The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 731: If I Became the City Lord, Jade Wolf City May Suffer

Chapter 731: If I Became the City Lord, Jade Wolf City May Suffer

Boom—boom—boom—

The sound was deafening.

Qiao Dabao and the others quickly retreated, only to find themselves stuck in the underground passage. As things came rushing toward them, they were buried beneath the debris.

However, as cultivators with spiritual power, this impact was nothing serious. They weren’t even scratched. But the amount of debris was overwhelming, and the passage was now completely filled. It was going to take some time before they could dig their way out.

After a brief recovery, when they finally took a good look, they were all stunned.

Spirit stones?

They were all spirit stones?!

How many could there be?

Outside, Nanli saw that the underground passage was completely filled with spirit stones and couldn’t help but twitch her mouth.

Thankfully, she had run fast; otherwise, she would have been buried with them.

The people outside, seeing the huge pile of spirit stones, were dumbfounded. They couldn’t believe their eyes. "These... these are... spirit stones? There are so many?!"

"It’s probably because the formation broke. The vault shook, and since there were so many spirit stones inside, they all rushed out when the door opened," Nanli said, pausing for a moment. "Stop just standing there, Lord Qiao and the others are buried under the debris. We need to rescue them first."

While the other family heads rushed to rescue the trapped people, they also cursed Bai Xiuzhi for causing the mess.

There were so many spirit stones that they had no choice but to bring in several new Qiankun Bags to carry them.

In the Immortal World, there were already magical tools to count spirit stones, making the process much easier.

After the spirit stones were pulled out and neatly categorized, Qiao Dabao and the others were finally freed.

She gritted her teeth, straightened her clothes, and then sighed with both anger and amusement. "I never thought I would be buried by spirit stones today. I never dared to even imagine it before."

Nanli was also surprised. "Meng Lianfeng, aside from spirit stones, there must be other treasures in there, right?"

As a ghost, Meng Lianfeng had just floated out. "There are some pills and magical tools. My mother didn’t like carrying them around, afraid that someone would steal her Qiankun Bag."

He reached out, attempting to touch the spirit stones but naturally grasped nothing. He was on the verge of tears. "These things were originally mine..."

Qiao Dabao glared at him. "Even if you were alive, they wouldn’t be yours."

Her hatred for the Meng family had reached its peak.

Nanli wasn’t surprised.

Looking at these spirit stones, it was clear that the citizens of Jade Wolf City had been struggling.

Seeing that they were still busy counting and sorting the spirit stones, Nanli spoke. "You all continue with your work. I’ll take these bags of spirit stones for now and use them."

Qiao Dabao said, "Daoist, I have some knowledge of formations and talismans. Let me help."

Nanli thought it would be good for her to understand a bit more about the city’s defensive formation since she was from Jade Wolf City, so she readily agreed.

But Qiao Dabao was worried that Nanli might just take the spirit stones and not actually do anything. After all, these spirit stones were earned through the blood, sweat, and lives of Jade Wolf City’s citizens.

If Nanli didn’t succeed, Qiao Dabao would have to save them for hiring a Talisman Cultivator from the Upper Realm to help with the formation.

Nanli, realizing her sword technique was too fast, deliberately slowed down to wait for Qiao Dabao.

She had already figured out the layout of Jade Wolf City. Holding the Heaven Star Brush, she began to draw the corresponding symbols at the eight key positions of the formation.

Each symbol consumed a significant amount of spiritual energy.

After all, this was a city-defending formation. It couldn’t afford to fail after just a few days.

As Nanli drew the symbols, she absorbed energy from the spirit stones with her left hand while her right hand wielded the Heaven Star Brush.

The symbols drawn with endless spiritual energy glowed with golden light and were incredibly sturdy.

At first, Qiao Dabao wasn’t paying much attention. However, as Nanli drew more positions, she grew more and more shocked.

Each position had a different symbol, some of which she had never seen before!

But just one of those symbols made Qiao Dabao feel an intense surge of power.

By the time Nanli finished drawing, she had already used up several Qiankun Bags of spirit stones.

As for the core of the formation, it was still placed in the City Lord’s Mansion.

After all, the feng shui here was excellent, and the spiritual energy gathered, making it an ideal location.

During this process, Qiao Dabao didn’t say a single word of guidance. Her offer to help had turned out to be unnecessary. Instead, as Nanli worked on the formation, she explained many principles and precautions.

This was completely outside of Qiao Dabao’s realm of understanding!

To put it simply, she couldn’t quite comprehend most of what Nanli was saying.

Nanli frowned, knowing that the Lower Realm lacked resources and there were few Talisman Cultivators, so she began to explain from the basics. She spoke until her mouth was dry, but Qiao Dabao finally began to understand a little.

"Thank you, Daoist." Qiao Dabao was deeply grateful. "No wonder they went to the Human World to plunder. Ah, today, I’ve really come to realize my shortcomings."

"If you’re interested, you can go to Xuanzheng Temple in Mu Nation’s capital. They have many books on talismanic formations," Nanli said.

Qiao Dabao was even more grateful.

She said, "It’s almost dark. How about Daoist Nanli and Zen Master Cinian stay a few days in Jade Wolf City? This way, setting up the formation over the next few days would be more convenient."

Nanli blinked. "I’ve already set it up. No need to stay a few more days."

Qiao Dabao’s eyes widened in surprise. "What... it’s already done? I didn’t see any traces of the formation."

Moreover, when the Meng family’s ancestors set up formations, it took several days. How could Nanli finish it in less than half an hour?

"It’s because I needed to ask about your opinions on the candidates of the new lord of Jade Wolf City," Nanli said. "After all, the city lord has to be connected to the formation to manage and rule effectively."

There were many large and small families in Jade Wolf City.

They looked at each other, their thoughts all over the place.

Qiao Dabao suddenly had an idea and was the first to bow and say, "Since you set up the formation, it’s only fitting that you become the City Lord of Jade Wolf City!"

The other family heads were shocked, some even angered.

"Lord Qiao, what are you saying? She’s not even from Jade Wolf City!"

"Exactly, she’s so young and her cultivation is not even as high as yours!"

"No, I don’t accept it! Giving her some spirit stones as thanks is enough, why does she need to be made the City Lord?"

Qiao Dabao secretly cursed them for being blind. She said, "Why not? Daoist Nanli has great talent and will surpass me in cultivation one day. Besides, she’s familiar with Zen Master Cinian. If she becomes the City Lord, Jade Wolf City will have a powerful backing in the future."

She had noticed that while Cinian didn’t want to involve himself in mundane affairs, he clearly supported Nanli.

So, having Nanli as the City Lord would only bring benefits and no harm!

The other family heads were less agitated after hearing this and began whispering among themselves, casting sidelong glances at Nanli.

Before they could come to a decision, Nanli spoke up. "Lord Qiao, there’s no need to discuss it in front of me. I still have many things to do and don’t want to be tied down in Jade Wolf City."

Qiao Dabao felt a little awkward but opened the conditions. "Well, if you become the City Lord, then everything in the vault will be yours."

"How can it be mine? It belongs to the citizens of Jade Wolf City. It is for the use of Jade Wolf City," Nanli looked at the spirit stones and sighed. "Moreover, I have enemies in the Upper Realm. If I become the City Lord, there’s no guarantee that Jade Wolf City won’t suffer because of it."