Hu Xing stood in line

"What is it?"

Seeing Chen Chuan arrive, Su Ming spoke first.

It was just a simple question, but Chen Chuan immediately noticed something wrong.

After spending this time with Su Ming, he had managed to grasp some of his habits.

For example, he had to be the one to greet him first for the other party to respond.

At first, Chen Chuan thought Su Ming was putting on airs, but later he realized it was because the other party couldn't see him, so he always spoke after him.

But now, before he had even spoken, Su Ming had already reacted.

Chen Chuan asked in an uncertain tone: "Mr. Su, your eyes..."

"They have only temporarily recovered."

Su Ming knew very well that as long as he tried to sense the stars again, he would definitely be blinded.

However, once the Little Girl Su Yingluo Cultivated to the Longevity Realm, things might take a turn.

Chen Chuan was stunned on the spot by Su Ming's answer.

Hu Xing had long ago revealed to him in private that Su Ming was likely a powerhouse on the same level as the Sword Pavilion Master and the Master of the Blood Sword Tower.

Previously, Su Ming had appeared so terrifying, but at least he had the two weaknesses of being unable to see and having weaker perception abilities.

But with his eyesight restored, these two weaknesses naturally ceased to exist.

At this point, Chen Chuan could no longer imagine just how powerful Su Ming was.

He then remembered the purpose of his visit, and the worry in his heart was instantly swept away.

"Mr. Su, the City Lord invites you to the City Lord's Mansion. Do you have time? As for those two children, I will look after them while you are away."

Su Ming did not speak, but the Shen Ming on his wrist acted according to his will.

The Shen Ming crawled onto the stone table in the courtyard and silently stared at Chen Chuan.

Separated from Su Ming, it meant that the Shen Ming could no longer enjoy the cover provided by the heaven-reaching pagoda.

Only then did Chen Chuan realize that the Shen Ming was actually a Vicious Beast, and a relatively rare Reincarnation Dragon Centipede at that.

"I will return shortly."

It was unclear if this was said to the Shen Ming or for Chen Chuan to hear.

Having arrived in Hang City so many days ago, this was the first time Su Ming had seen what the city actually looked like.

Of course, Su Ming had no time to admire it slowly.

Hu Xing suddenly sending someone to find him definitely meant there was some urgent matter.

Combining this with the images he had seen earlier through his Heavens Mandate Vision, Su Ming more or less had an answer in his mind.

Upon arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, Su Ming saw Hu Xing guarding the entrance at a glance.

Although he had never seen what the other party looked like, Lin Zhaodi and the Shen Ming had both described his appearance, so Su Ming recognized him instantly.

The same was true for Chen Chuan earlier.

At this moment, Hu Xing was frowning, holding a document in his hand.

"City Lord Hu, I wonder what matter makes you so troubled?"

Hearing Su Ming's voice, Hu Xing instinctively raised his head.

But soon he noticed something wrong. Why wasn't Chen Chuan guiding him? Why did he know the expression on his face?

A conjecture instantly appeared in Hu Xing's mind—his eyes had recovered.

"Mr. Su, your eyes..."

"They have recovered."

A simple sentence, yet it stirred up massive waves in Hu Xing's heart.

Hu Xing, who had been wavering because of the document in his hand, instantly swept away the gloom on his face.

He had previously acknowledged that Su Ming was very strong, but because of his eye problem, he might be a level below the Sword Pavilion Master.

But now that the weakness was gone, it was uncertain who would win or lose.

That Murong Xue was also a long-renowned Sword Cultivator, yet hadn't her natal flying sword been shattered by Su Ming with a single strike?

"Mr. Su, please take a look at this letter."

Without another word, Hu Xing handed over the letter that had been troubling him.

Su Ming took it and looked; the first thing he saw was a special symbol, with a faint trace of Sword Qi remaining on it.

Unsurprisingly, this was the mark of the Sword Pavilion.

The situation seemed to be much as he had guessed earlier.

So Su Ming opened the letter, and extremely arrogant words came into view.

There was no need to scrutinize the entire content; to put it plainly, it was the same old cliché.

Something about Su Ming injuring Sword Pavilion Elders and Disciples, taking away people from the Blood Sword Tower, and at the same time protecting an 'immortal blood' holder, which must mean he was associated with the Blood Sword Tower.

The next part was asking Hu Xing to choose a side and hand over himself and Lin Zhaodi, the 'immortal blood' holder.

"Then what is your opinion?"

Su Ming looked at Hu Xing.

The situation was exactly as he thought; now it depended on which side the other party chose to stand with.

"City Lord Hu, I do not want to force you. The person the Sword Pavilion is looking for is me. If you do not want to be associated with me, I can leave the Sword Pavilion right away."

Su Ming's words were not false; after all, he had lived quite comfortably in Hang City during this time.

Moreover, the Guest Elder Alchemist of the City Lord's Mansion had also treated Su Yingluo.

Although there was an element of destiny's guidance in this, Su Ming still did not want to owe a favor.

"If Mr. Su respects me, I am willing to resist the Sword Pavilion together with you!"

"The Sword Pavilion is clearly just looking for an excuse to target you. They captured the 'immortal blood' holder half a year ago and are just waiting to publicly execute them!"

After Hu Xing said this, he felt a sense of relief.

But Su Ming felt very strange.

"City Lord Hu, are you saying that the Sword Pavilion captured the 'immortal blood' holder half a year in advance?"

"Yes!" Hu Xing said, taking out another letter from the Sword Pavilion and handing it to Su Ming.

After checking the contents, Su Ming finally understood why Yuan Tiangang and his Disciple had such a big reaction when they saw Lin Zhaodi, while Hu Xing did not.

It turned out that the Sword Pavilion had already released this news in advance, but the faction Yuan Tiangang belonged to did not know.

But Su Ming was also clear that the holder of the 'immortal blood' was undoubtedly Lin Zhaodi.

It was impossible that the Opportunity on the protagonist of destiny was a fake, while the one in the Sword Pavilion's hands was the real one, right?

'immortal blood' only appears once every hundred years, and this has never changed for thousands of years.

Su Ming had already confirmed this point when he deduced the secrets of heaven.

Unexpectedly, the Sword Pavilion would release fake news. Could there be some secret he didn't know about?

Of course, Su Ming would not be foolish enough to share this information with Hu Xing.

The reason the other party could stand on his side now was partly because he was using this letter from the Sword Pavilion as an excuse to purge dissenters.

If he knew that the real 'immortal blood' holder was right beside him, he would likely turn against him.

For Lin Zhaodi, a protagonist of destiny who was following a tragic romance script, the hostility of the whole world, the old grandfather in the ring, and a Transmigrator obtaining a System were all rock-solid underlying logic.

Having one more ally is always better than having one more enemy.

So Su Ming took the Opportunity to say: "This Sword Pavilion is truly bullying people too much! To do such things while holding the title of the number one in the world is simply despicable!"

"Since City Lord Hu is willing to stand with me, I will naturally not betray City Lord Hu's trust. When those Sword Pavilion Sword Cultivators arrive, I will make sure they never return!"

Hu Xing's confidence was greatly boosted, and he excitedly grabbed Su Ming's hand.

"With those words from Mr. Su, I can rest easy..."