The Wanted Man

Xiao Fan raised an eyebrow. He didn't have a deep impression of Chen Zhihao's wife, Li Weiyang, who was also Chen Xuewei's mother.

He only Chen Family seeing Li Weiyang was adorned with jewels and was elegant and noble.

As for what kind of person she was, Xiao Fan really didn't know.

As Xiao Fan pondered, a woman dressed simply with a gaunt face was brought up, looking very different from the one he remembered.

"City Lord, I know who killed Third Young Master Shen!"

Xiao Fan knew that Li Weiyang was no ordinary person the moment she opened her mouth.

Despite having just lost her husband, she didn't mention it at all, instead focusing her attention on Shen Beijun's death. She directly named the murderer to prevent Shen Long from taking his anger out on her, since Shen Beijun was killed because Chen Zhihao had summoned someone.

As expected, Shen Long immediately asked Li Weiyang about the murderer as soon as he heard her know.

Who is it?

"It's Xiao Fan! That's Jiu Chen!"

Hatred flashed in Li Weiyang's eyes.

She fell from the noble matriarch of the Chen Family to her current state entirely thanks to Xiao Fan!

If it weren't for Xiao Fan, she wouldn't have been forced to flee in the game. She hated Xiao Fan, but at the same time, she was afraid of him, especially after learning of her husband Chen Zhihao's death. She was even more afraid that Xiao Fan would break into her home and kill her.

That's why she came to the Shen Mansion immediately, firstly to report Xiao Fan, and secondly to save her own life.

"Jiu Chen! It's him!"

Shen Long was extremely familiar with this name; in fact, Xiao Fan had surpassed Jian Qingfeng in his mind, becoming the person he hated most in the game.

Their Shen Sect went from being the strongest player in the Cloud Sea, a force to be reckoned with on par with the official players, to almost disappearing altogether, all thanks to Xiao Fan.

If he hadn't been so busy these days, this person would have been on the Shen Sect's kill list long ago.

Since the founding of the Shen Sect, not a single player who has been on the Shen Sect's kill list has ever survived!

"Are you sure?" Shen Long stared intently at Li Weiyang.

"I'm sure, it's definitely him!"

As Li Weiyang spoke, she recounted the grudges between the Chen Family and Xiao Fan in detail, omitting the fact that they had switched Xiao Fan's grades.

They initially allied themselves with Shen Jiangyun, a member of a collateral branch of the family. However, as Shen Beijun pursued Chen Xuewei, the relationship between the two families ended, and Li Weiyang didn't dare to mention it.

Shen Long didn't care about the feud between the Chen Family and Xiao Fan; all he needed to know was who the murderer was.

"City Lord, look at the Nearby Chat Channel. The murderer should be Jiu Chen."

A trusted aide stepped forward and said.

Upon hearing this, Shen Long opened the nearby chat channel, where many players were excitedly chatting, mentioning things like Thunder Dragon appearing in the sky above the city and people with golden wings.

Shen Long immediately recalled how, when he was chasing Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan suddenly grew a pair of golden wings and summoned a Thunder Dragon, which drove them away.

After reviewing the situation, he concluded that both the golden wings and the Thunder Dragon were likely Xiao Fan's skills.

During that time, Shen Long also tried to create such a skill himself, but unfortunately, he failed.

"Good! Good! Good! Jiu Chen! Well done!"

Shen Long said "good" three times in a row, emphasizing each word, his smile deepening, but a cold glint suddenly appeared in his eyes.

If nothing unexpected happens, his son Shen Beijun will die at the hands of Xiao Fan's Thunder Dragon.

"I didn't kill him, yet he came to my City of Kings to kill people first. Does he really think I, Shen Long, am some weak and easily bullied person!"

Shen Long was so angry that he wanted to overturn the table, but when he looked down, he found that he had already thrown the table and chairs away. He could only clench his fists tightly, and sparks almost flew into his eyes.

Everyone present shuddered and lowered their heads even further.

They knew Shen Long all too well. To rise from the head of a small martial arts school before the game's arrival to his current position, Shen Long's methods were terrifying.

"Guards, close the city gates! No one is allowed to leave the city without my warrant until Jiu Chen is captured!"

Shen Long gave the order directly.

Everyone present changed their expressions.

What's wrong with Shen Long? Isn't this doing the same thing for Chuangfei Suoyouren?

It's game event time now, how will they get out and level up if the city gates are closed?

The reward is tripled; missing out on even one day would be an immeasurable loss.

Shen Long didn't care. His son was dead; why would he care whether others got promoted or not?

If you want to level up, then find the murderer.

We must also find the stolen jewels and the contents of his secret vault!

The others looked at each other, and in the end, no one came forward to refute Shen Long.

Shen Long's sons are all dead, so let him be willful for one day, and he can refute it the day after tomorrow.

Xiao Fan smirked. Shen Long's actions were ruthless enough; the players in the city would definitely search for him with all their might in order to leave the city and level up.

"Luckily, I can become invisible and fly."

Even if Xiao Fan was arrogant, he didn't believe he could handle everyone in the entire City of Kings.

"Oh, right, bring out all the firearms we brought over earlier. If that Jiu Chen dares to fly into the sky, shoot him down."

Shen Long said coldly.

Xiao Fan:...

How could he forget that Shen Long still had firearms?

"Looks like we need to proceed with caution."

Xiao Fan stroked his chin. Shen Long couldn't keep the city gates closed forever. As long as he wasn't discovered while the gates were closed, there wouldn't be any problems.

Shen Long posted the message about closing the city gates in the City Chat Channel.

This news, which should have sparked outrage, found no one daring to refute it.

With the city gates closed, they were trapped in the City of Kings once again. To provoke Shen Long at this point was tantamount to suicide.

As a result, Xiao Fan became the target of public criticism.

"Damn it! That Jiu Chen dared to murder Third Young Master Shen in our City of Kings! If I catch him, I will grind him to dust."

"Who is Third Young Master Shen? Jiu Chen dares to kill him, he's going against the entire City of Kings! Brothers! Capture Jiu Chen and avenge Third Young Master Shen!"

"Capture Jiu Chen and avenge Third Young Master Shen!"

In the City Chat Channel, the players were all furious, but most of their messages were meant for Shen Long.

Just kidding, Jiu Chen is someone who once single-handedly killed Magic Beast! They weren't sure about Jiu Chen's strength before, but now that they saw him kill Shen Beijun in the City of Kings, they know that his strength is definitely not just talk.

Apart from a few high-level players who actually take action, everyone else is just paying lip service.

Xiao Fan dared to kill even Shen Beijun, let alone people like them.

However, some gangs wanted to gain Shen Long's favor, so they organized a large group to search for Xiao Fan, relying on their superior numbers.

No sooner had Xiao Fan been wanted than Zhou He received the news.

"Brother Xiao, it's too dangerous for you in the City of Kings right now. Chen Zhihao is dead. Let's send someone to bring you out," Zhou He sent a message.

"Don't worry, Brother Zhou, I have a way to hide. I don't plan to leave until I find the secret to upgrading the City of Kings," Xiao Fan replied.

Zhou He, thinking of Xiao Fan's Thousand Changes skills, didn't insist any further, only reminding him to be careful.

In addition, Si Ye also sent a message to Xiao Fan.

Their Mercenary group originally planned to rest for two days before leaving, but this incident has made it impossible for them to leave.

Xiao Fan felt a little embarrassed, because the Fate Mercenary Group was unable to leave the City of Kings because of him.

He never expected that his skills would accidentally kill Shen Beijun.

"Brother Huang Quan, the City of Kings has been in chaos these past few days. Why don't you come to the Kaiyuan Hotel? It's owned Yu Family the Four Great Families, so it'll be safer than outside."

The Si Ming offered his advice.

"Brother Si Ming, I have some things to attend to these next couple of days, so I won't be able to go. However, once the city opens, I might be able to leave with you."

Xiao Fan said.

He figured he'd found the secret to upgrading the City of Kings in the past two days, and once the city gates opened, he'd leave with the Fate Mercenary Group, so they could look out for each other on the way.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, and just as Xiao Fan was about to close the chat window, Si Ming sent another message.

"Brother Huang Quan, can I ask you for a favor?" Si Ming suddenly spoke up.

"Of course." Xiao Fan thought Si Ming was a decent person, and if it wasn't something too difficult, he was willing to help him.

"I'll transfer ten million Core Power to you. If... I mean, if something happens to me, could you give this Core Power to my daughter? My daughter is still a minor, and I can't give her the Core Power."

Si Ming's words left Xiao Fan feeling bewildered. Before he could ask any further questions, Si Ming transferred ten million Core Power to him.

This is no small sum. The Fate Mercenary Group has so many people, yet Si Ming transferred such a large amount of Core Power to a stranger he had only known for a few days.

Even if he sensed trouble in the City of Kings, didn't the Fate Mercenary Group still have its leader and other members who weren't in the City of Kings?

Aren't they all more reliable than me?

No! This is very wrong!

"Brother Si Ming, what happened on your end?" Xiao Fan quickly asked.

"It's nothing, I just feel uneasy. It's probably anxiety from the city gates closing. You can keep this Core Power for me."

Si Ming closed the chat box. He touched his chest; his heart was pounding so fast it felt like it would burst out of his chest at any moment.

When he went out to eat earlier, the manager of the Kaiyuan Hotel said some strange things to him.

Back in his room, Si Ming felt increasingly uneasy.

He's starting to regret taking on this mission to the City of Kings.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure out what went wrong. There was nothing wrong with the goods this time, and he hadn't offended anyone.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Xiao Fan was looking for a way to upgrade the city, so he stayed close to Shen Long.

Upon seeing the message from Si Ming, he had a bad feeling.

Seeing Shen Long sitting in the chair like a statue without moving, Xiao Fan decided to go check out the Kaiyuan Hotel first.

Just as he was about to climb out the window to leave, there was a knock on the door.

Xiao Fan paused, his movements halting.

Shen Long's eyes snapped open.

"Come in."

The door was pushed open, and two young men walked in.

One was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and the other was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old. They looked somewhat similar to Shen Long and were dressed in exquisite clothes.

If Xiao Fan wasn't mistaken, the two were Shen Long's Shen Beiwen and Shen Beiwu.

Both of them wore expressions of deep sorrow.

"Dad, how could my little brother...?"

Although the three Shen Family brothers were not happy about the succession, they were still brothers born of the same mother, and after their mother passed away, the three brothers relied on each other for a period of time.

Hearing that their youngest brother had died, the two of them were inevitably saddened.

"That Jiu Chen deserves to die! I must kill him to avenge my brother."

Shen Beiwu clenched his fists angrily.

Although they had no direct contact with Xiao Fan, they had heard a lot about his hatred for their Shen Family.

Shen Long finally sighed.

"Neither of you should interfere in this matter. I will avenge Jun'er myself. Neither of you should leave home until Jiu Chen is dead."

Shen Long had to admit that this person, who had only entered the game this year, was far stronger than he had imagined.

He even feared that his two remaining sons would also suffer the same fate.

After all, in less than two months, he had already lost one of his biological sons Shen Beijun, and one of his godson Shen Tao.

Hearing their father say this, Shen Beiwen and Shen Beiwu did not insist any further.

Although the two looked down on Xiao Fan, they had to admit that the fact that he had killed so many people in the City of Kings and still hadn't been caught was indeed a bit eerie.

Their lives are precious; it's better to avoid trouble.

Xiao Fan sighed: Whether you leave or not, I'll be right here beside you.

Silence fell over the room. Just when Xiao Fan thought the three of them wouldn't say anything more, Shen Long suddenly spoke up.

"Do those people in the Jun Family know how to continue upgrading the city?"

"The Jun Family's city continues to be upgraded?"

Xiao Fan's eyes widened.

He had always thought that Level 5 City were the highest level cities, but now, hearing Shen Long say this, he realized that cities could actually be upgraded after reaching level 5!

The method for upgrading the city was told to Shen Long by the Jun Family.

"The Jun Family?"

Xiao Fan frowned. The Four Great Families of the Dragon Nation were Shen, Yu, Qin, and Ye, but the Jun Family was not among them.

However, he felt that he had heard of this family somewhere before, but he couldn't quite place it.

"I'll ask Brother Zhou He later; he should know."

"How did the Jun Family know the method for upgrading the city?" Xiao Fan couldn't figure it out.

Shen Beiwen turned somewhat unpleasant after hearing Shen Long's question.

"They said they would tell us how to continue upgrading the city, but they had one condition."

"What are the requirements?" Shen Long asked.

"They... they demand that our Shen Family, including the Four Great Families, must obey them, and that everything in the City of Kings be decided by them."

Bang--

As soon as Shen Beiwen finished speaking, the table next to Shen Long exploded.

The two Shen Family brothers were so frightened that they took a step back, but said nothing.

They were equally angry. After all, they were the heads of the Four Great Families, and the City of Kings was built at great cost to them. Although the Jun Family had told them the method for upgrading the city, it seemed disrespectful to order them to obey just because of that.

"This Jun Family is simply outrageous!" Shen Long's face turned red with anger.

Upon seeing this, Shen Beiwu quickly stepped forward to comfort his father.

Shen Beiwen also chimed in with Shen Long's angry curses.

"Father, I think the Jun Family is just taking advantage of us, pushing their luck. Although they told us how to upgrade the city, we obtained the Upgrade Token by risking our lives to complete quests in the Monster Region. Why should they take away the City of Kings we worked so hard to build just because of a few words?"

"Exactly! The quest for Upgrade Token the city is so difficult, and the Monster Region is dangerous. We lost several people before we finally got the upgrade tokens for level five. Why should we give them all to them?"

Shen Wenwu chimed in.

Shen Long is the City Lord; those two brothers hold very high positions.

If the Jun Family becomes the controlling force, their power will be greatly diminished, which is unacceptable.

At this point, Xiao Fan finally understood how the City of Kings was upgraded.