I know it has been a while since my last update. My new job has kept me extremely busy, leaving me with little time for writing.
I don't plan on giving up this story, but my update will be slower than before. I apologize for any inconvenience.
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Ye Feng and Ming Dong searched the city for the location of the Merchant Association.
After receiving the directions to the Merchant Association from the city residents, Ye Feng and Ming Dong walked towards it and arrived in front of a massive building. The top half of the building was golden, and the bottom half was white.
The building's door, painted in Azure, was so large that it could accommodate four people entering simultaneously.
Two security guards were stationed in front of the door. Ye Feng could sense that their cultivation was in the middle great saint master realm.
One of the guards was bulky, muscular, and quite huge for a human.
He had dark blue, medium-length hair in a ponytail, black eyes, and fair skin.
The other guard was a lean, muscular man; he had light green short hair, was fair-skinned, and had blue eyes.
Ming Dong and Ye Feng walked towards the huge door. When the security guards saw Ming Dong and Ye Feng walking towards the door, the muscular security guard yelled, "Halt."
Ye Feng and Ming stopped, and the security guard said to them, "Show us rank three monster cores each."
Ye Feng was surprised and asked, "Why should we show you rank three monster cores?"
The bulky security guard yelled in anger, "What did you say, you brat?"
The other guard placed his hand on the bulky guard's shoulder. He then smiled and asked, "Kid, is this the first time you visited a branch of the Merchant Association?"
Ye Feng and Ming Dong nodded to the security guard, and the security guard nodded his head back in understanding.
"I see. Now I understand you kids are clueless about the entrance rule to the Merchant Association." The security guard commented.
Ming Dong and Ye Feng were surprised when they heard this, and Ming Dong asked, "What is the entrance rule?"
The bulky guard scowled in destain and said, "Were you two living under a rock? The Merchant Association only admits customers, and each of you must demonstrate your customer status by presenting a rank-three monster core."
Ye Feng nodded in understanding from his space ring. He summoned two monster cores of rank three and asked the guards, "May we enter now?"
The other guard nodded with a smile. "Yes, young master, thanks for your corporation."
Then the guards opened the huge door for Ye Feng and Ming Dong to enter. Both Ming Dong and Ye Feng thanked the guards with a nod and entered the Merchant Association.
After the guards closed the door, the lean muscular guard narrowed his eyes at the bulky muscular guard and yelled at him, "What the hell, Washuang, do you want the boss to fire us?"
The bulky muscular security guard started sweating nervously and asked, "What do you mean, big brother?"
The lean muscular guard started sweating too and explained, "Both these two are at the great saint master realm, and they look too young; they must be young masters of a powerful clan; if they complain about us to the boss, the boss will fire us without question."
When Washuang heard the news, he began to sweat, this time out of fear.
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with Jian Chen and Fu
After Jian Chen and Fu purchased barrels from the Silver Wind City, they left the city and arrived at a small forest. Jian Chen then instructed Fu to start filling the barrels with the silver-striped golden snake blood.
Fu and Jian Chen summoned the barrels they bought in Silver Wind City along with the Silver Striped Golden Snake corpse. Next, they summoned their saint weapons and used them to puncture the body of the silver-striped golden snake.
"PU."
The blood of the silver-striped golden snake began to well up crazily, filling one barrel after another.
Meanwhile, a strong, greasy smell of blood scattered around in the air, and Jian Chen furrowed his eyebrows and said to Fu, "The silver-striped golden snake is worthy of its reputation. I never thought the greasy blood smell would be this thick. We need to be careful, Fu."
Fu nodded his head seriously to Jian Chen after hearing what he just said.
After a couple of hours, Fu and Jian Chen filled more than five barrels with the silver-striped golden snake blood.
Fu stored back the barrels along with the Silver Striped Golden Snake withered corpse into his space ring, and then he and Jian Chen walked back to Silver Wind City.
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With the city gate guards
"What did you say? Two of them left the city; are you sure about this?" Sparrow questioned the city gate guards seriously:
The city gate guards nodded their heads to Sparrow. A tall man standing next to Sparrow narrowed his eyes when he heard this.
The man appeared to be in his late twenties; he wore an elegant white robe, had a handsome face, and had long black hair and black eyes.
After receiving confirmation from the city gate guards that Fu and Jian Chen had left the city, Sparrow clenched his fist in anger. Suddenly, he heard a tall man speak to the city gate guard. "The Jiang clan will reward you handsomely if you inform us as soon as those two come back to the city."
When the city gate guards heard this, their eyes brightened with greed, and they nodded their heads to the tall man.
The tall man then said to Sparrow, "Let's go."
One of the Jiang clan guards nodded to sparrow, then a tall man put his palm on sparrow's shoulder. Sparrow turned his head to the tall man, and the tall man said to Sparrow, "It doesn't matter if a couple of rats ran away; we just need to capture the other two and force them to tell us where the two who left the city are."
The tall man then turned around and walked away, and Sparrow followed him obediently.
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with Jian Chen and Fu
After three hours, Jian Chen and Fu returned to Silver Wind City, and the city gate guards' eyes lit up when they saw Jian Chen and Fu.
"Hey, it's them. Should we go to the Jiang clan and report about these two? The city guard asked his colleagues this question.
The other city guard shook his head and said, "We should wait until our shift ends." I don't want to share my reward, and I don't think you want to share your reward with others."
The gate city guard nodded to his colleagues and stood next to the gate, his eyes shining with greed as he looked at Fu and Jian Chen.
Jian Chen noticed the look the city gate guards were giving him, then narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, "What's going on?" Why are those guards looking at us like this? Things are not right."
Fu and Jian Chen entered the inn, then they went to their room. After entering their room, Jian Chen looked through the window to confirm that he and Fu were not being followed. He turned to Fu and said to him, "Fu I think that we should be careful and focus on enhancing our cultivation."
When he heard this, Fu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why is that?"
Jian Chen gave Fu a serious look and said, "The guards were staring at us with eyes full of greed." I know that looks very well. I believe an attack is imminent. The attack won't just target us; I believe it will also target Ye Feng and Ming Dong. We should get ready for a battle as soon as possible. We should also increase our cultivation as quickly as possible."
When he heard this, Fu raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked, "Are you sure about this?"
Jian Chen shook his head and said, "I am not 100% sure, Fu, but I know very well what eyes full of greed look like. It is better to be prepared than to be dead."
When Fu heard this, he nodded his head seriously to Jian Chen, then he summoned all his share of the monster cores he collected from the ruins with Ye Feng from his space ring: CLAAK, CLAAK, CLAAK, CLAAK, CLAAK."
Jian Chen's eyes widened in shock when he saw numerous monster cores create a small mountain.
Jian Chen then murmured to himself loudly in shock, "What the hell?"
Fu then said to Jian Chen, "I know you have questions about these monster cores, but right now is not the right time for me to answer your questions. Let's not waste time and start cultivating."
Jian Chen calmed his beating heart and nodded his head to Fu.
Fu and Jian Chen then sat across from each other, grabbed a monster core each, and began absorbing the energy from the monster cores.
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In the City Lord Mansion
The City Lord was sitting on a black throne, looking down at the guards who were kneeling down in respect in front of him.
The city Lord raised his eyebrow and asked, "Are you telling me two of these kids killed two of the Barbarian Mercenaries high-ranking officers too easily?"
The ordinary face city lord guard nodded and said, "Yes, my lord, all of them are in the great saint master realm." If my assumption is accurate, these children are young masters from an ancient clan, and they are adventuring to experience the outside world. An alliance with them could suppress or destroy the Jiang clan. If we are unable to form an alliance with them, we can negotiate a mutually beneficial agreement."
The city lord sighed, shaking his head in disappointment, and spoke. "If we ever want to suppress or destroy the Jiang clan, we will need to ally with Heaven Saint Master. The only reason we were able to survive till now is because our ancestor was able to hold back the Jiang clan's two Heaven Saint masters."
Hua widened his eyes in realization when he heard this.
The citylord was tapping the throne handle with his index finger. He was in deep thought; he then said, "I will go and ask the ancestor for his advice; in the mean time, keep an eye on these kids; if anything interesting happens, inform me."
The city lord guard nodded and stood; he then said to the city lord, "I will go and keep an eye on them, my lord; please excuse me."
The city lord nodded; he stood up and left to meet his ancestor.
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In the Merchant Association
A beautiful blonde-haired woman, who appeared to be in her thirties, greeted Ye Feng and Ming Dong as they entered the Merchant Association.
The woman has a curvy body, plump round breasts, and a slender waist.
She was wearing a tight pink dress, which was exposing her curvy feminine body to Ming Dong and Ye Feng.
She smiled at Ye Feng and Ming Dong; she then said to them, "Hello, gentlemen, welcome to the Merchant Association. How can we help you today?"
Ye Feng smiled politely to the woman and said to her, "I would like to buy some information, please."
The blonde woman smiled and nodded to Ye Feng before saying, "Certainly, customer, but let me remind you, we only accept monster cores in exchange for our products or services."
Ye Feng nodded his head to the blonde woman in understanding, then the woman escorted Ye Feng and Ming Dong upstairs, and they entered a luxurious room.
The blonde woman smiled at them and said to Ye Feng, "Young masters, please relax. A few maids will arrive shortly to provide you with entertainment. The branch elder will be with you shortly; he is the one responsible for selling information in this branch."
Ye Feng nodded to the blonde woman. After the blonde woman left, he and Ming Dong took a seat.
A few minutes later, five maids entered the room; they were extremely beautiful young women. The maids then started serving Ye Feng and Ming Dong drinks, teas, and snacks to them.
Ye Feng and Ming Dong started enjoying the hospitality while waiting for the branch elder.
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After Ten minutes
An old man in his fifties entered the room. He smiled at the Ye Feng and Ming Dong. He then waved his hands at maids dismissively.
The maids quickly left the room when the old man waved his hand at them.
The old man smiled at Ye Feng and Ming Dong, then he said to them, "Welcome at the Merchant Association." What kind of information do you boys want to buy?"
Ye Feng looked at the man and said to him, "I would like to know everything related to the destruction of the Ye clan of the hidden dragon kingdom."
The old man, surprised by what Ye Feng had just said, sighed and told Ye Feng, "If you want to buy this information, you will need to head to our main branch in Mercenary City; my rank is too low for me to sell you this information."
Ye Feng furrowed his eyebrows when he heard this. He nodded to the old man and asked, "Can't you sell me any information related to the Ye clan's destruction?"
The old man sighed and shook his head. "As I said, son, my rank is too low for me to sell you this information. Head to the Mercenary City branch, and you will get the information you need."
Ye Feng narrowed his eyes in anger when he heard what the old man just said.
Upon seeing Ye Feng's angry expression, the old man sighed and began to explain, "The primary reason I can't sell you the information is because one of the parties involved in the war is one of the greatest powers in the Tian Yuan continent." This information is on the house; you will not need to pay for it."
Ye Feng's eyes widened in shock when he heard this, and he thought to himself, "What's going on? Why did one of the Tian Yuan continent's greatest powers get involved with a small clan like the Ye clan? Things don't make any sense. The only way for me to understand what exactly happened that day is to go to Mercenary City. I need to enhance my cultivation faster."
After making up his mind, Ye Feng stood and said, "Thanks, elder, I will be leaving now. Thank you for the free information you just gave me."
The elder smiled and nodded.
Ye Feng and Ming Dong then exited the room and the Merchant Association.
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