Chapter 1202: A Dunce of a City Lord (1/2)

“Redbud City Lord Jian Wenhe greets the three eminent lords!” Jian Wenhe and his men fell on their faces in a grand gesture of considerable respect when they reached Zhuo Bufan and other two.

Lu Yun looked at the meatball sprawled on the ground and cast a wordless glance at Zhuo Bufan, transmitting, “Is lying on the ground when you bow one of your customs here?”

The enforcer’s face spasmed and he snapped coldly at Jian Wenhe, “Get up, you embarrassing thing!”

“Yes, yes, of course!” Wreathed in smiles, Jian Wenhe bounced right up. “Right this way, august lords! This lowly one has set a welcome banquet and dearly hopes that the distinguished guests will grace us with your presence!”

“There’s no reason for him to be fawning over us like this. Let’s go and see what he’s got cooking,” transmitted a perplexed Lu Yun. This Jian Wenhe was plainly in the superior cultivation realm, but he was humbling himself to an absurd degree. Obviously, he had a favor to ask.

Having newly arrived in the Hongmeng, Lu Yun was inordinately interested in everything. Though their destination was Starcloud City, that wasn’t his final goal. He was here to raise his cultivation, improve his strength, and find Qing Yu.

“Fine, then.” Zhuo Bufan naturally wouldn’t turn down the meatball now that Lu Yun had made his preferences clear.

In front of others, however, Executive Zhuo Bufan outranked black-robed Lu Yun and the little fox. Thus, the two stayed half a step behind the man.

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Hongmeng beasts, also known as chaos beasts, were an unparalleled delicacy in the Hongmeng. Full of vitality, they were the highest honor one could show a guest. All Redbud experts had been gathered for the banquet. Roughly a hundred people drank toast after toast to each other in the enormous banquet hall, exchanging empty pleasantries and feting Lu Yun and the other two like a sky full of stars clustering around the moon.

“Hongmeng beasts again? I’ve gotten so tired of them,” muttered the downcast little fox as she looked at the delicacies in front of her made from Hongmeng beasts.

Countless chaos beasts lived in the abyss and as a veteran foodie, the lizard-dragon frequently grabbed a few to fry, bake, boil, or stew. The little fox often entered the fissure in search of a free meal.

The lizard-dragon was a preeminent existence within the superior realm. It was close to being hailed a king, and its culinary skills far outstripped what was on display for this banquet. Just the smell of the dishes on display alone killed the little fox’s urge to raise her chopsticks.

The masks that enforcers wore were a strange item. They seemed like a layer of colored gas, but fully covered the face and didn’t affect the wearer’s ability to eat or swallow.

As quiet as the little fox’s voice was, her every word traveled clearly into everyone’s ears and delight seized Jian Wenhe. If they’d gotten tired of even Hongmeng beasts, then these three were highly important beings and the city really was saved this time!

“Servants, clean up the banquet and serve our unique Redbud fish feast!” he quickly commanded.

“Enough!” Lu Yun slapped the table out of impatience. “Be frank about whatever’s on your mind, there’s no need for this exaggerated servility.”

“Yes, yes!” Jian Wenhe shot to his feet when he realized that one of the black robes was directly addressing him. He bowed circumspectly and said, “Please save my people, oh revered lords!”

“Hurry up.” Zhuo Bufan was also losing patience.

“A tide of beasts has erupted from the depths of Redbud Plains. Endless wild beasts are flooding out of the land. They’ll reach us in three days’ time, and we won’t be able to withstand a horde of their scale with our current strength. “Jian Wenhe explained with a long face, “A mysterious power has interfered with our transportation formation and broken it. We can’t get any word out regarding the beast tide, much less withdraw…”

Lu Yun’s face sank. “Then what are you doing currying favor with us and not making defense preparations for the beast tide? There’s only three of us, what can we do? Do you take us for titled kings?”

He really wanted to cuss with everything in his vocabulary at their current straits. There’d been nothing out of the ordinary after they entered the city; citizens went about their business as they would without the slightest hint of nervousness or trepidation.

Lu Yun also finally understood why they’d suddenly landed here.

A strange power enveloped the area. Any transportation formation or light from a formation that passed through was instantly rendered ineffective.