Chapter 982 Falling Into a Trap (1/2)

Walking out of the City Lord's Mansion, Lin Mu couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

His heart, which was hanging tight, finally relaxed.

Until now, he still didn't know what Fei Qing was up to, letting him go so easily.

If it was that request for an unknown purpose, it would be a bit far-fetched. After all, he could refuse this request.

Then there was only one possibility.

Fei Qing was after money.

After all, 2 billion spirit stones were not a small amount.

For a cultivator in the Fusion Stage, it would take a long time to earn it.

Fei Qing didn't have to do anything, just move his lips, and in a short time, he earned 2 billion. Where can you find such a good thing?

As for that request, it should be an additional gift.

It can only be said that Fei Qing is a very scheming person, who will not suffer any loss, and pursues maximum benefits. He has obtained spirit stones, and Lin Mu still owes him a favor.

Lin Mu is also satisfied with this result.

2 billion spirit stones, for him, he can earn it back very quickly.

According to Fei Qing, there are 4 million cultivators in Ningxiang City. If each of them has a jade slip of guidance, and each jade slip costs 100,000 spirit stones, 4 million jade slips of guidance will be 400 billion!

Compared with 400 billion, 2 billion is really a drop in the bucket.

If he is locked up, even for a few years, he will not be able to earn the 400 billion.

Now he only needs to spend 2 billion spirit stones to get his freedom back, which is a very cost-effective deal.

Spend money to avoid disaster.

Lin Mu once again felt the great power of spirit stones.

Spirit stones are not omnipotent, but you can never live without them.

Sometimes, spirit stones are more convenient than fighting, and the effect is even better.

If he really fights Fei Qing now, Lin Mu has no confidence in defeating such a scheming old monster in the fusion stage.

He no longer had the Five Yin Lightning Beads, and the power of his own magic weapon had not been fully restored. He was not on the battle stage, and without the restrictions of the ancient ban, the fusion stage cultivators could exert their full strength. Under various factors, it was difficult for him to gain an advantage.

Moreover, there were several deputy city lords in Ningxiang City, and they would not stand idly by if a fight really broke out.

Fei Qing was the lord of Ningxiang City. If he raised his arm and called for help, there would surely be many fusion stage cultivators who would agree and want to curry favor with him and help him.

If Fei Qing was determined to confine himself, even if he wanted to make a big fuss in Ningxiang City, it would be difficult to implement.

The consequence would most likely be that he could no longer stay in Ningxiang City.

If the reputation of going against the city lord and being unruly spread, it would be difficult for him to move forward in other cities in the future.

Now, these problems no longer existed.

Two billion spirit stones resolved all of this.

I believe that Fei Qing will take care of him in the future after he gets the benefit of 2 billion spirit stones from him, and will not make things too difficult for him.

Judging from Fei Qing's way of doing things, it is no accident that Fei Qing can be the city lord of a big city.

The reputation he had made in Lin Ge City before still caused a certain shock to Fei Qing.

This is completely different from Qu Sheng's short-sightedness.

Fei Qing has no need to offend such a potential genius like himself, not to mention that he has created the Piaomiao Fairyland.

I believe Fei Qing can also see the huge potential of the Piaomiao Fairyland.

In a city, even if you can earn hundreds of billions of spirit stones, such a huge benefit, even the current big forces can hardly have such a crazy ability to make money.

In this case, it is obviously better to win over than to offend.

Thinking of this, Lin Mu felt relieved.

As he said before, cultivators are not much different from mortals. They are just more powerful and have the opportunity to pursue immortality. But how many people can finally become immortals?

Most cultivators, in the end, are like mortals. They return to dust and earth to earth. In this process, they naturally pursue fame and fortune, seek benefits for their own enjoyment in the world, gain fame for themselves, and seek benefits for their descendants.

Fei Qing probably wants to make a profit from him.

In fact, this time, Fei Qing got 2 billion spirit stones, which is a considerable amount.

This amount is still within Lin Mu's acceptable range.

He just hopes that Fei Qing can be calm and not be jealous like others.

He can take out 2 billion spirit stones.

But if he goes too far in the future, it will still not work.

Of course, it is useless to think too much now.

Lin Mu knows that he has no chance to compete with Fei Qing, this behemoth. Compared with Lingbaomen, Fei Qing is even more powerful.

But he had to be prepared for both situations. If Fei Qing was sensible, he might be able to cooperate with him. If Fei Qing went too far, they would eventually have to go their separate ways.

Fortunately, he finally had a chance to catch his breath.

When everyone in Ningxiang City has a jade slip, then the situation will be established and it will be a strong deterrent to anyone. As long as Fei Qing is not blinded by the benefits, I believe he will not do stupid things.

After thinking about the way out, Lin Mu decided to do the things in front of him first.

He immediately rushed to Feixian Palace.

Earning spirit stones is important.

Walking on the empty streets, Lin Mu was a little surprised.

Ningxiang City is a big city. In the past, the streets were full of cultivators coming and going, but today it was surprisingly deserted.

After turning a few streets, he finally understood the reason.

All the cultivators actually rushed to the street where Feixian Palace was located.

Inside and outside, the whole street was filled with cultivators, densely packed, crowded, and dark.

Lin Mu couldn't help but smile.

The piece of land that Qingxiu gave him was located in a very cheap street in Ningxiang City, which was sparsely populated on weekdays.

But now, there is no other street in the whole Ningxiang City that is more lively than this one.

All these changes are because of Feixian Palace.

Lin Mu is more confident. He is confident that this is definitely just the beginning.

In the future, this street will definitely become the most prosperous street in Ningxiang City!

Lin Mu just came to the periphery of the street and was seen by a group of cultivators standing at the outermost edge who could not squeeze in.

Everyone was surprised as if they had discovered a new world.

"Lin Mu is back!"

"He came out so soon!"

"Isn't he in solitary confinement?"

"He killed two fusion stage cultivators in public, but nothing happened?"

"The city lord must have taken his spirit stones!"

In this regard, Lin Mu had to pretend not to hear anything and walked forward as if he had not heard anything.

But what surprised him was that no cultivator gave way to him this time. They all stared at him, trying to see what was going on from his face.

Some cultivators who were trying to squeeze towards the Feixian Palace turned around to see the excitement.

Lin Mu glanced at the dark crowd in front of him and knew that it was too difficult to get through.

Originally, cultivators in Ningxiang City were not allowed to fly with swords, which was also the city rule.

Lin Mu could not care about these things now.

He immediately flew up and flew towards the Feixian Palace.

The city rules were no longer important to him.

He killed two fusion stage cultivators, and it was nothing.

Flying in the air, such a small matter, he didn't believe that Fei Qing would still trouble him.

Landing in front of the Feixian Palace caused another commotion.

Qingxiu saw Lin Mu coming back safe and sound, and smiled. She hurriedly came up to him and asked, "Is the matter resolved?"

Lin Mu transmitted, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's go upstairs to talk."

Qingxiu nodded gently, turned around and told the eight female cultivators, and immediately followed Lin Mu to the second floor of Feixian Palace.

Arriving at the second floor of Feixian Palace, entering a private room, after Lin Mu set up the ban, Qingxiu couldn't help asking, "How did the Philadelphia Lord let you come back?"

"He said that this matter could be big or small, and he could make the decision himself." Lin Mu said truthfully, "He asked me to promise him one thing, and then fined me 2 billion spirit stones, just to let me come back."

"2 billion spirit stones, so much?" Qingxiu couldn't help feeling distressed.

"It's much better than being locked up. Besides, the spirit stones can be earned back soon, but freedom is priceless." Lin Mu said, "As long as the sales of the jade slips go smoothly, not to mention 2 billion spirit stones, 200 billion spirit stones can be earned."

"I feel relieved." Qingxiu smiled, "If it were any other cultivator in the Return to Void Stage, all their assets combined would probably not be worth hundreds of millions of spirit stones, let alone 2 billion spirit stones. For you, 2 billion spirit stones are really nothing."

"This is the power of spirit stones. Cultivators pursue fame and fortune. As long as they have spirit stones, many things can be easily accomplished!" Lin Mu said with a smile.

"What did the Philadelphia Lord ask you to agree to?" Qingxiu asked with concern.

"He didn't say it. He said he would tell me later. He said he wouldn't embarrass me. If I feel it's not right, I can refuse it." Lin Mu said with a relaxed look.

In his opinion, this matter has been resolved satisfactorily.

Unexpectedly, Qingxiu frowned and said worriedly, "I'm afraid things are not that simple."

"Fei Qing is a cunning man. I'm afraid he will set a trap for you. It looks easy, but when you really do it, you will find it's a trap." Qingxiu reminded, "Think about it, what kind of strength does Fei Qing have? The connections he has are definitely not comparable to what you have now. His friends are also extremely powerful!"

"Do you think it will be easy if even he can't solve it?" Qingxiu said worriedly, "For you, it's even more dangerous."

"Then no matter what he says, I will just refuse it directly." Lin Mu said with a smile.

"You think too simply." Qingxiu said, "If his request sounds easy, if you refuse, he will have an excuse to say that you are not trustworthy, and you will offend him. He wants to punish you, and no one can stop him in Ningxiang City! If you agree, you will probably fall into his trap."

"You mean, I am now in his trap?" Lin Mu realized the seriousness of the problem, "and it is impossible to refuse?"

"This is the insidiousness of Fei Qing." Qingxiu nodded, "Don't think that he is smiling and easy-going when talking to you, but in fact, every step is a trap."

"How do you know that he is smiling when talking to me?" Lin Mu asked in surprise.

Qingxiu didn't go there, how could he know so much?

"Fei Qing is a famous smiling tiger. He always smiles at everyone. He looks easy-going and easy to talk to." Qingxiu said without hiding anything. "But the truth is completely the opposite. I won't go into details. You just need to know that those who climbed to his position have killed countless cultivators and stained their hands with blood to climb up. After climbing up, they killed countless past opponents and enemies."

"I'm afraid he has killed more fusion cultivators than you have ever seen!" Qingxiu said, "That is to say, few fusion cultivators who have had close contact with him have a good ending. Most of them have fallen!"

Lin Mu was chilled to the bone.

The Fei Qing that Qingxiu mentioned and the Fei Qing he had contacted were two completely opposite people.

How could this be possible?

But he felt that what Qingxiu said was true.

There was no need for Qingxiu to lie to him.