The lord's mansion in Wucheng, occasionally two soldiers guarding the gate would stomp their feet.

  It's really cold in this deep winter.

  "Please, both of you, help me inform him that I want to see the city master. It's about Teng Qing Shan." Sun Feng took out a few pieces of silver from his pocket and quietly handed them over. The two guards' eyes lit up, each taking half, before one of them smiled and said: "Teng Qing Shan? Many people are trying to get rich now, someone even said that Teng Qing Shan was at some place the other day. But after a slight investigation, it turned out to be fake. However, looking at the silver, I'll help you pass on the message. You wait here."

  That soldier's mood was clearly very good, and he ran towards the castle lord's residence.

  In this small town of Ukou, Hyōei is just an ordinary strong man, and there aren't many skilled fighters. Getting a few taels of silver would make them very excited.

  A moment——

  Hebei ran over, smiling and said: "You little guy is lucky, the city master has nothing to do now, let you in. However, you must remember that when you arrive at the mansion, don't run around, follow me closely." Hebei immediately led Sun Feng into the castle of the lord of Wucheng.

  Wu Cheng City Lord's Mansion, Martial Arts Hall interior.

  A robust man with a thick beard, wearing a single garment, was wielding a battle knife in the hall, his moves were simple, but each move was as fast as lightning.

  Hoo! Hoo!

  Fierce and powerful energy also left marks on the ground paved with bluestone.

  "The lord of the castle, someone has arrived." That was what Banzou shouted from outside.

  The castle owner of Wucheng stopped practicing his sword and turned to look outside, smiling: "Come in! In this era, one by one wants to find Ceng Qing Shan, thinking of earning that 1,000 taels of gold." This single message is worth 1,000 taels of gold. No wonder many people are looking for Ceng Qing Shan.

  Hyōei retreated, and Son Goku stepped into the training hall.

  "Good knife skills." Sun Feng exclaimed, "The knife wind can leave a mark on the bluestone, and the city master has this knife skill... it's likely to be listed in the 'Earth List'." As he spoke, Sun Feng's figure flashed, like a leaf, lightly and smoothly drawing an eerie arc, and then stood two zhang in front of Wu Cheng, the lord of Wucheng.

  The castle owner's eyes lit up and exclaimed: "What a great light skill!"

  Sun Feng smiled and said: "I can only use this light skill with ease."

  The lord of Wucheng is also a discerning person, and relying on this agility, he has determined that the cunning little devil in front of him should be an expert. In recent days, most of the people who reported false information were ordinary people. When they saw someone holding a silver long gun, they said that person was Teng Qing Shan. When they saw someone holding a black large axe, they said that person was Teng Qing Shan.

  This lord of the castle is already quite irritated.

  But...

  Generally formidable masters don't get this bored.

  "To be honest with you, sir, I'm actually in the business of eating at a hundred different houses." Sun Feng chuckled to himself.

  "Thief of the gods?" The lord of Wucheng also smiled.

  "A thief is just a thief. The city master called me 'thief god', my face was burning with shame." Sun Feng laughed and said, "It's like this, I targeted a group of merchants. One of them, according to my investigation, was Qin Wei, a solo merchant who traveled from Yangzhou to Yanzhou. This kind of solo merchant must be doing big business, so I thought I'd make some money off him!"

  "Today, that group just settled in. I took advantage of Qin Wei going to the toilet and entered his room. I opened his trunk." Sun Feng said with a smile, actually this lie was well-prepared, and on the back of the portrait given by his master, there was also a picture of a trunk, inside which was hidden the Wheel Turning Gun and the Mountain Opening Axe.

  The lord of Wucheng Castle next door listened with shining eyes.

  "In the cargo box, there were just some tea bricks, but... among the two large cargo boxes, one of them had a clothes box. The clothes box was opened and at first glance, there was nothing special. What kind of person am I? What treasure-hiding methods haven't I seen before? Easily discovered that inside the clothes box, there was a hidden compartment. I was shocked to find... in that compartment, there were two gun stocks and a black axe!" Sun Feng said.

  The lord of Wucheng was shocked upon hearing this.

  "Really?" The lord of Wucheng City couldn't believe it.

  "Could I be bored with it?" Sun Feng smiled, "I had prepared to take action earlier, so that merchant group had been investigated long ago. That Qin Wei, was from Yangzhou and rushed to Qingzhou Hu Yue Prefecture. Then he joined the Hu family's merchant group and arrived at this Yu Zhou Wu Cheng! I think, nine out of ten it is Teng Qing Shan."

  The lord of Wucheng heard this and had already begun to believe it in his heart.

  Firstly, Sun Feng's identity is that of a master thief, and he wouldn't waste his time on something without any potential gain.

  Secondly, Sun Feng said that Qin Wei was from Yangzhou and had come all the way here.

  "Haha, I still don't know who you are?" said Wu Cheng, the city lord.

  "My name is Yan Feng." Sun Feng said.

  "Oh, can the Yanfeng brothers temporarily stay with me? After a few days, if it's confirmed to be Teng Qing Mountain, I'll pay you 1,000 taels of gold." said Wu Cheng, the city lord. Sun Feng smiled and said: "City Lord, if you don't mind me, I'd be happy to stay. But I won't take that 1,000 taels of gold, it's not worth my while."

  The lord of Wucheng heard this and felt even more at ease in his heart.

  The other party can stay, and the surname is even higher.

  At once, the lord of Wucheng ordered someone to arrange for 'Yanfeng', and then he himself immediately sent a message by carrier pigeon, which was transmitted to Yuhuangmen.

  ……

  Wu Cheng was close to Wang Cheng 'Yu Cheng', and the news naturally arrived quickly at Yu Huang Men.

  Wang City 'Yu City', in the center of Yu City, there is a vast palace, which is the Yu Huang Palace, the old nest of the Yu Huang Gate.

  Yu Huang Gate, Jiuding Hall.

  Row after row of black chairs were arranged in order, and one by one, the top masters of Yu Huang Men entered the Jiuding Hall. These powerful individuals discussed among themselves until finally, the black-haired man wearing a black robe with gold trim walked into the Jiuding Hall, at which point everyone fell silent.

  "Master of the Gate!" The crowd shouted respectfully.

  Yu Huangmen's master, with a faint glow flowing in his deep eyes, scanned the crowd and smiled lightly: "Everyone is puzzled, why did I rush to gather everyone? This matter is small, it's just about Teng Qing Shan. But this matter, if said big, it's also big! Because it involves my Yu Huangmen's ancestor's personal weapon!"

  Suddenly there was a commotion.

  "Yu Huang's Ancestor's Mountain-Opening Divine Axe?"

  "Have you found Mount Qingcheng?"

  Yu Huangmen raised his hand slightly and pressed down, instantly silencing everyone. He continued, "News came from Wucheng in the south. The lord of Wucheng said that a divine thief was stealing from a lone merchant when he found two gun handles and a black axe in the hidden compartment of his clothes trunk!"

  "This lone merchant, named Qin Wei! He set out from Yangzhou and arrived at the city of Qingzhou's Hu Yue County. Then he changed to another merchant group and finally arrived at our Yu Zhou Wu Cheng." The master of the Yu Huang Gate looked at everyone, "Let's discuss, how many possible surnames does this person have in Teng Qing Shan?"

  "The Master of the Gate is now often transmitted in various places, and it's said that one can find Qingcheng Mountain. But actually, not a single one exists. This 'ten' is also fake."

  "Not necessarily, since he can be called a god of thieves, he must have some skills. This kind of person won't casually tell lies."

  "What's the hurry? Let's wait until we're sure we've found Mount Qingcheng before we say anything. Going now would be a waste of time."

  ……

  Inside Jiuding Hall, many high-ranking officials of Yu Huangmen had differing opinions.

  "Hu Yue County City?" Suddenly, the silver-haired old man sitting in front frowned and said, "As far as I know, more than half a month ago, Hu Yue County City had a city-wide arrest. At the same time, they were also searching for Teng Qing Shan. Such a big commotion. It's estimated that Xiangyang Palace and Qinghu Island found out that Teng Qing Shan was in Hu Yue County City at that time."

  As soon as this was said, more people in the room believed that this matter was true.

  "This is indeed possible. Qin Wei might be Teng Qing Shan."

  "Didn't the host say earlier that Qin Wei was from Yangzhou... Teng Qing Shan is also in Yangzhou."

  Obviously, most people believe this.

  Yu Huangmen's face broke into a smile: "According to the news from Wucheng City Lord, that thief has extremely high lightness skills and is among the best of the top masters. Moreover, he is currently living in Wucheng City Lord's mansion. Adding to the previous information... I think Qin Wei is 90% likely to be Teng Qing Shan!"

  "That black axe, I reckon if it's from the Yu Huang treasure, it should be the Mountain-Opening Divine Axe. Tell me, will you take it or not?" The master of the Yu Huang Gate said.

  "Of course, it must be seized!" A tall and robust man wearing a black robe suddenly stood up and said loudly, "This Kuafu divine axe is the personal weapon of our ancestor Yu Huang! It should belong to my Yu Huang Gate! In this world, no one is more qualified than my Yu Huang Gate to obtain it."

  "Yes, the divine axe of Kua Shan, we must take it back!" Many people shouted.

  An old hunchbacked woman spoke up, "Everyone, the Emperor Yu's ancestor has given an order, but it doesn't allow us to go dig up the Emperor Yu's treasure. It is for those who have fate to obtain it! Moreover, even if the mountain-opening divine axe is powerful, it is still just an axe and doesn't have any special use in itself. What's the point? Furthermore, whether or not it is the mountain-opening divine axe is still unknown."

  "Hmm, Shifu, you're wrong about this." The thin old man glared, "Yu Huang Zu Shi only forbade us from digging it up! But now that the treasure has appeared, other sects are fighting over the 'North Sea Spirit', and we didn't even go. Now, we're just taking back our ancestor's personal weapon. What's wrong with that?"

  The old woman laughed and said: "Young master, you mean to kill Tong Qing Shan and seize the divine axe? This is not a trivial matter for Qing Hu Island."

  "Don't kill him, just force him to hand it over." The thin old man said.

  "Don't kill him, won't he run away? This time he ran away, next time it'll be hard to find him." The old woman smiled and said, "Although we don't care about Qinghu Island, this time Qinghu Island suffered too much, we also don't need to provoke that blind Sword Saint."

  Blind Sword Saint?

  The crowd at Yu Huang Gate calmed down, discussing the top masters of the Post-Heaven and Pre-Heaven realms. Yu Huang Gate had triumphed over Qing Hu Island! Yu Huang Gate also had Void Realm experts!

  But ——

  That Blind Sword Saint, with just a few moves, has already been determined by the various major sects to have reached the 'Entry into Emptiness' Great Completion! It can be said that he is one of the most terrifying figures in the entire Nine Provinces. Moreover, the Blind Sword Saint's swordsmanship is extremely fierce and frightening, although the Yu Huang Gate, Qin Family, and Mani Temple are not afraid. Yet no one dares to provoke that blind man.

  "Alright, Teng Qing Shan is currently in Wu City and won't be leaving for a while. Pass the message to Qing Hu Island! I believe that by dawn tomorrow, their people will arrive at Wu City! At that time, our Yu Huang Gate will watch and let Qing Hu Island take action to kill Teng Qing Shan. As for the Kai Shan divine axe... our Yu Huang Gate will take it, and Qing Hu Island won't dare say anything." The master of Yu Huang Gate made a decision.

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