Chen Yu leaped lightly and blended into the crowd of refugees in the square.
After Chen Yu left the rooftop, the mole-faced man and his companions finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as exhausted as if they had just survived a great battle.
"Disgraceful."
Yabo glanced at his brothers with a frown, shaking his head.
"Brother, saying that really hurts our feelings," the fox-man said, patting his chest. "You saw what happened yesterday."
Yabo remained silent, and the mole-faced man patted the fox-man's shoulder, giving him a meaningful look.
"Brother, are you planning to work with the city lord?"
"If he's truly capable, why shouldn't I work with him?" Yabo didn't deny it, whispering, "I'm just curious where he gets the confidence to say such things. He's overturned my understanding and told me to be mentally prepared. The most amusing part was what he said before leaving: that I'm no match for him."
"I don't think he's lying."
The jackal half-beast, who had been silent, blinked as he licked his paws in his characteristic manner.
"When he arrived, my intuition kept warning me that he's an extremely dangerous person."
Hearing this, Yabo raised an eyebrow in surprise.
He knew the jackal half-beast's abilities well. His intuition was sharp, especially when facing danger, allowing him to sense it beforehand. It was thanks to this ability that they had survived the most arduous period of their youth.
For him to say this meant Chen Yu indeed possessed considerable strength.
"He's very dangerous?"
"Extremely dangerous," the jackal half-beast said with narrowed eyes. "Let me put it this way: the feeling he gave me, I've never felt even from you, brother."
"What you're saying..."
The mole-faced man froze for a moment, staring at the jackal half-beast for a long time before lowering his voice.
"Others may not understand our brother's strength, but we know it very well. Although he always displayed peak Black Obsidian to the outside world, three years ago, brother had already entered the Colorful realm."
"Why would I lie to you?"
The jackal half-beast licked his paws, his gaze fixed.
"The pressure he gave me, I've only experienced this once in so many years, and that was from the old city lord of Hurricane City."
"You mean the old city lord!"
Instantly, everyone on the rooftop looked astonished.
Even Yabo couldn't sit still, his eyes revealing an unspeakable shock.
The old city lord?
Who in the entire Tato Kingdom didn't know the old city lord's realm? Hurricane City's former prosperity and its vast territory spanning seven thousand miles were all due to the old city lord's power.
Half-Saint!
A being just one step away from the Saint realm.
Yet, the jackal half-beast was now saying that Chen Yu gave him a sense of crisis akin to the old city lord.
"Third brother, you're not joking, are you?" the fox-man said with furrowed brows. "The old city lord was a Half-Saint. That kid just now looks like he's in the Golden realm."
"My intuition has never been wrong."
The moment the jackal half-beast uttered these words, everyone on the rooftop fell silent.
Sparrow Eater!
His intuition had never been wrong all these years.
"Hahahaha..." Unexpectedly, Yabo, standing at the eaves, burst into laughter. "Isn't that great? If he can truly bring a future to this city, the stronger he is as the city lord, the better. A Half-Saint, if he truly is one, it means our city can at least return to the old city lord's peak era."
After more than half a minute, Yabo finally stopped laughing and looked at the square.
"I'm starting to look forward to it."
The entire square was filled with refugees. They gathered here not because it was their place of residence, but because it was the day the City Lord's Mansion distributed grain. The refugees had arrived early to wait. Although the grain distributed by the City Lord's Mansion wasn't much, it was enough to keep them from starving.
Chen Yu, mixed among the refugees, managed to squeeze out of the crowd.
In a corner of the square, a little devil in a black JK uniform stood pretty. Only when Chen Yu reached her side did she purse her lips.
"You seem quite interested in him."
"Hey, you're saying that to me?" Chen Yu's eyes widened. "Didn't you say he's at the Nine-Color realm, just one step away from being a Half-Saint? Sister, if I'm not interested in a master like that, I must have a screw loose."
Yabo, outwardly at the peak of Black Obsidian.
In reality, his hidden strength had already reached the Nine-Color realm. This was what the little devil had told Chen Yu the previous night. Chen Yu, who already had some intention of recruiting Yabo, became even more determined to bring him under his banner upon hearing this news.
Nine-Color realm, Nuo Yi wasn't even as strong as him.
"Although the Nine-Color realm is indeed worth recruiting, I'm afraid you can't control him," the little devil sighed. "Having subordinates who are too strong isn't always a good thing."
"As long as he's willing to stay, I have ways to make him wholeheartedly submit to me."
"Fine."
Seeing Chen Yu's confidence, the little devil said no more.
"If you have confidence, then take your time with him. Speaking of which, isn't Kley taking too long? We've been here for so long, and we haven't seen any sign of him."
"The situation in the city is still very complicated. Being cautious is not wrong."
"Nuo Yi has been lent to him, so what problems could arise?" the little devil said indifferently. Chen Yu smiled slightly, "Yabo is already Nine-Color. Who can guarantee there aren't other hidden masters in this city?"
"Such a powerful master, would they steal a bite of your food?"
The little devil looked disdainful. Chen Yu grinned at her words.
"That's true, I suppose."
"I think you're being overly cautious," the little devil said, shaking her head slightly. "Are the people from Free Town also on their way? How long will it take them to reach Wind Rise City? Who did you call over, Black Donkey?"
"Who else would it be?"
Chen Yu frowned and sighed. "I actually regret making them into divine generals. With my current resources, I could have supported them in their gradual advancement. It wouldn't be like now, where despite them being my trusted confidantes from the very beginning, I still have to consider so much when assigning them. Let's wait. He should arrive within seven days."
"Black Donkey is indeed a steady choice."
The little devil, with her arms crossed, nodded slightly. "However, there's something I don't know if you've considered: the divine general that Black Donkey merged with is a lazybones. Do you really think he can reach Wind Rise City from the Free City-States within seven days if he's leading a troop?"
In an instant, Chen Yu, who had a troubled expression, froze.
He stared intently at the little devil, his hands uncontrollably covering his head.
"Damn it!"
It's bad, he forgot about this!
When he mobilized people, he was thinking about reliability, but he forgot that the divine general Black Donkey had merged with... was a genuine slacker.
If he were to lead troops on a distant campaign, seven days?
Seventy days, and he probably still wouldn't arrive.