Chapter 4958

Dozens of spies from Flying Tiger City changed into the armor of the War Soldier Team and marched in an orderly formation toward the City Lord’s Mansion.

Due to Rhino City’s increased patrols, the streets were filled with War Soldier Teams, so no one suspected this group’s identity.

When they reached the gate of the City Lord’s Mansion, they were stopped.

“Show your token,” a guard said to the leader.

The leader, the shopkeeper of Tianbao Pavilion, smiled and handed over the token.

The guard inspected it. A flash of white light confirmed its authenticity—it was a genuine token, not a forgery.

Satisfied, the guard returned the token. “Go in.”

The shopkeeper of Tianbao Pavilion then led the group into the City Lord’s Mansion.

Once inside, he whispered, “Split into two groups. Avoid conflict if possible, and search for the residences of the City Lord’s son and daughter.”

Everyone nodded, then divided and began their search for Niu Li and Niu Ben.

Because the City Lord’s Mansion was vast and unfamiliar to them, and they couldn’t risk using spiritual sense to search—doing so could expose them—they had no choice but to search manually.

However, the Feihu City spies failed to notice that the blue bricks beneath their feet were faintly glowing with green light.

To prevent intrusions, City Lord Gadfly had spent a fortune setting up a protective formation throughout the mansion.

Although the spies carried legitimate tokens and wore official armor, their auras weren’t registered in the formation. As a result, the formation began activating the moment they entered.

At that moment, Gadfly—cultivating inside the Demon Suppression Tower—suddenly opened his eyes and frowned deeply.

“What’s wrong?” Kai asked, noticing the change.

“An intruder has entered the City Lord’s Mansion. I need to check it out.”

Without delay, Gadfly stood up and exited the Demon Suppression Tower.

Seeing this, Kai also followed him out, and the two made their way into the courtyard.

It didn’t take long before they spotted a suspicious group of soldiers moving within the City Lord’s Mansion.
“There has never been a War Soldier Team patrolling the mansion at night…”

Gadfly said quietly.

“It’s very likely this team is an imposter,” Kai replied.

Gadfly nodded, then pulled a dark stone from his robe. Strange, cryptic symbols were etched across its surface.

As he channeled immortal power into the stone, beams of white light shot out from various points around the City Lord’s Mansion.

The lights linked together, forming a barrier that enveloped the entire estate.

“This is bad—we’ve been discovered! Retreat immediately!”

The shopkeeper of Tianbao Pavilion hadn’t expected their presence to be noticed so quickly after entering the mansion.

At the same time, shrill alarms echoed throughout the City Lord’s Mansion, and countless guards poured out to respond.

Bai Yi and Fengxian also rushed out, visibly anxious.

“What’s going on?” they asked.

“It’s fine,” Gadfly reassured them. “Someone broke in—likely spies from Feihu City. It’ll be dealt with shortly.”

“Damn it! Why won’t Feihu City stop? Must they really force a fight to the death?”

Bai Yi said angrily.

“Does Rhino City have a feud with Feihu City?”

Kai asked, noting from Bai Yi’s words that this kind of incident seemed all too common.

“There’s no deep grudge,” Bai Yi replied, “but Feihu City is resource-poor and frequently crosses into our territory to fight over what we have.”

“And they’ve always coveted the Purgatory Field. They want to seize it for themselves, which causes constant friction.”

“We’re only a few thousand miles apart. Rhino City and Feihu City are the closest neighboring cities—it’s only natural for conflicts to break out.”

Gadfly, calm and composed, saw things clearly. To him, disputes over resources were inevitable.