Ji Liangpeng darted out from the inner courtyard, questioning the flustered Bi Ruize.
Ji Liangpeng was the city lord of Dalongwan City, and all matters within the city required his approval. Now, with Bi Ruize rushing in and shouting, it was clear something was amiss.
Facing Ji Liangpeng's inquiry, Bi Ruize quickly replied, "City Lord, someone... someone wants to see you."
Someone wants to see me?
That's it?
"Just for such a trivial matter?" Ji Liangpeng's expression soured.
If it weren't for Bi Ruize's Divine King realm and his status as a capable subordinate, Ji Liangpeng would have slapped him.
Truly out of his mind.
"City Lord, this is no small matter. He... he's a peak Divine Venerable expert!" Bi Ruize exclaimed the last part almost in tears.
Xia Feng's power was too terrifying; someone like Bi Ruize was nothing before him.
No, to be precise, he was worse than an ant.
Peak Divine Venerable?
Ji Liangpeng was startled, nearly jumping up, and asked with shock, "Did you say a peak Divine Venerable expert? Did I mishear, or did you misstate?"
How could he not be shocked?
A peak Divine Venerable had reached the pinnacle of the God Realm; they were walking gods of the God Realm.
For such a person, let alone meeting them, just hearing news of them was a source of pride.
That's why, when Bi Ruize spoke, he initially didn't believe it.
But seeing the fear in Bi Ruize's eyes, he roughly believed it.
"City Lord, you didn't mishear, and I didn't misstate. Hurry and come with me, otherwise, if he gets angry, the entire city will have to pay with their lives."
Bi Ruize's tone was filled with agitation and dread.
Ji Liangpeng took two steps back, almost losing his balance, muttering, "Why does he want to see me? Why?"
He truly couldn't understand why a peak Divine Venerable expert would want to see an insignificant figure like him.
Most importantly, judging by Bi Ruize's expression, he could guess this was definitely not good news.
It was no wonder Ji Liangpeng wasn't scared out of his wits.
The crucial point was that he couldn't run; if a peak Divine Venerable expert wanted to find him, there was nowhere to hide in the entire God Realm.
If he could, Ji Liangpeng wished he could find a hole to burrow into and bury himself. He truly didn't want to meet him.
After contemplating, Ji Liangpeng seemed to make a significant decision and said, "No matter what, there's no escaping. A summons from a peak Divine Venerable expert, I have no choice."
Bi Ruize nodded quickly upon hearing this, "Yes, there's no other way."
Ji Liangpeng nodded and asked, "On the way, tell me, what exactly happened?"
Ji Liangpeng felt there must be a reason for this occurrence. Otherwise, why would a peak Divine Venerable expert seek out Bi Ruize to say he wanted to see him?
Wasn't that ridiculous?
Bi Ruize replied, "City Lord, here's what happened..."
Bi Ruize recounted the entire sequence of events, after which Ji Liangpeng almost cursed aloud.
It turned out the main cause was that damned fighting arena.
Damn it, they were seeking death.
He couldn't deal with this matter right now; what he needed most was to rush to see Xia Feng immediately.
The two hurried to the old temple at their fastest pace.
As soon as he entered the temple gate, Ji Liangpeng immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowing and confessing his mistakes while shouting, "Dalongwan City Lord Ji Liangpeng pays respects to the Divine Venerable senior."
Bi Ruize also knelt with him. Although he didn't speak, his actions and expression were the same as Ji Liangpeng's.
Ji Liangpeng's voice reached everyone present.
Divine Venerable?
Xia Feng is a Divine Venerable?
Such a young Divine Venerable?
Zuo Bin, standing beside Xia Feng,'s eyes widened.
He had tried to imagine if Xia Feng might also be a Divine Emperor.
Because Bi Ruize had been so terrified by Xia Feng earlier, Xia Feng having the possibility of being a Divine Emperor was plausible.
But he never imagined that Xia Feng was a peak Divine Venerable expert.
This was simply blinding his dog-like eyes.
Everyone held their breath, not daring to exhale.
Respect for Divine Venerable experts was deeply ingrained. No one had expected to see a Divine Venerable expert one day.
After all, in the God Realm, they were just ordinary, insignificant figures.
Xia Feng looked at Ji Liangpeng, who was kneeling, and spoke, "Under your governance, Dalongwan City still has children wandering the streets. A group of children are enduring hunger and cold in this dilapidated temple. Is this your responsibility as City Lord?"
Xia Feng looked at Ji Liangpeng with a questioning gaze.
"This is truly a misunderstanding. I arranged for people to find them shelter, but they refused to leave. You can ask him if you don't believe me." Ji Liangpeng quickly explained.
Zuo Bin nodded upon hearing this and added, "They did come, but they refused to leave because this place is blessed by a deity."
Ji Liangpeng also quickly concurred, "Indeed, because of the legend of Mount Bawu, and this temple does indeed exude an aura of mystery."
Xia Feng frowned upon hearing this and asked with a tone of surprise and delight,
"What did you just say? You mentioned Mount Bawu?"