You are already cultivating immortality, who would fight with you alone?

At night, Zhongzhou County Magistrate's Mansion.

"Thank you very much for your care this time, Master Liu. Without your help, I don't know how many casualties my county governor's office would have suffered this time!"

Mei Zai took the teapot, stood up and poured the tea himself, while not forgetting to flatter Liu Yi.

Liu Yi waved his hand and did not touch the tea bowl. He looked down on the plum blossom disaster from the bottom of his heart.

If it weren't for Mr. Liu's grand plan, he would have strangled this traitor to death right now.

But on the surface, Liu Yi's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a smile that seemed gentle but did not reach his eyes.

Because this is the way of dealing with the world that Liu Yuntian taught him: "Mayor Mei is joking. I had to go out for something, and it was the brothers under me who helped me. This time I came here just to ask for some hard-earned money for the brothers."

"It's my duty, it's my duty!" Mei Zai laughed loudly, rubbed his hands on his belly, and looked flattering.

"Someone come here!" He waved his hand and deliberately raised his voice, "Show all the treasures I have prepared to Master Liu for his inspection!"

A few moments,

The candlelight flickered in the main room, casting shadows on everyone's faces.

A row of servants came in one after another, about seven or eight of them, each holding a tray in their hands.

On the plate, storage rings were neatly arranged, reflecting tiny lights under the dim candlelight.

Liu Yi looked indifferent. He picked up a ring and placed it between his eyebrows. His spiritual consciousness instantly probed into it.

I saw the crystals flashing in the ring, and magic weapons everywhere.

However, after a careful inventory, he found that the number of precious spiritual herbs was far less than expected, and those high-level elixirs were even fewer.

The total value of these treasures was less than half of what had been agreed upon in advance.

Liu Yi's anger grew, and he knew that the plum blossom disaster must be playing tricks on him.

It doesn't take much thought to guess where these missing treasures went. They were either pocketed by Mei Zai or fell into the hands of the group of court nobles behind him.

"Dang—"

Liu Yi threw the storage ring back onto the tray. His expression darkened instantly, and he said coldly, "Mayor Mei."

"Master Liu, is there anything else you need me to do?" Mei Zai asked knowingly with a smile on his face but a hint of panic in his eyes.

Liu Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, the aura around him suddenly sank, and he faintly released invisible pressure. He said in a cold voice: "Mei County Magistrate, this number seems to be far from what we discussed before. What do you mean?"

If the tiger doesn't show its power, the plum blossom disaster will really be unable to distinguish between the big and small kings.

He, Liu Yi, represents Liu Yuntian. How dare Mei Zai play tricks on such matters? He simply doesn't take Mr. Liu seriously!

This was something Liu Yi could not tolerate at all, and it was also his weak spot.

A drop of cold sweat slowly slid down Mei Zai's cheek. The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably and his eyes were panicked, obviously thinking of a countermeasure quickly.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the main room was like a taut bowstring, deadlocked.

After a long time, Mei Zai forced out a smile that was uglier than crying. He hurriedly waved his hand to signal his servants to leave the tray behind and leave quickly.

After the servants filed out and the door was closed, Mei Zai hunched over and carefully returned to the table. He pushed the tea bowl in Liu Yi's direction in a flattering manner and said with a bitter face, "Master Liu, you know very well the difficulties I am in."

"All the subordinates here are waiting for me to raise food and money, and they are waiting for food;"

"There are a bunch of big shots above me who I cannot afford to offend, and I need to take care of everything... I am really in a dilemma, and it is difficult for me to take any step!"

As he said this, he secretly raised his eyes, carefully glanced at Liu Yi, and then pretended to be embarrassed: "How about this!"

After saying that, he slapped his thigh, and very reluctantly took out five storage rings from his sleeve pocket, and put them into one of the trays with a painful look on his face, "This is my share. Since I am serving the court, I will not care about gains and losses. I will give all of it to you, Young Master Liu. Do you think this is okay?"

Liu Yi had learned from Liu Yuntian about the plum disaster's trick of crying poor and acting pitiful and pretending to be poor.

On the surface, he seemed to be showing weakness and surrendering, but in reality, he was just being a rogue. His hidden meaning was clearly: "I have already been so humble, if you still won't give in, then let's just waste time like this. Anyway, you can't do anything to me!"

And deliberately emphasizing that he was working for the court was undoubtedly a subtle reminder to Liu Yi that as an official appointed by the court, he had to be cautious in his actions and not get angry easily.

Liu Yi snorted coldly, his eyes full of disdain. He stared at Mei Zai's every move without saying a word, but secretly thought about how to deal with it in his heart.

The air in the main room seemed to be frozen, with only the candle flame occasionally flickering and making faint crackling sounds, which seemed to add a touch of uneasiness to the tense atmosphere.

"master!"

Just then, a call came from outside the house.

Inside the main hall, Mei Zai's scolding echoed between the walls, shaking the window frames slightly: "How dare you! Can't you see that I, your master, am receiving distinguished guests? Can't we talk about it later?!"

The servants outside hurriedly lowered their heads upon hearing this, but their bodies seemed to be nailed in place, not moving at all.

This made Mei Zai completely lose his patience. He was already upset by Liu Yi, and now even a servant dared to disobey his orders.

I was just feeling so angry that I had no place to vent, and then you came at the perfect time!

Mei Zai forced a smile at Liu Yi, then with a gloomy face, he walked to the door in two steps and raised his hand to fight.

The servant did not dare to dodge, but quickly held the letter in his hand high in front of him: "Master, this is a letter sent by the nobleman in the north!"

As soon as these words came out, Mei Zai's hand froze in mid-air.

Liu Yi's heart trembled, and his eyes suddenly became as sharp as an eagle. He stared at the letter closely, as if he wanted to see through all the conspiracies behind it.

He immediately stopped what he was doing and focused all his attention on the letter.

Liu Gong would not send a letter to Mei Zai, so the only ones who could send him a letter were undoubtedly the people behind him.

——The Prime Minister’s party.

Mei Zai cautiously turned his head to glance at Liu Yi, only to see that the other person was blowing tea gently, looking completely indifferent.

He then breathed a sigh of relief and hastily winked at the servants, sending out veiled hints.

He was originally promoted by Liu Yuntian, but now he is exchanging letters with the Prime Minister's party. If Liu Yuntian knew about this, he would probably skin him alive!

Especially Liu Yi who was sitting in the room, it was no exaggeration to say that he was Liu Yuntian’s biological son!

"Take it away! Take it away quickly!" Mei Zai squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.

"Master! The noble said that you must read this letter as soon as possible!" The servant seemed to be quite tactless and still insisted on presenting the letter at this moment.

"Why don't you read the letter? What if it's an urgent letter? Does the Mei County Magistrate treat me as an outsider?"

The corners of Liu Yi's mouth rose slightly, revealing an imperceptible sarcasm, and he teased with a smile.

Mei Zai rolled his eyes secretly and almost fainted from anger.

He took a deep breath, glared at the servant fiercely, and lowered his voice to scold: "I'll deal with you later!"

Then, he took the envelope with trembling hands, slowly opened it and began to read.

When he saw the first line of words, his expression changed instantly. As his eyes moved on the letter, his fingers trembled slightly, and the hand holding the letter became tighter and tighter, and his expression kept changing.

“This… this…”

Seeing Mei Zai's abnormal behavior, Liu Yi guessed that there must be a big problem within their organization.

Immediately, he raised the corners of his mouth and sneered. In the spirit of politeness, Liu Yi stood up and put away the tray. "Since the county governor has important matters to attend to, Liu Yi will not disturb you."

"Let's say goodbye now. No need to see me off!"

Liu Yi just walked to the door when he was suddenly stopped by Mei Zai.

Mei Zai put one hand across his body, blocking Liu Yi's way.

Liu Yi frowned and looked sideways, and asked coldly: "What does Mei County Magistrate mean?"

Mei Zai had a gloomy face and his eyes were slightly narrowed, with greed and cruelty flashing in his eyes. The jade pendant embedded in his official hat reflected a faint luster, as if adding a touch of weirdness to his sinister thoughts at the moment.

"Master Liu, I think... the distribution of this treasure needs further discussion!"

"Oh? It seems that County Magistrate Mei has suddenly changed his temper. Do you have any extra treasures to honor me?" Liu Yi narrowed his eyes, with a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes, testing the other party's attitude.

"Respecting you? Hehehe."

Mei Zai raised his head and gave a sinister smile, "Master Liu, Master Liu, oh no, little Liu Yi!"

"Can you digest all these treasures? Why not leave some behind?"

In the dim main room, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, the candlelight on the wall was disturbed by the air current, and the light and shadows danced on the faces of the two people, reflecting Mei Zai's increasingly hideous face and Liu Yi's stern expression.

Things happened too suddenly. Liu Yi racked his brains but couldn't figure out why Mei Zai's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees.

An origami scorpion quietly crawled to his fingertips, and his voice was chilling: "Mayor Mei... have you gone crazy all of a sudden?"

Originally, these treasures were far less than half of the previously agreed amount, and now this plum disaster was actually trying to ask for some of them back?

There was a cold murderous intent flashing in Liu Yi's eyes. He stared at Mei Zai, waiting for his response.

"It's really the wheel of karma..." Mei Zai crossed his arms across his chest, a smug smile on his face and provocation in his eyes, as if he was admiring Liu Yi's expression on the verge of collapse.

Then, he threw the letter to Liu Yi casually and almost roared, "Open your eyes and take a look! Who is the ruler of Daliang now!!!"

Liu Yi narrowed his eyes and stared at him for a while, with a heart full of doubts and uneasiness, he reached out to take the letter.

When his eyes fell on the letter, they froze instantly, the hand holding the letter trembled slightly, the muscles on his face twitched imperceptibly, and his heart seemed to be stirred by a huge wave.

The air in the main room seemed to be frozen by this sudden change, making it hard to breathe.

A cold wind blew outside the window, making the window frames creak, as if they were also wailing for the sudden change in the situation.

[Liu Yuntian's lifespan has reached its limit, so he gives up his power and returns it to the imperial court. He goes to the top floor of the Juxian Tower and goes into seclusion.]

[The Prime Minister has learned of the predicament in Zhongzhou and has sent 100,000 troops to Zhongzhou to help quell the rebellion.]

This world... is in complete chaos!

This was the only thought in Liu Yi's mind at the moment.

Liu Gong gave up power, which meant that Daliang, this great beast, would soon show its crazy side under the control of that group of mediocre officials.

He knew very well how powerful Daliang was. If Liu Yuntian was willing, sweeping across the Qiyang Continent would be a piece of cake, but he seemed to be afraid of something and was reluctant to unify the entire continent.

Now, these three million national defense troops and the Jinyiwei who monitor everything in the world have all fallen into the hands of those mediocre officials in the court. I am afraid that countless lives will be lost right now!

At this time, the situation in Zhongzhou is even more serious.

The Central Plains has now been divided into pieces, with dozens of forces, large and small, entrenched here.

Among them is the Wild Wolf Gang, which makes a living by plundering and acts ruthlessly. They have occupied a piece of territory in the northern part of Zhongzhou with their fearless spirit.

There is also the Qingfeng League, which ostensibly flies the banner of chivalry, but in fact secretly colludes with various forces...

The most powerful among them is the independent cultivator force led by Liu Yi and the 7,000 national defense troops stationed in the county governor's office.

If it is true as the letter says, that 100,000 National Defense Army arrives in Zhongzhou, I am afraid that Zhongzhou will usher in a earth-shaking reshuffle.

The territories left behind after the demise of the Tiandihui have not yet been clearly divided, so are we going to have to clean it up again? !

Liu Yi clenched his teeth, his eyes full of anger and helplessness, his hands clenched unconsciously, his nails almost digging into his palms.

He knew very well that the impending chaos would plunge countless innocent people into dire straits.

At this moment, what Liu Yi was most worried about was Liu Yuntian.

When they met for the first time last time, as soon as Liu Yifu raised his eyes, he was struck deep in his heart by Liu Yuntian's old appearance.

I saw that Mr. Liu's originally black hair was now mostly gray, and the wrinkles of time were deeply engraved on his once resolute face. Although his eyes were still wise, the deep fatigue could not be concealed.

It has been five years since they last met, and Liu Yi just can't understand why Mr. Liu has aged so quickly.

And when they met five years later, Liu Yuntian actually arranged an extremely powerful master for him.

Liu Yi was aware of Wuji's reputation.

He is the former Holy Lord of the Wuji Holy Land, known as the strongest man in the Qiyang Continent, and no one can defeat him in a one-on-one fight.

At that time, Liu Yi arose a strange feeling in his heart, as if he was entrusting someone else to take care of his funeral affairs. He was depressed for the whole night.

But out of his trust in Liu Yuntian and his almost blind admiration for him, he kept comforting himself, thinking that he must be overthinking it.

How could a man as powerful as Liu Gong be burdened by his life span? Liu Gong must have voluntarily become like this!

But now, those few words in the letter were like a heavy hammer, hitting his heart hard, making him feel like his world collapsed in an instant.

Is Mr. Liu's life span about to reach its limit?!

how can that be!

In Liu Yi's heart, Liu Gong is like a towering mountain that stands forever, a symbol of strength and wisdom.

He is not even thirty years old yet, still in the prime of his life, how could he be limited by his life span? !

What's more, I haven't done anything earth-shattering yet, I haven't really made Liu Gong proud of me, I haven't...

Liu Yi's heart seemed to be pierced deeply by countless needles, and the pain was so severe that he could hardly breathe.

He could no longer bear the frustration in his heart, he wanted to go see Mr. Liu!

Something big must have happened to Liu Gong, he must return to Liu Gong!

Just as he stepped out of the room, he heard Mei Zai's complacent voice from behind him.

"Liu Yi! Where do you want to go if you don't leave your things behind?!"