Now that he had emerged, he had become a beggar.
With a thought from Old Garden, golden light wrapped around his entire body. When the light faded, a graceful young man in a long robe appeared before Ye Lin.
This was Old Garden's true appearance.
"Little friend, to avoid unnecessary trouble, I made a few simple changes to my appearance. Come, take me to see this world."
"I understand what you mean. If you want me to follow you, then I'll have to see whether you have the qualifications."
"I have seen countless heavenly geniuses. Some possessed peerless talent, monstrous to the extreme—but what happened in the end? They all fell at my hands."
"Enemies defeated by my hand have never been worthy of being considered my opponents. You are the same. Now is not the time. When the right time comes, I will see whether you are qualified enough."
"For now, I'll stay by your side. I haven't come out for a long time, so this is a good chance to get familiar with things."
Old Garden said with a smile, as though he were merely discussing some utterly ordinary matter.
"Enemies defeated by my hand have never been worthy of being considered my opponents. What an arrogant line."
Ye Lin turned those words over in his mind, finally coming to a conclusion: Old Garden was far too arrogant, even more arrogant than he was. But when he thought of Old Garden's talent, Ye Lin accepted it.
The man had reason to be arrogant.
"If I'm not mistaken, the Golden Crow Empire's imperial capital lies ahead, right?"
Old Garden followed behind Ye Lin as the two traveled through the air. Seeing Ye Lin's route, Old Garden spoke.
"That's right. The destination of this trip is the Golden Crow Empire's