Just when he was about to doze off, someone sent him a pillow.
With Yan Li's situation, it was not suitable for him to follow a hunting group to the hunting ground. However, he had just arrived and knew nothing about Juque Mountain. It was necessary for him to follow a hunting group to learn more about it. It would save him the effort of gathering information.
That being said, this person looked tender and was not very old. When he said something like "adventuring", he had the hot-bloodedness of a young man. It did not match with an experienced veteran.
"Your Excellency, are you a headhunter?" Yan Li asked calmly.
"I don't have the ability to be a headhunter." The man scratched his head, "In Whitewater City, a headhunter needs to have more than five years of experience in following groups to apply for the qualification."
This was not much different from the human world.
Yan Li said, "Who is your hunting group's headhunter?"
The man said, "Our headhunter is Senior Chen Tai who is known as the Long Arm Divine Ape. He has been in Whitewater City for fifteen years and knows Juque Mountain like the back of his hand."
"Then count me in." Yan Li said.
"Welcome." The man smiled and closed fist saluted, "Oh right, I am Yu Wenfei. May I know your name?"
"Yan Li." Yan Li said.
Yu Wenfei smiled apologetically and said, "Brother Yan, although the threshold for joining a hunting group is low, I still need to briefly introduce my strength."
Yan Li thought for a while and said, "I am currently a cultivator and I use a sword. I don't have a noble artifact that can help me in battle, but I have a lot of experience in killing Meteorite Beasts. "
"Those who make a living in Whitewater City mostly use a sword …" Yu Wenfei smiled and said, "But Brother Yan, you stayed in Hongyue Restaurant the moment you arrived. Obviously, you are different from us. You must be here to participate in the trial of the Court Of Sword."
"Oh." Yan Li answered vaguely.
"Alright," Yu Wenfei saw that Yan Li didn't want to say much, so he tactfully said, "Then, Brother Yan, the Hunting Group will depart tomorrow morning at 7 AM. We will meet at the foot of the Sword Discourse Arena. Remember not to miss the time.
"Please," Yan Li said.
After Yu Wenfei left, he was about to follow the waiter to his room when he suddenly heard the manager say something meaningful.
"Although Chen Tai is a veteran, the hunting groups he leads almost always suffer heavy losses."
"What do you mean?" Yan Li stopped.
"What do you mean?" The shopkeeper looked at him in confusion.
"Didn't you say that just now?" Yan Li asked.
"What did I say?" The shopkeeper was even more confused.
Yan Li was startled, and then he smiled slightly. "It's nothing."
After taking a hot bath, he changed his clothes. It was only seven in the morning, so he had plenty of time. He strolled around the city, mainly to familiarize himself with the terrain. This was his habit every time he came to a new place.
In terms of total area, White Water City actually had more permanent residents than Heavenly Capital. Heavenly Capital was the capital of the Dragon Emperor Sacred Court.
From the conversations of the people in the teahouses and taverns, it was not difficult to draw a conclusion: Juque Mountain supported most of the hunting groups in White Water City.
This hunting ground was vast and rich in resources. It was like an inexhaustible treasure mountain. In addition to ordinary Star Fall Beasts, there were also chief-level Star Fall Beasts and general-level Star Fall Beasts.
When Yan Li was in the Mortal World, he had heard some things about the Star Fall Beasts. However, the Star Fall Beasts in the Immortal World and the Mortal World were different.
First of all, the level of danger was like the difference between clouds and mud. Secondly, in the Immortal World, Commander tier Star Fall Beasts would definitely drop Moon Demon Stones. One Moon Demon Stone was equivalent to 100 Soul Stones, enough for an ordinary family of five to live the rest of their lives without having to worry about food and water.
These were all free information from the teahouses and taverns, so Yan Li had a preliminary understanding of Juque Mountain.
When he returned to his room in the taverns at night, he meditated as usual and completed today's Qi Refinement. When he woke up, he did not continue to deduce techniques as usual. Because he felt a bit stuffy, he opened the window and saw the enchanting moonlight.
Under the enchanting moonlight, in a manor connected to the taverns, the unbloomed flower buds on the peach trees caused him to be startled. He stared at them in a daze, and his thoughts went back to Luo Capital, the last time he saw her. He did not know if he did not recognize her, or if he did not want to.
He took out a jar of wine from his Qiankun Bag, removed the clay seal, and drank a mouthful.
"The autumn frost has passed, heh …"
He put the jar of wine on the table and took out a carving knife and a piece of wood.
I will watch over you in my own way.
If not for the deep longing that was engraved in every cut, how could the wooden carving be so lifelike?
…
When it was almost dawn the next day, Yan Li asked around and arrived at the Sword Discourse Arena.
This Sword Discourse Arena was built in the middle of a square in the center of the city. People from all directions had to pass through here, so it was very lively.
The purpose of the Sword Discourse Arena was very simple. In White Water City, there would be a Sword Discourse Festival every year on the first day of the third month. On this day, the Court Of Sword would send disciples to the arena to accept challenges. If the challengers won, they would receive generous rewards.
"Brother Yan, we're here."
Before he had the time to carefully observe the Sword Discourse Arena, he heard Yu Wenfei's call. Following the voice and passing through the crowd, he saw a group of about ten people standing on a stone platform under a large banyan tree.
There was a cool stone platform built under the large banyan tree, and it was not a problem for hundreds of people to stand on it. There were many groups, and it seemed like they were all hunting groups that were about to enter the hunting grounds. The number of people ranged from five to twenty, and they were not big hunting groups.
When Yan Li went up to the stage, one of the young masters, who had a greasy hair and a powdered face, and was hugging beauties on his left and right, said arrogantly, "Hey, are you kidding me? This young master spent money to invite you here, and you actually dare to be late. You don't even put me in your eyes at all. You might as well just leave the group and forget about it!"
Only when he got closer did he realize that the young master was hugging a dainty beauty on each side. Their looks were all very good, and even if they were placed in a large brothel, they would still be at the level of a top courtesan. They were dressed very luxuriously, and when they saw Yan Li coming over, they immediately had amorous glances, and their small palm-leaf fan covered their lips as they giggled.
Even these ten or so people were divided into three small groups.
The young master and the people behind him, who were obviously guards, were one group. Yu Wenfei and an old man around sixty years old were one group. The remaining people were another group.
In the remaining group, a man with a protruding mouth and cheeks like a monkey laughed coldly and said, "Ho, acting like you're a disciple of Confucian orthodoxy, what arrogance. We've waited for you for almost two hours, and you can still act as if nothing happened. How can a cultivator have no sense of time? What if one day he spits out blood and dies from cultivating too much? Wouldn't it be too pitiful if there's no one to take care of his funeral? "
Yan Li looked at the sky and said, "It's only the first hour of the morning now."
"Hmph, didn't this young master say to gather here at the first hour of the morning? What are your ears for?" The young master said angrily.
Yan Li looked at Yu Wenfei, and the latter said in surprise, "Brother Yan, I did say it was the first hour of the morning yesterday. Maybe you heard wrong. "
Yan Li's eyes flashed slightly, and he said, "Then I must have heard wrong."
"Since you're wrong, why don't you apologize properly?" An imposing young man beside the protruding man raised his eyebrows and said, "Since we're all in the same Hunting Group, I think there's a need to improve our relationship. We've waited here for you for two hours, so it's normal for us to apologize, right?"
Yan Li said lightly, "What if I don't apologize?"
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