Liu Da Cheng was the deputy city lord of Qing Shan Base, with a cultivation level of Martial Arts Rank 3.
After the previous city lord died in battle while providing support, he temporarily took on the role of acting city lord.
However, due to his cultivation level being only Martial Arts Rank 3.
Liu Da Cheng wasn't able to gain the trust of everyone, as there were many others at Martial Arts Rank 3 in Qing Shan Base.
He, in fact, was hoping for the arrival of the new Qing Shan Base lord as soon as possible.
However, he had also heard that many forces had declined the position of Qing Shan lord.
Even he couldn't help but feel a sense of amazement!
People are indeed incomparable.
A position that was eagerly desired by people like them was considered a burden in the eyes of those great powers.
Thankfully, the Academy faction finally nominated a candidate.
They didn't continue delaying, as it had already dragged on for a month.
"Qing Shan Base is finally getting a new city lord."
Liu Da Cheng couldn't help but exclaim.
"Indeed!"
The nearby guard army commander, Zeng Ming Hong, shared the same thoughts.
Both were from Qing Shan Base, but they came from martial arts schools passed down through generations.
Accumulated resources over generations allowed them to become Martial Arts Rank 3 existences.
However, to take a step further, resources alone wouldn't suffice.
At least, for the time being, reaching Martial Arts Rank 4 was a significant distance for them.
Despite this, they couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy.
They didn't know if this newly arrived Martial Arts Rank 4 would be easy to get along with.
After all, he was from the South River Martial Arts University, a place with a strong background to them.
Unfortunately, they didn't know exactly who it was!
Because the candidate was only announced recently, and this person was already coming to take office.
They only knew his name was Ning An!
Even though they had asked some people to investigate, it wouldn't be that fast.
Especially for middle-grade martial artists, there was some confidential information.
While the South River Martial Arts University indeed had shallow foundations, it didn't mean they lacked the ability.
After all, he was also a member of the Academy faction!
This was mainly to prevent some cults from probing for information.
Time didn't pass for long before a plane from South River landed.
Liu Da Cheng and Zeng Ming Hong quickly went to greet him.
The airport didn't impose many restrictions on martial artists, especially not on people like Liu Da Cheng and Zeng Ming Hong.
Ning An was naturally the first to disembark the plane.
The privileges of martial artists were displayed in full here.
"City Lord Ning!"
Liu Da Cheng's eyes lit up as he saw Ning An, and he spoke out.
Even though he had seen the figure in previous photos.
He still had to admire the youthfulness of this new city lord.
Young and yet already at Rank 4, which implied immense potential.
Such an existence wouldn't stay in Qing Shan Base for too long.
"Welcome, City Lord Ning!"
Zeng Ming Hong on the other side also quickly reacted and stepped forward to greet him.
However, regardless of their thoughts, they were both extremely respectful towards him at this moment.
In the martial world, the strong are revered!
And this one before them was strong, with both strength and background that surpassed them.
As long as they weren't fools, no one would choose to offend this person.
"Actually, I am also someone from Qing Shan."
Ning An looked at them and slowly spoke.
He wasn't entirely unfamiliar with these two!
Of course, it was the kind where he knew them but they didn't know him.
Mainly, they were high-ranking officials in Qing Shan Base.
They frequently appeared on television before!
Each base had its own dedicated channel.
It was used to publicize the base's activities and whatnot.
A long time ago, Ning An had also yearned for their positions.
But now, he felt they were just ordinary.
Their ages were nearing fifty, which was not bad.
But their cultivation levels had almost no chance of improving any further.
As Ning An's words fell!
Liu Da Cheng and Zeng Ming Hong were startled.
They didn't expect the city lord to be someone from Qing Shan Base.
But soon, their hearts eased.
A local, that's good, at least they know about Qing Shan Base's situation.
"Let's go to the city lord's mansion first!"
Ning An spoke again.
No matter what, he had to take a look at the current situation of Qing Shan Base.
He didn't know how many reinforcements the previous city lord had taken out.
After all, even he perished, so the support team wouldn't be in good shape.
It could be said that Qing Shan Base, which wasn't strong in defense to begin with, had further weakened.
Exactly how much of its foundation Qing Shan Base had left was a question!
Without understanding, Ning An couldn't feel at ease.
"Yes!"
Liu Da Cheng and Zeng Ming Hong immediately responded.
During this period, they had been hoping for the new city lord to arrive and take charge.
Otherwise, everyone would be in discord, resulting in chaos.