adam was smiling as he watched the bustling city. the shops and stalls were noisy and far cry from the style of modern earth but adam found this scene satisfying as he finally saw the bustling city after such a long time . adam may be a cultivator now but his memories from his earth days effect him slightly as he cannot change his past now . so he is fundamentally different from other cultivators when it comes to their view about normal encounters . no other cultivator would feel happy just by watching this simple scene other than him or maybe only some handful of them could .
adam easily blended into the crowd and started looking for some interesting things in the various stalls and shops . meanwhile inside the biggest mansion which was no different from a big castle in size , a slightly plump man who looked like was in his 40s was standing alone inside the big courtyard. he was thinking about something and had an anxious expression on his face . just when he was going to return inside his room , a guard came and kneeled down on a knee respectfully before him . the slightly plump man was the city lord chen of dawn city so he quickly changed his expression to a kind one and asked in a deep voice " what's the matter ? " a tone authority could be heard in his voice .
" sir city lord ! a powerful cultivator has entered the city. according to the gate guards description he looked young and his aura was powerful than of city lord's. " at the end of his sentence the guard's voice was a little hesitant as he felt it was disrespectful to say that to his lord . but he told him anyway because he knew that city lord chen was kind and it was his orders to report everything correctly without bias .
" you can go and return to your duties Walter. " chen replied in a casual tone and went back to his room . in truth his heart was in joy right now because maybe the powerful cultivator could help his wife Emily.
he quickly returned to his room and changed into light green robes which was most expensive in his collection and were made with silk collected from a foundation level beast . he arrived inside the next room and his expression turned solemn. here his wife was lying down on the bed and was sleeping . but her expression was of anguish and beads of sweat were being formed on her forehead . he wiped the sweat with a wet towel " Emily! maybe someone who can help you has arrived in the city . I'm going to meet him now and will beg him to take a look at you . just wait for a while okay ? " emily didnt answer as expected but chen knew that already as she has been like this for a week now and there is no sign of her waking up . so he hastily left the mansion with the guard who encountered adam on the gate and came with the report .
meanwhile half an hour has passed since adam started looking for interesting goods but unfortunately he hasn't found one till now. but he wasn't disappointed at all and was still looking for one inside other shops that he hadn't been to till now . well of course powerful artifacts or herbs couldn't be found everywhere even if they are damaged . as they can only be encountered if one has fate with them .
just when adam was going to enter inside a shop called xuan armory , he paused his steps as he could feel a gaze filled with anticipation towards him . Adam's physique was top when it comes to cultivation so maybe that's why he is very keen when it comes to sensing emotions especially when they are directed at him . adam looked at his right side as it was not a good idea to use his powerful divine sense . his strenght would be revealed if the target was a cultivator. Adam's control was top class but it hadn't reached the realm where he can probe at someone weaker than him without them noticing if they are above peak qi refinement realm .
adam was surprised as he could actually recognize the individual. he was the uncle chen from the memories of old adam . even though the early memories of his life were hazy , the figure of uncle chen was printed inside his mind as he was his benefactor who saved him from being sold a slave . but adam now was a different one so he was not feeling any other emotion other a slight surprise after seeing the city lord chen .
" hello young sir ! I'm the city lord of dawn city , chen Straus . pleased to make your acquaintance. "
" I am adam . it's nice to meet city lord chen ." adam flashed a smile and chen was surprised because he couldn't feel even a bit of arrogance from this powerful cultivator who is at least at a higher realm than him . it was the first time he had met a young cultivator who was so humble and mature .
" sir adam , would you like to accompany me for a dinner ? " chen invited him straight as he felt that there were no need to flatter this fine young man .
" hmm.. city lord chen ! I'm short on time so you can tell me your business now after we find an isolated place . you being here has caused a lot of attention from the crowd already. " adam was feeling a little annoyed as he wanted to continue searching for goods and he didnt like the attention from crowd since his time on earth . it's best to act low profile everytime other than necessary times when there is no choice to show your capability .
" yes sir adam , please follow me ." chen instantly understood that adam liked to act low profile so he immediately decided to change the place for a quiet one .
both of them quickly arrived inside the most luxurious room of flower restaurant. it was the most popular restaurant for rich and influential people in the city. the room was for private discussions so adam was satisfied with chen's choice as it was showing adam respect and isolated at the same time . inside Adam's mind the evaluation of chen somewhat improved as he could feel that chen was suited to become a businessman. adam being an employee of a multinational company on earth was used to evaluate people based on their personality, wisdom , power and strength.
adam enjoyed the blueberry wine and drank a few cups in seconds as it was truly delicious and much better than any wine he had drunk on earth. he even praised the waitress for her choice of wine as neither him or chen had ordered anything specific yet . after she was gone adam decided that it was time to listen to chen's request as he could feel that he needed him something urgent . his work instincts from earth were telling him that .
" city lord , you can tell me your request now . I can feel that something is bothering you and you need help to resolve it ."
" young men are truly talented. sigh .. I will get to the point then . my wife emily is suffering from a disease which the doctor cannot identify so I want to request you to have a look at her . " chen bowed at adam and his tone was not least bit authoritative but sincere .
adam had already planned to cure his cultivation foundation so seeing his plea adam had no reason to refuse him . " I can do that as I'm confident because of my experience as a pill refiner but I cannot help but a little confused . why did city lord think that I could be of use as I think that you must know that I'm young and usually young people cannot possibly have much knowledge. "
chen was embarrassed and his face became red after hearing Adam's doubt . " honestly , I was desperate so didnt think about that .."
adam was surprised by the stupid answer and involuntary laughed for a while ." dont worry , my knowledge and experience is not bad so I'm confident to at least pin point the cause behind your wife's precadement . let's go now.
both of them left the room straight towards the city lord mansion after some small talk and chen thanking adam for his time .
well adam wasn't lying as he could just use observe function and find the cause easily ...