Even if you don't want to do it, you can't.

With her bag of Spirit Stones snatched away, Lin Zhaodi snapped back to her senses and became incredibly agitated.

But more than the stolen Spirit Stones, she cared about her reputation.

Having already been framed once, she hurriedly tried to explain.

"This bag and the Spirit Stones were given to us by someone else; we didn't steal them!"

"What a joke! With your pathetic appearance, how could you possibly know Young Master Liu? You clearly stole this!"

As the City Guard spoke, he used his Qi to bind Su Ming and Lin Zhaodi's hands.

"Once we get to the Liu Family, let's see if you can still talk your way out of this!"

With that, he began to forcibly drag Su Ming and Lin Zhaodi away.

Su Ming spoke up, "So you're going to convict us siblings based solely on your own judgment without investigating what happened first?"

"Heh, the evidence is conclusive! This bag of Spirit Stones was definitely stolen by you two petty thieves! You're young, but you've got a lot of nerve. Didn't your parents teach you how to behave? Or are your parents thieves too?" the man continued disdainfully.

Hearing this, Su Ming could no longer hold back.

It was true he didn't want to cause trouble, but that didn't mean he was afraid of it. Especially since this person dared to bring up his parents—he was simply asking for death!

Su Ming flexed his wrists and used the heaven-destroying whip to lightly touch the Qi binding them.

Although the power of this Magic Treasure was being suppressed, it still possessed infinite might.

With just a light touch, the Qi binding the two of them was destroyed.

"So you have a few tricks up your sleeve. No wonder you could steal Young Master Liu's bag. Let me see what you're really made of!"

The man's Qi erupted completely, revealing his cultivation at the seventh level of the Nirvana Realm.

The other City Guards also surrounded Su Ming, none of them exuding an aura lower than the sixth level of the Nirvana Realm.

Even the lowest-ranking City Guards were in the Nirvana Realm. While this would be considered the Realm of a Powerful Expert in the Qianyuan Continent, they were as common as hair on an ox in this Reincarnation Sword Realm.

Seeing the situation, the people who had intended to enter or leave the city immediately cleared the area.

Although they didn't quite understand what was happening, they had heard the name "Young Master Liu" loud and clear.

Since the Liu Family was involved, it looked like there would be a good show to watch.

Facing the siege, Zhaodi hid behind Su Ming in fear.

She still didn't understand why things had turned out like this again.

She clearly hadn't lied; everything she said was the truth.

But why was it that no one was willing to believe her?

The City Guard who was making things difficult for Su Ming and Zhaodi shouted, "Do it! Get rid of these two petty thieves, and then we'll go to the Liu Family to collect our reward and grab a drink!"

"Zhaodi, hold on to me. Don't let go no matter what, understood?" Su Ming said softly.

"Okay." A pair of small hands gripped the hem of Su Ming's clothes tightly, her expression filled with both timidity and anger as she stared at everyone in front of them.

Su Ming lightly tapped the ground with the heaven-destroying whip... "Boom!"

Terrifying Qi erupted in front of the city gate, instantly obliterating a fifth of the city's total area.

What was even more terrifying was that this eruption of Qi didn't kick up any dust, because even the dust had been completely annihilated by the power.

As for the onlookers, they were sent flying in all directions by the blast.

After landing, they looked at the horrific destruction before them with lingering fear.

Some couldn't help but exclaim, "To think our luck is actually this good—how did we survive such a terrifying attack?"

"What nonsense are you talking? Can't you see? That Senior intentionally spared our lives; otherwise, we would all be dead right now!"

It only then dawned on everyone that although the scope of the destruction was massive, there truly were no casualties.

Looking back at Su Ming standing in the center, everyone present felt a sense of profound awe and reverence.

The City Guards were all lying on the ground spitting blood, their fates unknown. As for the fellow who had spoken so insolently, not even his ashes remained.

Such a massive disturbance naturally drew the attention of more Powerful Experts.

A tiny spatial rift appeared, and then a person stepped out from within.

Tearing through space to teleport was something only someone at least in the Void Realm could achieve.

Even more surprising was that after the newcomer appeared, he stabilized the City Guards' injuries with a wave of his hand.

As for the guard who had been blasted into nothingness, his Physical Body was likewise reconstructed.

This technique was already the handiwork of the Creation Realm.

However, after doing so, the person revealed a look of shock.

Because the Physical Body he had resurrected was nothing more than an empty shell.

The Soul within had completely dissipated and no longer existed.

This person's expression as he looked at Su Ming suddenly became even more shocked.

He had performed these techniques upon his arrival to showcase his strength and make Su Ming wary.

But the current situation clearly made his previous actions look like a clown's performance.

"I am Hu Xing, the City Lord of Hang City. May I ask Your Excellency's great name?" Hu Xing spoke slowly.

"The City Lord?! I can't believe even the City Lord has come. It's said he's already a Powerful Expert in the Samsara Realm."

"Didn't you see how polite the City Lord is being? It means that person's strength is definitely above the City Lord's!"

Su Ming didn't show any surprise at the City Lord's appearance.

When he acted, he had already prepared for the worst-case scenario, which included taking down the City Lord of this city.

"Let's skip the pleasantries. I'll be blunt: my sister and I wanted to enter the city, but your subordinate insisted that we stole Young Master Liu's bag of Spirit Stones."

"My sister tried to explain, but he wouldn't listen. He called us petty thieves and even insulted our parents."

"Oh, and that bag of Spirit Stones is right by your feet. It was given to us by that so-called Young Master Liu when we met him on the road."

Hu Xing looked down at his feet. There was indeed a bag of Spirit Stones there, and its style was unmistakably that of the Liu Family.

Hearing Su Ming's words, Hu Xing wished he could kill that City Guard all over again.

Would a Powerful Expert like this have any need to steal Young Master Liu's bag?

Because of that man's actions, his Hang City had suffered such a loss; Hu Xing nearly spat out a mouthful of blood in frustration.

"I will investigate this matter immediately. Once there are results, I will certainly give Your Excellency and the young lady an answer."

"Is that so? Then I'll wait right here. Zhaodi, go get the bag of Spirit Stones back."

Zhaodi was still in a daze and only snapped out of it when she heard Su Ming's voice.

"There's no need to trouble Miss Zhaodi." Hu Xing bent down, picked up the bag, and personally delivered it into Su Ming's hands.

"The investigation will take some time, and standing here is rather dull. How about this: Your Excellency, please accompany me back to the City Lord's Manor so I may fulfill my duties as a host?"

Su Ming handed the bag back to Zhaodi and said, "Very well."}],