96: Chapter 96 Agreeing to Investigate, Four Symbols Thunderclap
Not far away, a middle-aged man with a majestic aura, wearing a white martial arts uniform, walked over slowly.
"Yang Chi, do you intend to interfere?"
Nangong Rou raised an eyebrow upon seeing the newcomer and said indifferently.
The newcomer was none other than the Mayor of Qing City, Yang Chi, who was also a powerful Seventh-Rank Golden Body Realm martial artist.
"I said, you've gone too far. Do you still not understand?"
Yang Chi looked at Nangong Rou with sharp eyes and said in a deep voice.
"I don't understand. I only want to find the murderer of my child. No one can stop me!"
Nangong Rou's voice remained firm, without the slightest hint of backing down.
Seeing Nangong Rou so determined, Zhou Bai's brow furrowed slightly. He hadn't expected that even with the Mayor of Qing City appearing, Nangong Rou still wouldn't retreat in the slightest.
"And if I insist on not allowing it!"
The Qi and Blood Power in Yang Chi's body surged violently, as if an ancient beast was roaring, emitting a powerful pressure.
"Then let it be a bloody battle to the end. Everyone must be screened!"
The aura on Nangong Rou's body was equally terrifying, clashing with the power emitted by Yang Chi.
"If this kid has no problems, why resist the screening!"
Nangong Rou continued coldly, her sharp gaze fixed on Zhou Bai.
For some reason, seeing Zhou Bai made Nangong Rou feel a sense of irritation.
Although there was a high probability that Zhou Bai was not the murderer, Nangong Rou didn't want to overlook any possibility.
Even if Zhou Bai was the king of the battle of dawn, she would still investigate him.
"Then I suspect your Li family stole a treasure I lost in the Falling Star Mountain Range. Does that mean I can screen you too?"
Feeling Nangong Rou's powerful aura, Zhou Bai was not afraid at all and spoke in a deep voice.
He knew that in this situation, he couldn't show even the slightest bit of cowardice.
"Well said!"
Hearing Zhou Bai's words, Yang Chi nodded and spoke with appreciation.
"Hmph, how could our Li family possibly care about the treasure of a mere Fourth-Rank Martial Artist? What a joke!"
Nangong Rou snorted coldly, her tone full of a high-and-mighty attitude.
"Heh, as for your Li family's trash young master, killing him would only dirty my hands. I, Zhou Bai, do not slay trash!"
Zhou Bai also didn't back down, speaking coldly.
The martial artists nearby heard Zhou Bai's words, and their eyes were filled with fanaticism.
They felt that he truly lived up to being the king of the battle of dawn; he was simply domineering.
Facing the Li family's constant pressure, he didn't retreat at all.
"Zhou Bai, don't be so arrogant. Don't think that just because you're the king of the battle of dawn, I won't dare to act..."
Nangong Rou's expression became increasingly cold, her sharpness fully revealed.
Yang Chi quickly moved in front of Zhou Bai, fearing that Nangong Rou might suddenly go into a frenzy.
After all, Zhou Bai was the champion of the dawn battle, a genius martial artist with a limitless future; nothing could be allowed to happen to him.
Seeing the two sides at loggerheads, Yang Chi also felt helpless.
The Li family's power was still too strong. Right now, he...
"I can accept the screening, but what if the screening results prove I have nothing to do with it?"
After a while, Zhou Bai said indifferently.
"I will naturally apologize to you!"
Hearing this, Nangong Rou's tone softened quite a bit.
"Apologize? Is your mouth made of gold? What use is your apology!"
Zhou Bai sneered, his eyes full of mockery.
"Then what do you want!"
Nangong Rou's expression changed slightly as she asked.
"Two S-rank lightning-attribute weapons, and you must kneel down to apologize to me!"
Zhou Bai continued indifferently, his tone incredibly overbearing.
"How dare you! To demand our Madam to kneel, who do you think you are..."
"Dammit, don't be too arrogant. So what if you're the king of the battle of dawn? In the end, you're just a mere Fourth-Rank..."
"Exactly, don't be too conceited..."
As soon as Zhou Bai spoke, the surrounding members of the Li family chimed in one after another, glaring at Zhou Bai.
If this were Nanhai City, with Zhou Bai's rebellious words, the Li family would have long since stepped forward to teach him a lesson.
"Fine, I agree!"
At this moment, Nangong Rou, who was standing nearby, spoke up, her eyes staring straight at Zhou Bai.
"Good, Madam Li is indeed straightforward!"
Seeing Nangong Rou agree to his terms, Zhou Bai's eyes were filled with surprise.
He hadn't expected that Nangong Rou wouldn't even consider it and would agree immediately.
It seemed that Nangong Rou really wanted to find the murderer.
"Fine, then let the screening begin!"
Zhou Bai said indifferently, then slowly walked up to Nangong Rou.
After speaking, Zhou Bai withdrew the powerful Qi and Blood Power from his body, leaving himself undefended for Nangong Rou to act.
Since Nangong Rou was willing to kneel, Zhou Bai was naturally willing to give her a chance.
"Good, then I'll begin!"
Nangong Rou took a deep breath and walked up to Zhou Bai.
She circulated her spiritual power to probe Zhou Bai's body. At the same time, she injected her spiritual power into his body to check for any energy signatures matching the murderer.
But unfortunately, she found nothing at all, only powerful Thunder Power.
After sensing no abnormal power in Zhou Bai's body, Nangong Rou's heart was once again filled with a wave of exhaustion.
"This is my Champion Ring; it's a spatial ring. You can check it!"
After the body check was finished, Zhou Bai took out his Champion Ring and handed it to Nangong Rou.
Nangong Rou didn't say anything; she just took Zhou Bai's Champion Ring and inspected the items inside.
"Nothing found. My apologies, Student Zhou Bai, I was mistaken!"
After failing to find any useful information, Nangong Rou sighed.
Inside Zhou Bai's spatial ring, although there were many resources, they were all Zhou Bai's own; there was nothing belonging to Li Guangyu.
"Two S-rank weapons!"
After retrieving the ring, Zhou Bai spoke indifferently to Nangong Rou.
"This is a top-grade Purple Thunder Demonic Crystal. It can be used to forge a top-grade S-rank lightning-attribute weapon. Can this count as one S-rank weapon?"
Nangong Wan took out a magic crystal emitting blue-purple electrical light and said to Zhou Bai.
Looking at the head-sized Purple Thunder Demonic Crystal in front of him, Zhou Bai raised an eyebrow.
"Student Zhou Bai, our Qing City has a top-tier Artifact Refiner. With this Purple Thunder Demonic Crystal, I can have that Artifact Refiner forge it for you!"
Yang Chi, standing nearby, spoke slowly, wanting to end this conflict as quickly as possible.
"Fine, then what about the other one?"
Zhou Bai nodded and didn't refuse further.
Nangong Rou took a deep breath, and then her right hand opened slightly, a dark gold longbow appearing in her hand.
The body of the dark gold longbow had lifelike carvings of the four beasts.
The Azure Dragon coiled, the White Tiger roared, the Vermilion Bird spread its wings, and the Black Tortoise bore the weight. On the bow's body, there were also mysterious cloud-thunder patterns and ancient inscriptions.
"This is a top-grade lightning-attribute S-rank longbow, the four symbols thunder bow!"
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