Zhou Qian's expression changed when he heard this, and he smiled flatteringly, "Commander, this is just a very strange stone. I thought it looked pretty, so I bought it and prepared to give it to my son to play with."
Having said that, he had no intention of showing it to the man in purple and was about to put it away.
"You didn't understand. You want me to say it again?" The purple-clothed man's face suddenly darkened, and the pressure of the Divine Transformation Period broke out of his body and rolled towards Zhou Qian.
Suddenly, Zhou Qian's whole body shuddered, cold sweat dripped down his face, and he finally knelt on the ground, offering the fire element essence with both hands, and pleaded in panic: "My lord, it was all because of my confusion and stupidity that I wanted to take the fire element essence for myself. I deserve death. I am willing to offer the essence with both hands. I only hope that my lord can see that I have served you all these years and spare my life..."
"Fire element essence?"
The purple-clothed man perked up, grabbed it in his hand, and looked it up and down, left and right. Finally, his eyes burst into a bright light, because he discovered that this bright red crystal was actually the legendary essence of fire element!
Suddenly, he looked at Zhou Qian with a gloomy face and said murderously: "Tell me where did you get this fire element essence, and I will spare your life!"
"It's Li Feng, the guardian of the Ninth City."
How could Zhou Qian dare to hide anything? He spoke the truth without thinking, looking around the city gate, and finally pointed at two white figures in the crowd and said anxiously: "That's them!"
Then, he immediately shouted angrily: "Li Feng, Yan Kuan, the two of you come back here."
"Snapped!"
Unexpectedly, just as the words came out of his mouth, the man in purple suddenly slapped him in the face. A mouthful of blood and a few teeth spurted out. Zhou Qianheng flew out and hit the city wall heavily with a bang.
Just when Zhou Qian was confused and wanted to ask what was going on, he suddenly heard an angry voice explode in his mind: "You idiot, why are you shouting so loudly? Do you want everyone in the city to know that Li Feng and the other man have fire elemental essence?"
Sure enough, the next moment, people on the street started shouting and looking around, and at this moment, two figures walked out of the crowd and walked towards the city gate, immediately attracting a lot of attention.
"So they are Li Feng and Yan Kuan. Did they offend the city guard commander? If so, there might be something interesting to watch later."
Under countless doubtful and curious gazes, Wu Tian led Cang Zheng and strode towards the man in purple, sighing in his heart: "It seems that the saying really applies, if it is a blessing, it will not be a disaster, but if it is a disaster, it will be inevitable!"
Because when Zhou Qian's angry shout sounded, he turned his head to look. Although the man in purple was very agile, he still clearly saw that the fire element essence that should have been in Zhou Qian's hands ended up in the hands of the man in purple. At that time, he knew that Zhou Qian had sold him out.
"Hehe! This is the idea you came up with. Not only did it not settle the matter peacefully, but it also caused huge trouble. It's really ridiculous." Cang Zheng snorted coldly.
"How would I know that Zhou Qian would be so stupid that he couldn't even hide an essence." Wutan shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Now I want to see how you are going to deal with this matter. You know, if you don't handle it well, the fact that you have the essence of the fire element will be exposed to the world. By then, I'm afraid even the people in the movie studio will be alarmed." Cang Zheng sneered, as if he was gloating and watching the fire from the other side of the river.
During the conversation, the two men came to the purple-clothed man. Wu Tian bowed and said, "Commander, what can I do for you?"
Wu Tian is a typical example of someone pretending to be ignorant while knowing the truth.
"Are you Li Feng, the guardian of the Ninth City?" the purple-clothed man asked doubtfully.
Wu Tian looked at the man directly, neither humble nor arrogant, and said calmly, "It is me."
"What are you doing in this city? Tell the truth."
The man in purple frowned slightly, and it was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with Wutan's current demeanor. However, to the surprise of Wutan and the others, the man in purple did not directly ask about the question of the fire element's essence.
After looking around inconspicuously, Wutan suddenly realized that with so many eyes watching him, the man in purple naturally didn't dare to ask openly. Thinking of this, Wutan's mind began to turn.
"My friend and I are here to participate in the Shadow Guard election. These Zhou City Guards all know about this. If the commander-in-chief doesn't believe us, we are willing to take out the city lord's order for your inspection."
As they spoke, the two put their hands into their arms. The purple-clothed man waved his hand, his face became much happier, and he even smiled, saying, "That's not necessary. By the way, I guess you two don't know where the registration location is! It just so happens that I have something to do now, so why don't you two come with me?"
"What are you doing?"
Cang Zheng, who was standing aside, had his head full of confusion. He thought there would be a good show to watch next, but he didn't expect that this stupid city guard commander didn't even mention the word fire element essence. Instead, he volunteered to take two people to sign up.
Could it be that the city guard leader's head was broken by the crack in the door? Or was he kicked stupid by the golden bull? Cang Zheng thought depressedly.
"How dare I refuse your kind invitation, Commander? Please come in, Commander!" Wutan smiled in his usual indifferent manner and pulled Cang Zheng aside.
His pupils shrank slightly, and a cold light flashed by. The man in purple now hated the man in front of him to the extreme, especially his calm and composed look, which made him extremely disgusted from the bottom of his heart.
"I'll let you pretend as much as you want first, then I'll make you cry slowly, and then I'll take your life!"
The purple-clothed man sneered in his heart, but there was no abnormality on his face. He smiled and said, "The strength of the two brothers is really incredible! Even I can't see through it. I guess the two brothers are determined to win the championship this time."
"You are too kind, Commander." Wu Tian shook his head and said ashamedly, "You are the commander of the First City's City Guards, but you can put aside your pride and call us brothers. I am really flattered and grateful. If I continue to hide, it would seem a bit unworthy of your kindness."
At this point, Wu Tian looked around, approached the purple-clothed man, and whispered, "To be honest, my friend and I have practiced some unorthodox methods to hide our auras. In fact, our true cultivation is only at the initial stage, and we have only just broken through not long ago."
"I see." Upon hearing this, the purple-clothed man secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Then let's set off now without further delay!"
"By the way, you guys come with me. I have something to tell you to do later." The man in purple walked out a few steps, then suddenly turned back and gave an order to Zhou Qian and the other four city guards. Then he made a gesture of invitation to Wutan and the other two, and walked into the city gate first.
"Zhou Qian, what do you think the commander-in-chief means? Why did he ask us to go with him? Is there really something for us to do?" Wu Degang asked puzzledly.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Qian sneered, "You are really stupid. Actually, I am stupid too. Why didn't I think of questioning Li Feng and the others carefully, or searching their bodies? Since there is one fire element essence, there may be a second, a third, or even more. How foolish!"
Zhou Qian glanced at Wutan and the other man not far away, and felt extremely regretful.
"Zhou Qian, this is just you being unfair. After getting this treasure, you actually want to keep it all for yourself." Wu Degang glanced at Zhou Qian and said, with a hint of gloating.
"Humph!" Zhou Qian snorted coldly: "Don't you think it's too late to say this now?"
Then, he seemed to have thought of something, a hint of murderous intent flashed across his face, and he sent a message to his companions: "If I'm not mistaken, the commander asked us to follow him because he wanted us to help deal with Li Feng and the other two. If we get a lot of fire elemental essence from Li Feng, the commander might be happy and reward us with a few each."
"So that's how it is." Several people suddenly realized, and Wu Degang said, "Then you go first, I'll watch over the two of them from behind to prevent them from escaping."
"Haha, don't worry. With the commander here, they dare not escape, and they can't escape. What's more, they don't know what the commander really thinks. Let's hurry up and catch up! Otherwise, the commander will get angry again." Zhou Qian said.
So, the four of them chased after the man in purple with excitement.
"Haha! Interesting."
Wutan, who witnessed the whole process, just smiled in the end, but this smile gave people a chilling feeling. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Cang Zheng standing there in a daze, with a look of suspicion and thought on his face.
"It's time to go." Wutan shook his head and laughed, patted his shoulder, still with a hint of smile on his face, followed the purple-clothed man and four city guards, and gradually poured into the crowd.
"Wutian, what on earth are you doing?" Cang Zheng transmitted the message, taking two steps at a time and quickly catching up.
It was naturally impossible for Cang Zheng to get an answer. Some things would be meaningless if they were explained.
Along the way, Wutan remained silent and followed the man in purple through the streets and alleys, until half an hour later, the group walked into a small alley.
"Commander, why is the registration location so remote?" Wutan asked puzzledly.
"Haha! Since the Shadow Guard election is the top priority every year, the Shadow Guard Commander has specifically instructed that the fighting arena should be placed in a quiet place to avoid being disturbed during the fight." The purple-clothed man smiled without turning his head, his steps never stopping.
Wu Tian shook his head slightly without comment, but did not continue asking questions.
"Hehe! So this is how the commander-in-chief really arranged it."
Zhou Qian and his three companions sneered in their hearts. They knew the location of the fighting arena very well. It was clearly in the opposite direction, but the commander said that this was the side. It was obvious that the commander wanted to attack Li Feng and the other two.
Another half a quarter of an hour later, Wutan and the others passed through a large stone door, and suddenly an endless mountain range appeared in front of them. There was no trace of human beings around, and even wild animals were hard to see. It was extremely silent.
Just at this moment, Zhou Qian and the other four city guards slowed down their pace slightly, and walked behind Wutan and the other man, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.
Wu Tian smiled coldly, shook his head and said: "Commander, this is also a good place to kill people, so there is no need to waste time!"
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