Long Yuan looked at Su Yang with gratitude in his eyes. Although to senior this was just an ordinary cup of wine, to Long Yuan, this kind of opportunity would change his life.
Thud.
Long Yuan kneeled on the ground, cupped his fists, and said with a serious tone, "Senior, I can't repay you for your great kindness. If the sect can survive this crisis, Long Yuan is willing to do anything for you."
As he said this, Long Yuan was about to kowtow. Seeing this, Su Yang hurriedly stopped him.
He helped him up and said with a dumbfounded face, "Isn't it just a cup of wine? You can have as much as you want. There's no need to repay me with such a gesture."
Long Yuan was puzzled. Could it be that this guy had cultivated immortality and damaged his brain?
At this time, the tavern welcomed the first wave of customers.
In the tavern.
Regular customers sat in their usual seats and Su Yang served them the same as before. Three bottles of wine, a plate of beef with soy sauce, and a plate of cucumbers.
Su Yang chatted with the customers about their daily lives.
"Old Li, your business has been doing well recently."
"If you're not satisfied, you can say that you've done a big business recently and made a small fortune." Old Li, the merchant, chuckled.
"Haha, congratulations," Su Yang said from the bottom of his heart.
Glancing at Long Yuan, he said to Old Li, "Old Li, you've been doing business outside for many years and are well-informed. Have you ever heard of the Heavenly Mountain Gate? This friend of mine wants to go there."
Hearing the words "Heavenly Mountain Gate", Old Li instantly became terrified. His eyes continuously scanned the outside of the tavern.
After making sure that there was no one around, Old Li lowered his head and said softly, "I don't think so."
"Heavenly Mountain Gate is a sect of immortal cultivators. Each one of them is a mighty figure with divine abilities. It's best for us, commoners, not to mention them.
"Those immortal cultivators aren't existences to be trifled with. If you provoke them, they'll exterminate your entire sect at any moment. You can't say no to them."
Looking at Old Li's nervous expression, Su Yang was also somewhat dazed. 'Could it be that I have met a fake immortal cultivator?' No matter how he looked at it, Long Yuan did not want to annihilate anyone's entire family.
Su Yang glanced at Long Yuan and said, "This friend of mine is also an immortal cultivator. He wants to go to the Heavenly Mountain Gate, but he can't find the way."
"What? An immortal cultivator?" Su Yang's words frightened the burly men.
One by one, they broke out in cold sweat and hurriedly stood up. They bowed deeply to Long Yuan, not daring to raise their heads.
"I'm sorry, exalted immortal. We didn't mean to talk about you."
"We... We didn't mean to."
Old Li's action immediately frightened Long Yuan. He was the senior's guest and he acted so politely to him.
"Since you're Boss Su's friends, you're my friends as well. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to the Heavenly Sword Sect to find me."
Hearing Long Yuan's words, Old Li and the other two looked at him in disbelief.
Was it not an immortal cultivator always looked down on mortals? Why did this immortal cultivator act so friendly to others? He even wanted to become friends with them.
In the future, when they were out to do business, they would say that immortal cultivators were their friends.
Then their business would be... Old Li and the other two nodded frantically. To have an immortal cultivator as a friend, they would naturally feel more than happy.
"Do you know where the Heavenly Mountain Gate is? I have urgent matters to attend to there. Please inform me if you know anything about it," Long Yuan cupped his hands slightly and said sincerely.
Old Li also did not hesitate. Since he was an immortal cultivator, it was not a big deal to tell him what he knew.
Old Li pointed to the outside of the tavern in the direction of the east of the city.
"Go out of the city gate in the east of the city and keep going east. Then, you'll pass by a place called Snow Peak Mountain. It's said that the Heavenly Mountain Gate is on that mountain."
Long Yuan finally felt relieved now that he had gotten news about the Heavenly Mountain Gate.
He took out a certain amount of gold and handed it to Old Li.
"Thank you, Old Li. This gold ingot is my thanks to you. Please don't refuse."
Old Li took the gold shakily.
Although he was in the business sector and had seen countless gold before, this was the first time he had gotten one from an immortal cultivator.
Old Li put away the gold as if he had found a treasure.
"Thank you for the reward, exalted immortal."
Long Yuan looked at Su Yang and said respectfully, "Mr. Su, I still have something important to do. I'll visit you when I'm done."
Su Yang nodded slightly. After getting Su Yang's permission, Long Yuan walked out of the tavern.
The scene stunned Old Li and the other two.
What? The exalted immortal was so respectful to a mortal?
'Am I seeing things? No, it must be the exalted immortal's good upbringing. He was so kind to all of us. Yes, this explains it.'
Outside the door.
Long Yuan pulled out his flying sword, jumped, and landed lightly on it. He rode the flying sword and headed east.
"Is that the legendary flying sword?"
Old Li and the other two looked at Long Yuan who was flying in the air. Their eyes were filled with envy.
This was an immortal cultivator. He could fly up and down, and he was omnipotent.
After learning that Long Yuan was Su Yang's friend, Old Li's attitude toward Su Yang also changed drastically.
"I didn't expect you to have such a powerful immortal friend, Boss Su."
"If word gets out in the future, your tavern will be very popular. Don't forget to promote us."
Hearing this, Su Yang smiled. He waved his hand and said, "What friend? I met him when I went hunting in the forest in the west of the city today. He came to my place and I cooked a meal for him. He's not a friend."
When Old Li heard this, he thought that Su Yang was being modest. Looking at Long Yuan's attitude, he did not think that Su Yang met him for the first time.
Old Li had been doing business all these years. Naturally, he had some insight. Since Su Yan did not want to talk about it, he should know what to ask and what not to ask.
Along the way, Long Yuan flew on his sword and soon found the Snow Mountain Peak that old Li mentioned. After entering the snow-capped peak, he quickly found the Heavenly Mountain Gate.
The disciples guarding the Heavenly Mountain Gate saw someone flying over on his sword from afar. They pulled out their swords, pointed at Long Yuan, and shouted, "Who's up ahead? What business do you have with Heavenly Mountain Gate?"
Long Yuan flew down from the sky. He said to the two of them with a slight bow, "I'm Long Yuan, the last disciple of Jiu Jian of the Heavenly Sword Sect. I'm here to serve my master to pay a visit to the founding ancestor of the Heavenly Mountain Gate."