"Ancient City of Everlast?"
Duan Lingtian's gaze shone as he gazed at the endless stream of carriages outside the ancient city, and he asked curiously. "I see that this ancient city is rather bustling, is there anything special about it?"
An ancient city that stood in the middle of a desert, an ancient city that was close to the Solitary Peak, was actually able to attract so many merchant groups, and this caused Duan Lingtian's heart to be filled with curiosity.
"Young Master, the Ancient City of Everlast can be said to be the largest trade city in the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom. Within this city, all the businesses are born for the sake of profit … Unlike ordinary cities, there aren't houses that are specially provided for people to stay in. If one isn't doing business here, then one can only stay in the inns within the city if one wants to stay here."
Xiong Quan continued.
The largest trade city in the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom?
Duan Lingtian was slightly in disbelief.
How could a city that stood in this godforsaken place have such a great background?
"Young Master, there's a saying that has always been circulated in the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom. If you want to obtain something you want, then if the Ancient City of Everlast doesn't have it, then it's even more impossible to encounter it anywhere else in the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom."
Xiong Quan spoke slowly.
"Hearing you say this, I'm interested in this city … Tonight, we'll find an inn here to stay for the night and properly experience the local conditions and customs of this city, then we'll go to the Solitary Peak another day."
Since they'd finally come out, Duan Lingtian intended to bring Li Fei to properly take a stroll around the city, as he couldn't directly return after finishing what he had to do.
In that way, it would be too uninteresting.
Li Fei's beautiful eyes shone when she heard Duan Lingtian, and just like Duan Lingtian, she was filled with curiosity and yearning towards this ancient city.
"Young Master."
When they were about to enter the ancient city, Xiong Quan reminded Duan Lingtian. "Experts are as numerous as the clouds in the Ancient City of Everlast. Even an inconspicuous passerby is extremely likely to be a Void Stage expert … Coupled with the fact that this place is far away, and it's a no man's land, and bloody slaughters frequently occur here. Martial artists without a certain strength can only tuck their tails between their legs in the Ancient City of Everlasting Desolation, as they are afraid of getting into trouble. "
Duan Lingtian nodded, his expression turning solemn.
This Ancient City of Everlast couldn't be viewed with the same gaze as an ordinary city …
When they were near the Ancient City of Everlast, Li Fei took out her veil and put it on before entering the ancient city with Duan Lingtian and Xiong Quan.
As soon as they entered the ancient city, they could feel a strong aura of the market.
On the main road of the ancient city, there was an endless stream of carriages and horses. It was very lively.
Many stalls were set up on both sides of the road. These stalls were either selling medicinal pills, Spirit Artifacts, or all sorts of materials …
There were young men, young men, middle-aged men, and old men among the stall owners.
Duan Lingtian urged his horse forward as he extended his spiritual power …
Suddenly, his pupils shrank.
His gaze fell on the owner of a nearby roadside stall.
This was an old man with a hunched back, and he was standing behind the stall and bargaining with someone.
Relying on his acute Spiritual Force and the lifetime experience of Samsara Emperor Wu, Duan Lingtian was able to confirm that this old man with a hunched back was a Void Prying Stage martial artist, and his strength ought to be at the second level of the Void Prying Stage.
"Looks like what Xiong Quan said earlier wasn't false in the slightest. Any random passerby in the Ancient City of Everlasting Desolation might be a Void Stage expert."
Duan Lingtian took a deep breath and became slightly vigilant.
"Scoundrel, how about we stay in that inn? Look, there's even a restaurant opposite the inn. "
When they passed by a corner, the gaze of the sharp-eyed Li Fei abruptly shone as she looked towards the distance.
Duan Lingtian followed along Li Fei's gaze when he heard this.
An ancient-looking inn appeared before his eyes.
Beside the inn was a restaurant that silently stood there for a long time …
This restaurant was extremely special, quiet and elegant.
The first floor of the restaurant was empty, and it was filled with various plants that were placed in a ring shape, causing one to feel extremely comfortable when looking at it.
At the center of these plants was the staircase that led to the second floor.
The structure of this restaurant caused Duan Lingtian's eyes to light up.
Duan Lingtian spurred his horse forward and brought along Li Fei and Xiong Quan to quickly pass by the restaurant.
"Eternal Jade Restaurant?"
Duan Lingtian's gaze was sharp, and he saw the signboard of this restaurant with a single glance.
"Scoundrel, this restaurant is so quiet."
Li Fei glanced at the second floor of the restaurant in surprise. There were many customers sitting on the second floor, either sipping tea, drinking wine, eating, or chatting … But all of them intentionally lowered their voices and didn't affect the others.
Such an atmosphere appearing in a restaurant caused Duan Lingtian to be unable to help but reveal a surprised expression.
"It really is a strange restaurant."
Duan Lingtian shook his head and smiled, then looked at the inn opposite the restaurant. "Let's stay in this inn first, then we'll come out to eat."
"Xuan Chi Inn."
Duan Lingtian glanced at the inn's signboard, then spurred his horse forward and arrived at the entrance of the inn.
Immediately, three of the manservants standing in a row at the entrance of the inn came forward and respectfully took the reins of the ferghana horse from Duan Lingtian and the other two, then led the ferghana horse down.
Duan Lingtian and the other two walked into the inn, and the counter of the inn was right in front of them.
Behind the counter stood a woman around the age of twenty-seven or twenty-eight. When Duan Lingtian saw the woman for the first time, he couldn't help but stare blankly.
Only when Li Fei's hand twisted around his waist did he return to his senses.
Although this woman's appearance wasn't comparable to Li Fei's, it wasn't much worse.
But for some reason, there seemed to be a trace of charm between the woman's brows, causing people to easily get lost in it.
"Charm technique?"
After Duan Lingtian awoke from his stupor, his mood surged.
Within the memories of Samsara Emperor Wu, there were records of charm techniques.
Charm techniques were a cultivation technique that women cultivated. Once it was cultivated to the Mastery Stage, it was capable of causing men to get lost in it and be at their mercy …
Amongst Duan Lingtian and the other two, only Duan Lingtian was affected by the charm technique of the woman behind the counter.
Xiong Quan's cultivation was profound, his gaze was clear, and he remained unmoved.
As for Li Fei, she was a woman herself, so she naturally wouldn't be charmed by a woman.
"Innkeeper!"
Duan Lingtian understood that this woman ought to be the innkeeper of this Xuan Chi Inn, so he came before the counter and called out.
But, the woman that was leaning on the counter and holding her fragrant cheeks seemed as if she hadn't heard Duan Lingtian at all, and her pair of eyes that were like jade waves stared straight outside the inn.
Duan Lingtian followed the woman's gaze and looked over.
He noticed that the woman's gaze had descended onto a slovenly young man by the window on the second floor of the opposite inn.
This slovenly young man was around 30 years old, his face was covered in stubble, and his hair was carelessly draped over his shoulders. He was slovenly in appearance, and he held a wine gourd in his hand as he leaned against the window and drank wine …
Suddenly, Duan Lingtian noticed that the slovenly young man seemed to have noticed his gaze, and the young man turned around and nodded with a smile towards Duan Lingtian.
Although the slovenly young man turned around right away, Duan Lingtian still saw his appearance clearly.
This was a handsome young man with slanted brows and starry eyes. His square face that was covered in stubble was filled with vitality, and his pair of eyes that contained the vicissitudes of life seemed to be telling of the countless vicissitudes he'd experienced in the past.
"This is a person with a story."
Duan Lingtian couldn't help but have this thought in his heart.
"Alas … He's unwilling to look at me in the end?"
Suddenly, a sigh sounded out by Duan Lingtian's ears. Only now did he notice that the beautiful innkeeper behind the counter had already recovered from her shock and was muttering to herself.
"Him?"
Duan Lingtian had a strange look in his eyes. The "him" that the beautiful innkeeper was talking about couldn't be the slovenly young man drinking on the second floor of the opposite restaurant, right?
"The three of you want to stay?"
Finally, the beautiful innkeeper raised her head and looked at Duan Lingtian and the other two as she asked.
"Yes."
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"How many rooms do you want?"
The beautiful innkeeper asked.
"Two."
Duan Lingtian said.
Soon, the beautiful innkeeper took out two keys and handed them to Duan Lingtian. "Sky Room 1, Sky Room 2 … The room fee is waived. You can stay as long as you want."
When Duan Lingtian received the keys and heard the beautiful innkeeper's words, he was completely stunned.
The room fee was waived?
Could it be that being handsome can waive the room fee?
Duan Lingtian thought to himself.
"Why?"
While Duan Lingtian was still in a daze, Li Fei looked at the beautiful innkeeper and asked with a curious look.
The beautiful innkeeper glanced at Li Fei, her jade-like eyes revealed a trace of reminiscence. "Little girl, when I look at you, it's as if I'm looking at myself in the past. As for why you're waiving the room fee … it's because he looked at your man and smiled at him. "
The beautiful innkeeper's words made Duan Lingtian come back to his senses.
It turned out that this beautiful innkeeper didn't waive the room fee because of his looks.
"Him?"
When Li Fei heard the beautiful innkeeper's words, she was somewhat puzzled. She had no idea what the beautiful innkeeper was talking about.
"That's right, it's' him '."
An enchanting smile appeared on the beautiful manager's face. "He rarely smiles at others. Since he smiled at your man, it means that your man is different from the rest … Anyone who can make him smile can stay in my inn for free, no matter how long."
The beautiful innkeeper's words caused Li Fei to be even more bewildered.
Now, probably only Duan Lingtian was able to understand the meaning behind the beautiful innkeeper's words.
Because only he saw the slovenly young man in the restaurant opposite the inn earlier, and only he saw the slovenly young man smile at him.
"Looks like the beautiful innkeeper of this Xuan Chi Inn is secretly in love with that slovenly young man, and that slovenly young man ought to be aware of it as well. Otherwise, he wouldn't have only glanced at me and smiled at me before turning around."
At this instant, Duan Lingtian guessed many things.
Duan Lingtian thanked the beautiful innkeeper before passing the key in his hand to Xiong Quan, then he brought along Li Fei and stepped onto the stairs of the inn.
Duan Lingtian slightly turned his head, and he could see that the beautiful innkeeper was continuing to 'steal glances' at the slovenly young man …
"I never imagined that I would be able to encounter such an interesting matter as soon as I arrived at the Ancient City of Everlast."
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