Claude: Lately, Things Have Been a Little Troublesome, a Little Troublesome

Just as the guard hesitated...

With Mu Wanrou's backing, Xia Zhiqiu became even more unforgiving.

"What? Scared now? Go and report this! If your master finds out how you've treated his distinguished guest so disrespectfully, he'll skin you alive!"

Just as the two sides were at a stalemate...

A low rumble suddenly came from behind.

At the same time, the air currents surged, and a heavy divine might pressed down from afar. Su Ye frowned slightly. What a grand display! They dare to release their divine might so recklessly in front of the City Lord's Mansion.

Su Ye and the others subconsciously turned around and were immediately stunned.

In the distance, a colossal creature covered in dark golden Scale Armor was seen pulling a magnificent carriage, approaching at a leisurely pace.

The Exotic Beast resembled the Qilin from Ancient Book, but it also had a ferocious look. Its head was held high, and its four hooves trod on fire. The flames were a deep purple color, and when it ran, the purple flames left four trails. Even when it was a hundred meters away, you could feel your face burning.

Moreover, the Exotic Beast was surrounded by a layer of pale golden spiritual light, and its aura was so powerful that even Su Ye felt a chill run down his spine...

The Exotic Beast pulling the chariot are all God Level!!

Behind it was a chariot made entirely of a mixture of some kind of dark sacred wood and silver.

The carriage was extremely ornate, with intricate Runes and patterns carved on its body, tassels hanging from its four corners, and a dome on the top of the carriage. A thin layer of light film floated on the surface of the dome, with water-like patterns flowing on the film.

A figure could be vaguely seen sitting inside.

A bell hangs at each of the four corners of the carriage. The bells do not ring, but every time they are shaken, a visible ripple spreads through the air.

The entire carriage exuded a pleasant, exotic fragrance.

It's obvious at a glance that this is no ordinary object.

"The Agarwood Carriage..."

The Desperate Old Man narrowed his eyes, but his tone remained calm.

"What a grand display!"

Su Ye's gaze sharpened slightly.

He could tell that the owner of this Agarwood Carriage was no ordinary person.

The person who can have Exotic Beast of this caliber pull their carriage and drive so brazenly through the Azure Mansion must be a nobleman in the palace.

The moment the captain of the guard saw the Agarwood Carriage, his eyes lit up, and the contempt on his face vanished, replaced by an almost obsequious smile.

He pushed aside Xia Zhiqiu and the others who were blocking his way, and quickly went to greet them, bowing and scraping, his voice full of enthusiasm.

"Oh my, isn't this Lord Claude? What brings you here? Please come in, please come in!"

The Agarwood Carriage came to a smooth stop.

The curtain was lifted, and a person stepped out of the carriage.

Su Ye looked in that direction.

The newcomer was tall and broad-shouldered, standing there like an iron tower.

His face was serious, his features were sharp and defined, as if carved by a knife and axe, and his brows exuded an imposing and dignified aura.

His arms were long and slender, hanging at his sides, his fingers with distinct knuckles, each finger like a sharp sword waiting to be drawn, faintly exuding a dangerous aura.

Su Ye raised an eyebrow slightly.

This person... he knew him.

It was on the Destruction Arena in Destruction Paradise that he once fought Claude.

Speaking of which, Liu Yingjun had specifically investigated information about Claude when he was in Destruction Paradise.

According to the investigation, this Claude seems to be a person of Lan Luoqing, the Seventh Princess of the Azure Mansion.

And that Lan Luoqing...

He even tried to recruit Su Ye in public, but Su Ye flatly refused.

Su Ye looked at Claude calmly without saying a word.

Today, this Prodigy had a visible air of melancholy between his brows, his lips were downturned, and the dark circles under his eyes made him look like he hadn't slept well for three days.

What Su Ye didn't know was that Claude had indeed been living through a nightmare these past few days.

My mood isn't good today either.

On the Destruction Arena of Destruction Paradise, he lost to the suddenly emerging "Qi Ye," causing his plan to achieve Hundred-Win Streak to fall apart, and he could only start from scratch and accumulate victories again.

If it were just one loss, that would be fine, but...

This defeat greatly disappointed Lan Luoqing.

To make matters worse, he also lost the extremely important Myriad Forms Soul-Misleading Jade that Lan Luoqing had temporarily lent him.

That was Treasure that Lan Luoqing lent him to help him achieve a hundred victories. They agreed that it would be returned after he achieved a hundred victories. Now the jade is gone, Qi Ye has just left, leaving Claude with the whole mess.

Lan Luoqing didn't scold him in public, nor did she mention the incident, but Claude could feel that invisible hand tightening...

The originally fixed monthly resource allocation has been delayed for half a month.

The Family's two Ore Vein on the outskirts of the Azure Mansion were "unintentionally" mined beyond their designated area, and their complaints went unanswered.

Clearly, Lan Luoqing was very disappointed with his failure, and her attitude towards him became much colder.

Thinking of this, Claude frowned deeply.

As the Clan Leader of the Family and its strongest Family, he should, by all accounts, be considered a figure of considerable influence.

But in this Azure Mansion, his wealth was truly insignificant.

Without the support of Lan Luoqing, the daughter of the manor lord, their Claude Family would have been devoured whole by the ravenous Family of the Azure Mansion.

Therefore, he had to find a way to regain Lan Luoqing's support.

One aspect is to Hundred-Win Streak winning streak again in the Destruction Paradise.

On the other hand...

Thinking of something, Claude's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

Not long ago, members of the Family seemed to have discovered an unexplored Divine Domain.

Although that Divine Domain is remote, if one could exclusively enjoy its resources, it would be enough to make the Claude Family rich overnight and completely transform them.

Originally, Claude intended to keep the news to himself.

If all else fails, he will have no choice but to tell Lan Luoqing the news in order to gain her support.

Today, he came to the City Lord's Mansion specifically to try and find out what Lan Luoqing had to say.

Claude was lost in thought, but showed no sign of it on his face.

He nodded slightly in response to the captain of the guard's enthusiasm, and then stepped into the palace gate.

The guard captain was naturally extremely grateful and accompanied him with bows and scrapes the whole way.

As for Su Ye and the others...

As the captain of the guard passed by them, the fawning expression on his face instantly turned back into contempt. He raised his hand and impatiently reprimanded them.

"What are you standing there for? Get out of the way! Can't you see Lord Claude is going in? Don't block his way!"

"Hey, I have to say, you..."

Xia Zhiqiu was completely furious.

"Why?! Why are you so enthusiastic towards that Claude, but so rude to us?!"

"Our A'Su is also Middle God! Why are you trying to drive us away?!"

The guard captain paused, turned around, and gave Xia Zhiqiu a forced smile.

"Middle God?"

"Hehe."

"Even Middle God are divided into different ranks! Lord Claude is a Prodigy of the Azure Mansion, and a Your Highness guest of the Seventh Princess!"

"And you? Who do you think you are? You dare to compare yourselves to Lord Claude?"

"Get out of here! If you don't, I'll really get rough with you!"

As the guard captain spoke, his face darkened, and he raised his hand to grab Xia Zhiqiu, clearly intending to make a move.

Mu Wanrou stepped forward, shielding Xia Zhiqiu tightly behind her, and said coldly.

"We possess your lord's token! It was personally bestowed upon us by him not long ago! How dare you attack us without informing us? Are you courting death?"

"A token?"

The captain of the guard scoffed.

"Who knows if your token is real or fake? Besides, even if it were real, the Lord of the Manor is extremely busy; it's not like you can just see him whenever you want!"

"If you know what's good for you, get lost now, or you'll humiliate yourself!"

As tensions rose and the argument escalated, the two sides became increasingly hostile.

Annoyed by the noise behind him, Claude paused and turned around to look.

Upon looking, Claude spotted Su Ye.

Then...

His thick eyebrows furrowed unconsciously.