Chapter 113: The VIP's Order, Qin Yuan Appears Again!

"You've returned?"

In the dense forest, Xiao Zigui raised his head and saw Tang Yanyu, who had returned.

To his surprise, he did not know what Tang Yanyu had gone off to do, but after returning, although she looked somewhat listless, she was not intending to cling to him every single moment.

Xiao Zigui immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, it was for the best that Tang Yanyu was not sticking to him.

Even if only for a short while.

After hearing Xiao Zigui's question, a flash of coldness crossed Tang Yanyu's eyes as she looked at him, but it returned to normal immediately after.

She said lightly, "It's nothing."

She sat in her own spot, looking somewhat dazed, staring blankly at the sword in her hand.

Seeing Tang Yanyu like this, Helian Qinghe was actually a bit worried.

She asked Xiao Zigui in a low voice, "Is the Junior Senior Sister alright like this?"

Xiao Zigui shook his head.

"It's nothing."

"As long as she doesn't pester me, that is the best."

The tone of his words was almost as if he regarded Tang Yanyu as a fly.

After hearing these words, although Helian Qinghe did not quite agree, she ultimately did not continue to dwell on it.

The methods of Duobao Pavilion were indeed excellent; Lu Ren slept well throughout the night.

But it was merely a light sleep.

Cultivators like them would never fall into a deep sleep in the outside world.

Anyone careless enough to sleep soundly in the outside world must be careful of inviting a fatal disaster.

The Secret Realm was about to open, and countless people were pouring into Yashan.

There were plenty of people without tokens, people there to watch the excitement, and people with their own little schemes.

Layer upon layer.

They had almost completely surrounded the entire Yashan, leaving no room for air to pass through.

Lu Ren watched this scene with cold eyes, having already made his calculations in his heart.

He wondered how many people would enter once the Secret Realm opened.

He also wondered if the number of tokens released for the Secret Realm this time was high or low.

However, there would always be people who would lose their lives because of the tokens.

That could only be considered their bad luck.

Many people came and went, and there was no lack of acquaintances Lu Ren knew, but he did not take the initiative to show himself and acknowledge them.

After all, he had a reputation to maintain.

Most of those who were familiar with him and could speak to him knew how ruthless he had been in his youth.

Naturally, Lu Ren did not have many friends.

And those who could become his friends were those who had sworn brotherhood with him.

Five people, one of a kind.

He stood by the window, quietly watching the surging crowd, then withdrew his gaze after a moment and sat at the table nearby.

Ji Shisi had long been sitting cross-legged on the floor meditating; judging by his appearance, he seemed to have gained something last night, otherwise he would not be working so hard today.

Lu Ren did not disturb him, but after a brief moment of contemplation, he called for the waiter from Duobao Pavilion.

After he whispered a few instructions into the waiter's ear, the waiter nodded repeatedly and left immediately after he finished speaking, without any hesitation.

Seeing Ji Shisi sitting cross-legged with his brows slightly furrowed, Lu Ren raised his hand and flicked his fingertip, shooting a formation toward Ji Shisi's side.

After setting up the formation for him and seeing Ji Shisi's brows relax, he set up another Gathering Spirit Array.

He waited, and not long after, someone came thumping in from the entrance of Duobao Pavilion.

The panting man attracted the gazes of many.

Like cultivators, very few people would pant or sweat unless they had fought to the limit.

Weisheng Yucheng was truly one of a kind.

Weisheng Yucheng did not feel there was anything wrong with what he had done; he wiped the sweat from his forehead, accurately found Lu Ren in the crowd, and sat down without standing on ceremony. He started complaining as soon as he opened his mouth.

"There are so many people!"

"Lu Ren, why are you the only one from your Lu Family? Are the others from the Lu Family not entering the Secret Realm?"

"Having me alone is sufficient," Lu Ren replied casually.

He did not inform Weisheng Yucheng about the space.

Weisheng Yucheng felt a little emotional after hearing this.

This style of answering was indeed Lu Ren's style.

Afterward, he did not take it to heart, nor did he pay it any mind.

But he was asked a question by Lu Ren.

"Why are you alone? Where is Old Niu?"

Upon hearing this, Weisheng Yucheng sighed and lamented immediately.

He looked quite indignant.

He said helplessly, "Old Niu is of course with me; I naturally wanted to bring Old Niu up, but this Duobao Pavilion wouldn't allow it no matter what, so I could only tie Old Niu in the stable first."

In the stable.

Spirit Beasts of various colors and jeweled radiance were contentedly in the luxurious stable, lowering their heads to graze on Ling Grass.

But in one enclosure, the atmosphere was completely inconsistent with the other Spirit Beasts.

Inside, only a yellow ox was kept.

And it was a skinny ox at that.

The old ox, so thin it was just skin and bones, scraped at the Ling Grass with its hooves in disdain, taking a bite every now and then.

Disgusting.

Truly disgusting! Before he could even fill his stomach a little, he felt a shadow cast before him, causing him to look up involuntarily.

He saw only a woman gazing at him with joy in her eyes, her tone filled with pity.

"Brother Xiao Zigui, this ox looks so pitiful. I couldn't help but feel joy in my heart the moment I saw him, yet he has been starved to such a state; his master must not have treated him well."

"Why don't we ask for him from his master?"

Helian Qinghe looked at the old ox's scrawny body with joy; although an ox was not very good-looking as a Spirit Pet, she felt a heartfelt liking for it the very first moment she saw it.

After hearing what Helian Qinghe said, Xiao Zigui nodded and agreed without the slightest hesitation.

"Of course."

"We shall go and ask in a moment."

He accompanied Helian Qinghe back to Duobao Pavilion, and the moment the shopkeeper of Duobao Pavilion saw them, his brows immediately furrowed.

Cultivators have excellent memories.

How could he not remember this pair of somewhat mad cultivators he had already seen yesterday?

"I'm sorry, fellow Daoists, we here..."

The boss of Duobao Pavilion subconsciously wanted to decline and send them away.

And he was indeed not lying.

However, before he could finish his sentence, a token was raised before him.

Coming into view was not Xiao Zigui, but a man with a gentle smile, the man holding the token lightly in his hand.

Qin Yuan smiled warmly: "Shopkeeper, we do not intend to make things difficult for you, but Duobao Pavilion seems to reserve rooms for VIPs like me, right?"

The moment Qin Yuan began to speak, Lu Ren had already noticed him.

Perhaps others would not be able to see through Qin Yuan's current disguise.

And his disguise was indeed quite good.

Lu Ren did not see through it with his naked eye, but the large characters above his head truly exposed him.

It was hard not to notice.

Upon noticing the token in Qin Yuan's hand, the shopkeeper's expression changed instantly, completely altering his previous attitude.

"So it is a VIP of our Duobao Pavilion! Naturally, we have rooms reserved for VIPs!"

"Please wait a moment!"

(End of chapter)