Since someone dared to ignore the interests of the Su Clan and even betrayed City Lord Su, what was so strange about betraying an outsider like Li Qing?

Li Qing had to learn a lesson when such a thing happened. He could not place his hopes on the family honor of this group of people. Moreover, Li Qing wasn’t very familiar with this group of Su Family members. It was difficult to tell who was loyal to him or who was adulterer.

“Alright, don’t think too much about it. I still trust you. However, in order to act cautiously, no one will know my whereabouts!” Li Qing comforted, “The Su Clan is facing difficulties now. We still need you to work together, not fight with each other!”

After saying this, he bid farewell to everyone and left this place.

After Li Qing left, everyone’s faces fell silent for a long time.

“Isn’t it a bit rude for Li Qing to say such words? Even if he is strong, he can’t treat us like this.” Someone said discontentedly.

“Although it’s a bit unpleasant to hear, it doesn’t necessarily make sense. Li Qing is the guardian of the Su Clan. In essence, he is an outsider. He agreed to protect our Su Clan because he missed the City Lord’s kindness.” The Great Elder said, “If it weren’t for this, do you think an expert at Li Qing’s level would become the guardian of our Su Clan? You should know that Li Qing is someone who can compete with Gongsun Qi, who is ranked first on the Earth Rankings!”

Another Su Lao said, “This is a special moment. Let’s not pay too much attention to this. Everyone, disperse and listen to Li Qing’s instructions. Stay here and don’t go out.”

…

Li Qing left the Su Clan’s hiding place and walked to the main street outside to observe this huge city.

Pearl City was located in the coastal area, too far from the hinterland of the Eastern Region, so it did not participate in the hunt for Li Qing. However, although he did not make a move, he had at least heard of Li Qing’s deeds.

Pearl City definitely knew that Li Qing had two Dao Artifacts in his hands, so he would naturally covet them. Now that he had the chance to obtain them, how could he give up?

Originally, even if they knew the identity of the Su Clan, they probably wouldn’t take it to heart. After all, this was just a small faction that didn’t enter their eyes.

However, there was a traitor in the Su Clan, and the situation was different.

Because this traitor knew the relationship between Li Qing and the Su Clan like the back of his hand, the Su Clan’s escape this time was personally arranged by Li Qing, and even Li Qing would personally rush over to meet him.

As long as the traitor reported this important news to Pearl City, even the stupidest person would know what to do.

As long as he seized City Lord Su and used Li Qing to threaten him and set up a trap, wouldn’t he have a great chance of obtaining those two Dao Artifacts?

Anyone would be tempted by such an opportunity. Moreover, with Pearl City’s strength, there was no need to be afraid of Li Qing’s personal strength.

After all, with three Void Realm Patriarchs guarding Pearl City, would they be afraid of a mere Xiantian expert?

Thinking of the three Void Realm experts in Pearl City, Li Qing frowned. Meeting such a power with Void Realm experts was not easy. His methods were useless in front of Void Realm experts.

I believe that Void Realm experts will definitely take action this time. After all, they are here to seize Dao Artifacts. How could the three ancestors of Pearl City sit idly by and ignore them?

“With my current strength, I’m afraid I’m still unable to contend against Void Realm experts.” Li Qing let out a long sigh. His cultivation had reached the peak of the seventh level of the Innate Realm, and he had condensed the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form. His strength had improved greatly compared to before.

However, they were unable to compete with Void Realm experts. At most, they relied on the Dao Artifact in their hands to deal with the weakest Void Realm experts.

Of course, things weren’t that bad. Pearl City did not know that Li Qing had escaped from the Graveyard of the Corpse God. Because this place was located in the coastal area, it was too far away. If news were to spread here, it would probably take more than ten days.

Perhaps this time difference was Li Qing’s chance to save her.

“If they think that I’m trapped in the Graveyard of the Corpse God and temporarily unable to leave, they might relax their vigilance. This gives me a chance to save someone.”

Since he had to take advantage of the other party’s carelessness to save her, the time was of the essence. Li Qing immediately arrived at the Pearl City Lord’s Mansion. He swept his divine sense and discovered that this place was heavily guarded. There were countless experts. Just Xiantian experts alone numbered close to a hundred.

There were a total of five Xiantian Tenth Layer experts in the City Lord’s Mansion, and they were extremely powerful. Li Qing might be able to kill one or two of them on his own, but he had no choice but to kill five Xiantian Tenth Layer cultivators.

In addition, there were three Void Realm Patriarchs who had lived for an unknown period of time and were hiding in the shadows.

Li Qing sneaked into the City Lord’s Mansion. He intends to get some information first and then make a move.

With his strength, apart from those Void Realm experts, no one else was his match. It was too easy for him to sneak into the City Lord’s Mansion.

Moreover, he possessed divine sense and was able to easily avoid many formations and mechanisms. His journey was very smooth, and he quickly sneaked into it.

After a period of time, his divine sense swept past and discovered that there was a Xiantian sixth layer expert walking in not far away.

“Commander!” When the guards saw this Xiantian Sixth Layer, they respectfully bowed to him.

“Commander? Looks like this person is in a high position. Could it be that he went inside to see the City Lord?” Li Qing secretly followed the commander.

After following for a while, he saw the commander enter a large hall. His divine sense swept through the room and saw everything that was happening inside.

“Greetings, City Lord!” The commander bowed to a beautiful woman above.

“This is the Pearl City Lord?” Li Qing couldn’t help but look at this woman and felt that she was very beautiful. She had a melon-seeded face, Liu Yuemei, a slender figure, and wore a white palace dress.

However, her expression was cold, dignified, and an iceberg beauty that made people feel awe-inspiring.

Rumor has it that this city lord has just ascended to the throne. This woman’s father was the previous city lord. She died in the East China Sea not long ago and was succeeded by this woman.

This woman’s name was Dongfang Bingyun. She was already at the tenth level of the Xiantian realm at a young age. She could be considered an extremely talented genius, but because she was located in a remote area, she was not famous.

With such a high cultivation base, such a beautiful appearance, and her pure bloodline, the people below naturally wouldn’t have any objections.

“Commander Gu, why did you come to see me?” Dongfang Bingyun’s voice was also cold.

“According to the report of the spies, Li Qing has come to Pearl City.” Commander Gu said in a deep voice.

Li Qing’s heart trembled when he heard this. His eyes were filled with shock, “How is that possible? They discovered me so quickly?”

“Oh?” Dongfang Mingzhu’s eyes revealed a trace of surprise. “Li Qing came to Mingzhu City so quickly? Didn’t we hear that this person was already trapped in the Graveyard of the Corpse God?”

“I don’t know about that. Li Qing has always acted unexpectedly and cannot be judged by common sense.” Commander Gu said, “Our people have been monitoring the Su Clan’s hiding place. Not long ago, an unfamiliar face appeared there. Our scouts suspected that this person might have been Li Qing’s disguise.”

“And then?”

“After our spy contacted the Su Clan’s inner subordinates, we were certain that this person was indeed Li Qing! He had unknowingly arrived at Pearl City.”

“That’s right, you’ve done a good job in this matter!” Dongfang Bingyun praised.

“I dare not. Everything is the mastermind of the City Lord. Ren Li Qing would never have thought that not only would we send people to monitor the Su Clan’s hiding place day and night, but we would also bribe the Su Clan’s people to be our mastermind.”

Hearing these words from afar, Li Qing couldn’t help but have an ugly expression on his face.

“Sure enough, I still have an insider. Fortunately, I didn’t stay there!” Li Qing gritted his teeth and said, “The people of Pearl City are really treacherous. They actually used such methods!”

Pearl City had captured the team led by City Lord Su, so they would definitely receive news that there were two other teams of Su Family members outside. They did not immediately capture the Su Family members outside, but instead sent people to secretly monitor them to lure Li Qing into the hook!

This was Li Qing’s mistake. He hadn’t thought of this level. After all, he wasn’t good at scheming.

“Where is Li Qing now?” Dongfang Bingyun asked.

“He didn’t stay with the Su Clan. Instead, he left immediately. I was afraid that he would notice, so I didn’t send anyone to follow me.” Commander Gu said.

“Mm, you’re doing the right thing. If you rashly send someone to follow him, he will definitely be detected with his strength.” Dongfang Bingyun nodded in approval.

“Then what should we do next?” Commander Gu asked.

“We don’t need to do anything, just wait for Li Qing to save us.” Dongfang Bingyun said, “Li Qing doesn’t know that we have discovered his tracks, so he will definitely think that we are unprepared. At that time, we can set up an ambush and capture him in one go!”

“But I heard that Li Qing’s combat strength is very strong. He has many methods and is very mysterious. Even Void Realm experts can’t catch him.” Commander Gu was a little worried.

“According to the rumors in the world, this person knows a very brilliant disguise technique, and he can also fly. As long as we set up a trap according to his skill characteristics, I believe he will definitely not escape.” Dongfang Bingyun sneered, “Besides, the real City Lord Su has already been moved away by me. City Lord Su, who is locked up in the dungeon, is not real at all. I will find another expert to disguise himself and replace him. If Li Qing goes to save someone then, we can take this opportunity to assassinate him!”

“City Lord is brilliant!” Commander Gu bowed in admiration.

“So City Lord Su, who is imprisoned in the dungeon, is a fake. What a sinister method. Layers upon layers of ambushes are unavoidable.” Li Qing frowned, “Fortunately, you didn’t know that I possessed divine sense and was able to sneak in and eavesdrop on your conversation!”

No matter how sinister a scheme was, it would be useless if it was known by others.

“Although I know about their plot, the real City Lord Su doesn’t know where he is being held by them. He can’t save them even if he wants to.” Li Qing felt distressed in his heart.