Zhao San Lodges a Complaint

As the "local emperor" of Haizhou City, the City Lord Hai does not, like ordinary cultivators, form dao companion with only one person.

He had many concubines, but no principal wife.

His four sons and three daughters were all born to different women. Moreover, it is truly rare to find a cultivator with so many offspring as him.

Seeing that his favorite concubine was about to cry again, City Lord Hai comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, if it's truly discovered that person is the real culprit who killed Pingge, I will make her pay with her life!"

The implication is that even if Su Fuyun didn't kill Hai Pingge, if Hai Pingge's death implicated her, Su Fuyun would still be executed?

Upon hearing this, Sang Ying was not only not unhappy, but even seemed to feel a little schadenfreude.

As they were talking, the guards returned with Zhao San and his group.

Zhao San was quite polite in front of his elders, and he obediently bowed and greeted them upon arrival. If Sang Ying hadn't seen his arrogant demeanor before, she would have suspected that this was a different person.

Seeing his politeness, City Lord Hai also adopted a haughty attitude. "Nephew, you've come all this way, why didn't you tell me? I could have arranged accommodations for you."

Seeing the Hai Household head's polite manner, Zhao San became even more certain of his guess and immediately cupped his hands, saying, "This junior was just worried about disturbing the city lord."

City Lord Hai nodded, then quickly changed the subject. "I invited my nephew here today because I want to ask you something."

He waved to Hai Tingzhou: "Although my son isn't very capable, he has some ambition. Not long ago, he went to Gleaming Gold Island to gain experience. But when he came back, he told me that someone was making things difficult for him under the pretext of stealing treasure. I wonder if my nephew is aware of this matter?"

Only now did Zhao San finally realize that they hadn't come to apologize, but to interrogate him!

Zhao San coldly swept his gaze over Sang Ying and the others, then his initial respect for the City Lord Hai vanished. "Since the City Lord has asked, I will be frank. I did not intend to make things difficult for your young master; it's just that the female cultivator beside him stole something from me, and I want to get it back!"

He pointed, directly exposing Sang Ying to everyone.

Sang Ying wasn't afraid of him at all, since she had already packed everything.

So after Zhao San implicated her, Sang Ying stepped forward and bowed to City Lord Hai, saying, "This junior Sang Ying of the Flowing Light Sword Sect, greets City Lord Hai. Third Young Master Zhao's words are pure nonsense. This junior has never stolen anything from him, and I swear to that."

Everyone present was well aware of the power of oaths for cultivators, and they believed that Sang Ying dared to say such a thing because she hadn't taken Zhao San's things.

Zhao San, of course, didn't intend to bring her down with just this, and immediately added, "Although you didn't take my things, you did obtain the island's treasures! You dare say you didn't?"

Zhao San's purpose in saying this was simple: since he couldn't get the treasure, he might as well expose it. He didn't believe that the City Lord Hai wouldn't covet the treasure, and when the City Lord Hai asked, Sang Ying would definitely not be able to keep what she had obtained.

However, to his surprise, after he exposed the matter, Sang Ying immediately nodded in agreement.

"I did receive a reward in the underground palace. Not only me, but everyone who passed the underground palace test received a reward from the master of the underground palace. Why didn't Third Young Master Zhao receive one?" Sang Ying asked in return.

After being rebuked like that, Zhao San opened his mouth, but didn't know how to respond.

"However, I was able to obtain the treasures of Gleaming Gold Island thanks to the Hai Household. If it weren't for the Hai Household, Gleaming Gold Island probably wouldn't even exist in this world. Therefore, I am willing to give a portion of these treasures to City Lord Hai!" Sang Ying continued.

Upon hearing this, City Lord Hai raised an eyebrow, his interest piqued. "What does Miss Sang mean by this?"

Hai Tingzhou stepped forward at the opportune moment. "Father, we saw the murals on Gleaming Gold Island and learned about the past between the Hai Household ancestors and the owner of Gleaming Gold Island. I even got this from her!"

He brandished the golden harpoon, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Upon seeing the harpoon, City Lord Hai immediately tensed up. How could he not remember the ancestral precepts passed down through generations of the Hai Household? He had only thought that the so-called golden harpoon was just a legend, but he never expected that it actually existed, and right on Gleaming Gold Island!

"Father, I've brought back our family's keepsake!" Encouraged by Sang Ying's gaze, Hai Tingzhou personally handed the harpoon to City Lord Hai.

When the City Lord Hai received the harpoon, his hands trembled. When he saw the strange character on the harpoon, he was so excited that he almost burst into tears.

"Indeed, this is indeed something from our Hai Household." He turned to look at Hai Tingzhou, a hint of affection in his eyes than before. "Tingzhou, you've done a great service this time!"

The City Lord Hai didn't say it explicitly, but he knew very well in his heart that Hai Tingzhou, who had retrieved the harpoon, was definitely going to be the heir.

"Therefore, I know that my fortuitous opportunity is due to the Hai Household, so I would like to offer this treasure to express my gratitude for Hai Household kindness." Sang Ying took out a jade box, and with a wave of his hand, the City Lord Hai box fell into his hand.

Upon opening the jade box, a palm-sized, fan-shaped scale with a unique luster came into view.

City Lord Hai glanced at it almost immediately before slamming the jade box shut.

If he wasn't mistaken, this was clearly a dragon scale!

"I shouldn't accept this, but since Miss Sang is doing this to express her gratitude to the Hai Household ancestors, I can't refuse. So, on behalf of the Hai Household, I thank you for your generosity." Although he didn't know how many dragon scales Sang Ying still had, this one alone was already extremely valuable to the City Lord Hai.

The item is in the other person's hands, and the other person is a disciple of the Flowing Light Sword Sect. If the other person is unwilling to give it up, he himself would probably be too embarrassed to accept it.

Since the other party had so tactfully offered it up, City Lord Hai naturally decided to accept the offer while he was ahead.

Seeing that the atmosphere among them was becoming more harmonious, Zhao San immediately became displeased. "You think you can win people over with some trinkets? Don't think I don't know that the treasures in the underground palace are divine artifacts!"

Sang Ying glanced at him, then immediately raised her hand and swore, "If I possess the divine artifacts within the underground palace, may my cultivation never advance an inch in this lifetime!"

Since the Dragon Abyss Sword didn't belong to her anyway, Sang Ying naturally wasn't afraid to swear an oath.

Her decisive action immediately dispelled everyone's doubts, and even Zhao San began to wonder if he had made a mistake.

After all, he didn't have concrete evidence at the time, and only heard Su Fuyun's side of the story. Now that things have come to this, Zhao San couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

However, by then it was too late for him to regret it.

He offended the future heir of the Hai Household and even "slandered" Sang Ying. Whether it's to seek justice for Hai Tingzhou or as a reward for giving gifts to Sang Ying, the City Lord Hai will not let him off the hook.

Thus, all that reached Zhao San's ears was the stern command from the City Lord Hai: "Guards, take Third Young Master Zhao away and treat him well. When the Zhao Household head arrives, I'll have a good questioning with him about how he raised his son!"

A note from the author:

That's all for today, [Image of a bird flapping its wings]