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”I saw that you almost had the intention to kill him.”

After Qin Tian left, Zhao Tuo suddenly appeared from the side, directly in front of Lei Shi, ”I can tell you really wanted to kill Qin Tian.”

Lei Shi continued gazing in the direction where Qin Tian had disappeared and said, ”I indeed wanted to kill him. But remembering that he still holds fifty thousand troops, I held back for now. When he returns and brings the men to Sea City, hmph, at that time, Qin Tian, I will kill him and take all his people as my own!”

”General Lei is truly ambitious.”

Zhao Tuo egged on from the side, ”Rest assured, General Lei, you’ve already taken a huge step by killing the disobedient Xiao Zhan. I have already petitioned the Ninth Prince for your merits, and in the future, the position of Governor of the City Guard Army should be yours to claim!”

”But I’ve heard Xiao Zhan has already petitioned the Imperial City to appoint Qin Tian as the First Deputy Governor.”

Lei Shi’s eyes turned cold, ”It’s truly heartbreaking, utterly disillusioning! I’ve followed him for over ten years, and in the end, he trusts a newcomer over me! He can’t blame me for being heartless!”

Lei Shi’s tone carried anger, ”If Qin Tian becomes the First Deputy Governor and Xiao Zhan dies, he will be exercising the powers of the Governor!”

”Yes, before the Imperial City’s orders arrive, he will indeed wield the Governor’s powers. But do you think someone without any backing can command the City Guard Army? Can control the situation? Hmph, at that time, won’t it still be up to us?”

Zhao Tuo appeared completely at ease, ”Just wait a few days, the Ninth Prince will send someone to the Imperial City to have the Ice Emperor arrange for our people to take over the position of Governor. By then, East Capital City will be ours, rest assured that Qin Tian will only be at your mercy, easily manipulated by you.”

”Qin Tian, I don’t even consider him a threat! It’s just about the Governor... I’ve followed him for so many years, and indeed, these past two years... I have to kill him; he forced my hand!”

Lei Shi’s eyes glinted red.

Zhao Tuo patted Lei Shi on the shoulder, ”General Lei, I know you are a sentimental person, but Xiao Zhan is just such an inflexible person. Haha, we tried to win him over, and he didn’t appreciate it. Even if you don’t kill him, he’ll end up the same way. So don’t feel guilty. In the future, let’s work together to create a new scenario in the East State. When the Ninth Prince ascends the throne, we will all be founding heroes!”

”In the future, I will rely on you, Master Zhao.”

Lei Shi clasped his fists and bowed.

Zhao Tuo, full of pride, said, ”Rest assured, in the future, what’s mine is yours. After we kill Qin Tian, you will first take full control of the City Guard Army, and then we will think of ways for you to earn more merits. By that time, the position of Governor of the City Guard Army will be waiting for you.”

...

Unaware of anything, Qin Tian hurried out of Sea City, still trapped in the grief of Xiao Zhan’s death.

At this moment, he was completely tense, thinking only of returning quickly to bring the troops back to Sea City. Otherwise, Lei Shi and his men might fall into danger.

This time, Qin Tian returned to Xiao Chi Town in just three hours.

As soon as he arrived, he immediately summoned Lin Yu and others, ”Gather everyone immediately; we need to return to Sea City at once. Something happened in Sea City!”

Seeing Xiao Zhuang and the others staring at him in amazement and doubt, Qin Tian said, ”Governor Xiao Zhan has been assassinated! General Lei Shi is in danger; we have to return to help him stabilize the military’s morale of the City Guard Army!”

”...”

Upon hearing the news of Xiao Zhan’s assassination, everyone was dumbfounded.

”How could this be? Boss, are you sure?”

”Boss, Governor Xiao Zhan is a master in the Longevity Realm; who could kill him?”

”Exactly, let alone the heavy guards around him... Do you know who the assassin is? If not, this is too unbelievable that someone so vicious dared to go to Sea City to kill Governor Xiao?”

Each of Xiao Zhuang and the others expressed doubt about the matter; if Qin Tian hadn’t seen it with his own eyes and returned, they wouldn’t have believed it.

Qin Tian said, ”I don’t know yet, but I already have a prime suspect...”

Looking at Xiao Zhuang and the others, Qin Tian said, ”I suspect it’s Commander Zhao Tuo of the Three Camps. He has the capability, and currently, he’s the only one who can stir up such chaos in Sea City. He and Governor Xiao Zhan were natural enemies!”

Seeing that everyone was still hesitating, Qin Tian urged, ”Don’t think too much now, this is an urgent crisis. With Xiao Zhan’s death, Lei Shi and his men are isolated in Sea City. When I left, Lei Shi was also urging me to quickly return to Sea City and join him. Let’s go, we need to march rapidly.”

Seeing Qin Tian’s firm attitude, Xiao Zhuang and the others naturally said nothing more. The fifty-thousand-strong army gathered within three hours and immediately set off for Sea City at full speed!

”Aoo aoo aoo...”

Qin Tian sat atop a Flying Beast, holding A Tai in his arms. The little creature was restless in Qin Tian’s embrace.

Qin Tian held it and said, ”Don’t move, or you’ll fall and get crushed. Stay quiet, we’ll be there soon.”

At the moment, Qin Tian was mentally troubled and not in the mood to play with A Tai.

However, A Tai remained restless, and while Qin Tian was not paying attention, it managed to pull out several storage bags from Qin Tian.

Startled, Qin Tian feared A Tai might grab the storage bags and, finding them uninteresting, toss them away. He quickly grabbed at them, ”If you misbehave again, I’ll throw you off, don’t move!”

Qin Tian glared at A Tai, who gave him an innocent look, seemingly understanding Qin Tian’s words this time.

”Hmm?”

However, as Qin Tian was about to put the storage bags back on himself, he noticed the purple storage bag, which had been left to him by Xiao Zhan.

At that time, Xiao Zhan had repeatedly instructed him not to open the storage bag unless something happened to him.

Recalling this, Qin Tian felt a pang of sadness, ”I didn’t expect you to predict it right... So now, I can open it and see?”

Qin Tian opened the storage bag and his Divine Sense entered it, suddenly freezing in surprise.

In the storage bag was a pile of Spirit Stones, at least over a hundred thousand high-grade Spirit Stones!

Besides that, next to the Spirit Stones were heaps of Cultivation Immortality Elixirs of various types, a large pile, worth a fortune!

Qin Tian was stunned, realizing this storage bag must have been where Xiao Zhan had hidden his wealth. Although these elixirs were of no use to someone at Qin Tian’s current cultivation level, they were invaluable for cultivators below the Nascent Soul Stage.

”This pile of Spirit Stones and elixirs is enough to sustain an army of tens of thousands for half a year... Governor Xiao truly had good intentions... Why did he leave it to me? Hmm?”

In a moment of daze, Qin Tian suddenly discovered an envelope placed at the front of the Spirit Stones, a letter prepared in advance by Xiao Zhan, with the inscription on the envelope: ”Qin Tian, open personally.”