The Setup Succeeds

City Lord's Mansion.

"What did you say? Purple Sun Villa was attacked by Demonic Cultivators?" Fei Si, who was handling affairs, immediately stood up, his face full of shock.

"How is Young Master Meng Chong?" he immediately asked.

After learning that Meng Chong was safe, the huge stone that had been stuck in his throat finally fell back into his heart.

He immediately ordered a team of cultivators to be dispatched to Purple Sun Villa for support.

"I'll go first!" How could Fei Si still care about the official duties in his hands? With a leap, he ascended into the air, his figure like a rainbow, flying towards Purple Sun Villa.

"Meng Chong's placement at Purple Sun Villa was extremely secretive."

"But he just got there not long ago, and he was attacked by Demonic Cultivators!"

"Are they really Demonic Cultivators?"

A dark cloud hung over Fei Si's heart.

He was the right-hand man of the current City Lord of Fire Persimmon Immortal City, with a sinister personality and a knack for schemes. Many things that the City Lord of Fire Persimmon Immortal City found inconvenient to do, and Chi Dun lacked the brains to do, could only be done by him.

Previously, Fei Si had discovered that Zhou Zhu of the Zhou Family, relying on his talent, endured his injuries and dispersed his cultivation at an extremely fast rate, posing a huge threat to Meng Chong.

He then made arrangements, activated the Zhou Family's mole, and ambushed Zhou Zhu, greatly delaying Zhou Zhu's cultivation dispersion progress.

And Zheng Jian of the Zheng Family, using artifact refining methods, was also not slow, so he was ambushed as well.

Finally, in order to disguise himself, he activated a dead soldier to deliberately ambush Meng Chong. Meng Chong counter-killed him, thus gaining some recognition among the three major families and indirectly demonstrating the strength of the City Lord's Mansion.

Of course, Meng Chong was unaware of this matter. Besides Fei Si and the City Lord, no third person knew.

As for the Ning Family, Fei Si also paid attention to Ning Xiaohui. But she was still in a struggle with her family, fighting for more benefits for herself, and had not dispersed her cultivation at all, posing no threat. Thus, Fei Si did not take action.

The City Lord's Mansion, of course, had moles arranged within the Ning Family. But Fei Si considered that activating the moles to take action had no value. It was better to let the Ning Family off, creating the fact that among the four major forces, only the Ning Family had not been attacked.

In this way, what would the Zhou Family and Zheng Family think?

Fei Si used this point to subtly lay a trap and ambush the Ning Family a little.

It was precisely because he had done so much that when he heard that Meng Chong had been attacked, he immediately felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy!

"Could it be that the other three families have seen through the truth and are secretly retaliating against us?"

"Then which family is it?"

"And how did our side leak the news?"

The four major forces in Fire Persimmon Immortal City were in a state of balance. They were all righteous path cultivators. Even if they wanted to retaliate, they wouldn't do it openly on the table, they wouldn't tear off their masks, but would secretly strike.

Arranging or disguising themselves as Demonic Cultivators was the most common method.

Fei Si landed in Purple Sun Villa, causing a surge of air waves and kicking up a cloud of dust.

He swept his gaze around, and everywhere were traces of fierce battles. Among the broken walls and ruins lay the corpses of many cultivators, as well as a large number of shattered Mechanical Components.

The Foundation Establishment Stage peak sword cultivator who had been repelled by Han Ming and escaped using a Void Escape Talisman had already returned.

Seeing Fei Si, the sword cultivator's face was pale, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Deserting your post in battle, I'll deal with you later!" Fei Si had already received an urgent report from the cultivator on the way here, clearly understanding everything that had happened during the attack.

The sword cultivator bowed his head in obedience on the surface, but inwardly, he never regretted it.

His colleague, who was also in the Foundation Establishment Stage, had taken the initiative to attack that Mechanical Demonic Cultivator and never returned.

It was clear he had met a tragic end.

At least he had saved his own life!

As for being held accountable, he would just bear it. As long as he was alive, everything else could follow, everything was possible.

Fei Si bypassed the sword cultivator and hurried to the alchemy room.

In the alchemy room, Meng Chong was half-crouching, tending to Sun Lie, who was lying on the ground.

At this moment, Sun Lie's complexion was much better.

Although Meng Chong was not skilled in healing others, Sun Lie was a grandmaster alchemist and carried many healing pills with him.

"Young Master Meng Chong, are you alright?" Fei Si asked with an anxious expression, his first words directed at Meng Chong, his concern and nervousness evident.

Although he already knew Meng Chong was unharmed, this was the time to show it.

Many times, idle talk is not useless; it can indicate a certain attitude! And attitude often indicates a stance.

Meng Chong glanced at Fei Si, then shook his head directly, indicating he was unharmed.

If he's unharmed, why is he naked and smelling fragrant? Fei Si found it very strange, but he would never say it out loud.

He then fixed his gaze on Sun Lie, speaking very impolitely: "Sun Lie, thankfully Young Master Meng Chong is alright, otherwise you would be solely responsible!"

"Your death is a small matter, but Young Master Meng Chong is a person with Superior Grade immortal aptitude, the hope of the Meng Family. If you had dragged him down, ten lives wouldn't be enough to compensate."

Although Sun Lie was a grandmaster alchemist, he was only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage, not the Golden Core Stage.

In fact, even if Sun Lie were in the Golden Core Stage, Fei Si would still scold him just the same at this moment.

This was his cleverness.

Sun Lie leaned against the wall, half-lying, and gave Fei Si a big eye-roll.

He was not one to fuss over details and didn't think much of people like Fei Si. So what if Fei Si was in the Golden Core Stage? He would still retort.

Everyone was a righteous person and should act according to the rules of the righteous path.

Cultivation didn't represent everything.

Sun Lie immediately retorted, "I dragged down Meng Chong? It was your City Lord who personally invited me to act. Do you think I wanted to get involved in this mess with the Magma Immortal Palace?"

As a grandmaster alchemist, even if his cultivation was a bit lacking, with his excellent skills, he would be treated with courtesy wherever he went and would not fare poorly.

Fei Si glanced at the discarded medicinal ingredients in the pill furnace and snorted coldly, "Now look, you failed to help Young Master Meng Chong this time. This place has been exposed, and the risk of staying here is even greater."

Sun Lie scoffed, "Fei Si, which ear did you hear me say I failed this time?"

"I succeeded!"

"Huh?" Fei Si was taken aback.

"Ah?" Meng Chong was stunned. "Old Sun, my cultivation hasn't completely dissipated yet."

"Hahaha." Sun Lie didn't rush to explain, instead tilting his head back and laughing heartily, looking very pleased.

Fei Si sneered, pointing at the ruined medicinal ingredients in the pill furnace: "Facts speak louder than words. Sun Lie, at this point, what's the use of being stubborn?"

"Hahaha!" Sun Lie's laughter rose, full of mockery.

But soon, he pulled at his wound, and his laughter stopped abruptly, revealing a look of pain.

"Cough, cough, cough... Ugh!" Sun Lie coughed violently, then his Adam's apple bobbed, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood.

The blood gave off a strong smell of alcohol.

"What a pity, what a pity," Sun Lie stared at the blood and slapped his thigh.

Meng Chong quickly handed him another pill: "Old Sun, stop talking, take some pills quickly."

Sun Lie pushed his hand away: "More pills aren't necessarily better. I just took medicine, and the medicinal power has already filled my body, slowly digesting over time. Any more wouldn't be good."

Fei Si narrowed his eyes, sensing something strange: "What are you pitying?"

Sun Lie stared at the blood on the ground and said, "That was Thousand Flame Soul Wine. It was brewed using Thousand Year Spirit Flame Flower, Pure Soul Essence, and Flame Spring Water. The aroma is rich, and the kick is fierce. I was almost finished drinking it!"

Meng Chong sighed: "Old Sun, don't feel sorry. It's just Thousand Flame Soul Wine. I'll go beg Grandpa, and I'll definitely get you another jar."

Only then did Sun Lie grin, looking at Meng Chong: "Good child, it wasn't in vain that I put in the effort to set up this trap for you."