Gale Wind, a shocking piece of news has swept through the city like a storm since the early morning, and everyone in the streets and alleys is discussing the new city lord.

At this time, in the City Lord's Mansion, more than a dozen richly dressed wealthy businessmen and magnates in the reception hall were discussing something one after another, and they were a little restless.

"What's the matter, we've all been waiting here for almost an hour, why hasn't the new city lord come yet?" a wealthy merchant whispered dissatisfiedly, the fat on his face almost piled up to his chest.

"Master Yu, you're still so impatient. An old man chuckled and said, "When Ouyang Zhi was in charge of Gale City, we waited for two hours, if you are impatient, you can leave now, but before you do this, you should think about the consequences first." The old man raised his hand and stroked his beard, and his long white hair was meticulously combed.

"Old man Qian, you have patience, but Lao Tzu is not patient, what are we big guys here for? Aren't we just trying to figure out the future taxes? Ouyang Zhi, that old guy took office, and the taxes have been increasing continuously for many years, and there is not much money in his pocket in the end after a year of hard work. Yu Fang's face was ugly, and he obviously had a deep resentment towards Ouyang Zhi, who had died.

"Yes, Lao Yu is right, if it weren't for Gale Wind City standing near the sea, whether it is fishing or hunting krakens, you can get huge profits, otherwise you would have paid so many taxes every year, and Lao Tzu would have left a long time ago. A big man with a dark complexion said loudly, it seemed that this guy was full of evil spirits, and he didn't need to think about it to know that he was a hunter who often went to sea to hunt the Kraken.

"Hmph, Lao Hei still understands me. The owner of the workshop glanced at the dark-skinned man, and felt that he had lost a sigh of relief.

Just as everyone was discussing, Xu Hu, who was dressed in green clothes, walked into the hall with four Xu family attendants who had changed into black armor.

Everyone suddenly fell silent, and they all turned their eyes to look at the middle-aged man sitting on the first seat. The aura on Xu Hu's body has surpassed the peak of the late stage of the spirit master. Not only him, but even the four entourages around him, the sense of oppression exuded from his body was also at the level of the early stage of the Spirit Sect.

The dark-skinned man in the hall sensed the sense of oppression emanating from no one that could be compared to Ouyang Zhi, his face turned a little pale, and his brows furrowed tightly.

"Everyone, I'm really sorry, Xu just took over Gale City, and he is busy with affairs, so I have time to see you until now, please forgive me. Xu Hu clenched his fists and said.

"Whereever, the city lord has just taken control of Gale City, so naturally there are many things that need to be dealt with, and we all understand it. The owner of Yu, who was still dissatisfied just now, seemed to be a completely different person at this moment, and he was full of smiles.

"This must be the owner of the largest fishing workshop in Gale City, Feng Fishing Workshop. ”

"Exactly, I didn't expect the city lord to recognize Yu, which really flattered Yu. ”

Xu Hu smiled and did not speak.

"City Lord Xu, the members of our Gale City Chamber of Commerce have come together to ask how you plan to implement business taxes after you take over Gale City?"

"This must be President Qian of the Gale City Chamber of Commerce, before I came, I had already ordered someone to check Ouyang Zhi's previous taxes, the tax of civilians was forty percent, the tax of those who did business was seventy percent, and the tax of spiritual cultivators was eighty percent. With such a high tax rate, it's no wonder I don't see a few cultivators in Gale City at all. Xu Hu said this and sneered.

"Alas, yes, since City Lord Xu understands our difficulties, I hope you can adjust to this. Chairman Qian sighed and said.

Everyone in the hall looked at Xu Hu and became a little nervous, after all, this is a matter related to their vitality for a long time in the future, and they have to pay attention to it. If this new city lord was also like Ouyang Zhi, it is estimated that they would have to consider leaving Gale Wind City and making a living in other cities.

"Don't worry, Xu will naturally not set such a high tax like Ouyang Zhi. Xu Hu smiled, "Starting tomorrow, the tax of civilians will be 10%, the tax of businessmen will be 40%, and the tax of spiritual cultivators will be 50%. ”

Hearing Xu Hu's words, many people showed joy, but Chairman Qian, Yu Fang, and the guy nicknamed Lao Hei still didn't look good. Forty percent of the tax, after all, is almost half of their profits, if you can fight for some more, it will be better.

"City Lord Xu, forty percent of the tax almost accounts for our average profits, do you think you can be more lenient?" Chairman Qian said with a frown.

"President Qian, this tax is not set by me, but the decision of my family master," Xu Hu said expressionlessly, "Don't say it's you, even I can't change it." ”

"Lord Xu City Lord?" Chairman Qian's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and everyone in the hall was shocked. To be able to make the spiritual monk call him the main figure, could it be said that he is a monk in the spiritual period?

"Yes, my lord disdains to manage such a small city, so he ordered me to garrison here. Originally, this should still be Ouyang Zhi's territory, but who let him offend people who shouldn't be offended?" Xu Hu showed a sneer, and an aura of majesty emanated invisibly, President Qian's face turned a little pale for a while, and the sense of oppression was even more terrifying than that of Ouyang Zhi before.

"Rest assured, forty percent of the tax will not let you go out in vain, if you need to go to sea to fish in the future, you can hire the city guards, of course, the tariff is calculated separately, I just provide you with such a convenience. Xu Hu smiled and said, "As long as you can afford the price, these people behind me can also be hired by you." ”

As soon as Xu Hu's words fell, the four black-clothed men took a step at the same time, and the powerful aura of the early stage of the Spirit Sect was released without reservation, and everyone in the entire hall seemed to have been poured into their bodies by dozens of tons of water, and their bodies were so heavy that they couldn't even lift their hands.

"Spirit Sect monks, it's still four. ”

The dark-skinned man's voice trembled, and his face turned pale. Among all the people here, his cultivation is the highest, and some of them have not even cultivated the spiritual technique, and they are genuine ordinary people.

"It's not just four. Xu Hu looked at Lao Hei and clapped his hands.

Fifteen middle-aged men in black armor walked in outside the hall and released their breath at the same time, each of them was a cultivator in the early stage of the Spirit Sect. Han Yi was able to make twenty late-stage peak Spirit Master cultivators break through the Spirit Sect overnight, it was really incredible.

In the City Lord's Mansion, in the East Chamber, Han Yi sat cross-legged on the bed, as if he sensed something, opened his eyes, and looked in the direction of the reception hall.

"Have you broken through them all? I didn't waste that Earth Spirit Pill. ”

Xu Hu and the others were able to break through the early stage of the Spirit Sect in such a quick time, and it was also Han Yi who, under the guidance of Jiufang Pi, dissolved an Earth Spirit Pill in water, divided it into twenty parts for them to take, and broke through with the help of that powerful medicinal power.

The Earth Spirit Pill can assist the Spirit Sect monks to break through the Spirit Commander Period, and it is also the elixir that the Spirit Sect Monks need for their daily cultivation, and the strength of the medicine should not be underestimated. The cultivation of Xu Hu and the others not only broke through the early stage of the Spirit Sect, but also soared all the way to the peak of the early stage, and the foundation was extremely solid.

"The hosts. The black-robed Charm Kui came into the room.

"Go ahead, you're more familiar with the Hall of Shadows than they are, and if there's any trace of the Hall of Shadows in Gale City, I think only you can find it. ”

"Yes. Mei Kui left quietly.

The streets and alleys of Gale City were filled with people of different professions, looking at the notices posted early in the morning, discussing what they were talking about.

"I didn't expect Ouyang Zhi to be searching for something in Gale City yesterday, but I didn't expect that a day had passed, and he died like this. "Some people lament the impermanence of the world.

"Yes, listening to Brother Wang, who is guarding the city, it seems that a great man from the Spirit Sect period descended on Gale City yesterday, so Ouyang Zhi ordered someone to search for that person's location. The person next to him whispered.

"Could it be that Ouyang Zhi angered that big man in the Spirit Sect period, so he was killed?"

"But it shouldn't be, Ouyang Zhi, as the city lord of Gale City, is also an existence in the Spirit Sect stage, how can he be killed so easily?"

"I don't know, but yesterday I heard that someone saw a man in black breaking into the City Lord's Mansion with a group of people in Tsing Yi, and killed Ouyang Ji's kid with thunder. ”

"Ouyang Ji, that kid is dead, hahaha, good killing. Someone was pleasantly surprised, showing a happy face.

"Alas, I don't know what kind of decree the new city lord will issue when he takes office?"

"Let's give it a go. The black-clad city guards pushed aside the crowd and posted another notice on the board. Then leave and move on to the next location.

The crowd of onlookers swarmed up again, carefully looking at the contents of the post.

"Lao Zhao, what is this talking about?"

"It seems to be a new tax law. ”

A cloaked figure at the back of the crowd looked at the notice from afar, the corners of his mouth twitching. Has Gale City changed hands? Ouyang Zhi, that waste, would be killed, and the Heavenly Wind Explosion Yuan Array that he had worked so hard to help him arrange was really a waste.

We can't stay here for long, we have to inform them to retreat quickly, Lord Bisnake has already ordered us to gather in Tianhai City. The figure glanced left and right, walked deeper into an alley, and quickly disappeared.

In the far corner, the black-robed figure showed half of its body, looking at the direction the figure left, as if thinking about something, and did not immediately follow.

Boom, boom, not far away, the squad in charge of patrolling the city guards passed by, looking left and right all the way, as if looking for something.

"Lord Castle Lord, let's keep an eye out for any strangely dressed people in the city lately? The captain turned his head and shouted.