"Are you a newcomer?" The City Lord's expression changed when he heard Xiao Chen's words. He was about to call for help, but Xiao Chen had already rushed forward and covered the City Lord's mouth.
He could only make muffled sounds. Xiao Chen held the City Lord tightly as he struggled. He said with a calm smile on his face.
"City Lord, don't struggle anymore. Isn't it better for us to sit down and have a good chat?"
Although Xiao Chen did not have any cultivation, it was not difficult for him to control the City Lord who had lived like a prince all year round. Realizing that he could not break free from Xiao Chen's grip, the City Lord slowly calmed down and stopped struggling. He nodded slightly.
Xiao Chen released the City Lord's mouth when he saw this. However, a dagger was placed on the City Lord's neck. As long as the City Lord made any strange movements, Xiao Chen would be able to kill him in the shortest time possible.
The City Lord forced himself to remain calm as he felt the chill on his neck. He asked Xiao Chen stiffly, "What do you want?"
"Nothing much. I just want to leave this damned place. I heard that the City Lord has a stone hall token. I think that if the City Lord can give me the token and lead us to the stone hall, everyone will be happy." Xiao Chen chuckled softly.
He had already guessed that the exit of Nine Heavens City was in the mysterious stone hall deep in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion. Therefore, Xiao Chen's purpose for this trip was very clear. It was the token.
The City Lord's face darkened when he heard this. He could not figure out how Xiao Chen knew about the token. He inadvertently looked at Tian Yue. Seeing this, the City Lord suddenly had a bad premonition. Since Tian Yue is here, then where is my son?
A monstrous hatred flashed across the City Lord's eyes. He looked at Xiao Chen and asked coldly, "Where is my son? What did you do to him?"
"Don't worry, your son is fine. As long as you hand over the token, I won't hurt him. How about it?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
Xiao Chen had lied to the City Lord. He had no choice but to do this in order to get the token. As expected, the City Lord heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that his son was still alive. Then, he began to weigh the pros and cons.
On one side was the ancestral token, and on the other was the life of his only son. The City Lord had to make a choice between the two. Of course, the City Lord did not know that his son had already been killed by Xiao Chen.
He didn't urge Xiao Chen. In the end, the City Lord made his choice. He took out an ancient token from a secret compartment on the bookshelf and handed it to Xiao Chen.
"This is the token to open the stone hall. Where is my son?" The City Lord said coldly as he handed the token to Xiao Chen.
Hearing this, Xiao Chen took the token and said without any change in his expression, "I'll send you to see him now."
After saying that, the Frost Python dagger in Xiao Chen's hand flashed and pierced into the City Lord's heart. The City Lord did not expect Xiao Chen to suddenly kill him. He looked at Xiao Chen unwillingly and said, "You … you went back on your word."
"No, I said that I would send you to see your son," Xiao Chen said.
"You … you killed my son …" The City Lord said unwillingly in the end. Then, he fell powerlessly into a pool of blood.
Seeing that Xiao Chen killed the City Lord without hesitation, Tianyue said, "You … you lied to him."
That's right, Xiao Chen did lie to the City Lord and killed him in the end. However, Xiao Chen didn't feel that he did anything wrong. In order to survive, he had no choice but to use these despicable tricks.
"If we don't do this, we might be the ones to die. Don't forget that we don't have any cultivation now. If we alert the guards of the City Lord's mansion, we'll be finished," Xiao Chen said after hearing Tianyue's words.
Perhaps in Tianyue's opinion, the first Holy Son of the Northern Star Realm like her and Xiao Chen shouldn't use such despicable means to deceive others. Xiao Chen's method was somewhat despicable.
However, unlike Tianyue, Xiao Chen didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his method. Staying alive was the most important thing. If he didn't even have his life, what else was there to talk about?
In Xiao Chen's eyes, a person who would give up the chance to live for the sake of being open and aboveboard was no different from an idiot.
He didn't explain too much to Tianyue. After all, the two of them had different experiences growing up. Compared to Xiao Chen, Tianyue could be considered a flower that grew up in a greenhouse. Although she had experienced many battles, Tianyue really didn't have much experience with the dangers of time.
After keeping the token, the two of them changed into the clothes of the two guards outside the door. Then, the two of them walked towards the stone hall in the depths of the backyard.
With the identity of the two guards, it was indeed a lot more convenient to do things. At the very least, the two of them didn't encounter any obstacles along the way. As for the corpses of the City Lord and his son, Xiao Chen didn't care at all. When the corpses of the father and son were discovered tomorrow, Xiao Chen and Tianyue would probably have left Nine Heavens City.
They didn't encounter any obstacles along the way to the backyard. From afar, Xiao Chen could already see an ordinary-looking stone hall.
There wasn't anything special about it. It looked very simple. Furthermore, there weren't many people around. Perhaps it was because they felt that the stone hall was very safe, so the successive City Lords didn't arrange for anyone to guard the stone hall.
Thinking about it, the stone hall was very likely built by the Heavenly Emperor Sage. In this way, in Nine Heavens City, where there were no cultivators, it was naturally very safe.
Furthermore, the token to open the stone hall was always kept by the current City Lord. As long as the token wasn't lost, no one could enter the stone hall. In this way, there was naturally no need for anyone to guard the stone hall.
However, this made Xiao Chen and Tianyue overjoyed. Without anyone guarding the stone hall, it would naturally save them a lot of trouble.
They strode to the stone hall. The two stone doors were tightly shut. However, in the middle of the stone door, there was a groove. The shape was exactly the same as the token.
"I wonder what kind of secrets this stone palace holds," Xiao Chen murmured to himself as he placed the token into the groove. Then, the stone door slowly opened.
They couldn't see anything inside the stone hall. It was pitch-black inside. However, when the stone door opened, Xiao Chen and Tianyue looked at each other. Then, they walked into the stone hall together.
The stone hall was very likely to be the entrance to the most precious treasure in Above Heavens, the Heavenly Emperor Record. Therefore, when they walked into the stone hall, even Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel a little excited. After working hard for so long and experiencing countless dangers, they finally saw the light of victory. How could they not be excited?
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