Inheriting A Divine Cultivation Clan At The Start, All My Juniors Are Empresses-Chapter 695 - 254: Brothers! Godfather! _6

Moreover...

Moreover, why do you look so young, like a teenage boy? Those delicate brows and eyes are quite handsome, really quite endearing.

"Godfather, can you introduce me?"

Yuchi grinned innocently, looking harmless, "If I go directly to the Celestial Capital Department, others might set up defenses right away, which would be troublesome. But if I have your endorsement, at least they don't have to worry about me being a bad guy, and it will be easier for me to get things done."

"As for your life, you can totally rest easy. If things go south for you, I'll help take care of your wife and kids, rest assured."

City Lord: "??? "

WTF! Everyone, come and see, there's a guy here who looks like a person but speaks like he's not! My whole mindset is about to explode: "Brother, ancestor, it's not that I don't want to help you, but this matter involves too many things! You mentioned a sect called the Yatian Sect, which I know, it's the most powerful sect around us!"

"The elders of this sect are probably all at the Core Formation Stage, and you want me to handle a Core Formation Stage existence? Or how do you intend to handle it in the end?"

"So just forget about it, it's just the South City after all. Such matters will pass, as long as the people in the South City don't cultivate and live honestly, it's not too unreasonable. As for the South City's entire business belonging to the Yatian Sect, so what? The Demon-slaying Bureau doesn't ask our Imperial Decree Department for money now, and that's a good thing for us."

The City Lord has his own little calculations too.

From Yuchi's words about the South City, South City is just a small broken city with only a hundred thousand residents. A hundred thousand residents are nothing, even a large village has that many people, is it really worth sacrificing so much for so few people? What if the South City issue isn't handled well, and the fire spreads to Huoqing City?

Huoqing City has millions of people, South City can't be compared to Huoqing City at all.

Yuchi: "Isn't the Imperial Decree Department one of the Four Major Institutions?"

City Lord: "Yes."

Yuchi: "Aren't the people of the South City your responsibility?" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

City Lord: "Though it's our responsibility, we can't manage it."

Yuchi: "If your mom were in South City, would you help?"

City Lord: "My mom isn't in South City."

Yuchi: "..."

"Hey, I'm really just annoyed, damn, just say whether you'll help or not." Yuchi's gaze turned gradually colder.

"..." Can't be persuaded with good words, are you going to force me now?

"Will you help?" Yuchi asked again.

"I'll help..." the City Lord said tearfully.

Because Yuchi was just too frightening, he was a sunny youth before, and in an instant turned gloomy and harsh.

"Wouldn't it have been so much easier if you said so earlier?" Yuchi was exasperated.

"Couldn't you have threatened me earlier?" the City Lord was also speechless.

What the hell are you saying?

I didn't say anything.

Oh.

Hmm.

"Quickly arrange for me to meet him, I'm your godson now, just say I'm planning to develop well within Huoqing City, and by then help introduce me so I can speak privately with the head of the Celestial Capital Department."

"Alright... then tonight."

"Tonight? So soon?"

"Yes, there's a banquet tonight, apparently someone from the Star Observatory is coming from afar, and they're dining at the largest restaurant in Huoqing City, and the Demon-slaying Bureau people will also be there..." the City Lord said.

"Is that so? That's great." Yuchi relaxed a bit.

His logic for judging the situation was very simple: South City is supposed to be managed by Huoqing City. If Huoqing City doesn't manage it, it's Huoqing City's mistake, so the mistake should be blamed on the heads of the Four Major Institutions. Isn't the Imperial Decree Department part of the Four Major Institutions? Since they are part of the Four Major Institutions, they need to manage it.

He, Yuchi, wasn't forcing ordinary cultivators to help. Those who eat that kind of meal surely can't only eat soft rice, they must be able to eat hard rice too, right?

As for the person from the Star Observatory coming from afar, he didn't care.

"Could it be Yinghan coming?"

He didn't believe it.

...

Leaving the council hall, Yuchi walked behind the City Lord, the two walking one after the other.

"Don't be nervous, godfather, I'm your very beloved godson. I've already taken the short end of the stick, don't look so gloomy as if I'm threatening you," Yuchi said, looking at the dejected City Lord.

Come on! Aren't you threatening me? Yet you act like you're not... The City Lord sighed, "You'd better not be my godson, I feel unworthy, let's just say you're my nephew, your accent is somewhat of a problem, but not too much, so as my nephew, I'm your uncle, that'll be better, otherwise it'll be hard to explain to my wife."

"Oh?"

Yuchi looked at the City Lord, "Then that's fine, you being my uncle is good enough. But from what you're saying, are you quite afraid of your wife?"

Yuchi thought the City Lord should have a dozen concubines, what, just one wife then?

Who isn't afraid of their wife? The City Lord smiled wryly, "The key is my wife grew up with me, and has been with me every step of the way, so I'm definitely afraid of her. Perhaps it's not fear, but respect, so I didn't find many concubines, just two or three."

Oh, you've got it tough, Yuchi smiled:

"Uncle, don't worry, once this matter is resolved, you can directly move the people from South City into Huoqing City, and the people will be so grateful to you. You'll be a renowned figure in history, standing tall before your wife, won't you?"

"That's the kind of breadth and courage a great person would have, I believe you're capable of doing it, you're the best, surely not a single problem."

Yuchi's excessive flattery made the City Lord smile wryly: "Alright, I understand what you mean, you're planning to rescue the people from South City and bring them to Huoqing City, aren't you?"

"Yes, if not, how do I deal with those hundred thousand people? I'm not from Huoqing City." Yuchi smiled.

"Alright!" the City Lord nodded: "May I ask a question then?"

"What question?" Yuchi smiled.

"Why would you care about such matters? You know these things have nothing to do with you, and every day something more tragic happens in this world. These aren't issues you can truly solve completely; after resolving the South City issue today, unless you stay in Huoqing City forever, won't similar South City issues arise again in the future?"

The City Lord was speaking the truth. These issues are like monsters, impossible to completely eradicate. Such matters bring pain over and over again, so as an outsider, why would you bother with them?

Why not just do what you originally intended?

Yuchi burst out laughing: "This question is very easy to answer, let me just ask you a question."

The City Lord nodded: "Go ahead."

Yuchi: "Knowing well enough that your heart and strength aren't sufficient, why find so many concubines?"

You're the one lacking heart and strength! The City Lord looked at Yuchi's beaming face and immediately surrendered: "Hey, I like it."

Yuchi nodded: "I like it too."

City Lord: "..."

You win.