The City Lord had not yet understood the meaning of Liu Buli's words, but Liu Buli had already carried the coffin and walked out.
Seeing his actions, the City Lord hesitated for a moment. After all, he had the Vajra Sect backing him, so he should have shown a bit more backbone.
But the problem was that the Vajra Sect members hadn't arrived yet, and if he was alone, he definitely wouldn't be able to defeat this man. Therefore, forcing the other party to leave the coffin behind was simply unrealistic. Not only could he not do it, but the other party clearly wouldn't listen to him.
So, what should he do?
The City Lord was unusually conflicted.
As Liu Buli, carrying the coffin, was about to leave his courtyard, he couldn't hold back any longer. He quickly walked to Liu Buli's side and reached out to grab him. However, he didn't expect that as soon as he made this move, before his fingers even touched Liu Buli's clothes, he felt a sharp pain in his arm. The City Lord had no idea what had happened. Amidst the ensuing excruciating pain, he clearly saw his arm, which had been intact moments ago, snap in half. With blood splattering, the severed arm fell to the ground.
A soft thud echoed as the piece of flesh landed on the ground. Hearing the sound, the City Lord seemed to awaken from a dream, letting out an extremely tragic wail.
Listening to his cries, Liu Buli didn't even turn his head. He continued to carry the coffin and walk away. As for the City Lord, he naturally didn't dare to stop him any further.
Not because he didn't want to.
It was because he suddenly realized that, at some point, another man had appeared not far from him.
The City Lord had no idea when that man had approached them. But he could clearly ascertain that the one who had just severed his arm was that man dressed in black.
Liu Buli paused his steps as he reached the doorway.
As if remembering something, he turned back and asked Lu Wuming behind him, "Is the barrier at the other city gate ready?"
"It's ready," Lu Wuming nodded.
There was no reason for him not to complete the tasks assigned by his master. He just looked into Liu Buli's eyes and couldn't help but frown.
He wanted to ask why his master's eyes had turned red, but looking at the other person's appearance, he felt it wasn't a good time to ask.
In any case, his master's aura was still the same as he remembered it. So, even if there were some changes in his appearance, it didn't matter. After all, red pupils had a certain beauty to them in his opinion. Since that was the case, it didn't matter what his master wanted to do. As for the questions he wanted to ask, he could ponder them after dealing with the current matters; there was still time.
Thinking this, Lu Wuming paused and added, "The barrier on the gate only allows entry, not exit. Anyone attempting to leave will be directly shredded by the barrier. Master, you can proceed with confidence. I will set up similar barriers around the entire city. Even if not all are killed, it doesn't matter. After an hour, all beings within the barrier will be crushed by the ghost qi. Unless their spiritual power is stronger than mine, none of them will survive."
What Lu Wuming said was terrifying to the extreme, yet his expression was obedient and cute, like a large dog waiting for its owner's praise.
Liu Buli was naturally very satisfied with his actions. He nodded happily, then glanced at the City Lord, who was trembling with fear and dared not move. He said, "This person is the main culprit who killed your junior sister. So, don't let him die easily. Before your barrier begins to close, you don't need to do anything else. Make him feel all the pain you can imagine, and don't let him die so easily. If necessary, give him some medicine to keep him conscious and slowly welcome death. This is my only request. You can figure out the specifics yourself."
As Liu Buli spoke, he took out a box of healing medicine from his Qiankun bag and threw it into Lu Wuming's hand.
Then he turned around and, carrying the coffin, left the City Lord's mansion courtyard.
Seeing that only the City Lord and Lu Wuming were left in the courtyard, the muscular man who had been so confident moments ago had now wet his pants in fear.
He could tell that the beautiful person just now had no intention of letting him live. But now that the beauty was gone, perhaps he still had some room to maneuver with the man in front of him?
Thinking this, the City Lord opened his mouth and said to Lu Wuming in a trembling voice, "The dragon we found before... not all of its belongings were taken by others. I still have some leftover dragon bones and dragon scales. If you need them, I'll give you everything. Please... please don't do those things to me... just let me go quietly, okay?"
Lu Wuming tilted his head.
Letting him go was absolutely impossible.
After all, this was his master's instruction.
As for the items he mentioned, Lu Wuming was certain that Liu Buli would very much want them.
So, after a moment of silence, Lu Wuming nodded to the City Lord and said, "Take me to see those things first. Don't hold anything back. I need to verify their authenticity."
The City Lord immediately nodded frantically and led him at the fastest speed towards his bedroom.
Just as he had said, he had indeed preserved quite a few things related to the dragon. The aura of such a divine beast's remains was too obvious. Upon entering the room, without needing any guidance, Lu Wuming moved forward on his own and found the remains left by the giant dragon.
Seeing him take out a bag and put all the items into it, the City Lord thought he had accepted his proposal.
Just as he was about to sneak out of the room, he didn't expect that as soon as he reached the doorway, a powerful, menacing aura struck him. His two legs, which had been carrying him forward, were completely separated from his body, just like his arm had been moments ago, before he could even react.
"I only asked you to give me the items. I don't think I said you could leave, did I?" Lu Wuming's voice was low and ghostly. He said, "Master said you should feel pain. Do you think this is a joke?"