Over the next few days, Tianying City remained peaceful.
Chen Cang's schedule was simpler still. Aside from his daily visits to the city lord and Master Mo, he spent all his time wandering around with Zi Yan.
They burned incense in the little mountain village where he had been born, revisited the estate where he had spent his childhood, and even encountered a large turtle in the Black Eagle Mountains.
After all that wandering, Zi Yan felt little, but Heavenly Fire Venerable, hidden inside the Storage Ring, was quite surprised.
He had assumed that Chen Cang must have an extraordinary background to have come this far. Now, it seemed he had overthought things.
Yet the more he saw, the more firmly Heavenly Fire Venerable believed he had made the right choice.
Furthermore, watching the care Chen Cang showed Master Mo over these past few days had given him a rough understanding of Chen Cang's character. This undoubtedly put Heavenly Fire Venerable even more at ease.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
Late that night, Chen Cang was discussing the ingenious uses of certain special meridians within the human body with Heavenly Fire Venerable when he suddenly sensed an unfamiliar presence slipping into the City Lord's Residence.
Powerful, uncanny, and carrying a sinister chill.
Chen Cang could think of no one besides the notorious Soul Hall who would leave such a first impression.
They were finally here!
"Chen Cang, come to my secret chamber."
Sure enough, a moment later, the city lord's voice transmission reached his mind.
Chen Cang had long been prepared. Without hesitation, he rose and hurried toward the secret chamber in the residence's rear courtyard.
Secret chambers were commonplace facilities. The City Lord's Residence had four or five of them, including one reserved for City