Pig Three stared solemnly at the scholarly man and asked in a low voice,
"Sir, is there really no way?"
The scholarly man looked at Pig Three and suddenly smiled.
"If all you want is to deal with that human and the human merchant caravan, there is a way."
Before Pig Three could speak, the scholarly man continued,
"Haiqi City lies on the border of our Southern Continent. Those humans have to go home. If something were to happen along the way..."
He left it at that and looked at Pig Three, his eyes seeming to say, If you still don't understand, there's nothing more I can do.
Pig Three grinned, exposing his thick tusks. He looked even more ferocious than an actual wild boar.
Beside the Heavenly Martial Directorate in Haiqi City, Cheng Yu picked a tea stall at random, ordered a pot of tea, and settled in. Every so often, he shot the breeze with the stall owner. Judging by that pigheaded fool's behavior yesterday, Cheng Yu was betting that he would not dare pressure Wen Yang and risk Cheng Yu reporting him to the Heavenly Martial Directorate.
But the Heavenly Martial Guard stationed at Haiqi City's Heavenly Martial Directorate still gave Cheng Yu quite a surprise.
A man wearing the Heavenly Martial Directorate's uniform sat down across from Cheng Yu. After looking him over, he said,
"A human comes to the entrance of our Heavenly Martial Directorate and does nothing. He orders a pot of tea but doesn't drink it. Would I be justified in assuming you intend to pry into the internal affairs of Haiqi City's Heavenly Martial Directorate?"
Cheng Yu smiled calmly and told him the truth.
"I am merely a Taoist who came to Haiqi City to do business, only to be pressured