When meeting the City Lord, Chen Yi activated that quasi-Tier 3 talisman treasure, combined with his own Blood Soul Mask for a double layer of cover, and finally used Tier 3 divine soul concealment at the very core.
If the mid Core Formation City Lord wanted to see through Chen Yi's true self, he would have to forcefully break through Chen Yi's triple disguise with his divine sense, which would be very difficult, and Chen Yi would have enough reaction time.
Chen Yi guessed that it must have been Fairy Ouyang's instructions before leaving that prompted the City Lord to see him. Therefore, out of respect for Fairy Ouyang, the City Lord would in all probability not do anything akin to a declaration of war. At the same time, he did not have a good excuse to refuse the meeting, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go.
Chapter 136