Cang Zheng really let go of his pride this time, because he found that the bastard in front of him was not completely useless, and there were some things about him that were really worth learning from.
"You know how to ask. It seems that you are not beyond salvation."
Wu Tian glanced at him calmly, put down the wine pot, and said with a serious face: "Do you still remember that before going upstairs, He Zhi asked us why Zhuang Luochen was not here?"
After thinking for a while, Cang Zheng nodded and said, "I did ask, but that doesn't mean anything! After all, we are old acquaintances, so it's reasonable to ask."
"It's nothing to ask, but when he said this, I clearly noticed that he wiped his sweat without leaving a trace, and in the process, I also found that his hands were shaking slightly. Do you know why?"
"He's nervous." Cang Zheng said without thinking.
"That's right. These reactions only occur when a person is in a particularly nervous state. So, I was more cautious at the time. When I got here, I tasted the dishes first. As I expected, there was something fishy going on."
"I see."
Cang Zheng suddenly realized and looked deeply at the bastard in front of him. Although he hated him very much, he had to admit that his character was really not comparable to that of ordinary people.
Then, Cang Zheng asked again: "Then who do you think is behind He Zhi?"
"You will get the answer to this question soon. Just wait quietly! If it goes as I expect, someone will definitely come to visit you in less than half an hour."
After saying that, Wutan grabbed the wine jug and started drinking again, leaving Cang Zheng alone, thinking hard. In the end, he couldn't figure it out after racking his brains, so he simply stopped thinking about it, but he didn't know what to do either.
Time slips away in the boring waiting.
“Boom boom!”
"Master Li, Master Yan, I have something to report." Exactly half an hour later, there was a knock on the door, followed by He Zhi's voice.
"He really calculated it right." Cang Zheng was muttering to himself. Just as he moved his lips and was about to speak, he suddenly saw Wutan shaking his head at him.
Seeing this, Cang Zheng frowned, but did as he was told and said nothing.
"Master Li? Master Yan?" Seeing no response, He Zhi's voice sounded again, but there was a hint of tentativeness in his tone.
"Fatty He, you don't have to knock. The 'Soul-stealing Incense' is a venom that was personally prepared by the Shadow Guard Commander. Even a strong man at the Great Perfection Stage of the Divine Transformation Stage would die on the spot if he took it, not to mention Li Feng and the others."
"Yes, in order to obtain this bottle of soul-stealing incense, the city lord and the deputy city lord spent a huge price. If it has no effect, then the two lords have worked in vain."
Before He Zhi finished his words, two unfamiliar voices were heard, and then the door of the private room was kicked open with a bang.
However, when the door opened and they saw the scene inside the room, He Zhi and the other two middle-aged men were stunned on the spot, with shock on their faces.
"Master Li, Master Yan, spare my life!"
After a brief moment of unconsciousness, He Zhi's face suddenly changed. He carried his round body and crawled to Wu Tian and the others, saying miserably, "My lords, I am only a small cultivator in the Tuomai stage. Even if I had a hundred guts, I would not dare to plot against you! I was forced to do this. I beg you two lords to spare my life..."
"Get out!" Wutan said indifferently.
"Thank you, Lord Li, thank you, Lord Kuan, and thank you both." Upon hearing this, He Zhi hurriedly bowed to thank them again and again, wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and then turned around and walked out the door in fear.
However, he seemed to be exhausted and almost stumbled and fell to the ground after walking a few steps. In the end, he could only hold on to the wall and move his fat body step by step. It can be seen that He Zhi was really frightened and has not recovered yet.
After He Zhi left, Wu Tian looked at the two dumbfounded middle-aged men at the door and said calmly, "Go back and tell Liu Taijun and Xu Yuan that if they want to keep their positions as city lord and deputy city lord, they should come here within half an hour. Otherwise, Yan Kuan and I will go to the city lord's mansion in person."
"Yes, yes, we'll go now!"
Hearing this, the two middle-aged men shuddered as if they had been pardoned. They quickly bowed three times and then fled without daring to stop for a moment. However, they did not forget to close the door before escaping.
"Just let them go like this?" Cang Zheng frowned, his displeasure obvious on his face.
"They are just like He Zhi, they just ran away. Killing them won't do anything. Let's wait for the person behind the scenes to come!" Wutan smiled coldly.
"The people behind the scenes you are talking about are Liu Taijun and Xu Yuan? Who are they?" Cang Zheng asked puzzledly.
"Liu Taijun is the Lord of the Ninth City. As for Xu Yuan, hehe, he is the Deputy Lord of the Ninth City."
"Aren't Li Feng and Yan Kuan the protectors of the Ninth City? Why would they secretly plot against these two people?" Cang Zheng became more and more confused, feeling like he was in a fog.
Wu Tian smiled faintly and asked instead of answering: "Do you still remember the conversation between those city guards when we first arrived at the city gate?"
After a moment of silence, Cang Zheng suddenly seemed to think of something and said, "So that's how it is. I understand everything now. According to several city guards, whoever guards the altar will have a chance to challenge the city lord and deputy city lord. It is precisely because of this that Liu Taijun and Xu Yuan were worried that their positions would be threatened, so they secretly poisoned Li Feng and the other two to death!"
"You're not stupid, you just don't learn from your mistakes. If you had paid more attention to the conversation between the city guards earlier, you wouldn't have come to ask me for advice, right?" Wu Tian said jokingly, then took a sip of wine, shook his head and said sarcastically, "Desire can sometimes really kill people."
"Tsk! Who in the world doesn't have desires? Take you for example. If you didn't have desires, why would you recruit the Sword Sealer from the Sword Sect and the Ghost Messenger from the Ghost Sect as your own? If you didn't have desires, you wouldn't have allowed the Shura Palace to expand to Zhongyao Continent."
“Maybe!” Wutan sighed lightly and stopped talking. He just kept drinking with unspeakable emotions in his eyes.
"What's going on in this bastard's mind?" Cang Zheng shook his head. In fact, he did have bitterness and tears in his heart, but he never vented these bitterness and tears in front of outsiders.
Time slipped away, and half a quarter of an hour passed quickly, and at that moment, the knock on the door came as expected.
“Boom boom!”
"Lord Li, Lord Kuan, City Lord Liu and Deputy City Lord Xu are here."
"Contain your aura and don't let them see our true level of cultivation." Wu Tian warned Cang Zheng, and then said calmly: "Let them in."
As soon as the words fell, the door was slowly opened with a creak, and two men in black gradually appeared in their sight.
The one on the left is a big man with thick short hair, bare upper body, sturdy and powerful body, and on his chest, there are several huge scars, which rise and fall with his breathing, like a few centipedes twisting, which looks particularly creepy!
On the right was a rather thin man with yellowish skin, a hooked nose, and deep eye sockets. His dark pupils were gleaming with a sharp light and had a ruthless look. One could tell at a glance that this man was not a kind person!
The big man was none other than the Lord of the Ninth City, Liu Taijun, and the other one was, of course, the Deputy Lord of the Ninth City, Xu Yuan.
"Please take a seat, my two city lords." Wutan smiled faintly.
Ever since the door was opened, Liu Taijun and Xu Yuan have been looking at the two former subordinates in front of them. However, what surprised them was that after a hundred years, they were still unable to see through them. They were thinking in their hearts, could it be that these two rebellious bastards have really made a breakthrough
Before this, when the two subordinates came back and reported to them what Wutan had said truthfully, Liu Taijun and Xu Yuan were immediately furious. They had never expected that their subordinates, who had always obeyed them in the past, would dare to say such disobedient words. They also had never expected that the Soul-Stealing Incense did not take their lives.
In their anger, they had to seriously consider that if the two really broke through to the minor success stage and challenged them, wouldn't they be defeated miserably? Not only would they lose face, but they would also lose their position as city lord.
The most important thing is that the Dark City Lord has a rule that the Nine Cities Lord cannot refuse any challenge from the person guarding the altar!
After repeated discussions, the two decided to come and find out what was going on. The results really confirmed their guess that they had really made a breakthrough.
"snort!"
Liu Taijun and the other man snorted at the same time and walked into the private room one after another. He Zhi bowed consciously, closed the door tightly, and left quickly.
Sitting opposite Wu Tian and the other man, Liu Taijun forced a smile that was uglier than crying. He said, "I didn't expect that only a hundred years have passed and you two have both broken through to the minor success stage. The young are truly formidable!"
"Haha! City Lord, thank you very much. We can have what we have today thanks to your cultivation of us in the past. I, Li Feng, will never forget this great favor." Wutan said with a smile.
"So you asked me to hide my breath so that you could intimidate these two people!" Cang Zheng transmitted the message.
"Generally speaking, many of my actions are purposeful." Wu Tian responded.
"It seems that you are not an ungrateful person." Liu Taijun smiled slightly, but Wu Tian clearly saw a hint of mockery in this smile. Liu Taijun glanced at Wu Tian and the other man, and then said: "Tell me! What do you want us to do to give up the fight for the positions of city lord and deputy city lord."
"It's simple. I need your letter of recommendation."
"What, you want to run for Shadow Guard?"
Liu Taijun and the other person stood up suddenly and stared at Wutan and Cangzheng in disbelief, because no one knew better than them what Shadow Guard meant. As long as they were successful in the election, their status in the Dark City would change dramatically.
Similarly, no one knows better than them how difficult it is to strive for reverence.
"Do you know how difficult and dangerous it is to run for the position of Shadow Guard?" After a while, Xu Yuan, who had been silent the whole time, said gloomily.
"Of course I know. I hope the two city lords will help me." Wu Tian nodded and said, "As long as you give me a letter of recommendation, I promise that Kuan Yan and I will never set our sights on the positions of city lord and deputy city lord. And I promise that if I succeed, I will definitely take care of you two in the future."
After a moment of hesitation, Liu Taijun nodded and said, "Since you insist on participating, and I haven't chosen a candidate yet, okay, I'll give you a letter of recommendation."
After saying that, Liu Taijun took out a black token from his bosom. It was about the size of a palm, and there was a word "nine" engraved on the front. This was the token of the Lord of the Ninth City, and the so-called letter of recommendation was also this thing.
(End of this chapter)