By the time Ji Yuan reached the tea house, Zuo Wuji had not yet left. He was waiting outside its entrance, and when he saw Ji Yuan approach, he stepped forward to explain the situation.
"Mr. Ji, just now there was a strange fellow with demonic aura on him, but there was none of that obvious bloody stench in it, so I merely drove him away."
"Mm, Ji already knows. That demon came from a place called Du Kui Peak. It seems to be a market modeled after Immortal Harbor, run by a wild boar spirit. It has some misunderstanding with the Earth God."
Zuo Wuji nodded.
"As long as it did not come to harm people."
"Mm, let us have some tea here first. We will go to Li Manor together shortly."
"Alright, please, sir!"
"Please."
Ji Yuan and Zuo Wuji sat down together in the tea house. Zuo Wuji had already ordered the tea earlier, and it had just been placed on the table.
"Mr. Ji, I don't know what sort of tea you like, so I simply ordered a better pot."
Zuo Wuji had just set out a tea cup when he looked up and discovered that Ji Yuan before him had already changed his appearance. Though his clothes remained unchanged, his face had become far more ordinary, and he had grown a beard.
"Uh, Mr. Ji, you...?"
"Oh, some people at Li Manor recognize Ji. Changing my appearance saves trouble. Let us drink tea first."
"So that is how it is."
Meanwhile, Mountain Dog did not dare linger in Kuinan City. During the half day he had spent there, he had felt uneasy all along. When he reached the Land God Temple, that Earth God had been utterly calm, showing no trace of fear. Mountain