Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 394 - 388: Dark Battle to the End

Chapter 394: Chapter 388: Dark Battle to the End

Li Mo naturally knew very well that he had given all the cultivation resources he obtained from the former City Lord Zhao Shuo to Yan Rufeng.

For a moment, Li Mo was powerless to refute, and his head buzzed as he slumped to the ground.

Zhao Ming, seeing that Li Mo was speechless, sneered, "Li Mo, you can’t distinguish right from wrong. For the sake of your own power, you caused a large amount of cultivation resources to flow into outsiders’ hands on Qiming Star, where Immortal Yuan Qi is already scarce. What crime do you deserve?"

The Li Family members never expected things to escalate to this point and all lowered their heads in silence for a moment.

After a while, Li Xing stepped out from the crowd, cupped his hands, and said, "Zhao Ming, our Li family didn’t think things through before. The old me once believed deeply in the person pretending to be Emperor Yan. Now that things have come to this, is there any way to remedy the situation?"

"Heh, remedy?"

Zhao Ming said disdainfully, "Waiting for the Li family to remedy the situation will turn the yellow flowers cold."

Li Xing lowered his head and remained silent.

Mo Han didn’t expect things to progress so smoothly and secretly smiled. In just an instant, she became serious again.

Zhao Ming acted theatrically, came to Mo Han’s side, bowed, and said, "Mo Han Immortal Venerable, the person pretending to be Emperor Yan has been executed by you. As for the Li family members who were all accomplices of the impostor, how do you plan to deal with them?"

Mo Han said coldly, "Throw all the Li family members into the prison as a warning to others."

Zhao Ming bowed and said, "This humble one will obey."

Mo Han slowly turned around, reverted to her female form, and donned a veil while turning her back to the crowd. She then said, "Zhao Ming, from now on, you are the City Lord of Feng City. If anyone dares to impersonate Emperor Yan again, kill them without mercy."

Zhao Ming bowed and said, "This humble one will obey..."

Zhao Ming took the position of Feng City Lord, and the first thing he did was imprison all the members of the Li family in the Heavenly Prison. As for the Zhao family members who previously served as City Guards, Zhao Ming let them continue their duties.

Zhao Ming believed that only in this way would the Zhao family members hate the so-called impostor Yan Rufeng more. Of course, by doing so, the Zhao family members’ hatred for him was no less than for Yan Rufeng...

The news of someone impersonating Yan Rufeng on Qiming Star quickly spread. As for the matter of Yan Rufeng’s previous support for the Li family to become City Lord of Feng City, it had become a joke for people to talk about during their meals.

In a secret room within the Feng City Lord’s Mansion, Zhao Ming respectfully said to Mo Han, "Mo Han Immortal Venerable, the news that Emperor Yan was impersonated has spread beyond Qiming Star. I believe no one will think that Emperor Yan is still alive."

Mo Han took a deep breath.

"Even so, we cannot let our guard down. These people are not easy to deal with. Over time, they may discover the truth. I hope that Rufeng’s cultivation can return to its peak by then!"

Zhao Ming thought for a moment and then said, "Mo Han Immortal Venerable, does that mean we still cannot return to Xuanming Star?"

Mo Han nodded and then said, "I have already reviewed the Communication Immortal Sword sent by Moran."

Zhao Ming quickly asked, "What did Fairy Moran say?"

Mo Han smiled slightly and said with relief, "Rufeng has now awakened."

Zhao Ming smiled and asked, "Emperor Yan has awakened. Did he mention who his enemies are?"

"Alas..."

Mo Han furrowed her eyebrows and sighed, "Rufeng has awakened, but he only knows that ten years ago, his two disciples told him that the Demon Clan was invading Heavenly Emperor Star, so he went there. As for the five Immortal Venerables who attacked him in the periphery, he doesn’t know who they are."

"Alas..."

Zhao Ming sighed heavily.

"It seems that if Emperor Yan wants to take revenge, it will be very difficult."

Mo Han walked slowly and said, "Actually, it’s not difficult. If we can find Rufeng’s two disciples and question them, we can probably learn the truth."

Zhao Ming said, "Mo Han Immortal Venerable, since that’s the case, why don’t we go find Emperor Yan’s two disciples?"

"Heh!"

Mo Han chuckled thoughtfully.

After a long time, Mo Han said, "Do you think I haven’t tried to find them?"

Zhao Ming frowned and said, "Then did you find them?"

Mo Han shook her head.

"Ten years ago, after learning that the five Immortal Venerables of the Immortal Domain besieged Yan Rufeng, forcing him to self-destruct, I went looking for his two disciples to uncover the truth. But until now, there has been no trace of them."

"Heh!"

Zhao Ming smiled bitterly, "So it seems that finding out the truth of this matter is extremely difficult. We are in the dark, and our enemies are also in the dark. Who knows when Emperor Yan will be able to personally avenge his enemies."

Mo Han smiled gently.

"Zhao Ming, for now, Feng City is the most critical place. Although we have spread the news that Rufeng was an impostor, Rufeng’s enemies might not believe it. I suspect it won’t be long before they send people to investigate the truth."

"Heh heh!"

Zhao Ming smiled, "This humble one understands Mo Han Immortal Venerable’s intentions."

The corners of Mo Han’s mouth curved into a smile.

"Zhao Ming, keep an eye on who comes to Feng City to inquire about Rufeng and then report back to me."

Zhao Ming bowed and said, "This humble one will remember Immortal Venerable’s instructions."

Mo Han then sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, closed her eyes, and said slowly, "Zhao Ming, unless there’s something important, don’t come to the secret room again. You may leave..."

"This humble one obeys!"

Zhao Ming exited the secret room and went to the main hall of the City Lord Mansion. After some contemplation, he gathered all the Zhao family members who served as City Guards to the City Lord Mansion.

In order to better win people’s hearts and make the Zhao family members willingly work for him, Zhao Ming not only stopped them from serving as City Guards but also gave each person one piece of mid-grade Immortal Jade every month.

One piece of mid-grade Immortal Jade wasn’t much. To gain more benefits, Zhao Ming stipulated that anyone who provided information about the activities of merchants and family forces from other Star Domains coming to Qiming Star would receive an extra five pieces of mid-grade Immortal Jade each month.

In the following days, Zhao Ming didn’t receive any useful information.

However, the Li family members imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison continued to give him headaches.

As the Patriarch of the Li family, Li Mo was deeply troubled and couldn’t eat or sleep. No one expected that in his desperation, he would try to commit suicide.

Fortunately, Zhao Ming had his third uncle, Zhao Han, oversee the Li family members. For Li Mo, who was in the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, committing suicide in front of Zhao Han, an Immortal Monarch in the Third Realm, was as difficult as ascending to the skies.

Just a couple of days after the matter with Li Mo calmed down, his only daughter, Li Xihan, started throwing a tantrum in the prison.

"I’m going crazy! You Zhao scums, let me out right now! I’ll go find Young Master Yan and have him kill all of you Zhao people."

Zhao Han closed his eyes and remained silent, ignoring whatever Li Xihan said.

"Zhao Ming, you coward, kill me if you can!"

"Haha..."

Li Xihan laughed loudly, "Not talking, huh? If you claim that Young Master Yan was impersonated, why don’t you dare to kill all of us from the Li family? Are all of you Zhao people cowards?"

"Shut up."

Zhao Han roared in anger, glaring at Li Xihan.