The day passed just like that. By evening, the three of them had returned to Cedar City. This time, the Traveling Residence was not set up in its original spot; only Feng Jun remained there, waiting for the Golden Core Thug to come calling.
The Golden Core Thug arrived quite early this time. As soon as night fell, he brought two Emergence from Dust Stage cultivators over. When he saw Feng Jun, he paused in surprise before smiling. "Looks like you're not all that brave after all. You left only yourself here?"
"The young lady is delicate and precious; she cannot take any risks," Feng Jun replied carelessly as he pulled out a cigarette and lit it. "I'm different. If something happens to me, the young lady can avenge me."
"I was only joking," the Golden Core Thug said with a smile, growing even more eager to ingratiate himself. This was unmistakably the manner of a great clan. "Give me one of those Luo Hua cigarettes too."
He actually knew about cigarettes, and even knew that they came from the lower realm. However, the Spirit Wood Dao now also had homemade cigarettes. The raw ingredients were no longer tobacco leaves, but the leaves of various spirit woods and spirit plants.
After taking a puff, Dongmen Old Third spat several times. "Peh, peh! What kind of lousy cigarette is this? There's not even a trace of spiritual energy in it."
"What the hell do you know?" Feng Jun shot him a glare. "Do you smoke cigarettes for spiritual energy? You smoke them for the experience of life. These are genuine cigarettes brought up from the lower realm. If a bumpkin like you doesn't understand, talk less."
The two Golden Core cultivators then sat out in the wilderness, puffing away. Feng Jun