nan Gong entered, her eyes were only on her daughter, and she couldn't even be bothered to be polite. Nan Gong Li looked enviously at his wife, whose eyes were only on their daughter and didn't even glance at him. He felt disheartened. Why was his daughter so good? She was born to steal his wife!