The middle-aged man was dressed in green robes and had a smile on his face. He was tall and built, and when he stood there, he looked like a small hill. His arms were long, and while he did not exude any Qi, there was a faint pressure coming from him.
He looked at Su Ming, and Su Ming was also sizing him up.
"It's fine. I like Fang Mu," Su Ming said calmly and lifted his foot to walk forward. Su Ming spoke calmly and lifted his foot to walk forward. There were a dozen something steps between him and Fang Mu's father, and as he walked forward, the distance between them gradually shrank.
Yet as he got closer, Su Ming could clearly feel the pressure coming from the man before him gradually becoming stronger. Based on his own footsteps, when he was five steps away from the man, the pressure would reach its strongest point.
This was a test, a clear test. He did not hide his intentions. The man stood there and watched Su Ming walk towards him with a smile.
The tower was the tribe leader of Tranquil East Tribe's residence. Only powerful Berserkers could enter this place. It was the same even in the tribe. Normal people could only stay outside.
When he was nine steps away from the tribe leader of Tranquil East Tribe, Su Ming suddenly took a huge step forward with his right foot. With that one step, he crossed ten feet and arrived within five steps of the tribe leader of Tranquil East Tribe. The tribe leader's robes swelled up, causing Su Ming's footsteps to freeze, as if he could not move forward. He looked as if he was about to retreat.
Yet at that moment, a strange light appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He met the tribe leader's gaze, and the man swayed. A sharp pain suddenly appeared in his head, and the pressure coming from his body relaxed.
The moment he relaxed, Su Ming's foot landed on the ground.
"I am Mo Su. Greetings, tribe leader of Tranquil East Tribe." Su Ming wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed towards the man before him.
The man in green robes looked as calm as ever. He took a step back and gave up the spot to enter the tower, then wrapped his fist in his palm towards Su Ming as well.
"Brother Mo, this might be the first time we've met, but I feel like we've known each other for a long time. If you don't mind, you can just call me Fang Shen. Come, brother Mo, this way!" Fang Shen laughed heartily with a friendly look on his face.
"Brother Fang, this way!" Su Ming nodded and stepped into the tower with Fang Shen.
When Fang Mu saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was very rare for him to see his father treat someone like this. It seemed that Senior Mo had once again obtained his father's approval. After thinking about it for a moment, he didn't leave, but rather waited outside the door.
The furnishings in the tower were simple. There was not a lot of extravagance in the place. Instead, it gave off a natural feeling. Everything was made of stone. Once Fang Fang invited Su Ming to sit down beside a stone table, he personally brought out some blades of grass, brewed them with hot water, and poured them into a cup before placing it before Su Ming.
"Brother Mo, thank you for taking care of my son's injuries over the past few years. I have nothing to repay you with. These leaves might be valuable, but it's still not enough to serve you. I hope you don't mind." Fang Shen looked at Su Ming with gratitude on his face.
Su Ming cast a glance at the cup on the table. The water in the cup was hot, and there were leaves floating in it. It looked incredibly normal, but this was not the first time Su Ming had seen something similar. When he was still in Wind Stream Tribe, he had once stayed by the elder's side. He had seen the elder and Jing Nan drinking similar water, and he had also noticed the elder's actions when he drank it.
"Fang Mu's injuries have been accumulating for many years. I'm just loosening up a little." Su Ming might have seemed calm, but in truth, he was slightly nervous. He had already seen through the power of the tribe leader of Tranquil East just now. This person might not have Transcended, but he had around 900 something blood veins in his body.
Logically speaking, it would not be difficult for him to Transcend if he wanted to, but he had yet to Transcend, which meant that he had great ambitions. He wanted to wait until his blood veins were full before he Transcended. That way, even if he was in the initial stage of the Transcendence Realm, he would still have the power to fight against a normal Berserker in the middle stage of the Transcendence Realm.
Blood veins were like a foundation. The more blood veins there were, the sturdier it would be. If he accumulated enough blood veins, it would be shocking.
However, this was not the reason why Su Ming was nervous. He was nervous because ever since he was young, and even after he came to the Land of South Morning, he had been alone most of the time. He did not have much experience in interacting with other people, and he rarely had the chance to sit down and talk with others.
Besides, with Fang Shen's status, even Jing Nan would have to be polite if he saw him.
Fang Shen smiled and picked up the cup. He took a sip, but he did not like the leaves floating on the surface of the water. He also drank some of the leaves and swallowed them.
'This person's power is still hard to gauge … If I say he's not in the Transcendence Realm, but he has fine control, and his presence is also hard to gauge. He actually gave me a strong sense of danger just now.
'But if I say he's in the Transcendence Realm, then it was clear that it was a little difficult for him to get within five steps of me. But that glance he gave me just now was terrifying. That glance made me feel as if I was being seen through, and it made my Qi become unstable …
'This person is mysterious! But he seems a little nervous? 'Fang Shen put down the cup and looked at Su Ming.
"It's the Day of Eternal Creation now. The entire Land of South Morning is shrouded in fog. It's also an important period for the three tribes of Han Mountain. That's why we're closed. I hope you can understand this, brother Mo. "Brother Mo, why did you come to Tranquil East Tribe?" Fang Shen asked with a smile. There was a leaf in his mouth that he had not swallowed just now. As he spoke, he picked up the cup and took a sip before swallowing.
"This thing is very troublesome to drink. Fang Mu's aunt brought it back. Brother Mo, if you're not used to it … er …" As Fang Shen spoke, he paused. He saw Su Ming pick up the cup and shake it lightly, dispersing the leaves in an ingenious manner, causing some of them to sink to the bottom of the cup. The rest stuck to the side of the cup. After playing with it for a while, Su Ming naturally did not drink it. Instead, he put it down.
Fang Shen immediately noticed that Su Ming had circled the cup with two fingers. He was circling it with his palm. It looked incredibly elegant, and Fang Shen could not help but blink.
He had seen this same action from his little sister before. His little sister had even taught him how to drink and how to hold the cup, but Fang Shen thought it was troublesome and did not want to learn it. Yet when he saw Su Ming's actions and remembered how he had held the cup and even drank the leaves, he could not help but feel awkward.
"I came here to become Tranquil East Tribe's guest." Su Ming was no longer nervous. He imitated the elder's actions in the past and felt as if he had become the elder.
"Oh?" Fang Shen lifted his head and looked at Su Ming. There was a ghost of a smile on his face. If he could become the tribe leader of Tranquil East Tribe, then he was definitely not as boorish and scheming as he appeared to be.
Su Ming knew that his scheming was nothing but child's play to this sort of person. He knew that he was not as good as the other person, that was why he decided to be straightforward while remaining mysterious.
"I want to enter the hidden grounds under Han Mountain City. It's also the place where Sky Flute Branch is," Su Ming said calmly.
A barely noticeable glint appeared in Fang Shen's eyes. He did not expect Su Ming to be so straightforward. In truth, Fang Shen had long since guessed Su Ming's intentions for coming here.
He did not reject him outright. After all, the person before him was the one who healed Fang Mu's injuries. It was also not the first time he had come into contact with Su Ming. The two of them had known of each other's existence over the past few years. They had even come into contact with each other when it came to gifting and returning the blade.
If it were not for these reasons, Fang Shen would have definitely rejected a stranger's request.
"Give me a reason!" Fang Shen looked at Su Ming, and a stern look appeared on his face. He had investigated Su Ming in detail over the past few years. After all, this person was in contact with Fang Mu, and this was something that Fang Shen placed a lot of importance on.
The results of his investigation had come out a long time ago. When he connected Fang Mu's description with Fang Shen's own judgment, he was 90% certain that the mysterious Mo Su before him was not someone from around Han Mountain. He came from somewhere else and was not familiar with this place. It was also impossible for him to have known about the secrets of Han Mountain City a long time ago.
More importantly, this person did not seem to have any ill intentions.
This was not the result of a single day of observation. It was the feeling Fang Mu and Fang Shen got from Su Ming's low profile and his actions over the past four years.
A mysterious level of power, a show of goodwill, and the fact that his status and background had nothing to do with Han Mountain were all things that Fang Shen valued. That was why he gave Su Ming a chance, a chance to persuade him.
"I told Fang Mu that I had a 70% chance of curing his injuries because I'm currently creating a medicinal liquid. This medicinal liquid is very important to me. One of its effects is to allow Fang Mu to have a chance to heal his injuries.
"I still lack Sky Flute Branch, but in truth, the herbs I asked Fang Mu to search for for me to create this medicinal liquid are just to reduce the amount I need to create it later.
"If Sky Flute Branch exists in the hidden grounds of Han Mountain City, then there's a high possibility that there are other herbs there as well. If I can find more of them, then the medicinal liquid I create will be of great help to me," Su Ming said languidly. He did not place any emphasis on the medicinal liquid's healing effects on Fang Mu. His words would only make him feel disgusted, as if he was being threatened. It was completely useless.
It was better to emphasize the benefits it could bring to him and indirectly reveal some of the thoughts Fang Mu had in mind.
Fang Shen fell silent for a moment before he suddenly asked, "There are dangers in the hidden grounds of Han Mountain. What Berserker Art are you practicing?"
Su Ming narrowed his eyes and answered calmly, "The Berserker Art that kills."
"What kind of injury did my son suffer?"
"It's an injury caused by a powerful Berserker in the middle stage of the Transcendence Realm!" When Su Ming was observing Fang Mu's injuries in the past, he had discovered this with fine control. That was why he was confident that Spirit Plunder could indirectly heal him. In the past, he had not been too certain, but now that his power had increased and he thought about it, he had a detailed answer.
As for how Tranquil East Tribe provoked a powerful Berserker in the middle stage of the Transcendence Realm and the reason behind it, Su Ming was not that curious.
"If you enter the hidden grounds and find additional herbs, how confident will you be in healing Mu Er's injuries? What if you can't find them? "Fang Shen asked again.
Su Ming fell silent for a moment before he answered, "The former will be based on the actual situation. As for the latter … it will still be 70%."
"Brother Mo, since you're already in Tranquil East Tribe, then stay here for a few days. I still need to think about this!" Fang Shen fell silent for a moment before he stood up and wrapped his fist in his palm towards Su Ming.
Su Ming stood up and once he bowed to Fang Shen, he turned around and walked out of the tower.
A moment after he left, a woman walked down from the second floor of the tower.
"Cang Lan, what do you think of this person?" Fang Shen turned around and looked at the woman sitting on the spot where Fang Mu had sat previously. "To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation. "
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