The Pockmarked Face Cultivator answered truthfully, "At first, the steward did indeed tell us to target Ning Caiyun, find a way to take her down, and seize the Storage Pouch and Spirit Stones on her."
"But after that Golden Core stage expert appeared, the steward suddenly sent us a voice transmission, ordering us to activate the array flags with all our strength and make certain to kill him. He also said that once it was done, he would ask the City Lord to reward us for our merits!"
Light flashed in the slightly plump cultivator's eyes. "Ask the City Lord to reward us for our merits? In other words, targeting that man wasn't just Old Cripple Yan's intention?"
"Then... do you mean this was actually arranged by the City Lord behind the scenes?"
The Pockmarked Face Cultivator was taken aback at first, then immediately understood.
His eyes rolled, and he hurriedly added, "But how could that man have offended the City Lord? Besides, in Sunset City, with the City Lord's abilities, wouldn't dealing with a mere Golden Pill Cultivator be child's play?"
The slightly plump cultivator stroked his beard and swiftly analyzed the matter. "Not necessarily. The auction is about to begin, and members from all sides of the Thirteen Docks of the East Sea have gathered here."
"If it were a public grudge, that man could never run rampant in Sunset City. But if it were a private grudge... the City Lord naturally could not appear openly."
The Pockmarked Face Cultivator asked cautiously, "Then Lord Huang means...?"
"If we take the initiative and capture that fellow, the City Lord may be pleased. This old man might even take another step forward and officially become one of Sunset City's upper ranks." The slightly plump cultivator seriously twirled his beard, his