Chapter 160: Public Display

The originally agitated crowd became quiet when she entered.

The woman's voice also came from above their heads. "As the city lord of Xuantian City, I have issued the city rules. Regardless of the residents who have settled here long ago or those who have just arrived recently, I hope you will all abide by them because I love how peaceful and quiet Xuantian City is."

The residents muttered, "Of course, I hope it stays like this; these people are so annoying."

"I don't know how the city lord wants to punish them."

"Beat them hard and expel them."

Lin Zuo was also in the crowd, standing at the front. He also wanted to see how the city lord wanted to teach these people a lesson.

The city lord stepped on Luo Kun's foot and moved it from his back to his face, which made Luo Kun's forehead protrude with a few veins. He had never been treated like this before, had his face stepped on like this.

Lu Jiu had already watched Zhuang Yunfa's video. Kneeling down, she said, "If you don't eat toast, you'll have to drink fine wine. I want to say it back to you. I stepped on your face today because of it."

Luo Kun wanted to get up excitedly. But the wound on his neck kept bleeding, the pain was unbearable, and his energy and blood were slowly draining away.

Lu Jiu stood up slowly, looked at Luo Kun who was lying on the ground like a bereaved dog, and said loudly: "The residents of Xuantian City are not allowed to maliciously attack other residents, regardless of where they are within the city-state or the wild. Everyone must abide by this rule. I understand, your actions have been proven. Therefore, besides being expelled from Xuantian City and being added to the blacklist, you will no longer be allowed to enter this city. On the other hand..."

Luo Kun interrupted her and continued to stiffen his neck. "Expulsion means expulsion; I- I am not afraid of you!"

Lu Jiu stepped on him with her foot and continued to exert force. She said, "Now it is you who are being stepped on by me. You need to understand the situation and don't interrupt me!"

Others were trembling, following Luo Kun's rampage; although no one was killed, a lot of equipment was stolen, but they didn't get much in return.

Luo Kun gasped loudly, like a broken bellows. The more excited he became, the more painful his neck became. "Then what do you want? Is it possible for you to kill us? Although I attacked those people, it was just to grab a prop. Is Xuantian City going to kill anyone who steals anything?"

He was only stealing from others' possessions, and he didn't want to kill anyone.

As he spoke, he also wanted to incite dissatisfaction among the residents of the city against this woman.

Lu Jiu's expression didn't change. She stepped directly on the wound on his neck and crushed it a few times. The pain made Luo Kun scream. This man had only attacked Zhuang Yun's limbs before. He probably wanted to make Brother Zhuang and the others suffer and to let them turn in their props themselves.

"You also know that you are stealing from others. It's okay not to kill you. But there is a saying that life is worse than death. Have you forgotten? I will torture you so that you cannot die, even if you want to."

She took out a pill and stuffed it into his mouth. It was a low-quality pill that Lu Jiu had specially asked the pharmacy manager to make. It didn't replenish much Qi or blood.

The real reason why Lu Jiu decided not to kill him was because the email sent by Zhuang Yun mentioned that this person had always attacked his limbs, not parts such as his head, and tried to push his energy and blood below 30%.

Luo Kun took a deep breath and he was stuffed with several pills one after another. His energy and blood returned to nearly 30%. Then, he saw the woman squat down to look at him and take out a dagger.

He was very familiar with this kind of dagger; it was the reward he could get for killing ordinary wild monsters in the past.

His wound would not heal, and if he continued like this much longer...

Lu Jiu gently slid the tip of the dagger across his neck, causing Luo Kun's entire body to stand on edge.

Then the dagger was slowly stabbed into his wound. Lu Jiu's movements were very slow, but Luo Kun couldn't bear the pain and screamed.

"All of you must collectively hand over five thousand tempering fruits, two hundred silver coins, and 10 bronze-grade weapons. I have just received one weapon from you, and there are still nine left." Shen Jufeng said quietly beside them. Watching quietly, he could see that their city lord had changed. She was still the same as usual, but she had become quite ruthless towards those who violated her city's rules.

Zhuang Yun and his temporary teammates just felt relieved. These people should be taught a lesson.

"I'll give it! I'll give it!" Luo Kun screamed and agreed to the punishment given by the city lord. He was used to being domineering before, but that doesn't mean he is a person without feelings.

The pain of the knife stabbing him will not diminish just because he is domineering.

Lu Jiu was very satisfied with this, removed the dagger, wiped the blood on Luo Kun's clothes, and put it away. She said, "Very good, I will spare your life as long as you hand over the things. Remember, never do anything like this ever again and stay far from here."

Everyone else on Luo Kun's team was frightened; this city lord was too cruel, and this operation was much more uncomfortable than killing someone.

Luo Kun, who was lying on the ground, immediately took out the prescribed items. Thousands of tempered fruits were piled onto the ground. Lu Jiu simply collected them all.

Other teammates also took out tempered fruits and contributed five thousand to Lu Jiu.

With everything in hand, Lu Jiu poked Luo Kun's wound a few times with a dagger, then gave Luo Kun an elixir; first he removed his negative state, and then used the elixir to restore his energy and blood to 30% above normal.

Shen Jufeng let go of the rope, and those few people didn't dare to help Luo Kun and ran away as if there was a ghost behind them.

Even if they die, they will never return here and never do anything like this again!

Originally, the quiet residents clapped their hands after a moment. If they want to live a stable life, they must punish with an iron fist, so that others will be afraid.

Lu Jiu waited for the applause to subside and cleared her throat: "As the old saying goes, I welcome everyone to come and live in Xuantian City, but I also hope that everyone can abide by the city rules. These city rules are not to steal everyone's things, and secondly, I welcome everyone to live in Xuantian City. I don't let everyone do evil things against their will. I just hope that this place can be a pure land. People who live here don't have to worry and fear. I also have a word for those who have bad intentions in their hearts. If you dare to do it, you will have to bear the price. I will do it. I am confident that no one here can beat me. This is my confidence."

Even if there is an advantageous player here, she is confident of winning.

The residents present were stunned for a moment and then cheered loudly. They needed such a strong yet principled city lord.

The new batch of residents were stunned. They didn't expect the city lord of Xuantian City to be such a ruthless character. In the past, they felt that the city lord's presence in the city was extremely low.

The people who were still small overlords in the original city-state quietly retracted their thoughts of making trouble.

After Lu Jiu said these words, she took out 1,400 tempered fruits, divided them into seven-lattice backpacks, and handed them to Zhuang Yun and others. She said, "You were injured today. There is still medicine in these. Eat them and get some rest."

Zhuang Yun had a backpack, which contained two hundred tempered fruits, fifty silver coins, and several extremely high-quality elixirs. These items were all hot commodities in the drugstore and could not be purchased even if one arrived late.

Many of the other temporary teammates were also very happy, "Thank you City Lord for upholding justice for us!"

And with such generous compensation, today's beating was not in vain.

Lu Jiu didn't say much, and she and Shen Jufeng re-equipped their wings and returned to the city lord's mansion.

Several people who were familiar with Zhuang Yun and the others gathered around, saying, "I'll go, let's see how much you have."

The person who received the checkered backpack smiled, "There are two hundred tempered fruits, and there's still money to spend and a potion."

He took out the potion, which was the highest quality elixir in the pharmacy.