What exactly were they plotting against him?
At this moment, Ye Lin fell into self-doubt.
Putting himself in their shoes—
In their eyes, he was merely an ordinary cultivator who was somewhat stronger than most.
Why were these people trying so hard to curry favor with him?
Though "curry favor" was not quite the right term, that was roughly what Ye Lin meant.
In any case, Ye Lin could not figure it out. He simply could not figure it out at all.
"For the time being, there's nothing I need help with."
After giving it some thought, Ye Lin still declined Ning Yi's goodwill.
At least he and the Spirit King had gone through a process of getting acquainted, but with this man, there had not even been such a process.
They had merely fought once.
And then they knew each other.
As for their relationship...
That was truly hard to say.
Whether their relationship was good or not was difficult to determine.
"Alright."
"Dao Sword City is quite famous now. Would you mind if I opened a shop here?"
Looking at the empty rooms around them, Ning Yi said with a soft laugh.
"That's fine. I have no objections."
This time, Ye Lin did not refuse.
He was willing to give Ning Yi this bit of face.
Besides, Ning Yi's background and personal strength were beyond reproach, and Ye Lin was quite willing to befriend him.
The strong all liked to befriend the strong. Ye Lin was no exception.
"Then I'll bring over some specialties of our Mystic Soul Dragon Clan another day."
Ning Yi nodded, then continued wandering around with his hands behind his back.
"You really don't need any help?"
"Rest assured, our Mystic Soul Dragon Clan has deep foundations. No matter what request you make, I