Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"I've got Beifeng City in the bag!"

After bypassing Beifeng City and raiding the next city, Xiao Yi did not continue deeper but instead circled back to Beifeng City.

He was making a surprise counterattack!

Everything was just as he had expected...

Upon learning that Xiao Yi and his group had bypassed Beifeng City, Wang Yanzhao immediately led his army to pursue them.

Moreover.

Wang Yanzhao not only took his Flying Wolf Army but also took half of the garrison of Beifeng City with him.

In Wang Yanzhao's view, Xiao Yi and his group must have known they were lying in wait at Beifeng City and would most certainly not turn back.

But he underestimated Xiao Yi's boldness and resolve.

Atop the city tower.

The lord of Beifeng City, Lu Zhan, at the Eighth Layer Peak of the Dharma Manifestation Realm, looked at the prosperous city behind him and then thought about his overflowing treasure vault, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness I, the city lord, was wise to have General Wang Yanzhao stay in Beifeng City ahead of time. Otherwise, my Beifeng City might have been looted clean, just like Fengyue City…"

In terms of wealth and prosperity, ten Fengyue Cities were not worth one Beifeng City.

But when it comes to the personal fortunes of the city lords, even a hundred Fengyue City lords could not compare to Lu Zhan alone.

The Lu Family had been in control of Beifeng City for hundreds of years, deeply entrenched, with their influence in every line of business.

The Lu Family was said to be so rich they could rival a nation.

Night had already fallen.

From Lu Zhan, the city lord, down to peddlers and couriers, everyone believed that Xiao Yi and his group had continued north and would not reappear in Beifeng City.

Thus...

For Xiao Yi and his people, infiltrating Beifeng City was effortless.

"Director, according to the information we gathered earlier, the city lord of Beifeng City, Lu Zhan, is a huge corrupt official. His family's wealth is more than that of a hundred Fengyue City lords combined..." Liu Yi, having shed any semblance of being a Great General, was now thoroughly led astray by Xiao Yi, a transformation so complete that had he donned a coat of tiger skin, he would have been the spitting image of a bandit chief.

Looking at him with shining eyes.

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Beifeng City is different from the other cities. Besides the city lord's mansion, the largest moneyhouse, elixir shop, and weaponry store all belong to the Lu Family. Later, we'll split into four groups. Liu Yi, you take people to the elixir shop, Little Lin to the moneyhouse, Xu Long to the weaponry store. After you have swept through your targets, immediately head to the city lord's mansion to meet up with me!"

"Understood!"

The group immediately dispersed.

Xiao Yi arrived alone at the city lord's mansion. The mansion was brightly lit with joyful singing and dancing, and Lu Zhan was actually holding a grand celebration banquet.

Carriages were coming and going.

Xiao Yi's lips curved into a slight smile, and he walked boldly toward the main entrance.

The guards at the gate saw Xiao Yi's swift approach but didn't think much of it, welcoming him in with a smile.

Sitting alone in a corner of the hall, sipping on wine and squinting to survey his surroundings, Xiao Yi suddenly spotted a drunken Lu Zhan pulling a young girl toward the back courtyard. Dropping the seeds he held, Xiao Yi followed. Moments later, he was holding Lu Zhan, who was now as pitiful as a bereft dog, and said indifferently, "Great Lord Lu, you surely remember where the Lu Family's treasury is without me needing to jog your memory, right?"

Lu Zhan, with a swollen nose and a bruised face, looked at Xiao Yi with a pitiful expression: "Xiao... Director Xiao, hadn't you already left? Why have you come to Beifeng City again..."

"That's none of your concern."

Xiao Yi said indifferently, "Take me to the treasury within three breaths, or I'll kill you and ask someone else!"

Lu Zhan trembled all over and could only plead with a mournful face: "I—I'll take you there..."

The Lu Family's treasury was built beneath the city lord's mansion. As Lu Zhan led the way, he said, "Director Xiao, even if you find our Lu Family's treasury, it's useless. Our treasury is protected by over a hundred Formations. Unless I and the four elders are present, it's impossible to open it. How about this, you let me go and I'll give you ten billion Silver Taels, how about that?"

"Less nonsense, hurry up and lead the way!"

Xiao Yi kicked Lu Zhan in the backside, almost toppling him over, and spoke impatiently.

Formation protections?

Is there really a Formation in this world he can't open?

After passing through a labyrinth-like passage, they arrived at the entrance of the treasure vault, which was protected by numerous Arrays, impossible to breach through the main door.

Lu Zhan, feeling proud inside, said helplessly, "You see? These Formations are simply unsolvable…"

He had barely finished speaking.

When Xiao Yi casually clapped his hands, strolled through the Formation defenses set up by several generations of the Lu Family at great cost, as if walking in a courtyard.

Lu Zhan blinked, utterly dumbfounded: "…"

F*ck me!

These Formations were supposed to block Nirvana Realm experts from forcefully breaking in—how was Xiao Yi walking through them as if entering a land with no one guarding it?

Under Lu Zhan's stunned gaze, Xiao Yi effortlessly entered the treasure vault.

This Lu Family is truly wealthy.

Just the chests containing silver notes amounted to more than a hundred, each filled with no less than ten billion silver notes, amounting to a total of a hundred billion Silver Tael. And that's not even considering other items like Spiritual Medicine, elixirs, primary weapons, Artifact Refining materials, secret manuals for Cultivation Techniques, and so forth…

The total value of the treasures in this vault was definitely above a trillion Silver Tael!

Whoosh!

Xiao Yi waved his hand, and the storage ring collected all the treasures in front of him, causing Lu Zhan's eyes to almost pop out in rage, nearly vomiting blood, as he knelt on the ground with a thud, frantically clutching two chests: "No, no… These are mine, you can't take them away, please, I beg you…"

"Let go!"

Xiao Yi waved his hand to knock Lu Zhan out cold, and then he also took away the two chests.

The vast treasure vault was now thoroughly emptied, without a single trace left.

But Xiao Yi did not leave; instead, he meticulously inspected every corner of the vault, not missing any clue.

"Hmm? What is this?"

Xiao Yi's eyebrows raised slightly and with a probing palm, he shattered the wall to reveal a hidden compartment, "How could this be so well concealed? What exactly is this thing?"

Inside the hidden compartment.

A square jade box, with nine black dragons coiling around it, lay quietly.

There was a small hole on the jade box, but no key around the edge.

"This jade box hidden in such a secretive place must be no ordinary item!"

Xiao Yi, holding the jade box, came to where Lu Zhan lay and woke him up, and seeing his face filled with despair, Xiao Yi asked, "What's inside this box? Where is the key?"

"Wh-where did you find this box?"

Lu Zhan looked at the black jade box in Xiao Yi's hands with disbelief, his pupils shrinking violently, a look of horror crossing his face.

Xiao Yi frowned and said, "What exactly is this?"

"This, this is…"

The horror on Lu Zhan's face grew stronger, his lips turning a shade paler.

However…

Just as he was about to reveal the secret of the jade box, a faint whooshing sound suddenly came from behind Xiao Yi, a silent arrow shot straight towards Xiao Yi's back at breakneck speed. His face slightly changed, Xiao Yi instinctively dodged to the side, leaving Lu Zhan exposed to the incoming cold arrow, which pierced his forehead with a thud.

Lu Zhan fell to the ground face up; from the position of the arrow in his forehead, he rapidly dissolved into a pool of blood with a hissing sound, visible to the naked eye.

Hiss!

Xiao Yi's pupils shrank sharply, the poison was so lethal that had he not evaded in time, he would have been the one lying dead.

Xiao Yi squinted and looked back to see four figures in bloodied garments slowly approaching from the passage, his eyes narrowing into slits: "Blood Shadow Tower?"