"What else could it be? A fight, of course. Sounds like they want to question you about something. You'd better be careful. They don't look friendly!" Nong Guofu laughed like a brothel madam.
"Fine. Let them wait. I'll be back soon." After saying that, I hung up.
"What happened, Brother Tian?" Zhao Qian asked worriedly.
"Nothing. A few Daoist Sect nobodies came looking for trouble. The Aristocratic Clans just settled down, and now the Daoist Sect has assembled." Since they had come all the way to Dalong County to find me, they certainly couldn't have meant well. I'd see what they wanted to question me about. If they spoke reasonably, I had no problem answering them—but if they tried to use force, then I was sorry, but things wouldn't end well.
"Huh? I remember now. Your name seems to be on all the mission lists. When I left, I heard your wanted level had been raised again. Now, anyone who wants to accept a mission against you has to be at least at the level of a Grand Elder." Zhao Qian pondered aloud.
I smiled. It seemed the Daoist Sect still took me very seriously. But more than twenty people had accepted missions against me now. Did they really think that having more people meant they could come looking for trouble?
"It's nothing. I heard they only want to ask me about something. But now that you've mentioned it, it sounds like people from your Taiqing Sect may have come too. Nong Guofu's description was rather vague." I gave Zhao Qian a wry smile, afraid I might bring her unnecessary trouble.
"If one of the Grand Elders comes, I can go talk to them and ask them not to make things difficult for you, Brother Tian. After all, my master