"How is he?" After departing from Yun Lintian's group for a considerable distance, Ye Jingran asked. Her question wasn't directed at the two maids behind her but at an existence protecting her in the dark.
An old female voice immediately resounded. "He discovered my position but pretended he didn't see it."
Ye Jingran's pupils shrank slightly upon hearing this. How did Yun Lintian find the old woman, who was at the peak of the Divine Tribulation Realm and well-hidden, despite his own Divine Foundation Realm??
"Is he really that powerful?" She asked again unwillingly.
"I have a hunch that not even a Divine Origin Realm's practitioner can be his opponent." The old woman replied.
This time, Ye Jingran finally believed it. She took a deep breath and said. "I must bring him over. He will be a great asset for our Ye Clan."
"Young Miss, it's not that I want to stop you, but a person like him won't lower his head to anyone. If you can't be a friend, it's better not to be enemies with him." The old woman said solemnly.
Hearing this, Ye Jingran curled her lips. A trace of arrogance appeared in her eyes as she said. "No matter how powerful he is. What could he do in front of our Ye Clan?"
The old woman wanted to say something but held back in the end. She secretly made up her mind to tell the patriarch about this in order to prevent a potential disaster.
She had lived for ten thousand years, and her judgment had always been on point. She believed Yun Lintian wasn't someone the Ye Clan could provoke.
***
The carriage slowly landed on an open space inside the Chu Country Capital City after traveling for two hours.
"We are here." Ximen Wu said and got down from the carriage, followed by Yun Lintian's group.
Yun Lintian looked at the bustling street in the distance. The city here wasn't different from major cities in the Azure World, but the atmosphere here was more oppressive due to a massive disparity of strength.
He could see many people hide to the side fearfully whenever a Divine Foundation Realm's practitioner walked past them.
Perceiving the atmosphere, Ning Yue couldn't help but reach out to grab Yun Lintian's sleeve and move closer to him. This was her first time coming to such a huge city like this.
Yun Lintian didn't say anything and grabbed her little hand, easing her nervousness.
"Do you have a business here, Brother Lin? Otherwise, we could rush to the Great Zhou Capital City directly." Ximen Wu asked.
Yun Lintian shook his head and said. "I don't have anything to do here now."
"Let's go then." Ximen Wu nodded and turned to the Golden Flame Lion, letting it go back to the capital city on its own.
The Golden Flame Lion didn't say anything and flew away directly with the empty carriage. Because of the rule the Great Zhou Emperor set up, all the carriages and mounts were prohibited from using the grand teleporting formation.
Ximen Wu then led everything toward the city lord's mansion.
Along the way, Yun Lintian would see some small fights between practitioners from time to time, and no one would dare to intervene. This was the first time Yun Lintian saw such a scene in a big city.
Back in the Azure World, all the citizens always respected the city's rules. Even if they had an argument, they would solve it outside the city.
Ximen Wu seemed to see Yun Lintian's doubt. He chuckled and explained. "Even though this is a country's capital city, it's not that strict. Anyone can fight here as long as they don't damage the city's properties."
"It will be different when you arrive at the Great Zhou Capital City later. Over there, you need to solve a grievance outside the city. Otherwise, the guards will kill you on the spot, no matter how powerful your background is."
Yun Lintian nodded gently. He was just surprised about it and didn't think too much. After all, he had already experienced the cruel environment here in the past week.
Soon, Yun Lintian's group arrived at the city lord's mansion. Their arrival received many strange gazes from a group of people who had arrived before them.
Yun Lintian looked at the group of people and saw Ye Jingran among them. He also noticed that the way she looked at him seemed to be different from before. It was as if she wanted to kidnap him.
This made Yun Lintian secretly guard against her.
"Brother Ximen." An elegant young man clad in a blue robe walked over and greeted Ximen Wu with a smile.
"Oh? You're not dead, Little Hao?" Ximen Wu chuckled.
The young man, Hao Jixin, laughed slightly. He looked at Yun Lintian's group and asked curiously. "Are you deceiving people again, Brother Ximen?"
"What deceive?" Ximen Wu's face darkened. "This is Brother Lin, a top alchemist I have invited over."
"A top alchemist? You're not joking, right? If he was a top alchemist, wouldn't I be the best alchemist in the world?" Hao Jixin seized Yun Lintian up and down in confusion. No matter how he looked at him, Yun Lintian was obviously in his twenties. How could he be a top alchemist?
The same went for other people at the back. Even if Yun Lintian practiced when he was in his mother's womb, it was impossible for him to be a top alchemist.
Ning Yue was a little angry when she heard this. She didn't want anyone to insult Yun Lintian. However, she managed to hold her anger back in the end, as she didn't want to cause trouble for him.
Yun Lintian perceived Ning Yue's anger and patted her hand gently, indicating he was fine with it.
Ximen Wu's face drooped slightly. "You're itchy to get a slap, aren't you?"
Hao Jixin chuckled as he didn't think Ximen Wu was serious. "I was just joking, Brother Ximen. No need to get angry, right?"
"Besides, if he's truly a top alchemist, I will surely let him make some pills for me."
His tone was arrogant, and he didn't treat Yun Lintian as an alchemist at all. Even if Yun Lintian turned out to be a top alchemist in the end, Hao Jixin wasn't afraid of offending Yun Lintian either. With the Hao Clan behind him, what could Yun Lintian do?
"Shut up!" Before Ximen Wu could say anything, Ye Jingran suddenly bellowed and slapped Hao Jixin.
Bang!
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