Chapter 97

"The Purple Gold Token, it’s actually the Purple Gold Token. How could this old man have such a thing?"

Everyone’s expression changed, for the significance of the Purple Gold Token was no small matter. It had even more deterrent power than the Azure Dragon Banner that Chu Feng brought back.

After all, no matter how powerful the Azure Dragon Sect was, it was still just a sect. It could intimidate various forces, but it could not command them.

However, the Purple Gold City was different. Although it was not as powerful as the Azure Dragon Sect in terms of strength and background, it was the overlord of this region. As the saying goes, a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake, which is exactly the case here.

Moreover, there was a chain of relationships between cities. The Purple Gold City was a second-tier city, overseeing its own territory, but above it was a first-tier city, which was not inferior to the Azure Dragon Sect in terms of strength.

Above the first-tier cities were the royal residences, which were extremely powerful, even not weaker than the Lingyun Sect, the first sect in the Qingzhou region.

However, the most important thing was that behind the royal residences was a massive entity, the Jiang Imperial Dynasty, the overlord of the entire Nine Provinces Continent.

In other words, although the Jiang Imperial Dynasty did not restrict the development of various forces and did not directly manage the Nine Provinces, it had already established a complete management system on the Nine Provinces Continent. Everything on the Nine Provinces Continent was under the control of the Jiang Imperial Dynasty.

This created a situation where, no matter how powerful a sect was, it was still just a force. However, even the weakest city had the imperial dynasty as its backing.

Sects could take action against other sects, but few dared to provoke any city, because they could not afford to do so.

Therefore, for the many noble families under the jurisdiction of the Purple Gold City, the name of the Purple Gold City was more intimidating than the Azure Dragon Sect, and the deterrent power of the Purple Gold Token far exceeded that of the Azure Dragon Banner.

"Seeing the Purple Gold Token, why haven’t you all knelt down quickly?" Seeing the fear on people’s faces, the innkeeper Lin became even more arrogant, pointing at everyone and shouting loudly.

His words indeed frightened many people, and many of them knelt down with a thud, especially the Zhao and Li families, who bowed to the innkeeper Lin as if they had found a lifeline.

Chu Feng frowned slightly, seeing everything. He suddenly understood a saying, "the grass on the wall follows the wind," because right in front of him were such a group of people.

"Why haven’t you all knelt down yet? Do you dare to not take the Purple Gold Token seriously? Do you dare to not take the City Lord seriously?" Seeing that many people still had not knelt, the innkeeper Lin roared.

"I’ll see who dares to kneel to him." Seeing the situation, Chu Feng also roared.

After hearing Chu Feng’s words, those who were about to kneel indeed became hesitant, caught in a dilemma. Although the Purple Gold City was powerful, the emperor was far away. The token could only serve as a deterrent.

At the moment, Chu Feng was the most powerful person here. If they provoked Chu Feng, he might kill them all.

"Chu Feng, you have a lot of nerve to defy the rules of the Purple Gold City. Not only did you not kneel upon seeing the Purple Gold Token, but you also dared to threaten others. Are you planning to oppose the Purple Gold City and the Jiang Imperial Dynasty?" The innkeeper Lin pointed at Chu Feng and roared, his words filled with threats.

"What if I do? Do you believe I will kill you now?" Chu Feng was not afraid and instead coldly rebuked.

"Feng, don’t act rashly. That Purple Gold Token is real. You must not take action against him, or the Purple Gold City will not let you off."

Seeing that Chu Feng was really about to kill, Chu Yuan was terrified and quickly grabbed Chu Feng’s sleeve, fearing that Chu Feng would attack the innkeeper Lin.

"Ha ha ha, Chu Yuan, you know your place." Seeing Chu Yuan’s timid appearance, the innkeeper Lin laughed wildly and then said loudly,

"To be honest, the City Lord of the Purple Gold City has already learned about the discovery of the mystic iron mine in the Relying Mountain region. The City Lord is currently leading a large group of people to this place and will arrive soon."

"From now on, the Relying Mountain region will be directly managed by the Purple Gold City, and I am the City Lord’s personally appointed manager."

"The Chu family has done a good job in discovering the mystic iron mine. In the future, the mining of the mystic iron will still be your responsibility, but all the mined ore must be handed over to the Purple Gold City. Any embezzlement will result in execution."

The innkeeper Lin’s words made everything clear. The Purple Gold City’s army was on its way, and this was a warning to Chu Feng and others not to act rashly, or the Chu family would not escape death.

The purpose of the Purple Gold City’s arrival was to secure the mystic iron mine. It was not hard to understand how the Purple Gold City learned about the mine. Just look at the Purple Gold Token in the innkeeper Lin’s hand.

It was certain that this old man had informed the Purple Gold City, and the City Lord, recognizing his contribution, had rewarded him with the Purple Gold Token and the management of the Relying Mountain region.

"You old bastard."

At this moment, although Chu Feng’s expression did not change, his fists were tightly clenched. He never imagined that there would be such a treacherous old man in the Relying Mountain region.

However, anger was one thing, and Chu Feng remained rational. What he could do now was not to attack the innkeeper Lin but to wait quietly for the Purple Gold City’s army to arrive before making a decision.

In fact, as the innkeeper Lin said, several dozen miles away from the Relying Mountain town, a group of people in armor, holding weapons, and marching in formation were approaching.

This was a large group, numbering over a thousand, all of whom were formidable. The weakest was at the Fifth Level of the Spirit Warrior realm, and those on horseback were all at the Essence Warrior realm, especially the leader, who was an extraordinary figure.

He was a middle-aged man, not wearing armor but a loose robe. The robe was purple, with dragons and phoenixes embroidered in gold, very luxurious.

Not only was his attire not simple, but his appearance was also not ordinary. He exuded a unique aura that those around him did not have. Most importantly, his strength was that of a Ninth Level Essence Warrior, just one step away from the Mystic Warrior realm. He was the City Lord of the Purple Gold City, Chen Hui.

Recently, the Purple Gold City had been short of resources, and Chen Hui was worried about the tribute to the higher-ups. At this time, he received intelligence that a mystic iron mine had been discovered in the Relying Mountain region, which made him extremely happy. In his joy, he not only rewarded the person with the Purple Gold Token but also personally led a group to the Relying Mountain town to investigate.

At this moment, he was humming a tune and chatting with his subordinates, but suddenly he noticed a person blocking their path ahead.