Chapter 737: She’s Protecting Jiang Yi!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
That night, Jiang Yi invited all the Heaven Monarch experts in the city to the Hundred Flower Inn, and at the same time, he and Qian w.a.n.guan hosted the ten commanders in an elegant courtyard beside it.
After three rounds of drinks, the guests started to disperse; but Chief Jiang, Qian w.a.n.guan, and Lu Feng were still engaged in a secret discussion in a secret room. The business of smuggling thunder stones had to continue. Their discussion included the careful planning of the set-ups and arrangements of the transactions.
None of the merchants from East Imperial Continent dared to step into Sky Thunder City as they were afraid of being put to death by the Lu Clan’s law enforcement squad. They had to send people from their side out of the city, but safety wasn’t guaranteed. This time, the Black Wind Legion appeared; and in the future, it was possible some other Black Ghost or Black Fire Legion would appear. Yang Dong and the rest weren’t considered extremely strong, and they could be killed at any time. There was no way Jiang Yi could lead the way every time, right?
“Commander Feng, do you think this will work?”
A bright idea appeared in Jiang Yi’s mind, and he said, “Let the Heaven Fate s.h.i.+p come over to Sky Thunder Island. w.a.n.guan and the rest can board the boat and leave every time before going to Red Fort to complete the deal. I am a VIP of the Red Sun Merchant a.s.sociation, and I’m pretty sure I can negotiate with them about this matter.”
“This…”
Commander Feng’s eyes lit up. As he shook his head, he said, “This would make it a lot safer. However, the only thing I’m afraid of is that the Red Sun Merchant a.s.sociation won’t be willing to take the risk, right? They have to change the route in order to make a lone trip down to Sky Thunder Island. If the upper echelon conducts an investigation, the Red Sun Merchant a.s.sociation will definitely be implicated.”
Jiang Yi waved his hand and dismissed. “What kind of risk will they be taking? It’s extremely normal for us to ride in the Heaven Fate s.h.i.+p. It’s normal for us to head over and stay in the Red Fort as well. The merchant a.s.sociation has nothing to do with our deal, and at most, we’ll sh.e.l.l out some celestial stones for their guards to board the s.h.i.+p at White Sprout Island. Also, the distance between the outer shoal and Red Fort is huge. We will need guards to protect us.”
Muttering to himself for a second, Lu Feng nodded his head and said, “As long as we give them enough celestial stones, the merchant a.s.sociation will definitely be able to a.s.semble a group of guards to escort us. If the Red Sun Merchant a.s.sociation is willing to accept this arrangement, we will contact the other party. We’ll conduct the trade in Red Fort! There are so many people coming and going in Red Fort it won’t be easy for people to notice us.”
“Sure!”
Jiang Yi nodded his head and glanced at Qian w.a.n.guan who indicated that he had no other problems. Contacting the people of Red Sun Merchant a.s.sociation to head over to Sky Thunder Island was a trivial matter.
After concluding the negotiations, Jiang Yi returned to his small courtyard. Qian w.a.n.guan gathered his men to make arrangements. Under Qian w.a.n.guan and Feng Luan’s control, Sky Thunder City quickly returned to its orderly state as they continued to run the city methodically just like how it was running in the past.
Jiang Yi didn’t go to thunder mountains, and he simply sat cross-legged in his tiny courtyard as he cultivated and comprehended the dao patterns. After three days, a rumbling sound came from the southern side of Sky Thunder Island. The aura of countless experts arrived and shocked all the martial artists in the city.
“People from the Hong Clan and Li Clan? They came so quickly!”
Jiang Yi’s divine senses swept across, and a hint of a cold smile appeared on his face. He got up and kept Feng Luan and the rest into the Thearch Palace as he could never be too careful. No one knew if Lu Ping could withstand the pressure against the two high-stage Heaven Monarchs who had just arrived.
Guards were patrolling around Sky Thunder Island, but anyone could enter the island as long as they didn’t make a move inside. Hong Yi brought along his men as they flew over with a majestic air around them. The patrolling guards didn’t stop them at all.
“Celestial stones have to be paid before you can enter the city. Ten thousand per person!”
However, at the southern gate of the city, Hong Yi and his men were intercepted by a commander and his subordinates. As Hong Yi’s eyebrows twitched, he laughed indifferently. “Commander, I am Hong Yi, and I’m an elder of the Hong Family from White Tiger City. I’m here to pay an official visit to Lordess Lu Ping. I don’t have to pay up celestial stones if I want to enter the city, right?”
The commander, Lu Pu, was a veteran commander in the city; and he was at the middle-stage of Heaven Monarch realm. Facing a high-stage Heaven Monarch like Hong Yi, his expression didn’t even change slightly as he coldly addressed, “Rules are rules. If you don’t abide by the rules, get lost.”
“You!”
Despite Hong Yi’s shrewd personality, he almost went berserk. This mere middle-stage Heaven Monarch commander was actually behaving so arrogantly? In White Tiger City—putting aside the commanders, even the major figures in the Lu Clan had to treat him politely. When had he ever been treated this way?
The expression of the people brought by Hong Yi, as well as the experts from the Li Clan, changed. However, none of them revealed the slightest killing intent as this commander was someone from the Lu Clan, and people who dared to provoke the Lu Clan’s people in the White Dragon Archipelago would be seeking death.
Hong Yi’s eyes lit up, and he smiled apologetically, “In this old man’s recollection, Sky Thunder City is just a small city. The entrance fee should only be a thousand celestial stones per person, when did it turn into ten thousand? Lord Commander, this seems to be going against the Lu Clan’s rules, right?”
Slanting his eye to look at Hong Yi, Lu Pu laughed coldly, “This is indeed not following the Lu Clan’s rules. This is Sky Thunder City’s rules now, and if you’re not happy with it, you can look for the Lu Clan’s Disciplinary Court to lodge your complaint. Sorry, as of now, the rules have changed once again. A hundred thousand celestial stones per person! If you don’t want to enter, you can scram. If you continue to cause a disturbance, it’s going to take a million celestial stones per person for you to enter.”
Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+
The killing intent coming from the bodies of several hundred people could no longer be suppressed, and it rolled out in waves. This commander was obviously making things difficult for them, and when they thought about how Jiang Yi was the tyrant located in this area, everything made sense.
The elders of the Hong and Li Clan, Hong Yi and Li Xie, looked at each other before sneering. They soared into the air at the same time and unleashed their complete strength. Hong Yi yelled at the top of his lungs, “White Tiger City’s Hong Clan’s elder, Hong Yi, and Li Clan’s elder, Li Xie, are here to request an audience with Lordess Lu Ping.”
Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+
Several hundred people from both clans soared into the sky, and they unleashed their aura presence. The air around Sky Thunder City seemed to come to a standstill, and the expression of countless Vajra realm experts changed. All of them shot out from their courtyard and gathered in the street as they looked fearfully at the group of several hundred Heaven Monarchs gathered above them.
“Idiot!”
Jiang Yi didn’t emerge from his courtyard and merely sat inside comfortably. Looking at the several hundred people hovering in the sky, he felt as though they were used to being arrogant and despotic in White Tiger City. They had the guts to behave atrociously in Sky Thunder City?
“What is going on?”
A cold and aged voice of a woman came from the city lord mansion. Lu Ping didn’t reveal herself, but opening her mouth to address them was showing the people of the two clans some face.
“Greetings to Lordess Lu Ping.”
Hong Yi and the rest bowed respectfully. Even though Lu Ping was only the city lordess of a small city like Sky Thunder City, they couldn’t look down on her as she was still in charge of a city in the White Dragon Archipelago.
After Hong Yi bowed, his divine senses entered the city and locked onto Lu Ping before he transmitted his voice: “Lordess, several days ago, the eldest young master of my clan and the third young master of the Li Clan were killed outside Red Fort. The Clan Heads of both our clans flew into a rage and ordered us to apprehend the killer. According to our sources, the killer is located in Sky Thunder City, and he is called the Lone Wolf. My Clan Head specially pa.s.sed down an order for us to head over to look for Lordess Lu Ping in order to obtain a.s.sistance. He said that after everything has been settled, he would definitely pay you a visit in order to thank you.”
“Oh.”
Lu Ping casually sat inside the City Lord Mansion, and she replied indifferently: “Go back and tell your Clan Head that I’m not disrespecting them, but whether Lone Wolf is the killer or not, he is currently residing in Sky Thunder City. As long as he is in the city, I will guarantee his safety. As long as he leaves the city, I don’t care how you deal with him. The rule of the Lu Clan states that there will be no violence in the city. How can I, Lu Ping, go against the rules?”
“Uh…”
Hong Yi was dumbfounded for a moment. He was extremely clear in his heart that the rules of the Lu Clan could never be violated. However, there was darkness wherever there was light. No matter the place, there would be dirty and underground transactions. For example, they were not allowed to make a move in White Tiger City, but if Hong Yi wanted to put someone to death, it would be all too easy. It was obvious that Lu Ping was dealing with the matter perfunctory, and she wasn’t showing any respect for the Hong and Li Clans. In other words… she’s protecting Jiang Yi!
Thinking up to this point, Hong Yi felt anger welling up in his heart. Just a moment ago, that commander dared to treat him with such disrespect. It seemed as though this had a lot to do with Lu Ping’s att.i.tude on this matter.
After thinking about it, Hong Yi became even more irritated. The Hong Clan and the Li Clan had an ill.u.s.trious reputation in the White Dragon Archipelago. The Clan Heads had an amicable relations.h.i.+p with the elders from the Lu Clan, and Lu Ping—who was just a mere city lordess of a tiny city—dared to treat them with such disrespect?
Immediately, his divine senses reached over as he transmitted: “Lordess, our actions have attracted the attention of all the powerful factions, and if we don’t bring anyone back, our clans will suffer great humiliation. Please make things easy for us. Lordess doesn’t have to make a move, and we’ll personally go into the city to apprehend the person—how about it? After it’s done, our Clan Head will personally pay you a visit to express his grat.i.tude. The city lords of White Tiger City and White Dragon City, Lu Shan and Lu Xia, in addition to Elder Lu He—all possess a great relations.h.i.+p with our Clan Head. When the time comes, they will commend your righteousness.”