"Where did the Lord of the City go?"
When Lu Ping walked out of the training room again, he found that there was no need for him to ask. The group of people who had been eyeing him earlier now looked at Wei Yang coldly and asked the question that Lu Ping also wanted to know.
Wei Yang was very flustered and dumbfounded, not knowing what to say. He subconsciously looked at Wei Chao next to him. Wei Chao saw him like this and secretly hated him. He was usually arrogant and domineering, but at the critical moment, he was so brainless. At this moment, he deeply regretted working with Wei Yang to cause trouble. Such a guy was really not worth working with.
But now, Wei Chao had no way out. Wei Yang's loss of composure made it impossible to continue to hide the matter of the Lord of the City. He had no idea where Wei Tianqi went and could not give a reasonable explanation. He could only be tough and try to use his power to pressure people. "The Lord of the City is indeed not in the manor. As for his whereabouts, there is no need for him to explain to any of you."
As soon as these words came out, half of the people hesitated. But those who had doubts about the Lord of the City's inexplicable silence would not be so scared. One person stood out from the crowd and looked at Wei Chao and Wei Yang. He said in an unusually harsh tone, "There is no need to explain to us, but you have to give an explanation to the country."
"What does Lord Ding mean?" Wei Chao glanced at this person and said coldly, but in his heart, he already knew that things were not going well.
The person who spoke was Ding Mao, the deputy inspector of the Department of Investigation in the Gorge District. The Department of Investigation was subordinate to the central Imperial Censorate and exercised the power of supervision over local officials. Although the Gorge District was the largest in the Wei family, the Department of Investigation was a department directly under the central Imperial Censorate and had the power not to be deployed by the Lord of the City. The officials of the Department of Investigation were also not appointed by the Lord of the City. So even if they tried to install them, not many of them would be retainers like Wei Chao and Wei Yang. Everyone's starting point and point of interest could be said to be fundamentally different. It was just that under normal circumstances, the Department of Investigation would have a sense of propriety and would not be so tactless as to criticize the Lord of the City just because they had the power of supervision.
However, at this point, Wei Chao reckoned that the other party would no longer be polite. Since the City Lord was in seclusion, the Bureau of Investigation's opinion was the strongest. This time, Wei Chao and Wei Yang did not invite anyone from the Bureau of Investigation. In the end, the Deputy Inspector blended into the crowd and suddenly jumped out. Although Wei Chao looked tough on the outside, his heart was starting to feel weak.
"As the City Lord of this district, how can I leave my post without any reason?" Ding Mao did not back down. According to the authority of the Department of Internal Affairs, this question was reasonable.
Of course, Wei Chao was aware of this, but at this point, he could only try his best to hold on. In the face of Ding Mao's righteous accusation, he continued to use his power to pressure him, "The City Lord has already made appropriate arrangements for the matters in the residence before he left. There is no need for Lord Ding to worry."
"Oh? May I know what kind of arrangement it is? Can you tell us so that we can be at ease? "Ding Mao did not budge an inch. Many people's attitudes immediately changed along with him.
"Were the orders given by the City Lord all arranged by him in advance?"
"If the two of you have a way to contact the City Lord, why don't you ask the City Lord in front of everyone here how to deal with the current situation."
Questions came one after another. At this point, everyone suddenly remembered that there was a great enemy nearby. They hurriedly turned their heads and saw Lu Ping standing obediently at the side. Seeing that everyone was suddenly concerned about him, he raised his hand and waved. Then, he looked at Wei Chao and said, "Say something!"
"Now that there is a thief nearby, can all of you first settle the matter in front of you before asking about the City Lord?" Wei Chao was quick-witted and took advantage of the situation to shift everyone's attention to Lu Ping.
But Lu Ping was not stupid. After hearing so much, how could he not have a clue? He immediately shook his head and said, "Let's ask clearly first. Was it the City Lord's idea to capture the teachers and students of our Zhenfeng College? Or was it your idea? "
"This …" This time, even Wei Chao was stuttering. If it was the City Lord's idea, these people just told him to use his contact method to ask the City Lord about the current situation. But how could he contact the City Lord? If he said no, wouldn't it prove that they were using the City Lord's name to cause trouble?
Although Wei Tianqi did hand over the affairs of the Canyon Peak District to the two of them before he left, because his trip this time was not justified, he could not tell the public about it. Moreover, he had to carefully conceal it and naturally did not leave any material evidence. Wei Chao and Wei Yang had been feeling a headache. They were worried that one day they would not be able to hide it. Fortunately, the Wei family had established themselves in the Gorge Peak District for many years. Although the Department of Internal Investigations was a little critical of Wei Tianqi's sudden seclusion, Wei Chao and Wei Yang were there to stop them, so the situation was still manageable. But today, when Lu Ping broke in, he directly called out Wei Tianqi. Usually, no one dared to break into the closed-door training, but he broke into it in a minute. This was really unexpected for Wei Chao and Wei Yang.
This time, everyone's eyes began to become aggressive. Lu Ping stood on the steps outside the training room, but he was not in the mood to watch the show. "You can deal with these things later. Where are the people of Zhenfeng College? "
"My lords, are you going to let a commoner in the Canyon Peak District break into the City Lord's Mansion like this?" Wei Chao was still trying to divert everyone's attention.
"Why do you want to arrest the people of Zhenfeng College?"
"Lord Ding, I will explain to you later. But now that the person who broke into the City Lord's Mansion is in front of you, I just want to ask you, what is your position in the face of such behavior?" Wei Chao was much more useful than Wei Yang in this situation. His words really convinced Ding Mao. No matter what, breaking into the City Lord's Mansion was a serious crime against the empire. In the face of such behavior, they should stand on the same side. The matter of the City Lord not being in the mansion was indeed not important for a while, but the traitor in front of them should be dealt with immediately.
Seeing that everyone was paying attention to him again, Lu Ping did not retreat. Instead, he walked down the steps and approached the crowd.
"Is there nothing else to talk about, so we can only fight?" he asked.
If Wei Tianqi was here, he didn't want to waste time, so he went straight to the main character. But now that Wei Tianqi was not here, the matter could only fall on these people. Lu Ping's gaze passed through Ding Mao's and the others' gazes and fell on Wei Chao and Wei Yang. His soul force had already begun to circulate, but with the Soul Locking Shackles, these people in the Canyon Peak District who were below the level of the Three Spirits Connected were unable to detect it. In their eyes, Lu Ping was not a threat at all, but his words seemed to be threatening all of them.
"Hand them over," he said.
"Everyone, is the Canyon Peak District still under the rule of the Dark Army? Who should we listen to in the city lord's mansion? "Wei Chao encouraged Wei Chao loudly. Lu Ping, who was standing across from him, raised his finger.
A signal.
To use this ability in front of these cultivators in the Canyon Peak District, it was not enough to describe Lu Ping's extravagance.
No one present could withstand this strike, block it, dodge it, or even detect it.
Lu Ping raised his hand. His movement didn't seem threatening to them, but when they felt soul power shooting out of his fingertips, Wei Chao, who was next to them, opened his eyes wide. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
"If you want to fight, then fight. You still have to hand him over after the fight. If he is already dead, then you will be in big trouble. " Lu Ping was just standing there. He didn't seem to pose any threat, but his words made everyone's scalp numb.
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