Chu Kuangren struck at the slightest disagreement, frightening quite a few people present.
Everyone stared at him, their eyes filled with apprehension.
"Chu Kuangren, you actually dared to hit me!" The Heavenly Pride he had struck rose to his feet and roared, his face full of anger.
"So I hit you. Did I need to pick an auspicious day?"
Chu Kuangren spoke indifferently, then lashed out with another backhanded slap. This slap sent the man flying straight out of the restaurant.
The Shanhe Daoist Seed, the Li Family Head, and the others watched Chu Kuangren with some horror. That was a Daoist Seed of a Saintly Dao Tradition, yet he had slapped him without hesitation?
But they had to admit, it was so fucking satisfying.
"Chu Kuangren, just what are you trying to do?"
Gu Changge demanded coldly.
"Nothing much. I came today mainly to inform you that, from now on, Mountain River City is temporarily under my control."
"What gives you the right? You think you can take over just because you say so?"
"I already said that I only came to inform you. I don't need your consent," Chu Kuangren said calmly.
"Hmph, Chu Kuangren, do you think your strength lets you do whatever you please? How will you take over Mountain River City without our people?"
Gu Changge sneered contemptuously.
Suddenly, the Message Compass inside his Heaven and Earth Ring vibrated.
He took it out, and a message came through.
"All cultivators heading to Northern Ridge Dao Province are to follow Chu Kuangren's orders!" The Qingyun Ruler's indifferent voice came from the compass.
Gu Changge's expression changed drastically at those words. He was not the only one; the White Lotus Saint Son beside him had received the same message.
"I am the Qingyun Dynasty's Imperial Son-in-Law and