Peerless War God

Being able to endure and not make a move, and shocking everyone with a single feat was not something anyone could do. This was a talent.    

"Is what he said true?" Chen Xiao asked.    

"What, what is the Third City Lord asking?" Xu Dande asked.    

"The matter of the secret account book?"    

"It's true."    

"Alright then." Chen Xiao turned around and looked at Zhang Hu with a cold gaze. A few people nearby were also brought over. "Zhang Hu, let me ask you again. Do you know your crime? Billing billions of immortal jades is not a small amount."    

Zhang Hu fell into the last bit of despair. He sighed and closed his eyes. "I admit my guilt. There's no need to confront me anymore."    

"This..."    

"He actually admitted his guilt. Hmph, he is rather open-minded. He didn't dare to deceive the Third City Lord. Otherwise, he wouldn't have any good endings."    

"Zhang Hu admitted his guilt? He can be considered to have understood the situation."    

The deacons discussed animatedly. Some of them revealed expressions of disbelief, but there were also people who had a face full of relief.    

The group of Tribulation Transcenders who came with Chen Xiao were silently watching the show. Some of them even started to drink, and it was quite comfortable.    

Seeing that the matter had been perfectly resolved, Chen Xiao smiled happily and said, "Zhang Hu, since you've admitted your guilt and your attitude is good, I will exempt you from the torture of the punishment. I will punish you with confiscating your property and imprisonment for two hundred years."    

When Zhang Hu heard this, his body could not help but tremble, and he shed a line of regretful tears.    

"Thank you, Third City Lord."    

Chen Xiao was expressionless. With a cold wave of his hand, he took back the storage ring in Zhang Hu's hand, as well as the magic treasure on his body, and briefly checked them.    

Obviously, the total value of these things was not enough to make up for the gap. It seemed that he had used them on other people, such as his family.    

However, this matter had come to an end, so it was about time to let it go.    

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao snorted coldly and said, "Somebody, take him to the Great Prison of the Purple Cloud City. The deadline is two hundred years. The rest of the prisoners will be punished the same way. Li Dayong, you have done a good deed, so you will be lightly punished."    

"Yes."    

Immediately, two elders of the Tribulation Transcender Realm stepped forward. One on the left and one on the right, they grabbed Zhang Hu's shoulders and headed towards the Purple Cloud City.    

Several deacons, along with Li Dayong, were also being escorted by two Tribulation Transcender Realm cultivators.    

As a result, this corruption case could be considered to have been settled.    

"Third City Lord is wise."    

"Third City Lord is wise."    

Xu Dande was the first to bow down and shout out loudly. He was completely convinced, and the other deacons followed suit.    

Chen Xiao's mouth twitched, but he did not care. He naturally knew that he had been used by others to help him. He had been used as a helper to remove Zhang Hu, who was a thorn in his side.    

However, he did not care. As a superior, he had to make a move when he had to.    

"Xu Dande."    

"Here, Third City Lord." Xu Dande raised his head, and his heart skipped a beat. He had a bad premonition.    

"Since Zhang Hu has been imprisoned for corruption, you will take over as the head of the city."    

Chen Xiao said indifferently. It was obvious that this was the result that Xu Dahei wanted.    

Without saying a word, he agreed, "Thank you, City Lord San. I will do my best to serve you."    

Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "Wrong. I am not working for me, but for Purple Cloud City."    

"Yes, I will do my best to serve Purple Cloud City." Xu Dahei nodded his head as if he was pounding garlic.    

"That's right. Come, take me to visit Cloud Breaking Peak and arrange their accommodation."    

Chen Xiao stepped forward and patted Xu Dahei's shoulder as he chuckled.    

When Xu Dahei saw this, he felt cold sweat dripping down his back and his hair stood on end. He was so scared that his entire body was trembling.    

Was this the legendary immortal-level pressure? Even if he didn't do anything, it was still enough to make people feel terrified.    

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.    

On this day, at the top of Cloud Breaking Peak, within the resplendent palace, Xu Dahei raised his head and looked at Chen Xiao, who was sitting on the throne. He quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at him again.    

"City Lord San, this is the account book for this year. Please take a look."    

Chen Xiao raised his hand and took the account book. He casually flipped through it as he said, "Got it. You can leave now."    

Xu Dahei swallowed his saliva and did not dare to say anything. "Yes."    

Turning around, he quickly left.    

He bumped into Gu Feng and Gu Lanyue who were rushing over. He bowed repeatedly, sweating profusely. He carefully sped up and left.    

When Gu Feng saw this, he sneered and said, "Captain, this Xu Dande is quite useful. He doesn't seem to be greedy. He is much stronger than that Zhang Hu from before. I don't dare to think that Zhang Hu actually dared to embezzle more than a billion immortal jades. My god, his guts are really big."    

Gu Lanyue, however, did not think so. She said coldly, "Captain, although this person seems to be very honest, he doesn't know the heart of the person he knows. It is better to observe his actions."    

Chen Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "Lanyue, you just need to keep an eye on this matter. If there is any change, report to me."    

"Yes." Gu Lanyue agreed and did not say anything else.    

"Gu Feng, have there been any unusual movements from the Black Heaven God Sect recently?" Chen Xiao asked.    

Gu Feng shook his head and said, "No, perhaps they have received the news. The Black Heaven God Sect has become much quieter. In the past three years, they have not dared to make a move against the caravan. Even if there were a few caravan robberies, it was only a few scattered cultivators. It has nothing to do with the Black Heaven God Sect. It seems that with the captain personally guarding, the Black Heaven God Sect has to fear them a little."    

Chen Xiao nodded and said, "I hope so. Since there is nothing, the two of you can leave first."    

"Yes."    

The two of them nodded and retreated.    

Chen Xiao propped himself up and was a little bored. He was extremely bored. Just as Gu Feng had said, the Black Heaven God Sect had been too quiet for the past three years. They had not made a single move.    

This was a great thing for the Purple Cloud City, and the trade route would be safe.    

However, he was worried that the Black Sky Divine Sect was secretly accumulating strength and scheming for a bigger disaster, so he had to be on guard.    

He didn't think that the Black Sky Divine Sect would change its attitude overnight.    

Thinking of this, he took out a blood pill and stuffed it into his mouth. After chewing it into pieces, he swallowed it and refined it.    

"I don't have much time left. I have to save some money. Sigh, cultivation is indeed very expensive. Even I am embarrassed, let alone other cultivators."    

Chen Xiao thought about it.    

After a moment, he changed into ordinary clothes and concealed his aura. After that, he went down the Cloud Breaking Peak and headed towards the human gathering point below the peak. He easily mixed into the human crowd.    

Because of the existence of Cloud Breaking Peak and the trade route, this was the only way to Purple Cloud City. As a result, it became prosperous, and the human crowd gathered together, gradually forming a small city with a population of a million. It was protected by the Purple Cloud City's forces.    

There were many ordinary merchants and merchants in the city, and there were also many cultivators. However, the city was orderly and without any disorder. It was because of the deterrence of the Purple Cloud City that no one dared to act recklessly.    

After casually walking around for a while, Chen Xiao entered a restaurant and went up to the top floor.    

Chapter 29 – The Purple Cloud City