Li Xiaoyao?
The two Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding the gate exchanged puzzled looks.
As cultivators of the Mirror Moon Sect, they naturally knew of the Mysterious Sword Pavilion, another of the Earth Evolution Realm Five Great Sects.
But the name Li Xiaoyao was utterly unfamiliar.
Hearing which sect the visitor belonged to, Zhao Qian, who bore a deep grudge against the Mysterious Sword Pavilion, instinctively felt a surge of disgust.
What nameless junior dares barge into the City Lord's Manor without even presenting a visiting card!
Zhao Qian's eyes shifted, and he prepared to berate the visitor and put him in his place.
Yet when he met the gray-robed cultivator's indifferent gaze, he opened his mouth, but for some reason, every angry rebuke stuck in his throat, leaving him mute.
The other, burly cultivator sensed something amiss. He had already crushed the communication jade slip hidden in his sleeve, and now offered a friendly smile.
"Sorry for the trouble, but please wait here a moment. I'll announce your arrival."
Li Xiaoyao nodded calmly, paying little heed.
With his discerning eye, he had long since noticed the wariness and hostility concealed in these two Foundation Establishment cultivators' eyes.
But what of it?
Ants who were not even Nascent Soul True Lords were not worth his attention.
Just as the burly cultivator turned to enter the manor, a streak of escape light suddenly descended.
The newcomer was Shu You, the Golden Core True Person overseeing Protectorate City's affairs on the city lord's behalf.
His expression eased, and he was about to report when True Person Shu bowed slightly and said solemnly, "This junior, Shu You, pays her respects to Sword Lord Xiaoyao." Hearing this, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding the gate shrank their pupils in horror.
Sword Lord Xiaoyao was the