"Forget it. There's no need to worry about him. He'll come knocking soon enough. No matter how talented he is, he's still only at the Soul Sensing Middle Stage. With a windfall this huge, how could he possibly pass it up?"
With that, the young master in yellow turned and went inside.
The middle-aged man in crimson pondered for a moment, then called over an attendant and instructed him, "Spread word of the rewards our Blazing Fire Merchant Association is offering cultivators who join the Blazing Fire Legion. Make sure it causes a stir across at least the entire Autumn Wind Plain."
While the young master in yellow and the middle-aged man in crimson were conferring, Xu Yi had already entered the busiest marketplace in Autumn Wind Plain.
He hadn't followed the rules, simply letting the man in green lead him along. It wasn't because he'd sensed danger, nor had he guessed that the middle-aged man in crimson was pulling the strings behind the scenes. And it certainly wasn't because, as the young master in yellow had claimed, he was eager to admire the treasures he'd exchanged for at Shang Gong Hall.
Rather, it was caution. He knew full well that killing Xie Qingfeng would shake the Star Sea. Fame itself wasn't a problem. The real issue was that, beyond "luring" the Peach Blossom Demon, he'd also attracted the demon's attention.
Given the Peach Blossom Demon's reputation and power in the Chaotic Star Sea, there were plenty of ways to deal with Xu Yi. He wasn't foolish enough to think the other party would wait for him to fight a pitched battle.
He couldn't even fully trust the Blazing Fire Merchant Association, so it was best to withdraw in time.
The marketplace in Autumn Wind Plain wasn't large—not compared to