Just then, a woman appeared out of nowhere and stood in front of Kang Yuanzhong.
" Kang Yuanzhong! Are you guys in the Patrol Department so idle? Why are you arresting everyone you see! Don't you know we're people hired by the Yan Manor?"
Yan Lianfang was beautiful and had a cold demeanor. She glared at Kang Yuanzhong and spoke without any politeness.
In terms of strength, Kang Yuanzhong is slightly stronger than Yan Lianfang, but Yan Lianfang is a direct descendant of the Yan Lineage, while Kang Yuanzhong is merely a servant of the Wang Lineage of Nine Yama City. Their statuses are vastly different, which is why Yan Lianfang is so fearless.
"Haha, it was all a misunderstanding! We won't bother you any longer, goodbye!"
Kang Yuanzhong was decisive. Knowing that now was not the time to break ties with the Yan Lineage, he immediately left with his men.
After watching the patrol team walk away, Yan Lianfang turned around and smiled.
"You must be Chen Mu? My name is Yan Lianfang, and I'm Yan Qingtai's cousin."
Chen Mu clasped his hands in a gesture of respect and said, "It is indeed I! Thank you, Miss Xie Lianfang, for helping us out of this predicament."
Judging from her senses, Yan Lianfang is not very old, probably not over thirty. To be able to reach the Core Formation Realm at such a young age, she must be a prodigy.
Yan Lianfang quickly waved her hand and said seriously.
"I didn't do anything. With your strength, even if I hadn't come, Kang Yuanzhong couldn't have done anything to you."
As she spoke, she looked at Mingye, a hint of admiration in her eyes.
"Miss Lianfang, we still need to find an inn to stay overnight, so please excuse us."
Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Mu had no desire to continue the pleasantries with Yan Lianfang. He pulled Mingye back to the carriage and prepared to leave.
"Hey! Now that I'm here, don't bother going to the inn, come straight to my Yan Manor. I'll arrange rooms for you."
Yan Lianfang called out to the crowd.
Although Chen Mu and Yan Qingshu had an order for 5,000 pieces of second-grade standard equipment, this was not considered a large transaction for the well-established Yan Lineage, and they were not entitled to be entertained by the Yan Manor.
According to the normal procedure, they were supposed to go to the Yan Manor the next morning to complete the handover of the 5,000 pieces of equipment. Once Chen Mu received the final payment from the Yan Lineage, the entire transaction would be completed.
Unexpectedly, Yan Lianfang invited them to stay at the Yan Manor, which truly flattered Chen Mu.
Chen Mu glanced at Mingye, and seeing Mingye nod, Chen Mu turned around and said politely.
"Since Miss Lianfang has so kindly extended the invitation, then I shall accept it without hesitation!"
Feng Hai, let's set off for the Yan Manor then!
"Yes, sir."
Gao Fenghai immediately nodded in agreement.
Yan Lianfang nodded in satisfaction and greeted Chen Mu.
"Then I'll go back and make the arrangements, and wait for you all."
"Thank you, Miss Lianfang."
Chen Mu bowed with his hands clasped.
Yan Lianfang waved her hand, then soared into the air, transforming into a streak of light and gradually disappearing into the distance under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
Although flying is not prohibited in Nine Yama City, few cultivators usually fly around in the air, as it would be too conspicuous.
However, since the incident happened so suddenly, Yan Lianfang did not travel by vehicle and had to fly back directly. Otherwise, it would have taken a long time to get back to the Yan Manor from here.
On the other hand, inviting everyone from Iron Soul City to stay at the Yan Manor was a spur-of-the-moment decision, so she had to return early to have the stewards prepare in order to avoid being impolite.
As for why she invited everyone from Iron Soul City, it was naturally because she discovered that Iron Soul City's foundation was stronger than she had anticipated.
Chen Mu, the weapon refiner, goes without saying, and Mingye has also demonstrated strength above the Mid Core Formation Realm. From this perspective alone, Iron Soul City is worth winning over.
In these times of war, all the major powers are vying for talent. As the most outstanding young member of the Yan Manor, she will naturally try to plan for the Lineage's future.
Compared to the Pan Emperor Continent, the Netherworld is much smaller, so naturally, its cities are much smaller in both area and population.
Although Nine Yama City is one of the six royal cities of the Manju Imperial Court, it covers an area of only over 30 square kilometers and has a permanent population of only a few hundred thousand.
Inside the carriage, golden runes swirled in Chen Mu's right eye as he looked out the window at the flow of people outside.
The residents who can live in the royal city have a much higher overall quality than those in settlements in the wild.
Here, cultivators at the Qi Nourishing Realm are a common sight, and even those at the True Spirit Realm are nothing special; you can encounter several every short distance.
If even ordinary people possess this level of competence, it's clear how powerful an army selected and trained from among them would be.
Chen Mu also discovered a problem: occasionally he would encounter some people here who had characteristics of the Nether Clan, but also seemed to be Human Clan.
For example, there was a woman who, although she also had pointed ears and facial features similar to those of the Nether Clan, did not have gray skin, but rather a pale yellow like that of the Human Clan.
There was another man, who, although also had gray skin, did not have pointed ears.
Clearly, these are all hybrids of the Nether Clan and the Human Clan, but some have more obvious hybrid features while others do not.
This piqued Chen Mu's interest, and he activated the X-ray vision ability of his right eye to examine the internal structure of these mixed-race individuals, making many novel discoveries.
" Chen Mu, what are you doing?"
Seeing a faint, eerie light emanating from Chen Mu's right eye, Mingye Ye's expression turned unfriendly.
Although she had not cultivated the Battle Talisman Master System, Chen Mu never hid anything from her. She had read all the Battle Talisman Master cultivation techniques and was familiar with most of Chen Mu's abilities.
"Haha, don't get me wrong, I'm just looking at the meridian structure of those mixed-race people."
Chen Mu retracted the X-Ray Talisman rune from his right eye and turned to look at Mingye: "From my observation just now, it seems that the situation for the hybrids between the Nether Clan and the Human Clan isn't very good. Most of the hybrids aren't very strong and have limited potential, which is probably due to the environment here."
The Nether Clan is the darling of the Nine Nether Netherworld. No other race in this world has a greater advantage than the Nether Clan. Even the endless, inexhaustible undead are kept out of the city by the Nether Clan and cannot threaten any royal city.
Due to the influence of the Human Clan blood, mixed-race individuals have a significantly reduced affinity for Death Spiritual Power. Although they are slightly better than pure-blooded Human Clan, the difference is still limited.
"So you're saying their potential would improve if they weren't in the Netherworld?"
"I ask curiously, "Mingye said.
"Of course. In fact, it's not just these mixed-race Human Clan here could go to the Pan Emperor Continent, their cultivation speed would also increase significantly. However, according to my estimation, the benefits that the mixed-race individuals would gain from going to the Pan Emperor Continent would be even greater than those of the Human Clan."
Chen Mu looked at Mingye, then suddenly seemed to remember something and appeared lost in thought.