Feng Jun's mouth seemed to have been blessed—he had barely said that nothing could possibly go wrong with Ji Ping'an before trouble came knocking.
The visitor was an adept at the Emergence from Dust, Fifth Layer, accompanied by two High Qi Condensation cultivators.
Before he even entered Pacify Arms Mountain, he ran into Huangfu Wuxia. Standing at the entrance to the Blessing Courtyard, President Huangfu stated expressionlessly, "This is the territory of my Eastern Branch. May I ask why Deacon Nangong has come?"
In this respect, the Tiantong Merchant Alliance was more straightforward than the Four Sects and Five Platforms. Though they too emphasized presenting a united front to outsiders, they were fundamentally an alliance. If they disliked someone, it was perfectly normal to show it.
The visitor was named Nangong Youjiu, a deacon from Tiantong headquarters and a member of the Nangong Family, which had never gotten along with the Huangfu Clan.
Not long ago, when Huangfu Wuxia sent people to the Dharma-Ending Plane for training, the spy among them had been a planted agent of the Nangong Family.
Nangong Youjiu gave her a faintly smiling look. "Your temper has grown along with your cultivation, little girl."
If this had been three months ago, wouldn't you have respectfully addressed me as 'Adept Nangong'?
Huangfu Wuxia had never had a pleasant expression for the Nangong Family. She immediately shot back, "In front of a senior, of course I'm a little girl. I have enormous room to grow."
How old was she? Though he was at the Emergence from Dust, Fifth Layer, he was a full sixty years older than her.
Nangong Youjiu did not bother arguing with her. He simply said calmly, "As a headquarters deacon, I hope you can provide the appropriate accommodations. I have come this time to