"Senior, please head to the inner court for a chat. My master, Hong Lou, would like to get to know you. I wonder … if you have the time?"
Xiao Nie could only use 'please' towards Lin Ray. No matter if it was Lin Ray's unyielding methods or his bottomless cultivation, he had no choice but to bow.
"Your master?"
Looking at Xiao Nie, Lin Ray was stunned. Looking at Xiao Nie's pleading gaze, Lin Ray smiled and nodded. "Sure."
"That's too …"
"But." Before Xiao Nie could finish, Lin Ray continued. "I still have to wait here for the information. After I get the information I want, I'll accompany you to see your master."
After speaking, Lin Ray's gaze fell on the front and no longer looked at Xiao Nie. He was serious. Before he got the information he wanted, he wouldn't go anywhere.
In his heart, between the source information and the master of Hong Lou, Lin Ray leaned towards the source information. As for the master, he didn't care about him at all.
"This …"
Seeing Lin Ray like this, Xiao Nie was stunned and then felt embarrassed. He couldn't use force and could only agree in the end. "Since that's the case, senior, please wait for a moment. I'll go inform the master now."
He didn't say anything and didn't look at Xiao Nie. Xiao Nie smiled awkwardly and then turned around and walked upstairs.
At this moment, the sixth floor was where Hong Lou's master, Hong Yu, was. Besides him, no one else would come here. If there was a meeting, the elders of Hong Lou would appear here. At other times, no one would come here and no one would dare to come.
At this moment, Hong Yu was sitting before the table with his brows tightly knitted together. His face was filled with irritation as if he'd encountered something bad.
With a muffled bang, Hong Yu raised his hand and slapped the table. His face was filled with annoyance. "Bastard! Who the hell are you? You actually dared to go against my Hong Lou. Could it be that you want to become my enemy?"
Suddenly, a wisp of killing intent arose. Just moments ago, he'd obtained a piece of information, and it stated that the stronghold of Hong Lou in Intonation City had been completely uprooted overnight. 136 Hong Lou disciples had been annihilated, and the state of their deaths was horrifying to the point it was unbearable to look at.
Originally, the people who had killed Hong Yu did not realize it. However, the other party seemed to have deliberately provoked them. After killing Hong Yu, they hung all one hundred and thirty-six corpses on top of the city gates. This matter was known by the Hong Lou disciples in the other cities, and they sent the news back.
Thinking of Hong Lou being provoked, his dignity being challenged, Hong Yu couldn't help but feel sullen.
Hong Lou had been operating in the Ninth State for so many years, and no one had ever made an enemy out of them so recklessly. They had been here for so long, but now, something like this had happened.
"Dong, dong, dong …" Someone knocked on the door. Hong Yu, who was in a fit of anger, frowned and raised his head. A trace of unhappiness appeared on his face. "Who is it? Didn't I tell you not to disturb me if there's nothing important? Could it be that you've ignored my words?"
"Uh …" Outside the door, Xiao Nie was startled when he heard the voice from inside. Then, he bitterly smiled and said, "Leader, Xiao Nie has something to report. I wonder if you have time to come out and see me."
"Hm?"
"Elder Xiao Nie?"
Hearing the voice from outside the door, Hong Yu immediately recognized who it was. Then, Hong Yu was startled and said, "Elder Xiao Nie, didn't you go out? Why are you back?"
Saying that, Hong Yu stood up, tidied up his messy clothes, and walked towards the door.
Although he was the leader of Hong Lou, the status of an elder was only second to him. Speaking of which, the elders had a lot of power. Even he didn't dare to go against the elders.
"Zhi Ya." The door opened, and Xiao Nie's figure appeared. Looking at Xiao Nie's current appearance, Hong Yu was startled and very confused.
As the calmest existence in the elder group, there was a rare trace of anxiousness on his face, and the trace of fear in his eyes was completely exposed.
Hong Yu was stunned and asked, "Elder Xiao, what's the matter?"
"Leader, someone came downstairs. I acted on my own initiative and said you wanted to see him," said Xiao Nie.
"What?" Hong Yu frowned and revealed a displeased expression. He didn't expect Xiao Nie to be like this.
However, thinking about it, Hong Yu was surprised. He couldn't figure out just what kind of existence could make Xiao Nie act like this and have him come out personally.
As the leader of Hong Lou, he definitely wouldn't see someone like this. Hong Yu's displeasure disappeared and he said, "Who is it to make Elder Xiao think so highly of him?"
Looking at Hong Yu, Xiao Nie sighed, "Leader, do you still remember the destruction of the Dragon and Tiger Sect?"
"… Of course I remember. The images of those people are still on my table …" Suddenly, Hong Yu was startled and looked at Xiao Nie with a dumbfounded expression. "You … You can't be talking about …"
"Yes, that's the person."
After receiving confirmation, Hong Yu sucked in a breath of cold air and revealed a shocked expression. "How could this be? Why would they come here?"
Hong Yu's heart was filled with doubts about Lin Ray's arrival. At this moment, he thought of many possibilities, and even the destruction of a sect appeared in his mind. Hong Yu's gaze was very complicated, and all kinds of different expressions appeared one after another.
Seeing Hong Yu's change, Xiao Nie was startled. He knew that Hong Yu might be thinking too much, so he said, "Um, Tower Master, don't be nervous. I just went up and asked. That person came here for no other reason than to investigate the information he wanted. There's no other reason."
"Phew …" Hearing this, Hong Yu was clearly relieved. However, it could still be seen that he was nervous as cold sweat dripped down from his forehead.
"Uh, I …"
Before Xiao Nie could say anything, Hong Yu said, "Alright, since that person is here, let's go take a look. I also want to see what kind of person he is to be able to destroy the Dragon Tiger Sect in such a short period of time."
After saying that, he didn't wait for Xiao Nie to turn around and walk down the stairs.
"Uh, what an impatient temper. Just like your father. I just don't know if your personality is good or bad." Looking at Hong Yu's back, Xiao Nie sighed and casually followed.
At this moment, Lin Ray, who was on the first floor, didn't know that because of his arrival, the owner of Hong Tower, Hong Yu, was quite frightened.
At this moment, he was leisurely looking at everything around him. He was originally bored, so he brought his children to walk around.
Looking at the decorations of Hong Tower, Lin Ray couldn't help but sigh. "So rich. Such good decorations. Just the beast hides of the God Emperor Realm are not cheap."
"Moreover, there are so many of them." As he said that, he looked at the beast hides hanging on the walls and ground and couldn't help but click his tongue.
Linley was filled with admiration for this person's generosity. He believed that even the Profound Sect probably wouldn't be able to afford something like this. Linley might be able to afford five pieces of Emperor God beast hides, but based on a rough estimate, this person had to have at least twenty of them. Most importantly, this was only the first floor, and Linley wasn't sure how many there would be on the next five floors.
Who knows, there might even be beast hides of the Hierarch Realm. At this moment, Lin Ray was even more curious about Hong Tower, but he was even more curious about the power behind Hong Tower.
At the same time, Lin Ray couldn't help but feel sad for the demonic beasts. There were so many God Emperor Realm demonic beasts, it probably couldn't be accumulated in just one or two places.
Even though this was the Divine World, there weren't many God Emperor Realm demonic beasts in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range. Now that there were so many beast hides here, Lin Ray couldn't imagine how great the loss of the demonic beasts would be.
Even Lin Ray felt that it was strange. Because of this, the demonic beasts would have a shortage of young men and old men.
Just as Lin Ray was sighing and clicking his tongue, a voice entered Lin Ray's ears from behind. Of course, only Lin Ray could hear it. No one else could hear it.
"This one is Hong Tower's current Tower Lord, Hong Yu. May I know how to address you?"
"Hmm?" Hearing this voice, Lin Ray turned around. When he saw a middle-aged man with an elegant aura, Lin Ray was stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled and said, "Ah, Lin Ray."
"So it's Fellow Daoist Lin. Please forgive me for not coming out to greet you. Today, all the information in this humble tower is free of charge. Take it as a greeting gift from me. How about it?"
Lin Ray naturally agreed. As the saying goes, if you don't take advantage of others, you're a bastard. As a human, Lin Ray didn't want to be a bastard.
"Then it's better to be smart than to be respectful." At this moment, Linley was no longer as cold as before towards Hongyu, the master of Honglou. But that was all. After all, he had taken advantage of others, and he had taken advantage of them. Linley was no exception.
Fellow Daoist, you're already very kind to me. " As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face. At this moment, he was sure that the person in front of him didn't have any evil intentions. At the same time, he was full of praise for Xiao Nie. After all, if he could become friends with such an expert, it would be great.
As the saying goes, the more friends you have, the more options you have. No one wanted to have enemies.
"Um, Fellow Daoist Lin, you see, this isn't a good place to talk. Why don't we go upstairs?" Hong Yu probed.
"I'm waiting for information." Simple and straightforward.
"Uh …" Looking at Lin Ray, Hong Yu was startled. He said, "It's okay. If I find the information you want, I'll send someone to send it up. How about that?"
Looking at Hong Yu, Linley chuckled, then nodded. In Linley's heart, he had a very good impression of Hong Yu. After all, as the Lord of a Floor Lord, this was already more than enough.
Then, he nodded and said, "If that's the case, then … I'll have to trouble you."
"Please."
Seeing Lin Ray agree, Hong Yu suddenly made an inviting gesture and stepped forward to lead the way.
"Heh." Seeing Hong Yu like this, Lin Ray had a good impression of him. Looking at Hong Yu's back, he took the two women's hands and followed him.
The moment they left, the entire Hong Tower was in an uproar. As the master of Hong Tower, Hong Yu personally came down to welcome someone. This was something that had never happened before.
At the same time, everyone was secretly guessing the identity of the young man who was welcomed by Hong Yu. Some said he was a powerful cultivator, some said he was a good friend, and some even said he was his father's illegitimate son.
There were all sorts of cliche versions of the story. There were all sorts of different opinions. Moreover, this matter seemed to have grown wings and instantly spread throughout the city.
Seeing Hong Yu's behavior, all the major forces were shocked. Then, they sent their elders to Hong Tower to investigate.
After all, Hong Tower was one of the Transcendental Forces in the City of Death. Now that Hong Yu, the master of Hong Tower, was welcoming someone like this, it was enough to make all the major forces pay attention.
Hong Tower was very powerful. Nobody wanted them to have another powerful cultivator. To all the major forces, this wasn't a good thing.
However, Lin Ray and Hong Yu didn't know about the actions of the major forces in the City of Death. At this moment, Lin Ray followed Hong Yu to a room on the sixth floor and sat on a chair. Hong Yu quickly sent someone to bring the best tea.
Looking at Lin Ray's wife beside him, Hong Yu even ordered someone to bring out the Golden Snow Fruit. Xiao Nie, who was standing at the side, was extremely shocked.
Others might not know, but he knew very well that the Golden Snow Fruit was an extremely rare treasure. Although it wasn't a high-grade fruit, nor could it increase one's cultivation or stabilize one's soul, the Golden Snow Fruit was very sweet. It was one of the most delicious fruits in the Divine World.
Of course, because it was very difficult to survive, very few people were able to eat it. Even the seven major sects were the same.
Looking at Lin Ray, Hong Yu was still smiling. "Fellow cultivator Lin, it's your first time in the City of Death, right?"
Uh …
Looking at Hong Yu, Lin Ray was stunned. Then, he nodded. "Yes, it's my first time here."
At the side, Xiao Nie was speechless. He thought to himself, "Isn't this f * cking obvious? Why did you ask such a stupid question? "
Of course, although he thought that in his heart, he still wore a smile on his face and said something else. "House Master, why don't I go order a banquet now? Let's talk while eating. Look, it's already time."
"Yes, yes, yes, yes. Let's go to the best restaurant in the City of Death and order the best. As for the wine, let's use my precious Consonance Wine." Hong Yu was very supportive of Xiao Nie's suggestion.
However, Lin Ray was stunned when he heard that. As a Deity Realm cultivator, he didn't feel hungry anymore. He wouldn't feel hungry even if it had been hundreds of thousands of years.
Looking at the two of them, Lin Ray was amused. Especially when he thought of the words "it's time to eat."
However, even though he felt it was funny, Lin Ray didn't speak up to stop them. After all, they had good intentions.
After Xiao Nie left, the scene fell into an awkward silence. Hong Yu was even more at a loss. He looked left and right, wanting to say something but not opening his mouth. He looked like he wanted to say something but was hesitant to do so.
Looking at Hong Yu, Lin Ray felt helpless. To be honest, seeing him like this, Lin Ray couldn't help but feel anxious for him.
"House Master Hong, if you have something to say, just say it."
"Uh …"
Hearing this, Hong Yu was stunned. Then, he smiled awkwardly. "Hehe, that, I'm sorry."
"I have a question. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Lin can answer it."
"Speak!"
"I want to ask, how did the Dragon Tiger Sect provoke you? Why did you annihilate them?"
As expected, after hearing Hong Yu's question, Lin Ray pursed his lips. Before Hong Yu asked, Lin Ray had already guessed it. He didn't hide it at all. "Because one of them, Hu Liang, provoked me."
"Moreover, I gave him a chance. However, he didn't know how to cherish it and even used his status to suppress me."
"That's … that's it?" Hearing this, Hong Yu was stunned. Although he knew a little about it before, he still couldn't help but be shocked when he heard it from the person himself.
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