Robe Elder Jia

Gu Fang stood outside the room. After taking a deep breath, he glanced back, and the alluring scene from the bed resurfaced in his mind!

"They're all seductresses!"

With that, Gu Fang swept his gaze around. "Time to go!"

But just as his words fell, his soul perception suddenly trembled. Then...

Gu Fang's expression turned icy.

His hawk-like eyes fixed on the front—or, more precisely, the corner by the stairway ahead.

There, a white-haired old man in a hemp robe stood quietly. A smile lingered on his aged face as he met Gu Fang's gaze without yielding in the slightest.

"A Dou Wang? No, a Peak Dou Huang!"

With a stir of his soul power, Gu Fang roughly judged the other man's strength.

Then, based on that strength and his current attire, Gu Fang immediately identified him!

The Jia Ma Empire's strongest expert, one of the Ten Great Experts, the imperial family's guardian...

Jia Xingtian!

Known as Robe Elder Jia.

Why was that guy here?

Just as Gu Fang identified him and doubts arose in his heart, Jia Xingtian had already started walking over.

"Young sir's perception is truly sharp. This old man admires you greatly."

Jia Xingtian continued with a smile, "This Old Man is Jia Xingtian. May I ask how this young friend is called?"

"Gu Fang!"

Gu Fang replied, "May I ask why you have come here? If I remember correctly...

we have never met before, have we?"

"This Old Man was indeed presumptuous. Though you may not know me, young friend, your great name has already become renowned throughout the Jia Ma Empire's capital."

Jia Xingtian smiled. "Who in the entire capital does not know what you did yesterday?

Who would not praise you as an extraordinary talent upon hearing of it?"

Hearing Jia Xingtian's words, Gu Fang immediately understood why he had come—because of what happened yesterday!

He had openly made a move in the Miteer Clan, only to be treated as an honored guest in the end.

Quite a few people had witnessed that reversal.

The Mite'er Family was one of the Jia Ma Empire's three great families. They had always been the ones bullying others, yet this kind of reversal had happened to them.

Naturally, the news spread at astonishing speed and easily reached the imperial family's ears.

As the Jia Ma Empire's imperial guardian, Jia Xingtian had received the news...

Naturally, he could not simply pretend not to see it.

"So what? What does it have to do with you? Did the Miteer Clan send you here?"

Gu Fang said casually.

As his words fell, Miter Tengshan, who had been concealing himself all along, hurriedly stepped out.

Waving his hands, he said with a smile, "Of course I did not ask Jia Xingtian to come. He merely heard of your situation and came to make your acquaintance!"

After saying that, Miter Tengshan waved his hands in a joking manner and chuckled awkwardly.

That posture...

Clearly showed that he was doing his utmost to prove his words.

To prove that Jia Xingtian had not been sent by him.

Gu Fang could not help laughing at Miter Tengshan's behavior.

At this moment, this Great Elder of the Mite'er Family, Miter Tengshan, had none of the dignity expected of one of the Jia Ma Empire's Ten Great Experts.

At this moment...

He was merely a little old man worried that Gu Fang would misunderstand and vent his anger on his family!

If this scene had happened outside rather than here, it would surely have drawn plenty of attention. Most likely...

It would have shattered many people's "fixed" impression of this Great Elder.

"I was only saying it casually. Great Elder, there's no need to be so nervous. I'm actually quite easy to talk to and won't attack people casually!"

Gu Fang replied to Miter Tengshan with a smile.

Miter Tengshan's face twitched at Gu Fang's words, and the sight of...

Lei Ou and Lei La's bodies turning into black ash abruptly appeared before his eyes.

Easy to talk to? Easy to talk to, my ass!

If you were so easy to talk to, how the hell did Lei Ou and Lei La end up dead?

While Miter Tengshan grumbled inwardly, Jia Xingtian spoke from the other side. "Today, This Old Man indeed came of his own accord.

After all, if This Old Man did not make the acquaintance of such a gifted young man, it would truly trouble my heart.

Of course...

Other than that, there is something I do not know whether I should ask. Why has young friend Gu Fang come to the Jia Ma Empire?

Though This Old Man is not particularly strong, I have some standing and connections within the Jia Ma Empire.

Perhaps I may be able to offer you some assistance."

Jia Xingtian's words were exceptionally sincere, without the slightest arrogance. If outsiders unfamiliar with the situation saw this conversation, they would likely freeze on the spot.

Their minds full of question marks.

After all...

What kind of person was Jia Xingtian? One of the Ten Great Experts, the imperial family's guardian, a Peak Dou Huang expert—and yet he was being so respectful to a mere young man not even at the Six-star Dou Shi level.

It would be more fitting to say he was lowering himself.

Even wish-fulfillment novels could not be this absurd, could they?

Yet at this moment...

That was exactly what was happening!

Listening to Jia Xingtian, Gu Fang smiled and waved his hand. His tone was no longer as aggressive and instead carried a measure of respect. "You are too polite, Jia Xingtian. I only came to see my elder sister.

I will leave after staying for some time, so there is no need to trouble you."

Jia Xingtian and Miter Tengshan were both stunned upon hearing Gu Fang's words.

They had never expected that Gu Fang had come merely to see his elder sister.

"May I ask where your elder sister is now? If she is within the Jia Ma Empire's borders, I can send people to escort you there."

Just after Jia Xingtian finished speaking, he suddenly realized the problem and hastily added, "Young friend naturally does not need an escort given your strength, but the Jia Ma Empire's territory is not small.

If I send people to escort you, it will save you much travel.

Besides...

Our imperial family has some influence in the Jia Ma Empire, so it may also spare you a great deal of trouble along the way."

Jia Xingtian spoke with utter sincerity, leaving Miter Tengshan beside him completely dumbfounded.

Listen to that. Is that even something a person should say?

The Jia Ma Empire's imperial family says it has "some" influence in the Jia Ma Empire!

If that counts as some influence, then wouldn't my family amount to just a few stray cats and dogs, not worth shit at all?

"There is no need to trouble yourself, Jia Xingtian. I do not like traveling with others."

Gu Fang waved his hand. "Besides, the place I am going is not very far. If I encounter enemies, I can use them for some training."

"If young friend does not like traveling with others, then saying any more would merely make This Old Man a nuisance."

Jia Xingtian smiled. He then brushed his fingers over the storage ring on his hand, and a purple token appeared in his palm. He extended it toward Gu Fang.

"However, do not refuse this small gift, young friend. Otherwise, This Old Man truly would not know where to put this old face of mine."

"Then this Gu Fang will accept it without ceremony."

As he spoke, Gu Fang accepted the purple token. Feeling its coolness in his hand, he knew that even without considering its added value, the jade itself was worth a fortune.

Seeing Gu Fang accept it, Jia Xingtian smiled. "If young friend encounters troops or other personnel of the Jia Ma Empire, simply show this token. They will provide you with the help you deserve."

"Oh!"

Gu Fang smiled and nodded, closing his hand around it. "Then Gu Fang thanks Jia Xingtian in advance."

Miter Tengshan, standing nearby, swallowed at the sight of the purple token.

If he was not mistaken, that token was Jia Xingtian's personal identification token. In other words...

Holding that token was equivalent to Jia Xingtian being present in person.

Given Jia Xingtian's status in the Jia Ma Empire, who would dare disobey it?

That alone was enough to show just how highly Jia Xingtian regarded Gu Fang.

Just as Miter Tengshan was stunned, the sound of a door opening suddenly came from behind Gu Fang. The next moment...

They saw!

Ya Fei slowly walk out of Gu Fang's room.