336: The City Lord's Mansion is a secret

The Wang Family Head, although a minor figure.

But no matter what, he was still the head of an aristocratic family.

Gu Yanqing was not prepared to frequently possess others anymore.

A few dead dogs were nothing, but if people kept dying in the city, it would inevitably attract attention.

"It's better to first use up most of the Wang family's resources, then look for another target. The Wang Family Head should be able to interact with many people of the same Realm or similar Realms.

However, if I possess someone again, it would be best to make some adjustments to the Wang Family Head's situation.

The death of an aristocratic family's head is no small matter," Gu Yanqing said indifferently after absorbing the Wang Family Head's Divine Soul.

Currently, his strength had reached the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

This wasn't because the Wang Family Head's Divine Soul was particularly nourishing, but because his own Divine Soul Power was already profound; using the Wang Family Head's Divine Soul was merely to warm his own Divine Soul.

This allowed his Divine Soul to recover quickly.

As for how to make the Wang Family Head "reasonably" "disappear" for a while, Gu Yanqing already had an idea.

That was, when he possessed the next person, he would have the Wang Family Head "disappear" for a period under the pretext of "cultivating in seclusion for a Breakthrough."

He wouldn't be staying here for long anyway.

By the time these people discovered something amiss, he would have long left. Furthermore, they might also think that the Wang Family Head probably died during his seclusion.

A Cultivator's seclusion was not an absolutely safe matter.

Many Cultivators suffer Qi Deviation during seclusion and die in the process, which is a common occurrence.

Gu Yanqing got up.

He pushed open the door.

Before plundering the Wang family's resources, he had an important matter to attend to.

That was to go to the City Lord's Mansion, report how many dogs they had hunted, and hand over the corresponding "recording stones."

The City Lord's Mansion didn't need the dog carcasses but required them to be recorded.

For every dog killed, the City Lord's Mansion would reward one Low-Grade Spirit Stone, and this item, when given to subordinates, only required a worthless miscellaneous Spirit Stone.

It was a sure profit.

Of course, aristocratic families, even small ones like the Wang family, didn't care much about the Spirit Stones obtained from hunting dogs. For them, this was a way to "curry favor" with the City Lord.

As the highest combat power in the city, the City Lord, possessing Golden Core Perfection level cultivation, crushed all the aristocratic family heads and was naturally sought after.

It could be said that in this city, only those whom the City Lord wished to be happy could be happy.

Offending the City Lord meant that no matter how large an aristocratic family was, it couldn't survive. But if one "pleased" the City Lord, even a small Cultivator could quickly grow into a "Family Head."

This power of life and death fascinated everyone.

It was also their goal for cultivation and struggle.

Gu Yanqing sneered, "What about maintaining public order in the city and clearing out stray dogs? That's just a facade to fool the residents. The real reason, of course, is greater profit.

These aristocratic family heads are not that kind-hearted, and this City Lord is certainly not that kind-hearted.

Everything must have a reason."

Although Gu Yanqing couldn't figure out what it was, he believed that the stakes involved were probably not small.

"Perfect, I'll go hand in a batch of recording stones today, and then I'll inquire about what exactly this City Lord's Mansion is up to!"

Gu Yanqing arrived at the entrance.

A steward came to greet him and prepared the carriage.

Subsequently, Gu Yanqing got into the carriage without a word.

The carriage traveled for a long while.

Gu Yanqing entered the City Lord's Mansion.

The City Lord's Mansion was grand and magnificent, many times more opulent than the Wang family's residence. Even a mere doorman had a cultivation of Late Stage Qi Refining Realm.

Upon entering the compound, a leading steward was at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

This steward, if placed in this city, could be the head of a small aristocratic family.

"Some say it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a Phoenix, but others prefer to be the tail of a Phoenix rather than the head of a chicken. No matter how powerful the head of a chicken is, it's still a chicken, and no matter what, the tail of a Phoenix is still a Phoenix.

They are fundamentally not on the same level of existence and cannot be compared."

Coming here to be a leading steward was naturally to be a "Phoenix's tail."

And in Gu Yanqing's view, this steward's choice was the correct one.

No matter how much a chicken's head cultivates, it's still a chicken.

Take this Phoenix's tail, for instance; a single word from the steward could probably bring about the downfall of a small aristocratic family.

While Gu Yanqing was thinking, the steward was also sizing up Gu Yanqing.

He was puzzled.

The Wang Family Head's cultivation was at Middle Stage Foundation Establishment, while his own was at Early Stage Foundation Establishment. Yet, ordinarily, because he was a steward of the City Lord's Mansion, the Wang Family Head, despite having higher cultivation, would still come up and flatter him a few times.

But today, why had this Wang Family Head become so "taciturn"?

Moreover.

The City Lord's Mansion steward always felt that this Wang Family Head was different from before.

As for how he was different, it was that he lacked a certain "servile air."

That's right, it was a servile air.

The entire city, except for a few large aristocratic families, had a servile air in the City Lord's Mansion.

Only if the master was pleased could the servant live happily.

Now, the steward felt that the Wang Family Head was somewhat "detached" and no longer wanted to be a "servant."

He cupped his hands, "Family Head Wang, how many stray dogs have you brought this time?"

Gu Yanqing naturally wouldn't do anything flattering.

Even knowing it didn't fit the Wang Family Head's "persona," this was because he had his pride.

A mere steward of the City Lord's Mansion, for him to flatter?

Is he worthy?

He's not afraid of shortening his lifespan!

Gu Yanqing nodded, pulled a recording stone from his Storage Pouch, and handed it over.

The steward was surprised.

His feeling was indeed correct.

Could it be that the Wang family had some fortuitous encounter to be so confident?

The steward silently noted this matter, planning to visit the Wang family in the future. If the Wang family had some heaven-defying opportunity, he would definitely seize it.

Although he couldn't swallow it whole, he could tell the City Lord!

Then he would at least get a share of the spoils.

After casually glancing at the recording stone, the steward sneered inwardly.

He thought the Wang family had really taken off, but it turned out they had hunted so many stray dogs.

These stray dogs were not easy to hunt now; to hunt so many, they must have put in some effort.

Such flattery could earn them the title of "King of the Bootlickers."

The steward returned the recording stone, but did not give the Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Usually, to curry favor with him, these heads of small aristocratic families would also decline these Spirit Stones.

And he would just pocket them himself.

If one didn't care about Face, weren't these Low-Grade Spirit Stones also a fortune?

Which Cultivator would complain about having too few resources?

But the next second.

The steward heard the Wang Family Head ponder for a few moments.

Gu Yanqing frowned and asked in confusion, "Excuse me, wasn't it said that killing one stray dog yields one Low-Grade Spirit Stone? Where are the Spirit Stones?"

Steward: ???

He snorted coldly, directly tossing out the Spirit Stones.

Then he said indifferently, "Family Head Wang, I still have some matters to attend to, so I won't keep you. Please return quickly!"

This was a blatant dismissal.

Gu Yanqing also knew why the other party was unhappy.

He wasn't staying here anyway, so why bother flattering a steward?

These Low-Grade Spirit Stones could also help him recover his Divine Soul!

No reason to refuse them!

Upon hearing this, Gu Yanqing smiled and said,

"I still have some matters to ask the City Lord about. I wonder if you could inform me?"