Gao Wu: My freshman internship was a battle on the front lines.

Chapter 155 People from Kyoto

Three uninvited guests arrived in Shanhe Prefecture.

They came from Kyoto, traveling in a royal flying boat.

When the flying boat landed in the city lord's mansion square, Zhou Wuwei was already waiting.

He had a smile on his face and a humble demeanor.

Three people stepped off the airship.

The leader was in his forties, of medium build, and with an ordinary appearance.

But he was a half-step Martial God, the captain of the Wang family's secret guards, codenamed Wang Wu.

It is said that he followed the Wang family patriarch for many years and was one of the patriarch's most trusted people.

Two people followed behind Wang Wu. Their names were Wang Qi and Wang Shisan.

Both of them were at the late stage of the seventh-order Martial Venerable realm.

Zhou Wuwei stepped forward and bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.

"Zhou Wuwei, Deputy City Lord of Shanhe Prefecture, respectfully welcomes you, esteemed guests. You must be tired from your journey."

Wang Wu glanced at him, nodded, and acted with utter arrogance.

Zhou Wuwei led the three into the main hall of the city lord's mansion.

Wang Wu sat down in the main seat, with the other two standing behind him.

"Vice City Lord Zhou!" Wang Wu said bluntly, his tone indifferent.

"You should know the purpose of my trip. The Kyoto central government wants to investigate the death of Silver Star and the annihilation of the Machine Race's advance team."

"You are the deputy city lord of Shanhe Prefecture, and also the representative of the aristocratic families in Shanhe Prefecture. What is your opinion on this matter?"

Zhou Wuwei paused slightly in his teacup, a forced smile on his face, but his mind was racing.

He and Ye Feng had already discussed strategies for dealing with the people from Kyoto.

Then there's only one word: delay.

They dragged it out until Zhao Gongming and the other three broke through to the Martial God level.

They dared not easily take control of Shanhe Prefecture after dragging it out until they reached Kyoto.

If things really can't be delayed any longer, then shift the blame to Ye Feng and have the investigation team go to Jiangcheng to find him.

Zhou Wuwei asked a question at the time.

"Ye Feng! Tell me honestly! Can you really handle a half-step Martial God?"

Ye Feng only glanced at him and said four words.

"Cut it down with one stroke."

Zhou Wuwei put down his teacup, cleared his throat, and began to recount the events of Yin Xing's challenge to Ye Feng.

He didn't embellish or deliberately conceal anything; he told the whole story from beginning to end.

He spoke very objectively and neutrally.

Wang Wu listened without saying a word.

His unusually bright eyes narrowed slightly.

He was analyzing every word Zhou Wuwei said, trying to determine which were true and which were false.

He served as a bodyguard for the Wang family for decades; he wasn't just sitting around doing nothing.

They directly grasped the key points in Zhou Wuwei's story.

"You mean, that Ye Feng killed Yin Xing with a single blow?"

Wang Wu's tone was solemn.

"Peak sixth-tier Silver Star, with over seven million health points. The person who could kill him with a single strike must be at least a half-step Martial God. What's Ye Feng's cultivation level?"

"Early stage of the sixth rank," Zhou Wuwei said.

Wang Wu was a little confused.

At the early stage of the sixth rank, he killed a alien prodigy with seven or eight million health points with a single strike?

This can no longer be explained by "genius".

"If this is true, then Ye Feng's combat strength is at least on par with my own!"

Wang Wu pondered silently!

He searched his mind but couldn't find a single similar case.

There wasn't a single genius in the entire Great Xia Dynasty who could kill a peak sixth-tier expert with a single strike at the early stage of the sixth tier.

This Ye Feng is no ordinary person!

Wang Wu frowned.

That was his original task.

Investigate the truth about Yin Xing's death and bring Ye Feng back to Kyoto for trial.

But now he hesitated.

He recalled the complete annihilation of the Machine Race's vanguard. Only a master at the level of a Martial God could accomplish such a feat.

Is this person related to Ye Feng?

Was she his teacher?

Or is it the powerful backer behind him?

"Where is Zhao Gongming, the Lord of Shanhe Prefecture?" Wang Wu suddenly changed the subject.

"With such a big incident, why isn't he coming out?"

"Is he still looking down on the investigation team from Kyoto? Is he preparing to disobey orders?"

Zhou Wuwei picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"I don't know why, but the Lord of the Manor went into seclusion yesterday."

"Seclusion?"

"Not only the Lord of the Prefecture. The Garrison Commander, the Chief of the Night Watch, and Dean Ouyang of the Dao Academy are all in seclusion."

Wang Wu narrowed his eyes even more.

"Go into seclusion at the same time?"

"Yes. They said they're going to collectively attempt to become a Martial God." Zhou Wuwei was both amused and exasperated.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Then Wang Wu laughed.

His two men laughed along with him.

Even Zhou Wuwei chuckled twice.

But he was indeed thinking...

"If I hadn't personally witnessed Ye Feng taking out so many Dao Fruits, I would have thought it was a joke too!"

"But! You can laugh now! Once the Lord of the Manor and the others break through to Martial God, you won't even have time to cry!"

The three men laughed loudly, their laughter filled with sarcasm.

"Absurd." Wang Wu shook his head.

"Isn't it just a way to evade responsibility? A bunch of old foxes, thinking they can get away with it by hiding?"

"We'll wait here in Shanhe Prefecture. We'll wait for them to come out of seclusion. I don't believe they can hide from the first day of the month and then hide from the fifteenth."

Zhou Wuwei was overjoyed.

He picked up his teacup, trying to hide the barely concealed smile on his lips.

Wait?

I couldn't ask for more!

Zhao Gongming and his group are in seclusion, and what they need most is time.

After Zhao Gongming and the other three broke through to the Martial God level and emerged from seclusion.

I'll see what the three of you do then.

Zhou Wuwei put down his teacup, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and adopted a humble attitude.

"Gentlemen, you have come from afar and must be tired from your journey. I have arranged accommodations at the Shanhe Hotel. Please rest first, and I will host a welcome dinner for you tonight."

Wang Wu nodded and left the city lord's mansion with his two underlings.

The Shanhe Grand Hotel is the best hotel in Shanhe Fucheng. Wang Wu and his two companions stayed in a luxury suite on the top floor.

Close the door.

Wang Shisan spoke first.

"Brother, waiting like this isn't a solution. The master's mission is to capture Ye Feng and bring him back to Kyoto for trial. If we just wait here idly, what if the master blames us?"

Wang Wu sat down on the sofa and crossed his legs.

His expression was completely different from when he was at the city lord's mansion.

At this moment, he wore a mysterious smile.

"Have you ever considered how the Machine Race's advance team was wiped out?"

Wang Shisan and Wang Qi exchanged a glance and shook their heads simultaneously.

"Thirty thousand elite troops, plus Silver Moon, that half-step Martial God. With that kind of power, someone who could kill them in one move would have to be at least a Martial God level expert."

"just in case!!"

Wang Wu's gaze swept across the two faces, and he lowered his voice.

"We're going to Jiangcheng to capture Ye Feng, just in case that Martial God is Ye Feng's backer."

"Wouldn't we have died a very unjust death?"

"You must know that in the Great Xia, the Great Xia's Martial God is invincible."

"They are blessed by the Great Dao, and cannot be defeated by anyone but the most invincible peak."

"Even if someone at the Invincible Realm came, they would have to shake their head in the face of the God of War's blessing. If we die, our master won't be able to avenge us."

Wang Shisan and Wang Qi suddenly realized.

They're not stupid, they just don't dare to think too deeply about it.

"Brother, what do you mean?" Wang Qi asked.

Wang Wu stood up, picked up a glass of red wine, and took a sip.

"I've investigated. When the advance team of the Mechanical Race was wiped out, all the experts of Shanhe Prefecture were in the prefectural city."

"Therefore, that mysterious martial god is most likely unrelated to the Mountain and River Prefecture."

"So who is he connected to? Ye Feng? Or the strange beast?"