In the Lord's Mansion of Fire Cloud City, Ling Xiao temporarily settled down. Gu Yunhe, the Lord of Fire Cloud City, even arranged his own secret room for Ling Xiao to practice.
That was where Gu Yun and himself retreated, and no one would disturb them.
It seems that Gu Qingyao's kindness also comes from his father and is inherited from the same source.
After entering the secret room, Ling Xiao didn't want to delay for a moment, quickly entered the practice, and directly started refining the heart of fire.
Time waits for no one. Although the Beijiang Hall Master said that he would not be able to come back until three years later, what if other dangers occur during this period?
No matter what, time cannot be wasted, he must seize every opportunity to improve his strength.
With the refining process of the Heart of Gold and the Heart of Wood, the Heart of Fire is relatively simple. As long as you pay attention to the terrifying and blazing expansion, there won't be much of a problem.
Closing his eyes, holding the heart of fire in his hand, Ling Xiao closed his eyes.
The Heart of Fire in his hand is like a beating heart, its red color is like the newly erupted volcanic lava, full of violent and primitive power.
He took a deep breath, as if he wanted to absorb the power of the entire world into his body.
As he slowly closed his eyes, his soul began to resonate with the Heart of Fire. It was a wonderful feeling, as if he could hear the roar and call deep in the Heart of Fire.
A fiery breath began to fill the air, as if invisible flames were jumping and burning in the space.
Ling Xiao could feel the heat wave hitting his face, and his skin was slightly hot in the hot air.
The Heart of Fire suddenly burst out with a dazzling light, which was more dazzling than the sun, as if it was going to illuminate the whole world.
The red flames surged crazily in it, like a fire dragon roaring and struggling.
Ling Xiao could feel the violent force trying to break through his control, but his will was as firm as steel and remained unmoved.
The roar of the flames echoed in Ling Xiao's ears, and the sound was as shocking as thunder. He gritted his teeth, and all the spiritual energy in his body surged out like a flood, trying to tame the violent flames.
After some hard struggle and confrontation, the Heart of Fire finally began to calm down.
The violent power gradually became soft and hot, slowly flowing into Ling Xiao's body like a hot spring. He could feel that energy merging with his spiritual power, as if his body was being reforged.
But this is just the beginning, the next step is the most critical, to condense the heart of fire into the fire dragon soul.
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When Ling Xiao was practicing in seclusion in the secret room, concentrating on refining the heart of fire, a burst of rapid horse hooves suddenly came from outside the city lord's mansion. The silence of the originally peaceful mansion was instantly broken.
Soon, a tall man with a sinister face strode into the lobby of the city lord's mansion.
Wearing a black battle armor with a bloodthirsty wolf head logo embroidered on his chest, he is none other than Zhang Pojun, the leader of the bloodthirsty mercenary group.
Gu Yunhe sat in the hall, his brows furrowed and his eyes cold. He glanced at Zhang Pojun and said calmly: "Captain Zhang, you came just in time. I have something to discuss with you."
Zhang Pojun did not accept this trick. He went straight to the point and said: "City Lord Gu, I will tell you directly. Our bloodthirsty mercenary group suffered heavy losses this time, and both Zhang Kang and Zhang Ding were defeated. Moreover,
, I discovered the smell of the bloodthirsty curse unique to our mercenary group in your city lord's mansion, you have to give me an explanation, right?"
Gu Yunhe sneered, with an unquestionable majesty in his voice: "Captain Zhang, it's not me who should explain, but you!"
"Zhang Ding and Zhang Kang are the guards I hired with a lot of money. Not only did they fail to protect my daughter, they actually tried to harm her. I haven't yet settled the accounts with your bloodthirsty mercenary group for such evil deeds, but you came to investigate first.
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Zhang Pojun's face darkened. He did not expect Gu Yunhe to bite back so directly. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said coldly: "City Lord Gu, are you planning to break up with our bloodthirsty mercenary group?
"
Gu Yunhe showed no weakness, with a firm light shining in his eyes: "That depends on your attitude! I, Gu Yunhe, am also the master of Huoyun City after all, and I cannot be a lamb to be slaughtered. You bloodthirsty mercenary group
If you don’t understand current affairs, don’t blame me for being rude!”
Zhang Pojun was aroused by Gu Yunhe's words. He clenched his fists tightly and his joints made a "clucking" sound. But he also knew that this was not a good time to take action.
He took a deep breath, tried to calm down the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "City Lord Gu, what attitude do you want?"
Gu Yunhe said coldly: "It's very simple, return all the rewards and get out of Huoyun City. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
Zhang Pojun's face was ashen, and he knew in his heart that what happened today could not be better.
He glared at Gu Yunhe fiercely, turned around and strode away, leaving behind a harsh message: "Old man Gu, don't regret it! Let's go!"
With the departure of Zhang Pojun and others, the city lord's mansion returned to peace again.
However, under this tranquility, there was an undercurrent, and a bigger storm seemed to be quietly brewing. But Ling Xiao was still practicing in seclusion in the secret room, unaware of everything happening outside.
Looking at Zhang Pojun's leaving figure, Gu Yunhe couldn't help but frown, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
He turned to look at the housekeeper beside him and said in a deep voice: "Go ahead and ask the people in the City Lord's Mansion to be careful when going out. The people in the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Group are a group of lunatics, and they may really do something crazy."
Things to come.”
After hearing this, the housekeeper couldn't help but ask: "City Lord, how about we hand over that Yu Hua? It doesn't seem worth offending the bloodthirsty mercenary group for Yu Hua. You and that Zhang Pojun are equally powerful, our City Lord
The government doesn’t have much advantage.”
When Gu Yunhe heard this, a cold light immediately appeared in his eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "Hand it over? Do you want me, Gu Yunhe, to be an unkind and ungrateful bastard?"
"Yu Hua is kind to our City Lord's Mansion. No matter what, we have to keep him. Otherwise, how can our City Lord's Mansion survive in Huoyun City? Although our City Lord's Mansion has the same strength as the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Group, we can't
Therefore, he betrayed his own morality and conscience."
When the housekeeper heard Gu Yunhe's words, he suddenly felt ashamed. He lowered his head and said, "I know my mistake, and I will make arrangements right now." After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry to carry out Gu Yunhe's order.
Gu Yunhe stood in the lobby, his eyes firm and deep.
He knew that the days to come might be more difficult, but he was already prepared, and he was willing to pay any price for the honor and morality of the City Lord's Mansion.
Compared with the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Group, they have nothing to fear from the front, but they are afraid that the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Group will play dirty tricks and carry out sneak attacks and assassinations on their people, which will be difficult to handle.