Chapter 48

Leaving the Dao Lun Society, Yan Mengyun directly boarded the carriage heading to Fenghua City. As she watched the scenery outside the carriage windows fly by, tears slowly streamed down her cheeks.

"Miss Yan, why did you abandon Bai Cangdong? Although he is just a baron, he is the president of the Dao Lun Society and a powerful figure in Dao Lun City. Perhaps he could be of great help to you in the future," the voice of the female knight driving the carriage came from the front.

"This is precisely what I do not want to see," Yan Mengyun said softly.

"Why?" The female knight did not understand Yan Mengyun's meaning.

"I have no desire for the position of Lord of Fenghua City, but I have no choice but to go. It is a situation with almost certain death. How can I let him follow me to certain death? I would rather he hates me for the rest of his life than die," Yan Mengyun said quietly.

The female knight sighed, "Miss Yan, your character is indeed unsuitable to become the Lord of Fenghua City. I wonder why the Earl chose you as one of the five heirs."

Yan Mengyun did not respond, only silently gazing out the window.

Bai Cangdong sat in his chair, still in a daze. He still couldn't understand why Yan Mengyun had suddenly turned against him.

"Is it just because I am not strong enough?" A bitter smile appeared on Bai Cangdong's face. "I have worked very hard to become stronger."

Bai Cangdong suddenly felt a strong urge to drink. He carried a large amount of alcohol from the tavern back home, returned to his small room, and drank mouthful after mouthful without caring what kind of alcohol it was.

Bai Cangdong had never known that his alcohol tolerance was so good. He drank all the alcohol he bought but showed no signs of drunkenness.

"What are you doing?" Lady Honglian entered Bai Cangdong's room, wrinkling her nose at the strong smell of alcohol.

"Nothing, just drinking," Bai Cangdong replied indifferently.

"Because of Yan Mengyun?" A flash of anger crossed Lady Honglian's eyes.

"Yes," Bai Cangdong did not find it difficult to admit.

"Do you really like her so much that you would do anything for her?" Lady Honglian looked at Bai Cangdong, her eyes cold.

Bai Cangdong was taken aback. He had never thought about this question and had never clarified his relationship with Yan Mengyun, but her departure made him feel very sad.

"Why don't you answer me?" Lady Honglian sneered.

"I don't know," Bai Cangdong shook his head slightly. He could not be sure of the extent of his feelings for Yan Mengyun.

"Alright, I can tell you. The reason Yan Mengyun left you is that she doesn't want you to follow her to certain death. She wants you to live. What will you do?" Lady Honglian said mercilessly.

"What do you mean?" Bai Cangdong stared at Lady Honglian with wide eyes.

"It's simple. The Lord of Fenghua City has already made preparations to help the five girls, including Yan Mengyun, advance to the rank of viscount. Then they will compete, and one will be chosen as the future Lord of Fenghua City. Yan Mengyun, whether in terms of background or talent, has no chance of winning. Her only outcome is death," Lady Honglian said with a cruel smile.

Bai Cangdong stood there, speechless for a long time.

"What's wrong? Speechless? If you really like her so much, go after her and die with her," Lady Honglian mocked mercilessly.

"Have you finished talking?" Bai Cangdong looked at Lady Honglian coldly.

"Are you angry?" Lady Honglian sneered.

"If you're done, you can leave now. I need to rest."

"Men, all of you are the same, worse than pigs and dogs." Lady Honglian turned and left without another glance at Bai Cangdong.

Bai Cangdong went to sleep, really slept, and slept deeply until dawn. Then, as usual, he went to the president's room of the Dao Lun Society, had many documents brought to him, and carefully flipped through them page by page.

"Saint Light Wolf won't do... Black Demon won't do... This one won't do..." Bai Cangdong was flipping through the documents on the viscount-level undead in the vicinity of Dao Lun City.

He needed to advance to the rank of viscount and must advance to the rank of viscount. Although he did not know how much he liked Yan Mengyun, one thing was certain: he did not want to see her die.

With his current strength, he could not possibly intervene in the struggle for the position of Lord of Fenghua City. Doing so would only result in his own death and would not save Yan Mengyun. But if he could advance to the rank of viscount, he might have a chance to help her.

Bai Cangdong's best option was to wait for the Immortal Sparrow to resurrect and then go alone to slay it again. However, the Immortal Sparrow needed a year to resurrect, and he could not wait that long.

Apart from the Immortal Sparrow, the one Bai Cangdong had the best chance of defeating was the Fire Siren. The Fire Siren, like the Immortal Sparrow, was a viscount-level undead with fire-based Undead Light. With the Fire Dragon's Eye and the Frost Finger, he had a 70-80% chance of slaying the Fire Siren.

However, the Fire Siren was far in the southern desert. Even if everything went smoothly, it would take three to five months to go there and back. He did not know if Yan Mengyun would still be alive by then.

Bai Cangdong carefully reviewed the documents on all the viscount-level undead around Dao Lun City, hoping to find one he could have a chance of slaying alone.

Reality often does not meet one's expectations. For a baron, every viscount-level undead is a very powerful existence. Different types have different strengths, and while Bai Cangdong could slay the Immortal Sparrow due to his martial arts and equipment, this might not work against other viscount-level undead.

After reviewing all the documents on the viscount-level undead, Bai Cangdong closed his eyes and lay motionless on the chair.

Among the viscount-level undead he could potentially encounter, Bai Cangdong had little confidence in slaying any of them. The ones he had the best chance of slaying had only a 20-30% chance.

After thinking for a long time, Bai Cangdong suddenly opened his eyes and quickly flipped through the documents, his gaze stopping on a picture.

The picture showed an extremely sexy woman, but behind her were a pair of black wings, and she wore a strange blue armor that covered her chest, buttocks, and other areas, leaving the exposed parts very noticeable. She held a luxurious metal bow in her long, white, delicate hands, but there were no arrows or quiver.

The "Divine Archer" was the name of this undead, possessing powerful flight and speed, able to shoot unlimited powerful light arrows. In terms of strength, it ranked among the top ten of the first-tier viscount-level undead.

Few people chose the Divine Archer as their opponent for advancing to the rank of viscount, not only because of its strength but also because of its dangerous habitat.

On the western side of the Lone Sky Cliff, there was an ancient Cangshen Tree. The Divine Archer lived on this tree. Any human who dared to approach the Cangshen Tree would be shot dead by an arrow. Even many who could climb to the top of the Lone Sky Cliff dared not provoke the Divine Archer, preferring to bypass the western side, which was the easiest to climb.

Bai Cangdong chose this powerful undead as his opponent for advancing to the rank of viscount mainly because his martial arts were particularly effective against the Divine Archer.

The Divine Archer's archery skills were indeed astonishing, but its combat ability was weak when engaged in close combat. Once its Undead Light defense was broken, the Divine Archer had no resistance.

However, for a baron, getting close to the Divine Archer was almost impossible. Not only was its movement speed extremely fast, but it could fly and lived in a place on the Lone Sky Cliff that was neither on the ground nor in the sky, making it almost impossible for a baron to slay it.

After analyzing the undead around Dao Lun City, Bai Cangdong believed that the only viscount-level undead he had a chance of slaying was the Divine Archer.

However, before that, he needed to obtain a weapon that could break the Divine Archer's Undead Light. His Frost Finger was only effective against fire-based undead, and it would be almost useless against the Divine Archer.

Bai Cangdong found from the documents that the weapon capable of breaking the Divine Archer's Undead Light was a thin sword called "Ghost Thorn." Its only source was the Night Valley, where killing the ghostly Dark Night Demons might yield a "Ghost Thorn."

However, the drop rate of "Ghost Thorn" from Dark Night Demons was extremely low. Slaying ten thousand Dark Night Demons might not even yield one "Ghost Thorn."

Fortunately, "Ghost Thorn" was only effective against the Divine Archer's Undead Light, and most barons were unwilling to face the Divine Archer, so the value of "Ghost Thorn" was much lower compared to weapons like the Black Death Blade and the Asura Blood Blade. As long as he was willing to pay a high price, obtaining a "Ghost Thorn" was not impossible.

Even so, a "Ghost Thorn" at the baron level was more expensive than most viscount-level weapons, with a price measured in centuries of life.

Bai Cangdong had accumulated a considerable amount of life points over the past few days, but he only had about fifty to sixty years, which was not enough to buy a "Ghost Thorn."

After some consideration, Bai Cangdong returned home, took the Green-Eyed Pearl, martial arts crystal plates, and several pieces of equipment he had extorted from Meng Xiaoquan, and then found Ma Fei.

"I have some martial arts and equipment that I want to exchange for life points, and time is very tight. Can you help me?" Bai Cangdong asked.

"Brother Bai, if you need life points, just say so. Why go through so much trouble?" Ma Fei said.

"This time, I need a lot of life points, so I have to sell some things. Do you have any connections?" Bai Cangdong shook his head.

"I do have connections, but it depends on what you are selling. Generally, baron-level gold martial arts and gold equipment are very easy to sell and can fetch a high price," Ma Fei thought for a moment and said.

"What do you think of these?" Bai Cangdong placed the items he brought in front of Ma Fei.