The cloaked man who was lying on the ground and had not yet gotten up was shocked when he saw that City Lord Hao killed two people at the peak of Yuan Sheng in an instant.
You know, before this, they had always thought that City Lord Hao only had the strength of the Yuan Sheng realm.
In fact, Xu Zonghe was quite dissatisfied with Jian Wushang for passing the position of City Lord to City Lord Hao.
But now, the facts told him that the Hao City Lord in front of him was far from being as simple as he imagined.
It doesn’t matter that the opponent is elusive and invisible. Even the formation doesn’t block the opponent. His strength is actually so strong.
What if the other party has something hidden that he hasn’t revealed yet?
No, not if, but definitely there is.
Thinking of this, the cloaked man's body started to tremble slightly.
Because, he suddenly thought, would the other party also want to kill him?
Or even... Xu Jonghyuk?
"Lie still and don't move. If you dare to move, you should know what will happen!"
At this time, Liu Hao spoke.
However, after saying these words, he ignored the cloaked man again.
Instead, he turned around and walked towards Xu Bing.
Arriving in front of Xu Bing, Liu Hao checked Xu Bing's injuries.
But it was discovered that Xu Bing's injuries were indeed serious.
However, fortunately, after taking a pill just now, the injury has been alleviated.
Immediately, Liu Hao raised his hand and injected a force of energy into the opponent's body.
This is a water-based elemental force. Although it does not have much healing power, a little bit of healing effect is still there.
"hiss……"
A moment later, Xu Bing let out a cry of pain as he was healed by Liu Hao's water elemental power, and then opened his eyes.
And just when he opened his eyes, Xu Bing was stunned for a moment when he saw Liu Hao.
"Senior, is it really... you?"
Xu Bing thought he was dazzled and asked in disbelief.
"it's me!"
Liu Hao nodded and said, "Tell me, what happened? Why didn't you do what you promised?"
"I...hiss..."
Just as Xu Bing was about to speak, he took another breath of air, seemed to be a little excited, and pulled at the wound.
However, Xu Bing soon stabilized.
Then, he said, "Senior, I originally planned to wait for you to come back before going to Master Xu Song to explain things clearly."
"Because I cannot handle this matter alone."
"If you were not here, if I went to Master Xu Song to talk about this matter, Master Xu Song would definitely go to Yanyu Tower to confront someone."
"At that time, if you are not here, no one will protect me, and I will be dead."
"So, I just thought that when you come back, I will go there right away."
"In the end, I only got to Yundong and they came back."
"I took a chance and asked them."
"They told me that you have not come back, and they don't know when you will come back. They only know that you will come back within ten years."
"I told them that I was going to find Master Xu Song and seek justice for him, but I asked him to come with me."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't dare go."
"In the end, he shook his head and said it was useless."
"He doesn't want to go, and even Master Xu Song won't believe him. Maybe he will be angry with me because of it."
"Because Master Xu Song himself is also a suspicious person by nature."
"So, I didn't go. Instead, I hid and planned to wait for you to come back."
"I discussed this with them and they agreed."
"But, some time ago, something unexpected happened."
"I was betrayed by a brother I trusted."
"He leaked my information to the two commanders, He Min and Tang Hua."
"As a result, I was arrested."
Having said this, Xu Bing turned his eyes and looked behind Liu Hao.
There were two bodies on the ground.
At the same time, the cloaked man who was still lying on the ground arrived.
He frowned and said, "Senior, what I just said is absolutely not a lie. If you don't believe me, you can ask the man lying on the ground. He should be the deputy city lord Xu Zonghe."
Hearing this, Liu Hao nodded.
Said, "No need to ask, I believe you."
After saying that, Liu Hao rescued Xu Bing.
Then, he said, "You should take a rest first and recover from your injuries, then follow me back to Yuncheng later."
After saying that, he no longer cared about Xu Bing, but turned around and came to the front of the cloaked man.
Liu Hao asked, "What is your name?"
"Back to City Lord, my name is Xu Ba."
The cloaked man replied, "He is the entourage of Deputy City Lord Xu Zonghe."
After you finish speaking, shut your mouth and say no more.
"I'll give you a chance to save yourself now!"
Liu Hao said, "You can say whatever you want, as long as you can convince me within half an hour, I will spare you."
"Where is the young master Xu Zonghe?"
The half-puffed man Xu Mao asked, "Can the city lord spare him?"
"I said, you have half an hour."
Liu Hao said, "Just say it!"
Hearing these words, Xu Mao, the cloaked man, took a deep breath.
Then, he began to say, "Back to the city lord, regarding this matter, I will first admit my mistake to you, and on behalf of the young master, I will also admit my mistake to you. Speaking of which, we were actually forced to do this."
"You should know that we are from the same lineage as the three elders."
"However, the third elder has always been indifferent to things. This time, after letting Yuncheng out, he has completely delegated power."
"It means that he no longer has any status or real power."
"At least, before he became the Supreme Elder, he had no right to speak."
"And in the entire Kunlun Sword Domain, he is relatively isolated."
"Basically he has no friends, and no one takes him seriously."
"So, after he retreated, our master also retreated."
"Our young master just took the position of deputy city lord."
“However, we need real power but not real power, and we need resources but not resources.”
"Our young master is also very unwilling. His talent is not bad, but he is very unwilling to be in this situation."
"But there's nothing he can do."
"I can only endure it."
"Originally, when Lord Sword City was still here, even if he had complaints in his heart, he wouldn't say much."
"But after the Lord of Sword City retreated, and you came up instead, the complaints in his heart became even greater."
"Because, after all, Lord Sword City still has someone behind him, but there is no one behind you."
"Naturally, Yuncheng's resources will be less, and the ones allocated to him will also be less."
"It just so happens that he still has to bear the pressure from those young masters in Yucheng."
"Last time, you asked him to be the acting city lord. The reason why he was inappropriate was because he didn't want to bear the pressure."
"He simply can't bear it."
"Because if he can't handle these things well, he will be finished."
"Those young masters cannot deal with the Lord of Sword City, but it is very easy to deal with our young master."
"So, in the end, he offended you, and you are not as good as him."
"And those young masters found him again and forced him to cooperate."
"He also said that you will be finished sooner or later. There is no future for following you, and you will definitely be finished."
"Yuncheng is in their pocket, no one can get their hands on it."
"Our young master doesn't know about your situation, and the Lord of Sword City didn't tell him. He doesn't know what to do in such a situation."
"He doesn't have the nerve to ask the master."
"So, I have been hesitating."
"Not long ago, Xu Bing's situation was known to two commanders, and the two commanders forced the young master to marry him."
"If the young master doesn't do it, they will do it too."
"At that time, if you fall, the young master will definitely not be able to bear it."
"The young master was naturally not willing to be suppressed by his two commanders, so he agreed."
Having said this, Xu Mao paused for a moment before continuing, "City Lord, the young master really doesn't want to go against you, he just has no choice but to do so!"
"This time, before I came over, the young master was still telling me, should I explain the situation to the Lord of Sword City and take the initiative to admit my mistakes?"
"I told the young master that the Lord of Sword City may not meet him, and if he really goes to see the Lord of Sword City, the Lord of Sword City may still hate him."
"He just gave up that idea."
As he said that, Xu Mao looked at Liu Hao and said, "City Lord Hao, if you really want to blame, then blame me. All of this is my fault."
He added, "I was unwilling to do so and always wanted to have better resources, so I encouraged Master Yong to do these things."
Liu Hao remained silent and did not interrupt Xu Mao.
Only then did Liu Hao say, "Are you done?"
Xu Mao was stunned for a moment, and then said, "City Master Hao, I know you are a good person. You don't care about the faults of others, so don't argue with my young master."
"I can assure you that my young master will never dare and will never do anything disrespectful to you in the future."
"I will never be disloyal to you!"
"If you want to deal with me, you can do whatever you want with me."
"All I ask is that you let me see the young master one last time."
After saying that, Xu Mao knelt down and began to kowtow to Liu Hao.
This is begging for mercy.
Liu Hao said calmly, "I'm not dead yet, so I don't need you to kowtow."
Xu Mao was stunned for a moment. He didn't dare to knock again. He immediately raised his head and looked at Liu Hao.
Liu Hao said, "You are a smart man. Regarding what you said, I don't care whether it is true or not, but I will probably believe you."
"But please listen to me."
"As for things like this one, it's just this one time and it won't happen again!"
Hearing this, Xu Mao's face lit up with joy, and he immediately nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lord Hao, I promise that something like this will never happen again."
Liu Hao sneered, "If your guarantee had been useful, Xu Zonghe wouldn't have reached this stage."
Although Liu Hao did not hear the conversation between him and Xu Zonghe, he had eyes and could naturally see everything clearly.
As far as Xu Jonghyuk is concerned as a person, it is impossible to say how much he likes him.
It is impossible to say how much respect one has for oneself.
What I said just now should be half truth and half lie.
Perhaps Xu Zonghe felt a little regretful, but after reaching this point, it was simply impossible for Xu Zonghe to still want to confess to Jian Wushang.
However, since Xu Mao said so, then Xu Zonghe obviously did have his own difficulties.
Of course, the main reason why Liu Hao was willing to give Xu Zonghe and Xu a chance was that he did not want to cause trouble.
In total, it was less than the last year, and he didn't want to leave another mess for Jian Wushang.
Furthermore, Jian Wushang himself is also a relatively aloof person.
He would not easily touch these people who originally belonged to Jian Wushang.
So, he continued, "In addition, when you go back, tell Xu Zonghe that I will give him the right to choose."
"If he chooses to continue to cooperate with those young masters, or if he is unwilling to cooperate with me, then he can go to Jian Wushang and make it clear."
"I will not say anything bad about him, and I will also tell Jian Wushang that he and I can't cooperate and that I asked him to leave."
"And if he still wants to stay in Yuncheng and is willing to work in my hands, then you can ask him to come to me."
"besides……"
After a pause, Liu Hao stared at Xu Mao and said in a deep voice, "Every word I say counts, and I will never lie."
He added, "Let him rest assured and don't have to worry that I will plot against him."
Xu Mao was stunned for a moment when he heard Liu Hao's words.
What he just said was indeed a bit false.
To be precise, it is even very fake.
Xu Jonghyuk does have a little regret on his side.
However, it is simply impossible to say that Xu Zonghe was afraid of Liu Hao.
Xu Zonghe never thought of begging Jian Wushang for mercy.
Likewise, I never thought about bowing to Liu Hao.
Because, in Xu Zonghe's eyes, City Lord Hao just gained Jian Wushang's trust.
Xu Zonghe never thought that City Lord Hao was very strong.
Therefore, everything he said just now is basically his own idea.
Only about the situation of 'Seo Jong Hyuk', there are not many lies.
And the Lord Hao in front of him seemed to understand this.
He also said that he didn't care about this anymore.
What does this mean?
This means that City Lord Hao is trying to save Jian Wushang, or the third elder and the master.
Therefore, Xu Mao also immediately handed over his hand and said, "City Lord Xie Hao doesn't care, I will go back and make it clear to the young master right away."
After saying that, Xu Mao stood up and was about to leave.
However, before leaving, Xu Mao looked back at the corpses on the ground and Xu Bing.
After a slight hesitation, he said, "City Lord Hao, how do you plan to handle this matter?"
Liu Hao naturally understood that Xu Mao referred to Xu Bing.
He asked, "With the current situation, how else can we deal with it?"
Xu Mao asked hesitantly, "I just want to ask, does City Lord Hao want us to keep it secret and continue to cooperate with them, or..."
Liu Hao hesitated for a moment and then said, "If Xu Zonghe is willing to cooperate, let him come to me to talk."
When Xu Mao heard this, he immediately nodded, "I understand! Don't worry, Lord Hao, I will ask the young master to find you as soon as possible."
After saying that, Xu Mao turned around and left...