Chapter 1468 1505: Vice City Lord
Chapter 1468 1505: Vice City Lord
At this moment, everyone around was shocked by Ding Fan's words. Although they knew Ding Fan's words held some truth, it was clear that no one dared to speak up. After all, even if the Guard Squad stood by Tong Xie and others' side, bullying those out-of-town youths, it was obvious no one dared to voice their opinions. However, many cultivators began to murmur among themselves, expressing great dissatisfaction with the actions of the Guard Squad.
Fang Zhongwen ignored the crowd's reaction at this moment, feeling very angry. He clearly did not expect that kid to be so arrogant; it was simply unbelievable!
Now, Fang Zhongwen couldn't help but glare angrily at Ding Fan and others, saying:
"Let me tell you, the young master of the Tong Family and Miss Linger are honored guests invited by the City Lord. No matter what they do, they can be forgiven! In contrast, a mere youngster like you dares to threaten the honored guests invited by our Lan City. Do you know what the consequences are?"
"Honored guests? Since when did a brat from the Tong Family count as an honored guest, and aren't we guests of your Lan City too? Do the cultivators coming to the Lan City auction mean nothing to you?"
Ding Fan retorted sharply.
"You..."
Fang Zhongwen was momentarily speechless, unable to refute Ding Fan's words. Meanwhile, Ding Fan didn't wait for his response and immediately took out a jade plate from his clothes, extending it in front of Fang Zhongwen with a slightly indifferent tone:
"Since you believe only those with status and position can be guests of your Lan City, fine, see if this Vice City Lord of Dancheng jade plate is real! Does the Vice City Lord of Dancheng attending your auction count as an honored guest?"
At this moment, upon seeing the jade plate in Ding Fan's hands, with the words "Dan, Vice" inscribed on it, and the back clearly bearing the name Ding Fan along with five five-pointed stars, Fang Zhongwen could tell this was the genuine jade plate of the Vice City Lord of Dancheng. The City Lord jade plates of Donglai Continent were uniform, with cities ranked into five tiers. Obviously, the lowest rank is One Star City, and the highest is Five Star City. Only a few cities in Donglai Continent are Five Star Cities.
Clearly, Dancheng is one of those Five Star Cities. Fang Zhongwen knew that although his Lan City was well-developed, it was merely a Three Star City, and that was thanks to hosting a large auction that it was rated as Three Star, with ambitions to become a Four Star City in perhaps over twenty years.
Obviously, Dancheng's rank far surpasses Lan City, as Dancheng is a hub for alchemists. Alchemists aren't ordinary entities; any alchemist can be wealthy due to their ability to easily produce valuable medicine pills, let alone Dancheng, a place full of alchemists.
Evidently, Dancheng is likely one of the wealthiest cities in Donglai Continent, also hosting the Great Alchemy Competition every few years that spans much of Donglai Continent. Even non-Donglai Continent alchemists would participate, indicating Dancheng's great influence, far exceeding that of Lan City's auction.
Even Lan City's renowned auction is merely prominent locally. It certainly doesn't compare to how quickly alchemists earn money, nor to the might of Dancheng's City Lord Mansion. Dancheng's City Lord Mansion is no ordinary entity; even some Great Gate Sects aren't its match!
Fang Zhongwen was utterly dumbfounded, clearly not expecting that the other party could produce this jade plate. Knowing that a Vice City Lord of Dancheng is much more formidable than the City Lord of Lan City, not an ordinary figure. If it becomes known that the Vice City Lord of Dancheng is visiting Lan City, Fang Zhongwen knew the City Lord would certainly come to personally greet him, as he is no ordinary figure.
At this moment, Fang Zhongwen's face showed an expression of disbelief as he cautiously asked Ding Fan:
"Young man, what's your name?"
"I do not hide my name or change my nature! Ding Fan!" Ding Fan said with a calm tone.
Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, Fang Zhongwen was shocked again, clearly not expecting the other party to truly be the Vice City Lord of Dancheng. It was kind of incredible! To realize that young man was indeed the Vice City Lord of Dancheng was astonishing!
At this moment, the crowd witnessing this scene couldn't help but gasp in shock, clearly not expecting the young man to actually be the City Lord of Dancheng. It was a bit too unbelievable.
"No wonder he dared challenge the Guard Squad; turns out he's the City Lord of Dancheng! That's incredible!"
"To think such a young person is actually the Vice City Lord of Dancheng! It's simply unbelievable!"
"I heard about Dancheng's Great Alchemy Competition; wasn't Ding Fan the champion of that one?"
"What! No way! I've heard of that Alchemy Competition, and its champion was a Grade Nine Alchemist! Could he really be that Ding Fan!"
"It's very likely; the City Lord of Dancheng isn't an ordinary figure! The young man must indeed be that Ding Fan! But to think he's so young, that's astounding!"
"That's really amazing..."
"..."
For a moment, everyone was in heated discussion, clearly none of them expected that the young man was Ding Fan, and furthermore, that he was a Grade Nine Alchemist and the Vice City Lord of Dancheng. This was simply unbelievable!
At this moment, not only were the people shocked, but both Chai Er and Wu Qianwen also had looks of astonishment on their faces. Clearly, they hadn't expected that Ding Fan was this year's champion of the Great Alchemy Competition and a Grade Nine Alchemist. Although they had initially heard about it from Long Ren and others, Chai Er and the others obviously didn't quite believe it at the time. Now, seeing so many people talking about Ding Fan's name, Chai Er and Wu Qianwen couldn't help but believe it completely!
Moreover, Chai Er and Wu Qianwen didn't expect that he was not only a Grade Nine Alchemist and this year's Great Alchemy Competition champion, but more importantly, he was also the Vice City Lord of Dancheng. This was not an ordinary existence, clearly not something an average cultivator could handle. One must know that it was Dancheng! The Vice City Lord of Dancheng wasn't a position just any cultivator could hold.
At this moment, seeing Ding Fan like this, Wu Qianwen couldn't help but feel deep regret, clearly never anticipating that Ding Fan was actually the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, which was simply too incredible! Dancheng was one of the top cities, and such a Vice City Lord would have considerable authority. Even the City Lord Mansion of Dancheng would command respect from the Great Gate Sects, after all, it wasn't an entity that ordinary cultivators dared to provoke!
Wu Qianwen clearly hadn't expected that Ding Fan wasn't just some unknown Loose Cultivator but was truly someone remarkable!
For a moment, Wu Qianwen was filled with regret, clearly not expecting all of this, but now no matter how much she regretted, it was useless. She knew she had behaved poorly towards him earlier, and clearly, he wouldn't notice her now. At this moment, Wu Qianwen didn't anticipate that Ding Fan was far more impressive than Tong Xie, yet she couldn't recognize Ding Fan and went in search of that scoundrel Tong Xie!
At this moment, Wu Qianwen's heart was filled with both hatred and regret, clearly not expecting Ding Fan to be so impressive! Aside from regret, Wu Qianwen's heart was filled with gratitude towards Ding Fan, knowing that if not for Ding Fan saving her multiple times, she might have been long dead!
At this moment, Chai Er's little face froze, clearly not expecting Ding Fan to be so amazing! Her heart couldn't help but worship Ding Fan even more; after all, Dancheng's Vice City Lord was not an ordinary existence but a profoundly impressive one! For a moment, Chai Er's eyes were filled with an admiring glow as she looked at Ding Fan...
At this moment, seeing Ding Fan like this, Tong Xie was taken aback, and was incredibly surprised, clearly not expecting Ding Fan actually to be the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, which was somewhat outrageous! Although Tong Xie was a thorough playboy, he knew what it meant to be the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, recognizing Dancheng as a true Five Star City.
But he didn't anticipate Ding Fan being the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, which was somewhat exaggerated! One must know that Dancheng's Vice City Lord was not someone an ordinary cultivator could contend with, after all, it was a Five Star City. Even Tong Xie's family couldn't compare to the City Lord Mansion of Dancheng, even though he knew his family was considered a major family.
But clearly, it was only a major family near Lan City that could compare somewhat with nearby sects but had no way to compare to Dancheng. Dancheng was also a renowned major city on the Donglai Continent.
Tong Xie couldn't believe that Ding Fan was actually the Vice City Lord of Dancheng. He walked over to Fang Zhongwen with a face full of questions and whispered:
"Is his Jade Plate real?"
"Absolutely true, I wouldn't mistake it!" Fang Zhongtian said with a cautious expression.
At this moment, Tong Xie knew that Fang Zhongtian wouldn't lie, and his heart was completely confused, clearly not expecting Ding Fan to truly be the Vice City Lord of Dancheng. This was simply unbelievable! Tong Xie really had nothing to say...
At this moment, the black-clothed woman saw Ding Fan like this and was also very shocked, clearly not expecting the young man to be the City Lord of Dancheng, which was a bit unbelievable!
The girl understood that the Dancheng City Lord was not an ordinary existence, and even her sect wouldn't dare provoke him easily, yet he was the Vice City Lord of Dancheng...
At this moment, Fang Zhongwen saw Ding Fan like this, and he walked up to the crowd very respectfully and said:
"My apologies, City Lord Ding, it was my negligence, I didn't know you had arrived in Dancheng. If there's anything you're dissatisfied with, please let us know, and we will correct it!"
At this moment, hearing his words, Ding Fan calmly replied:
"There's nothing I'm dissatisfied with, just one thing, he must die!"
At this moment, Ding Fan spoke and pointed at Tong Xie.
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