"stop!"
His face darkened, and he shouted sternly, "Anyone who dares to step out of Wushuang Mansion will be sent to meet the King of Hell immediately."
The shout was deafening, like a heavy bomb, which terrified the guards.
They immediately stopped running away, turned around and ran back, kneeling down in front of Li Yao and begging for mercy.
These people bully others by relying on their power; they only know how to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Li Yao did not pay them any attention immediately.
Instead, he looked down at Xiao Nan, a smile on his face, and asked her, "Xiao Nan, now that Dugu Yifang is dead and your parents' great revenge has been avenged, do you still want to learn martial arts from me?"
"study!"
"Of course I want to learn!"
Xiao Nan's eyes gleamed, and she said with a determined look, "I want to master unparalleled martial arts, to be as powerful as big brother, so that no one will dare to bully me and the kitten anymore."
"I want to learn too!"
Not to be outdone, the kitten hopped and skipped along, saying, "Big brother's martial arts are so beautiful and amazing! I want to be as amazing as big brother too!"
Li Yao nodded slightly and said, "However, practicing martial arts is very hard. Are you afraid of the hardship?"
"Don't be afraid!"
Xiao Nan and the kitten said in unison, their faces showing a youthful determination.
Li Yao thought for a moment and asked, "Where are you staying now?"
Xiao Nan replied, "Near the Guansheng Temple in the east of the city."
Guan Sheng Temple?!
Li Yao's eyes immediately lit up.
The divine skill that can destroy a city, "Love That Shatters the City," seems to be hidden beneath the Guan Sheng Temple.
He is determined to win this love that will captivate the city!
However, he was not in a hurry to go to the Guansheng Temple.
Presumably, the news of the fake Dugu Yifang's death will soon spread throughout the entire Wushuang City.
Right now, he has to bring the situation in Wushuang City under control as quickly as possible.
Of course, he occupied Wushuang City not out of greed for power, but to use its influence to seize resources from this world and enhance his own strength.
After thinking it over, he said to Xiao Nan and Xiao Mao, "You two stay here for now. I'll arrange for someone to take you back later. As for the matter of becoming an apprentice and learning martial arts, we'll talk about it in a few days."
After settling Xiao Nan and her brother in, Li Yao turned his gaze to the guards and said calmly, "You may all get up."
"Thank you so much, hero! Thank you so much, hero..."
The guards repeatedly expressed their gratitude.
"From this day forward, I am the Lord of Wushuang City."
Li Yao announced it calmly.
Although his tone was calm, it exuded an undeniable air of dominance.
The guards were taken aback for a moment, then immediately kowtowed in unison, saying, "Greetings, City Lord!"
"very good!"
Li Yao nodded in satisfaction, glanced at the guards, and asked, "Who is the commander of the guards of the Peerless Manor?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the guards' eyes fell on one person.
The man had no choice but to step forward tremblingly, bowing and clasping his hands in greeting, saying, "This is your subordinate."
Li Yao glanced at the other person, expressionless, and asked calmly, "What's your name?"
The other party answered truthfully, "My name is Zhang Bo."
Li Yao said, "Come this way with me!"
After saying that, he walked to the side.
Zhang Bo was filled with unease. What exactly did this new city lord want to do? Could it be that he didn't like him and wanted to kill him?
Alas, now he is like meat on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.
Even if the new city lord really wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as stepping on an ant.
I hope I'm just overthinking it!
There's no escaping it now!
Helpless, he had no choice but to follow Li Yao to the side.
Li Yao looked at Zhang Bo and commanded, "Look me in the eyes."
Zhang Bo was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and finally he nervously shifted his gaze to Li Yao's eyes.
Li Yao's gaze sharpened, and Zhang Bo's eyes immediately fell for him.
Li Yao first used the Soul Transfer Technique to hypnotize Zhang Bo, and then used the Yin Soul Parasitism Technique to implant a wisp of his soul into Zhang Bo's brain.
From this point on, Zhang Bo will be under his control and absolutely loyal to him.
By taking control of Zhang Bo, the commander of the guards of Wushuang Mansion, it was equivalent to taking control of the entire guard force of Wushuang Mansion.
Next, Li Yao ordered Zhang Bo to temporarily suppress the news of Dugu Yifang's death.
Meanwhile, Zhang Bo was instructed to arrange for someone to notify the heads and deputy heads of the four major halls in the city to come to Wushuang Mansion.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Apart from Hall Master He, who had already been killed by Li Yao, the other seven hall masters and deputy hall masters all came to Wushuang Mansion.
The seven people were puzzled, not understanding why the city lord had suddenly summoned them.
One of the hall masters, surnamed Liu, asked Zhang Bo, "Zhang Bo, why did the city lord suddenly summon us here?"
Zhang Bo simply said, "You'll know once you see the city lord."
Then, he led the seven hall masters and deputy hall masters to the council hall and said, "The city lord is waiting for you inside."
The seven men, without any suspicion, walked directly into the council hall.
As soon as they entered the council chamber, they heard a loud bang as the doors were slammed shut from the outside.
The seven men were utterly bewildered, and Hall Master Liu even cursed, "What's gotten into this Zhang guy today?"
At this moment, the hall master surnamed Ma looked around and found that there was no one in the council hall. He felt a little uneasy and said, "I feel like something is not right."
The others nodded in agreement.
Master Liu quickly said, "I think we should leave here as soon as possible."
Just as the seven people were about to turn and leave, a voice rang out: "Gentlemen, now that you've met this city lord, why don't you pay your respects?"
The seven men were startled and turned to look at the city lord's throne, only to see that there was already another person on it.
However, none of them knew this person.
Liu, the hall master, demanded, "Who are you? How dare you sit on the city lord's throne?"
The one sitting on the throne was naturally Li Yao.
Li Yao said calmly, "I am your new city lord!"
Chapter 211 Eliminating a scourge for the people, long live the new city lord!
"How dare you impersonate our city lord!"
Upon hearing Li Yao claim to be the city lord of Wushuang City, Hall Master Liu roared.
"Kid, you've got some nerve! Not only are you sitting on the city lord's throne, but you also call yourself the city lord. You're practically courting death!"
"You brat, get down here right now, and we might consider leaving you a whole corpse!"
"Is this kid crazy? Why is he causing trouble at Wushuang Manor?"
"Whether he's crazy or not, he dares to impersonate our city lord and deserves to be torn to pieces."
"Kill him!"
"..."
The others shouted and yelled, and some even drew their swords, ready to rush up and kill Li Yao.
However, Master Ma remained calm and stopped him, saying, "Don't panic. I think there's something fishy about this. We were summoned here by Zhang Bo. If it wasn't City Lord Dugu's instruction, how could he dare to give false orders?"
Liu, the hall master, said, "But there's only this kid here; City Lord Dugu isn't here."
At this moment, someone slapped their forehead and said, "That's right, where did City Lord Dugu go?"
"Dugu Yifang is dead!"
Finally, Li Yao, who was high and mighty, spoke.
"What?"
"Lord Dugu is dead?"
"How did Lord Dugu die?"
"Impossible! The city lord's martial arts are unfathomable, how could he possibly be dead?"
Everyone was taken aback.
Immediately, they all shook their heads.
Clearly, they did not believe Li Yao's words.
Li Yao smiled slightly, raised his hand and waved it, and a round thing wrapped in black cloth flew out.
Everyone instinctively moved away, and after the round thing settled, a human head with wide-open eyes was revealed inside.
"ah?!"