"Salute the shining Gold and pray for its protection for my peace."

"Bow to the abundant rations and beg it to satisfy my hunger."

"Praise the hard-won peace and wish it never abandons us mortals!"

As he spoke, Tian En took a deep breath, raised his left hand, and gently tapped his forehead with his index and middle fingers, as if performing some grand ritual.

"Everyone, please open the gate, we are all children of the 'Lord of Mediation'."

Upon hearing this, the guards, who had been on high alert and even aimed their guns at Tian En, finally breathed a sigh of relief, lowered their weapons, and likewise raised their left hands to tap their foreheads as a salute.

"The Lord of Mediation..."

Hearing this name, Yun You was slightly taken aback, but soon understood.

This so-called "Lord of Mediation" was actually, like the "Lord of War" she heard of before, a deity worshipped by the residents of Nest City.

However, the Lord of War governs war and slaughter, while the Lord of Mediation governs commerce and peace, essentially opposing forces.

The majority of business people worship the Lord of Mediation, praying for the protection of this nonexistent deity.

Lake Town, which is based on "neutrality," is no exception.

Therefore, upon learning that Tian En also worshiped the Lord of Mediation, Lake Town naturally showed no enmity towards her.

"Let's just wait for them to open the gate now."

Tian En confidently crossed her hands behind her back and smiled, "Once past Lake Town, walk five more miles east, and we'll be in our territory."

"Mm."

Yun You nodded lightly.

The little girl didn't expect things to go so smoothly, she thought there would be at least a few fights on the way.

[Why do I feel like you're a bit disappointed... silly Yun You]

Master Zero couldn't help but comment.

[Sigh, you're getting more and more violent, this isn't good at all]

"Don't be harsh,"

Yun You brushed aside the hair on her brow and smiled, "The people locked up in this prison are mostly thugs who harm civilians. Killing them isn't illegal; it's contributing to the peace of Nest City."

[You're just making excuses... I think you just have an itch to fight]

Master Zero unceremoniously exposed the little girl's lie.

"Uh..."

Yun You scratched her head awkwardly, unable to refute.

But nonetheless, being able to pass without fighting is good overall.

However...

As time slowly passed, the huge iron gate showed no signs of opening.

The guards on the watchtower didn't raise their guns, still smiling down at Yun You and Tian En.

But that was all, just a smile.

"Why do I feel something isn't quite right?"

Five minutes later, Yun You finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Is this gate really so hard to open?"

Tian En was clearly growing impatient as well. When she crossed this dam before, the Lake Town Leader opened the gate cleanly and neatly!

"Mayor Chen Nuo! Please open the gate and let us pass!"

At this moment, Tian En could no longer hold back and shouted with wide eyes, "I am Tian En, under Lord Mokaka! If you let me go, Lord Mokaka will surely reward you!"

"Mayor Chen Nuo! Mayor! Quickly appear!"

After the young girl shouted, sure enough, a short-haired young man in camouflage walked up the watchtower, looking down at the two with a complicated expression.

This person was Chen Nuo, the mayor of Lake Town.

"Mayor Chen Nuo, when I left three days ago, you told me that the gates of Lake Town would always be open to me and any resident of a Floating Island!"

Tian En gritted her teeth and loudly questioned, "For this reason, Lord Mokaka didn't harm Lake Town and even said he'd let you maintain independence!"

"What are you doing now? Going back on your word?"

Facing the young girl's questioning, Chen Nuo lowered his head, evidently avoiding facing her.

"You... you should leave from elsewhere, Miss Tian En."

"It's not that I want to make things difficult for you, but Lord Mokaka made too many enemies..."

"'Fatty' in the beach area, 'Casablanca' in the factory area, the 'Dark' War Gang in the forest area, and the 'Celestial King' in exile all sent envoys to me, ordering that I absolutely must not let any of your people through, or else they would level my Lake Town..."

"I don't want to offend you either, but you can't blame me for this, there's really nothing I can do!"

With that, Chen Nuo simply turned his head away, avoiding Tian En's eyes.

"You... you should leave quickly, 'Fatty' and 'Casablanca' have already received the news, and it won't be long before they pursue us..."

Well, it's not just about closing the doors; it seems Chen Nuo even informed the other forces, a complete betrayal.

At this moment, Tian En felt cold in her limbs, as if her heart were being gripped by invisible hands, even making it difficult to beat.

She still wanted to say something, but Yun You stopped her.

"There's no need to waste words on such people."

The little girl shook her head, her expression calm.

"That so-called neutrality is just a facade. He intended to betray you from the beginning, or else he wouldn't let you out but not let you back in."

"Xiao En, your position under Mokaka is likely very high, right? I think this guy has probably calculated everything, just waiting to cash in your head as a bounty."

"I've seen many things and people like this. Dealing with them, there's no reasoning needed."

At these words, Tian En didn't react, but on the watchtower, Chen Nuo's expression changed.

"Yes, I essentially cooperated with them, but so what? Didn't Mokaka and you also think about annexing Lake Town?"

Chen Nuo gritted his teeth, roaring, "With Mokaka alive, we must be exterminated! From the start, we were mortal enemies, and it's your own naivety, Tian En, that you ended up in this situation!"

"And that other little girl, talking about not reasoning..."

He turned his head, glaring at Yun You.

"This steel gate stands right here! Not even the main battle tank's steel prongs can leave many marks, let's see how you plan to 'not reason'!"

"All of you, disarm your guns and see how this girl plans to handle our gate!"

Hearing this, Yun You couldn't help but laugh.

She turned back, gently patted Tian En's shoulder, and smiled, "Sometimes, faith and respect aren't worth much."

"To live happily and freely in this world, you still rely on—this!"

She extended her right hand, clenching her fist in front of Tian En.

"Woosh—!"

The next moment, raging flames suddenly appeared in her palm, and amidst the firelight, a giant scarlet claw gradually took shape.

Yun You clenched the claw into a fist, the fire seeping through her fingers scorching the surrounding dust, making the air distort.

Dragging this heavy fist, she walked step by step to the gate below, each step leaving blood-seeping pits beneath her feet.

"Mayor Chen Nuo, right?"

She raised her head, and at the same time, raised the Red Scale Heavy Fist high, aiming at the massive iron gate looming above her.

"Let me teach you a lesson today."

"Those who entrust their lives to defense, intending to survive by 'turtle tactics,' often meet an unhappy end."

"Open your eyes wide and have a good look."

"Watch how I smash the shell you rely on with my own hands."

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