Lu Ming snorted coldly, his patience wearing thin from Zhao Tian's constant provocations.
He then ignored Zhao Tian's words and shifted his gaze back to Xuan Ji. "What about my offer, Ancestor?"
Xuan Ji smiled broadly and replied, "Are you two putting on a play? The performance is very interesting, your acting is so realistic."
Lu Ming, Zhao Tian, Nan Ge, and the others were surprised to hear Xuan Ji's response.
"Hahaha ... Ancestor's sense of humor is so interesting, I almost peed my pants." Zhao Tian laughed while holding his stomach.
"Hey, old man. Are you mocking me?" Xuan Ji replied, frowning.
Seeing Xuan Ji's expression, Zhao Tian immediately closed his mouth. For some reason, Xuan Ji's gaze reminded him of his ancestor in the Huayang Sect, if he misspoke one more time—maybe he would be sent to the underworld.
"Sorry, Ancestor, I misspoke. I will give up on Miss Nan Chi," said Zhao Tian, raising both hands.
"Wise choice," Xuan Ji said as he chewed on his roasted venison. Soon after, he stared at Lu Ming who was still standing in front of him. "Hey, you're blocking my view. Miss Qing Yi will be singing soon!"
Lu Ming frowned, not expecting the handsome old man with partially gray hair to ignore his call.
He was about to say something, but a telepathic voice suddenly appeared in his mind, telling him to return to his table.
The telepathic voice belonged to the Lu Clan Elder who was disguised as his bodyguard. The elder also used a secret technique to suppress his cultivation so that others would think he was just a Sky Emperor Realm warrior.
"Well, the play is over. Miss Qing Yi, come on, play your music!" exclaimed Xuan Ji.
However, after Lu Ming left, Nan Ge was now standing in front of Xuan Ji.
"Ah, what's this?" complained Xuan Ji.
Nan Ge prostrated himself in front of Xuan Ji and banged his forehead repeatedly until it bled. "Ancestor, please don't take my sister. She's the only family I have! If Ancestor lets her go, I am willing to be your slave!"
Everyone was shocked to hear this and did not expect Nan Ge to beg like that.
Xuan Ji grinned broadly, then glanced at Nan Chi who was still bowing her head. The girl still pretended not to know her brother even though Nan Ge was already prostrating himself in front of her.
"I like your attitude. However, where will you take your sister? After I leave this place, the Night Flower Brothel will not possibly let the seed they have carefully nurtured go that easily. Even if they let you go, people like Lu Ming and that fatty will prey on your sister," said Xuan Ji.
Nan Ge had known this fact for a long time, that's why he trained very hard day and night to reach the Immortal Realm before his sister grew up. However, his efforts failed and a few days ago he heard that Nan Chi would be auctioned off by the Night Flower Brothel.
He decided to join the auction by borrowing 300,000 Gold Coins from his teacher and adding his savings of 50,000 Gold Coins. He hoped that this much money could save his sister, but unexpectedly the young masters of the great clans were willing to spend millions of gold coins to obtain his sister's Yin body.
"We will escape from this city and hide in a remote place," Nan Ge replied telepathically.
"That's not the best solution, out there you will still be chased by people like Lu Ming," said Xuan Ji. "However, I will still hand her over to you as long as you give me information about the Demonic Cult or the Demon Wolf Pavilion."
Besides hunting down the followers of the Demonic Cult, Xuan Ji also wanted to help avenge his disciple against the Demon Wolf Pavilion, which had destroyed the Mu Clan.
Nan Ge thought for a moment, information about the Demonic Cult was very difficult to obtain even by large sects. However, when he was a child, he once overheard a guest in conversation saying that the head of security at the brothel was the head of the Huayang City branch of the Demon Wolf Pavilion.
"I don't know about the followers of the Demonic Cult, but I know who the head of the Demon Wolf Pavilion's Huayang City branch is," replied Nan Ge.
Xuan Ji smiled broadly, it turned out that it was not in vain that he came to this brothel. "Alright, lead me to the member of that assassin organization."
Xuan Ji took out a leather pouch filled with gold coins and placed it on the table.
"An-Ancestor... are you leaving?" asked the red-haired entertainer.
Lu Ming and the others immediately turned to Xuan Ji.
"Yes, I have a little business to attend to," said Xuan Ji. "Come on, Nan Chi, follow me!"
Nan Chi was confused as to why she was the only one who was told to follow Ancestor Mu Ji and why her brother was smiling brightly.
She began to speculate that perhaps her brother had made a deal with Ancestor Mu Ji.
Just as Xuan Ji was about to step out of the third floor, suddenly the old man guarding Lu Ming appeared in front of him.
"Oh, the old man who was hiding his cultivation base has finally shown himself!" sneered Xuan Ji, glaring at the old man.
"So, you already know my identity, but why do you still dare to oppose our Lu Clan?" replied the old man.
"The Lu Clan is truly shameless! An elder disguised as a personal bodyguard, no wonder Lu Ming is so confident!" sneered Zhao Tian.
"Silence, Young Master Tian! This is a matter between the Lu Clan and this unknown ancestor," interrupted the old man.
"I am Mu Ji, ancestor of the Mu Clan." Xuan Ji introduced himself as he patted the old man's shoulder. "Now my mood is bad, don't let Huayang City become rubble, old man, if you worsen my mood," he whispered.
The old man frowned, what Xuan Ji said was true. If an Immortal Realm expert fought, the entire city would be destroyed even though in the end he would lose because there were many Immortal Realm experts in this city.
"Oh, yes, one more thing. Tell those young men, being a young master is indeed very prestigious. However, it can also be a double-edged sword," whispered Xuan Ji as he walked past the old man. "And... today I will forgive their disrespect."
The old man broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing Xuan Ji's threat. This was the first time he had met a lone wolf who dared to threaten a lion in its den.
"Uncle, why did you let them go?" asked Lu Ming, frowning. The elder's task was to ensure that no one stopped him from obtaining Nan Chi's Yin body.
"Ha-ha-ha ... it turns out that the Lu Clan is not as fierce as I thought. Ah, I'd better go home, there's no owner of a Yang body who got that Yin girl." Zhao Tian laughed heartily and walked out of the third floor with his personal bodyguard.
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