Ding Teng held his son and said softly, "Before my wife passed away, she cried and told me to protect Wen Le well, and hoped that we father and son would live on for her. I must see my son grow up, get married, and have children."
Qin Shilei interjected, "When the time comes, send Ding Wen Le to Hope City. It's relatively safer there."
"Alright." Ding Teng agreed readily without asking about Hope City.
Qin Shilei took a moment to check his system panel and found that the other party's loyalty had climbed to 99 points.
This meant that as long as he didn't let Ding Teng commit suicide or kill his own son, he would execute any other command faithfully.
It wasn't a waste of that purple item.
Ding Teng suggested, "Master, with Du Jiang City leaderless, this is an excellent opportunity to take it."
"Indeed." Qin Shilei nodded, then added, "Brother Ding, you don't need to call me master. Just call me by my name, or address me as City Lord, or Brother Qin."
"Then I'll call you Brother Qin."
Ding Teng hesitated for a moment before choosing this address.
The master and servant briefly discussed again and decided to forcefully announce on the chat channel that Qin Shilei was going to claim the position of City Lord of Du Jiang City.
However, they still needed a little help before that.
Ding Teng flew out of Du Jiang City and commanded his millions of zombie subordinates to surround the city.
Qin Shilei returned to Hope City and used Xiao Qiang to transport dozens of Silver realm experts, including Lu Tiangang.
When they returned to Du Jiang City, it was already completely surrounded by zombies.
With the zombie siege, the City Lord, who was the highest authority, did not appear, nor did several important figures from the City Lord's mansion.
The many evolved humans in Du Jiang City became panicked.
Little did they know that the City Lord's mansion was in chaos.
Not long after Qin Shilei and the others left, people in the City Lord's mansion discovered that their City Lord was dead.
While Du Jiang City was in turmoil, Ding Teng flew out from behind the zombies.
He hovered above the city gate and shouted loudly, "Qi Pengju, the City Lord of Du Jiang City, for his own selfish desires, harmed my son and even tried to use my son to force me to work for him.
Although I have already killed him, my anger is still not extinguished. Now I will let my millions of zombie troops flatten Du Jiang City.
When you find him in hell, remember to seek revenge."
Upon seeing Ding Teng appear, everyone on the city walls shouted.
"He is the Zombie Emperor, shoot him!"
"If he is killed, the crisis of the zombie siege may be lifted."
"Everyone attack together, kill!"
Ice arrows, fireballs, and sharp arrows rained down on Ding Teng like locusts.
"Hmph!"
Ding Teng dodged the attacks with a flash and then transformed into a blur, rushing onto the city wall and grabbing one of the most vocal evolved humans.
"A mantis trying to stop a chariot, you are seeking your own death!"
With a slight twist of his wrist, he broke the other person's throat and casually tossed him aside.
Several more attacks hit Ding Teng but were easily blocked by the Yuan Qi around him.
Ding Teng smiled sinisterly and once again transformed into a blur, rushing towards the surrounding evolved humans.
Bang bang bang!
Those people were sent flying by him, crashing into the parapet, and then falling to the ground, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood.
If Qin Shilei had not repeatedly instructed him not to kill anyone, he would have likely gone on a killing spree to intimidate them, rather than just injuring them as he was doing now.
"Swoosh!"
Just then, a hawk's cry echoed from the distance.
"Damn zombies, cease your rampage!"
A young man in black armor, riding on the back of a giant eagle, flew rapidly towards the city wall.
Ding Teng abandoned the people on the city wall and turned to meet Qin Shilei.
Master and servant immediately engaged in a fierce battle in mid-air.
Sword qi crisscrossed, and lightning flashed!
Qin Shilei's heroic image was deeply imprinted in the minds of the evolved humans of Du Jiang City.
Master and servant fought from the sky to the ground. Deep cracks appeared in the earth from their battle, and swarms of zombies were killed by the aftershocks of their fighting.
Qin Shilei then transformed into a small giant and chased Ding Teng, leading him further away.
At this point, Lu Tiangang and the others also jumped off Xiao Qiang's back and comforted the crowd.
"The one just now was our City Lord of Hope City, Qin Shilei, the number one person on Blue Star."
"With our City Lord here, Du Jiang City will surely be safe."
"With the Zombie Emperor gone, this is a good opportunity to kill the zombies. Everyone, follow me and kill!"
Unconsciously, the crowd began to take Lu Tiangang as their leader and attacked the zombies outside the city together.
Not long after, Qin Shilei flew back from afar, with Ding Teng trailing behind him dejectedly.
"The Zombie Emperor has been subdued by me. Everyone, do not panic!"
As soon as Qin Shilei landed on the city wall, he immediately spoke to calm the panicked crowd.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Shilei then flew into the air again, "I am Qin Shilei, the City Lord of Hope City. I have learned that the City Lord of Du Jiang City has passed away.
A leaderless flock cannot survive. I believe I possess some cultivation and a decent character, sufficient to serve as the City Lord of Du Jiang City.
Does anyone object?"
His voice boomed, carrying for several kilometers.
His speech had already been broadcast live throughout Du Jiang City by someone arranged by Lu Tiangang on the chat channel.
"Brother Qin, you are not from Du Jiang City. It will be difficult to convince the populace if you become the City Lord of Du Jiang City!"
A dissenting voice suddenly came from the city wall.
Qin Shilei teleported to that person's side, grabbed his armor, and teleported to mid-air again.
"I am merely informing you, not seeking your opinion!"
He turned to the person he was holding and asked, "You think I'm not suitable to be the City Lord?"
"Suitable, suitable!"
The person nodded vigorously, "Brother Qin is wise and mighty. For him to be our City Lord is a blessing from heaven for the survivors of Du Jiang City."
He had no choice but to agree. If Qin Shilei let go, he, who could not fly, would only have the option of crashing to his death.
Qin Shilei looked down at the crowd again and smiled, "I am not unreasonable. Anyone who can eliminate the zombies outside the city, or withstand three of my moves, can have this City Lord position."
"Those who wish to compete for the position of City Lord should register at the City Lord's mansion before twelve noon today. Latecomers will not be entertained."
After speaking, Qin Shilei directly took the person with him and flew to Xiao Qiang's back, then picked up Lu Tiangang and the others.
"What is your name and which faction do you belong to?"
"Brother Qin, my name is Mu Feng, leader of the Qingyun Gang."
"Mu Feng, take us to the City Guard's stronghold, and then you may leave."
"I obey Brother Qin's command."
"Brother Qin, may I ask if you are still recruiting subordinates? Although the Qingyun Gang has less than two thousand people, I am a Silver eight-star cultivator and a not insignificant figure in Du Jiang City."
"I thought the Qingyun Gang had two to three hundred thousand people. You opposed me becoming City Lord because you had a chance to compete for it, but I didn't expect you to have less than two thousand people."
"Hehe, provoked by the person next to me, I spoke casually. I hope Brother Qin does not blame me."
"Alright, from now on, you will follow Deputy City Lord Lu Tiangang and obey his arrangements."