72: Meet the City Lord! Three Martial Arts Mastery Cards!

“Me, the City Lord? Is that for real?”

Chen Yi was stunned when he heard the Old Mister’s words.

This Phoenix City is so big, and the position of City Lord is not that easy to hold, but upon closer thought, Phoenix City is so large, and being the City Lord would surely bring many benefits. The annual tax revenue alone would be a considerable income.

Moreover, he was now in a life-and-death struggle with the Demonic Path.

Although he had the Yuhua Sect as his background, it would still be good if he could develop his own force.

As for managing Phoenix City, that would be even simpler!

He might not know how to manage, but couldn't he be a hands-off boss?

True leaders never have to do everything themselves!

They just need to know how to use people!

Thinking of this, a gleam flashed in his eyes.

The Old Mister continued, “Saint, Phoenix City is the largest city within a radius of several thousand miles. It is a commercial and trade center, and there are also several Spirit Stone mines nearby, from which a lot of Spirit Stones can be excavated every year.

Precisely because of this, Phoenix City has always been coveted by many.

Now, the previous City Lord has fallen, and with the strength of our several great families alone, we simply cannot protect this wealth. We implore you, Saint, to assume the position of Phoenix City Lord and protect the many common people of Phoenix City!”

The Old Mister knelt on the ground and said sincerely.

He had already laid out all the benefits of being the Phoenix City Lord.

A commercial and trade center, Spirit Stone mines…

After the Old Mister knelt, the others also knelt on the ground.

“We implore the Saint to assume the position of our Phoenix City Lord!”

“Please, Saint, take office!”

“Please, Saint, take office!”

Chen Yi looked at the kneeling heads of the families and helped them up one by one.

“Since you all say so, then I shall not decline! From now on, I ask for your continued guidance!” Chen Yi said with a humble expression.

Upon hearing this, everyone knelt on the ground again.

“Greetings, New City Lord!”

“Greetings, New City Lord!”

Well, that was a wasted effort helping them up.

Chen Yi rolled his eyes.

“Everyone, please rise.”

“City Lord, I have already arranged for the new City Lord’s mansion to be built. Please stay at my Bai family residence for a while. Also, I will introduce you to the various situations within Phoenix City so you can understand it better.”

The Old Mister said.

Chen Yi nodded slightly.

“Hmm, also, may I ask what the Old Mister’s name is?”

This Old Mister left an impression on Chen Yi.

Earlier, when Xie Yun threatened him with the lives of others to make him compromise, it was this Old Mister who first spoke up to help him out, telling him not to fall for it.

Although at that time, he genuinely had no intention of saving the other party.

“This old man is Bai Santong! I am the current head of the Bai family!”

“So it’s Patriarch Bai…”

The two exchanged a few pleasantries.

Then Chen Yi temporarily moved into the Bai family residence.

Bai Santong began to introduce Chen Yi to the situation within Phoenix City, such as how many families there were, how many prominent figures, how many Spirit Stone mines, how many guards, and what their cultivation levels were, and so on.

Chen Yi noted everything down.

After talking for a long time, Bai Santong’s mouth became a little dry.

“Ying’er, serve tea.”

A young girl in a white dress gracefully walked in.

She personally poured tea and refilled water for both of them.

Her demeanor was dignified and graceful, with a gentle warmth in her brows.

She had a somewhat virtuous appearance.

Bai Santong smiled and said, “City Lord, this is my granddaughter, Bai Ying. She is seventeen years old this year, and her cultivation talent is naturally far inferior to yours, City Lord. She has only just advanced to the Spirit Sea Realm this year. If you have some free time these few days, City Lord, you could give her some good guidance.”

Such a familiar routine…

Chen Yi was silent for a moment, “The previous City Lord also had a daughter. When I first moved in, he said the same thing to me. And then, you saw what happened to his daughter; I slapped her to death.”

Bai Santong’s smile stiffened slightly.

Goodness gracious.

Does this Saint know how to converse!

And Bai Ying, upon hearing this, had originally wanted to say something to get closer to him, but now her gaze towards Chen Yi showed a hint of awe.

“Ding! The host is very good at conversing, instantly extinguishing the young girl’s budding affection! The other party even suspects whether you will also slap her to death! She dares not get too close to you, there is no possibility of a romantic relationship!

Reward the host with three martial skill completion cards!”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi’s eyes lit up.

martial skill completion cards.

These are good things.

Getting three at once made him feel a little happy.

He looked at Bai Ying again and found her a bit more pleasing to the eye.

It’s good that she’s afraid of him.

He said, “Of course, that Xia Yan’er and City Lord Xia were Demonic Path fiends, and they are incomparable to Patriarch Bai and Miss Bai.”

Bai Santong quickly said, “That is certainly true, we are good people! Very good people. Our ancestors were even famous rangers in Qingluo Province.”

“Hmm, Patriarch Bai, although I have taken on the position of City Lord, my true ambition lies in the Martial Dao, and I do not wish to be too distracted by trivial matters. Therefore, for some daily affairs in the city, I plan to find someone to help manage them, acting as the acting City Lord,” Chen Yi suddenly said.

“Then who does the City Lord intend to find?”

Bai Santong asked tentatively.

“Who do you think I should find?”

Chen Yi counter-questioned.

“To be an acting City Lord, this person must have sufficient prestige and also have a certain understanding of Phoenix City. Such a person… is not common.”

Bai Santong stroked his beard and said, then walked to Chen Yi and knelt down with a thud, “This old man believes he has this ability, so I shamelessly ask the City Lord to let me serve as the acting City Lord. This old man will certainly not disappoint the City Lord.”

Being the City Lord.

He did not have the ability to make the other families completely submit.

But borrowing the City Lord’s name to be an acting City Lord, he was confident in that.

Chen Yi looked at him and said indifferently, “Hmm, Patriarch Bai understands Phoenix City better than I do. This position of acting City Lord belongs to none other than you.”

“Thank you, City Lord.”

“It’s getting late, I’ll go back to rest first.”

“Ying’er, see the City Lord out.”

“No need.”

Chen Yi raised his hand to refuse, then left.

Bai Ying stood in place, watching his departing back, and said to Bai Santong, “Grandpa, did I do something wrong? Why do I feel like this new City Lord doesn’t seem to care much for me?”

Bai Santong shook his head, “You’re overthinking. It is said that the City Lord possesses a Pure Yang Body and does not engage in matters of men and women, which is why he specifically avoids female companions. Moreover, from his usual words and actions, I can sense a certain aloofness.

As if he doesn’t care about anything.

If I haven’t guessed wrong, he must be cultivating the Path of Emotional Detachment!”

Bai Ying nodded slightly, “No wonder. It’s just a pity that this person is naturally charming and can be called an extraordinary man, yet he cultivates the Path of Emotional Detachment. It’s truly surprising.”

“Indeed.”

“Grandpa, why did you let him be the City Lord? With the strength of my Bai family, even if the other families don’t recognize us for now, if we plan well, you still have a great chance of becoming the City Lord.”

Bai Ying asked in confusion.

“Ying’er, you must understand that the position of Phoenix City Lord is nothing in the eyes of true powerhouses. But if we can use this position to gain the favor of a future great power, then it is too worthwhile!

Chen Yi… this person will definitely be a great power in Qingluo Province, or even famous throughout the entire Xuan Yuan World! For our Bai family, forming an early alliance and building good relations with him will absolutely bring endless benefits!”