Unlike the others at the city gate, the tall female cultivator inspecting Li Yan saw the token he produced, then noticed that she could not see through his cultivation.
A rare, flowerlike smile blossomed on her beautiful face, which had remained cold as frost. After returning the token to Li Yan with both hands, she asked no further questions and let him straight into the city.
The token Li Yan had produced indicated that he owned a property deed in Flower Shade City. Although the Huafu Sect was exceedingly ruthless in combat, that was to kill one as a warning to a hundred, making an example to deter others! It kept enemies from harboring crooked intentions toward them.
But the Huafu Sect was no band of fools. They needed to keep their sect running normally, and certainly could not make enemies everywhere. Someone like Li Yan, who could purchase a residence in a cultivation city under their jurisdiction, naturally earned their respect!
After taking back the token, Li Yan merely nodded and strode swiftly into the city. He had two such tokens in total. After purchasing a house here, he was permitted to bring three servants into the city for long-term residence.
When collecting the property deed, Li Yan had asked them to inscribe an extra token, which he later gave to Qianji. These were all contingencies he had prepared long ago.
After entering the city, Li Yan did not linger on the main streets. He threaded through the crowds, following the streets through turn after turn for nearly an hour before reaching a relatively secluded district.
He turned into another long alley and soon stopped before a courtyard gate. At that moment, he was the only person in the entire alley.
He did not knock. With a slight stirring