Chapter 1 Water Flows, a Canal Is Formed

The following events unfolded naturally.

After Chen Xiao clearly explained the situation he knew to the top leader and expressed his desire to investigate Shen Li'an.

The top leader naturally had no objections. Not to mention his cooperative relationship with Chen Xiao.

The things Chen Xiao mentioned, if true, meant that Shen Li'an was indeed unworthy of being a local official.

Moreover, Chen Xiao could have solved the problem in his own way, such as slapping him to death.

But he didn't, which showed that he was still considerate of his own reputation.

So after the phone call, Shen Li'an was taken away to assist in the investigation.

Although it was said to be assisting in the investigation, judging from Shen Li'an's ashen face, it was clear that the old boy was doomed this time.

He had experienced several major storms in his life, and he had survived them all, growing into a towering tree.

In the end, he never expected to capsize in a gutter and sink into the sand.

Chen Xiao didn't care about Shen Li'an's future fate; it was just a trivial matter to him.

And after this operation, his goal had been achieved. He had established his prestige in Jiangcheng, his own base camp.

If anyone dared to bully someone related to Chen Xiao in the future, they would be blind.

Mo Junsheng, as the mayor of Jiangcheng, was also terrified after experiencing today's events.

Fortunately, Chen Xiao didn't hold him accountable afterward, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to escape either.

He didn't know that the reason Chen Xiao didn't bother with him wasn't because he had forgotten about him, but because he was thinking of their old friendship and giving him face, hoping that he would behave himself in the future.

Besides Mo Junsheng, Song Zijian's heart was also filled with mixed feelings.

When Song Zijian and Chen Xiao first met, he only knew that this was a very capable young man. At that time, he could still treat Chen Xiao as a brother.

But now, Chen Xiao had grown into someone who could casually call the top leader.

The gap between the two was as different as heaven and earth.

Even if Chen Xiao was still willing to call him Brother Song, he wouldn't dare to agree.

Among all the people who experienced today's events, the most shocked was Wu Fei'er.

This incident started because of her, and in the end, a senior official at the peak of Jiangbei was involved, which she never dreamed of.

It turned out that Chen Xiao had unknowingly reached such a height.

And every time she thought of Chen Xiao saying that she was his woman, Wu Fei'er's heart was like a sea of flowers blooming, so sweet that it couldn't be added to.

After this little episode passed, Chen Xiao didn't stay at home for too long. He was racing against time. Every day, every hour, every minute, every second was important to him.

He had decided to venture into the Xian Yin Jie (Hidden Immortal World), and before that, he was going to N疆 (Southern Borderlands).

Tu Shanche had told Chen Xiao to go to the Southern Borderlands to find him before going to the Hidden Immortal World.

He was going to let Chen Xiao use the demon race's cultivation holy land.

Although he didn't know what was so mysterious about that cultivation holy land, it must be extraordinary since it was a holy land.

Chen Xiao was sincerely looking forward to this cultivation.

Before setting off, Chen Xiao first used the jade talisman Tu Shanche had left him to send a message to the other party, saying that he was setting off for the Southern Borderlands immediately.

The function of this jade talisman was a bit like WeChat. Not long after Chen Xiao sent the message, the jade talisman vibrated.

Then Tu Shanche's slightly excited voice was directly imprinted in Chen Xiao's mind.

"Great, Brother Chen, when will you arrive? I'll immediately send someone to Huadu Airport to pick you up!"

Chen Xiao picked up the jade talisman and replied, "I'll be there immediately."

"Huh? So fast? Then wait a moment, the person picking you up will be there soon!"

Tu Shanche didn't know that Chen Xiao had the Judge's Pen, a good treasure that could teleport instantly, and thought that Chen Xiao would come by plane.

Chen Xiao didn't explain much, and it just so happened that he wasn't very familiar with other places in the Southern Borderlands, so it would be perfect to wait at Huadu Airport.

"I'm at Huadu Airport... in the restroom!"

Chen Xiao held the Judge's Pen and moved it like a dragon and snake on the ground. After the light flickered, he appeared in an empty restroom.

After all, it was better to use this extraordinary magic without being seen.

Chen Xiao also took a leak, washed his hands, and tidied up his hair, still handsome, before casually walking out of the restroom.

After waiting for about forty minutes, the person picking up Chen Xiao arrived.

Actually, even if Tu Shanche didn't say it, Chen Xiao could guess that the person picking him up would be none other than Li Qin or Xiao Hei.

Chen Xiao guessed correctly. The person who came to greet him was Xiao Hei.

"Father!"

Xiao Hei gave Chen Xiao a warm bear hug.

It had only been a week or so since they last met, but Xiao Hei seemed to have become more mature and handsome than before. It had to be said that the growth of this demon race was much faster than that of humans.

Most importantly, Chen Xiao found that the aura in Xiao Hei's body was much stronger than before.

Chen Xiao carefully sensed it, and suddenly frowned. Something was wrong... Xiao Hei's strength had increased too fast. He was already at the Huashen Realm (Transformation God Realm)!

When they last met, he was still at the Yuanying Realm (Nascent Soul Realm)!

"Huashen Realm? We've only been apart for a few days, how did you do it?"

Chen Xiao asked the question in his heart.

Xiao Hei scratched his head awkwardly, smiled, and said, "Actually, it's all thanks to my adoptive father. He used spiritual pills and medicines to forcibly send me into the Huashen Realm. I only have the cultivation realm now, but my true combat power hasn't reached this realm yet."

Xiao Hei was obviously being humble in the last half of his sentence. Reaching the cultivation realm meant that his strength had reached it. Perhaps his experience in fighting enemies was slightly lacking, but the cultivation realm was real.

The Demon Venerable was indeed the Demon Venerable. He really had a way to raise a demon cultivator's realm by one level in such a short time with spiritual pills and medicines.

He wondered what kind of spiritual pills and medicines he used.

Chen Xiao's eyes suddenly became fiery, and he had already set his sights on those spiritual pills and medicines.

After all, his strength hadn't improved for some time. Although he had a 'Medicine King Valley' hidden in his home.

But the spiritual herbs in the 'Medicine King Valley' were still in the growth stage, and it would be some time before they could be harvested, let alone refined into pills.

Seeing Xiao Hei's growth, Chen Xiao became even more excited about this trip. Maybe he could break through and enter the seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Azure Wave Art.

That was a realm that Chen Xiao hadn't even reached in his dreams.

"Good job, young man, rapid progress. We only look at the results, not the process."

Chen Xiao patted Xiao Hei on the shoulder and encouraged him. Unknowingly, he had already put himself in the role of a father.

Xiao Hei said with a helpless expression, "There's no way, my adoptive father wants me to be the Demon King, and the Huashen Realm is the bottom line for becoming the Demon King..."