Immortality Cultivation: I Can increase My Stats Using Clansmen's Qi-Blood-Chapter 996 - 485 Nanfang City Shadow Tower _2

Chapter 996: Chapter 485: Nanfang City, Shadow Tower _2

Chapter 996 -485: Nanfang City, Shadow Tower _2

However, the news of Elder Feng Ying’s death at this location will surely spread.

After all, he was an Elder of the Feng Family.

The Elder has fallen.

If this news were to leak, it would inevitably cause turbulence in the Feng Family and even the entire Da Feng Dynasty.

But even so,

What could the Imperial Feng Family of the Da Feng Dynasty possibly do?

Did they have the courage to wage a full-scale war against the Qingshi City Luo Family again?

It is known that the internal chaos within the territories of the Da Feng Dynasty’s Imperial Feng Family has not yet subsided.

With the internal strife still unresolved, how could the Da Feng Dynasty’s Imperial Feng Family have the capacity to confront a similarly colossal family power like the Qingshi City Luo Family?

…

After resolving the matter with Elder Feng Ying,

Luo Yao had the Shadow Guards clean up the scene a bit.

Then, he led the remaining Shadow Guards, along with Zhen, one of the three Great Commanders of the Shadow Guard, quietly back in the direction of the Luo Family in Qingshi City.

During Luo Yao’s return, it seemed that several groups of people had noticed his trail.

However, possibly due to the formidable protective strength at Luo Yao’s side, and the strength of the Qingshi City Luo Family behind him,

Those cultivators hidden in the shadows did not easily reappear.

Thus, this also made Young Master Luo of the Luo Family’s journey back somewhat less troublesome.

This was arguably one of the few moments of relief he had had in a long while.

…

As time passed,

In the blink of an eye, about three to five days had gone by.

Three hundred miles outside Qingshi City,

In a relatively prosperous medium-sized city, Luo Yao silently walked down a bustling street.

Several Shadow Guards dressed in black followed him.

Zhen, also one of the three Great Commanders of the Shadow Guard, was at this time hidden in the shadows, silently protecting Luo Yao, the Young Master of the Luo Family.

Originally, Luo Yao had planned to head straight back to the Luo Family Ancestral Land.

But unexpectedly…

When he was still about five hundred miles from the Luo Family Ancestral Land in Qingshi City, several Shadow Guards from his family came to convey an order from Luo Ping, the current Patriarch of the Luo Family.

The message was more or less that, approximately three hundred miles from Qingshi City, there was a fairly prosperous medium-sized city called Nanfang City.

This city, one of the wealthier ones near Qingshi City, contributed a significant amount in taxes and various other incomes every month.

However, starting three months ago,

The taxes provided by this city named Nanfang had suddenly started to decrease rapidly, and even some of the cultivation resources offered had gradually begun to dwindle.

Thus, Luo Ping, the current Patriarch of the Luo Family, thought it best for Luo Yao, the heir apparent of the Luo Family, to visit this city of Nanfang to investigate the situation.

To look into whatever might be causing such a situation.

When Luo Yao heard this news, he was naturally reluctant.

His personality was inherently rather lazy.

If he could slack off, he certainly wouldn’t work hard.

However…

Since the command from the Patriarch had been delivered,

It seemed he no longer had the right to refuse.

Reluctantly,

Luo Yao had no choice but to set out for Nanfang City to conduct a brief investigation.

…

In Nanfang City,

On the bustling streets,

Luo Yao walked forward while glancing around.

It had to be said, Nanfang City truly lived up to its reputation as one of the more affluent medium-sized cities near Qingshi City.

Not to mention anything else, just the cleanliness of the city,

And the nearby luxurious houses,

All of these had already made a significant difference compared to other cities.

“Nanfang City is indeed a wealthy city,” Luo Yao murmured softly, then continued forward.

From a high building about a hundred meters away from Luo Yao,

A mysterious cultivator dressed in black was also silently watching Luo Yao.

“Young Master,” a Shadow Guard suddenly spoke up.

“What is it?”

Luo Yao asked quietly.

“It seems there are several obscure presences, always hidden in the shadows.”

“It seems they are surveilling the Young Master Luo of the Luo Family.”

The Shadow Guard who had spoken quickly bowed to Luo Yao after saying this.

“Surveilling?”

Luo Yao furrowed his brows.

Then, he glanced again at the black-clothed cultivator on the distant high building who seemed to be watching him.

He couldn’t help but slightly squint his eyes.

“Quite interesting.”

“I’ve just entered Nanfang City, and already someone has their eyes on us…”

“But for now, let’s ignore these people.”

“Let’s take a little stroll around Nanfang City first.”

…

After wandering around Nanfang City for a while, Luo Yao found a relatively clean tavern and walked in.

He planned to inquire in the tavern about the sharply reduced taxation in Nanfang City.

After all, his visit this time was merely to follow orders.

The orders of the current patriarch of the Luo Family, that old fellow Luo Ping.

If it weren’t for this, he probably wouldn’t have come to Nanfang City at all.

Wouldn’t it be better to just return to the Luo Family Ancestral Land and lie flat?

…

Second floor of the tavern.

Luo Yao found a seat by the window.

After ordering some drinks and dishes, he turned to the waiter standing at the side and asked,

“Waiter, what’s been going on in Nanfang City recently? It feels…somewhat off?”

While speaking, Luo Yao specifically pointed at the scarcely populated streets outside the window.

After glancing outside, the waiter sighed,

“Ah…young hero, you must be from out of town?”

“Nanfang City hasn’t been peaceful lately.”

“What do you mean?”

Luo Yao raised an eyebrow; he was curious to hear what exactly had happened in Nanfang City.

He had come here solely because of the sharp decline in the city’s tax revenue.

That Luo Ping, the current patriarch of the Luo Family, had specifically sent Luo Yao to investigate.

Naturally, he wanted to know the full story.

“Ah, hasn’t a force called Shadow Tower recently emerged in Nanfang City?”

“I don’t know where Shadow Tower came from, but they are incredibly secretive.”

“Every once in a while, they send their disciples to collect offerings.”

“Those who don’t pay, they just rob directly.”

“Many merchants and martial artists have suffered at the hands of Shadow Tower.”

“So now everyone is panicking; who has the mind to do business?”

The waiter said this while sighing and shaking his head.

Clearly, he was quite apprehensive about the recently emerged force of Shadow Tower.

“Shadow Tower?”

Luo Yao frowned.

This was the first time he had heard this name.

However, judging by the waiter’s expression and description,

It seemed that Shadow Tower was indeed not something pleasant.

“Why don’t you seek help from the city lord?”

Luo Yao asked.

“Ah, don’t mention it.”

The waiter sighed again.

“This city lord of Nanfang City, Tan Zhan, though he is strong with an intermediate stage in Blood Refinement cultivation realm.”

“But it seems he has reached some sort of agreement with Shadow Tower.”

“Every month, he timely delivers certain resources to Shadow Tower.”

“So, whatever happens in Nanfang City, that Tan Zhan just pretends not to see.”

Luo Yao raised an eyebrow; so that was the situation.

It looked like some incidents had indeed occurred within Nanfang City.

Shadow Tower?

Interesting, very interesting.

Things seemed to be getting more and more interesting.

…

Thinking this, Luo Yao continued to ask the waiter,

“Waiter, do you know where Shadow Tower is currently located?”

He had come here on the orders of Luo Ping.

So, to truly investigate, he naturally needed to find Shadow Tower and ask directly.