Taiwo tapped his armrest, gazing intensely at the scout on one bent knee.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Sect master."
Hmm….
According to the scout, 2 unexpected people tagged along with the Profound sect members.
The descriptive attire the scout painted insinuated that one of them was the Sect Ancestor himself!
"Things will get a little tricky now. But it's not something we can handle. Since they are here, their slots will indeed return to them. But the hostility between us still exists."
Everyone nodded. Whether or not these Profound Sect members knew of their hiring killers to take them out was irrelevant.
Why? Because nothing could be hidden under the sun for long.
One day, the truth will be revealed, and by then, it might be too late. That's why they had to strike the iron while it was hot. And they'll have to start with their Profound Sect disciples.
In the competition, their disciples must eliminate these Vermin.
Taiwo's eyes swept across the many elders. "You know what to do."
No errors.
"The meeting ends here. Go."
Swish!
Taiwo was left alone.
...
"So amazing! So this is what the land of dreams looks like?"
"Look at the roads. That's no ordinary stone. Those are the famous Jade-infused stones, known to be 3 times stronger than what we use in our Tah Province's Capital city."
"Oh, my God! Too prodigal! How can these people use them for the roads?"
"Lying trough. Have you noticed that all the buildings in each region have specific height ranges?"
"Yeah! I noticed that too. The region around the entrance gates all have buildings 3~5 stories tall and are built close to each other.
But the buildings in this region shoot up to 50 stories high, though between each towering building are many sets of smaller 3~5 story tall ones and even wider roads."
"Yeah. But only a few shoot this high. Most are still 3~7 stories high, but are very wide, stretching from left to right, so far out."
"Amazing! Worthy of its big name."
"Blah, blah, blah, blah."
On the live broadcast, several people in Wenji town took in the beautiful images of Yanging's Capital city.
This was the closest they would get to seeing the real thing in a long while.
Many compared its lavishness with that in the Tah province, only feeling too blown away by how prodigal these Yanging people were
Of course, another aspect that hit them hard was the wave of raw yet powerful qi emitting from their membership cards.
Indeed, the further Chu Che's group got to the central part of Yanging, the stronger the qi.
Yanging's Capital was divided into 5 main zones: the Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, and Central regions.
Each region was like another major city, which only showed how incredibly massive the overall Capital city was.
For mortals, it might take days and weeks to ride on horseback from one part to another. But Chu Che's group took a few hours to maneuver across the regions until they reached the central zone.
There it was...
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They finally made it. And whether it was sect elders or disciples, they all released a deep sigh of relief. Though they weren't afraid of danger, it was still uncomfortable knowing they were targeted now and then.
Profound Sect members?
Before them was a calm receptionist. A strange light flickered through her eyes in a blink before returning to normal. Still, she could hide the apparent arrogance in her eyes.
"I'm sorry. We do not have any top-tier rooms available for you at this moment. However, If you accept it now, I can arrange any rooms below the 1st to 8th floors for you."
Pfft~
A few passing by guests chuckled in disgust and contempt for these Profound Sect members.
Do you know what sort of guests stayed below the 8th floor? Servants and slaves of those guests with mightier statuses living on the higher floors.
These servants/slaves are packed like sardines in each lodging, especially if their master only gets them a single room.
The higher one went, the bigger each unit, with some units having 2 to 5 floors, 10 rooms, 3 training rooms, 2 pressure rooms, and other special rooms beneficial for cultivation.
Bastards!
Bho Jin and the rest clenched their fists unwillingly but knew they couldn't act rashly, especially seeing how calm their sect elders were.
'Just you want!'
Bho Jin bit his lips tightly, almost making them disappear. He swept his gaze across the laughing crowd, swearing to give these Yanging people instant K.Os during the competition.
The heavy murderous atmosphere was extremely choking but didn't make the spectators back down.
Most were influential people from equally powerful factions in Yanging. So, of course, they felt amused watching these Tah monkeys get bullied.
If anything, they were looking forward to a fight breaking out. But sadly, these Profound sect people seemed too smart for that.
A playful smile suddenly appeared on Leisho's cold face. "Alright. If you say you only have rooms below the 8th floor, then we will, of course, believe you... After all, it would be such a shame and a disgrace to your 'fair' reputation if it was not true, no?"
The staff's smile slowly diminished.
How bold!
Were these Tah people threatening the establishment? Who gave them the guts?
Although they usually pick on these Tah people, it would be a shame if other establishments in Yanging get ahead of the game.
The Tah people also bring in money and other benefits beneficial to the establishment. Although they weren't afraid of these Tah people, it only took one ant from their worthless group to make a move that caused a disturbance in how things typically operate.
Huh.
The staff was furious but said nothing after reviewing a signal from their superior above. In truth, these superiors weren't the only ones watching. Even the royal family and other sect elders from the Tah province had sent their subordinates to be their eyes and ears.
From start to finish, they never intended to lend a hand. Only the royal family thought to do so if things got too ugly.
The Profound sect was a major power in the Tah province used by the emperor to clean out dangers like attacks from hidden evil sects, beasts, and other strange forces.
It would be a true shame if they were later wiped out because of this, leaving the Tah province's forces to weaken.
"If that will be all, we will go... We'll go to the next best establishment." Leisho decided while raising his hands in surrender while attempting to leave.
"Wait!"
As he expected, the staff's cold, professional, but anxious voice cried out.
"Yes?"
The staff looked like he had eaten a million flies as he slowly gave a shallow bow. "Pardon my blunder. It seems we do have a unit available on the 25th floor."
"Oh?" Leisho chuckled in amusement.
He knew he had won. But if he were to go too far, it would be disadvantageous for them.
After all, the 25th floor, though beneath their status, wasn't all that bad. It was decent and would do for now.
Like that, the Profound Sect members were led to their new residence. But whether staying here was a wise choice was still uncertain.
However, these protagonists in the story didn't seem fazed by it all.
Entering their unit, they immediately released their stars, searching for hidden spies or formations.
"Till tomorrow's competition, no disciple is to leave this space!"
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