Ru Li gritted his teeth with hatred, but he had no choice but to leave the Tianyinlou branch.
It is meaningless to say any cruel words here, and it is even more impossible to do it. He is not even in the realm of Immortal Venerable. If he dares to do something here, it will only leave an excuse for the other party. Therefore, the only thing Ru Li can do is to return to Hongmeng City immediately and report the matter to City Lord Jing Yan.
In the upper room of Tianyin Building Branch.
"Then Ruli left?" Wu Ling's mouth twitched, with disdain in his eyes.
"Hey, so what if he doesn't leave? My lord, I think the city lord of Hongmeng City will come here in person soon." The steward who saw Ru Li just now stood in front of the host of Wu Ling, and said with a charming smile.
"Hmph, that's what they asked for! Humiliation of me will naturally make them pay the price!" Wu Ling said with a sneer.
"My lord, there are already many people outside talking about Hongmeng City's failure to enter the city list. Hongmeng City's failure to enter the Tianyin city list still has a great impact on the city." The steward said.
"It's expected. Even if those adventurers didn't talk about it, various forces will guide it. Will those forces be willing to let Hongmeng City grow rapidly? Of course they won't give up any chance to attack Hongmeng City." The landlord Wu Ling looked confident.
"I'm afraid that Jing Yan is in a hurry." The steward said again.
"Whether he is in a hurry or not, what does it have to do with us? His Hongmeng City, only the Hongmeng Pill Building is not bad, what else can he do? Besides, there is only one Pill Building in that city." Wu Ling said contemptuously.
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"Hongmeng City failed to make it to Tianyin's city list?"
"How could it be? Today's Hongmeng City is already very powerful! The resident population has already exceeded one million. If the floating population is included, it may be as large as three million."
"Hongmeng Pill Building is said to sell billions of black crystal stones every day, and there are also top-grade elixir Nine Star Yuanling Pills. How many points will be added to Hongmeng Pill Building alone?"
"A city like this can't even make it to the list of Tianyin's one-star cities?"
"It's really surprising, but... now it seems that Hongmeng City is definitely not on the list of Tianyin cities. Otherwise, Hongmeng City should have appeared on the list of Tianyin cities."
"..."
In Hongmeng City, the ascetics talked a lot, and many people were surprised.
And in this kind of discussion, some belittling voices are getting stronger and stronger.
"Hongmeng City, the city has only been built for more than 30 years, and you want to be on the Tianyin city list? It's not far away!"
"Isn't there Hongmeng Pill Building that can still be used? Others, what else is there in Hongmeng City?"
"With such strength, it is purely a dream to want to be on the Tianyin city list!"
"Haha, it's really ridiculous. City Lord Jing Yan is not an ordinary person, why doesn't he even have a little self-knowledge? He doesn't know what his own city looks like, and he asked the branch owner of Tianyin Building to inspect it. It's really humiliating himself!"
It's not urgent, but there is a lot of discussion in Hongmeng City.
In Tianji City, Xuanming City, and Linfeng City, which were closer to Hongmeng City, there were equally loud discussions.
There are even monks talking about it in cities thousands of miles away. This posture seemed to spread across the entire minefield.
In the past few decades, Hongmeng City has been in the limelight, and it is true that too many people and forces are paying attention to this new city.
Under the deliberate guidance of those powerful forces, a voice became louder and louder.
"Hongmeng City is just a low-level city!"
Hongmeng City, don't be in the crowd!
The sound is extremely penetrating.
The credibility of Tianyinlou is too strong. In Kun Lingtian, it is almost impossible to find a list of ascetics who do not recognize Tianyinlou. It is a generally accepted rule that a city that is not as good as the Tianyinlou City List is not in the top.
Now, Hongmeng City is an unpopular city, and it seems to be recognized by more and more ascetics and adventurers.
The uproarious discussion is sweeping and spreading!
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In another two days, Ru Li returned to Hongmeng City and met the city lord Jing Yan.
"So, Wu Ling thinks we don't give enough black crystals." Jing Yan's eyes flashed coldly.
"Yes, judging by their attitude, they don't like 50 million citrines at all. I estimate that even 500 million citrines may not be enough to satisfy their appetite. That bastard also said that he should let the city lord go there in person." Ru Li gritted his teeth and said.
Before Ru Li came back, Jing Yan also heard the rumors outside.
But now after listening to Ru Li's report, he was able to determine where the problem was.
"Okay, that's great! This branch owner of Tianyin Building has a really big appetite." Jing Yan said with a chill in his voice.
"My lord, this Wu Ling is too much!" Ru Li said.
"My lord, if those outside are allowed to criticize us like this, it will deal a big blow to our Hongmeng City's reputation. It is true that our Hongmeng City is the closest to the secret place of Chisheng, but it is not an irreplaceable city. The nearby big cities, and even the cities farther away, are all places for adventurers to choose to rest." Chief Executive Bai Han also said with a frown.
Jing Yan's expression was gloomy, and he was silent.
"My lord, do you want to send the message directly to the headquarters of Tianyin Building?" Ru Li asked again.
Jing Yan shook his head and said, "Sending a message to the headquarters of Tianyin Tower is probably useless. Our current problem seems to be caused by Wu Ling, but in fact it is the city's lack of strength. If our conditions in Hongmeng City are strong enough, would Wu Ling dare to do this?"
Bai Han and Ru Li stopped talking.
What City Lord Jing Yan said is the truth! Wu Ling dared to obstruct, but he played a side ball.
If Hongmeng City is really powerful to a certain extent, then Wu Ling would never dare to make such small moves.
However, what Jing Yan said didn't mean that he wasn't angry or hated towards Wu Ling. However, given the current situation in Hongmeng City, even if the message can be sent to the Tianyinlou headquarters, it is unlikely that the Tianyinlou headquarters will have a big reaction, and it is even more impossible to punish Wu Ling, the head of the Leiyu branch.
"My lord, what should we do now? With the discussion of this matter in the past few days, our Hongmeng City has lost many adventurers. There are also some damn bastards who say that our Hongmeng City is an unpopular city. These bastards are probably the dogs of those big forces, deliberately discrediting our Hongmeng City." Chief Executive Bai Han said angrily.
"Of course... this matter can't be allowed to go on!" Jing Yan pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes.
"That Wuling will regret it! However, we don't need to do it ourselves in Hongmeng City." Jing Yan's voice was low.
With a movement of his mind, he sent a sound transmission to Wuxia who was in the Hongmeng Pill Building. Soon, Wuxia arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.
"City Lord, are you looking for me?" Wuxia was in front of Jing Yan.
In front of outsiders, Wuxia also called City Lord Jing Yan, but in private, she would call Jing Yan's name directly.