At this moment, Lu Ren had already arrived outside the City Lord's Mansion, but several guards blocked his path.
"Who goes there?"
One of the guards asked coldly.
"I am a disciple of the Great Dao Sect, Lu Ren!"
Lu Ren replied calmly.
"A disciple of the Great Dao Sect?"
The guard froze.
"He's Lu Ren, the one who passed the Ten-Origin Heavenly Pass assessment and entered the Great Dao Sect?"
"I never expected him to come to Sky Pact Ancient City!"
"What is he doing at the City Lord's Mansion?"
The cultivators nearby were all astonished upon hearing Lu Ren's name.
Lu Ren had now risen to fame in the Upper Stream of the Great Dao River, his name known to nearly everyone.
After all, in recent years, aside from Cang Xuanming, Lu Ren was the only one with an Ordinary Battle Body to enter the Great Dao Sect.
For a time, everyone's gaze swept over Lu Ren, sizing him up.
The guard's attitude immediately turned respectful. He cupped his fists and said, "So it is Lu Tianjiao. May I ask what brings you to our City Lord's Mansion?"
"Your commander seized my mother. I have come to ransom her."
Lu Ren answered calmly.
As soon as those words fell, the expressions of the guards stationed at the mansion gate changed slightly. They immediately understood Lu Ren's purpose.
Considering Lu Ren's identity, one of the guards promptly cupped his fists and said, "Please wait a moment. I will report this at once!"
With that, the guard entered the City Lord's Mansion.
"The Sky Pact Army actually seized Lu Ren's mother?"
"The Sky Pact Army would not arrest someone for no reason. His mother must have broken the rules!"
"Now we'll see whether the City Lord's Mansion will give Lu