"Hmph, I knew it wouldn't go that smoothly!" My expression darkened as I casually grabbed the man and said coldly, "Could it be that you saw how much money I made and tried every possible way to lure the snake out of its hole, trick me into leaving your Nine Dragon City, and then surround and kill me?"
"How would we dare? Please, Immortal, don't think that way. Even though we're newcomers, we know that this isn't the first time Nine Dragon City has held such a competition in the past few centuries. There's never been a case where the prize money wasn't paid out and everyone joined forces to kill someone! If you don't believe me, you can ask around!" The man was in the Third Dao Realm, but he knew just how powerful I had to be to seize him in an instant, so he inevitably panicked.
The female immortal had originally wanted to resist, but the man was clever and immediately stopped her from helping, afraid of provoking my anger.
I knew it wasn't right to pin the matter on him, so I snorted and asked, "What did your City Lord say?"
"He said to ask Fellow Daoist Xia to rest well at the City Lord's Manor while he went after Miss Jimo. He'll return and apologize to you once he's brought her back, so please calm down for now, Fellow Daoist Xia," the woman hurriedly replied.
There was no way I was going to waste time arguing with them. After thinking it over, I asked, "Can you make the decision about exchanging the money?"
"We can. The City Lord instructed us that these are all minor matters, while Fellow Daoist's affairs are the important ones. He also blames himself for being too curious about the news