Chapter 1332

Originally, although embezzlement was common, the number of tokens could still exceed a hundred each time they were distributed. After the two cities were equally divided, each city would have dozens of tokens.

However, this time, only twelve tokens were passed down.

Seeing the expressions of the three, City Lord Lu Guang said, "The tokens are abnormal this time. I sent someone to investigate. It is said that the people from Yanbo Castle are behind this."

Lord Wu's expression returned to normal. He said calmly, "It must be them. It would be strange if it wasn't them."

Mu Feng smiled bitterly. "This time, Lu Guang City was implicated because of us."

City Lord Lu Guang's ugly expression softened. He said, "It's hard to say who implicated who. It's our fault for not being able to move up in the rankings. It's normal for us to be suppressed. This time, we formed a team of ten. I carefully selected them. So, about the tokens …"

Clearly, City Lord Lu Guang knew that Huping City had other ways to obtain tokens, so he could only give out two.

The commander of the city's army looked a little upset. However, he couldn't say anything at this moment. Although he never interfered in such matters, he knew everything.

Mu Feng nodded and said, "Two tokens is good."

Beside him, Lord Wu smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, our two cities aren't that far apart. Although we asked for thirty tokens last time, the people from Yanbo Castle used the excuse of theft as an excuse and only gave us five. In addition to the five tokens we originally received, there are only ten tokens left."

"How is that possible?"

City Lord Lu Guang looked a little shocked. Clearly, this was different from the information he heard.

"Here are three extra tokens. Hunter's Castle will send seven people this time." Lord Wu took out three tokens that he had prepared beforehand.

Seeing this, City Lord Lu Guang also took out two tokens that he had prepared beforehand.

"Then I'll distribute these five tokens."

Mu Feng shook his head and laughed in spite of himself. There were so many clans waiting, yet there were only five entry tokens. It was very obvious that this was going to be a very difficult matter to handle.

Seeing Mu Feng put away the token, City Lord Luguang asked curiously, "How did you offend Yanbo Castle this time?"

Lord Wu sighed and said, "Because of an unexpected disaster."

He waved his hand again and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Stay here for a few more days, and I'll introduce you to a few young people. Our two sides have few people to begin with, so we need to stick together. When we reach the Prefectural Realm, we can take care of each other."

City Lord Lu Guang nodded. In fact, the reason he had come personally this time was not only to explain the matter of the token, but also to form an alliance.

After all, there were only about 75 people on both sides, which was not even a fraction of the number of people in the other cities.

On the same day, Zi Chen received an invitation.

Wade stood at the door and said enviously, "Zi Chen, the City Lord invites you to be a guest at the City Lord's Mansion."

"To the City Lord's Mansion as a guest."

Zi Chen was dumbfounded when he heard that. He did not know the City Lord, nor had he seen him before. Why would he be invited?

"Yes, not only you, but also Wu Xie and the other three. Oh, right, even the brothers Gou Wen and Gou Qiang were invited." Wade's tone was filled with envy. It was obvious that he was not invited.

Zi Chen thought about it for a while and understood the meaning of the invitation.

Since the City Lord invited the seven of them, it must mean that all seven of them would go.

When Zi Chen walked into the hall, he found that the six of them were already waiting there. The six of them looked very excited to be invited by the highest ruler of Huping City.

Zi Chen heard their discussion from afar. When the six of them saw Zi Chen, they immediately walked toward Zi Chen.

"The City Lord invited us. Let's go quickly." Wu Xie looked very eager.

Zi Chen nodded, and everyone walked out of the castle.

The City Lord's Mansion was one of the tallest buildings in the entire Huping City. It was not difficult to find.

When the seven of them reached the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion, they were stopped by the city guards.

"It was the City Lord who invited us here." Man Shi said confidently.

The city guards were all at the late stage Corporeal realm. They looked at the seven of them in surprise. When they saw Zi Chen behind them, their expressions changed slightly.

Everyone in Huping City knew who Zi Chen was now.

The leader's indifferent expression also softened. He smiled faintly and said, "Since the City Lord invited us, then show us the token. This is official business."

"What token?" The few of them were clearly startled.

"Here." Zi Chen came forward from behind with a golden invitation in his hand.

Seeing the familiar City Lord's seal on the corner of the invitation, the leader nodded and said politely, "That's right. Please follow me."

The Corporeal realm leader led Zi Chen and the others into the City Lord's Mansion. The entire mansion was very large. If no one led the way, they would definitely get lost.

After passing through many corridors, their eyes lit up and they saw a grand hall.

This was the hall where the City Lord received guests. They could hear the hearty laughter coming from the hall even from far away.

"City Lord, Zi Chen and the others are here." The Corporeal realm leader stood outside the door and shouted respectfully.

"Zi Chen is here. Let them in quickly." A deep and gentle voice rang out from the hall.

Zi Chen and the others walked in under the signal of the Corporeal realm leader.

The hall was spacious and bright. There were many vivid carvings of dragons and phoenixes on the four walls. On the two sides of the hall were four giant pillars with four jade dragons carved on them.

There were two rows of seats on the two sides of the hall. Zi Chen saw more than ten Domain realm experts.

Lord Wu sat at the head of the table on one side. Ling Xing and the others were next to him. At the end of the row was a general wearing battle armor with a stern and serious expression.

Besides Lord Wu, there were also some people sitting on the other side. Since they could sit there, it was obvious that they were not ordinary Domain realm experts.

In addition to the people sitting, there were two men standing. Both of them looked to be upright middle-aged men. Moreover, they had a dignified aura on their faces. It was obvious that they had been in a high position for a long time.

When Zi Chen raised his head to look at the two men, they also looked at Zi Chen with a smile.

"Zi Chen greets the City Lord." Zi Chen saluted the man in loose robes with cupped fists.

Then, Wu Xie and the others followed suit and saluted.

When everyone saw this scene, smiles immediately appeared on their faces. Mu Feng looked at Zi Chen and asked, "How do you know that I'm the City Lord of Huping City? You've seen me before."

Zi Chen shook his head and replied, "I've never seen the City Lord before."

"Oh, then how did you recognize me at a glance?" Mu Feng asked curiously.

"Because the City Lord is standing," Zi Chen answered honestly.

Beside him, the other middle-aged man smiled and said, "Why? Don't I look like the City Lord?"

Zi Chen looked at the middle-aged man seriously. He was also wearing a long robe and had a gentle smile on his face. However, he naturally exuded the aura of a person in a high position.

Zi Chen saluted and said, "Zi Chen greets the Lord. You also seem to be in a high position, but you don't look like the City Lord of Huping City."

"Oh, tell me the reason," City Lord Lu Guang asked with a smile.

"You seem to be less carefree, less casual, and less natural than our City Lord," Zi Chen explained.

Although the two of them both had the aura of a City Lord, Mu Feng appeared to be more calm and casual because he was in his own city. The naturalness in his movements was not something City Lord Lu Guang possessed.

"Oh, there's such a situation," City Lord Lu Guang said in astonishment.

"That's just one of the reasons. The other reason is that I don't know any of the people sitting beside the Lord. However, I know a few of the people sitting beside the City Lord. Naturally, everyone would subconsciously stay with people they are familiar with," Zi Chen said with a smile.

"Haha." The two City Lords also laughed when they heard this.

Lord Wu said with a smile, "I've already said that he is very meticulous. This kind of test is meaningless."

Between his smile, he was naturally very satisfied with Zi Chen.

Wu Xie and the others beside Zi Chen also laughed. Only Man Shi scratched his head and felt very complicated. He thought to himself, 'Isn't it just one seat for each person? Why is there so much to pay attention to?'

"Brother Lu, what do you think?" Mu Feng said with a smile.

City Lord Lu Guang praised, "Let's not talk about other things first. Just this meticulous thinking is already very impressive."

Mu Feng gestured for him to sit down. At the same time, someone brought chairs over for Zi Chen and the others. Mu Feng smiled and said, "This time, Zi Chen is our leader. His strongest point is not his intelligence, but his battle prowess."

After praising Zi Chen for a while, Mu Feng suddenly remembered that he was too happy and forgot to introduce him. Thus, he introduced, "Zi Chen, come and greet City Lord Lu Guang."

Zi Chen knew who Lu Guang was. Obviously, he had also guessed the other party's identity. After he stood up with Wu Xie and the others, he also bowed in unison.

"Little friend Zi Chen, this time, I'm not only here to deliver the command medallion. I'm also here to represent the people of Lu Guang in forming an alliance with you. When your two sides meet, I hope that little friend will take care of the people of Lu Guang." City Lord Lu Guang said with a smile.

Zi Chen stood up and asked, "I wonder how many people from Lu Guang will be going this time. Is the possibility of our two sides meeting high?"

"We only have ten people. The possibility of meeting is very high." City Lord Lu Guang said with certainty.

"Ten people." Zi Chen frowned slightly when he heard this. How could there only be ten people in one city?

At the side, Lord Wu explained, "This time, when the command medallions arrived at Lu Guang, there were only twelve of them left."

If it was distributed normally, each city would have more than a thousand command medallions. But now, there were only twelve command medallions in both cities.

Zi Chen immediately guessed the crux of the matter. He asked, "It's the people of Yanbo Castle who are behind this."

Lord Wu nodded.

Everyone's mood became gloomy.

Zi Chen, however, smiled and promised, "It seems that the people of Yanbo Castle are really looking for trouble this time. Don't worry. If there's a chance, I promise that I won't let a single person from Yanbo Castle return alive."

Hearing Zi Chen's promise, everyone's eyes fell on Zi Chen.

No other expression could be seen from their faces, but their hearts were filled with doubts.

Was Zi Chen confident or arrogant when he said that?