As the Grand Competition of the Five Regions drew near, more and more people came to Lingzhao Immortal City for temporary rest or to transfer onto Immortal Ships. Some families even had their own Immortal Ships docked there, making the open ground outside the city gates seem somewhat crowded. The City Guard had increased the frequency of their patrols, afraid that someone might cause trouble within the city.
Yunxi and Menglan Jun had no particular destination in mind. Wherever there was excitement, they went; whenever they saw something they liked, they bought it. Occasionally, they could even watch some minor spectacle. The two decided to stroll through Stall Street and try their luck at picking up a bargain.
On their way to Stall Street, they happened to pass an inn, only to have their path blocked by a crowd watching a commotion. Yunxi extended a thread of divine sense, then withdrew it a moment later. Her almond-shaped eyes flickered as she said to Menglan Jun beside her,
"Come on, let's go watch."
Menglan Jun's divine sense was not weak either. He had long since seen the center of the commotion clearly, and at Yunxi's words, he nodded briskly.
"Sure!"
The two figures flashed, and they arrived at the very front of the crowd.
The center of the spectacle was a pair of people. One was a buddhist cultivator clad in dark-blue monk's robes; the other was a gorgeously dressed, striking woman who seemed determined to adorn herself like a walking treasure vault. At that moment, the woman was clutching a corner of the buddhist cultivator's robe and shyly inviting him to visit Floating Cloud Palace.
The corner of Yunxi's lips twitched. Turning to someone beside her, she asked,
"Immortal maiden, do you know what is going on with these two?"