The State Lord's Seat
"He's dead!"
"Hm?" Azure Divine Venerable raised an eyebrow.
Bi Fan also looked at Jiang Shu in surprise.
Jiang Shu hurriedly explained, "When the Mo Head escaped Senior's seal, he happened to collide with the State Lord and kill him!"
Azure Divine Venerable was speechless.
Bi Fan's expression was equally startled. He suddenly remembered that when he had escaped from Azure Divine Venerable's Cave Mansion, there had seemed to be someone right above him. He had even passed by that person.
At the time, he'd only been thinking about getting out and hadn't given it much thought. He hadn't expected that figure to be the State Lord—and that the State Lord had been so unlucky as to be killed outright by Jia Gu Luo.
That State Lord really had been weak.
At this point, Jiang Shu's expression turned solemn. He looked at Azure Divine Venerable and said, "Senior Azure, the State Lord is dead. Qingzhou cannot be left without a leader. And in all of Qingzhou, if anyone is most qualified to become State Lord, it is undoubtedly you. I implore you to return to the seat of Qingzhou's ruler and lead our Qingzhou back to its former glory!"
After Jiang Shu spoke, the other Domain Lords came to their senses and called out one after another, "We implore Senior to return to the seat of Qingzhou's ruler!"
It wasn't just them. All the people in Pill City bowed as well, making their request to Senior Azure.
Azure Divine Venerable's gaze swept across the densely packed crowd bowing before him.
In the end, he gave a slight shake of his head.
"No. I've kept out of worldly affairs for many years. I no longer wish to rule Qingzhou."
"Senior!" Like the others, Jiang Shu stared at