Early the next morning, outside the city lord's palace in Shanyin City, a young man wearing a dark blue robe was knocking hard on the door of the city lord's palace. This man was Gongsun Yan.
At this moment, he had disguised himself as a disciple of Su You, and the black card that concealed his cultivation level had been put away, which just showed his cultivation level at the peak of Qi training realm.
Soon, a loud roar came from inside:
"Knock on what! Didn't you see the notice on the door? The City Lord's Mansion has suspended all external activities and no one is allowed to enter or exit!"
"Oh! I am a disciple of Master Su You. The master asked me to come over and ask City Lord Xing what he needs?" Gongsun Yanzhen replied, his voice reaching everywhere in the house. If there is no shield, even Xing Kui should be able to
Hear his voice.
Hearing this, there was a silence inside.
After a while, the door creaked open, and a middle-aged man at the peak of Guixu Realm said to Gongsun Yan:
"Do you have a token of Master Su?"
"Oh, Master said just show me your badge."
After saying that, Gongsun Yan took out the platinum badge and showed it to him. After checking it, the man was shocked and asked:
"Master Su has been promoted?"
"Well, the newly promoted master." Gongsun Yan replied.
"Alchemist please come quickly!"
After Gongsun Yan entered, the door behind him closed with a creaking sound, and the middle-aged man immediately led him towards the depths of the city lord's mansion.
Gongsun Yan noticed that the interior of the city lord's palace was already filled with guards, and the surrounding high walls were obviously blessed by formations. If he entered rashly, even if he could pass through the wall, he would alert the guards.
When passing by the meeting hall of the city lord's palace, Gongsun Yan noticed that there were dozens of men and women standing or sitting inside, with sad expressions, a depressing atmosphere, and silence in the hall.
Soon, they arrived at Xing Daoyi's palace, and the surrounding area was even more heavily guarded.
When he came to the door, a middle-aged man who was in the middle stage of the Daocheng Realm walked out. He waved his hand to the Guixu Realm man and motioned for him to leave. He didn't ask Gongsun Yan any more and took him directly into the room.
Entering the palace, Gongsun Yan found that it was divided into an outer room and an inner room. The outer room was very spacious. There were also some people sitting there silently. They were all men, ranging in age. They looked mostly dressed in fine clothes, but relatively plain.
Gongsun Yan guessed that these should all be Xing Daoyi's sons.
Entering the inner room, Gongsun Yan found that there were many people sitting cross-legged or standing in front of the bed. He took a closer look and found that except for the two maids in front of the bed, the people standing were basically Daocheng realm cultivation level, and two of them were still.
The middle stage of Tao Chengjing.
There were four other people sitting cross-legged on the cushions on the ground with their eyes closed. They were of different ages, and Xing Kui was among them. Gongsun Yan immediately understood that these four people should be the ones vying for the position of city lord this time.
Seeing Gongsun Yan come in, the oldest one among the four opened his eyes slightly, revealing a cold and stern gaze, and then closed his eyes again, while the others were indifferent.
When he came to Xing Daoyi's bed, he saw an old man with a sallow face lying there. When he saw Gongsun Yan, he opened his eyes slightly.
Seeing this, Gongsun Yan quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands and said:
"Chu Guan, a disciple of Master Su You, the top alchemy master of the 'Dan Alliance', came to inquire about Mr. Xing on the orders of his master."
Hearing this, the old man blinked, while Xing Kui behind him opened his eyes in surprise and stared at Gongsun Yan's back. Of course he knew that this was Gongsun Yan's pseudonym.
Seeing that Xing Daoyi didn't speak, Gongsun Yan said to the middle-aged man who just brought him in:
"I have been a disciple of my family for many years and have some knowledge of medical skills. Can I take the pulse of the Lord City Lord?"
The middle-aged man was stunned. He turned to look at Xing Daoyi and saw him blinking. The middle-aged man nodded slightly and signaled the maid to get a stool for Gongsun Yan and let him sit in front of the bed to diagnose Xing Daoyi's pulse.
Gongsun Yan carefully diagnosed his pulse and found that Xing Daoyi had indeed reached the point where his lamp was running out and his time was running out. However, with Xing Daoyi's immortal family's methods, he could still last at least more than a month.
Using this period of time, Gongsun Yan sent a message to Xing Kui and said:
"Brother Xing, I am Gongsun Yan. There are too many Taoist realms here. My mind is strong and I can avoid being discovered by them. But you don't want to send a message to me. Just show what you want to say in your mind."
After getting a clear answer, the two began to "dialogue".
Only then did Gongsun Yan learn about Xing Kui's situation after breaking up with him.
It turned out that after Xing Kui left Gongsun Yan and the others, he first returned to the Zhongshan sect. After reporting in, he immediately replaced the identity token he had "lost" on the "alien battlefield" and took a long leave. Before the last moment, Xing Kui
He still doesn’t want to give up his identity as a disciple of the Zhongshan Sect.
Afterwards, Xing Kui returned to the Wei family. He had lived here for three or four years and had some affection for the place. He took out some cultivation resources and distributed them to his uncle and cousins, planning to stay for two days before going to meet him.
Gongsun Yan meets up.
But things changed that night. The news of Xing Kui's return to Weishan was learned by the Shanyin City Lord's Mansion. Xing Daoyi actually sent three middle-level Daocheng Realm experts to "invite" him to return to the manor.
Among them is the middle-aged man just now who is in the middle stage of the Daocheng Realm. Although he is said to be middle-aged, this person is actually over five hundred years old, but he has good looks and looks like he is middle-aged.
This middle-aged man's name is Xing Zhan, and he is the eldest elder of the Xing family. His status is higher than that of the ninth son Xing Yuan's uncle. Currently, he is actually in charge of the affairs of the city lord's palace.
After Xing Kui was invited back, he was initially placed under house arrest in his own mansion, and a shield was set up around him, mainly to isolate him from communication with the Wei family or the sect.
Although Xing Kui repeatedly stated that he had no intention of becoming the head of the family or the city lord, Xing Daoyi had no choice but to insist on him staying in the house.
Two weeks ago, perhaps because he felt that his time was running out, Xing Daoyi was afraid that his sons would have internal strife when he died, so he simply gathered them in front of his bed so that he could announce his oral instructions or "posthumous edicts" to the public at any time.
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As for his wife, daughter, son-in-law and other close relatives, they were all "placed" by Xing Daoyi in the meeting hall of the city lord's palace. In this way, all relatives and forces who hoped to rise to power fell within Xing Daoyi's sight.
Xing Kui finally "told" Gongsun Yan that a week ago, his father Xing Daoyi had announced that Xing Kui would succeed the head of the family and the city, and that Xing Zhan, the elder of the family, would assist him in succeeding to the throne. After Xing Daoyixian passed away, the family would immediately announce it to the whole city.
Gongsun Yan looked sideways and noticed that the four people's seats were arranged in a particular way. Xing Kui's position was half a body forward than the other three.
Xing Kui also told Gongsun Yan that in order to quell the dissatisfaction of the other three brothers, three deputy city lords were added this time. The three brothers are all deputy city lords, but the third brother Xing Yi is the standing deputy city lord. It seems that he is the legitimate son.