"I'm after something different from you."
Cheng Yi turned his head slightly, gazing into the distance as he concealed the derision in his eyes.
What kind of cultivator would want to be the local emperor of a county town?
Only those with no hope of advancing.
He had come to Blackwater City bearing an Immortal Decree and a treasure, to carry out his master's orders. As long as he got the job done, he would be richly rewarded when he returned.
So no matter how greedy Lin Shu seemed, Cheng Yi didn't care in the slightest.
The man's horizons were too narrow. He was just a commoner.
Offer him a few scraps of favor and a hollow title, and he could be tethered to the city like the so-called Greedy Wolf, thinking himself mighty and impressive.
"Don't worry. Look at Mountain-Crushing Dragon. He's held that position just fine for ten years."
Cheng Yi drew back his gaze and smiled reassuringly. "I don't plan to prop up any puppet. Just be yourself in that position."
He had already looked into the man.
He was reckless, vengeful, and, most importantly, greedy.
On the very first day he became a Young Wolf, he brazenly seized another Fierce Wolf's street. Then, to gain complete control of Four Directions Street, he simply killed the street's constable.
Anyone who tried to snatch food from this Greedy Wolf's jaws faced his cruel, savage retaliation. There had never been an exception.
If a man like this became the Blackwater Gang's leader, Cheng Yi could almost imagine the bloodshed that would engulf the city.
And that was exactly what he needed.
His master wanted to feed the treasure with the baleful energy born from living beings' despair. So he had trapped the city without slaughtering its people, using only