The Hijacked Tribute (Two Chapters Combined)

Spirit Realm, Dongwu City.

The sky was gradually darkening, and the setting sun dyed most of it crimson. Looking into the distance, one could see several birds swiftly flying into the city.

On the city wall, soldiers holding long spears watched the scene ahead with expressionless faces.

A middle-aged man walked over from afar. He stopped and asked his subordinate,

"Has anything unusual happened today?"

Hearing his superior's question, the soldier holding the spear hurriedly cupped his fists and replied respectfully, "Reporting to you, sir, everything is as usual."

The middle-aged man nodded, then left the city wall and returned to his office.

"You're back. How was it? Is everything normal?" a burly man in black armor asked his colleague as he entered the room.

"Everything is normal." The middle-aged man answered with a smile, then walked to the desk and sat down.

"Did you hear that a gang in the city was attacked by a mysterious Cultivator last night? Quite a few people died," the burly man in black armor asked.

"I've heard a little about it. It was only a gang that got wiped out. I don't think it's anything serious," the middle-aged man said indifferently.

"Whether that gang was wiped out or not truly isn't a big deal. However, we still need to pay attention to the mysterious Cultivator who attacked it," the burly man in black armor said.

"Is he very powerful?" the middle-aged man asked absently, then picked up the teacup on the desk and drank some water.

"Liu Yuancheng fought that mysterious Cultivator to a draw," the burly man in black armor said.

"Hm?" The middle-aged man was stunned when he heard this. He set down his teacup and said in astonishment,

"Liu Yuancheng has Third-Order Initial Stage cultivation. He actually couldn't defeat that