Back in his territory, the Golden-Winged Great Peng King looked extremely grim, his gaze sweeping sharply over his four unhelpful allies: the Peacock King, the Savage Bull King, the Nightingale King, and the White Crane King.
It was painstakingly preparing food, but these four were recklessly trying to destroy the entire tribe.
The Golden-Winged Great Peng King was so angry that his liver ached, and his desire to escape this place Carefree in the world became even stronger.
"Can't carry it!"
The four Peacock King felt their scalps tingle and were terrified under the 'wooden pheasant' gaze of the Golden-Winged Great Peng King.
The atmosphere remained heavy and silent for a long time!
After a long silence, the Golden-Winged Great Peng King sighed and said to the Peacock King, "From now on, Peacock, you must carefully manage the affairs of the clan. This mistake must not be repeated. As beasts, we must bow our heads for now. When we reach the Carefree Realm, we will wash away this shame."
The Carefree Realm!
Upon hearing this, the Peacock King, the Savage Bull King, the Nightingale King, and the White Crane King felt bitter inside.
In fact, they thought a lot and hesitated for a long time before taking action. In the end, they considered that Xiao Tian could not be Carefree Realm, at most a little stronger than the Golden-Winged Great Peng King. In addition, as long as their methods were a little obscure, they could do it perfectly!
However, they were right to underestimate their enemy.
Even if the Golden-Winged Great Peng King doesn't warn them now, they won't make the same mistake again!
Back in the office, the four of them experienced firsthand what it meant to walk on the edge of death!
Before the Golden-Winged Great Peng King arrived, the four of them felt like every second was an eternity, their hearts trembling with fear that Xiao Tian might do something to them.
"Hey, Bai He, from now on you need to be more discerning and carefully select more geniuses from within the clan to nurture."
" Savage Bull, your clan isn't good with brains. If you have any problems, consult with Peacock. Although Peacock isn't exactly bright either, he has the most ideas and tricks among the four of you."
The Peacock King and the others sensed something was amiss. Was the Golden-Winged Great Peng King giving his last words?
They were horrified and dumbfounded!
"Ancestor, are you perhaps about to ascend to immortality?" the Peacock King asked, his voice trembling with suspicion.
"You're the one who's going to ascend to immortality!" The Golden-Winged Great Peng King glared angrily, causing the Peacock King to cry out in pain, covering his eyes as tears streamed uncontrollably down his face.
"Well, whatever." The Golden-Winged Great Peng King hadn't completely made up his mind to leave yet.
Time flies, and a week has passed.
During this period, under the control of the four kings, the alien races did not have much contact with the locals of Luo Cheng. Since Xiao Tian had promised to provide a certain amount of food, the survival of the various alien groups was not a problem. However, the food was not distributed evenly among the weaker groups, and they often went hungry.
"Help! Fire!"
Black smoke billowed into the sky from a rice shop on Chengnan Street, and someone inside was screaming at the top of their lungs.
Although the place was remote, there were still residents, and soon a dozen or so onlookers approached.
"Fire!"
People rushed to their homes to get buckets of water, regardless of whether a bucket of water could extinguish the fire.
"This fire is no ordinary thing." The only one of the Evolver frowned deeply, his expression changing as he realized the problem.
He suspected that the fire was not set by an ordinary person.
However, he didn't have time to think further; saving lives was the priority. Just as he was about to rush into the burning rice shop, he felt a powerful pressure. He instinctively looked up and saw a powerful being flying through the air.
"Put out the fire!"
Three people sat in the sky on a flying disc. One of them held a precious pearl, surrounded by runes, and released waves of water to irrigate the rice shop.
"It's the City Guard!"
The fire was quickly extinguished, and the owner and employees inside were rescued.
"How did the fire start? Who did you two offend?" The squad leader among the three immediately recognized that the fire was not caused by ordinary people. The fire had a dark reddish hue, indicating it was a spiritual fire, something only Evolver could wield.
The disheveled shopkeeper cried, "Your Honor, I've always run an honest business. My grain prices are reasonable for the city, neither too high nor too low. Everyone in the neighborhood knows this. I've never argued with anyone. But today, for some reason, the warehouse caught fire. My rice shop employees and I were all at the counter inside. The weather isn't dry, so it shouldn't have caught fire."
"Go to the warehouse and check for losses," the squad leader said thoughtfully.
On the east city wall, Xiao Tian, Chu Feng, and Zhou Quan were conducting their routine patrol (trying to make their presence known).
"Lord, something has happened to a rice shop in our city. It's suspected that Evolver set it on fire."
Upon seeing the arriving district commander, Xiao Tian said sternly, "You brat, instead of guarding the city walls properly, you're playing on your phone."
The young commander's face immediately turned bitter.
"Just kidding. Playing on your phone is fine, but you can't let your guard down while guarding the city walls. What's going on with this rice shop? Let me take a look."
The junior commander breathed a sigh of relief, quickly took the phone, and carefully analyzed the situation.
"Tsk tsk, interesting!" Xiao Tian noticed the problem.
"Lord City Lord, this fire was definitely started by the Evolver. It's said that the City Lord's Mansion captured four alien kings before, and this time it seems these alien races are still not giving up and want to declare war."
Xiao Tian Xiao. It wasn't impossible. Although the Golden-Winged Great Peng King and the four kings were terrified of him, it was hard to say whether their subordinates had any brains.
A person who has lost their mind cannot be explained by common sense.
"You continue patrolling, Fengzi, you fat man, let's go check it out."
"Why don't we just let our subordinates investigate this? Why do we have to get involved ourselves?"
"Hehehe... Fatty, you need to understand that the consequences of such critical events at crucial moments are immense. We must discover the details promptly to nip the danger in the bud. Otherwise, once the seed has grown into a towering tree, although it can still be easily dealt with, do you want your subordinates to pay a heavy price for something that could have been resolved in time? At least the guys who created this trouble don't deserve my loss of my own people."
Zhou Quan suddenly realized and nodded, saying, "That makes sense. Let's go take a look."
The junior commander, watching Xiao Tian, Chu Feng, and Zhou Quan leave, had tears in his eyes, filled with admiration.
"This is Lord Xiao Tian, the city lord of Luo Cheng! Lord Xiao Tian is truly mighty! What right do I have not to work hard?!"
"What are you all looking at! Stay alert! Although we have a powerful formation, this is the city gate. Keep your eyes peeled for everyone coming in and out. Arrest and interrogate anyone suspicious. We absolutely cannot let Luo Cheng fall into crisis!"
Not often, Xiao Tian and his two companions arrived at the rice shop that had caught fire.
The rice shop owner was flattered; he never imagined that his shop fire would even alarm the great Lord Xiao Tian!
Normally, he only saw the wise and mighty Lord Xiao Tian on the live broadcast interface, but now he was here in person!
"Lord City Lord, this is what happened to my shop back then..." The rice shop owner recounted the situation of his shop to Xiao Tian with admiration in his eyes, telling him all the details he could remember.
After listening, Xiao Tian found that it was pretty much what he already knew.
"Yes, I understand. You can rest assured that your losses, including the losses from starting operations, will not be incurred indefinitely." Xiao Tian said, then turned to Chu Feng beside him and said, "Record the losses of Boss Li's shop, and then allocate twice the amount of funds from the Luo Cheng Treasury to distribute to Boss Li."
Upon hearing this, Boss Li was stunned. After regaining his senses, he was overjoyed and immediately knelt down.
"Thank you, Lord City Lord!"
Everyone around looked at him with admiration and awe, their eyes filled with envy when they looked at Boss Li.
Of course, some people had ulterior motives.
"Let's go. I already have some clues. Let's go find the murderer directly."
The city guard squad was shocked to hear this. As expected of their city lord, he knew so quickly who had committed the crime!
"My God, really?! You just saw the scene and you know who the murderer is? Who are you trying to fool?" Zhou Quan couldn't help but mutter, trying to expose him.
This was something that the city guards, Boss Li, and everyone around them were curious about.
Of course, they dared not ask. In their hearts, Xiao Tian was wise, powerful, and omnipotent. What did knowing the murderer's identity matter?
Xiao Tian chuckled and pointed to a street lamp on a distant corner, saying, "See that? Most of Luo Cheng is under surveillance. Don't think that just because times have changed, the surveillance system is broken. On the contrary, the current surveillance system has been improved and is no longer something that hackers can easily break into or destroy. Nowadays, hackers would need to have superb skills to cause damage."
"Holy crap!" Zhou Quan's gaze swept over, and sure enough, he spotted a security camera!