Seeing what the Ling Family Grand Elder had done, Yang Chen knew that his disguise had passed muster.
His goal had been achieved as well.
Within Fengyang Prefecture, if the Profound Dao Sect kept hunting down Purgatory Gate members, the Purgatory Gate could not possibly refrain from striking back. After all, disciples died outside every year, and quite a few core disciples had fallen at the hands of the Purgatory Gate.
That was precisely why he had suddenly thought of posing as a spoiled young master and making a grand show of himself.
Quite a few Purgatory Gate disciples were active in this area. His identity as a core disciple would inevitably spread little by little, and once it did, the Purgatory Gate disciples would surely set their sights on him.
At first, they certainly would not act rashly. But once they learned of his exploits, those Purgatory Gate disciples likely would not be so merciful toward him.
By then, he would not even need to personally seek trouble with the Purgatory Gate. He only needed to wait for their people to deliver themselves to his door.
Still, doing this carried enormous risks. After all, he had no idea what sort of enemy would come. That was why he had deliberately lowered his apparent cultivation to only the Spirit Disk Stage, lest some formidable figures arrive whom he could not handle.
With such considerations in mind, Yang Chen and the Ling Family Grand Elder went on their way, talking and laughing as they walked.
Before long, the two arrived at the Ling Family's rear courtyard. Once they got there, the people arranged by the Ling Family Grand Elder swiftly returned as well.
When they returned, they led along four beautiful women. Each was delicate and lovely, still quite young, yet