Chapter 3016

In fact, the City Lord of Renyi City did not disappoint Ouyang Tianyun’s expectations. He arrived the very next day. Besides offering a sincere apology, he presented a generous gift.

Ouyang Tianyun accepted the gifts with an open and generous demeanor, then led Yan Xiwan and the others away from Renyi City.

Watching Ouyang Tianyun leisurely sipping tea across from them, Jian Ying expressed his confusion. "Is it really okay for you to accept the City Lord of Renyi City’s gifts like that?"

"Why not?" Ouyang Tianyun asked Jian Ying in return.

Jian Ying tilted his head, thinking for a moment. "I can’t quite put my finger on the reason, but I feel like doing this is truly wrong."

Ouyang Tianyun smiled faintly, looking at Jian Ying. "Jian Ying, I really don’t understand what your wife sees in you. You are as stubborn as a block of elm wood."

"Huh?" Jian Ying looked at Ouyang Tianyun, puzzled.

Ouyang Tianyun spoke directly. "Stop saying 'huh' and 'ah'. Is this City Lord of Renyi City a good person?"

"Judging by the children he raised, one can tell the City Lord of Renyi City is not a good person." Jian Ying still had some judgment in this regard.

"It’s not just a matter of upbringing; it’s also an economic development issue," Ouyang Tianyun said. "The Immortal Emperor encourages the Immortal Realm and various cultivation worlds to develop their economies independently, aiming for a qualitative change in the cultivation world. However, in this Renyi City, aside from a few exorbitantly expensive hotels, there is virtually nothing else. At least, when I accompanied my wife to buy some local specialties of Renyi City, we couldn’t find any specialty shops."

"That is indeed true," Yan Xiwan said seriously from the side. "Actually, there are quite a few local specialties near Renyi City. I think the biggest specialty is some colored ores. These ores can dye spirit stones, which is very beneficial for jewelry makers. Generally speaking, with such good resources, Renyi City should have at least a few jewelry shops, but I haven’t seen any recently."

Yan Xiwan paused to think. "Also, regarding food, there is a special kind of bird in this area of Renyi City. It tastes very delicious. Tianyun and I hunted and ate some nearby, but there are none in Renyi City itself."

Ouyang Tianyun continued, "Of course, if the economy of Renyi City were highly developed, I could understand. But at least during my time in Renyi City, I didn’t see any rapid economic development. Moreover, the number of ordinary people in Renyi City seemed significantly lower. Not only were there fewer people, but their living conditions were also poor."

Jian Ying recalled the lives of the people in Renyi City and had to admit that everything Ouyang Tianyun said was correct.

The people there looked clean and tidy on the surface, but their living conditions were not good.

"And yet, this City Lord could produce so much wealth for compensation. Tell me, where did this wealth come from?" Ouyang Tianyun asked Jian Ying.

Jian Ying shook his head honestly. "I don’t know."

"What is there not to know? It came from exploiting the people of his own Renyi City," Pan Hongmei said directly.

"It’s not just that," Yan Xiwan added. "I once heard that this City Lord married seven wives, and none of them lived past ten years. The problem is, since his wives died, they basically had no children. Therefore, their dowries became his."

"You mean this City Lord killed her seven wives?" Jian Ying wasn’t a fool; as soon as Yan Xiwan said this, she understood her implication.

"I didn’t say that," Yan Xiwan answered with a smile, but her expression clearly indicated that this was exactly what she meant.

"What a scum! If I had known, you should have told me," Jian Ying said seriously.

"And then?" Yan Xiwan asked with a smile.

"And then, what do you mean 'and then'?" Jian Ying was confused.

"If you were told he was an extreme piece of scum, what use would that be?" Yan Xiwan asked.

"Of course, I would go and kill him. Such scum should not exist in the mortal world," Jian Ying said with a righteous expression.

"You are a sword cultivator, so you naturally know about the Sword Palace," Ouyang Tianyun said.

"Naturally, I know," Jian Ying replied.

"Renyi City is a subsidiary city under surveillance. Regardless of whether the City Lord of Renyi City acted appropriately, it will definitely not be us who handle him." Ouyang Tianyun picked up a chess piece from the side and beckoned Yan Xiwan over to play chess with him.

"The personality of a sword cultivator is that they cannot tolerate even a grain of sand in their eyes. So, you don’t need to worry at all. The resolution for this City Lord of Renyi City will definitely not be good," Ouyang Tianyun said seriously. "Besides, I am a person who loves peace. How could someone who loves peace as much as I do casually attack others?"

"You didn’t say much when you dealt with Ren Qianjin either," Pan Hongmei pointed out directly.

Ouyang Tianyun didn’t blush at all. "That was because Ren Qianjin’s crimes were unforgivable. Otherwise, do you think the Heavenly Dao exists for nothing? If I killed people randomly, the Heavenly Dao would not spare me."

(The Heavenly Dao, hidden in the shadows, rolled its eyes: Thank you for thinking so highly of me!)

Yan Xiwan said from the side, "Actually, regarding Ren Qianjin, even if Tianyun hadn’t acted, I would have. That woman’s existence was simply a disgrace to us women."

Pan Hongmei nodded with a sympathetic expression. "You’re absolutely right. This Ren Qianjin really was a disgrace to our women’s faces."

Yan Xiwan said, "Isn’t that right? However, since Tianyun acted later, I didn’t intervene. Besides, that Ren Qianjin wasn’t very durable in a fight."

Hearing this, Pan Hongmei widened her eyes and looked at Yan Xiwan. "Dear, you must know that your husband is now at the Void Transformation stage. That Ren Qianjin was only just entering the middle stage of Qi Condensation. How did you expect her to withstand a fight?"

Yan Xiwan blinked her clear eyes, wearing an innocent expression. "Oh, but my husband didn’t use her full strength either, right? Husband?"

Yan Xiwan raised her eyebrows slightly at Ouyang Tianyun.

Ouyang Tianyun smiled and nodded. "I only used five percent of my strength. It is indeed true that Ren Qianjin was not durable."

Pan Hongmei was speechless. A high-level expert at the Void Transformation stage, even using only five percent of his strength, was not something an ordinary cultivator could withstand, let alone a low-level Qi Condensation practitioner.

However, seeing the couple’s expression that it was all Ren Qianjin’s fault, she decided it was useless to say more.

Jian Ying tilted his head, thought for a moment, and frowned. "Your Void Transformation expert, even with five percent of his strength, could make a Nascent Soul cultivator spit blood. How could that little Qi Condensation practitioner possibly withstand it?"

Everyone was stunned by Jian Ying’s blunt words. Lu Fang coughed and then patted Jian Ying on the shoulder. "Friend, there is a saying: see through it, but don’t say it. Has anyone ever told you that your personality is not very good?"

Jian Ying nodded. "My master and senior brothers say my personality is not good."

"Where are your master and senior brothers from?" Lu Fang asked casually.

"My master is one of the three major elders of the Inner Three Gates of the Sword Palace," Jian Ying said.

"You are a sword cultivator from the Sword Palace?" Everyone was speechless now. They knew Jian Ying was a sword cultivator, but based on his behavior, they had never associated him with the Sword Palace. It turned out Jian Ying was actually from the Sword Palace.