Urban Dominating Immortal Doctor

Chapter 1210 1202: The New Lord (Part 2)

"Brother Qin Yang, what's going on?"

Zilan asked softly.

"Someone must have faked my order, raising the entrance fee to five lower grade spirit stones."

Qin Yang's face darkened as he spoke.

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, lower-level cultivators are the majority. Don't underestimate the entrance fee of five lower grade spirit stones; over time, even those lower-level cultivators won't want to come to Wind Ridge Town, and those with greater strength will start to complain.

What made Qin Yang's face even more unsightly was that this Ao Wu, the Vice Lord, dared to spread false orders in his name. He hasn't even taken over as Lord yet, and his reputation is already tarnished.

"Actually, Senior, we don't agree with it either. Lately, there have been fewer cultivators coming into town to rest and purchase spirit medicine, but this was ordered from above."

The middle-aged man in black-armored guard saw that the young man in front of him seemed to be of extraordinary origin and spoke softly.

"Let's go, let's see this Ao Wu, Vice Lord."

A cold glint flashed in Qin Yang's eyes, and then he swiftly moved directly into Wind Ridge Town.

Zilan, Nangong Feiyang, and others also followed into Wind Ridge Town.

Along the main street, there were stalls and shops on either side.

Vendors were selling various items from demon beasts, like crystal cores, pelts, and claws. Additionally, there were ores, treasures, spiritual treasures, spirit fruit, spirit medicine, and all kinds of accessories.

However, Qin Yang could clearly feel that the number of people on the street was significantly fewer compared to when he last came.

Zilan's beautiful eyes blinked as she looked at the street filled with cultivators. Although she felt a bit curious about what the vendors in the Immortal Cultivation Realm were selling, she understood that now was not the time to pay attention to these things.

Their group moved swiftly and arrived directly at the Lord's Mansion at the town center.

At the entrance of the Lord's Mansion, eight black-armored guards were on duty.

"Stop, this is a restricted area of the Lord's Mansion, no admittance without permission."

Seeing Qin Yang and his party stepping onto the stairs and approaching the Lord's Mansion, a black-armored guard captain immediately blocked their way.

Hearing this, Qin Yang didn't speak, but flipped his right hand, and a token exuding a silver sheen appeared in his hand.

Seeing the silver token, the faces of the eight black-armored guards changed collectively, and immediately, eyes full of astonishment were fixed on the young man in front of them.

"This is... the Lord's Order! You, you are..."

The face of the black-armored guard captain flashed with complex emotions, but fortunately, his reaction wasn't too slow, and he quickly regained his senses after a brief moment of stupefaction.

"Subordinate pays respects to the Lord!"

The black-armored guard captain knelt on one knee towards Qin Yang, and the remaining seven black-armored guards hurriedly knelt down too, respectfully speaking.

"Rise."

Qin Yang glanced at the eight black-armored guards and said indifferently, then walked directly into the Lord's Mansion.

Zilan, Nangong Feiyang, and others followed him into the Lord's Mansion.

"Captain, is that the new Lord? He looks so young."

After Qin Yang and his party entered the mansion, a black-armored guard spoke softly.

"Yes, and those following him are also very young. Is he really the new Lord?"

Another black-armored guard glanced inside the Lord's Mansion and spoke softly.

"What do you know? Just a single look from the new Lord can exert pressure. This kind of oppressive feeling seems even stronger than Ao Wu, the Vice Lord."

The black-armored guard captain looked at the two guards and spoke.

"That seems to be the case, Captain, our spirit stones have been reduced a lot recently. Ao Wu, the Vice Lord, claimed it was by the new Lord's order. Alas, with the new Lord here in person, our future treatment may be worse."

Upon hearing the captain's words, the black-armored guard who spoke earlier nodded, sighed heavily, and said.

"That might not be certain, but it's still better than us going to the Celestial Cyan Mountain Range to fight demon beasts and hunters. Forget it, let's just do our duty and not worry about anything else."

The black-armored guard captain waved his hand and spoke.

At this moment, in the Lord's Mansion hall.

Several figures were present.

Sitting at the center in the main seat was an elderly man dressed in a luxurious purple gold robe.

The elder in the purple gold robe had somewhat chubby ears and head, and skin that was well-maintained like a baby's. His neck bore a string of golden beads, and his fingers adorned with several rings that flashed brilliantly with treasure light, exuding an aura of wealth and opulence.

Flanking him on four sides were four beautiful maidservants. Two of them crouched down, massaging the elder's legs, while two others kneaded his shoulders.

The elder's comfortably squinted eyes occasionally flashed with a brilliant light as he glanced at the two figures in the guest seats below.

Beneath the elder sat a green-robed elder and a red-robed elder.

The green-robed elder was slender, with a barely perceptible aura of wood spiritual power emanating from him, while the red-robed elder was more robust, with fire spirit power undulating around him.

These two were the honored guest elders of the Lord's Mansion, Elder Qingmu and Elder Chi Huo.

"Ao Wu, the Vice Lord, we've recently increased the entrance fee to five lower grade spirit stones and raised the plaza stall fee by ten percent, while also reducing the spirit stones for the house guards by thirty percent. Our actions have attracted much criticism."

Elder Qingmu gazed at the elder in the purple gold robe with a slight frown, pondered briefly, and spoke.

In reality, the voices outside were far from just criticism; there were quite a few complaints.

Of course, most of the complaints were directed at the new Lord, because word was spread that it was the new Lord's decree, hence the criticism was mostly aimed at the new Lord.

"Oh? What criticism? It's been more than a month, hasn't it? And nothing happened, right? In fact, our mansion's treasury has increased quite a bit."

The elder in the purple gold robe opened his enjoying small eyes, glanced at Elder Qingmu, and laughed.

Upon hearing this, the faces of Elder Qingmu and Elder Chi Huo darkened simultaneously; the treasury hasn't increased at all, most of the spirit stones went into his pockets.

"Ao Wu, the Vice Lord, we've spread the word claiming it was the new Lord's decree, so most criticism is aimed at the new Lord. But if the new Lord finds out, we'll..."

Elder Chi Huo's expression turned slightly grave, with a hint of worry, as he spoke.

As honored guest elders of the Lord's Mansion, he knew very well that the new Lord, since securing the position, had yet to visit the mansion.

"Indeed, the new Lord who could secure the Lord's Mansion position should be a strong figure of the Immortal Venerable Realm. If questioned by the new Lord, Vice Lord, what shall we do?"

Elder Qingmu nodded, his face slightly grave, and spoke.

Upon hearing this, Ao Wu, the Vice Lord, on the main seat had a gleam flash in his small eyes, yet there was little fear in those eyes.