"Brother Lan Guan, we can't get any information by force, what should we do?" Chi Li asked with a worried expression.
"Brother Chi Li, don't worry." The leader of the Lan clan flashed a cold smile and took out a green pill, handing it to Chi Li. "Feed him this pill, and after he takes it, he will say whatever we want him to say."
"Is this a Obedience Pill?" Chi Li asked in confusion.
"Yes, I exchanged it for a spiritual herb." Lan Guan stood before Zhou A Si. "You killed my Lan clan members, do you think you can escape?"
Zhou A Si sneered upon hearing this. "Don't forget that Lan Hai swore a heavy oath to the rules of heaven and earth. If anyone from your Lan clan lays a hand on me, they will be punished by the rules of heaven and earth."
"I haven't laid a hand on you, and no one from our Lan clan has either. The one who laid hands on you was from the Chi clan. Who told you to capture the young master of the Chi clan?"
"Slander! You are framing me!" Zhou A Si suddenly became agitated. "It's clear that you can't take the loss, so you incited the Chi clan to attack us. Did you kill Chi Yuan?"
"Nonsense!" Lan Guan slapped Zhou A Si across the face, knocking out a tooth. Zhou A Si raised his head, spat in Lan Guan's face, and said, "Kill me if you dare!"
"Don't worry, I will kill you." Lan Guan suppressed the murderous intent in his heart. They still needed to use this brat to deal with the people from Zhongzhou Street. A mere domestic animal, daring to unite and oppose them, the divine race, and not knowing his place!
Chi Li listened to their conversation and felt a pang of suspicion. Could it be that the Lan clan had killed his grandson and incited him to act as a pawn against Zhongzhou Street so that they could reap the benefits from the sidelines?
"Clan Leader Chi, you don't believe him, do you?" Lan Guan saw the doubt in Chi Li's eyes and quickly said, "This brat is trying to sow discord. Moreover, we have captured our people and they are already injured like this. There is no turning back. We can only blame Chi Yuan's disappearance on those mortals. Don't you want to see these mortals continue to run rampant in the inner city?" Su Dan novel website
Chi Li fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "At this point, nothing else matters. Just tell me what to do next."
"Good. Our two clans will join forces, and we will surely make these domestic animals die without a burial place."
When Jiang Lan discovered Zhou A Si was missing, he felt uneasy. "Junior Brother Nangong, A Si is missing. Those few people went out to buy supplies and were separated in the street by the crowd. After the crowd dispersed, A Si disappeared."
Xiao Man frowned slightly upon hearing this. "It seems the Lan clan has made their move."
"The Lan clan, despicable!" Jiang Lan turned to leave, but was stopped by Xiao Man.
"Stop, where are you going?"
"Naturally, to demand A Si from the Lan clan!"
"Do you have any evidence to prove that the Lan clan captured A Si?" Xiao Man retorted. "Or do you think you have the ability to break into the Lan clan to find him? Even if you can break in, are you sure you can find him?"
"If A Si falls into their hands, he will be in grave danger. I can't just watch him die." Jiang Lan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. "What must I do to save A Si?"
"If the Lan clan captured A Si, then A Si's life would be preserved. After all, the Lan clan would not defy the rules of heaven and earth to kill A Si." Xiao Man analyzed calmly. "I'm afraid the Lan clan didn't act themselves, but instigated others to act. Then A Si would be in danger. Besides the Lan and Chi clans, what is the relationship between the other five clans and us?"
"The Chi clan and the Lan clan have the worst relationship with us. The other five clans do not actively provoke us on a daily basis, and we try our best to avoid them, so things are relatively peaceful. Only the Chi clan and the Lan clan constantly find ways to trouble us, and they are particularly disgusted with our human race."
"Chi clan." Xiao Man frowned. "Who is that Chi Yuan to the Chi clan?"
"He is the grandson of the Chi clan leader, equivalent to the young master of the Chi clan," Jiang Lan explained. He really wanted to ask Xiao Man if their killing of Chi Yuan had been exposed, but thinking that the demon king was monitoring the inner and outer cities, he didn't dare to ask. "Could it be that the Chi clan is helping the Lan clan to deal with us?"
"It's not impossible." A hint of worry flashed in Xiao Man's eyes. "How about this, you first recall all our people. No one is allowed to step out of Zhongzhou Street. I will set up a formation to protect Zhongzhou Street from a sneak attack by the Chi and Lan clans. Then, you will lead your people to surround the Chi clan. Before I arrive, no one is allowed to enter or leave."
"Where are you going?"
"Naturally, to find help," Xiao Man said slowly. "I'm going to see the City Lord."
"See the City Lord..." Jiang Lan really wanted to ask, are you serious? However, based on his trust in Xiao Man, he still took his men to the Chi clan.
Xiao Man borrowed the dense spiritual energy of the inner city to set up the Qian Kun Reversed Formation, protecting Zhongzhou Street, and then walked towards the City Lord's mansion. It was not her style to not use readily available thugs.
A Si must have fallen into the hands of these two clans. The Chi clan lost a person and has been searching for them. The Lan clan lost the competition and harbored resentment. It was highly probable that these two clans joined forces to deal with them. The City Lord of the inner city, however, was a person who prioritized stability. To avoid trouble, he naturally had to visit the City Lord's mansion and demand an explanation from Qing Ti.
As soon as Xiao Man approached the City Lord's mansion, Qing Ti sensed her presence.
"There is a guest."
As Xiao Man arrived at the entrance of the City Lord's mansion, the guards stepped forward. "Please come in. The City Lord is already waiting."
Xiao Man calmly followed the guards into the City Lord's mansion.
In the reception hall, Qing Ti was brewing tea. Seeing Xiao Man enter, he pushed a cup of tea towards himself. "Please sit. I didn't expect you to come so soon."
"I didn't expect to visit the City Lord's mansion so soon either." Xiao Man sat down in front of Qing Ti. "My people are missing."
"Your people are missing, so go look for them."
"City Lord, are you sure you want me to look for them myself?" Xiao Man asked with a half-smile. If she had to look for them herself, who knew what would happen.
Qing Ti frowned. "Do you have any clues?"
"The one missing is A Si, the one who had a decisive battle with Lan Hai yesterday. Today, he went out to buy supplies with a few senior brothers and was abducted on the street." Xiao Man said unhurriedly. "It's getting dark now. If the person is not found before dark, he might be in mortal danger."
"That's just your subjective conjecture."
"Does the City Lord not believe my judgment, or does the City Lord know who abducted A Si but wants to protect the culprit?" Xiao Man asked, tracing the rim of the teacup and speaking in a low voice.
"I will send people to investigate."
"Please accompany me to the Chi clan, City Lord." Xiao Man said directly. "Lan Hai made a vow that if he lost, no one from the Lan clan would be allowed to lay a hand on A Si for any reason. And our people from Zhongzhou Street have only had grievances with two clans, the Chi clan and the Lan clan, on a daily basis."