Chapter 985: Apology
At noon the next day, the backyard of the city lord's mansion was extremely quiet.
After several hours of meditation, with the blessing of the "Dream Freedom Sutra", Qin Tian's energy and spirit have been completely restored at this moment, and he no longer feels tired at all.
However, not long after he stepped out of the secret cultivation room, he found a foundation-building monk wearing armor walking quickly towards him. He immediately clasped his fists and saluted respectfully and said:
"To report to the city lord, the young master of the Xiao Chamber of Commerce has come to visit and has been waiting in the living room for a long time!"
Hearing this, Qin Tian's eyes couldn't help but flash, and then he nodded as usual, threw a medium-grade spiritual stone to dismiss the guard, and then walked straight in a certain direction.
Not long after, after passing through the wide garden corridor of the City Lord's Mansion and walking along the artificial lake, Qin Tian gradually arrived at a quiet place.
After arriving at the scene, they saw Xiao Bufan in white and brocade robes in an elegant attic from a distance, pacing back and forth slightly awkwardly, as if he was a little uneasy.
Beside him, there was a middle-aged monk who was about fifty years old, dressed in silk and satin, and whose cultivation was only in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He was tied up with some kind of spiritual weapon rope, lying on the ground with a dull face and dull eyes. The ground looked extremely miserable.
Seeing this situation, Qin Tian couldn't help but bring up a playful smile, then walked forward and asked seemingly surprised:
"Oh~! Isn't this the young master of the Xiao family? As the saying goes, you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Could it be that Fellow Daoist Xiao suddenly came to visit to discuss some important matters?"
After noticing the movement, Xiao Bufan immediately turned around, first looked at Qin Tian's instant performance, and then quickly showed an apologetic look on his face and said:
"The Lord of the City was joking, but Xiao came here specifically to apologize!"
After hearing this, Qin Tian immediately showed a "confused" look and asked seemingly puzzled.
"Oh? Brother Xiao, what do you say?"
When Xiao Bufan saw this, he couldn't help but secretly curse in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to blame himself, and said with a rather ashamed wry smile:
"Why do you, Lord City Lord, ask questions knowingly? I heard that after the banquet last night, some demon sect thieves dared to carry out an assassination attempt, and even the Hanmei Fairy was involved! This matter was due to my negligence in Juxian Tower, and I was accidentally killed by the demon sect. I hope the Lord of the City will forgive me for the gangsters!"
After hearing such words that were intended to cover up the truth, Qin Tian couldn't help but sneer secretly.
After all, in just a few words, the young master of the Xiao family completely abdicated his responsibility, and pretended to be innocent at the same time. Such superb acting skills can really only be described as entering the palace.
However, for some unknown reason, Qin Tian did not get angry on the spot. Instead, he showed a bold smile and said coquettishly:
"Brother Xiao, your words are serious. Your Chamber of Commerce has cooperated with our Dao Sect for many years and has made great contributions to the development of Fengming Fairy City. Could it be that this city lord still can't trust you, Brother Xiao?"
Xiao Bufan, who was opposite him, secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
After all, he was mentally prepared before coming here, fearing that Qin Tian would have a hot head and fall out on the spot regardless.
If this is the case, then he, Xiao, has no confidence that he can escape from the heavily guarded city lord's mansion!
But fortunately, the prediction was correct. The new city lord was thoughtful and not the kind of person who didn't care about the overall situation.
So seeing that Qin Tian was not angry, Xiao Bufan naturally hurriedly borrowed the donkey from the slope and spoke again with a guilty look on his face:
"To be honest, after hearing about the assassination of the city lord, Mr. Xiao was filled with guilt, so I thoroughly investigated the entire Juxian Building overnight. In the end, my hard work paid off and I finally found out the real culprit behind the scenes!"
Having said this, Xiao Bufan quickly raised his hand and grabbed the middle-aged man in brocade robe who fell to the ground. He continued to explain with a solemn face:
"This person is the deputy shopkeeper of our Juxian Pavilion. It was he who secretly worked in collusion with the demonic cultivators. For the benefit of some spiritual stones, he colluded with the Hanmei Demon Girl, which led to the subsequent assassination!"
"Such unfaithful and unjust people have committed extremely heinous crimes and deserve to be punished by the Lord of the City himself!"
After hearing this, Qin Tian couldn't help but use the power of his spiritual consciousness to secretly scan the so-called deputy shopkeeper of Juxian Tower.
Sure enough, we saw that this man's soul was shattered, his consciousness was annihilated, and only a intact body was left to maintain life. He was no different from the living dead like a walking corpse.
There is no doubt that this person must be a scapegoat randomly found by Xiao Bufan in order to calm down the anger of the city lord's palace.
In this way, we can avoid being exploited and suppressed in the future, and we can also calmly clear Juxian Tower of all charges.
It has to be said that Xiao Bufan's abacus was crackling.
Only this scapegoat was found somewhat perfunctorily.
Although Qin Tian understood everything, he did not intend to expose it immediately. Instead, he continued to act cooperatively:
"Brother Xiao, you are serious! How can you, a little rat, be able to cause such a big storm!"
After saying this, Qin Tian didn't even look at it, and directly volleyed a palm in the air, killing the middle-aged monk on the spot, which also helped him to relieve his pain.
But after that, Qin Tian showed a meaningful smile, stared at Xiao Bufan with very deep eyes, and said in a seemingly concerned tone:
"In addition, I would like to advise Brother Xiao that Fengming Fairy City has not been very peaceful recently, so you need to be careful in everything! You must know that in some things, once you make the wrong choice, the consequences will be very serious!"
As soon as he said this, especially when he noticed the hidden warning in his eyes, Xiao Bufan couldn't help but feel a slight chill in his heart.
But he quickly came to his senses, hurriedly bowed his fist respectfully, and continued to pretend to be dumbfounded:
"Thank you City Lord for your concern. I, the Xiao Chamber of Commerce, will definitely keep it in mind!"
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In the following time, the two of them exchanged false politeness, as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years. Even the bloody corpse on the ground did not have any impact on the scene.
But the atmosphere was somewhat strange.
After waiting for a while, Xiao Bufan, who could no longer hold himself back, finally found an excuse to leave.
When Qin Tian saw this, he did not stop him. Instead, he looked at the body lying on the ground and fell into deep thought on the spot.
Just at this moment, footsteps sounded again outside the attic, and then Qi Mo and Long Aotian were seen walking in in no particular order.
After arriving at the scene, Long Aotian, who was already rebellious by nature, couldn't help but immediately asked for instructions with murderous intent:
"I dare to ask the Peak Master, with such a God-given opportunity, why don't we just kill the young master of the Xiao family? It's too late to catch up now, that kid probably hasn't left the house yet!"
Hearing this, Qi Mo couldn't help but shook his head, looking disdainful of being associated with him.
As for Qin Tian, his face darkened, and then he patiently explained:
"It's just a young master of the Xiao family. It's not easy to kill him? The question is, what impact will it have on Immortal City after killing this kid? How will we face the high-level officials of the Xiao family to hold him accountable in the future?"
"It should be noted that our sect is now facing a joint attack by two major forces, plus the demon sect and ghosts are eyeing them. It is already in a precarious situation and is getting even more difficult. If we completely break up with the Xiao family again, it will undoubtedly make things worse!"
Long Aotian was immediately discouraged when he heard this, but he couldn't help but muttered:
"Oh~! This is too frustrating. Is this all we can do?"
Hearing this, Qin Tian's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and then he gave a firm and sonorous assurance:
"Don't worry, as soon as the time comes, none of these people can escape! For now, we need to be patient and wait for a chance to completely break the situation!"
