Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1771 - 1791: The Long Life Without a Future_1

Chapter 1771: Chapter 1791: The Long Life Without a Future_1

"Have you never left the Soul Separation Sect?"

Lin Chen circled about, holding a Magical Treasure, casually inspecting it while chatting with the shop’s waiter.

"Yes, I was chosen when I was eight years old by an Elder Uncle of the Soul Separation Sect in the village, who then gave a large sum of money to my parents and took me to the Soul Separation Sect. I haven’t left since then."

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "So, you’ve been here for quite a while, haven’t you?"

The waiter’s eyes filled with misery and helplessness, "More than two hundred years."

Lin Chen looked up, his eyes showing a hint of sympathy, "How does it feel?"

The waiter laughed, "Everyday is the same, what more could there be?"

Restraint and evident reluctance dwelled within the waiter’s smile. Apparently, he was far from satisfied with his present life.

Lin Chen asked, "Don’t a lot of people here have wives and children?"

The waiter shook his head, "The Soul Separation Sect has far fewer female disciples than male ones. If they were to marry, they would choose disciples proven to be more capable, promising, or have greater possibilities of leaving here. Who would marry someone like me who has no future?"

"After cultivating for more than two hundred years, I’ve barely reached the peak of Foundation Building. With my talent, I am nothing more than the lowest-ranking member here, a tad bit higher than the slaves who have no freedom. Everyday, I can only comfort myself by thinking that it’s like living in a small village. There are many people who spend their entire life in a small village, I’m just one of them..."

Lin Chen asked, "Do all of you want to leave?"

"Who doesn’t want to go out?"

The waiter’s eyes sparkled, his face revealed an expectant look. "Apart from the core disciples and sect’s high-ranking members who have the privilege of going out, we are not qualified to leave. We have to spend our entire lives here."

"Although I came here when I was eight and don’t have many memories of the outside world, I know that the world outside is not like this. Everything here may seem no different from the outside, but they’re all fake."

"People like me are likely to spend their entire lives here and then die here without anyone knowing or caring about me..."

Lin Chen looked a bit surprised. He had no special relationship with this waiter and had only interacted with him two or three times. When the waiter learned that he was an envoy from the Immortal Palace and came from the outside, the waiter’s eyes lit up.

It seemed that he had been suppressing his feelings for a long time. People like him probably had no chance to get in touch with people and things from the outside world.

"Aren’t you afraid that others will discover what you’ve said?"

The waiter laughed, "Who here doesn’t want to leave? What I said, everyone is the same. Who would care? Even if it’s the sect’s high-ranking members, they won’t care."

With a smirk, the waiter murmured, "Would a soaring hawk care about the complaints of ants on the ground?"

Lin Chen confirmed, "Most of the people here think that way?"

The waiter nodded, "Look at how many people in this underground city are like me. Most of them have some talent, but their talent is not enough. If they can’t develop well, they’ll be eliminated and can only survive underground, unable to leave."

"We even worry whether one day when we become a burden because there are too many of us, we might be dealt with directly or turned into slaves, and eventually die in the Array Formation..."

Lin Chen nodded, gaining some understanding of the current state of the Soul Separation Sect. However, while he felt sympathetic, he had no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the Soul Separation Sect.

Since the Soul Separation Sect was so secretive about their sect’s location, it was obvious they would not allow these people to leave. What if they revealed the sect’s location?

While they were chatting, a disciple from the Soul Separation Sect entered, and reverently said, "Special Envoy Lin, the Sect Master summons you."

Lin Chen put down the Magical Treasure in his hands, nodded to the waiter, "Live well, there’s always a chance."

The waiter glanced at the disciple of the Soul Separation Sect nearby, hesitated to speak, and simply nodded.

Lin Chen followed the disciple of the Soul Separation Sect towards the Main Hall, casually asked, "What does the Sect Master want from me?"

The disciple shook his head, "I’m not sure. I was just ordered to come and invite Special Envoy Lin."

Lin Chen nodded, not saying anything more.

As he followed the disciple of the Soul Separation Sect into the Main Hall, he saw Gao Chen and others waiting there. Compared to the last time, there was a new unfamiliar man.

This must be the important person Gao Chen mentioned.

On seeing Lin Chen enter, Gao Chen smiled, "Special Envoy Lin, have you gotten used to living here these past few days?"

Lin Chen smiled, "The Underground City is definitely a new and good experience. The Grand Master Gao is truly thoughtful."

After a pause, his gaze fell on the unfamiliar man, "I haven’t met this one before..."

Gao Chen smiled, "He is the high-ranking member of the sect that I mentioned before, Mr. Mo."

Mr. Mo?

Not an elder or a Hall Master, but addressed as Mr.?

Lin Chen was slightly surprised. He masked his surprise and smiled, "Mr. Mo, nice to meet you. I wonder what’s the outcome of your discussions? I should be able to get a definite answer now, right?"