The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2465: Chapter 2465: Maybe Your City Lord Should Come Instead

It’s clear that five million Black Crystal Stones are not enough to satisfy Wu Ling and his people.

Jing Yan felt that gifting Wu Ling and his people five million Black Crystal Stones was already considerable. He wasn’t buying a city ranking spot from Wu Ling. Given Hongmeng City’s strength, it could enter the Tianyin Building city ranking through normal procedures. This five million Black Crystal Stones was just a gift, and Jing Yan hoped through this gift, Wu Ling would not interfere.

”Such an arrogant bastard!” cursed Building Owner Wu Ling.

”It seems, to them, we’re just a bunch of beggars!” Wu Ling’s eyes flashed with anger.

”Let’s go, leave now!” Wu Ling stood up and waved to the other four in the room.

”Go, leave Hongmeng City.”

”Isn’t City Lord Jing Yan known to be very powerful? Let him come to our Tianyin Building branch himself!”

Building Owner Wu Ling led his four subordinates, left the restaurant, and exited Hongmeng City, leaving with a wave of his sleeve.

Shortly after Wu Ling and his people left, the restaurant manager reported the news to Supervisor Ru Li. Supervisor Ru Li was also puzzled why Wu Ling and the others left without saying a word.

Ru Li was unsure about Wu Ling and the others’ attitude and considered going to the City Lord’s Mansion to see Jing Yan again.

Jing Yan didn’t think much of it, only speculating that after receiving the gift, Wu Ling and the others felt there was no need to stay in Hongmeng City, so they left on their own.

”Let’s wait for a few days and see! If everything goes smoothly, the news of Hongmeng City entering the Tianyin City ranking will spread in a few days,” Jing Yan said to Ru Li.

The matter of Building Owner Wu Ling inspecting Hongmeng City was also attracting attention from many within the city.

Especially those cultivators who had industries in Hongmeng City, they were very concerned about Hongmeng City’s development. The reason is simple. The better and more prosperous Hongmeng City becomes, the more valuable their industries will be. And why Building Owner Wu Ling, the lord of the Thunder Domain branch of Tianyin Building, came to Hongmeng City is something that can easily be guessed by sharp-eyed people.

If Hongmeng City could enter the Tianyin City ranking, it would certainly greatly enhance the city’s fame.

”I heard Building Owner Wu Ling has already left Hongmeng City and returned to the Tianyin Building branch.”

”Hmm, I just heard about this too. This time, Building Owner Wu Ling spent half a month inspecting Hongmeng City, so the conditions must have been met, right?”

”Perhaps! If the conditions were far from being met, Building Owner Wu Ling wouldn’t have stayed for more than ten days.”

”If Hongmeng City can enter the Tianyin City ranking, it won’t take long, news will spread within three to five days.”

Many cultivators in Hongmeng City were discussing this matter.

In fact, many important figures from other cities were also paying attention to this matter. Those large forces never stopped paying attention to Hongmeng City. The reality is that although Hongmeng City’s emergence and rise have been short, several significant events have already occurred related to this city.

Five days later!

Supervisor Ru Li had been waiting for news, keeping an eye on changes in the Tianyin City ranking through various channels. But five days passed, and no feedback came back, and there were no changes in the Tianyin City ranking. Hongmeng City’s name hadn’t appeared on the one-star city list of the Tianyin City ranking.

Ten days later!

Now, it had been ten days since Building Owner Wu Ling and his people left Hongmeng City, and still no information had come.

By this time, Supervisor Ru Li was certain that something had gone wrong with this matter.

If everything had gone smoothly, it wouldn’t have taken ten days for Hongmeng City not to make it on the Tianyin City ranking. Tianyin Building is known for its efficiency.

”Damn it, what is Building Owner Wu Ling doing?” Supervisor Ru Li was also feeling furious.

Supervisor Ru Li left Hongmeng City and personally went to the city where the Tianyin Building Thunder Domain branch is located, which is a full ten million miles away from Hongmeng City. It took Supervisor Ru Li two days to reach this city called Dingyun City.

He went to the office of the Tianyin Building branch in Dingyun City.

Building Owner Wu Ling is the person in charge of this office.

After identifying himself, Supervisor Ru Li requested to see Building Owner Wu Ling. However, after waiting for four hours, a manager from the Tianyin Building branch came to see Ru Li.

Seeing it wasn’t Building Owner Wu Ling who came, Supervisor Ru Li’s expression darkened a little, but he maintained his composure and soon smiled.

”Is Building Owner Wu Ling not here then?” Ru Li asked the manager.

”Our Lord Building Owner is certainly here. However, the Lord Building Owner has no time to see you.” The manager said to Ru Li in an indifferent tone, raising his chin.

”Then could you tell me when Building Owner Wu Ling will be available?” Ru Li asked, suppressing his anger, trying to keep his tone calm.

”Ha ha, never. You should go back!” the manager waved his hand.

”Wait!” Ru Li said with a furrowed brow, ”Building Owner Wu Ling visited Hongmeng City over ten days ago for an inspection. Hongmeng City’s conditions should meet the criteria for entering the Tianyin City ranking. Why is it that over ten days have passed, and Hongmeng City hasn’t appeared on the Tianyin City ranking? I came this time to ask Building Owner Wu Ling what is going on.”

”Oh, I’m aware of that matter.”

”Hongmeng City’s conditions do not suffice to make it onto the Tianyin City ranking. You should go back and tell your City’s City Lord to focus more on the development of the city. Wait a few hundred to a few thousand years, and you can apply for a Tianyin Building inspection again. Alright, I have other matters to attend to, you should leave!” the manager motioned for Supervisor Ru Li to leave.

”How can that be? When Building Owner Wu Ling was in Hongmeng City, he didn’t say our city’s conditions were unmet! Moreover, Building Owner Wu Ling also accepted a gift from our City Lord.” At this point, Ru Li could no longer worry about other matters.

This Wu Ling was clearly deliberately undermining Hongmeng City.

This made Supervisor Ru Li very angry.

You took five million Black Crystal Stones and didn’t help? If you didn’t intend to help, you shouldn’t have accepted the gift in Hongmeng City. Now you’ve taken the Black Crystal Stones but are pulling Hongmeng City back, which is unreasonable.

Ru Li had come personally to find Wu Ling, but Wu Ling avoided seeing him, only sending a manager to dismiss Ru Li. No matter how good-natured Ru Li was, he couldn’t help but be angry.

”Ha ha, how laughable you are! Gift? What gift?”

”Are you perhaps talking about those few Black Crystal Stones? What kind of gift do you call that? It’s merely a small service fee. Our Lord Building Owner has so many people under his command, and mobilizing them for your Hongmeng City’s inspection required a lot of work, so you should indeed contribute some service fee. Ha ha, our Tianyin Building isn’t a bunch of beggars. Those few Black Crystal Stones, and you dare call them a gift?”

”Alright, stop bothering here. The Lord Building Owner won’t see any small supervisor like you, perhaps your City’s City Lord should come instead. Go back quickly!” the manager turned and walked out.

Subsequently, guards came in to escort Ru Li out of the Tianyin Building branch.