"Lord Dugu?"
"It's the head of Lord Dugu!"
"Who killed the city lord?"
"Is that even a question? It must be that this kid colluded with Zhang Bo to ambush the city lord and kill him!"
"Everyone, attack together and kill him to avenge the city lord."
Master Liu raised his arm and waved it, and everyone responded.
Seven figures, like seven bolts of lightning, rushed towards Li Yao.
"Good timing!"
Li Yao slammed his hands on the handrails, and his body shot out.
Instantly, nine afterimages were left in the air.
Nine Spiral Shadows!
Immediately afterwards, seven screams rang out at the same time.
Seven figures flew backward like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily to the floor.
Liu Tangzhu and six others lay on the floor, spitting blood, their eyes filled with disbelief.
quick!
That's too fast!
They were injured by Li Yao without even touching him.
Luck +27!
True Qi +25!
...
They gained over a hundred points of True Qi attribute.
It seems he will soon break through the Qi Refining Realm and enter the Spirit Refining Realm.
Once you reach the Refining Spirit Realm, the system will unlock more new features.
I wonder what kind of effect the new feature will have?
This is really exciting!
Li Yao's thoughts raced.
However, the immediate priority is to resolve the issue of Wushuang City.
So he used the Soul Transfer Technique and the Yin Soul Parasitism Technique again to implant a wisp of divine soul into the brains of each of the seven hall masters and deputy hall masters.
Thus, these seven people became his puppets, obeying his every command and remaining utterly loyal.
Then, he ordered the seven men to return to their respective gangs and purge their subordinates, removing all those with a history of evil deeds who were loyal to Dugu Yifang.
Then, an hour later, all these people were tied up and brought to the city gate to await his judgment.
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An hour later, the city gate was already crowded with people.
These people all looked up, staring at the city wall with disbelief on their faces.
It turned out that a human head was hanging on the city wall.
And this severed head belonged to Dugu Yifang, whose eyes were wide open.
"Dugu Yifang is dead?"
"Great, that brutal demon is finally dead."
"This big devil only knows how to exploit our hard-earned money, he should have died long ago."
"That's wonderful!"
"Good riddance!"
"However, Dugu Yifang's martial arts skills were unfathomable, so how could he have died? Who killed him?"
"It seems that the person who killed him must be even more powerful."
"Who on earth is so powerful that they were able to kill Dugu Yifang!"
"I heard that the newly arrived city lord killed Dugu Yifang."
"The new city lord? Could this new city lord also be like Dugu Yifang, only knowing how to oppress us commoners?"
"Probably not, otherwise they wouldn't have acted on behalf of Heaven and killed Dugu Yifang."
"Hmph! All crows are black, and I don't think the new city lord is any better."
"Shh! Keep your voice down, the people from Wushuang Manor are here."
"..."
Just as everyone was discussing this, a group of warriors, leading over a hundred dejected people, arrived at the city gate.
Soon, these people were lined up neatly in a row, facing the crowd of citizens, and knelt on the ground.
Behind each of these people stood an executioner wielding a gleaming large cleaver.
Then someone shouted, "The city lord has arrived!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yao appeared before the city's residents, surrounded by a group of people dressed in martial arts attire.
"Is he the new city lord?"
"They're so young!"
"Was it him who killed Dugu Yifang?"
"This is unbelievable!"
"..."
The city's residents were abuzz with discussion.
Li Yao walked to a makeshift platform and turned to face the crowd of citizens.
At this moment, Master Ma, standing beside him, pointed at Dugu Yifang's head and said loudly:
"Fellow citizens, this Dugu Yifang was cruel and tyrannical, oppressing the citizens. Today, he has been executed by our new city lord."
At this point, Master Ma bowed and pointed at Li Yao, continuing, "This is our new city lord. The new city lord is virtuous and benevolent, and cares for the people of the city. He has decided to abolish all the unreasonable and exorbitant taxes imposed by Dugu Yifang!"
These words caused an uproar in the audience.
"Great! We won't have to pay so much in military expenses anymore!"
"Our good days are coming!"
"The new city lord is such a good person!"
"Long live the new city lord! Long live the new city lord!"
"..."
The city's residents couldn't help but cheer.
Master Ma pressed his hands together in the air.
It took a long time for the excited citizens to gradually quiet down.
Master Ma pointed to a group of people kneeling on the ground behind him and said, "These people are all henchmen of Dugu Yifang. They usually bully the citizens, act arrogantly, and commit many evils. The new city lord has ordered that these people be executed in public to rid the people of this scourge."
"good!"
"Kill all these bad guys!"
"The new city lord is wise!"
"Long live the new city lord!"
"..."
The city's residents cheered and jumped for joy.
Then, Master Ma ordered all the executioners, "The time has come, behead them!"
At a command, a series of thuds rang out as heads rolled to the ground.
Immediately, a deafening roar of cheers erupted from the crowd, with everyone shouting, "Long live the new city lord..."
At this moment, a person wearing a straw hat and a black veil in the crowd gave Li Yao on the high platform a deep look, and then disappeared silently into the crowd.
Chapter 212 Peerless Granny, Her Ruthless Scheme
Li Yao used swift and decisive methods to control the leaders and deputy leaders of the four major halls in Wushuang City, eliminated Dugu Yifang's loyal followers, and abolished the unreasonable and exorbitant taxes imposed by Dugu Yifang, thus winning the hearts of the people of Wushuang City.
In this way, within a single day, he had essentially taken control of Wushuang City.
He discovered that Wushuang City was located in Yuzhou, with convenient transportation in all directions.
Therefore, he decided to develop Wushuang City into a commercial city.
As the city's residents become wealthier, they will pay more taxes, the power of Wushuang City will grow, and he will be able to extract more resources from this world.
Despite a busy day, Li Yao showed no signs of fatigue. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the jade bed and closed his eyes to cultivate.
Suddenly, a very faint noise came from outside.
Li Yao opened his eyes wide and smiled slightly: You've finally arrived!
During the day, when he was executing Dugu Yifang's henchmen at the city gate, he noticed a suspicious-looking person wearing a straw hat in the crowd.
He guessed that this person must be related to Dugu Yifang.
He did not disturb the person at the time, but waited quietly for the person to reappear.
Sure enough, this person showed up again tonight.