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"If Luo Youran really planned this, then the choice just now was to ask you what price you are willing to pay to save my second brother?"

Chen Chengming understood it immediately and then fell into deep thought.

"So what does she want from the Chen family... Spiritual stones, magic weapons, or does she want the Chen family to surrender and do her bidding from now on?"

He thought about it for a long time but couldn't get a definite answer, so he asked his father in confusion.

"Dad, is there anything in our Chen family that is worthy of Luo Youran or Daozi's covetousness?"

With a slap, Chen Yuan slapped his son on the head and warned him in a deep voice.

"What are you thinking? Daozi only lacks time to grow. He doesn't need to think of this method to deal with the Chen family. So this must be Luo Youran's idea. But the general direction is most likely arranged by Daozi, and how to do it is up to Luo Youran."

"And what exactly does she want? If nothing unexpected happens, it's the various industries that my Chen family has run in the East Continent for more than a hundred years, as well as the positions that were arranged in various cities after the unification of the East Continent."

Chen Chengming was shocked when he heard this. Does Luo Youran want to cut off the Chen family's roots?

Seeing the look on his son's face, Chen Yuan knew that the other party was thinking too seriously.

"Don't overthink it. Even if I dote on Chang Fei, he's still not worth that price. Luo Youran knows this very well. When he asked me to go to the City Lord's Mansion to discuss it, he was actually just trying to bargain with me."

As Chen Yuan said this, without waiting for his eldest son to respond, he suddenly put his hands on his shoulders and spoke in a serious tone.

"Chengming, no matter where you are, strength is everything. You have been a little slack in your cultivation recently. From now on, apart from necessary social activities, try to spend all your time on cultivation."

"I...I know..."

Chen Chengming originally wanted to refuse. He was a kind person and had never done evil by relying on his status as the eldest son of the Chen family. He had many friends both in Xuantian Sect and Xuantian City. In addition, he had made great progress in his cultivation recently, and many friends wanted to treat him to a meal to celebrate. It was difficult for him to refuse, which resulted in less time for cultivation.

But what happened suddenly today made him feel a sense of pressure and a desire for strength.

"Get some rest."

After getting a satisfactory answer, Chen Yuan patted his son on the shoulder, said something and went to his room. Chen Chengming said goodbye and went back to his room to start practicing.

The next morning, Chen Yuan was alone in a side room cleaning a spirit tablet, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Xiu Ming, I will do my best."

After the worship, Chen Yuan tidied his clothes again and quickly went to the City Lord's Mansion alone.

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In the training room of the City Lord's Mansion of Xuantian City, Luo Youran sat cross-legged on a mat, seizing the time to practice hard. Beside her was the book given by Xiao Ningxue, which recorded in detail her experience in practicing the state of water.

Just as Luo Youran was concentrating on his practice, the jade tablet placed beside him lit up slightly, and then flashed with light. Luo Youran did not stop practicing, but circulated his spiritual power for another cycle before placing his hand on the jade tablet and listening carefully to the information transmitted.

"come yet…"

Muttering something, Luo Youran immediately got up, fixed her makeup, changed into formal clothes, and prepared to meet Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan was sitting in one of the seats with his eyes closed at the round table in the conference hall. Tan Yue, who was responsible for receiving him, walked slowly towards him. Without interrupting him, she placed a cup of brewed tea beside him and then waited outside the gate.

A few minutes later, Luo Youran brought Tan Yue and slowly walked into the conference hall.

Chen Yuan, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and looked at the stunning woman in a lavender dress in front of him. There was no fluctuation in his eyes, he just stood up and spoke.

"I haven't seen you for a few months, but you are still as charming as ever, and you have managed the East Continent in an orderly manner. No wonder Daozi would trust you with this important task instead of giving it to his wife~son~City Lord Xiao."

Luo Youran has heard these sarcastic and attacking remarks since she took this position, but so what? Do you have the ability to pull her down?

"Elder Chen, thank you. You look a little unwell. Did you not get enough rest last night?"

As Luo Youran spoke, she sat down across the round table, her slender fingers gently touching her red lips, her brows slightly furrowed as if she was seriously thinking about why the other person had not rested well, and then she suddenly realized.

"Is it because of your son's matter? Don't worry, Elder Chen. He was very safe and well in prison last night. I believe this conversation will have a perfect ending. I'm sure your wife's spirit in heaven will think so, right?"

"That depends on the city lord's appetite."

Chen Yuan replied calmly and sat down slowly. His hands hidden under his sleeves suddenly clenched. The anger at the mention of his deceased wife burned in his heart, gnawing away at his sanity. However, he knew the purpose of his coming here, and the horror of the formation of the City Lord's Mansion. Before, there had been cases where the remnants of other sects had joined forces to assassinate Luo Youran, but were completely blocked by the formation. Therefore, he remained expressionless, and his eyes did not fluctuate at all.

Luo Youran could not tell anything from the surface, but she somewhat admired the other party's ability to control his emotions. Chen Yuan's wife died in a secret place because of his greed while saving him. But it didn't matter. It was not her character to not fight back when being targeted when she had the ability.

Bored Luo Youran picked up the teacup brought by Tan Yue, took a sip, and went straight to the point.

"First, you should give up the positions of the city lords of Xieyue, Juyuan, and Donghuang, and resign from the position of city lord on the grounds that you have wasted many years and want to concentrate on cultivation to make further progress."

"Lord City Lord, although these three cities are not as big as Xuantian City, they are also large cities and one of the important hubs of the Eastern Continent. The city lords are all garrisoned by experienced second and third level realm foundation builders. Can you find a replacement in a short time? If you can, I can agree."

Chen Yuan immediately refuted. He was very clear about how many cultivators in the realm of artistic conception were there in the East Continent. All together, there were only more than 2000 of them, and there were only more than 200 of them in the second realm of artistic conception. Then, the younger generation like his eldest son were still pursuing a higher realm and did not like to be entangled in trivial matters. These people had to be eliminated.

In addition, Luo Youran had been assassinated by remnants of other sects, and these three seats were very important, so it was impossible to delegate power to these people, so the number of suitable people was even smaller.

"Don't worry about it. I will transfer some powerful demons from the Misty Forest to replace these positions, and find some monks to assist them in their work."

Luo Youran had a calm smile on his face, looking like he had everything under control.

boom!

Chen Yuan angrily punched the round table, directly activating the surrounding defensive formation. Lines of formation patterns emerged to block the punch, creating ripples.

"Luo Youran, are you kidding me? Let the demon race manage the human race's city!"