Wang Yu

"Not bad. Wang Er, go cripple that brat's cultivation and teach him a lesson."

Wang Yu lounged leisurely in his carriage, ordering the Crimson Flame Horses to stop. He then instructed Wang Er, one of the captains of his two guard squads.

Just like that, Wang Yu reclined against the soft carriage cushions and casually decided Gu Changge's life and death.

"Alas, this is bad. If I'd known, I should've warned this little brother earlier. Now, the cultivation he painstakingly built up will be crippled in a single day."

The passerby's friend said guiltily.

"It's fine. I've just arrived in Bright Moon City, so I might as well clear out some of its poisonous tumors."

Gu Changge comforted him.

"Well, brat? Will you cripple your own cultivation, or shall I help you cripple it?"

Wang Er said fiercely.

"I choose neither."

Gu Changge replied blandly.

At that moment, the system suddenly issued a prompt.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for triggering a random mission: Kill Wang Yu (0/1)."

Since the system has assigned me a mission, I must properly rid the people of this scourge.

Gu Changge thought.

With a thought from Gu Changge, four ferocious Demonic Beasts suddenly appeared before him. Their enormous roars startled the three Crimson Flame Horses pulling Wang Yu's carriage so badly that their legs went limp, nearly throwing Wang Yu from the carriage.

Wang Yu was greatly shocked. He had nearly fallen because of Gu Changge and made a complete laughingstock of himself. Enraged at once, he shouted, "Wang Er, Wang Wu, and all of you—get him!"

Yet Wang Er stood rooted to the spot.

"Wang Er, this young master is speaking to you. Did you hear me?"

Seeing that Wang Er did not react, Wang Yu said irritably.

"Y-Young Master, in Bright Moon City, I am already a top-tier Marrow Cleansing Realm eighth-layer expert. Yet I cannot sense the aura of these four Demonic Beasts at all. Judging by their bearing, they should be Qi Condensation Realm Demonic Beasts."

Wang Er said in a panic.

"What?"

Wang Yu also began to panic. Though he was a wastrel, he still knew some basic facts. In this tiny Bright Moon City, his father was the strongest expert, yet he was only at the third layer of the Qi Condensation Realm. The Qi Condensation Realm stood at the very peak of Bright Moon City's pyramid—and now, four of them had appeared at once.

"Damn it, brat, just you wait! Wang Er, Wang Wu, return at once and fetch my father. Bring reinforcements!"

Wang Yu said frantically.

"I'm afraid you no longer have that chance."

Gu Changge said calmly.

"Xiaotian, Xiaomo, Xiaobing, Xiaoyan, kill them."

At Gu Changge's command, the Sky Winged Tiger, Ink Profound Flood Dragon, Frost Giant Wolf, and Flame Giant Wolf immediately opened their bloody maws and pounced upon Wang Yu and his men.

In less than half an instant, Wang Yu and the others were like sheep entering a tiger's den, torn into pieces by the four Demonic Beasts.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for successfully completing the random mission: Kill Wang Yu (1/1). Reward: 300 System Points."

"Oh no, you killed Wang Yu! The City Lord will definitely hunt you down. This means becoming enemies with the authorities, becoming enemies with the Star Luo Divine Dynasty! Little brother, if you can still flee, hurry and flee!"

Seeing this, the passerby kindly warned Gu Changge.

"No need. Since I'm here, I'll settle here. A mere City Lord's Mansion from a small city is not enough to involve the Star Luo Divine Dynasty. I know what I'm doing."

Gu Changge waved his hand.

"Oh? A mere City Lord's Mansion? I'd like to see just how capable you are, to dare kill my son and show such disregard for my City Lord's Mansion."

At that moment, a deep, powerful voice rang out. Gu Changge looked up and saw a burly middle-aged man slowly approaching, followed by a group of city guards clad in spirit armor.

"It seems your news travels quite quickly within Bright Moon City. You actually arrived so soon."

Gu Changge said with some surprise.

"Cut the nonsense. Today, you killed my son. If I do not tear you into ten thousand pieces to vent the pain of losing my son, then I, Wang Aotian, am no Wang!"

When Wang Aotian looked at Wang Yu's corpse, his eyes held three parts grief, three parts fury, three parts remorse, and one part disbelief.

"Your son committed countless evils. He did plenty of things like bullying men and ravaging women. Killing him today was also ridding the people of a scourge."

Gu Changge said calmly.

"Perhaps it was because I failed to discipline him properly that such a calamity fell from the blue sky today."

Wang Aotian said with a gloomy expression. "But even so, you killed my only and most beloved son. A blood debt must be repaid in blood!"

"You want to fight? I'll accompany you."

Gu Changge remained unafraid in the face of danger and spoke calmly.

"Heh, you're merely a brat at the first layer of the Skin Scraping Realm. Where did you get the courage to remain so composed before me, the strongest person in Bright Moon City?"

Wang Aotian saw through Gu Changge's cultivation at a glance.

"Oh? Then what about now?"

Without the slightest panic in his heart, Gu Changge snapped his fingers. In an instant, four Demonic Beasts at the third layer of the Qi Condensation Realm appeared before Wang Aotian.

Wang Aotian's expression changed drastically. After all, the strongest force in all of Bright Moon City was only his City Lord's Mansion, which possessed him, a third-layer Qi Condensation Realm cultivator, and two city guard commanders at the first layer of the Qi Condensation Realm.

Yet Gu Changge actually possessed four third-layer Qi Condensation Realm Demonic Beasts as battle pets.

"Well? Do you think I now have the strength to stand against you?"

Gu Changge said unperturbedly.

"So what if you have four third-layer Qi Condensation Realm Demonic Beasts? You killed my son today. Even if I must stake this life of mine, I will leave you here!"

Wang Aotian said through gritted teeth.

"Wang Liu, inform all of Bright Moon City. Seal the city. My City Lord's Mansion will offer five thousand Spirit Stones to hunt this brat. No matter which force kills him, my City Lord's Mansion will elevate it into Bright Moon City's second strongest force."

Wang Aotian instructed a city guard soldier at the fifth layer of the Marrow Cleansing Realm beside him.

"Yes."

After receiving Wang Aotian's order, Wang Liu immediately went to carry it out.

"Hahaha!"

Gu Changge could not help laughing aloud.

"Brat, what are you laughing at? Do you know your end is near and laugh because your grief has reached its limit?"

One of the Qi Condensation Realm commanders among the city guards, Wang Zhan, frowned upon hearing Gu Changge's laughter.

"My end is near? No, no, no. I simply find it amusing that your Young City Lord's worthless life is worth only five thousand Spirit Stones."

"If it's only five thousand Spirit Stones, I happen to have that much as well. How about I give it to your City Lord's Mansion, and we call it even?"

Gu Changge said.

"The five thousand Spirit Stones are only the current reward. As long as someone can kill him, any condition may be named."

Seeing that nearby residents, as well as disciples and elders from other forces, were also present, Wang Aotian said.