Flattery and ingratiation were almost a constant throughout its upbringing.
Since entering the city, it had frequently suffered setbacks and had originally believed that the people here had integrity, unlike others. But now it seed that they too were just sycophants seeking favor with the powerful.
However, thinking about it made it co to terms with the situation. It was the Saint Child of Fire Qilin Cave with the highest cultivation level, and it had joined the first battlefield. Anyone with discernnt could see that it had the greatest chance of winning.
Bootlicking and courting favor were indeed par for the course.
With this in mind, a smug look flashed in the eyes of the Saint Child Huo Yun. Indeed, it was the chosen one.
What it didn’t know was that all these assumptions were just wishful thinking.
Yang Guang’s thoughts were straightforward; the third and fourth battlefields were under Li Xiaobai’s control, they were his own people, and there was no need to do much else.
Assigning Yang Chen and Ling Feng to the first battlefield was just right to observe and monitor the every move of Saint Child Huo Yun, keeping everything under his own control.
As for the second battlefield, since Wang Guan was obedient to i Changqing, grasping i Changqing’s movents also ant grasping Wang Guan’s, negating the necessity for additional people to tail him.
“Hehe, now that everything is well assigned, I wish all the Saint Heirs a triumphant return and a restored peace to the borderlands,” Yang Guang said, laughing as he raised his cup. The cultivators at the feast also raised their glasses, relieved to have gotten through the day without any trouble, as everything seed to fall into place thereafter.
However, it was at that mont that a newspaper suddenly slipped from a corner and floated before everyone’s eyes.
Li Xiaobai stood up in panic, picking up the newspaper from the ground in a hurried and clumsy manner, stuffing it into his Space Ring haphazardly.
“Sorry, everyone, my apologies. I accidentally dropped a bunch of scrap papers.”
A few Saint Heirs narrowed their eyes slightly. Everyone present was a cultivator with exceptional vision. Just that fleeting glance was enough for the content on the newspaper to beco clear in their minds.
This was no scrap paper; if they saw correctly, it should be the Immortal Spirit Daily by Elder Tianji. The revealed corner of it spoke of a special treasure that appeared in the border regions, capable of emitting a strange black fla that burned Flesh Mountain – quite extraordinary.
Moreover, the report was recent, suggesting that the treasure might still be at the borderlands, unclaid.
The eyes of several Kylins shimred; possessing the ability to burn Flesh Mountain was undoubtedly a powerful weapon for defending the borderlands.
Being reported by Elder Tianji was already proof of its extraordinary nature.
However, only the corner of the Immortal Spirit Daily was exposed, so the information they could gather was very limited.
Just as everyone was contemplating how to steer the conversation to inquire about Li Xiaobai and the matter of the fla, Cai Kunxu and Xiong Da took the initiative to walk over to Dry Fla Saint Child and Ergouzi, whispering secretly to them.
The eyes of the two Qilin Divine Beasts suddenly lit up, and they began to breathe a little faster as the two City Lords inford them that the fla was within the third and fourth battlefields, and, what’s more, the first and second battlefields were unaware of it!
Ergouzi’s large eyes whirled around. After the rush of excitent, it quickly returned to composure, carefully recalling the scene that had just transpired, feeling that sothing was amiss as it looked at Li Xiaobai with suspicion.
Would soone who was usually sly as a monkey and full of cunning make such a basic mistake as dropping a newspaper?
This situation felt quite like a trap.
Yet it seed unlikely that the City Lord was in cahoots with Li Xiaobai. It decided to slip over later to check things out.
Looking at the current situation, remaining in the first battlefield didn’t seem all that appealing.
Saint Child Huo Yun and Saint Child Huo Yuan blinked expectantly, staring at their respective City Lords, eager to learn the details about the fla.
However, they were destined to be disappointed. City Lord i and Wang Guan were utterly confused; they too had seen the news on the Immortal Spirit Daily, but they hadn’t heard anything about this fla before.
Watching the small maneuvers of Cai Kunxu and Xiong Da, they realized that these two might be privy to so information and hadn’t reported it to them. They were likely planning to keep the treasure all to themselves.
“Cough cough, Junior Brother Huo Gan, Junior Brother Fire Qilin, what’s making you so happy? Feel free to share, let’s all be happy together?”
Saint Child Huo Yun said with a smile.
“Hehe, nothing much, just thought of so happy events.”
Dry Fla Saint Child responded indifferently.
“Woof, right, right, Lord Ergouzi also thought of so happy events.”
Ergouzi nodded and said seriously.
“Is it about that black fla?”
Saint Child Huo Yun asked patiently and composedly.
“No, it’s that my companion is about to give birth.”
Dry Fla Saint Child said.
“Right, right, about to give birth.”
Urgouzi hastened to agree.
“Your companions are the sa person?”
Saint Child Huo Yun frowned and asked, it had not heard that Ergouzi had a companion.
“Woof, no, they will give birth on the sa day!”
“No, that’s wrong. It’s that his companion is going to give birth, and Lord Ergouzi is just simply feeling very happy!”
Ergouzi realized and quickly corrected himself.
“Are you playing tricks on ?”
The gaze of Saint Child Huo Yun narrowed, and a hint of dangerous aura began to erge.
“Actually, it’s not such a big deal. Although Brother Wang and I were unaware of this fla previously, the reason behind it is not hard to deduce. This fla ca from so magic treasure that appeared out of thin air, and the location of its appearance was between the third and fourth battlefields, right or not?”
City Lord i took a light sip of tea and spoke calmly.
“Hehe, City Lord i is indeed sharp-witted, but this fla is not as powerful as imagined. The so-called burning of the Flesh Mountain only inflicts so damage to the Flesh Mountain at Divinity Transformation Stage, it’s not worth delving into too much.”
Cai Kunxu said with a chuckling smile, everything proceeding orderly, and all of his lines were spoken strictly according to Li Xiaobai’s intentions.
The more it was concealed, the more these people wanted to find out. He knew City Lord i all too well.
“Woof, exactly, just a regular black fla, could it possibly be stronger than Lord Ergouzi?”
“Hehe, just a regular fla magic treasure. Perhaps it can wound a Flesh Mountain at Tribulation Crossing Stage, but to truly kill it, we cultivators have to exert effort.”
Ergouzi and Dry Fla Saint Child echoed in agreent.
“That makes sense. As everyone knows, my Fire Qilin Cave is a descendant of Kylin, naturally masters at playing with fire, and our ancestors were the forebears of playing with fire. There probably isn’t a fla in this world that could harm the cultivators of Fire Qilin Cave.”
Saint Child Huo Yun nodded and spoke indifferently, seemingly not taking the mysterious black fla seriously.
“Of course, there exists no fla in this world that could harm a Qilin Divine Beast. Moreover, the resources of Fire Qilin Cave are vast, we lack no treasures, who would go treasure hunting seriously?”
“I wouldn’t, would you?”
“Woof, Lord Ergouzi has always been waited on hand and foot, I do not know what treasure hunting even is!”
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