Unreliable Sword Immortal.

Chapter 155 The Illustrated Compendium of Destiny

Lu Chaoding felt he was quite lucky to have stumbled upon a decent story mission by randomly choosing a guide.

Next, he had Li Chengzhi lead him to the city lord's mansion.

Soon, Lu Chaoding discovered the differences between Tianyun City and Tianfeng City.

Tianfeng City has many NPCs and is very lively. Most of the NPCs there can be interacted with, and they can also engage in activities such as trading, working, and patrolling. They can also take the initiative to talk to players. Although there are also many NPCs in Tianyun City, most of them are dull and still, and many of them are as still as statues. Players need to take the initiative to initiate interaction.

Therefore, in Lu Chaoding's opinion, Tianyun City, which currently has relatively few players, is deserted and desolate, much like a dead city.

After walking through three main streets and visiting thirteen shops, Lu Chaoding was led to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.

Two guards stood in front of the gate, and upon seeing Li Chengzhi, they immediately shouted at him with disgust.

"Where did this stinking beggar come from? Get out of here!"

"This is the City Lord's Mansion. Get lost if you don't want to die!"

Li Chengzhi's face turned pale, his fists clenched. Lu Chaoding walked up to him, glanced at the two NPCs, and, noticing they were only level 20, laughed, "Summon your city lord!"

"Where did this stinking beggar come from? Get out of here!"

"This is the City Lord's Mansion. Get lost if you don't want to die!"

The two guards uttered the same lines, looking at Lu Chao with disdain.

"Hey, these two brothers are quite something!" Lu Chaoding smiled slightly, pointed forward, and unleashed the [Extraordinary Greatsword Technique]. Soon, a nine-zhang-long greatsword descended from the sky, directly blasting the city lord's mansion gate flat.

Two guards, covered in dust and dirt, rushed out of the smoke and charged at Lu Chao.

"As expected of a low-level NPC, with limited intelligence, it still dares to charge at me after seeing my methods!"

Lu Chaoding didn't even bother to make a move himself. With a flick of his sleeve, six Yellow Spring Sword Spirits crawled out from the ground and immediately stepped forward to clear a path for Lu Chaoding.

"Come with me!"

Lu Chaoding said something to Li Chengzhi indifferently, and then strode forward with his head held high and his hands behind his back.

To be honest, the city lord's mansion is very grand. There are stone lions in front of the gate. After passing through the gate and going around the carved dragon screen wall, you can see a spacious courtyard that looks like a drill ground. Behind the courtyard are tall halls with golden bricks and green tiles, which even have a bit of the feel of an imperial palace.

Of course, there were also many guards inside the compound.

However, the guards who appeared later were not as brave as the two who were guarding the gate; they formed a team in front of the main hall.

An NPC dressed in official robes and wearing an official hat jumped out and shouted, "Who goes there? How dare you trespass into my city lord's mansion!"

Lu Chao could see the attribute information of this official NPC. He was none other than Wu Sanyuan, the city lord of Tianyun City, a level 50 BOSS.

At this moment, Li Chengzhi gritted his teeth, staring intently at the NPC in official robes, his eyes seemingly spitting fire.

The city lord, Wu Sanyuan, glanced at Li Chengzhi, then at Lu Chaoding, and said disdainfully, "Where did you come from, you lowly commoner, you stinking beggar? Dare to state your name!"

Li Chengzhi took a step forward, glanced at the calm-faced Lu Chaoding, clenched his fist as if making a decision, then took two more steps forward, glaring fiercely at Wu Sanyuan, and shouted, "You dog! I am Li Yanjing's son, Li Chengzhi! Today I've come for revenge!"

At this moment, a "cutscene" had clearly begun. Wu Sanyuan laughed loudly, his face full of disdain. He pointed at Li Chengzhi and said, "Revenge? You? I think you're just walking into a trap and courting death!"

He raised his arm, seemingly to order his guards to arrest the man, but then looked at Lu Chaoding and said, "Who are you? Are you perhaps an accomplice of this reckless fellow?"

Lu Chaoding declared, "I, Lu Chaoding, am the reliable leader of the Sword Sect!"

"A reliable sword sect? What kind of third-rate little sect is this? Never heard of it! You're the one who smashed up this manor's gate? You've got some nerve! Guards, seize him and execute him on the spot!"

At Wu Sanyuan's command, a large number of NPC guards in armor gathered around Lu Chaoding and Li Chengzhi.

Lu Chaoding shook his head without saying a word. He equipped himself with three flying insect swords, pointed at Wu Sanyuan, and a swarm of sword shadows immediately bombarded Wu Sanyuan.

Wu Sanyuan yelled and was instantly killed, but nothing fell out.

"Ding, area notification: Wu Sanyuan, the city lord of Tianyun City, has been killed!"

Upon hearing this announcement, the armored guards who had been rushing towards Li Chengzhi immediately stopped in their tracks. They then surged forward to Li Chengzhi, knelt down, and cried out in unison, "We are late in coming to his aid! Please forgive us, City Lord!"

"Um?"

Li Chengzhi was clearly taken aback.

Lu Chaoding was also taken aback, but he immediately understood what was going on.

Clearly, the occasionally unreliable system came into play. According to the altered content, Li Chengzhi directly became the city lord of Tianyun City, and next, he should offer up his family heirloom.

Sure enough, after a brief moment of astonishment, Li Chengzhi said in a deep voice, "This is truly amazing! I've actually become the city lord!"

With a flick of his sleeve, his tattered clothes were instantly replaced by a magnificent official robe, and a black gauze hat appeared on his head.

"I've become the city lord just like that?" Li Chengzhi looked at Lu Chaoding excitedly, immediately knelt down, cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency's divine might has killed my enemy and bestowed upon me the position of city lord. I am deeply grateful and cannot express my thanks. Please accept my nine bows!"

After saying this, the newly appointed city lord kowtowed repeatedly, nine times in a row, and said, "My lord's skills are extraordinary and his methods are unparalleled. Everything Chengzhi has today is all thanks to my lord. My lord is no ordinary person. Chengzhi wishes to become your master. Please grant my request!"

"Become an apprentice?" Lu Chao was taken aback. This reward wasn't mentioned in the mission description.

Li Chengzhi continued, "From now on, my Tianyun City will only respect reliable sword sects, paying tribute monthly and offering gifts annually. As long as I remain the city lord, anyone who dares to disrespect you, sir, will be my mortal enemy and the target of the entire Tianyun City's punitive expedition. Please accept me as your disciple, sir!"

"Really?" Lu Chao wondered if Li Chengzhi had awakened his powers. After thinking for a moment, he felt there was no reason to refuse, so he said, "Alright, then this sect leader will accept you as my disciple!"

To Lu Chao's surprise, as soon as he said this, he actually received a system notification: "Ding, Li Chengzhi, the city lord of Tianyun City, has joined the Reliable Sword Sect and obtained the status of an entry disciple."

After the system notification sounded, a flash of light appeared on Li Chengzhi's body, and his official robes instantly transformed into brand-new clothing for the introductory disciple of the Reliable Sword Sect, with the words "Reliable" shining brightly in gold on the back.

Li Chengzhi's face also showed an expression of wild joy. He took out something that looked like a picture book from his bosom and respectfully presented it to Lu Chaoding, saying, "Master, this is the treasure passed down in my Li family, the Heavenly Mandate Illustrated Book! Chengzhi wishes to offer this to Master!"

"good!"

Lu Chaoding accepted the picture book-like Destiny Compendium without any hesitation, and then received a system notification: "Accept Li Chengzhi's commission, kill Wu Sanyuan, mission complete, congratulations on obtaining the Destiny Compendium, the family heirloom of Li Chengzhi, the city lord of Tianyun City."

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Destiny Compendium: Special item, consumable item.

Function 1: Portable, allowing you to use the raffle ticket anytime, anywhere.

Function 2: Before you or others use lottery tickets to complete the lottery and claim the prize, you can use the Destiny Compendium to open the prize compendium of the same level and allow you to specify the prize from the compendium list. After use, the Destiny Compendium will disappear. Please explore the details yourself.

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"Wow, this thing looks amazing! Once I use it, I can choose any prize I want..." Lu Chao's spirits lifted. "What's even more amazing is that it's not bound! It's not bound, it's not bound! Doesn't that mean I can farm it infinitely through the quest hall?"

(End of this chapter)