Upon receiving Fei Si's call for help, Zhu Xuanji prioritized the greater good and imdiately left the Magma Fairy Palace.
When a cultivator entered the Magma Fairy Palace, they were guided by a treasure light, but there was no such treatnt upon departure.
However, ng Kui could not sit idly by.
After he disrupted the formation of the demon beasts, Zhu Xuanji managed to escape, soaring into the sky.
Monts later, he entered Cloud City and t with Song Fuli and Fei Si.
Song Fuli bowed, his face filled with expectation and urgency: "Lord Zhu Xuanji, I have long admired your na!"
"The auction is imminent, yet all our items have been stolen."
"I ca from afar, not expecting to encounter thieves in Fire Persimmon Immortal City. Now, I can only rely on your strength."
Zhu Xuanji nodded: "Not a problem, I will do my best this ti."
Upon arriving at the scene, Zhu Xuanji did not hesitate, imdiately displaying his skill.
Trace Origin Technique!
Talent—Golden Eyes!
In an instant, he saw Yang Chanyu and Sun Lingtong working together, forging goods and placing them on the shelves.
The truth was revealed in an instant!
Zhu Xuanji sighed, withdrew the spell, and gave Song Fuli a deep look.
Song Fuli's face was filled with urgency: "Lord Zhu, how is it?"
Fei Si, alongside him, stared intently at Zhu Xuanji.
Zhu Xuanji nodded slightly: "Found it… it was Yang Chanyu and Sun Lingtong."
"Even though the two were invisible, they couldn't escape my Golden Eyes. After a thorough examination, I uncovered the truth."
"Bukong Sect!" Fei Si gritted his teeth, speaking with hatred.
"Bukong Sect…" Song Fuli clenched his fists, showing anger.
He looked at Zhu Xuanji and Fei Si: "The key now is how to retrieve my treasures from their hands."
"Lord Fei Si, I rember when we first entered the city, seeing the ruins from the Golden Core battle, and I asked you about it."
"You said there was no problem, that Fire Persimmon Immortal City was quite safe, and the City Lord's Mansion controlled the situation."
"But now, look!"
"Evil runs rampant in Fire Persimmon Immortal City, and my goods were stolen so easily."
"What do you have to say about this? The City Lord's Mansion has to give an explanation as the victim, right?"
"We, Cloud rchants, have co a long way, risking countless dangers, doing hard business. Is it easy?"
"I didn't expect to be robbed in the Immortal City after not failing on the way!"
Fei Si's face showed an embarrassed expression. He forced a smile, trying his best to console: "Mr. Song, rest assured. We will do our utmost to track down and retrieve your goods."
Song Fuli spread his hands: "The auction is in two days, can you get it back in such a short ti?"
"Moreover, the news of the auction has been released long ago."
"If it can't be held, where will the reputation of Cloud rchants stand?"
"Oh dear!"
Song Fuli slapped his thigh in frustration, genuinely anxious and agitated.
Fei Si's face turned solemn. He knew very well that retrieving the goods from Bukong Sect's true disciples within such a short ti was extrely difficult and had little hope.
But this matter had to be handled, and handled very well and smoothly at that!
He took a deep breath and imdiately stated: "I will go see Lord ng Kui right away to report this matter and ask the City Lord to handle it!"
Before leaving, Fei Si glanced at Zhu Xuanji, earnestly asking the latter to continue the investigation.
Zhu Xuanji nodded and imdiately agreed, but also indicated that he could only do his best and could not guarantee any results within two days.
Fei Si sighed, bowed, and departed.
His body turned into a long rainbow, flying straight to the peak of Fire Persimmon Mountain.
Zhu Xuanji stayed behind and smiled lightly at Song Fuli: "Mr. Song, I have sothing very interesting to tell you."
"According to my investigation just now, Yang Chanyu and Sun Lingtong were not here when they stole the treasures but inside the Cloud Whale."
Song Fuli imdiately raised his eyebrows: "What do you an by that?"
Zhu Xuanji, with his hands behind his back, looked out the window at the Cloud Whale floating in the sky: "The treasures of your rchant caravan were stolen inside the Cloud Whale, which is different from being stolen in Fire Persimmon Immortal City."
"The responsibility for the forr lies primarily with your side. As for the latter, the main responsibility falls on the City Lord's Mansion of Fire Persimmon Immortal City."
"Don't you agree?"
Song Fuli took a deep breath, laughed, and said: "Lord Zhu, don't speak carelessly. If you accuse us of faking, concealing, and disguising the theft within Fire Persimmon Immortal City, you'd better have solid evidence."
"Though you are the Divine Hunter, you're part of the Southern Bean Royal Family, aligned with Fire Persimmon Immortal City. So, your testimony can't be considered solid evidence."
Zhu Xuanji snorted coldly and turned to stare at Song Fuli, his gaze becoming very sharp: "You know I am a royal family mber, even without evidence, what would stop from dealing with you?"
Song Fuli took a slight step back, seemingly avoiding Zhu Xuanji's sharpness, his tone firm yet soft: "In the Southern Bean realm, you are the host, and we are the guests. Naturally, it's easy for you to handle us outsiders."
"If you really want to deal with us, we would have no choice but to accept it."
"But, as the esteed Zhu Xuanji, would you really do that?"
"The always upright Zhu Divine Hunter, the Golden Core emblem of the Southern Bean Royal Family, would not act against rely suspicious individuals without evidence, would he?"
"I, Song Fuli, don't believe it!"
By the end of his speech, Song Fuli's expression was firm, his tone resolute.
At this mont, the confrontation between the two Golden Cores was sharper than any blade!
Zhu Xuanji couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
He stared intently at Song Fuli, and the sharp aura around him receded, his tone easing: "You have investigated thoroughly, even knowing my usual conduct and respect for Fang Qing."
"It seems your side is also looking to get a share of the Magma Fairy Palace."
Since the conversation had reached this point, Song Fuli saw no reason to hide anymore.
He simply admitted: "Yes, upon hearing the Recruitnt Decree issued by your country's Monarch, we ca here."
"As Cloud rchants, we do nothing unprofitable."
"We have carefully studied the Recruitnt Decree, considering it ticulously, and found that we are indeed qualified, correct?"
Zhu Xuanji chuckled lightly and nodded: "Of course, you are qualified! As a mber of the Southern Bean Royal Family, I extend my welco and look forward to our cooperation."
Seeing Zhu Xuanji smile, Song Fuli also chuckled, greatly easing the atmosphere.
He said in a deep voice: "I can feel Lord Zhu's sincerity!"
Song Fuli implied that although Zhu Xuanji had discovered the truth, that Yang Chanyu and Sun Lingtong had stolen the treasures inside the Cloud Whale, he didn't reveal it and instead covered it up for the Cloud rchants.
Zhu Xuanji, as a royal family mber, had to consider the Zhu Family's interests.
His intention to hide the truth was evident, aiming to ally with Song Fuli's group.
After all, in the struggle for the Magma Fairy Palace, Zhu Xuanji would likely face ng Kui in the end.
Zhu Xuanji was at the Golden Core level, while ng Kui was at the Nascent Soul level, an astonishing gap in their cultivation levels.
Thus, Zhu Xuanji sought to form alliances, hoping to leverage the strength of Song Fuli's group and the Cloud Whale to sowhat counterbalance ng Kui.
...
The situation had developed beyond Fei Si's expectations.
He flew to the peak of Fire Persimmon Mountain and t with ng Kui.
ng Kui gazed at the Cloud Whale on the horizon, silent for a long ti before nodding slightly. He authorized Fei Si to negotiate well with the Cloud rchants, allowing him to make so concessions.
For the sake of his political achievents, ng Kui had to choose the lesser of two evils and decided to win over the Cloud rchants.
"I never thought an old man like would be at the rcy of spirits!"
ng Kui's gaze penetrated the layers of clouds, looking down at the entire Magma Fairy Palace, his eyes filled with anger.
In his view, the Five Elents Turret bombarding the Persimmon Mountain was due to the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit. Even with so cultivator's cooperation, as the Palace Spirit, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was at least a major accomplice!
"When my ng Family takes control of the Immortal Palace in the future, I will certainly deal with this Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit severely!"
"But for now, I need to secretly contact this spirit and deal with it superficially."
During this ti, ng Kui had ordered his subordinates to attempt multiple contacts with the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, but all efforts had been in vain, with no progress at all.
"Zhu Xuanji should know so secrets. The Southern Bean Royal Family has deep connections with the Three Ancestral Masters, but probing him on this matter requires extre caution."
ng Kui's gaze was profound: "Zhu Xuanji is very perceptive. If he realizes the Palace Spirit's ulterior motives, it would cause a lot of trouble."
ng Kui temporarily concealed the secrets of the Palace Spirit. In his view, Zhu Xuanji, representing the Southern Bean Royal Family, had always been his main competitor.
Zhu Xuanji, on the other hand, secretly reached a verbal agreent with Song Fuli, attempting to unite the weak against the strong.
Song Fuli exploited the competition between the royal family and the local powers to seek compensation for the stolen treasures, with a good chance of success.
The overt and covert struggles among the three parties significantly drained their energy and ti. As a result, Ning Zhuo and his side gained so breathing space.
Magma Fairy Palace.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit could hardly contain its excitent and once again actively contacted Ning Zhuo: "Young, Young Master... good news, Zhu Xuanji has left, he has left the palace."
"Now is the ti to act, to eliminate Ning Xiaohui!"
Yang Chanyu also confird Zhu Xuanji's movents.
Sun Lingtong infiltrated Ning Zhuo's side, transmitting to him: "Brother, I've got it figured out!"
"That Song Fuli is truly a cunning rchant! He must have discovered the theft early but kept quiet, moving the fake goods to the Immortal City and then staged the cri scene to claim compensation from the City Lord's Mansion."
"The news about the theft has already spread all over the Immortal City, likely orchestrated by Song Fuli to exonerate himself and pressure the City Lord's Mansion."
"Zhu Xuanji left the palace this ti to investigate this major theft case."
"Now that he is away from the palace, it is indeed the best ti to act."
"I will act, and Yang Chanyu will guard secretly. We can eliminate Ning Xiaohui and remove this major threat!"
Sun Lingtong was eager to move.
However, Ning Zhuo frowned and paced back and forth in the room.
"No, wait a bit longer." Ning Zhuo hesitated and conflicted, but eventually restrained Sun Lingtong temporarily.
Sun Lingtong was puzzled, but the ten years of tacit understanding made him realize that Ning Zhuo must have had his reasons for such a choice.
"Alright, I'll stay close to her and wait for your signal."
"Contact using Life Hanging Thread!"
"Just say the word, and I will act imdiately."
Sun Lingtong and Ning Zhuo reached an agreent.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit waited impatiently but saw no action from Ning Zhuo or Sun Lingtong.
It stomped its feet on the throne in frustration.
It kept growling: "Ning Zhuo, Ning Zhuo! What are you waiting for? What are you hesitating about?!"
"Act, act quickly!!"
"That Ning Xiaohui is about to secure her position, alas! Truly, a child cannot be entrusted with important tasks!"
Roar, roar...
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit roared, spitting pillars of fire in frustration.
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