"Those people stayed so far away they didn't dare come close. How did they know what the city lord had in mind?"
Ye Tian asked curiously.
"Who knows? Maybe they had some kind of long-distance voice transmission."
Di Jiang said indifferently.
He was somewhat restless, somewhat hesitant.
On one hand, he hoped to finish things here quickly and find the next Soul Artifact. Yet on the other, he hoped the matter before them would not end too soon, so he would not have to face the next person so soon.
Xuan Ming noticed that something was off with Di Jiang, but she remained silent.
The group arrived at the entrance of the so-called City Lord's Mansion.
Though it was called the City Lord's Mansion, it would have been more accurate to call it a palace.
Its decorations were magnificent everywhere, ancient without losing their grandeur. Of all the buildings Ye Tian had seen in this world, this was one of the finest.
"The city outside is so lively. Why isn't there even a single maid or servant inside this palace?"
Ye Tian asked.
"Having reached this realm, who still cared whether anyone waited on them?"
Di Jiang said.
"Didn't you say he was normal?"
Di Jiang burst into laughter.
"Actually, he wasn't all that normal."
The three entered the palace. It was cold and deserted; no wonder the guards earlier had not dared approach.
Ye Tian suspected there had never been any Curfew Order. They simply had not wished to come near.
"You arrived a little later than I expected."
The master of the city spoke from within the palace.
He was a man dressed in brocade robes. Though he did not wear an imperial yellow robe, wealth and nobility still radiated from him.
"Ru Shou, it has been a