I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 656 Darling
Although the city lord's words hadn't completely severed ties, they were already a fairly direct threat, and even Chen Xuan could understand their meaning.

But upon hearing this, Feng Xue merely showed a thoughtful expression, then slapped her palm and exclaimed in realization:
"So that's how it is. There's a bandit problem outside Zelan City. No wonder the residents of this city all look so gloomy. This is easy to resolve. Considering your humility and respect for talent, Lord City Lord, I'll help you settle this matter!"

"Is that what I meant?" The city lord cursed Feng Xue inwardly for feigning ignorance, but still maintained his smile and said:
"Then there's no need. My city lord's mansion is also well-equipped and strong. It's just that those sand bandits are good at hiding, which makes them troublesome."

Feng Xue didn't bother to pay attention to what the city lord was thinking. He just ate and drank. During this time, the city lord made several verbal probes, and Feng Xue responded vaguely to each one. By the time he was full, Xiao Lingdang had finished scanning the wealth wish power. The beauty's wish power was more complicated. Currently, only the basic modeling has been completed. As for the rest, it was definitely impossible to figure it out just by looking.

So Feng Xue stood up, her tone still calm and polite:
"Thank you for your hospitality, City Lord. If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak. Of course, if I am overthinking things, then my brother and I will take our leave today."

Feng Xue's words sounded perfectly normal, but the city lord's long-suppressed anger finally burst forth. The music stopped abruptly, the servants fell silent, and even the air seemed to tense up.

Didn't the city lord realize that Feng Xue was just giving him the runaround?
He certainly saw it too, but he was no fool, and he naturally understood that someone with such a strong mind must have something to rely on to travel across this land.

Therefore, he was enduring, not yielding, but rather allowing his anger and desire to build up.

A strong desire can catalyze magic, and with Feng Xue's casual indifference, the city lord's arrogance as a superior had already accumulated into intense anger.

He took a deep breath, leaned forward slightly, making the oppressive aura even stronger, and stared intently at Feng Xue and Chen Xuan, speaking in a slightly trembling tone, as if he might explode at any moment:

"Since you are so straightforward, I will be frank—I want your 'hearts'! If you know what's good for you, you will receive everything I promised, including endless riches and honors. But if you are stubborn..."

At this point, the intense aura had already dissipated.

At this point, Zhenni should have stood up for the city lord to increase the strength of the military deterrent, but Zhenni had a different idea in mind.

As the first person to discover Feng Xue and her companion, how could he not realize their power? Of course he could!

But it was precisely because of his power that he attracted the two of them.

If the city lord can really keep the two of them, apart from the part that the city lord will live to live, the rest will all be his.

If the city lord cannot defeat him, all the better. The greedy king will finally be punished by the hero, which is also part of the story. He can then devour the king's soul, which has been tainted by various emotions, and turn all the accumulation of the past three years into nourishment to enhance himself.

In the end, the king was nothing more than a pig he raised. Now that the pig was fattened up, he hired a butcher to slaughter it.

In fact, if Zhenni's destiny hadn't prevented him from taking the initiative to act against his "contract partner," he wouldn't have waited until today!

Just as Zhenni remained hidden, waiting for the two sides to clash, Feng Xue nodded and calmly said:
"Hearts? I have quite a few here, which one do you want?"

"What's the matter?"

The king and the townspeople were dumbfounded; this answer was completely unexpected! Chen Xuan, however, who was already well-versed in Journey to the West, finally understood, though he couldn't help but find it absurd—

"You can't really lay your heart bare..."

Before Chen Xuan could finish his thought, Feng Xue flicked her robe, and dozens of orbs of light, each radiating terrifying power, landed on the dining table. Each orb was far more powerful than the king's meager aura. Feng Xue, like a peddler, grinned and pointed at the orbs, explaining:
"This is the sacred heart that saves the world and brings peace to the people; this is the virtuous heart that educates all beings; this is the heart that seeks knowledge and pursues learning; this is the benevolent heart that pities mortals; this is the mortal heart that plays in the mortal world..."

As she spoke, Feng Xue's tone changed slightly, and she pointed to another pile, saying:

"This is the greed of heaven and earth for me; this is the playful heart of all living beings as a game of chess... Oh, and this too..."

Feng Xue suddenly picked out a ball of light from the pile of orbs. The orb was as dark as an abyss and carried a chilling aura. Even the slightest trace of its power caused Chen Xuan's consciousness to pause for a moment.

The city lord was even worse off; his thoughts were now moving at a snail's pace, as if his life were replaying in a blur. Feng Xue, meanwhile, grinned, revealing a set of white teeth:

"This is a treasure! The demonic heart that can slaughter gods and destroy Buddhas!"

"Crack!"

A sudden, sharp crack rang out, and the city lord's body, like porcelain struck by a heavy blow, cracked open with spiderweb-like fissures. Various auras emanated from the cracks, and in an instant, his youthful appearance was torn apart by the power of will, leaving only a withered old man who looked like a dried corpse.

"How could this be! My youth! My strength! I..."

The old man let out a hoarse roar, but it seemed as if he had exhausted his last bit of life force. With that scream that seemed to tear his throat apart, his withered body finally snapped and fell silent.

"You're scared to death! You're so weak!"

Feng Xue rolled her eyes, put the "heart" she had conjured with the [Cleric's Title] back into her pocket, while Chen Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. After taking two deep breaths, he said with lingering fear:
"Brother, that's too scary! You can't just scare people like that!"

"Who's bluffing? I'm officially certified by the Demon God Heavenly Realm, okay?"

Feng Xue rolled her eyes, then suddenly seemed to remember something, reached out and dragged a dark figure out from the corner—

"Don't run away! Let's talk!"

"My lord! I'm just a town nun. Helping this city lord is my destiny. I didn't want to, but my destiny dictates that whoever triggers the contract must grant them three wishes. It's really not my fault!"

Zhenni had actually wanted to run away a long time ago, but Feng Xue's aura was too terrifying, so much so that all he felt was fear, and he couldn't even cast a spell to escape. It was only after he put away his "precious treasures" that he mustered up the courage to run away.

In all honesty, he just wanted to find a hero to kill the king so that he could live happily ever after. How did he end up with such a demon?

However, Feng Xue clearly had no intention of letting him go. He revealed a smile that appeared calm, but in Zhen Ni's eyes, it was more terrifying and horrifying than a billion serial killers.

"If I let you off the hook now, will you grant me three wishes in return?"

(End of this chapter)