"Since Brother Mian doesn't want to say it clearly, you must have your own reasons. However, I appreciate your intentions. Other than finding the Spirit Medicine to cure this girl, I actually have some personal matters to take care of. I'm afraid that leaving in a short amount of time isn't very realistic. Also, I can't stay in the Qian House for long. Does Fellow have any recommendations for a Loose Cultivator? "Liu Ming gave a slight smile and didn't seem to mind the old man's tone.
"Since Brother Qian really has matters to take care of and must stay in Xuanjing, I won't try to persuade you any further. Regarding the situation in Xuanjing, I just don't have a good guess. As for some other information, I promised others that I wouldn't leak it, so I can't say it clearly either. However, if you really want to understand the situation in Xuanjing, you only need to spend a bit of Spirit Stones and you should be able to find the information you want from many places. As for your residence, I do have two suggestions. First, I see that Owner Qian seems to have intentions of recruiting you. The Hundred Spirit House is considered to have some power in Xuanjing. If you are willing to become a guest of the Hundred Spirit House, you can directly move to my place. I am currently living with two other guests and I can introduce you to them when the time comes. Of course, if you don't want to join the Hundred Spirit House, you can go to the Immortal Dawn Mountain and rent a temporary cave. The Immortal Dawn Mountain belongs to the government. The environment is very quiet and the Yuan Qi is quite thick. It also doesn't allow people to fight in the mountain, so it is a very safe place. The only problem is that according to the rank of the cave, the rental fee is quite high. For Loose Cultivators like me, I'm afraid that I won't be able to afford it for a long time. As for the cheaper places, there are a few other places. However, most of them have the backing of other large powers and are rather chaotic. The Yuan Qi there cannot compare to the Immortal Dawn Mountain. For example, the Nanxian Pavilion was opened with the secret support of the First Prince. Also, the Auspicious Cloud Courtyard is supported by the Black Spirit Group. "Elder Mian explained to Liu Ming in detail.
"Black Spirit Group?"
Hearing these three words, Liu Ming's expression changed slightly.
Before he left, Master Lei had given him a lot of information regarding the Black Spirit Group.
This meeting appeared thirty years ago in Xuanjing and its members were extremely mysterious.
Legend has it that there weren't many people in charge, but they were all powerful evil cultivators. They usually masked themselves, and most of them didn't know each other, so they called each other by their nicknames.
As soon as they appeared in Xuanjing, they were naturally ostracized by many factions. However, the first to act was the "Blood Qilin Pavilion", originally one of the five underground powers of Xuanjing. All of the Spirit Apostles in the pavilion were killed in one night using various cruel methods. Immediately, the other powers in Xuanjing were shocked and stopped all hostile actions towards the Black Spirit Group.
After the Black Spirit Group took over all the resources of the original Blood Qilin Pavilion, they seemed to be satisfied and no longer continued to expand their forces.
With this, the other factions that were originally planning on forming an alliance let out a sigh of relief and silently acknowledged the Black Spirit Group's position in Xuanjing.
The appearance of the Black Spirit Group was so strange that the Supervising Disciples of the various Sect in Xuanjing would naturally try to find out more about it.
However, it was a pity that the members of this faction always appeared and disappeared mysteriously. Moreover, they rarely showed themselves in front of others, so they were unable to find out who the true leader was.
Now that Elder Mian had mentioned this meeting, Liu Ming's heart was moved.
"Brother Qian has also heard of the Black Spirit Group? Oh, that's not strange! To us Loose Cultivators, the Black Spirit Group is one of the three factions in Xuanjing that we can't offend. After all, the members of the group are extremely secretive and most of them are evil cultivators that specialize in assassination. If we Loose Cultivators offend them, we wouldn't even know how we died. Naturally, we should stay as far away from them as possible. "The black-robed elder heard Liu Ming's words and smiled.
"Oh, other than the Black Spirit Group, what other two factions can't we offend?" Liu Ming curiously asked.
"Of course it's the government and the five Sect. If you offend any of the other factions, you can just escape Xuanjing overnight and they won't be able to do anything to us Loose Cultivators. However, if you offend the government or the five Sect, even if you leave Xuanjing, as long as you're in Da Xuan Country, you won't be able to escape. Not to mention the five sects, they were the true rulers of the Da Xuan Country. The supervising envoys that remained in Xuanjing were even more mysterious, and normal people would not be able to see them. On the other hand, the Imperial Court was a secular power supported by the Five Great Xuan Countries. Although they did not allow the existence of Spirit Masters and above, there were tens of thousands of Silver Qilin Level Practitioners and hundreds of Gold Spirit Level Spirit Apostle Guests. As long as the government is serious, sweeping through all the factions in Xuanjing is just a matter of a word. However, the reason why there are so many factions in Xuanjing is because the government turns a blind eye. "Elder Mian said with deep meaning.
"Thank you for reminding me. I understand now." Liu Ming nodded his head and replied with a thoughtful expression.
In the remaining time, the two talked for a while more before Elder Mian stood up and left.
However, after the elder left the room, he went straight to the main hall of the Qian House.
There, the owner of the Hundred Spirit House, Qian Chao, was talking to Lady Mi about something with a hint of anger on his face. However, when he saw the black-robed elder, he immediately smiled and stood up.
"Elder Mian, you've finally returned. Did you find out if Mister Qian is willing to be a guest of the Hundred Spirit House? "
"I'm ashamed, I'm afraid I've disappointed the owner. Fellow Qian's words didn't reveal his intentions of joining the Hundred Spirit House. However, he seems to be staying in Xuanjing for a while and won't be leaving in a short amount of time. "Elder Mian replied.
"That's a pity. However, it doesn't matter. As long as Mister Qian doesn't leave Xuanjing immediately, the Hundred Spirit House will have a chance to rope him in. It's a pity that the Hundred Spirit House doesn't have the Ice Silver Grass and we have to go to other shops to find it. I'm afraid that it will take some time. "Lady Mi heard this and furrowed her brows before relaxing.
"As for the Ice Silver Grass, I've already ordered my men to do it. As long as Xuanjing has it, we will definitely be able to find it. The most important thing is that the Third Marquis's Shadow Guards have already helped us find the culprit behind the attack on Lady Mi and Hu Er. It was indeed Fatty Mu from the Gathering Treasures Building. "The brocade-robed man snorted.
"The Gathering Treasures Building and the Hundred Spirit House have always been enemies in business. In addition, the Ninth Prince behind them and the Third Marquis behind the owner are like fire and water. It's not strange that they would do something like this." When Elder Mian heard this, he twirled his beard and said.
"I've already sent people to keep an eye on Fatty Mu. He's very vigilant and has been hiding in the house all day, not taking a single step outside. However, I've already ordered the branch in the county state to suppress the Gathering Treasures Building's business. This time, we can't just let it go like this. Otherwise, how can the Hundred Spirit House stand in Xuanjing? "The brocade-robed man said with a serious expression.
"Husband, don't be angry. Actually, compared to taking revenge on the Gathering Treasures Building, the most important thing for us right now is the success of this auction. Don't forget, for the auction rights this time, the Hundred Spirit House paid a shocking price and we cannot fail. However, up until now, we haven't found enough items for the finale. "Lady Mi said worriedly.
Hearing the beautiful woman's words, the anger on the brocade-robed man's face finally disappeared. However, after thinking for a while, he said with confidence:
"Lady, don't worry. I just received news yesterday that the other finale items have already been found in a branch and are currently being transported to Xuanjing along with the other auctions. There won't be any delay in the auction."
"What, they've already found it? That's great. However, will the Gathering Treasures Building do anything to the auction items? "Lady Mi was first happy and then worried.
"Don't worry about the safety of the escorts! This time, not only did I send the other two guests to pick up the auction items, I also sent a group of the Third Marquis' Shadow Guards. There won't be any problems. "The brocade-robed man said confidently.
"The Third Marquis' Shadow Guards are all strong practitioners. In addition, there are two other fellows with them, so there won't be any problems." Hearing this, Elder Mian nodded his head.
The brocade-robed man's expression eased slightly upon hearing this before he began to discuss other matters with the yellow-robed elderly man. "However, the safety of the auction venue is also very important, so I'll have to discuss this matter with you. Take a look at the auction venue's restrictions..."
At the same time, Liu Ming left the girl in the room and quietly went to the back door of the Qian House.
The two hidden guards at the door naturally recognized Liu Ming as an important guest of the house. Naturally, they didn't dare to stop him and quickly opened the back door to let him out.
Once Liu Ming walked out of the back door of the Qian House, he only looked left and right before following a small path in front of the door. He arrived at a large street not far away and quickly blended into the crowd.
Before coming to Xuanjing, he had already memorized the main streets of Xuanjing in his heart. As a result, he didn't feel unfamiliar when walking on the streets.
After a series of twists and turns, he quickly traversed several streets before finally appearing in front of a quiet alleyway, which he abruptly disappeared into in a flash.
Not long after, a grey robed man with a normal face casually walked to the entrance of the alley. His gaze swept across the alley and his face changed.
The alley that was supposed to be a dead end was completely empty and there wasn't a single person to be seen.
The grey robed man panicked and didn't care about anything else as he rushed into the alley in an attempt to find some clues.
However, at this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew from behind him and he felt a pain in his neck. His vision went black as he fell to the ground.
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