Chapter 3011

Yan Xiwan listened and said softly to Ouyang Tianyun, "It seems there is a reason why this City Lord’s daughter would target Brother-in-law Lu Fang."

Lu Fang, standing nearby, said, "I never caught her embroidered ball."

Pan Hongmei said, "If we had known she was like this, we shouldn’t have saved her back then."

Lu Fang patted Pan Hongmei’s hand and said, "Don’t overthink it. No matter what, we saved her because of our own beliefs. We didn’t want to see a weak woman being bullied."

"I think her weakness might be fake," Yan Xiwan said calmly from the side. "If she were truly weak, she wouldn’t have crippled those cultivators’ abilities."

Ouyang Tianyun said, "Anyway, she will throw the embroidered ball the day after tomorrow. We just need to find a spot to watch."

Dealing with a minor City Lord was never something Ouyang Tianyun considered important.

Yan Xiwan nodded slightly, agreeing.

During these three days, they did not go to the City Lord’s mansion to cause trouble. Instead, they started touring Renyi City.

Although Renyi City was quite large, its economy seemed very depressed. There were hardly any shops open for business.

Except for some large hotels or teahouses, there were very few small shops.

"Why doesn’t Renyi City develop its economy? I can’t even buy any local specialties," Yan Xiwan said, very dissatisfied.

Ouyang Tianyun said, "The development of each city mainly depends on the City Lord’s arrangements. It seems the City Lord of Renyi City is not an elite."

"Does the cultivation world also rely on personal connections?" Yan Xiwan asked curiously. Otherwise, how could such an incapable person become a City Lord?

Ouyang Tianyun understood Yan Xiwan’s meaning and smiled. "Actually, it is like this in every plane. When we were mortals, mortals had personal connections. When we became cultivators, cultivators still have personal connections. Otherwise, the cultivation world wouldn’t be so peaceful now."

Good personal connections benefit oneself, one’s family, and one’s sect.

"However, this Renyi City originally belonged to the Sword Palace. People from the Sword Palace are usually very direct and rarely interfere with economic matters. So, the Sword Palace doesn’t know about the City Lord’s situation here. As long as the City Lord sends tribute every year, it’s fine," Ouyang Tianyun said seriously.

"With Renyi City in its current state, how much tribute can they possibly send?" Yan Xiwan sneered.

Ouyang Tianyun smiled lightly. "That’s why prices here are high. When we were in Pill City, staying in a hotel only cost two high-grade spirit stones. Here, although we booked a small courtyard, it costs ten high-grade spirit stones. The price has more than doubled."

"So, is the City Lord of Renyi City implementing a policy of 'fleecing the sheep'?" Yan Xiwan asked slowly.

Ouyang Tianyun nodded slightly. "Roughly speaking, yes."

Yan Xiwan tilted her head, looking at Ouyang Tianyun. "If we deal with this City Lord, will the Sword Palace hold it against us?"

"It doesn’t matter. Although the Piao Miao Palace seems to have disappeared and been forgotten, among these top sects, everyone knows that the seemingly insignificant Piao Miao Palace still exists. If they know we are dealing with the City Lord on behalf of the Piao Miao Palace, the Sword Palace will definitely not intervene."

Ouyang Tianyun smiled and continued, "And we don’t need to worry about that minor manager from the Ink Palace. The Ink Palace is always fair. Since their cultivators are demonic cultivators, and the first master of the Ink Palace was the Black Emperor, they absolutely do not allow anyone to protect scum."

Yan Xiwan finally understood. "So, the backings this City Lord has shown are just to scare outsiders. Those who know the truth won’t be intimidated."

"Smart wife," Ouyang Tianyun praised without forgetting.

Yan Xiwan looked at Ouyang Tianyun. "Dear, such obvious logic doesn’t really show how smart I am, okay?"

"No matter what, I think my wife is very smart," Ouyang Tianyun said seriously.

Yan Xiwan could only smile. Fine, she wouldn’t argue about this. Her heart was already at ease.

Three days passed quickly. Yan Xiwan and the other three arrived early at a teahouse next to the pavilion where the embroidered ball would be thrown.

They watched from behind the windows. Ouyang Tianyun had made special adjustments to the windows, so people outside could not see who was behind them.

They did this mainly to prevent the City Lord’s daughter from seeing Lu Fang.

Since the City Lord’s daughter had been so ruthless to Lu Fang, who knew if she would spare her? Although they came to settle scores, they did not plan to disrupt her embroidered ball ceremony.

Perhaps because the fate of the previous six winners had scared many people away, there were many spectators today, but very few actual participants.

Basically, the participants were either destitute or rogue cultivators who didn’t understand the truth.

They were all there to try their luck.

Yan Xiwan looked at the situation and raised an eyebrow. "It seems those who truly want to find a Dao companion won’t appear here."

"A Dao companion is someone who accompanies you for life. Unless one is down on their luck or desperate, who would participate in an embroidered ball toss? Besides, if the owner of the ball had high talent and a good personality, maybe someone would try. But with her having crippled six cultivators, only she feels good about herself."

Ouyang Tianyun’s sharp tongue was indeed powerful sometimes.

Yan Xiwan nodded slightly after listening. "Indeed. Oh, the City Lord’s daughter is coming out. Is it the one in red in the middle?"

Yan Xiwan asked Pan Hongmei. Pan Hongmei looked at the woman and nodded. "Yes, that’s her. Her name is Ren Qianjin."

"Ren Qianjin. What a nice name. Truly a willful young lady," Zhu Yanyi sneered slightly.

"I wonder if Ren Qianjin will spit blood from anger when she sees these people below," Yan Xiwan said calmly.

"We’ll see if we keep watching." After all, they were here to watch the show today.

So the four of them watched outside through the window.

When Ren Qianjin saw the people below, her face turned red. Not from shyness, but from anger.

"What kind of people are these below? Ugly and deformed. Look at them, who among them is worthy of me?" Ren Qianjin complained.

The butler beside her seemed not to have heard this clearly and only said, "Miss, the City Lord said you must choose one today, no matter what. You can’t act recklessly anymore."