"Good! You’re quite the man!"

Liu Dachun grinned, revealing his teeth.

Initially, he thought Liu Dachun would deny everything or make excuses to avoid responsibility upon seeing him. To his surprise, Liu Dachun agreed so readily.

He had to give him some respect for that.

At this moment, Zhang Hongyan, whose legs were trembling with fear, as if clutching at a lifeline, hurriedly said, "City Lord Liu, save me!"

"I am a disciple of the Hehuan Sect, under the tutelage of Hu Ling. It was those two! They killed all six of my male companions!"

She cried pitifully, struggling to run towards Liu Dachun. Only after hiding behind him did she feel a bit of relief from her fear.

"Hu Ling? Isn’t that the sect leader of the Hehuan Sect?"

Liu Dachun was startled by the name, his old face unable to maintain its composure.

He was merely the city lord of a secular city, at best equivalent to the leader of a small sect.

But the Hehuan Sect was one of the top ten demon sects!

Hu Ling was indeed the sect leader of the Hehuan Sect!

Looking at Zhang Hongyan hiding behind him, Liu Dachun couldn't help but feel irritated.

If she really was a disciple of Hu Ling, then things had just gotten much more complicated!

"City Lord, please see! This is the disciple token of our Hehuan Sect. I dare not deceive you!"

Zhang Hongyan took out a token from her person and handed it to Liu Dachun.

He examined it closely, his brows furrowing immediately, his face showing the distress of encountering trouble.

Having traveled far and wide for many years, how could he not recognize the disciple token before him, which was the symbol of a Hehuan Sect disciple?

Moreover, it was exquisitely made, the kind that only a direct disciple would possess.

And under the tutelage of Hu Ling...

"Trouble, this is really troublesome!"

He muttered to himself, then raised his head, his gaze fierce as he looked at Ye Shu and the veiled woman who had remained silent in the distance.

"You’re really asking for death! Killing someone in my territory is one thing, but killing someone from my sister Hu’s sect!"

Liu Dachun was furious.

He even referred to Hu Ling as his sister, clearly indicating his stance was on Zhang Hongyan’s side.

He looked at Ye Shu: "Do you have anything else to say?"

Ye Shu shook his head: "Nothing to say. If it’s time to kill, then kill. What’s there to say?"

Would he only realize the need for mercy when others were about to kill him?

Ye Shu was not the type to surrender without a fight.

"Indeed."

Liu Dachun couldn’t help but laugh, giving Ye Shu an appreciative look, then shaking his head: "Kid, I’ll tell you this. If you killed someone outside, I wouldn’t care, and might even praise you. But you had to do it in my Luoyang City, then..."

"That’s just stupid!"

As he spoke, his gaze was fierce, exuding the aura of someone who had killed many.

At this moment, he looked more like a fierce deity enshrined in a temple, the kind that could scare children into crying.

However, Ye Shu acted as if he didn’t see it, raising his head to ask: "City Lord, are you planning to help her?"

Hearing this, Liu Dachun burst into laughter, as if he had just heard a joke: "Call you stupid, and you really don’t disappoint!"

"Am I supposed to help you instead of her?"

He pointed to the bloodied mess on the arena behind him: "Look at what you’ve done. Do I need to repeat it?"

"You’d better think about how you want to die, or whether to spare your dog’s life, cripple you, and hand you over to the Hehuan Sect!"

He coldly looked at Ye Shu, already being quite merciful by not immediately taking action, which was a reward for Ye Shu’s honesty.

"I choose neither!"

Ye Shu shook his head, then turned around and walked away naturally.

"What do you mean! You think you can just leave now!"

Zhang Hongyan immediately shouted, wondering if he hadn’t grasped the situation.

He couldn’t just come and go as he pleased.

He was facing the City Lord of Luoyang City!

How dare he!

"Kid, you really don’t take me seriously, do you!"

Liu Dachun was indeed angry, his hair standing on end, and he roared: "I’ve given you too much face, and you really think I’ll let you go!"

With that, the spiritual energy within him surged, releasing a vast spiritual pressure that swept in all directions!

A Soul Division expert against a Golden Core kid, wasn’t that like an adult beating a three-year-old child?

He’s dead! That kid!

But just as he was about to annihilate Ye Shu, his spiritual pressure suddenly stopped. In one direction, a figure stood there.

"This figure..."

He didn’t continue his attack but stared at the figure, lost in thought, feeling a sense of familiarity.

At first glance, it was so similar!

It immediately brought back the deepest memories from his past.

Back when he was a young, ruthless killer, driven to madness, killing anyone who came his way, even entire families!

He had slaughtered those hypocritical righteous figures, leaving them wailing in despair.

And the one who led him was that great figure. She had never spoken a word to him, nor had she ever looked at him directly...

Yet, she remained the object of his worship, the one he strove for.

Even when she founded a demonic sect, Liu Dachun had returned to follow her example, starting his own venture, building a city.

And the name of this city bore her surname.

Luoyang City, Luo Jiuyan!

"Is it you! My idol!" Liu Dachun looked at the graceful figure, filled with passion.

Meanwhile, Zhang Hongyan only saw that he was hesitating to act, and with Ye Shu about to leave, what was going on?

"City Lord, hurry up and act! Don’t let him get away!"

"Shut up!"

Liu Dachun glared at her. Even if her master were here now, she couldn’t command him!

He only wanted to clarify one thing: was this figure really who he thought it was?

For this, he nervously approached. The closer he got to the figure, the more fearful he became, his body growing colder.

But then, his face lit up with a smile, not feeling discomfort but an indescribable sense of comfort.

This battlefield, so familiar!

Wasn’t it that great figure?

He immediately knelt down, kowtowing to the figure:

"Your humble servant Liu Dachun pays his respects—"

"Silence!"

Before Liu Dachun could continue, Luo Jiuyan’s voice immediately cut him off.

Scared, he dared not continue.

But upon hearing this voice, a look of joyful bliss spread across his face, wishing he could sing and dance right then to celebrate this day, being able to meet his idol again here!

Ye Shu walked over to Luo Jiuyan and transmitted a message: "He’s recognized you."

Luo Jiuyan nodded.

She just found it strange; who was this?

Why didn’t she have any impression of him?

Probably some insignificant nobody.

There were plenty of such people anyway.

Ye Shu smiled at her.

He had thought there might be a fight, and with Luo Jiuyan here, it would have been quite entertaining.

But before any action could start, she was recognized.

"Even more fun then!" Ye Shu looked meaningfully at Zhang Hongyan standing in the distance, rubbing his hands together.

Zhang Hongyan was utterly confused.

What’s going on?

City Lord, why did you just kneel down!

Can someone tell me, who are they?