Zhang Tie didn't mean to eavesdrop; neither did he extend his spiritual energy towards that place. However, with the "overflow effect" of his powerful spiritual energy, he could sense all the movements, sounds and air waves within hundreds of meters.
In this case, Zhang Tie could receive a lot of information. If he wanted to identify them carefully, the information that entered Zhang Tie's mind each second was enough to make commoners dizzy, collapse or go mad.
Anyone could imagine that he could hear hundreds of people, hundreds of insects, birds, cockroaches, rats and fleas chirping, their guts wriggling, their blood flowing in their blood vessels, their hearts beating, earthworms wriggling in the soil, insects chewing the fibers and juices under the barks, rats mating, birds' feathers disturbing the air like strings of a piano, fleas moving in the woods which were covered with goosebumps, small fish spitting bubbles at the bottom of the water … Tens of thousands of different sounds entered Zhang Tie's mind each second. Therefore, Zhang Tie would know which sounds could be perceived by his spiritual energy.
Zhang Tie had also been worried about this problem. However, he soon found a solution — — filtering. This was a human's instinct. Even commoners would ignore and filter the surrounding sounds when they focused on someone, leaving only the most important things for them. After his spiritual energy mutated and materialized, Zhang Tie could also use his spiritual energy to do many things. Therefore, the filtering function of his spiritual energy became more powerful.
After filtering all the surrounding sounds using his spiritual energy, Zhang Tie could face this colorful world calmly.
After filtering, Zhang Tie could sense most of the sounds and sounds in the perception range of his spiritual energy except for some special sounds and sounds which could attract Zhang Tie's attention and be heard by commoners.
It was normal for Zhang Tie to notice one of the sounds that knights used to transmit their battle qi to each other.
After hearing that sound, Zhang Tie's heart slightly pounded as he started to move once again. However, he didn't walk towards that alley; instead, he continued to move forward. After finding a teahouse over 100 m away from the alley, Zhang Tie asked for a private room in the teahouse. After drinking tea and eating honey fruits leisurely, he watched the two mysterious "guests" in the teahouse.
With the dual effect of Zhang Tie's spiritual energy and lotus-flower eyes, the distance of over 100 m was even worse than a layer of glass.
That alley was called Octagon Alley. The entire alley was only a bit more than 2 m in width. There were many shops in the alley, including fruits, tea, pastries, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, shoes, hats, clothes, scissors, chopping boards and a carpenter's shop. They were all commoners in Dragon Emperor City. Each family had a shop outside the door while people lived in it. When they opened the shop, they chatted with their neighbors and did their small work leisurely.
At the end of the Octagonal Alley, there was an inconspicuous little restaurant. That restaurant was called Yue An Restaurant. Since it was past lunchtime and dinner time had not arrived yet, the restaurant seemed rather deserted. A waiter and a cook were sitting at the entrance of the restaurant, basking in the sun. The manager was flipping through the account books behind the counter. The tables on the first floor of the restaurant were all empty. Only a table on the second floor of the restaurant was separated by a screen. There were two customers slowly eating and drinking at a table that was separated by a screen.
"Xiao Gao, go check what else the guests on the second floor want …"
The shopkeeper called out to the waiter, who was basking in the sun at the door and glancing at Widow Zhao's plump body in the tailor's shop across the street, hurriedly ran upstairs. After a while, he ran back down and brought another pot of wine up. Then, he quickly ran back down again.
"Shopkeeper, those two guests have said enough. They told me not to disturb them if there's nothing important …"
The boss waved his hand as the waiter hurriedly ran back to the door and kept peeking at widow Zhao.
On the second floor of the restaurant, two people, one dressed in green and the other in black, were sitting at a small table, toasting each other as if they were old friends who had not seen each other for many years. There were no delicacies on the table, only a few ordinary dishes and two pots of wine.
"Come on, Brother Zhao, drink up …"
"Brother Li, one more!"
"Hahaha, I've not imagined that we could meet each other in Dragon Emperor City. It's fate …"
"You're right …"
"How's Brother Li doing recently?"
"It's hard to describe. It's bitter and sweet …"
Their voices faintly drifted downstairs from time to time. Those downstairs didn't have any doubt about it. Dragon Emperor City was the most prosperous city in Dragon Emperor Big Domain. There were at least 300,000 people who stayed in Dragon Emperor City for opportunities these days. Everything was normal.
However, in Zhang Tie's eyes, the scene on the second floor was totally different. What he heard was totally different.
"I've not heard from Brother Ying for a long time. How long have you been in Dragon Emperor City?"
"Just 4 years!"
"Brother Ying, are you really going to stay here?"
"Don't worry about that. No matter what, I've already rented a house in Dragon Emperor City. It won't affect my cultivation. I prefer to stay in Dragon Emperor City and try my luck instead of traveling around the world. I could even wait for another 40 years, not to mention 4 years …"
The one being called Brother Ying was the man in cyan clothes. With a big belly and a beard, he looked a bit gloomy. However, he looked shrewd and philistine. He looked like a businessman who traveled far and wide. However, it was just his appearance. With his lotus-flower eyes, Zhang Tie could faintly see a dreamy mist under this man's face, which was utterly different than his appearance. It didn't seem to be a common disguise mask or a body-changing immortal bloodline; instead, it was a disguise skill that Zhang Tie didn't know about. What a marvelous disguise skill!
The other person dressed in black had a head full of greyish-white hair and a face full of wrinkles. His eyes were lowered, and he wore a cautious smile on his face. He looked like a teacher in the countryside. Similarly, there was a layer of dream-like mist under his face, and within that mist, there was another different face.
Given their qi, Zhang Tie knew that the two people were not immortal generals. They were both below LV 13. The man in cyan clothes was a bit more powerful; the one in black clothes seemed a bit weaker.
Of course, it was just the feeling that the two people presented to the others. Actually, Zhang Tie couldn't see through their cultivation levels. However, given their words, Zhang Tie knew that they were at least heavenly knights. Because all those who could enter Mountain Ruins were heavenly knights. Zhang Tie had met the two people in Mountain Ruins 80 years ago. Of course, they couldn't be lower than heavenly knights. Given the fact that they dared to fish in troubled waters in Dragon Emperor City, Zhang Tie knew that the two people were definitely above semi-sage level knights, even sage-level knights.
The two of them chatted while drinking and eating. The part of their conversation that was audible was for the people below them to hear. They talked about trivial daily life, while the part that wasn't audible was for them to hear. It was a little creepy.
The two people could never imagine that there was such an abnormal person like Zhang Tie in this world. When they met in such a secret place and chatted using battle qi, Zhang Tie had discovered them and eavesdropped on their conversation using battle qi. What an abnormal person!
However, Zhang Tie soon verified his speculation from their talk. The two people were both sage-level knights in Motian Realm.
"When I saw Brother Ying in Mountain Ruins last time, Brother Ying was already a supreme-level immortal general. Previously, I thought that Brother Ying might have long established an immortal palace these years. Unexpectedly …"
"If I don't enter the core of Mountain Ruins and take a sip of Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring, it's meaningless even if I establish an immortal palace. I still couldn't find the way to promote to an immortal emperor …" the one called Brother Ying said as he bottomed up his cup of turbid liquor with emotions.
"Even if I don't take a sip of Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring, it's also a preparation for me to establish an immortal palace. It's only a few years before Mountain Ruins opens …"
"Hahaha, young brother, where do you think I could build an immortal palace in the major and middle domains occupied by humans in Motian Realm?" Although the voice was transmitting his battle qi, it was full of helplessness and a bit indignation, "Over these years, the three emperor-level immortal palaces and the 14 supreme-extreme immortal palaces have long divided up all the available territories. On this occasion, even if I could rope in some small clans and occupy 3-5 cities, it's meaningless for me to establish an immortal palace. It's still far away for me to promote to an immortal emperor even if I take a sip of Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring!"
"I see. It turns out that Brother Ying has more than one idea in Dragon Emperor City. If Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace collapses, Brother Ying could mobilize a group of people and establish an immortal palace in Dragon Emperor Big Domain in the blink of an eye. What a scheme! What a scheme …"
"I'm not the only one who has such a scheme. All the elders and the two grand justices of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace are mediocre. Many powerhouses like me who couldn't establish immortal palaces after promoting to supreme-level immortal generals are keeping an eye on the overall situation facing Dragon Emperor Big Domain. Perhaps I'm not the only supreme-level immortal general hiding in Dragon Emperor City. Even younger brother, a powerhouse who has long joined Force Emperor Immortal Palace, the grand justice of Force Emperor Immortal Palace, has also come here stealthily. Younger brother, now that you're here, I wonder whether Force Emperor has arrived?" the one called Brother Ying asked tentatively.
"If His Majesty has to do everything for demons and humans, what's the use of us?" The man in black sighed with emotion. Closely after that, he said ambiguously, "Additionally, I really couldn't answer Brother Ying's question. His Majesty is always elusive. Perhaps, if I say His Majesty is not here today, His Majesty might come tomorrow; perhaps, if I say His Majesty is here, His Majesty might leave tomorrow. His Majesty's target is those demon emperors. If demon emperors don't show up, how could His Majesty show up? Although Dragon Emperor Big Domain is important, it's not our foundation …"
"I see. Hopefully, if there's a large-scale war in the future, I won't have to confront younger brother. Come and have a drink …"
The two people then clinked their glasses and had another glass of liquor.
"Brother Ying, you're kidding me. Not only you and me are eyeing Dragon Emperor Big Domain and Dragon Emperor City covetously. The powerhouses of other immortal palaces might have long lurked in Dragon Emperor City. What's the benefit of us fighting against them? His Majesty Force Emperor is talented and broad-minded. He always appreciates Brother Ying very much. If Brother Ying would like to join Force Emperor Immortal Palace one day, I guarantee that Brother Ying's position would never be lower than mine. If Brother Ying could make meritorious deeds, you might even promote to an immortal emperor in Force Emperor Palace one day. Perhaps, it would be easier than establishing your own immortal palace …"
"Oh, Force Emperor would like to share the brilliance of Force Emperor Immortal Palace with his subordinate immortal generals?"
"Otherwise, why am I in Force Emperor Immortal Palace now? After the opening of Mountain Ruins, if I could drink the immortal spring, His Majesty would promise me 20 cities and 30 million people for me to promote to a higher level. If I could make great meritorious deeds, I could share more. Brother Ying, why not consider about it … "
The man in cyan became silent at once. Zhang Tie could tell that he was indeed a bit moved. "Fine, let me think about it …"
"Brother Ying, I fought shoulder to shoulder with you in Mountain Ruins. I'm so moved that I could see you again today. I have something to tell you!"
"Please go ahead!"
Even the elders and grand justices of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace might also know that they're involved in the game. However, they're just making a bet. Each of them has their own purpose. Although Force Emperor Immortal Palace wouldn't do something, it doesn't mean that the other immortal palaces wouldn't do it. In the eyes of some people, everything in Dragon Emperor Big Domain is already a fat meat. Now that Brother Ying wants to make a bet, in the eyes of others, you're snatching food from the mouth of tigers and taking chestnuts from the fire. Brother Ying, you'd better bear in mind that there's still a long way to go. Don't lose your greatest asset in Dragon Emperor Big Domain … "the man in black said meaningfully.
"Thanks for your warning …"
…
After a few minutes, the two sage-level knights who disguised as commoners finished talking about the old days in the small boîte. After that, they walked off the boîte with a bit smell of alcohol and went their separate ways at the entrance of the lane.
However, the two of them did not know that the moment they walked out of the restaurant, the soles of their shoes had already been stealthily stained with a Tracing Feather.
Zhang Tie was still drinking tea silently in the teahouse. Not until then did he realize that Dragon Emperor City was like a dangerous and alluring swirl which attracted many unimaginable figures …
'Some sage-level knights have been waiting for me in Dragon Emperor City for a few years.'
'Knights don't rely on luck. What I could think of, others could also think of. Additionally, someone has long been preparing for it.'
Zhang Tie stayed in the boîte for a short while. After the two sage-level knights left far away, he paid the bill. After that, he left the boîte and slowly followed that man in cyan from a few streets away. He wanted to see where the man in cyan was staying …
Only after a short while, Zhang Tie had "seen" that man in cyan buying a packet of cheap candies on the roadside. After that, he continued to move forward. Over 20 minutes later, that man in cyan turned into another lane.
"Uncle Zhao is back, Uncle Zhao is back …" At the sight of the candies in the hand of that man in cyan, a group of kids clapped their hands as they swarmed forward to share the candies.
"Don't scramble, don't scramble, everyone has a share, hahaha …" The man in cyan burst out into laughter as he shared the candies with those kids.
"Hah, Uncle Zhao smells of alcohol. Uncle Zhao, you've drunk …" a kid sniffed the man in cyan as he exclaimed.
"Go away, kids, don't worry about adults' affairs. I met an old friend today and drank a bit. When I'm not here, did anyone enter my room …"
"Of course not, we're all watching for you, Uncle …" The children who were eating the candies rushed to answer.
"That's good, that's good …" the man in cyan said as he took out a key and unlocked the door of a trivial room in the lane.
After knowing where the man in cyan was staying, Zhang Tie directly turned around a few streets away and walked towards that man in cyan.
2 hours later, Zhang Tie came to an avenue in the east of Dragon Emperor City which was inhabited by rich people. After taking a look at Zhu Mansion two streets away, he left there. In Zhu Mansion, that man in cyan was listening to the steward's words in an accounting room.
Who could imagine that two sage-level knights were lurking in Dragon Emperor City silently? Besides, there might be more than one powerhouse lurking in Dragon Emperor City. It was a coincidence that Zhang Tie met the two sage-level knights today. It would not be easy for him to meet other powerhouses who were lurking in Dragon Emperor City in disguise. After all, Zhang Tie's spiritual energy was not almighty. Without a specific target and direction, he could only look for people in Dragon Emperor City and its surroundings with his spiritual energy.
'Dragon Emperor City is becoming more and more interesting.' Zhang Tie thought as he stroked his chin.
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem After wandering in Dragon Emperor City for such a long time, it was already evening. After looking at the sky, Zhang Tie directly prepared to return to Flyingdragon Manor.
After turning a corner and walking for a few minutes, Zhang Tie collided with a group of people at the gate of a senior boite at once.
At the sight of Zhou Baifei, Lu Tianqiang and Xun Zizhou, Zhang Tie became faintly stunned. Zhou Baifei, Lu Tianqiang and Xun Zizhou were also stunned.
Zhang Tie had not imagined that he could meet Zhou Baifei, Lu Tianqiang and Xun Zizhou on the way back after following that man in black all the way to the east of Dragon Emperor City. Although it was a bit coincidental, the east of Dragon Emperor City was originally the territory of rich and noble people. Of course, the boites here were top in Dragon Emperor City. It was normal for Zhou Baifei, Lu Tianqiang and Xun Zizhou to meet them at supper time.
"What a coincidence …" Now that it was a coincidence, Zhang Tie just replied with a smile. Neither did he want to cause any trouble. After greeting Lu Tianqiang and Xun Zizhou, Zhang Tie was going to pass by them.
However, when Zhang Tie passed by them, Zhou Baifei's eyes gleamed as he suddenly opened his mouth, "Zhang Tie, why did you do that? I invited you here just now; however, you refused. Now, you're following us here. Do you want to see who we're having dinner with? Why are you being so stealthy? I wonder what you're doing …"
Zhang Tie had already passed by them. However, after hearing Zhou Baifei's voice, Zhang Tie stopped his footstep as he slowly turned around …
"What did you say?"
(To be continued.)
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