Chapter 981 City Lord Fei Qing (1/2)

The City Lord's Mansion is located in the center of Ningxiang City.

It covers a vast area, with pavilions and towers, and the nine-curve corridor is magnificent.

When they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, there was only the Golden Clothed Heroic Cultivator, who took Lin Mu to a luxurious palace.

Lin Mu was silent all the way.

After all, the Golden Clothed Cultivator was not the person in charge, and it was difficult for him to find out anything from the Golden Clothed Cultivator.

He still focused on how to get rid of it.

Feixian Palace is a very long-term thing, and it will definitely not be three or five years in the future. He tried not to offend the city lord here.

Of course, this premise is that he must have freedom.

If he was deprived of his freedom and put in solitary confinement, he would not care so much.

"This is it." While Lin Mu was thinking, the Golden Clothed Cultivator took Lin Mu to the front of the palace.

Lin Mu looked into the palace. In the luxurious and magnificent palace, there was only one person standing inside, wearing a simple green robe.

"The city lord is waiting for you inside." The golden-robed cultivator said to Lin Mu, and then turned to say goodbye.

Lin Mu glanced at the hall, his eyes flickering.

It is true that there is only one city lord in Ningxiang City, but there are also several deputy city lords to restrain the city lord, so as to prevent the city lord from making some wrong decisions or being bribed.

Generally speaking, if it is really a big event, it should be decided by the city lord and several deputy city lords together.

But now, there is only the city lord in this empty hall.

It seems that things have taken a big turn.

Facing a group of people and facing one person are completely different things.

It's just that seeing the city lord in a simple green robe and a dignified face, he doesn't look like someone who can be bribed or fooled at will.

Although his mind was full of mixed thoughts, Lin Mu greeted him with a smile on his face, "Meet Lord Philadelphia!"

Long before he came to Ningxiang City, Lin Mu had inquired about the city lord and several deputy city lords, as well as several major forces in Ningxiang City. He had also heard about the city lord Fei Qing.

"I have heard of the heroic name of Young Master Lin for a long time. Today, I see that his reputation is indeed well-deserved." Fei Qing greeted him with a smile on his face.

Meeting him was a compliment, which made Lin Mu feel uneasy.

He was not sure what Fei Qing's attitude was towards this matter.

After all, such a matter had nothing to do with the survival of a force, but was just a personal grudge, which could be big or small.

The degree of control was in Fei Qing's hands.

Even if it was confinement, there was a difference between a few years and decades.

The decision was in Fei Qing's hands.

"I just arrived and caused trouble for Lord Philadelphia. I am really sorry." Lin Mu said with a smile and got straight to the point.

He didn't like beating around the bush and wanted to find out Fei Qing's purpose directly.

"This time I invited you directly, which is a bit abrupt. I hope Young Master Lin will not be offended." Fei Qing smiled and invited Lin Mu to sit down in the hall.

The two sat opposite each other.

Fei Qing was a bit too polite. Lin Mu was really confused and didn't know what this guy was up to.

"What can I be offended about?" Lin Mu smiled, "I have wanted to visit the city lord for a long time, but I have been busy with personal matters and can't get away. I hope you can forgive me."

Seeing Fei Qing so polite, Lin Mu couldn't say anything more, so he had to greet him politely.

Now the initiative is in Fei Qing's hands. Fei Qing is smiling and friendly, but Lin Mu is nervous and uneasy.

But he had to endure it, without showing any trace on his face, and kept a faint smile on his face.

"I heard you were selling the jade slips?" Fei Qing asked curiously, "and you made a lot of spirit stones?"

"Who told you that?" Lin Mu smiled and shook his head, "It's all rumors. Today is the first day of the opening of Feixian Palace. We just sold for a while, and someone came to disturb us. How could we make a lot of spirit stones?"

Lin Mu despised Fei Qing's behavior of not getting straight to the point but talking about other things, but he had no choice but to deal with it.

"I heard that Piaomiao Fairyland is very magical and can also temper the cultivation of spiritual consciousness?" Fei Qing asked immediately, looking very interested.

"That's true." Lin Mu smiled and said, "The speed of tempering spiritual consciousness in Piaomiao Fairyland is much better than outside."

"Are there any other benefits?" Fei Qing asked.

"If a cultivator enters the Piaomiao Fairyland and is lucky, he can also obtain high-level skills." Lin Mu smiled, "There are even secret techniques and eighth-grade mental methods."

"Such a good thing, a jade slip for guidance only costs 100,000 low-grade spirit stones?" Fei Qing asked.

"Spirit stones are secondary. My main purpose is to use my power to benefit the people." Lin Mu smiled and said, "If everyone in Ningxiang City buys a jade slip for guidance and obtains high-level skills, after decades or hundreds of years, the overall strength of Ningxiang City can be greatly improved, and it will become one of the few major cities in the entire Jinxiu world. There is also great hope. This is also a good thing for you, right?"

Lin Mu smiled and asked back.

He began to think of ways to strengthen himself.

"That's really good. If it works, you will have great merit!" Fei Qing said sincerely, "You have such a broad mind, and I am ashamed of myself."

"No, no, it's all right." Lin Mu smiled and perfunctorily said.

"However, few people will do things that have no benefits. What you do is of great benefit to thousands of ordinary cultivators. I believe you can also get a lot of benefits from it, right?" Fei Qing changed the subject and asked back.

Lin Mu was shocked.

Could it be that Fei Qing guessed something?

So far, the real benefit and the biggest benefit of Piaomiao Fairyland for him is to accumulate the foundation of spiritual consciousness and condense the earth-grade spiritual beads for him to nourish and refine magic weapons, improve his own cultivation realm, and launch spiritual consciousness attacks at critical moments.

This is the biggest secret of Piaomiao Fairyland, and it must not be known to others.

You know, any peerless spiritual treasure can make the fusion stage cultivators of a world crazy and start a bloody fight.

If people knew that as long as the development of Piaomiao Fairyland went smoothly, it could continuously nurture peerless spiritual treasures in the future, all the fusion-stage cultivators in the entire Jinxiu world would be unable to sit still.

Even if he now had two peerless spiritual treasures, this news could not be leaked.

Fortunately, he had already thought of an excuse.

"This is natural. If a person does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Everyone has his own selfishness, and I am naturally no exception." Lin Mu's face was calm, and he still smiled, "The most direct benefit of selling the jade slips is that I can earn a lot of spiritual stones. One hundred thousand spiritual stones for each slip. If everyone has one, how much spiritual stones can I earn in Ningxiang City alone? I believe you know better than me."

"I only know the number of cultivators in Ningxiang City, but I can't say how many spiritual stones you can earn." Fei Qing joked, "Many people know much more than me. Didn't someone rush to Feixian Palace today out of jealousy?"

Lin Mu smiled bitterly and nodded.

"However, with your cultivation and intelligence, if you want to earn spirit stones, you don't have to go through so much trouble, effort, and unnecessary suffering and grievances. You can easily earn spirit stones, and there is no need to make such a big fuss." Fei Qing is old and shrewd, "I'm afraid you have other purposes?"

Lin Mu sighed in his heart, Fei Qing is really not so easy to fool.

For this question, he can choose not to answer, but Fei Qing's impression of him will inevitably decline sharply.

Looking at Fei Qing's current appearance, it seems that there is a lot of room for maneuver.

But if he doesn't cooperate, he will suffer in the end.

It's just that Fei Qing is knowledgeable and it is difficult to pass the test by making up a random reason, which is more hateful than not saying it.

Lin Mu felt a little embarrassed.

He also showed an embarrassed look on his face.

Fei Qing couldn't help but say, "I'm just curious. If you don't want to talk, don't talk. Let's talk about business next. You killed two fusion stage cultivators this time. The situation is very serious."

Lin Mu heard this and suddenly had the urge to curse.

When they first met, he got straight to the point, but Fei Qing beat around the bush and refused to talk about business.

Now he took the initiative to bring up business, which seemed to be fair and aboveboard, but in fact it was simply threatening him.

If he couldn't give a reasonable explanation, Fei Qing might have to take action against him.

There was something behind Fei Qing's words, and Lin Mu heard it clearly.

This man is definitely not a good person. Don't think that he will let him off easily.

Lin Mu secretly warned himself.

"In addition to pursuing immortality, the most important thing for cultivators in the world is fame and fortune." Lin Mu said with a smile, "After all, becoming an immortal is illusory. How many people can achieve this from ancient times to the present? Pursuing fame and fortune is more realistic."

"I am devoted to developing Piaomiao Fairyland. In addition to earning a lot of spirit stones and obtaining considerable benefits, another purpose is fame. Who is willing to be mediocre and unknown in a long life?" Lin Mu said sincerely, "At least I am not willing to do this."

What he said is true , and then said, "Piaomiao Fairyland can benefit many cultivators. In the future, my reputation will inevitably increase with the passage of time. As more and more cultivators enter Piaomiao Fairyland, my reputation will also increase. By then, I can also build a force and stir up the situation!"

"Sure enough, it's just as I expected." Fei Qing smiled and nodded, "It's a good thing to have ambitions. With your talent, you should have ambitions."

Lin Mu was surprised to see that he was so happy, and there seemed to be something else in his words.

Could it be that Fei Qing had other purposes?

"It's my honor that you can understand." Lin Mu said with a distressed face, "It's just that I was impulsive and made a big mistake. I heard that I might be put in solitary confinement. No matter how ambitious I am, I have nowhere to display it."

Lin Mu wanted to find out Fei Qing's intentions again.

He didn't care much about Fei Qing's purpose.

What he cared about most was whether he could be safe and sound this time and get through this difficult time smoothly.

"Don't worry. This matter can be big or small. I can make the decision myself." Fei Qing said, "You just have to promise me one thing and you can go back to Feixian Palace now."

"Really?" Lin Mu asked happily, "What is it?"

"I won't tell you what it is, but I promise that I won't make it difficult for you in the future. If you feel it's inappropriate, you can refuse to do it." Fei Qing smiled and said, "However, in order to cover up, you have to give me 2 billion spirit stones this time as a punishment. I guess it's not difficult for you, right?"

"Although I can't calculate how many spirit stones you can earn if all four million cultivators buy your jade slip, I know that 2 billion spirit stones is definitely not difficult for you!" Fei Qing joked.

Without saying a word, Lin Mu took out a storage bag and handed it to Fei Qing.

2 billion spirit stones can be exchanged for his freedom, which is a very cost-effective deal.

As for the thing Fei Qing asked him to agree to, Fei Qing himself also said that if he felt it was inappropriate in the future, he could refuse. Fei Qing would not make it too difficult for him. If he could do it, he would just help. It was not a big deal.

"You can leave now!" Fei Qing took the storage bag and joked, "Next I will be busy counting the spirit stones and will not have time to entertain you."

Is that it?

Lin Mu could not believe his ears.

But he quickly reacted, said goodbye to Fei Qing, and turned to leave the hall.