All eyes immediately focused on him.
Li Mugui was unaware of the attention and walked calmly into the council hall as usual.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
He said calmly, walked straight past Liu Yu, and towards the main seat of the hall, where he sat down gracefully.
From his elevated position, Li Mugui looked down at the noble families and said,
"You have disturbed my secluded meditation. What is it that you urgently need?"
Although his tone was flat, it carried a faint sense of dignity.
"Hmph, Li Mugui, you don't need to put on airs here!"
The head of a noble family dressed in a blue brocade robe sitting beside Liu Yu was the first to speak up: "You should be well aware of our purpose here."
Li Mugui glanced at the speaker and recognized him, then exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, is that you, Tian Rong, the head of the Tian family? You're still alive?"
"As the commander of Feiying City, didn't you say you were seriously ill when the demons attacked the city?"
"Did you recover so quickly?"
"What a medical miracle!"
His words were cutting.
Tian Rong was rendered speechless, and his face turned purple with rage.
"You... you're asking for it!"
He roared and was about to charge at Li Mugui.
"Enough!" Liu Yu shouted, stopping Tian Rong and staring at Li Mugui. "Mugui, nephew, I don't want to beat around the bush with you. Let me be blunt."
"Feiying City is not something you can control. Hand over the city seal, and we'll spare your life for the sake of your father, Li Tai."
"Oh? I'm so scared," Li Mugui said with a sarcastic smile. "But what if I don't?"
He slowly stood up and scanned the noble families below him. "When Feiying City was under siege by the demons of Jiuqing Mountain, if it weren't for my father's desperate struggle with the demon king, the entire city would have been bloodied by those demons."
"And you despicable people, who hid like rats in your holes to survive when the demons attacked, never cared about the people here."
"Now that the demon king has left, you jump out to seize our Li family's city seal and force me to give up the position of the city lord?"
"What, are you preparing to run away even faster the next time the demons attack?"
"Are you preparing to better betray the people of this city?"
"Well, I have four words for you."
"Delusional... oh, no."
Li Mugui's smile grew even wider, and he said, "Your mother is dead."
" You're courting death!"
"Li Mugui, you are too daring!"
The faces of everyone in the hall turned livid, and their anger could not be contained.
They were all respected individuals in Feiying City, and had never been humiliated like this before!
Even Liu Yu's face turned completely black, and with a single slap, he shattered his chair. His aura, which belonged to the peak of the second realm of martial arts, instantly erupted like a hurricane and swept towards Li Mugui.
"Mr. Li, the city lord, has spoken well. I, Shen Bing, admire you."
Shen Bing, who had been watching the drama, intervened. She stood lightly beside Li Mugui and blocked that aura.
"This Feiying City was preserved through the desperate efforts of the late City Lord Li Tai."
"Now you want to force City Lord Li to hand over the city seal through empty words and threats of force."
"It's truly disgusting."
Liu Yu's face darkened even further: "Miss Shen, this is Feiying City's own business and has nothing to do with your Qianzhu Chamber of Commerce. I advise you not to interfere!"
His tone was full of threat.
However, Shen Bing ignored him completely and looked at Li Mugui: "City Lord Li, as long as you are willing to join the Qianzhu Chamber of Commerce, the previous account for the Tongmai Pill will be settled in one go."
"Moreover, we can guarantee that you will break through to the Wanxiang Realm before the age of thirty."
"At that time, Feiying City will still return to your hands."
Yes, she wanted to recruit Li Mugui!
As a well-known young genius in Liang'an Prefecture, Li Mugui had already attracted the attention of many.
However, at that time, Li Tai was still alive and well, so other forces did not make a move.
But now that Li Tai was dead and the powerful families of Feiying City were colluding to force a palace coup, it was the perfect opportunity to win over Li Mugui.
Shen Bing keenly seized this opportunity.
When Liu Yu heard Shen Bing's words, he felt a sense of urgency and wanted to strike down Li Mugui immediately!
If he really allowed Li Mugui to cooperate with the Qianzhu Chamber of Commerce, then all his plans would come to naught.
Not only would others take notice, but the master behind him would be the first to take action against him!
However, Liu Yu quickly calmed down.
Because he realized that Shen Bing's words hid too much.
Apart from painting a big picture for Li Mugui, Shen Bing had not promised anything substantial.
She had not promised to help Li Mugui stabilize the situation in Feiying City now.
Nor had she promised that the Qianzhu Chamber of Commerce would help Li Mugui retake Feiying City in the future.
In Liu Yu's view, talk of breaking through to the Wanxiang Realm by the age of thirty was ridiculous.
By the time Li Mugui broke through to the Wanxiang Realm at the age of thirty, with the resources of the entire Feiying City, he himself would have likely broken through to the Wanxiang Realm as well.
At that time, Li Mugui would still be powerless against him.
Moreover, he could secretly find an opportunity to send Li Mugui to reunite with his good friend Li Tai!
After Liu Yu figured this out, he felt calm and a slight smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
"My good nephew, please accept quickly. I don't want to kill you in public."
"Hehe," Li Mugui smiled slightly and shook his head: "Miss Shen, I appreciate your kindness, but I'm afraid I must decline."
Shen Bing was stunned.
Liu Yu was stunned.
Everyone in the main hall was stunned.
Zhang Ji was even more distraught, thinking that their young master and city lord had really gone crazy.
That was the Qianzhu Chamber of Commerce, the only opportunity for Li Mugui to preserve himself now!
"City Lord..."
Zhang Jishi couldn't help but speak up. He had to persuade Li Mugui.
He couldn't watch Li Tai's son die like this!
But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Li Mugui with a wave of his hand.
"As for the Wanxiang Realm, I don't need to wait until I'm thirty. I'm already there."
[Special Effect: Wanxiang] Activated!
[Special Effect: Swordsman] Activated!
[Special Effect: Xia Li Long Yin] Activated!
Buzz!
A three-foot-long green sword shot out of his body and hovered in mid-air.
The sword trembled slightly, and a sword song sounded, like the roar of a dragon and tiger, shaking people's hearts and echoing through the clouds!
Sharp sword intent spread wildly, covering the entire City Lord's Mansion.
And Li Mugui himself stood tall and erect there, his already handsome face even more severe, like an unsheathed sharp blade.
Anyone who dared to look directly at him would surely be deeply shocked and terrified!
"This..."
"How is this possible!"
Everyone in the scene turned pale with shock.
"Martial Arts Imagery!"
"It really is the Wanxiang Realm!"
Liu Yu's face turned ashen, and his gaze was disbelief.
Tian Rong felt his scalp go numb, and his whole body felt like it was falling into an ice cave!
Thinking about his previous attitude, his mind was in a daze.
His body stumbled backwards until he fell into the chair behind him and collapsed.
"Alright, now let's talk about the matter of the City Lord's Seal again," said Li Mugui with a sarcastic smile.