"Elder Ling, what brings you here?" Tang Yan asked in astonishment.
"Tingxiang is stable now, and there really wasn't much of interest in the Imperial Palace. Since I had no more attachments there anyway, I thought I might as well come lend you a hand, Young Master Tang, and broaden my horizons in the Northern Spirit Realm while I'm at it." Elder Ling laughed heartily.
"With your help, Elder Ling, Reach the Summit will certainly rise another level." Tang Yan felt invigorated. High-ranking Alchemy Masters were precisely what Reach the Summit lacked right now.
As Tang Yan exchanged warm greetings with his brothers, he saw Du Shu fidgeting off to one side like a scratching monkey. Curious, he went over and asked, "Du Shu, what's gotten into you?"
At his words, Du Shu hurriedly pulled Tang Yan aside and whispered, "Brother Yan, Mingyou Valley has made a move!"
"What move?" Tang Yan's expression grew solemn too.
"Yesterday, I passed through Qin City in the north and happened to see people from Mingyou Valley putting up notices everywhere, searching for you," Du Shu said quickly.
"Why haven't we seen them come to Southern Wilderness City?" Tang Yan was somewhat curious.
"There are only a handful of places where people from the Six Border Kingdoms enter the Northern Spirit Realm. They're probably putting up notices in every city you might have entered, one after another. Southern Wilderness City is probably next." Du Shu added, "I heard the bounty for capturing you is this much."
At this point, Du Shu's face took on its shifty look again.
"Five hundred million?" Tang Yan was somewhat surprised. Offering that much as a bounty on one person-it seemed Mingyou Valley would never give up until they caught him.
"What five hundred million? For you alive, it's