“What? You…”

The Great General looked at Li Yuanqing in disbelief. In his imagination, Li Yuanqing and Ye Qiluo should have already died at the hands of the rebels. But why was Li Yuanqing standing here unscathed? If he was still alive, wouldn’t City Lord…?

The Great General stumbled back. He was so arrogant just now, but now, he no longer has his previous arrogance.

Li Yuanqing casually walked to the City Lord throne and sat down.

The Great General watched as the throne he had worked so hard for was easily sat on by someone, but he did not dare to complain. Others might not know what kind of strength Li Yuanqing had, but he knew it very well.

To be able to defeat the tens of thousands of enemy troops by himself, who else other than him could do such a thing? It was someone with such strength who was sitting in front of him. There was only one regret in his heart.

He thought that no matter how strong this guy was, the two of them should have died when they were exiled to the wilderness and faced the tens of thousands of rebels and demons. However, he never expected that not only was Li Yuanqing alive and well, but his strength seemed to have improved. He felt that the man in front of him was unpredictable.

Li Yuanqing was like a huge mountain pressing down on him. However, the pressure has become even greater now. It seems that Li Yuanqing had improved greatly in a short period of time.

The Great General’s expression changed slightly. He carefully sized him up a few times before taking a careful step forward.

“Senior, I wonder where the City Lord is. All the citizens of Rong City look forward to her return!”

The Great General knelt on one knee. He was a middle-aged man with gray hair, but he was actually calling a young man senior.

Li Yuanqing stared at him quietly with a dark expression.

“Your City Lord has some other matters to deal with now. Don’t worry, she won’t return for the time being.”

When the Great General heard Li Yuanqing’s words, he hurriedly explained, “Senior, did you misunderstand something? I’m just an acting City Lord now. The position of City Lord will always be reserved for the Saintess. As long as the Saintess returns to the city, the City Lord of Rong City will belong to the Saintess. I definitely won’t dare to touch it!”

Li Yuanqing did not believe his promise. He only smiled at him and said, “It’s fine. No matter what you think, your former City Lord might really become your former City Lord.”

The Great General changed the topic and asked Li Yuanqing, “I wonder why Senior came here this time? Could it be that you’re just telling me these things?”

Li Yuanqing had originally wanted to leave after bringing the two children back. He did not think too much about it. The overall structure framework of Rong City had been established, so there would not be any major problems.

Even without Ye Qiluo, the environment in Rong City should not have changed much. However, when he returned this time, he realized that Rong City had become jittery and wary. After this Great General became the City Lord, he implemented a very strict management policy.

On the surface, the crime rate here has fallen to a very low level. However, in reality, it was because of the Great General’s iron fist method that suppressed it. The anger was accumulating in the hearts of the people below. It was very difficult to call it a good decision.

Li Yuanqing originally did not want to care about Rong City anymore. He did not have any good impression of these so-called generals in the city. However, there were still hundreds of thousands of people below. It would be very unfair to them if they allowed the Great General’s rule with such an iron fist.

Li Yuanqing took out a piece of paper and threw it in front of the Great General. This piece of paper was a ban issued by their City Lord Manor. Any conflict and any act of going out at night would be regarded as an act of rebellion and would be captured and imprisoned.

Moreover, there were already many people imprisoned in the prison. Those imprisoned in the prison were not considered criminal gangs in Rong City, so they were not counted in the so-called crime rate.

According to the Great General’s logic, as long as he captured all the criminals, everything would be safe. That was why the current situation was so unique.

The Great General glanced at the announcement and hurriedly explained, “Senior, don’t misunderstand. This measure is a very useful experience that we concluded during the month of ban. It’s also because these measures are very practical and effective that they were passed down. It’s definitely not for any other reason.”

Li Yuanqing snorted coldly and looked at him. “Forget it, I don’t want to hear your words. I just want to tell you that from now on, I don’t want to see such an announcement appear again. Rong City used to be a very free place. Don’t let it become a sealed prison in your hands.”

The Great General was scolded by Li Yuanqing. He could not hold it in anymore. No matter what, he was already so old. No one had ever dared to scold him like this in his life. Only Li Yuanqing would do so because he was very powerful.

Although the Great General was angry, he could only endure it on the surface. After all, with his strength, he could not provoke him no matter what.

“Senior, you’re right. I’ll remove all the martial law now. I won’t implement any martial law in the future.”

Li Yuanqing found his words a little strange, but he could not be bothered to correct him. He stood up.

“Alright, I’m not here for you this time. I’m just here to give you some suggestions. I hope you can manage Rong City better in the future.”

“Senior, don’t worry. I’ve been working hard all my life and have always received the favor of the Old City Lord. Now that I’m able to become the acting City Lord, I’m also praised by everyone to this position. I definitely won’t let everyone down.”

The Great General lowered his head and paused for a moment before adding, “I will definitely put strict restrictions in the future and do a good job in every part of Rong City. I hope that Senior can rest assured and let the Saintess rest assured!”

The Great General lowered his head and spoke for a long time. When he looked up, Li Yuanqing, who was standing in front of him, had already disappeared. He looked around the empty hall and was the only one left. The very serious pressure from before had disappeared, but he did not dare to let his guard down. Li Yuanqing was too powerful.

Perhaps Li Yuanqing had not gone far yet. Now was not the time to relax.

“Guard!”

The Great General felt as if he was living in a sealed world and could not hear anything. However, he heard the sounds of guards patrolling outside and immediately called them in.

After Li Yuanqing finished explaining this matter, he left Rong City. While the Great General was discussing the details with someone in the hall, Li Yuanqing had already brought the two children dozens of miles away.

The two children looked at Rong City behind them reluctantly. They had grown up in the wilderness since they were young. It was not easy for them to have such a safe place and live such a comfortable life for so many months, but now, they still had to leave in a hurry. This feeling of reluctance was really painful.

However, if they could follow Li Yuanqing, they would definitely be able to stand out in the future. Cultivators like them only wanted to seek the path of immortal ascension. Since this path was in front of them, they had to grasp it well.

“From now on, the two of you are my disciples. As my disciples, you must cultivate diligently and not slack off at all.”

“Yes, Master!”

Li Yuanqing nodded in satisfaction. These two brats were quite filial. They bade farewell to their father and grandmother in advance. Li Yuanqing even specially left generous materials for them.

After letting the two of them bid farewell to Rong City, Li Yuanqing sent them back into his domain to cultivate.

Now, there was a dazzling array of things placed in the domain. Moreover, Li Yuanqing did not have any restrictions on the two of them. As long as they needed something, they could take it at will. Such a treasure vault made these two children so excited that they could not sit still for several days.

After Li Yuanqing obtained the so-called Black Yin Spring from the Ten Thousand Miles Grassland, he buried it in his domain.

Speaking of which, this spring water was really strange. Wasn’t there a small person inside? However, ever since Li Yuanqing dug this thing out, that little fellow seemed to have disappeared.

Originally, the energy inside was extremely cold. It was difficult to use it directly. If it stuck to a person, it would corrode their skin and flesh.

However, ever since that little person disappeared, the power of the spring water had actually softened. The overall feeling was extremely different from before.

Li Yuanqing wondered if that little guy’s personality had shaped the style of the spring. However, it was hard to say now. He just did not know where the little guy had gone.

Liu Wen and Yang Tianqi were arranged to sit beside the spring. In the middle was a thin water outlet. From the dense fog, they had also brought out the spiritual energy from the underground spirit vein, causing the spiritual energy nearby to be much richer than the side. It was naturally easier to cultivate here.

After a few days of Li Yuanqing’s guidance, the children’s mentality was much calmer than before. When they first came, they did not have the mood to cultivate at all. Now that they had obtained the cultivation technique and Li Yuanqing had personally taught them the mental cultivation technique, their cultivation speed was much faster than before.

More importantly, the two of them could now focus on sitting beside the spring and immerse themselves in the rich spiritual energy.

These two brats had also lived a tough life. In the past, the spiritual energy where they lived was thin and it was simply infuriating. Now that they had suddenly come to this heaven-like place, they had to seize every opportunity to cultivate.

Li Yuanqing had figured out everything about the Black Yin Spring, but he could not find where the little fellow was hiding.

However, there was a strange phenomenon after the spring water arrived.

Originally, the blood vine had grown at the foot of the mountain on the other side. It was already very strong and could be said to be much larger than before.

It was very big, but it had no intention of transforming. Generally speaking, the more noble the bloodline of the demon beast, the shorter the time needed to transform. However, the Blood Vine had fallen asleep just like that. After such a long time, his strength had already reached the Formation Arrangement Realm. There were very few demon beasts with this strength who had yet to transform.

Li Yuanqing had almost never seen a Formation Arrangement Realm demon beast in its true form, where it had no intention of transforming.

However, all of this changed after the arrival of the Black Yin Spring.

Li Yuanqing did not know what the Blood Vine did that night. However, when he looked again the next day, the complicated vine network that had already covered the sky had shrunk into a small lump.

The two towering trees that were about to be entangled to death were finally relieved. It was not easy for the two of them to grow to such a huge size. They were entangled by the blood vine until their skin was about to crack. Their bodies were even on the verge of collapse, as if they would turn into powder and scatter into the sky if they were touched.

The things planted in Li Yuanqing’s domain were very particular. Even these two trees were two low-level plant-type demon beasts.

This tree was very powerful, but it did not expect that it would not be able to withstand the torture of the Blood Vine and almost died. Fortunately, the Blood Vine retracted the vines that had grown out.

There was only a small section left on it. The larger parts had shrunk to the ground.

If one looked carefully, they would discover that there was a huge red ball about ten meters in diameter under the ground. This red ball was completely condensed from vines. It looked like a meatball or a huge cocoon.

This ball of meat was like a heart. It was still beating continuously, emitting subtle fluctuations. In the beginning, these fluctuations were very weak and undetectable.

However, after a few days, the intensity of the fluctuations became even stronger. Even when the two of them sat there to cultivate, they would often be disturbed.

Li Yuanqing had instructed Liu Wen and Yang Tianqi to not disturb it since the one underground was his old friend.

The two of them were also very obedient. From the beginning to the end, they guarded the spring and did not dare to enter the area of the red ball.