A few days later.

Lin Bai was sitting in the courtyard with a cup of good tea in his hand. The tea was golden in color and the soup was clear. It was accompanied by a faint fragrance, and the combination of bitterness and sweetness was just right…

What a good tea!

Lin Bai could not help but sigh in his heart.

However, Lin Bai only took a sip before his trouser legs were grabbed by two eager little beasts. There was even one hovering above his head, and one slowly climbed up from behind him.

“You guys, you guys!”

Lin Bai shook his head and scolded them with a smile, but he was not angry at all. He gently put down the porcelain cup in his hand.

“Come, I’ll impart cultivation to you. Take your seats!” Lin Bai said with a smile, and the little beasts lined up obediently.

“System, I want to transfer my power to Little Green.”

Lin Bai patted Little Green’s head. Little Green’s scales were warm and cool, and it was very comfortable.

[ Ding — ]

[ The host has given Little Green thirty days of cultivation. ]

[ Five-fold return has been successfully triggered. ]

[ The host has received a hundred and fifty days of return. ]

Lin Bai clicked his tongue. Only five-fold return had been triggered?

Little Green was lying on Lin Bai’s lap with a satisfied look on its face.

Lin Bai could only calm himself down and continue to impart his cultivation to the remaining little beasts.

[ Ding — ]

[ The host imparted power to Little Red for thirty days of cultivation. ]

[ Successful triggering of six times return. ]

…

After half a day, little red rested on a tree branch. It closed its eyes to rest its spirit and hid its light. Meanwhile, Little Green had already fallen asleep on Lin Bai’s lap.

As for Little Blue and Little Black, they seemed to have endless energy and began to spar with each other.

In the past few days, Little Black had always won in the end of every spar. However, after a period of time, Little Black gradually began to feel exhausted, and it did not dare to slack off in the slightest when fighting.

Lin Bai was very happy to see Little Black focus his attention, but he still reminded it:

“You two, you can fight. Don’t destroy the houses nearby!”

Elder Shi had talked to Lin Bai earnestly not long ago. Elder Shi’s originally rosy face had already started to lose weight. It must have been because of Little Black and Little Blue. He had repeatedly urged Little Black and Little Blue to be more careful.

At that time, Lin Bai only felt very awkward and agreed.

“Heh… this Little Black and Little Blue really don’t have enough strength!”

A familiar voice came from behind him. Lin Bai did not need to turn around to know who it was.

Fatty.

Fatty sat casually beside Lin Bai. When he saw the teapot on the little stone table, his face was a little disappointed:

“Sigh, drink more wine. Tea… what’s so good to drink?”

Fatty had just woken up from his coma two days ago. The injuries on his body were still severe, but he was already able to walk in the courtyard.

However, even though he could walk, Fatty was still being closely watched by the doctors. They also prohibited him from drinking and having fun before his injuries healed. Fatty could hold his urge even though he really wanted it now…

After a moment of silence.

Fatty spoke:

“I don’t know where that Fu Hu went. He left without saying goodbye a few days ago… I keep feeling like there’s some secret about him and I wanted to investigate it. What a pity!”

Fu Hu’s injuries recovered faster than Fatty’s. That night in front of the Fool’s grave, Fu Hu never appeared again after he left.

“If you know less, you’ll live longer!” Lin Bai said with a smile.

Fatty wanted to refute him, but after thinking about his previous experience, he realized that what Lin Bai said was true.

If he and skinny didn’t know anything from the beginning, then they wouldn’t have been hurt and involved in so many things later…

“It was just a joke, and you took it seriously!”

“Ahem, it’s nothing. What am I afraid of? It’s good that that guy left. I just feel that he has a belly full of bad intentions!”

“Hmm… Indeed, Fu Hu is very shrewd.”

“That fellow Fu Hu pretended to be corroded by the City Lord’s demonic aura in the beginning and even ruined my plans several times. In the end, he ended up on the same boat as us. No matter how I think about it…”

“Hey, hey! This is huge news!”

Just as the two of them were chatting, thin man ran into the courtyard angrily. His clothes were messy as if he was in a hurry to get dressed.

“Tsk!”

When fatty saw the skinny man like this, he knew what he had done without even thinking.

“What?”

Lin Bai was very curious about the news that the skinny man had brought.

The skinny man was panting, and his face was deathly pale. He sat on the small stone bench, poured another cup of tea, and gulped it down. Only then did he slowly open his mouth:

“The City Lord is dead!”

“The City Lord’s news, but he’s always a step behind. Tell me… Wait! You said he’s dead?!”

Just as Fatty was about to say such news, there was no need for him to make a fuss. But before he could finish, Fatty slammed his hand on the stone table and stood up, his face full of disbelief.

“The City Lord is dead!” The thin man repeated:

“Someone found the bodies of the City Lord and Shan in Qingshui Town. They died about three days ago, and all their treasures are gone! As for the person who killed them, there are no clues until now.”

The thin man’s pale face recovered a bit, but the shock on his face didn’t diminish at all.

“Who could it be?!” The Fatty found the news unbelievable, and he even doubted whether it was true or false.

“You still doubt that I will tell you the truth or false news?!” The thin man’s voice became shrill, “This matter was told by those guys from the Alchemist Association. Their higher-ups knew about it last night!”

The news from the Alchemist Association… Must be true!

“This, this, this!”

The Fatty said “This” three times in a row, but he didn’t say anything for a long time.

“Heh, but killing the City Lord is a good thing for us. After all, we are afraid that he will remember us… But, who do you think did it?”

The skinny man frowned.

“Who else could it be? It must be a chivalrous person!”

“Chivalrous person? Then why did he kill the City Lord and not tell the other factions?”

Fatty’s question left him speechless.

“Anyway…”

Then, the two of them quarreled over this piece of news. Bai Xi joined them halfway.

“You guys actually know about it?! Elder Shi just rushed back and told me about it, and I came back to tell you guys. Tsk, the city is already in an uproar because of this!”

The three of them were talking happily, but they didn’t notice that Lin Bai, who was sitting on the small stone bench, didn’t look shocked or confused even though he occasionally asked some questions…

The person who killed the City Lord and Shan was Lin Bai.

He led the small beasts to Qingshui Town at night three days ago and killed the City Lord after a fierce battle.

Because the City Lord had used his life to fight with Lin Bai, although he had eaten a lot of people on the way to escape, he was still in a state of decline.

Although the City Lord and Shan resisted to the death, they could not do anything. Their injuries had healed, and their plan was flawless!

On a mountainside, in front of a small tomb in the bamboo forest, there was a bloody human head.