Just as Wutian was about to take the City Lord Token, Liu Taijun suddenly retracted his hand. He warned, "This item is personally issued by the Shadow Guard Commander. You cannot lose it, otherwise both our lives will be in danger. Moreover, after the election begins, you must return it to me as soon as possible."
"Mm." Wutian nodded. He took out the City Lord Token, looked at it for a moment, and then put it away.
In truth, although Liu Taijun was muscular, his mind was much sharper than Xu Yuan's. He had two goals in giving the recommendation letter to Wutian.
First, the Shadow Guard Commander had issued a rule that the City Lord could not participate in the shadow guard competition and the shadow guards could not participate in the city lord competition. In other words, as long as he gave Li Feng a recommendation letter, then Li Feng would no longer be able to compete for the position of City Lord.
Second, the shadow guard competition was extremely difficult and dangerous. In the past, as long as one failed, there were very few people who were able to safely survive.
In the shadow guard competition every year, each city could only send out a single person. There were a total of nine people. Although this number was small, the competition was fierce.
And once a person was chosen, the Shadow Guard Commander would reward them with a massive amount of resources. Thus, normally speaking, the people recommended by the City Lord were the strongest powerhouses in their respective cities.
The so-called election was nothing more than fighting. After a series of matches and eliminations, only the top three people would be officially named shadow guards.
And there was a cultivation limit to those who participated. The lowest was at least at the early Divine Transformation realm and there was no upper limit to the strongest.
This was the disparity between the Nine Cities. Anyone that lived in the Dark City knew that there was a great disparity between each of the Nine Cities.
In the past, in the shadow guard competition, the top three positions were basically monopolized by the top three cities. This was because they had rich resources and numerous treasures. Even if they were at the same boundary, they still had the ability to suppress those from the middle and low level cities.
Next were the middle level cities. In the past, there were some lucky individuals that managed to become shadow guards.
As for the low level cities like the Ninth City, even the City Lord and Vice City Lord's cultivation was only at the early Divine Transformation realm. Moreover, the Protectors and city guards were all at the Hundred Dynasties realm or below. There were very few Divine Transformation realm martial artists.
Therefore, these three cities were at the bottom of the Shadow Guard selection every year. They could only be used as stepping stones for others. No one had ever succeeded.
Liu Taijun saw this point and wanted to use this election to kill these two ungrateful little bastards who disobeyed their superiors.
People couldn't be measured by their appearance. Although Liu Taijun was a big man who didn't seem to be scheming, he was actually a ruthless character who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. As long as it was someone who offended him, he would try his best to eradicate them.
Taking ten thousand steps back, if the two of them succeeded in the election, there would be no harm to him, and he would even be able to obtain a large amount of resources. If the two of them failed and died, they could not blame anyone else, because it was their own choice, and he had even specifically reminded them.
Liu Taijun solemnly said, "Let me remind you one more time. Running for the Shadow Guardian position is extremely dangerous. The other party might try to kill you by any means possible. It's still not too late if you regret it now."
"Thank you for your kindness, City Lord, but I have already made up my mind. There's no need to persuade me."
Wutian smiled faintly and his expression was calm. As for Liu Taijun's thoughts, how could he not know? However, he was too lazy to be calculative. After all, he was just a passer-by and would leave once he was done with his task.
"Since you have already made up your mind, there's no point in me saying anything more. Alright, I wish you success." Liu Taijun had an incomparably sincere smile on his face. As for what he was thinking, only he himself knew.
"Yes! No one from our Ninth City has ever succeeded in the election. I hope you can work hard and break this losing situation. When the time comes, our Ninth City will finally be able to hold our heads high in the City of Darkness. "Xu Yuan smiled.
Wutian smiled faintly and said, "Nothing is absolute. I can't guarantee anything!"
"Hehe! Just do your best. Just do your best. " Liu Taijun laughed dryly and immediately swept his gaze across the private room. He asked doubtfully, "By the way, why don't I see Zhuang Luochen?"
At this time, Cang Zheng suddenly stood up and pointed at the dishes on the table. He looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "We are really ashamed to have the two City Lords come here personally. Why don't you stay and eat with us?"
"Uh!"
When Liu Taijun and Xu Yuan heard this, their bodies stiffened. Looking at the delicious dishes on the table, not only did they lose their appetite, but they were also scared out of their wits and broke out in a cold sweat.
"No, we are busy with official business and cannot afford to waste a moment. Goodbye!" Xu Yuan pulled out a smile that was uglier than crying and cupped his hands at Wutian and Xu Yuan. Then, he nudged Liu Taijun beside him and gave him a look. Then, he turned and left without looking back.
"Yes, yes, yes. We are busy with official business and will not stay any longer. Brothers, please enjoy your meal. Goodbye!" Liu Taijun cupped his hands and said. He did not ask about Zhuang Luochen's whereabouts and immediately turned to chase after Xu Yuan.
When he turned around, Wutian and Xu Yuan obviously noticed that Liu Taijun stretched out his hand to wipe off his cold sweat.
"Bastard, how dare you plot against me. Fortunately, we are in the Dark City. If we were in the Samsara Continent, I would skin you alive!" Cang Zheng said fiercely to the empty door.
Then, he suddenly slammed the table and said angrily to Wutian, "What do you mean? Since you are confident of getting the recommendation letter, why did you let Shishi go to the Eighth City? If you don't make it clear today, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
"Isn't it for you?"
"For me?" Cang Zheng was stunned and then said angrily, "It's none of my business. Don't talk nonsense and shirk responsibility!"
Wutian said lightly, "Running for the Shadow Guardian is a very good opportunity to gain experience. Since your mother wants me to train you, you naturally have to do what I do. As for letting you have fun in the Ninth City, it was completely because Shishi was there. If you go to the Ninth City, she will definitely coax and pester you to go. "
"So you made up a basket of lies to deceive me and Shishi's pure heart. You are really a big liar." Cang Zheng was furious. He thought that he could stand by and do nothing, but he did not expect that he had already been set up by Wutian.
Seeing this, Wutian couldn't help but want to laugh. Rolling his eyes, he jokingly said, "You better pray that Shishi can't get the recommendation letter. Otherwise, you'll have a tough time in this election."
"You... bastard!"
Cang Zheng was already infuriated. At this moment, when he heard these words, he slammed his palm on the dining table and stood up abruptly. The large table could not bear the load and suddenly shattered into pieces. The 'delicious' dishes scattered all over the floor.
However, he pointed at Wutian and could not say a word for a long time. Finally, he could only spit out the word "bastard" to vent his anger.
"Let's go! We have the recommendation letter from the Ninth City. It's time for us to find Shishi. "Wutian did not care and said lightly. He then flew out of the window and merged into the vast sea of people.
"Shameless bastard, you better not fall into my hands in the future. Otherwise, you will have to bear the consequences!" Cang Zheng said fiercely and helplessly followed.
...
The Eighth City was only ten thousand miles away from the Ninth City. With Wutian and Cang Zheng's speed, they walked while admiring the local customs. It only took them an hour to enter the dilapidated city.
It was not out of Wutian's expectations. The Eighth City was similar to the Ninth City. In some aspects, it was even worse than the Ninth City.
For example, the cleanliness of the city.
Although the Ninth City was dilapidated, the city was very clean. However, the Eighth City was not only dilapidated, but the streets were also filled with all kinds of garbage. Fortunately, it was not the hot summer, otherwise the entire city would be shrouded in the stench.
"That Dark Castellan is really a good-for-nothing. The cities under his command have become like this. He doesn't even take good care of them. He only knows how to be mysterious all day. He should be cut into pieces!" Cang Zheng looked around with disgust. He naturally attributed the bad environment to the mysterious Dark Castellan.
"Hey! Brother, why are you here? I was just about to look for you! "
The two had just entered the city when a clear voice of surprise sounded in their minds. Looking up, a smile appeared on Wutian's face.
However, Cang Zheng was lamenting in his heart.
"It's over, it's over. Looking at the smile on the little girl's face, she must have gotten the recommendation letter. Why am I so miserable? Should I tell the little girl that Wutian is lying? No, if that's the case, Wutian will definitely not let me go. What should I do? God! Oh, Buddha! Immortal King! Please show me the way! "
A beautiful figure jogged towards them from the crowd. Her face was filled with an angelic smile, "Brother, why have you come all the way here?"
Wutian's gaze was gentle as he stared at the woman before him. He reached out and wiped the snowflakes off her face as he smiled, "We're going to the First City anyway so we might as well hurry over and see if there's anything we can help you with. It seems that I've been worrying for nothing."
"Shi Shi, have you gotten the recommendation letter?" Cang Zheng asked tentatively, unwilling to give up.
"Of course! You should see who's the one doing it. " Shi Shi smiled complacently and pulled out a palm-sized token from her bosom. She then waved it in front of Cang Zheng before handing it to Wutian.
Cang Zheng stared fixedly at the token with the word 'eight' carved on it. He felt like banging his head against the wall. He then turned towards Shi Shi and his eyes were filled with hidden bitterness. Shi Shi did not understand what was going on and thought that her brother had bullied her again!
Wutian shook his head and shot a glance at the little fellow who had poked his head out from Shi Shi's bosom.
The little fellow pursed his lips and spoke unwillingly, "Little girl, look at how dilapidated these two cities are. I don't think there's much to see here. The Son Of Heaven is probably worried about going to the Blood Altar as well. Why don't we go to the Star Realm? I heard from Big Brother Wu Hao that there might be an Imperial medicine being born soon! "
"Really?" Shi Shi asked in surprise. She then exclaimed in surprise, "An Imperial medicine! I've never seen one in my entire life. I'm really curious! "
"Little Wu Hao said this herself so it can't be false. Besides, if you go to the Star Realm, you can supervise Luo Qiang and take good care of the medicine field. Remember, don't let him slack off." Wutian fanned the flames at an appropriate time, causing Shi Shi to look forward to it.
"Okay, Little Nephew Luo Qiang. I haven't seen him in a long time. To be honest, I really miss him." Shi Shi nodded and agreed without hesitation. Cang Zheng saw this and muttered in his heart. This little girl was really naive. She was fooled with just a few words.
Ignoring the protests of Bird Saint and the King Of Worms, Wutian found a secluded place and sent them and Shi Shi into the Star Realm with a wave of his hand. As for the Violent Ape and the Gold Devouring Rat, they silently rejoiced in his misfortune.
After that, Wutian threw the City Lord Token of the Eighth City to Cang Zheng and said indifferently, "There's still a month before the recruitment of the Shadow Guards. We still have plenty of time. Why don't we go to the other cities first?"
Soon, Wutian and the incomparably depressed Cang Zheng disappeared into the crowd. However, they did not notice that a black-clothed man had been sneakily following behind them.
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