A few minutes later, the conversation somehow shifted to the Jiuyao Mountain Range and Jiuyao City.
"Ah, life for mercenaries is getting harder and harder." Zhou Hu sighed. "For some reason, the beasts in the Jiuyao Mountain Range have become far more violent than before. Beasts that used to appear only deep within the mountains can now even be seen on the outskirts."
"Why?" Bu Lige asked with a frown.
"How would I know?" Zhou Hu said with a bitter smile, sounding rather helpless.
Jiang Shengjun, standing nearby, seemed deep in thought. "Have you noticed that there have been more and more unfamiliar cultivators in Jiuyao City lately? And yesterday, there were even mysterious experts fighting..."
Jiang Shengjun suddenly remembered that one of those mysterious experts was right beside him.
He cautiously glanced at Luo Chuan and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw no unusual reaction from him.
"Could it be that some supreme treasure has emerged in the Jiuyao Mountain Range?" someone said uncertainly.
The moment those words were spoken, everyone fell silent.
After several breaths, Zhou Hu broke the deadlock.
"Haha, what does the emergence of some supreme treasure have to do with us? When the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. Don't think so much!"
Hearing Zhou Hu's thick-headed words, everyone could only smile bitterly.
Still, they had to admit that he had a point.
After chatting for a while longer, Zhou Hu's group of five, along with Jiang Shengjun and Bu Lige, bid Luo Chuan farewell and left.
Instant Noodles provided a tenfold cultivation speed boost for an hour. They could not let it go to waste.
The little shop returned to tranquility once more.
"Ziyan, do you know what happened in the Jiuyao Mountain Range?" After some time, Luo Chuan looked toward Yao Ziyan, who was cultivating behind the counter with her eyes closed.
Yao Ziyan slowly opened her eyes, and a flash of purple light vanished in an instant.
She nodded. "Ancient Ruins have emerged."
Ancient Ruins?
Hearing the unfamiliar term, Luo Chuan looked at Yao Ziyan in confusion.
Yao Ziyan explained, "The Jiuyao Mountain Range is vast and boundless, stretching across nearly the entire Tianlan Continent. Jiuyao City is merely a city somewhat closer to the Jiuyao Mountain Range."
"Within the Jiuyao Mountain Range are countless beasts, along with endless opportunities and dangers. Ancient Ruins are one such thing."
"According to legend, Ancient Ruins are ruins or trials left behind by sects whose strength was beyond measure."
Luo Chuan nodded in understanding.
"By the way, aren't you from the Royal Family of Beasts? The opening of the Ancient Ruins should be very important to you, shouldn't it?" Luo Chuan asked.
At those words, a flicker of anger immediately appeared on Yao Ziyan's pretty face.
But when she met Luo Chuan's gaze, the anger faded away and became calm.
Yao Ziyan shook her head and sighed softly. "When profit is involved, beasts and humans are all the same. If not for the opening of the Ancient Ruins, and the betrayal of those people, I would not have been forced to reveal my identity."
Luo Chuan fell silent for a moment. He knew that he seemed to have brought up the thing Yao Ziyan least wished to remember.
"Do you need my help?" Luo Chuan thought for a moment before asking seriously.
She was his employee. If she encountered trouble, then as the owner, of course he had to help her.
Yes, that was right!
Luo Chuan thought to himself.
Upon hearing Luo Chuan's words, Yao Ziyan looked at his serious expression.
She was stunned at first, then broke into a radiant smile. Its fleeting splendor made even Luo Chuan pause for a moment.
"I think my life now is quite good. As for those things, just let them pass..."
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