When the small city entered this region, a cool, aloof voice suddenly rang out from Phoenix Nest. "Ba Qiu, you've got some nerve. You brought your city here—is this a declaration of war against Phoenix Nest?"
As her voice fell, clear phoenix cries rose and fell within Phoenix Nest. Beside the Primordial Parasol Tree, the Void seemed like a sheet of wrinkled paper, twisting without end.
Within the small city, Ba Qiu looked toward Phoenix Nest. Only after a long while did he slowly say, "Of course not. Shiniang, you misunderstand."
"Shut up!" The cool voice carried a trace of anger. "Is Shiniang a name you can call me?"
Ba Qiu frowned slightly, his expression somewhat conflicted. In the end, he readily corrected himself. "City Lord Huang!"
If anyone familiar with him had been here, they would certainly have been astonished. Ba Qiu almost never showed such an expression.
Everyone knew that Ba Qiu's rise had been a road drenched in blood. His reputation, and even One Man City, had been carved out by his sword alone. In doing so, he had offended no one knew how many factions.
The Top Ten Uniting Dao Cities all had grudges with him, large or small. Even Dragon City—back then, he had charged in alone.
Yet few knew that, during Ba Qiu's rise, he had crossed paths with a member of the Phoenix Race from Phoenix City. That Phoenix Race member had now become the master of Phoenix Nest.
"If you're not here to wage war, then why have you come?" Huang Shiniang asked coldly from within Phoenix Nest.
"I wish to ask City Lord Huang for a favor."
"Heh..." Huang Shiniang did not show herself, but her voice brimmed with mockery. "You, Ba Qiu, possess peerless strength and cultivation that reaches the