Facing the city lord's words, Chen Changsheng raised a brow and said,
"City Lord Gao, do you really have someone above you?"
Seeing Chen Changsheng relent, Gao Ming hurriedly said, "I really do have someone above me. Otherwise, how would I dare lay a hand on you?"
"As long as you're willing to let me go, I can pretend today's matter never happened."
Upon receiving this answer, Chen Changsheng's expression abruptly changed. He immediately helped Gao Ming up with a beaming smile.
"City Lord Gao, look at the mess this has become."
"I was just joking with you earlier. Don't take it to heart."
"How about this? Find a time to introduce me to the lord above you. I'll personally apologize to him."
Looking at the smile covering Chen Changsheng's face, Gao Ming froze for a moment before hesitating. "Meeting that lord is by no means a simple matter."
"If there's an opportunity, I'll help you..."
Slap!
Before Gao Ming could finish, Chen Changsheng's palm struck him across the face.
"Lord Gao Ming, though your name is Gao Ming, why aren't you the least bit 'wise'?"
"I'm speaking nicely to you not because you're so formidable, but because I want to meet the person above you."
"I haven't killed you because I don't want my relationship with him to become too strained."
"If you keep hemming and hawing over this matter, what value do you think you still have in staying alive?"
"The imperial court has its rules, and the Cultivation World has its rules."
"But whether it is the imperial court or the Cultivation World, they both follow one principle: the bigger the fist, the truer the truth."
"Do you think that after I kill you, the imperial court will go to such great lengths to deal with me