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Chapter 32 Invitation from the City Lord’s Mansion_1

Chapter 32: Chapter 32 Invitation from the City Lord’s Mansion_1

"Sure, as long as you don’t mind that I’m a withered flower, haha!" Teased by Dugu Qianye in such a way, Meng Sanniang’s mood immediately lightened a lot, and she grew fonder of Dugu Qianye. She knew he said that to make them feel better. Only someone as thoughtful as he would do something like that.

The next day, the main troop packed up to hit the road again.

After yesterday’s incident, everyone stopped underestimating Dugu Qianye. That was a level 2 Divine Beast, after all. He might have been from some grand family; they couldn’t afford to offend him. Even the butler’s face broke into continuous smiles upon seeing Dugu Qianye, his face blossoming like a wilted chrysanthemum.

"Master Baili."

While packing, Dugu Qianye heard someone call him and turned around to see it was Miss Liu from the Liu Family.

"Miss Liu," Dugu Qianye asked, "what’s the matter?"

"No, nothing much, just wanted to ask if there’s anything you need," said Miss Liu, twisting nervously.

Seeing her continually poking her own dress and acting coy like a demure woman, compared to her previous haughty demeanor, Dugu Qianye felt like thunder was rolling!

"Thank you for your concern, Miss Liu. I don’t lack anything. My friend still needs care, I’ll go check on him." Having said that, without giving Miss Liu time to react, he turned and ran off to Wei Dong’s tent.

"What’s happened to you?" Seeing Dugu Qianye panting and clutching his chest, everyone stared at him curiously.

"It’s too terrifying, the tigress has turned into a little kitty cat," Dugu Qianye said, patting his chest. "How are you two feeling now?"

"Hehe, with your elixir, we’re certainly fine. We’ve already fully recovered," Wei Dong said with a smile.

"Then let’s hurry and pack up to leave. Everyone else is already packed up."

Once everyone was ready, the group set off once more. Due to having wounded teammates, their pace was a bit slower than usual.

Since Xiaoyin had already come out yesterday, Dugu Qianye decided not to put him back into the Refining Demon Pot and carried him in his arms, letting him keep his oppressive aura out the whole way. The Phantom Beasts around them fled from his presence.

Thanks to Xiaoyin, the dangers on the road reduced significantly. After several days of travel, the troop exited Mengjiao Ridge without losing a single person.

Another day’s journey northward brought them to Feier City.

Upon arriving in Feier City, they first stopped by the Mercenary Guild to settle their mission. After receiving their payment, many people also took the opportunity to accept other missions from the guild. Meng Sanniang and her group did the same.

"What are your plans?" Meng Sanniang asked Dugu Qianye at the entrance of the Mercenary Guild.

"I’m heading to the Imperial Capital to attend the recruitment of Empire College," Dugu Qianye replied. "You can find me in the Imperial Capital later. Are you leaving now?"

"Yes. Constantly accepting missions, living a life unsettled; such is the life of a mercenary," Meng Sanniang said somewhat sentimentally. She patted Dugu Qianye on the shoulder and added, "Then, I hope we’ll meet again."

"Yes, I hope we meet again," Dugu Qianye echoed.

The others also bid farewell to her one by one.

After seeing the others off, Dugu Qianye, with Xiaoyin in his arms, began to explore Feier City. Feier City was similar to Qifeng City, lying near mountain ranges, but being closer to the Imperial Capital, it was much larger and far more prosperous than Qifeng City.

Tired from wandering, the pair found a teahouse and settled at a table near the window. They overheard that everyone in the teahouse was discussing a certain matter.

"Have you heard? The City Lord has been recruiting Phantom Masters and Sword Masters again!" said Patron A.

"Didn’t the beast tide just end? Why are they recruiting again?" Patron B asked.

"I don’t know. Did you hear that a few days ago, all the avian Phantom Beasts in Mengjiao Ridge were restless, as if they were worshiping something?" said Patron C.

"Could this beast tide be related to that incident?" Patron B inquired.

"Who knows? The Phantom Beasts in Mengjiao Ridge being restless doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll attack Feier City."

"Hmm, but it’s still best to be prepared. City Lord is just being cautious in advance."

"Master, is what they’re saying related to Xiaohuo?" Xiaoyin communicated telepathically.

"It should be related to the pressure Xiaohuo released last time. When a Phoenix appears, all birds come to worship, not to mention Xiaohuo has the bloodline of the Vermilion Bird," replied Dugu Qianye.

"Will that cause any problems?" Xiaoyin asked.

"I don’t know, let’s wait and see," Dugu Qianye said. Xiaohuo was now refining the Wanyuan Fire Seed, and nothing could go wrong.

After leaving the teahouse, Dugu Qianye was about to find a hotel to stay in when someone called out to her.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Baili Xie?" the person asked uncertainly.

Dugu Qianye looked at the person, a man in his thirties wearing an elegant white scholar’s robe. She did not recognize him.

Seeing the confusion in Dugu Qianye’s eyes, the man said, "I am the butler from the City Lord’s Mansion. The City Lord has sent me to invite you to the mansion."

Guessing what it was about, Dugu Qianye followed the butler to the City Lord’s Mansion. On her way to the hall, she took the opportunity to look around the mansion.

The front part had a European style, and the rear part was designed with Chinese-style corridors and pavilions. The styles were diverse, yet not overly complex.

"Mr. Baili," the City Lord, waiting in the hall, stood up to greet Dugu Qianye as she entered.

"You are too kind, City Lord," Dugu Qianye responded, saying, "May I ask why you have summoned me?"

Being called "mister" at such a young age made her skin crawl.

"Please take a seat, Mr. Baili," the City Lord ushered Dugu Qianye to sit down.

"Just Baili Xie will do, City Lord," Dugu Qianye took her seat to the right of the City Lord, examining him. With a square face, firm features, and a strong body clad in black armor.

"Alright then. Let’s not beat around the bush. Are you aware of the annual beast tides that attack Feier City?" the City Lord asked.

"This is my first visit to Feier City, so I’m not very familiar with it," Dugu Qianye stated truthfully.

"Mengjiao Ridge is home to the Phantom Beasts, and it’s less than a day’s distance from Feier City. From an early time, Feier City has been subjected to an annual beast tide attack between March and May. Normally they are Phantom Beasts of the Spiritual Beast level, with the occasional Holy Beast. Every year, we organize a group of Phantom Masters and Sword Masters to resist the beast tide. This year, the tide in mid-March had already passed. But two days ago, our inspectors discovered that the Phantom Beasts of Mengjiao Ridge were again acting violently, a phenomenon very similar to the precursors of past beast tides. However, many members of our defense team left Feier City after the last beast tide, so we are searching within the city for Phantom Masters and Sword Masters to stand against the tide. The butler heard about your deeds in Mengjiao Ridge when he was out recruiting, which is why I want to invite you into our team to protect the safety of Feier City. Of course, we will offer a reward of 100,000 Gold Coins for each person," the City Lord explained the situation in one breath, then looked at Dugu Qianye, waiting for her decision.