Xu Yi and Liu Zhenlin had arranged to meet at a three-story tavern by the river. The scenery outside was excellent. Xu Yi chose a private table, spent ten Spirit Stones on a meal of the finest delicacies, ordered a pot of tea, then leaned against the railing to admire the view as he waited quietly.
To his surprise, the round-faced man in purple and the square-faced man in purple arrived very quickly.
The two came upstairs. When they saw Wang Qianqiu's face, excitement appeared on both their faces. They clasped their fists from a distance and sent a thought across: "It's been a long time, Brother Wang."
As they spoke, both men's eyes turned red. They were so moved that it seemed tears might spill down their cheeks.
They couldn't help but feel anxious. There were still two worms inside them, left there by this "Brother Wang." If anything happened to him, the two of them would be done for.
These past few days, with no word from Xu Yi, the two of them had been unable to eat or sleep.
After exchanging greetings, Xu Yi stated his intentions plainly. The round-faced man in purple and the square-faced man in purple didn't waste a word; they readily agreed.
The three of them immediately headed for a merchant guild in the city that operated a teleportation array.
About an hour later, they had crossed a million li, emerged from a city, and made their way to a desolate mountain forest in the suburbs.
After traveling more than a hundred li, the round-faced man in purple and the square-faced man in purple suddenly stopped.
Xu Yi asked in surprise, "Could the Donghua Immortal Sect be nearby?"
He could hardly believe that the sect of the Donghua Immortal Sect's renown would be