X-Dragon Era-Chapter 495 - s 358-360 Initial Clues_4

Relatively speaking, the most leisurely one turned out to be Xin Yun. With the Four Great Sword Souls refining the Zhu Xian Four Swords, there was nothing he could do about Luo Fu's matters for now, but simply wait for the outcome to naturally reveal itself in time. His current task was to focus on his cultivation and silently await the beginning of that matter.

On the surface, it seemed that Xin Yun had relinquished a lot of power. But rights and obligations are forever linked; while he ceded power, Xin Yun gained an abundance of time and freedom. And even so, everything was still firmly in his grasp, never to escape his control!

As days went by, Shoushan City, after a period of stable growth, finally began showing signs of disorder. Although no major forces had invaded, many small gangs and organizations attempted to bully and dominate the market, collecting protection fees and the like, throwing the entire market order into chaos.

For Shoushan City, Xin Yun and the others were akin to the police and military, while these bullying gangs and organizations were like street thugs. With insufficient police oversight and weak enforcement, they would grow rampant, and if things got too severe, it would certainly lead to trouble.

Even though taxes had been paid and they were under the protection of the Giant Dragon, the businesses had no good solution when faced with small teams and organizations collecting protection fees. If they didn't pay, it wasn't an option, but once they did, what was left for them to earn? These small teams and organizations were very greedy and would never be satisfied.

With the rise of various gangs and powers, Shoushan City became increasingly chaotic. It was common to see chases in broad daylight, with people being pursued for hundreds of meters and then chopped to death, followed by dozens more slashes before the assailant strode away triumphantly.

Although the Dual Assassins and the Wave Valley Five Rats also tried to teach these scoundrels a lesson, they were better suited for stealthy bludgeoning or assassination. When facing the enemy head-on, their deterrent effect was too weak to truly subdue the opposition.

Despite possessing the strength to assassinate Purpura Gem-class experts, the Dual Assassins actually only had a Crystal Initial-Stage level themselves, which wasn't at all imposing. Many of the troublemakers were stronger than them. In a direct confrontation, it was unclear who would win or lose. On what grounds could they suppress others?

If it came to assassination in secret, that seemed too insignificant nowadays... The death of two people was simply too common. In such a big city, even without assassinations, ten or eight deaths from natural causes were normal. Therefore, there was no deterrence at all.

Watching the city's public order deteriorate day by day, Yi Luo Xiang felt a sense of urgency but was powerless to do anything. Whether it was the Wave Valley Five Rats or the Dual Assassins, they were already the strongest forces in the Giant Dragon. Although Lan Se was stronger, he was also just a Crystal-stage existence, not much stronger than the Dual Assassins, and thus lacked intimidation power.

As for Xin Yun, Yi Luo, Yan Qingying, and Ming Xuan, let's not talk about whether they had the ability to defeat their opponents; just their Golden-stage strength alone was enough reason not to embarrass themselves in public—it was simply not something to show off.

Facing Yi Luo Xiang's urging, Xin Yun was indeed anxious, but he was completely out of options. What could he do? Although he had been holed up here for a long time, in fact, until today, he had never seen Luo Fu.

Since going into seclusion, Luo Fu had become a standard homebody, hiding at home every day. Daily necessities were bought by his eldest and second sons. He had been observed for several months now, but he had never been seen stepping outside even once.

Xiu had intended to wait for that incident to occur, but it just never seemed to happen. He even started to suspect that his presence might have caused a butterfly effect, altering the course of events and preventing the incident from taking place.

To avoid any butterfly effect, Xiu had stayed hidden in his room since arriving in Great River City, never stepping outside. His clothing, food, shelter, and all other necessities had been arranged by Yi Luo Xiang. Logically, there shouldn't be any butterfly effect, but he had been reborn for quite some time, and it was hard to be certain about many things.

The turmoil in Shoushan City continued to worsen. What troubled Xiu and others the most was that recent attention from other major powers had turned towards Shoushan, and they had begun to investigate the city's situation. If they managed to uncover everything, the situation would become even more difficult to handle.

Finally... when the situation was most dire, the event Xiu had been waiting for eventually occurred. His butterfly effect, apparently, hadn't interfered here; what was meant to happen still happened.

At noon, amidst several intense sounds of air being torn, five dragon shadows roared as they streaked across the sky, careening towards the Luo Fu residence. Trailing the five dragon shadows, hundreds of Giant Dragons swarmed in, surrounding the Luo Fu residence until it was completely sealed off.

The whole affair was actually quite simple. Inside the academy of Great River City, Luo Fu's eldest son had fallen for a beautiful girl, who also had feelings for Luo Fu. Unfortunately, the girl was too exceptional, and Luo Fu's son wasn't her only admirer, which included the son of Great River City's City Lord.

To fight for the girl's affection, the City Lord's son challenged Luo Fu's son. As for the outcome of their duel, it need not be said. As the saying goes, "Dragons beget dragons, and phoenixes, phoenixes, and a rat's son will dig holes." Being the eldest son of Luo Fu and trained by the God of Slaughter himself, his strength was naturally quite exaggerated. A strike gone awry, and he actually killed the City Lord's son!

Having killed the City Lord's son within Great River City, could there possibly be a good outcome? Luo Fu's son was immediately attacked by the City Lord's son's four guards. Seeing his brother under attack, Luo Fu's second son naturally wouldn't just watch; he charged to his brother's aid. Unfortunately... at only fifteen or sixteen, how could they stand a chance against four grown men in their thirties or forties? The result was that both were mercilessly killed.

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Realizing the dire situation, Luo Fu's other five children who were hiding in the crowd quietly turned to flee, heading home for reinforcements. Sadly, they had barely moved when they were spotted. The four guards, leading their men, pursued them all the way here and surrounded the villa until it was impenetrable.

The siege was set, but they didn't dare to attack. They were waiting, waiting for the City Lord to arrive. After all... their lord's son had died today, and surely the City Lord would take matters into his own hands.

After a long wait, the City Lord finally arrived with hundreds of followers. In mid-air... the City Lord harshly flung his hand, and two dark spots shot out with a whoosh, shattered the villa's windows, and fell inside the building.

Since it wasn't far away, Xiu clearly saw what those two dark spots were — they were the heads of Luo Fu's sons. Clearly... the Great River City Lord had issued a challenge, and it was a fight to the death.

"No..." As the two heads were thrown in, the Luo Fu villa first fell silent before the next moment... a piercing wail erupted, and waves of chilling murderous intent surged from within the villa like a tangible force... (To be continued. For the continuation of this tale, please visit . More chapters available. Support the author, support genuine reading!)