Jidao Wusheng: I am invincible in my flesh and tear the weirdness apart with my bare hands

"This is not my fault. It was Lu Zhaohe who sent people to throw Zhang Lingshan, who was covered in the Ash Bone Fire Poison, outside my Qingfeng Tower. Who knows when the Ash Bone Fire Poison on Zhang Lingshan's body will explode? If it suddenly breaks out and infects the surrounding area, that would be a huge loss."

Yu Shaoqing explained, "Since Ding Hong was willing to take this hot potato away, I naturally gave it to Ding Hong to avoid any accidents happening here. I think anyone would have made the same choice as me back then."

"You're wrong!"

A middle-aged man in purple said, "If it were me, I would consult the city lord and would never act on my own."

"Didn't Ding Hong save Zhang Lingshan because of the Cold Jade Crystal?"
"Our city lord's mansion also has its own Cold Jade Crystals. We found them together at the time. If we share some with her, our city lord's mansion has even more Cold Jade Crystals!"
"If you, Yu Shaoqing, had not acted on your own initiative, but instead consulted the city lord on how to handle the situation, the lord would have certainly allocated a portion of the Cold Jade Crystals to save Zhang Lingshan."

"In this way, the superior-grade Pure Lotus Pill will appear in our city lord's mansion, instead of having to go to Ding Hong to buy it."

"Yu Shaoqing, you have failed miserably in this matter, putting our City Lord's Mansion in a very passive position and causing heavy losses. This is a serious crime. Why don't you kneel down and admit your mistake? Are you still trying to make excuses?"

With this person in the lead, the members of the Purple Robe Sect immediately began to criticize Yu Shaoqing.

Seeing their own people suffer a loss, the members of the Green Robe Faction were not to be outdone and started arguing back.

The entire council chamber of the city lord's mansion immediately descended into chaos.

at last.

The city lord, seated in the main seat, frowned and shouted, "Enough! What's all this noise about? What kind of behavior is this?"

Everyone quickly fell silent and said in unison, "Please forgive us, sir."

"Humph."

The city lord snorted coldly, looked at Yu Shaoqing, and said with extreme dissatisfaction in his eyes, "You disposed of a high-grade Pure Lotus Alchemist without my consent. Do you think I'm old and useless, and that my words no longer carry weight?"

"Don't dare."

Yu Shaoqing hurriedly knelt down and said, "My lord, please spare my life. It was my oversight. I only thought about the danger of the Ash Bone Fire Poison and forgot that our city lord's mansion also has Cold Jade Crystals. Please punish me, my lord."

Given the current situation, Yu Shaoqing knew that saying anything was useless and could only honestly admit his mistake.

But he didn't think he was wrong.

Because anyone would have made the same judgment at that time.

We're all seasoned foxes; who doesn't know how the City Lord's Mansion has always operated?

Lu Zhaohe used Zhang Lingshan as a container to transfer the Ember Bone Fire Poison. Logically speaking, even with the Cold Jade Crystal, the possibility of surviving to expel the Ember Bone Fire Poison and restore the water-type spiritual root is infinitely close to zero.

Under these circumstances, no one in the City Lord's Mansion would choose to use the Cold Jade Crystal to save Zhang Lingshan.

Because it's simply not worth it; it's highly likely that the Frost Jade Crystal will be wasted.

If Yu Shaoqing had asked the city lord for permission to use the Cold Jade Crystal to treat Zhang Lingshan, the city lord might have allowed him to do so, but Yu Shaoqing would have had to bear the cost of the Cold Jade Crystal.

Zhang Lingshan is not Yu Shaoqing's father, and they have no relation. Why would he take on such a huge cost and danger for Zhang Lingshan?
and so.

Yu Shaoqing never even considered asking the city lord for permission, let alone using any Cold Jade Crystal.

He had long considered Zhang Lingshan to be dead, and Ding Hong was merely a corpse collector who helped him dispose of the dead for free; for this, he even owed Ding Hong a favor.

If the matter ends with Zhang Lingshan's death, then it is a trivial matter that no one will care about, and it would be a waste of breath to even mention it, let alone discuss it in the city lord's council.

but.

To my utter surprise, that despicable Ding Hong actually harbored the wicked intention of saving Zhang Lingshan.

What's most infuriating is that she actually succeeded!

If only I had known.

I should have had Lin Bai find someone to throw Zhang Lingshan as far away as possible back then, I couldn't let that bitch Ding Hong get away with it.

That scoundrel made a fortune using Zhang Lingshan's high-grade Pure Lotus Pills, but now he's making me, Yu Shaoqing, take the blame.

I'm so angry!

Seeing that Yu Shaoqing honestly admitted his mistake and stopped arguing, the city lord stopped being angry and said in a gentle voice, "Making mistakes is not a big deal; everyone makes mistakes. The most important issue now is not to punish you, but how to make amends for this mistake. Yu Shaoqing, what do you think we should do?"

Yu Shaoqing said, "My lord, I have received news that Lu Zhaohe of the Anning Army's Alchemy Pavilion considers it a great humiliation that Zhang Lingshan was handed over to Ding Hong, who benefited from it. Therefore, she has summoned all units of the Anning Army to discuss causing trouble for Ding Hong."

"Why don't we take this opportunity to get involved? If we can win Zhang Lingshan over to our city lord's mansion, then everyone will be happy."

"If we can't, then we'll force Ding Hong to kill Zhang Lingshan together with Lu Zhaohe. Since we can't have him, then nobody else can either."

His words were very direct, showing that he was in a hurry and didn't bother with beating around the bush or talking nonsense, lest he anger the city lord.

"It's such a waste to kill a top-grade Pure Lotus Alchemist like this, since we finally have one."

An elderly man from the Purple Robe Sect couldn't help but say, "I remember you were the one who ordered your men to ambush Zhang Lingshan at the Alchemy Pavilion before. They failed to kill him, but instead, he went to the Paddy Field Domain to plant spirit rice and, by a stroke of luck, broke through to become a high-grade Pure Lotus Alchemist. Now you want to kill him again. Besides causing trouble, can you come up with any constructive ideas that would benefit our City Lord's Mansion?"

"Judging from what Elder Chen is saying, does Elder Chen have an even better idea?" Yu Shaoqing was not annoyed upon hearing this, but rather overjoyed, and immediately pointed the finger at him.

Old Chen said, "This matter arose because of you, so it should be resolved by you. I'm just pointing out your shortcomings in character. Don't always resort to killing. There are many ways to solve problems. You should think of other solutions. I think you should try to win over Zhang Lingshan, even if it means kneeling down and begging him to join our City Lord's Mansion."

Yu Shaoqing was furious: "You old bastard Chen Nuo, how dare you insult me!"

Having said that, he turned to the city lord and said, “Lord City Lord, Chen Nuo has not only humiliated me, but also our entire City Lord’s Mansion. How could he possibly make us kneel before Zhang Lingshan? What kind of behavior is this! His heart is despicable. Please punish Chen Nuo, my lord.”

Chen Nuo hurriedly said, "My lord, because of Yu Shaoqing's stupidity, we lost a great opportunity to unify Anning City and handed over Zhang Lingshan, a top-grade Pure Lotus Alchemist, to the Ding family. This is a grave crime of aiding the enemy, and he deserves to die. To atone for this sin, let alone kneeling down to Zhang Lingshan, he would even do it if he had to be Zhang Lingshan's dog!"

"Chen Nuo, are you crazy? Don't you think before you speak? How could you utter such filthy and offensive words?"

"What's the difference between sending Yu Shaoqing to be Zhang Lingshan's dog and sending Yu Shaoqing to his death?"

"You might as well just let Yu Shaoqing die."

“That’s right, Lord City Lord. I suggest that Yu Shaoqing atone for his sins with his death, and that we not make things difficult for him.”

“Zhang Lingshan has refined a top-grade Pure Lotus Pill. If we hide it and consume it internally, everyone’s strength will be enhanced, which will change the situation in Anning City and take away all the ascension rights from the Anning Army. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

"Old Chen is right. Yu Shaoqing's mistake this time was too great. He must die to appease the public."

"If you're afraid of dying, you can kneel down before Zhang Lingshan."

"By the way, Ding Hong and he have a good relationship, so it's not impossible for him to ask Ding Hong to get Zhang Lingshan back."

"I think Ding Hong seems to have a bit of a crush on him. Yu Shaoqing only needs to use his charm to win her over."

"Yes, this plan is feasible!"

Everyone spoke in turn.

Although the Green Robe Faction wanted to speak up for Yu Shaoqing, they were immediately shut down by the Purple Robe Faction's sarcastic remarks, making everyone blush with embarrassment. They decided it was better not to refute and had no choice but to fall silent.

They couldn't win the argument, not because they lacked eloquence, but because Yu Shaoqing, that utterly useless good-for-nothing, had done something so untenable that there was no way to defend him. This matter was far too serious.

Just as Old Man Chen Nuo said, a top-grade Pure Lotus Alchemist can change the landscape of Anning City.

If this top-grade Pure Lotus Alchemist hadn't appeared before them, it would have been fine. But since he did appear, why did he just casually give it to Ding Hong? What kind of nonsense is this?

If I didn't think about this, I wouldn't have bothered.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get, to the point where I feel like I could vomit blood.

Otherwise, why would Lu Zhaohe convene such a grand meeting of all the Anning Army units? It wasn't just because the influence of the Supreme Pure Lotus Alchemist was too great, but also because he couldn't swallow this insult.

same.

Yu Shaoqing couldn't swallow this insult either.

Therefore, after learning that Ding Hong had high-grade Pure Lotus Pills, he secretly contacted Ding Hong several times, hoping to have a good talk with her. Unfortunately, Ding Hong refused to see him and didn't give him any face at all.

She said she was interested in him, but she's clearly turned her back on him.

At this moment, he heard everyone mentioning that he should use his good looks to seduce Ding Hong and bring back Zhang Lingshan.

Yu Shaoqing immediately exploded, feeling utterly humiliated.

"enough!"

Yu Shaoqing, his face contorted with rage, roared, "What's the use of your sarcastic remarks? The city lord summoned everyone here not to listen to your nonsense. While you were spouting this drivel, the Anning Army had already taken action."

"What? So fast? How did you know?"

"Have you forgotten what I do?"

Yu Shaoqing snorted, then said to the city lord, "My lord, I have received news that Lu Zhaohe has led his men to the Ding family, and almost all the officers of the Anning Army have been mobilized, showing no sign of stopping until Zhang Lingshan is captured. Should we also set off?"

"Not urgent."

The city lord said calmly, "Let them talk first."

"No, City Lord! If they reach an agreement and start sharing Zhang Lingshan, excluding our City Lord's Mansion, then we'll be in big trouble."

Old man Chen Nuo immediately shouted.

The other members of the purple-clad faction also echoed this sentiment.

The city lord nodded and said, "That's right. Yu Shaoqing, you go and listen to their conversation. Report back as you go. The others will arrive shortly."

"Yes."

Yu Shaoqing didn't dare to say anything more. Since things had come to this point, he had no choice but to go in person. No pain, no gain.

……

Fifteen minutes ago.

At the Anning Army General's Mansion, Lu Zhaohe, Sima Yue, and others gathered together.

Today's gathering was initiated by Lu Zhaohe. Although General Zuo Sining sat in the head seat, he was too lazy to speak. He waved his hand, letting Lu Zhaohe take charge, while he himself just watched quietly.

"Thank you, General Xie."

Lu Zhaohe cupped her hands in greeting and then addressed the crowd, saying, "I think everyone knows what happened. Zhang Lingshan was originally one of our Anning Army members, but he was stolen by Ding Hong. Our mission this time is to retrieve Zhang Lingshan. Does anyone have any objections?"

No one objected.

Everyone knows who Lu Zhaohe is, so no one dares to go against her. Besides, there's no benefit in doing so, so why bother making things more complicated?

Moreover, since Lu Zhaohe spearheaded this matter, she will be the one to take the blame if anything goes wrong. Everyone else can just join in the fun.

"Okay, since no one has any objections, then it's settled."

Lu Zhaohe was very satisfied with everyone's performance, but instead of setting off immediately, she shouted loudly, "Where is Yi Fengliu?"

"Your subordinate is here."

A handsome young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes immediately walked in from outside and stepped forward in response.

Lu Zhaohe said, "I heard that Zhang Lingshan is your cousin's confidant, and he specifically asked you to help Zhang Lingshan get into the Weapon Refining Pavilion, is that right?"

Yi Fengliu said, "I heard Fei Zhan mention it. I wasn't there at the time. Fei Zhan helped my cousin take Zhang Lingshan to the allocation manager, Lian Zhengjie, and let Zhang Lingshan enter the weapon refining pavilion."

"Where are Fei Zhan and Lian Zhengjie?" Lu Zhaohe shouted.

Yi Fengliu stepped aside, and Fei Zhan and Lian Zhengjie also entered, bowing in unison.

Lu Zhaohe said, "Let me tell you the specifics."

Fei Zhan said, "Yi Fengliu's cousin, Yi Chen, came to me and asked me to take care of Zhang Lingshan for him, so I took them to see Lian Zhengjie."

Lian Zhengjie said, "It wasn't just Zhang Lingshan who came at the time; I remember there was another one named Qi Shuyan."

“Qi Shuyan is my disciple, so he won’t get involved in this matter,” Sima Yue quickly said.

Lu Zhaohe glared at him and said, "Zhang Lingshan must be brought back today. Everyone related to Zhang Lingshan must be present, not one can be missing! Only in this way can we have a reasonable basis and no one can say a word against it."

"This—sigh..."

Sima Yue sighed.

Although he and Lu Zhaohe were both at the Golden Immortal realm, he had broken through to the next level earlier and was a junior. Moreover, the Weapon Refining Pavilion was a level lower than the Alchemy Pavilion. He could at least be a little tougher when facing Tang Feiling, but he had no temper at all when facing Lu Zhaohe.

Moreover, and most importantly, he noticed that Lu Zhaohe's aura was different from before, indicating that this old woman had benefited from the misfortune and her strength had greatly improved.

If he didn't give him face at this moment, Lu Zhaohe would definitely make Sima Yue lose face completely.

and so.

Without wasting any words, Sima Yue immediately contacted the person in charge of the Weapon Refining Pavilion and asked them to send over the Weapon Book.

Lu Zhaohe nodded in satisfaction and said, "This time we have a legitimate reason for our campaign. Zhang Lingshan will surely return to our Anning Army's Alchemy Pavilion. At that time, everyone will have access to high-grade Pure Lotus Pills. How wonderful would that be?"

"It's Pavilion Master Lu who has the best ideas."

Someone laughed.

Lu Zhaohe waved her hand and said, "We'll set off immediately once Qi Shuyan arrives!" (End of Chapter)