Chapter 143 Establishing Prestige
Chapter 143 Establishing Prestige
After Shen Ziyan left, Zhang Zongyu looked at the Li family cultivator kneeling on the ground, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he said indifferently:
"All cultivators of the Li family will be killed, and the mortals will be divided according to the dynasty's rules!"
"kill!"
At Zhang Zongyu's command, all the cultivators of the Zhang family rushed towards the cultivators of the Li family. In an instant, the shouts of killing and the sounds of weapons clashing resounded throughout the city lord's mansion.
When other forces in Tianbao City saw this scene, they did not choose to help the Li family. They knew that the current situation could not be changed and could only choose to watch from the sidelines.
Those forces that were previously dissatisfied with or had conflicts with the Li family stood on the side of the Zhang family without hesitation, and even took the initiative to help the Zhang family deal with the Li family.
For a moment, the entire City Lord's Mansion was in chaos, with blood splattering everywhere and screams ringing out.
At this time, there were hundreds of corpses lying in the City Lord's Mansion, but almost all of them were the corpses of Li family cultivators.
"From today on, the position of Tianbao City Lord will return to its original owner. Is everyone okay with this?"
Zhang Chentian glanced coldly at the other forces outside the City Lord's Mansion, and a powerful pressure emanated from him, pressing down on everyone.
Feeling this strong pressure, the strong men from other forces couldn't help but tremble, with horror on their faces.
They were well aware of Zhang Chentian's strength and status, and did not dare to have any thoughts of resistance. They all lowered their heads to show their obedience.
"We will obey the orders of Earl Ling Bing!"
Everyone responded in unison, their voices filled with awe and fear.
"You don't have to worry about my Zhang family implementing a dictatorship, because that is absolutely impossible.
"After all, our Zhang family has a limited number of people and cannot bear all the responsibilities alone. Therefore, in addition to the position of city lord, we will also establish other official positions." Zhang Zongyu explained with a smile.
He continued:
"These positions will be filled by talented individuals from the various major forces in this city, allowing everyone to work together and contribute to the development of this city."
At this time, all major forces had been intimidated by Zhang Chentian's majesty. Zhang Zongyu felt that the time had come, so he gave Zhang Chentian a look, indicating that they could start the next plan.
So, Zhang Chentian nodded slightly, and Zhang Zongyu went on to talk about the plan they had discussed before.
This was actually a strategy they had discussed in advance. They would first give these forces a warning and then give them certain benefits, so that they could better control them.
At the same time, ancestor Zhang Chongzhan led other clansmen to the Li family's land to carry out cleanup work.
They are well aware of the serious consequences of not removing the roots of the problem and will never make such a low-level mistake.
Zhang Chentian looked at Zhang Zongyu and said firmly:
"Grandpa, I'll leave this to you. I need to check if there are any fish that have slipped through the net in the Li family."
Zhang Zongyu nodded and replied:
"Okay, go ahead and don't worry. Your grandma and I will take care of things here."
After responding, Zhang Chentian flew into the sky as fast as lightning, his eyes closed.
He released his powerful mental strength with all his strength, scanning every corner around him like a radar, carefully searching for any suspicious figures.
"Chentian, in the southeast, that group of people in ordinary clothes look panicked and behave strangely. They look very suspicious!"
Xiaota reminded.
"Okay, I'll go take a look!"
Zhang Chentian replied and flew in the direction that Xiaota said without hesitation.
He was extremely fast, like a gust of wind, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Soon, Zhang Chentian appeared in front of the group of people and blocked their way.
There were more than twenty people in this group, and everyone looked nervous, especially when they saw Zhang Chentian, they looked terrified.
"Who are you? Why are you stopping us?!"
The leader suppressed his inner fear, tried his best to control the expression on his face, and asked seriously.
Zhang Chentian's face was cold, and there was a chill in his eyes. He didn't waste time talking to them and directly released his pressure.
He pressed these people to the ground, making them unable to move, and then he directly cast a soul brand on the leader.
"Tell me! Are you from the Li family? Who told you the news?"
Zhang Chentian's voice rang in the leader's mind.
"We are from the Li family. It was the people from the Huwei Gang who told us the news and told us to escape quickly."
The leader answered truthfully without hiding anything.
After being branded with the Soul Mark, the man trembled, as if all his strength had been drained away. However, he revealed his identity without hesitation:
"My name is Li Long, and I'm a member of the Li family's collateral branch..."
Zhang Chentian nodded and continued to ask:
"Besides you, are there any other people in the Li family hiding or escaping?"
Hearing this question, a trace of fear and despair flashed in Li Long's eyes, but under the influence of the soul imprint, he still answered honestly:
"Yes, there are more than a dozen of them hidden in Kuangfeng Village, and there are also eight hidden in Xin's family. There are no others."
Zhang Chentian nodded with satisfaction, then swung the sword in his hand, and several sword blades flew out, instantly killing all ten people from the Li family in front of him.
Blood splattered, staining the ground red, but Zhang Chentian's eyes remained as cold as before, without any fluctuation.
Then, Zhang Chentian returned to the City Lord's Mansion and called out the leader of the Huwei Gang and the leader of the Kuangfeng Village.
"If you call out the Li family members now, you might still have a chance to survive."
Zhang Chentian stared at the two of them with cold eyes and said lightly.
"Count, what are you talking about? Someone from the Li family?"
Hu Tian, the leader of the Huwei Gang, endured the pressure on his body and said through gritted teeth.
"Yes, we are yours now. How could we possibly be hiding someone from the Li family?"
The leader of Kuangfeng Village, Wen Lai said hurriedly.
"Really? I'll count to three. If you don't tell me the whereabouts of the Li family, you can die!"
Zhang Chentian's cold voice came.
Upon hearing this, Hu Tian and Wen Lai's faces changed drastically.
They could see that Zhang Chentian was capable of doing what he said, and if they didn't hand over the Li family, they would really die.
However, they did not dare to betray the Li family easily, because they would not end up well.
"one……"
When Zhang Chentian counted to the first number, his voice sounded like it came from hell, making people's hair stand on end.
Cold sweat broke out on Hu Tian and Wen Lai's foreheads. They looked at each other and saw fear in each other's eyes.
"two……"
When the second number sounded, Hu Tian and Wen Lai's bodies began to tremble.
"three……"
When the last number fell, Hu Tian and Wen Lai could no longer bear it.
"I'll tell you! I'll tell you!" Hu Tian shouted hurriedly.
"Hurry up and tell me!" Zhang Chentian shouted coldly.
"We hid the Li family members in an abandoned temple outside the city. It's very secluded there and no one will find them."
Hu Tian said tremblingly.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chentian immediately took his men to the abandoned temple.
Along the way, he secretly thanked his lucky stars that he had discovered the conspiracy in time, otherwise it would have left a hidden danger for the Zhang family.
When they arrived at the abandoned temple, they indeed found a group of Li family members.
The men looked tired but not seriously injured.
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