On the bustling street,
Luo Chen and his two bodyguards stopped in their tracks.
Standing before them was a somewhat nervous cultivator.
"I know you. You're Duan Sanfu, aren't you?"
Looking at that vaguely familiar face, Luo Chen recalled the man's name. He was one of the two cultivators who had blocked his stall at the Rogue Cultivator Market back then.
If he remembered correctly, the other one was still locked up in Red Pillar Prison.
Who knew whether he was dead already, or whether his chrysanthemum had bloomed.
Duan Sanfu pointed at the tavern beside them. "Fellow Daoist, my second brother invites you."
"Gao Tingyuan?"
Without waiting for a response, Luo Chen suddenly smiled. "Then lead the way!"
Fearless and composed, he strode upstairs with his head held high.
Clear River Tavern was a tavern established by the Great River Gang near Lancang Wharf.
Many cultivators who had finished their work usually came here to eat, drink, and even stay the night.
The first floor was bustling with noise, with countless cultivators stuffing themselves with meat and gulping down wine.
They earned Spirit Stones through the Great River Gang, then spent those same Spirit Stones in the taverns and gambling dens run by the Great River Gang.
The second floor, however, was deathly silent.
Until Luo Chen came upstairs!
Five Late Qi Refining Stage cultivators were present, and the two at the head were both Qi Refining Ninth Layer!
Luo Chen's pupils contracted, but his steps did not slow in the slightest. He walked straight over, one step at a time, until he stood before the short, sturdy man.
"Luo Chen, Pill Hall Master of the Mountain Shattering Gang. Am I right?"
"Second Brother Gao is certainly well-informed. Our Pill Hall hasn't even refined a single pill yet."
"Sit!"