"Hehe! Young friend, then let us return to the mansion!"
Seeing Su Mo agree, City Lord Bai beamed brilliantly. With a sweep of his arm, he made an inviting gesture.
Su Mo nodded, put away the Xuanhuang Sword, and flew toward the City Lord's Mansion with City Lord Bai.
Seeing this, Bai Yin'er immediately rode her unicorn back to the City Lord's Mansion as well, leaving behind only countless petrified soldiers and martial artists.
Only after Su Mo had completely vanished from sight did the crowd come back to their senses, and the entire scene erupted into an uproar.
"My god! What kind of monster is this outsider?"
"Too terrifying! Absolutely terrifying!"
"Even the City Lord bowed his head. This man is invincible!"
"What kind of world lies outside, for it to have such heaven-defying figures?"
Countless people discussed the matter heatedly. Many faces had flushed red, and the scene remained unsettled for a long while.
Inside the City Lord's Mansion, in the main hall, City Lord Bai and Su Mo took their seats as host and guest.
"Young friend, may I know your name?" City Lord Bai asked Su Mo with a smile.
An hour ago, they had also been in this hall, but the situation was now utterly different from what it had been an hour earlier.
"Su Mo," Su Mo replied blandly.
"Young friend Su Mo, a pleasure, a pleasure. Everything before was a misunderstanding. My daughter is unruly and willful; later, I shall certainly punish her severely!" City Lord Bai said, cupping his hands toward Su Mo.
"It is nothing." Su Mo shook his head.
"I was also too hasty before, which was why I acted so recklessly. Young friend Su Mo, please do not take it to heart!" An awkward look appeared on City Lord