"It seems that not only is Brother
"Truly, birds of a feather flock together — friends of a genius are all geniuses as well."
At this moment, the crowd offered their praise without end. Regardless of everything, it was the
Although they had never intended to slaughter the Zhou Heavenly Clan, neither did they plan to let them off the hook.
Retaliating against the Zhou Heavenly Clan had long been part of the plan.
And now, with this situation having unfolded on its own, it had saved them a great deal of trouble — they were naturally pleased.
"More than remarkable — this person is clearly stronger than Chu Feng."
But at that very moment, that little ball spoke up again in his usual sarcastic tone.
Unlike the others, his main purpose in praising the one who had destroyed the Zhou Heavenly Clan was not genuine admiration — it was to put Chu Feng down.
"This is the first time we've met, so why are you targeting me like this?" Finally, Chu Feng could no longer hold back and spoke up. "Is it really because of the position of Vice City Lord?"
"Then let me tell you — I have absolutely no interest in the position of Vice City Lord, and I never intended to join Hero City in the first place."
"Brother Chu Feng hasn't joined Hero City yet?"
As soon as these words left Chu Feng's mouth, the crowd was visibly shocked.
They had assumed that Chu Feng had long since joined Hero City.
They never would have imagined that not only had Chu Feng not yet joined Hero City — he had never even planned to.
Didn't that mean all their earlier discussions, where they had unanimously agreed to make Chu Feng the Vice City Lord, had been completely pointless?
At that moment, even the little ball was surprised, but his surprise lasted only an instant. He did not believe what Chu Feng said, so he asked:
"If you never planned to join Hero City, then why have you been building your own personal palace within Hero City?"
"That palace was built for Brother Chu Feng by me. He did indeed say he did not wish to join Hero City." It was Ying Mingchao who spoke at that moment.
"So it's true."
Hearing this, the crowd involuntarily drew in a sharp breath. With Ying Mingchao himself confirming it, the matter was obviously true.
"Brother Chu Feng." Ying Mingchao turned to Chu Feng, his expression suggesting that he was about to try to persuade him.
Chu Feng knew full well what he wanted to say — he would surely try to persuade Chu Feng to join Hero City and to take the seat of Vice City Lord.
But Chu Feng had already made up his mind. So before Ying Mingchao could finish, Chu Feng spoke up: "
Hearing Chu Feng say this, Ying Mingchao's expression stiffened. He clearly felt somewhat apologetic, and after a brief pause, he said:
"This was my fault. I shouldn't have arranged this without consulting you beforehand. I've indeed put you in a difficult position, and I hope Brother Chu Feng won't take offense."
"As long as you don't force me, Senior, then there's no difficulty," Chu Feng replied.
"Very well. If you don't wish to join, then don't. But Hero City will always be your home," Ying Mingchao said.
"This…"
Seeing that Ying Mingchao was no longer going to try to persuade Chu Feng, the others present grew restless.
They all knew what kind of talent Chu Feng was. Setting aside his life-saving grace toward Ying Mingchao entirely, Chu Feng's abilities alone were more than enough to make them want to recruit him into Hero City.
So the others present were all on the verge of speaking up to try to convince Chu Feng to join.
As if seeing through their thoughts, Ying Mingchao looked toward the crowd and said: "Since Brother Chu Feng does not intend to join Hero City, I trust none of you will pressure him."
With Ying Mingchao having spoken, the others had no choice but to comply, despite their regrets. They all nodded and said nothing more.
"Esteemed seniors, I'm rather exhausted from my trip outside. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave and go rest."
Chu Feng cupped his fists and bowed to the crowd, then glanced once at the little ball before turning to leave.
"Senior Pi, now do you see that you were worrying over nothing?"
The little ball did not answer, but his expression grew ever uglier. By now, even he knew that he had targeted the wrong person.
As for Chu Feng, he did not return to his palace to rest — instead, he decided to head outside Hero City to get some fresh air.