Heavenly Dao Engine

Chapter 898 - 898 0545 A Bit of an Exaggeration_1

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Within the City Lord’s Mansion, Qi Tian believed there were three places most likely to conceal secrets: the mansion’s study, the City Lord’s bedroom, and the City Lord himself.

In the several days since Qi Tian had entered the City Lord’s Mansion, he had stealthily inspected its study but to no avail. He turned the place inside out yet failed to find any valuable clues. The study was well-furnished, but there wasn’t a single item infused with Spirit Qi. Most documents related to city defense and population registers. Qi Tian concluded that the City Lord was a cautious man, likely trusting himself above all others, much like most cultivators. He would prefer to carry useful and precious items on his person rather than leaving them elsewhere.

Qi Tian had yet to meet the City Lord, Xiang Songzhi, who was rumored to be away on business in the core area. However, Qi Tian had gleaned plenty about Xiang Songzhi from others. With a cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Peak, Xiang Songzhi’s stature in the entire Imperial Family Secret Territory was considered upper-middle-class. Yet his position as the lord of a city, albeit a minor one, had little to do with his cultivation level. It owed more to his connections—his ancestor had been a Personal Guard Commander to a Great Zhao Emperor, deeply trusted by the reigning monarch. This ancestor had come to the Imperial Family Secret Territory with the Emperor, who, in gratitude for the commander’s loyalty, granted him a small city to govern and promised perpetual rule to his family as long as they remained loyal.