Chapter 208 : The Hallmaster Wants to Get Married Off 24 (1/2)

After the first person launched an attack, others soon followed suit. The situation at the gates quickly fell into chaos as everyone started flinging their spirit energy all over the place.

Shi Sheng simply stood further back, watching the chaos expressionlessly.

Shi Sheng’s indifference towards governing Four-Square City was particularly convenient for the original guards. Added to the fact that she was truly pretty, they actually protected her of their own accord.

Fortunately, the truly influential people hadn’t arrived yet. The ones who were standing at the gates were either their scouts, or the forces sent out by some minor powers, so they weren’t too hard to deal with; Four-Square City’s people soon quelled the troublemakers and chased them out of the city.

“City Lord, what did we chase them out for?” Once the gates had been shut, the Spirit Sage from before walked over to Shi Sheng and asked.

‘Although it felt great to beat them up, once their main force arrives, there’s going to be trouble.’

Shi Sheng’s lips tugged upwards. Just when Big Man thought she was about to reveal an astonishing revelation, she spoke lightly, “Didn’t like the look of them.”

‘Didn’t like the look of them… so you chased them out? The new City Lord sure is wilful…’

“How come there’ve been so many people entering the city lately?” Shi Sheng hadn’t been in Four-Square City during this period of time. The moment she returned, she’d been greeted by a city full of unfamiliar faces.

‘Were they forming a tour group to sightsee Four-Square City?’

Big Man was surprised. “City Lord, you didn’t know?”

“Know what?” ‘Did something important happen while I(bbb) was gone?’

Big Man’s lip twitched. ‘City Lord actually didn’t know about something so important! Is she really our City Lord?’

After he had organised his thoughts, Big Man spoke, “There’s been some abnormal signs coming from Sunset Forest recently. Rumours say that a rare treasure is about to appear. The people outside are here for that.”

“Treasure? What treasure?”

In Xuanhuan worlds, whenever a powerful object appeared, it would generate a lot of turbulence in the world, attracting many powerful factions over in a dispute to seize control.

Of course, the biggest beneficiaries were always the leads. They’d take this opportunity to strengthen themselves or just make a fortune and possibly cultivate some feelings for each other in the process.

It could be considered the most important trope in the Xuanhuan genre.

Big Man awkwardly scratched his head. “Well, there’s no way of telling for sure right now, is there? We have to wait till the treasure appears or after we enter Sunset Forest. But quite a number of people have gathered this time; seems like the treasure this time must be really valuable. City Lord, should we…?”

Big Man didn’t finish his sentence, but Shi Sheng still understood what he was trying to ask.

“Should we join in?”

“If you guys want to, go ahead. What’re you asking me for? I don’t bother with this kind of stuff.” Shi Sheng spread her hands. “Just make sure you keep a good eye on the gates. And toss the people that already entered the city back out.”

Once she’d finished giving her orders, she turned around and left.

Big Man couldn’t help but wonder why his new City Lord was so… unique. ‘When other people become the City Lord, they’re all eager to establish their prestige. But look at her! She doesn’t bother about anything city related, and she disappears for ages at a time! City Lord, your position is going to be usurped at this rate!!!’

……

As expected, ever since Shi Sheng gave the order to shut the gates and more people arrived by the day, the number of people looking for trouble increased.

But it wasn’t that easy to enter the city.

As Four-Square City was situated on the outer edges of Sunset Forest, it was only natural that it would have a strong defensive formation in place. Once the formation was activated, the people outside couldn’t do a thing.

Perhaps due to the fact that too many people had gathered in one place, magic beasts would frequently come out of Sunset Forest. By the time night fell, the area outside the walls were practically filled with the sounds of crying and howling, causing one’s scalp to crawl.

“City Lord? City Lord, are you here?” Outside the City Lord’s mansion, Big Man was shouting with a booming voice, his expression slightly anxious. But even after shouting for a long while, there was still no sign of a response from within.

“She couldn’t have gone outside the city, could she?”

“That shouldn’t be the case… City Lord was still inside the city when the formation was activated. If she’d left, there’s no way we wouldn’t have known.”

“Then how come she’s not coming out? Should we go in and take a look…?”