Nationwide Development: Spend Billions in Advance to Bind the Empress

Chapter 413 A Good Excuse for the Young Master. Lord of Tai'an City: I've kicked a hornet&

In fact, Ling Qingxue wasn't as conflicted as they thought.

Coming to the Ling family to demand justice was her original goal, and she felt no pressure or psychological burden in killing her own kind.

She doesn't owe the Ling family anything, so what's the harm in killing her enemy?

She was currently in the airship, selecting the equipment the young master had given her.

'Which one should I wear?' Her cheeks flushed slightly as she looked at the pink butterfly in her hand, struggling with a difficult decision.

'Luckily, the young master isn't paying attention to me right now. I need to finish choosing quickly to surprise him~...' Ling Qingxue secretly sensed the void and, after confirming that the young master wasn't paying attention to her, quickly selected suitable equipment.

Little did she know that Shen Yun was unaware of the chibi-style images she was looking at.

"The character's reward is coming soon..." Shen Yun thought to himself, watching Qingxue picking and choosing in the chibi version of the character.

Taking care of the character is physically demanding.

In my past life, I envied those big shots with high favorability ratings who would boast about it in the game chat.

Now she's in a bind; she has to take care of all four characters in turn.

Luckily, he's a whale (high spender) with a strong constitution, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

Previously, when he broke through to the Ninth Tribulation Immortal Lord Realm, he opened the game and saw that Qingxue had come to the Ling family.

Afterwards, he was planning to find a topic to talk about and keep her company, but unexpectedly, the girl didn't take it seriously at all and instead wanted to give him a surprise.

"However, it could also be Qingxue's reason for choosing to relax..." Shen Yun watched the scene of her changing clothes and felt that the chibi-style graphics weren't realistic enough, so he clicked on it to watch:

'Just time to enjoy it.'

What's wrong with looking at your own character? In my past life, everything I wanted to see was pixelated!

But he thought that Ling Qingxue wouldn't be able to sense it that way.

But the moment her gaze fell upon him, Ling Qingxue noticed it.

The young master did not speak, but carefully examined her with his gaze.

This reminded Ling Qingxue of the scene when the two first met, when she was taking a bath in the house.

Knowing what the young master liked best, she suppressed her shyness, turned around, and began to equip herself, her back to that familiar gaze.

"Hmm, this color is too bright, it doesn't suit me."

"Black fishnet stockings, I suppose you like them, young master..."

"Add a little white butterfly, and it'll be both alluring and innocent..."

"Pfft, cough cough..." Shen Yun, who was drinking tea, choked the moment he saw Ling Qingxue bend over to equip the tea.

"So there are so many tricks to girls changing clothes..." he commented with a serious expression.

Boys are different; they do whatever is comfortable and pleasing to the eye.

After Ling Qingxue changed into a fitted outfit, Shen Yun waited a while before speaking:

"Qingxue, how was the trip?"

"Young Master has arrived?!" Ling Qingxue played along perfectly, smiling easily.

"Thank you for your trouble, young master. It's nothing at all. By the way, young master, are you free now?"

[Ding! Available! Must be available! Character detected as eagerly anticipating your arrival. Player activates daily arrival mode!]

[Special Offer Pack: 100 Swiftness Talismans, priced at 188,888! Convenient for players' daily quests.]

[Ding! Player has a [Character Play Card], which can be used to summon the character to your side.]

'It's not time for the game pass yet, let's spend more first. I'll use the Swift Travel Talisman first...' After purchasing, Shen Yun activated the Swift Travel Talisman and arrived inside Ling Qingxue's flying boat, laughing:

"I happened to have some free time today, so I brought you a bottle of Poison Refining Divine Oil."

The Holy Body and the Dao Embryo are inherently immune to these things, but for a character, having more skills is never a bad thing.

"Thank you for your trouble, young master." After learning about the process of using the Poison Refining Divine Oil, Ling Qingxue blushed slightly and pulled him into the private room.

'Young master, that's quite a good excuse...'

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"Lord City Lord, this is the Linglang Pavilion."

Outside the Linglang Pavilion, a man with a hooked nose bowed and whispered to Wang Ming, the city lord of Tai'an City:

"This person just bought the shop! Although its origin is unknown, someone who buys such a cheap shop probably doesn't have much wealth."

Tai'an City does not prohibit killing. It is not a big city, and the city lord's mansion is not very powerful. There are not many rules.

Otherwise, if they ever try to control the powerful, that would be quite a show.

Therefore, murder is not uncommon here, as long as you don't mess with the wrong people or those protected by powerful forces.

Wang Ming glanced at the leader of the Blazing Flame Gang and said in a nonchalant tone, "You'd better be glad you didn't offend any big shots, otherwise even I, the city lord, couldn't protect you."

He would offend someone of unknown origin for the sake of a concubine, unless he's out of his mind.

However, since he is still one of my lackeys, it is still necessary for him to come and probe his background.

"I understand!" Zhao Cheng, the leader of the Blazing Flame Gang, bowed with a dry laugh, though inwardly he was disdainful.

'People who buy from this shabby shop, selling only worthless magical artifacts, what kind of background could they possibly have...?'

Without saying another word, Wang Ming strode confidently up the steps.

'What's meant to happen will happen...' Runniang, who was in the shop, had already seen the group and rushed forward to greet them before Wang Ming even entered the shop.

While gesturing, he transmitted his voice:

"The city lord's presence truly honors our humble shop!"

Wang Ming smiled slightly and said, "Could you please have the shopkeeper speak up? There was probably some unpleasant misunderstanding a few days ago."

"Please wait a moment, City Lord." Just as Runniang turned around, she saw Shen Yun walking down the stairs, looking refreshed and in high spirits.

"Shopkeeper, this is Wang Ming, the city lord of Tai'an City."

At this moment, Wang Ming carefully observed the man walking down the stairs.

Just one glance and his heart leaped into his throat!

If an ordinary person saw him, they would only think that he was handsome and dignified, a truly elegant gentleman.

Judging from his keen eye, this person exudes a mysterious aura from the inside out. Although his clothes are ordinary, they cannot hide his extraordinary temperament!

This kind of demeanor is not the authoritative aura conveyed by holding a high position.

Rather, it is a transcendent demeanor that arises naturally from within, a manifestation of one's inner self!

This kind of posture can only be found in reclusive masters who look down upon all living beings.

Or perhaps only cultivators from top-tier wealthy families can cultivate this skill.

Even among Wang Ming's superiors, the Qiankun royal family, few people displayed such an attitude.

The key point is that, with his Golden Immortal cultivation level, he couldn't even see through the other party's realm!

"Damn it! Who said he only has the True Immortal Realm?! They're blind as idiots!"

He advanced from True Immortal to Golden Immortal in just a few days?!

It's obvious that the other party is hiding their cultivation level.

Of course, it's also possible that those lackeys really misjudged the situation.

But now is not the time to worry about these things.

"We've definitely kicked a hornet's nest!" Wang Ming, who had been navigating the officialdom of Qiankun Kingdom for many years, was confident that he wouldn't make a mistake in his judgment.

Even if he misjudged the situation, he didn't want to provoke the other party at this moment.

Thinking of this, he immediately smiled, cupped his hands in greeting, and quickly stepped forward:

"Oh my, fellow Daoist is the manager of Linlang Pavilion?! I am Wang Ming, the then city lord of Tai'an City. Greetings, fellow Daoist!"

One shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Shen Yun gave a faint smile as a greeting.

This casual attitude further confirmed Wang Ming's guess!

When dealing with such a person, it's best to be direct and straightforward to gain their favor.

Without further ado, he cupped his hands and said:

"I've come here because of the trouble caused by those scoundrels from the Blazing Flame Gang a few days ago. Fellow Daoist, please tell me how you wish to compensate them!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Cheng, who was standing behind him, turned pale!

Ignoring the onlookers' stares, he immediately knelt on the ground and began kowtowing.

"I have failed in my duty of discipline, and I beg the Pavilion Master to punish me!"

Without his brother-in-law protecting him, he'd be nothing, so what's the point of having any face?

Now that his backer has given in, if he doesn't have the foresight to see this, he'll only face certain death!