Lin Taichu leaned against the wall of the city gate tunnel, the strip of cloth around his left arm lifted by the wind and slapping against his chest.
"You can try. Once Qingyang Sect's disciples enter the city, they'll clash with other cultivators every day. Every time there's a conflict, no witnesses will be found. If something goes missing, no thief will be found. When they buy things, it'll always cost twenty percent more than everyone else. You won't be able to stay in Luofeng City, and naturally, you'll leave."
Su Yao's smile faded.
"You dare do that?"
"Right now, thousands of cultivators come in and out of Luofeng City every day. All three religions and nine schools, every sort of person is here. A little disorder is very normal. It won't be traced to anyone."
Su Yao fell silent for several breaths.
Lin Taichu straightened from the wall.
"So this isn't a trade. It's whether you want Qingyang Sect to smoothly establish a foothold in Luofeng City. If you do, take me there. If you don't, then don't."
Su Yao swung the cloth bundle in her hand onto her shoulder.
"You're really annoying."
"I know."
"Let's go."
Su Yao turned and walked out of the city gate tunnel, and Lin Taichu followed behind her.
Zhao Feng ran out from inside the city gate tunnel to Lin Taichu's side and lowered his voice.
"Your Excellency, are you really going down with her? Your injury still hasn't healed."
"Should we bring a few Guards?"
"No need. If we bring Guards down and run into Earth-Splitting Lizards, I'll have to split my focus protecting them. Su Yao alone is more useful than ten Guards."
Zhao Feng still wanted to say something, but Lin Taichu raised a hand to stop him.
"You stay