News of an Old Acquaintance

After Li Yunjing moved in, the various forces immediately surrounded Yuelai Inn, keeping a close watch on his every move.

The moment Li Yunjing stepped into his room, he raised a hand and laid down several soundproofing barriers. The lightning patterns that gathered at his fingertips traced a dense defensive net across the walls.

Anyone who came uninvited would be blasted to ashes by the Thunder Talismans!

He stood by the window, gazing down at the people on the street. They looked ordinary enough, yet every one of them hid murderous intent.

The vendor selling sugar paintings, the tipsy cultivator, the songstress leaning in a doorway—all were spies planted by various forces.

Of course, there were also a few fellows with "I'm a bad guy" written all over their faces. They stood at the front and back entrances of Yuelai Inn, making sure Li Yunjing couldn't slip out of their sight.

"A Golden Core cultivator who can easily defuse the pressure of someone at the third level of Golden Core Realm. Interesting."

In a private room on the second floor of the teahouse across from the inn, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce's Third Elder gently stroked the chirping Fire Feather Sparrow in its golden-wire cage. His gaze fixed on Li Yunjing's room through the carved window lattice. "But as long as you're still in Four Seas City, you're no different from a bird in this cage!"

He flicked a finger against the tabletop, and a Jade Slip suddenly lit up. "Notify the hidden guards. Keep him under close surveillance. The moment he makes a move, report it at once."

At the same time, in Ao Lie's residence, the powerful figure was reading the latest intelligence when he learned of Li Yunjing.

"He's just a Golden Core cultivator, yet he