Chapter 405: Traveling Companions at Odds

The battle ended quickly; Lei Ming and they collected the storage rings of the City Lord and others one by one. The remaining low-level ones, Ye Liuyun and them were also too lazy to kill.

He just found a few low-level elders and guards and came over, asking again: "Who's in charge here?"

Several people were stunned, secretly thinking: "Those in charge have already been killed by you, why are you still asking us?"

Then a guard-dressed martial cultivator reacted quickly and immediately replied: "Of course it's you who's in charge! You're in charge!"

"'Hn!' Ye Liuyun then nodded in satisfaction, then said to him: 'Since I'm in charge, take me to the treasury, bring out all the treasures here, and distribute them to everyone.'"

"'Okay, sir, follow me, I'll take you to the treasury!' The guard's obsequious bowing and scraping made anyone who saw it feel disgusted."

Ye Liuyun also couldn't be bothered with him, directly had him lead the way; upon reaching the treasury, without inspection, he just stuffed everything in and left the City Lord's manor, still having that guard lead the way to a larger merchant guild in the city to buy a map.

That guard led Ye Liuyun to a large merchant guild, which turned out to be the Heavenly Language Pavilion he had previously encountered in the Eastern Sea. After arriving, Ye Liuyun directly told him to leave. Although he disliked the man's demeanor, he also understood that the man was just trying to survive, so there was no need to make things difficult for him.

In a city, the merchant guild's news is often the most well-informed. Upon seeing Ye Liuyun and his group, the steward of the Heavenly Language Pavilion immediately knew they had just wiped out the City Lord's manor's people, did not dare to be negligent, and came out to greet them directly.

But they also had no qualms about doing business with Ye Liuyun. The merchant guild only recognizes money, not people. As long as you have money, anyone can come do business.

After Ye Liuyun entered, he directly told the steward he wanted to buy a map.

The steward acknowledged, then had someone fetch it. After a while, his subordinate brought over a piece of jade stone and handed it to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun was somewhat dazed, looking at the jade stone and asking: "What is this?"

The steward first froze, then laughed: "Oh, my oversight. Young Master Ye, you might not have seen this kind of map before in the Five Regions; just input a thread of divine sense and you'll know at a glance."

Ye Liuyun was half-believing, half-doubting, input a thread of divine sense. Upon looking, he couldn't help but exclaim in wonder.

Inside this jade stone is recorded map information, and it's made from a viewpoint of a person in the sky, looking down to record the ground. It seems some Heavenly Gang Realm expert spent a lot of time walking around, recording all the information he saw into this jade stone.

Moreover, the jade stone has a restriction that allows only a small portion to be viewed. Otherwise, for martial cultivator experts, with their extraordinary memory, perhaps a single glance would memorize it, making purchase unnecessary.

"'How much time would it take to make such a map?' Ye Liuyun couldn't help but ask aloud."

The steward also proudly explained: "This is our Heavenly Language Pavilion, which invites Heavenly Gang Realm experts from various places to record information, then gathers them together to form this map. It's also a major project. Now, throughout the central region of the Cangyun Continent, everyone uses our map."

"'Impressive!' Ye Liuyun passed the jade stone around to everyone, letting them broaden their horizons. Those who looked at it also couldn't help but exclaim in wonder."

"'How many crystal stones does this map require?' Ye Liuyun asked aloud."

"'It's not expensive, just one hundred top-grade crystal stones. However, each piece of jade stone can only be used by one person, and there's a restriction inside, so the map's information cannot be leaked. How many copies do you need?' the shopkeeper said."

"'Is that so? Then I'll buy one to try.' Ye Liuyun only paid for one map first, then recorded all the information inside the jade stone into his Sea of Consciousness."

Sure enough, the map has a restriction inside and cannot be transmitted via divine sense to others. Ye Liuyun estimated he could break this restriction with a little time, but finding it troublesome, he simply bought another map for each person so everyone would have a copy.

Afterward, they left the Heavenly Language Pavilion and went to a large restaurant in the prefectural city, requesting a private room; even though they needed to rush, they still had to eat first.

After entering, they all went on a frantic ordering spree, not asking about prices at all. The dishes they ordered worried the restaurant that they couldn't pay. In the end, Wu Qingcheng first threw out some crystal stones, and only then did the restaurant arrange things for them.

While waiting for the dishes, Wu Qingcheng roughly sorted through the loot from ransacking the City Lord's manor and gave Su Miaoyin her share.

"'Ah?' Su Miaoyin, upon seeing it, said somewhat surprised: 'Turns out looting is so profitable, no wonder you're all so eager!' In Wu Qingcheng's storage ring given to her, there were nearly ten million top-grade crystal stones alone! This doesn't even count other pills, weapons, etc."

"'Haha, tempted? Why not just follow us from now on, Sister Su? We often loot and never lack money!' Lei Ming proudly invited."

Ye Liuyun raised his hand and tapped her head once, laughing: 'Don't talk nonsense, what do you mean we often loot, making us sound like bandits? If you keep saying people often want to kill us and give us money, do you understand?'

"'Alright, you're in charge!' Lei Ming covered his head, made a funny face, causing everyone to burst into laughter."

Soon the restaurant served the dishes; after they ate and drank their fill, they began to discuss how to proceed next.

Ye Liuyun found the location of the Spiritual Rhinoceros Pavilion on the map, situated in the western part of the central region of the Cangyun Continent, while Su Miaoyin's destination lay in the southeastern part of the central region, clearly indicating they could no longer travel together.

Su Miaoyin, thinking of having to travel that far alone to an unfamiliar place, couldn't help but feel worried. However, saving the sect is also her mission; no matter what, she will see it through.

She looked at Ye Liuyun with some reluctance. Ye Liuyun, feeling a bit embarrassed under her gaze, said: 'I'll see you off for a stretch; once you've adjusted, I'll leave.'

Upon hearing that, Su Miaoyin was not overly happy, nor did she refuse. She also knew Ye Liuyun was just looking out for her peace of mind, with no other intention. But at least being able to accompany her for a stretch, she should be content.

The lively atmosphere from just eating in the private room instantly turned cold.

Lei Ming tilted his head, thinking human emotions are really complex. Bai Hu and Shi Yuan, on the other hand, couldn't be bothered to think, burying their heads and continuing to eat.

Finally, Wu Qingcheng proposed: 'Miaoyin's sect is still waiting for rescue; we shouldn't waste time, let's hit the road.'

With Wu Qingcheng's intervention, Ye Liuyun also quickly stood up, leading everyone outward. Once outside, they headed straight for the city's outskirts.

Ye Liuyun's divine sense noticed they were being watched. As soon as they left the restaurant, someone began following them, using transmission talismans to send information outward.

To avoid trouble, Ye Liuyun also secretly planted a divine sense mark on Su Miaoyin, so they wouldn't get separated.