After walking out of the Tianyuan Inn, Ye Chen walked to the west of the city at a steady pace.
There were very few mortals in the city, and most of them were cultivators. However, many of them deliberately restrained their auras or cultivated aura concealment techniques.
In Ye Chen's eyes, such methods were no different from burying one's head.
On both sides of the street, there were shops with carved railings and jade bricks. They looked extremely grand, and almost every shop was full.
Ye Chen walked into the crowded shops. He scanned with his Divine Consciousness and saw everything in the shops. He could not help but shake his head.
When he walked out of the last shop and was about to return home, he realized that the crowded street had suddenly fallen into a commotion. Then, there was chaos, and countless cultivators retreated to the side with changed expressions.
Soon after, the entire ground began to shake violently. A group of people with a murderous aura galloped over from the south gate on beasts. The dense killing intent caused the expressions of countless people to change.
"It's the Heavenly Abyss Guards!"
Someone sucked in a breath of cold air and said, "The Heavenly Abyss Guards of the City Governor's Mansion!"
"What? Aren't the Heavenly Abyss Guards tightly controlled by the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce and rarely shown to the public? Why are they making such a big fuss now? "
"Hehe, I'm afraid you guys don't know. It's said that something from the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce has been stolen, and the Heavenly Abyss Guards are out to capture the thief. Even the four city gates have been sealed!"
"How dare he steal from the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce? I'm afraid this person doesn't want to live anymore, right?"
"I'm curious about what exactly the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce lost. One must know that with the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce's wealth, there's no need for them to make such a fuss about ordinary things."
Countless whispers could be heard in the surroundings.
Ye Chen retreated to the side and allowed the Heavenly Abyss Guards to brush past him. He thought to himself, 'Interesting.'
He shook his head and walked towards the Tianyuan Inn. After walking for about five kilometers, he stopped and turned around to say to the empty alley behind him, "Friend, come out!"
However, there was silence in the face of his words.
"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"
Ye Chen's eyes flashed. He extended his hand and locked onto a space directly. He slapped his hand hard at that place.
"Buzz!"
That space distorted to the extreme, like a ball of cotton candy that had been squashed. Accompanied by a muffled groan, a black shadow dashed out from within.
As soon as the black shadow appeared, it tried to escape.
"You've been following me all the way. Stay!"
Ye Chen clenched his fist hard at the space where she was from afar. She immediately felt as if she had hit something heavy and was thrown back.
It was a little girl in a green cotton-padded robe. She was no more than seven or eight years old, and her facial features were extremely delicate like a porcelain doll. However, her face was a little pale.
"Eh?"
Even a gleam of surprise flashed through Ye Chen's eyes. He did not expect the person following him to be a little girl. However, his eyes were still cold.
In the Cultivation World, one's age and appearance had never been judged. Often, a girl who looked like she was only a few years old might be an old monster who had cultivated for thousands of years.
Ye Chen said, "Tell me, why are you following me?!"
The girl bit her lip and looked at him as if she was afraid. She said timidly, "Big brother, I'm being chased by bad people. I have no choice but to follow you. Please take pity on me and let me go."
After saying that, she revealed a pitiful look. If that look fell into the eyes of an ordinary person, perhaps they would feel pity for her.
However, Ye Chen's expression did not change. Invisible killing intent enveloped her, "You still have one more chance to explain!"
Fear flashed through the girl's eyes after sensing the killing intent. She rolled her eyes and said, "Because big brother is handsome. You're the most handsome person I've ever seen, so …"
Boom!
Ye Chen took a step forward, and an invisible pressure pressed down.
"I'll talk, I'll talk!"
The girl fell to the ground and said immediately, "Because I've seen you before. I've seen your portrait in the City Governor's Residence in Tianyuan City."
"Nonsense!" Ye Chen scoffed.
"It's true!"
The girl explained immediately, "I saw your portrait in Ms. Fang Ziyue's room. Therefore, I wanted to follow you by instinct after seeing you. I wanted to see your relationship with Fang Ziyue."
Ye Chen's eyes gleamed upon hearing that. "There's a portrait of me in Fang Ziyue's room?"
"Indeed!"
The girl felt relieved. "Ms. Fang has always been indifferent to men, but there's a portrait of you in her room, so …"
"Hmph!"
Ye Chen scoffed and secretly believed her. After all, he had just met Fang Ziyue, so it was impossible for anyone to know about their relationship.
He flapped his sleeve and turned around to leave. "Scram!"
The girl rolled her eyes and said all of a sudden, "Don't, big brother. I'm guessing you're definitely not from Tianyuan City. I'm sure you're here for the Desolate God's Tomb, right?"
"So what if I am? So what if I'm not? "Ye Chen turned around to look at her.
The girl continued, "Moreover, I know that you're here to buy some medicinal pills and magic treasures that can enhance your ability. Unfortunately, you've come to the wrong place. The real treasures won't be out in the open. I know an extremely secretive place that has great treasures!"
"Where is it?" Ye Chen asked.
The girl rolled her eyes and said, "I can tell you, but you'll have to bring me along. The threshold for that place is extremely high. You have to be at least on God Transformation to join."
Ye Chen said in a deep voice, "Sure!"
"That's great!"
The girl giggled. "This place is known as the Phantom Market. It's a space trade fair. It's extremely secretive. There are less than five outsiders in the entire Tianyuan City who know about it. There must be something you want there."
"Lead the way!" Ye Chen said.
The girl stuck her tongue out playfully and nodded in agreement.
…
An hour later, in a barren land in Tianyuan City, a sandstorm raged.
The spiritual energy was extremely thin, and one could say that there was no one there. However, nobody would have thought that such a secretive space trade fair would be held in such a barren land.
Two silhouettes landed before a cactus, scaring a lizard so much that it fled. The girl stretched her arm and pointed at the edge of the sandstorm. "Big brother, it's here!"
Ye Chen secretly frowned. Subsequently, he spread out his Divine Consciousness.
A hint of shock flashed through his calm eyes because he could sense that there were no less than a hundred auras in this space. The weakest was at beginner-stage God Transformation. As for intermediate-stage God Transformation and advanced-stage God Transformation, there were many of them.
What surprised Ye Chen the most was that there was an extremely vast aura among them. Ye Chen had sensed such a fluctuation from Elder Ku before.
"This place is extremely secretive!"
Ye Chen retracted his gaze and said with a faint smile, "I hope you won't disappoint me …"
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