The city lord naturally didn't dare to underestimate Linlong and Lin Feng. He immediately took out his level-five ice talisman.
In the next moment, all three of their ice talismans were activated. Waves of cold air immediately enveloped the entire room.
Once the cold air was activated, the city lord's expression became extremely ugly. This was because he discovered that Linlong and Lin Feng were both experts who could completely activate level-five ice talismans.
Because of this, he was at a disadvantage right from the start. Not long after, he was frozen to the ground.
Seeing that he couldn't take it anymore, Linlong and Lin Feng withdrew the cold air.
"Who exactly are you people?" The city lord couldn't help but ask after catching his breath.
From the start, he had already suspected that the two of them were members of the Li Family. Now, he was even more skeptical.
This was because the Li Family had nothing to do with him. There was no way they would send such experts to deal with him.
"We are not members of the Li Family. We came out of the secret realm with Miss Qian."
"What?!" The city lord's eyes widened when he heard Linlong's words.
As a city lord, he was naturally aware of Qian Jiayi's situation. However, he didn't think that he would have any contact with Qian Jiayi and the others. After all, he didn't know them. Furthermore, this place wasn't close to the Imperial City. He didn't expect them to come looking for him.
Hence, he couldn't help but ask, "I have nothing to do with you. Why are you looking for trouble with me?"
"We're not looking for trouble with you. We're here for the Flaming Winged Bird," Miao Feng said.
"You're here for the Flaming Winged Bird? Weren't you the ones who released the Flaming Winged Bird? "The city lord was stunned.
"Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be? The emperor is the one who framed us. We didn't release the Flaming Winged Bird at all! "Miao Feng couldn't help but curse.
"We're here to find the Flaming Winged Bird. Then, we'll use it to investigate why it came to the Chilly World," Linlong continued.
"However, you're the only ones who stayed in the secret realm and came out. Apart from you, who else could release the Flaming Winged Bird?" The city lord frowned.
He would not believe them just because of what Linlong and Jiang Chen had said.
"In short, this is the truth. If you don't believe me, I'll kill you directly!" Miao Feng said coldly.
"If you want to kill me or torture me, do as you please. Don't even think of trying to scare me!" The City Lord retorted.
Lin Long waved his hand and said, "We're not here to argue with you about this. We want to know more about the Burning Wing Bird and the current situation of the entire Ice Peak Country."
Could it be that the Flaming Winged Birds weren't released by these people? Or could it be that they were unable to control these Flaming Winged Birds? This thought flashed through the City Lord's mind.
However, it was impossible for him to reveal such information just because of a single sentence from the other party.
He immediately shook his head and said, "I don't have any. We discovered the information about the Flaming Winged Bird on our own."
"Looks like you're not telling the truth, City Lord!" Linlong's expression turned cold. How could he not see through the other party's evasive gaze?
"No, absolutely not." The City Lord said firmly.
Linlong couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with him. He immediately placed a restriction on the City Lord's body. Once the restriction was activated, the City Lord rolled on the ground in pain.
The advisor at the side broke out in cold sweat for him.
Soon, the City Lord started to beg for mercy. "I'll speak, I'll speak …"
Seeing this, Lin Long finally removed the restriction.
After taking a deep breath, the City Lord said honestly, "I do know the latest information about the entire Ice Peak Country …"
As he spoke, he took out a map and unfolded it in front of Linlong.
Linlong looked at the map and realized that it was a map of the Ice Peak Country. Many cities on the map were marked with red circles with numbers like '1, 2, or 3'.
"What do these red circles mean? What about these numbers? "Linlong asked.
"The red circles represent the presence of Flaming Winged Birds in this place. The numbers represent the number of Flaming Winged Birds that appear," the City Lord explained.
"It seems like there aren't many Flaming Winged Birds in the entire Ice Peak Country," Miao Feng said.
He added up the numbers on the map and realized that there weren't many Flaming Winged Birds at all. It was much fewer than the Flaming Winged Birds they saw in the Secret Realm.
"That's true, but if there aren't any powerhouses to stop these Flaming Winged Birds, the ordinary citizens of the Ice Peak Country will be greatly harmed. Think about it, if there aren't any powerhouses in our River Yuan City who can activate the Level 5 Ice Talisman, the entire Ice Peak Country will be massacred.
"Moreover, this data is a little outdated. We don't even know how many Flaming Winged Birds there are. Take our River Yuan City for example, there was only one Flaming Winged Bird before, but two suddenly appeared …"
The City Lord spoke with a worried expression on his face.
"It seems like these Flaming Winged Birds didn't come from the Imperial Secret Realm," Linlong said with a frown.
"Young Master, why do you say so?" Miao Feng asked.
"Because if they came from the Secret Realm, they shouldn't appear in various places in the Ice Peak Country," Linlong said.
"You're right, Young Master." Miao Feng nodded.
"However, this isn't absolute. After all, they might have come out from a spatial crack somewhere, so it's possible that they came out from the Imperial Secret Realm," Linlong said.
"Then, what should we do?" Miao Feng asked.
Right at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside. At the same time, a voice sounded from outside, "City Lord, bad news. Another Flaming Winged Bird has appeared!"
"Oh, where? How many are there? "The City Lord asked.
"In Beiyi Village in the north. There should be only one," the person outside replied.
"Did any powerhouses go there?" The City Lord asked.
"No, the powerhouses that our City Lord Mansion gathered didn't make it in time … The situation there is very critical. I heard that the entire Beiyi Village was massacred, and after that, the Flaming Winged Birds rushed to the nearby villages," the person outside replied.
Hearing this, the City Lord shifted his gaze to Linlong. He was currently being restrained and had no way of dealing with the Flaming Winged Birds, so he could only place his hopes on Linlong and the others.
Of course, if the Flaming Winged Birds were really released by Linlong and the others, there was nothing he could do.
"We will deal with the Flaming Winged Birds, but City Lord, we need you to come with us," Linlong said immediately.
"Sure," the City Lord replied without hesitation.
"City Lord, please bring us out of the City Lord Mansion first," Linlong said.
The City Lord immediately brought Linlong and the others out. When they arrived at the main hall, they brought Qian Jiayi and the others along.
Qian Jiayi and the others were still drinking tea in the main hall. When they saw the City Lord obediently bring Linlong and Miao Feng over, they knew that Linlong had already dealt with the City Lord.
They were naturally not surprised that Linlong had dealt with the City Lord so easily.
The City Lord then brought them out of the City Lord Mansion and headed straight for Beiyi Village in the north.
Other than the City Lord and the advisor, no one else from the City Lord's Mansion came along. This situation naturally made the others in the City Lord's Mansion feel puzzled, but because the City Lord looked normal, they didn't dare to ask anything.
Not long after, they arrived at Beiyi Village. When they arrived and saw the situation in front of them, their expressions turned ugly.
This was because all the houses in the village had been burned down, and there were corpses everywhere. It was obvious that the Flaming Winged Birds that came here were even more ferocious.
"Those damned Flaming Winged Birds!" The City Lord couldn't help but curse.
"Follow me!" After circling around the village and determining the direction in which the Flaming Winged Birds left, Linlong immediately said to everyone.
Then, he immediately chased after the Flaming Winged Birds.
The others hurriedly followed behind him.
Very quickly, they arrived at another village. When they arrived, their expressions became even uglier.
This was because the Flaming Winged Birds were also torturing this village, and the situation was no different from Beiyi Village. After circling around the village, they still did not find a single living person.
They did not know if the rest of the people had escaped or if there was really no one left.
Fortunately, Linlong found the direction in which the Flaming Winged Birds left and immediately led everyone in pursuit.
However, this time, the Flaming Winged Birds did not enter another village. Instead, they entered the mountain range in the north.
Linlong's eyes lit up when he arrived at this place. The traces left behind by the Flaming Winged Birds were very fresh, and they had a higher chance of finding the Flaming Winged Birds.
However, after chasing for a while in the mountain range, Linlong's expression became even uglier. This was because he was unable to determine the direction in which the Flaming Winged Birds had gone.
He deduced that the Flaming Winged Birds were nearby, so he said to Qian Jiayi and the others, "Everyone, split up and search in pairs. If there are any Flaming Winged Birds, sound the alarm and ask the others to reinforce them."
After saying that, Linlong turned to Qian Jiayi and said, "Miss Qian, there is a higher chance that the Flaming Winged Birds are at the front. So, you and I will search in the front. The others will search in another direction."
"Okay." Qian Jiayi nodded.
Qian Jiayi immediately followed Linlong to search in the front. As for the others, they naturally split up in pairs to search in another direction.
As for the city lord and the advisor, the city lord followed Linlong and Qian Jiayi, while the advisor followed Miao Feng.
After chasing for the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Linlong's eyes lit up. This was because he discovered traces of burning in the weeds. Moreover, the traces were very vicious. It was obvious that the Flaming Winged Birds had just passed by this area.
However, as he wasn't sure of the number of Flaming Winged Birds, he didn't immediately sound the alarm for reinforcements.
"Let's continue chasing in front!" After Qian Jiayi said that, Linlong took the lead and rushed forward.
After a while, he suddenly heard the sounds of fighting in front of him. After taking a few steps forward, he discovered a ball of fire in front of him.
It was obvious that someone was fighting with the Flaming Winged Birds in that direction.
He had to hurry over. Otherwise, it would be bad if the Flaming Winged Birds were killed! With this thought in mind, Linlong increased his speed.
Very soon, he saw the situation in front of him. There were three people surrounding a Flaming Winged Bird. Among the three of them, two of them were experts who could activate level-5 icy talismans. The other person was slightly weaker and could only activate level-4 icy talismans.
If all three of them could activate level-5 icy talismans, the Flaming Winged Bird would have been killed long ago.
Even so, the Flaming Winged Bird was in a precarious situation. It was obvious that it couldn't hold on for much longer.
Linlong knew that he had to hurry over. Otherwise, the Flaming Winged Bird would spontaneously combust and die.
Hence, he directly rushed over.
After arriving beside the three people and the beast, he took out his level-5 icy talisman.
When they saw Linlong walk over and take out a level-5 icy talisman, they thought that he was here to help. Naturally, they felt more at ease.
However, they didn't expect that Linlong's icy energy would actually attack them.
As a result, the pressure on the Flaming Winged Bird was greatly reduced.
"Brat, what are you trying to do?" This situation caused the expressions of the three people to change drastically. One of them cursed out in anger.
A furious expression appeared on the faces of the other two people as well.
They were worried that Linlong's actions would allow the Flaming Winged Bird to escape. After all, Linlong could at least delay one of them. It would be difficult for the other two to take down the Flaming Winged Bird.
It could be said that if the Flaming Winged Bird hadn't been injured, the two of them would have been injured by its flames. After all, one of them could only activate a level-4 icy talisman.
How could they not be enraged by this situation?
Linlong didn't reply. Instead, he continued to activate his icy energy to deal with the three people in front of him.
This made the three of them extremely furious. However, there was nothing they could do.
After that, their expressions became even uglier. This was because another person was rushing over from the direction Linlong had come from. This person was also an expert who could activate level-5 icy talisman. Moreover, he was also targeting them like Linlong.
As a result, they couldn't stop him at all. In the blink of an eye, the Flaming Winged Bird that they were certain to take down escaped.
In fact, they couldn't even chase after it because Linlong and the other person had completely blocked their way.
The person who rushed over was naturally Qian Jiayi.
As Qian Jiayi was wearing a mask, the three people didn't recognize her.
"What are the two of you doing? Why did you stop us from releasing the Flaming Winged Bird? You're simply taking the side of the evildoer! "
"You're basically making the entire Ice Peak Nation and the entire Frigid World your enemy by doing this. I'm going to kill you!"
"Do you know how many people you're going to harm by doing this? I won't let you off!"
The three of them roared angrily.
The City Lord, who had rushed over, couldn't help but frown when he saw this. He also couldn't figure out why Linlong and Qian Jiayi had released the Flaming Winged Bird.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had suffered under Linlong's restriction, he would definitely have cursed Linlong and Qian Jiayi.
Could it be that these people were the ones who released the Flaming Winged Birds? Were they looking for the Flaming Winged Birds because they were afraid that the Flaming Winged Birds would be killed by powerhouses? This thought popped up in his mind again.
Previously, because Linlong, Qian Jiayi, and the others had displayed expressions of hatred toward the Flaming Winged Birds, he had thought that Linlong and the others had been framed by the emperor.
Now that he saw this scene, he couldn't help but think in this direction.
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