As soon as Lin An and his companion arrived at the guild hall, they saw the guild hall's manager standing at the entrance to greet them.
Behind him were other city lords residing in the guild hall.
At this moment, the city lords' gazes lingered on the two of them, their eyes filled with envy.
The city lord personally extended the invitation, and I heard that the Wu Clan even held a special banquet for this occasion.
This is an honor they could never achieve in their entire lives.
If it weren't for the presence of the guild leader, they would have rushed up to talk to and befriend Lin Xiao and his son long ago.
" City Lord Lin, the patriarch has instructed that new accommodations have been arranged for you two. Please follow me." Although the head of the guild hall was already a Platinum Ninth Grade expert, he led the way with great respect.
"Thank you for your trouble."
Lin Xiao and his companion cupped their hands in greeting and immediately followed the person in charge inside.
Noticing the gazes of the other city lords around him, Lin Xiao smiled and nodded, as if to say hello.
Soon, led by the head of the guild hall, the two arrived at another courtyard.
This courtyard is much more luxurious than the previous one, and there are even maids and servants at your beck and call.
"If you two need anything, you may instruct these maids and servants, or you may come directly to me."
The guild hall manager smiled and said, "If there's nothing else, I won't disturb your rest any longer."
After the head of the guild hall left, Lin Xiao and Lin An also entered the house.
"I never imagined that I, Lin Xiao, would one day live in a first-class courtyard," Lin Xiao said with a smile after sitting down.
The guild hall courtyards are divided into three grades: A, B, and C.
City lords who have not reached the Platinum Realm reside in Class C courtyards.
Those who reach the Platinum Realm reside in Class B.
To live in a first-class courtyard, one needs to possess at least the Platinum Seventh Grade cultivation level.
"It's still not as comfortable as our City Lord's Residence's Mansion," Lin An said.
"Haha, if those city lords living in the second and third-class courtyards heard you say that, who knows what they'd think."
Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Now that you've passed the Ancient Spirit Tower, there's still more than half a month until the Competition Ceremony begins. What are your plans next?"
"Is there a place to store books in Guangwu City? I plan to read more books so that I won't be clueless when I get to the capital," Lin An said.
This was something he had already considered beforehand.
He originally planned to read more books while in Shenglin City, but he didn't have much time then, and the collection of books was certainly not as good as that of Upper City like Guangwu City.
For the next two weeks or so, I won't be able to cultivate, nor will I be able to go out of the city to hunt Sin Beast to gain attribute points. Instead, I can calm down and read more books.
"There really is one. There's a Ten Thousand Books Tower in Guangwu City, which houses a vast collection of books, including all sorts of strange tales and bizarre rumors."
Lin Xiao said, "This Ten Thousand Books Tower was built by the Wu Clan. Most books can be read for free, but you can also pay to buy books on cultivation techniques, formations, and other such books."
"Formation?"
Lin An pondered, "I wonder if these formations could be successfully set up using Spirit Mark."
If he succeeds, he will be able to set up an array with a wave of his hand, giving him even more options.
Moreover, even if he can't use Spirit Mark set up arrays, he can still learn some array techniques, which might come in handy someday.
"Let's go to Ten Thousand Books Tower tomorrow," Lin An said.
Lin Xiao naturally had no objections; his trip to Guangwu City was for Lin An's sake.
Then Lin Xiao changed the subject, asking with a smile, "Did the Wu Clan have any plans to arrange a marriage with you today? Are there any Wu Clan women you fancy?"
"Father, you haven't already agreed on my behalf, have you?" Lin An raised an eyebrow.
"How could that be? Although the Wu Clan did express this idea to me, I said that you need to be willing to do so." Lin Xiao shook his head and said.
Lin An nodded; he was genuinely afraid that the other party had quietly agreed to a marriage for him.
"I don't have time to worry about these things right now, and I'm still young," Lin An said.
"That's true. After all, you're only eighteen, and you'll soon be going to the royal city, where there will be even more outstanding women," Lin Xiao said.
"Let's talk about this later. I'm going to rest now."
Lin An shook his head, to avoid his cheap father continuing to pressure him into marriage.
"That brat..."
Lin Xiao smiled and prepared to wash up and rest.
The next morning.
After the father and son had breakfast brought by the maid, they prepared to leave the guild hall and head to the Ten Thousand Books Tower.
"Are you two going out?" the guild hall manager asked as he approached.
"Yes, is there something you need, sir?" Lin Xiao asked.
"To be honest, quite a few city lords came to see me last night. The gifts I received in one night were worth more than half of my net worth."
The guild leader smiled and said, "If you two don't want to be disturbed, you can travel by the guild's carriage. I'm sure no one would be rude."
Lin Xiao and Lin An exchanged a glance, understanding each other's meaning.
I bet there are already a lot of people blocking the entrance to the clubhouse, hoping to strike up a conversation with them.
"I'll trouble you to take charge," Lin Xiao said.
"It's nothing, the carriage is ready for you two. This way, please." The guild leader led the two to a carriage.
The carriage bore the insignia of the Wu Clan of the City Lord's Residence, and even the coachman was a Platinum Seventh Grade expert.
"This is Han Chen. If you two have any instructions, just tell him," the guild leader introduced.
" Han Chen greets you both," Han Chen said, cupping his hands in greeting.
"Thank you for your trouble, Brother Han."
Lin Xiao and Lin An returned the greeting.
"I have something to take care of, so I'll go and deal with it first."
After the two parties had gotten to know each other, the person in charge of the guild hall left with a smile.
" City Lord Lin, where are you headed?" Han Chen asked.
"Let's go to the Ten Thousand Books Tower," Lin Xiao said.
Han Chen nodded, and after the two got into the carriage, he drove away from the guild hall.
With the Wu Clan crest on its back, the carriage had no trouble getting through, and arrived at the Ten Thousand Books Tower in just half an hour.
"Brother Han, you can go back first. We'll probably be staying here for a while," Lin Xiao said.
"No need, I'll wait outside." Han Chen shook his head.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao didn't press the matter further. He took out some gold coins and handed them to the other party, saying, "In that case, Brother Han, please have some tea at the teahouse across the street to keep yourself from getting bored."
"Alright."
Han Chen silent for a few seconds, then nodded and accepted the gold coins, a smile appearing on his face.
He naturally didn't care about those few gold coins; after all, he was Platinum Seventh Grade expert, and many lower city lords were not as strong as him.
What he cared about was Lin Xiao's attitude.
He also knew that the reason why the Lin Family father and son received such treatment, and why he, Platinum Seventh Grade, was made a groom, was because of Lin An, this monstrous genius.
I thought they would become arrogant and conceited because of this, but I didn't expect them to be so polite.
"I can report this to the head of the family later," Han Chen thought to himself.
He was not only there to be Lin Xiao and his companion's Wu Clan, but also to continue testing their character.
After all, there are just too many people who say one thing to someone's face and another behind their back.
Lin Xiao and his companion were unaware of these things; at this moment, they had already entered the Ten Thousand Books Tower.