100: Yu Xiaogang is in the limelight

Yu Mengzhang's merit golden body was keeping an eye on the area around the temple.

Although it lacked the support of Dragon Qi, the merit golden body could still exert power equivalent to his main body and possessed the miraculous effect of being favored by heaven and earth.

Heaven only knew what would happen to those who made an enemy of him, especially if they were in the wrong.

Therefore, if anyone planned to target the temple, they shouldn't expect a good outcome... The next day.

The number of Believers coming here had dropped sharply compared to usual.

Only about a hundred people arrived during the day.

Cuier was curious; she ran to the entrance and stood on her tiptoes to look into the distance.

The usual long queues were gone.

"Eh? Today is so strange!"

Cuier said in confusion.

A well-dressed middle-aged woman said, "Little Priestess, I know what's going on. Many nobles have forbidden the commoners under their rule from coming. They said that coming here would be a crime and they would be punished, so naturally, they don't dare to come anymore."

Cuier blinked. "Why?"

The middle-aged woman looked embarrassed and shook her head, finding it difficult to explain further.

After hurriedly worshiping the Azure Dragon Divine Lord, she left.

By noon, there were even fewer Believers, with only a scattered few remaining.

Cuier scratched her head and looked back at the statue inside the hall.

"Brother, there are so few people today!"

"Those bad people are actually bullying the uncles and aunts..."

Cuier wrinkled her nose and said unhappily.

At that moment, a young man was about to enter the temple to worship. Just as he stepped over the threshold, he suddenly turned around, a dagger appearing in his hand as he rushed toward Cuier.

"Die...!"

Just as he shouted, his right foot suddenly tripped on the threshold, and he went flying.

He landed heavily on the ground, and the dagger in his hand bounced away.

"Bang...!!!"

The few Believers present panicked and hurriedly ran away.

Seeing this, the villagers guarding the temple immediately lunged forward and pinned the young man down.

"What audacity! You dare to cause trouble in the temple? You even dared to attack?"

"He must be punished! Let him know the error of his ways!"

"..."

The villagers were quick and efficient, taking out a rope and tying the young man up.

The young man was not a Spirit Master, so he was instantly left without any means of resistance and could only surrender.

Only then did the Believers have the courage to come over, questioning the young man one after another.

"You are so hateful! To think you'd cause trouble here at the temple!"

"He even tried to assassinate the Little Priestess. He should be given a taste of being stabbed by a dagger!"

"That's right, no punishment would be too much for him!"

"..."

The Believers spoke up one after another, all filled with righteous indignation.

Their gazes then fell on Cuier, waiting for her instructions.

Tied up by the crowd, the young man's face turned red with embarrassment. He had actually humiliated himself like this—failing to assassinate even a little girl and getting caught instead?

"Let go of me! Don't frame an innocent person! You want to use lynch law? Is there no law anymore?!"

The young man shouted, refusing to yield.

Cuier covered her ears and frowned. "You're so annoying! Can you stop talking?"

"I... Ah!!!"

The young man wanted to shout again, but he suddenly bit his tongue. Blood immediately flowed from his mouth, and he could no longer speak.

Seeing this, the crowd chuckled.

Now he knew the price of offending the temple.

Tripping just now was no accident; it was a manifestation of the Divine Lord's power!

The Believers became even more devoted to the Azure Dragon Divine Lord.

"Little Priestess, how should we deal with him?" a bearded villager asked.

Cuier's little face was scrunched up; how would she know how to handle this?

She got up and ran back into the temple.

Standing beneath the statue, she stood on her tiptoes and asked, "Brother, what should we do?"

The Bearded Man shouted from outside, "This fellow looks like a tough character. Let's just kill him! No one will know anyway! No one will snitch!"

The young man immediately started squealing.

"Slander...!!!"

What they didn't know was that Yu Mengzhang's merit golden body had already left the temple and was heading toward Heaven Dou City.

Since nobles were making a move, even resorting to assassination, he didn't plan to take it lying down.

He would first see exactly who dared to stretch out their claws!

...On the other side, in far-off Nuoding City.

Yu Xiaogang was in his glory, treated as an honored guest by City Lord Xiao and even appointed as the first Consultant of the City Lord's Mansion, personally handling many matters.

Most of these tasks targeted the nobles, "stealing" commoners from their fiefs, making the nobles grit their teeth in hatred. However, because they were severely weakened, they were helpless and could only wait for the imperial decree.

Regardless, no matter how much City Lord Xiao supported Yu Xiaogang in taking action against the nobles, it wouldn't last much longer!

Setting aside what would happen to the temple, City Lord Xiao's position was definitely not secure.

Yu Xiaogang was completely ignorant of political matters.

He also didn't know that City Lord Xiao was contacting the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall in his name behind his back, hoping to gain the support of both parties.

He only knew the glory before his eyes, having received respect he hadn't experienced in the past ten years.

On this day, Yu Xiaogang ordered his subordinates to look for Luo San Pao, only to find that it frequently ran to the temple.

He then called for a carriage and took his Disciple Tang San toward Azure Dragon Mountain.

Inside the carriage, Yu Xiaogang closed his eyes to rest. He looked completely refreshed, wearing fine clothes, with his beard shaved and the wrinkles on his skin somewhat reduced.

Tang San sat opposite him and whispered, "Teacher, I always feel that something is wrong..."

"What could be wrong? With my guidance, Heaven Dou City will naturally be renewed. Although I am a Great Master of Spirit theory, I have also dabbled in other fields."

Yu Xiaogang didn't open his eyes as he spoke indifferently.

His body swayed gently with the movement of the carriage.

Tang San said hesitantly, "It's... it's the situation in the city. The reactions of those nobles are very strange. I feel like something might be up."

Yu Xiaogang smiled. "Little San, you're so young, what do you understand? Which of the nobles doesn't fear me now? Consider it a small revenge against them; naturally, they won't dare to show their faces recklessly anymore."

The corners of Yu Xiaogang's mouth curled up slightly. Reaching this point could be considered a minor achievement.

It would be great if the people from his Family and Bibi Dong could know about this.

He, Yu Xiaogang, was gold; he would shine wherever he was!

"..."

Tang San pursed his lips, feeling that Yu Xiaogang was a bit too overconfident.

However, as a Disciple, he couldn't say anything.

Moreover, because he had personally removed the Bird's Nest for Yu Xiaogang, he felt a lot of guilt in his heart.

"Little San, we're almost at the temple. You should take a look at that Yu Mengzhang. As my Disciple, you cannot be inferior to him."

Yu Xiaogang suddenly said.

Previously, he had been in awe of the High Priest, but now that he had the status of a City Lord's Guest Elder, he had begun to put on the airs of an elder.

In his eyes, although he was currently a Guest Elder for a small City Lord.

Once he displayed his talents, he would soon be valued by a major City Lord, then manage a province, and finally be ennobled as a marquis or prime minister... These were all part of his destiny!

Tang San nodded. "I'm a bit worried about Luo San Pao, whether it will sever its connection with you, Teacher..."

"Sever what? Luo San Pao is a Spirit. Do you really think it can leave me, its Spirit Master?!"

Yu Xiaogang curled his lip.