After a decade and a half, everything that Yu Lou had heard and seen had not been as shocking as the scene in front of him.
What kind of scene was that?
In the late afternoon, the sunset on the horizon like a red persimmon slowly sinks into the ground.
And the scorching sun at the place where the Real Man was located was like a noon-day sun, hanging high in the sky in the distance.
The brilliant golden-red color spread from the second sun, falling on every object in the world.
Even Yu Lou's cheeks were tinged with the golden-red hue.
Yuna is still worried about whether there is deception, but Yu Lou is already convinced that no one dares to act so boldly in the territory of Red Light - except their own people.
"This is the Real Man of the Dawn? Day, day, it's indeed a title that hasn't been misused."
Zhong Ningyao is a cultivator with the Fire-Wood spiritual root, her father is the profound master of fire arts, Hongmei, and she is all too aware of what the second sun in the sky represents.
That is the boundless magic of a Purple Palace cultivator, that is the supreme deterrent that Red Light controls over five million miles of territory, and that is the coveted and unattainable high realm that many cultivators strive for their entire lives.
Yu Lou noticed that one of the town guarding cultivators rose into the air from the Residence, soaring into the sky over Qingxi Pavilion and effortlessly igniting its protective array.
"What is Jiang Bao doing, raising the array?" Yu Lou looked towards his senior sister.
"Hand over the control, when the Real Man of the Dawn arrives, Jiang Biao will have to act like a little child."
Zhong Ningyao is insightful, she guessed half right.
Jiang Bao is supposed to act like a grandson, but the Real Man of the Dawn doesn't need control over the array, nor does he care about the insignificant power of the cultivator guarding Qingxi Pavilion.
This Purple Palace cultivator from Red Light was stationed in Qingxi Pavilion as part of the Red Light's prestigious Golden Rooster Hall. He was here on a mission, even deploying the famous array of Red Light, the Jinyu Chaser.
The second sun in the sky was actually the afterglow of the Purple Palace cultivator controlling the Jinyu Chaser during its flight.
If Jiang Bao doesn't quickly raise the array, if the Jinyu Chaser stops even a little bit late, the spiritual essence of Qin Yun Qingxi will be completely evaporated by it, and cultivators with insufficient merit in the market district will suffer severe injuries or even death from the light.
"Senior sister, are we still going to bet on horses?"
Yu Lou feels that it's not the time for gambling now.
Zhong Ningyao hesitated for a moment, then said.
"Forget about betting on horses, it can wait. After all, I just want to let you gain some experience."
You guys go back and stay with the family elders. Wang family is a vassal of Red Light, they might have a chance to directly meet with the Purple Palace cultivator.
Yu Lou, if possible, ask your ancestors if they can take my father along for the visit.
Whether it succeeds or not, senior sister will give you a gift. If possible, my father also has a heavy reward!"
Yu Lou was calculating in his heart and replied.
"Understood, wait for my message."
After saying that, he pulled up Yuan An, who was still preparing, and returned to the Fushiyuan residence.
Looking at their back, Zhong Ningyao's eyebrows were tightly furrowed.
Zhong Ningyao brought the two brothers to bet on horses today, intending to use the opportunity to discuss this matter. However, the early arrival of the branch of the Merit Hall had disrupted Hongmei's plan.
In name, Hongmei and the two brothers are disciples, but Hongmei earlier received a five thousand-piece spirit stone initiation fee.
Now her father again has to rely on Wang family.
This master-disciple relationship is quite awkward.
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In the main hall of Fushiyuan, cultivators in the market district were exchanging information wildly. Each of them wore excited, nervous, or thrilled expressions on their faces.
"On my way back, I heard from a fellow cultivator at the peak of Qi Refinement that the red flying boat in the middle is the location of Red Light's Merit Hall branch."
"It is said that there is a Purple Palace cultivator in charge inside, which gives it such a great aura."
"There are also two flight arrays in the sky that do not belong to Red Light."
"I know, one is a mobile pavilion of the Immortal Alliance, but what power does the white stone tower belong to?"
"Coincidentally, I have seen the same white stone tower~"
"Oh, tell me quickly?"
"Quickly, tell us!"
"Oh, I'm a bit thirsty and forgot~"
A cultivator who knew the origin of the white stone tower feigned ignorance, and Bailu, who was loafing around the counter, couldn't bear to watch. Just as he was about to speak, a cultivator who appeared either genuinely foolish or feigning idiocy spoke first.
"Buddy, come on, bring some spiritual tea for this cultivator!"
Bailu's eyes lit up immediately, and he no longer hesitated to share information, hurrying to pour tea.
She first took half a money's worth of nine-grade spiritual tea and then added half an ounce of ordinary tea, smiling as she handed it to the unsuspecting fool.
That's how Fushiyuan sells its spiritual tea, and if all of it is made with spiritual tea, the cultivators wouldn't be willing to buy it.
The cultivator who pretended to be drunk on tea drank a mouthful of spiritual tea, but he couldn't taste any difference and drank it with great joy.
"You guys don't know, Red Light changed its new sect leader a few years ago, who is from the Yellow family, a great Purple Palace clan."
The Yellow family, you may not have heard of them. They specialize in business between clans and sects in Wu Nan cultivation world.
I worked at the Yellow family for a few years, and the white stone tower is Yellow family's treasure hall!
It looks like just a small stone tower, but inside it's a large market, possibly one-third the size of Qingxi Pavilion, all run by people from the Yellow family.
In the past, these treasure halls only stayed in the ancestral lands, large sects, and Purple Palace sects, not in a market like Qingxi Pavilion filled with Qi Refinement cultivators.
"This might be because the Yellow family people became the sect leader of Red Light, so the treasure hall followed the Merit Hall branch to come!"
"The Merit Hall and the treasure hall are here to do business, so why would the Immortal Alliance's traveling pavilion also come along?"
"You can ask him, the Immortal Alliance serves all cultivators, maybe they'll tell you if you ask."
"You go, I'm not going!"
"It's just trying to fool the ghosts, no one believes their nonsense!"
The cultivators were in a mess, while Yu Lou walked quietly to the counter.
"How about the small rooms at the back?" Yu Lou asked.
"Get us some food, and send it to our room," said Yuan An.
"All he cares about is eating!" Yu Lou rolled his eyes at his brother.
"Are you not hungry?"
Yuan An didn't understand what his brother was acting out.
"We're going to see the clan leader later!"
Yu Lou also couldn't reveal his intention to tag along with the clan leader for a meal, so he only nodded slightly, but Yuan An obviously didn't understand.
"That's troublesome, thank you for sending it later."
With a helpless smile, Yu Lou didn't say anything else.
Eat, eat, eat! All he knows is eating!
Glancing at Yu Lou and then at Yuan An, Bailu lowered his head silently and replied in a voice that the cultivators couldn't hear.
"I will arrange it immediately. As for the small rooms behind, only half of them were rented out today. The old ancestor looked at them this afternoon and smiled happily."
Yuan An nodded understandingly. Bailu, the girl who had been working in the restaurant for years, was a sensible and clever person.
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"Do you know why master didn't personally request to accompany him to see the Real Man of the Dawn?"
Leading his dumb brother to the back courtyard, Yu Lou asked sideways.
"He's afraid the clan leader will reject him, making him lose face?"
This question is hard to answer. Yuan An scratched his head a little.
"Not exactly, master is about to reach the foundation cultivation stage, but he doesn't want to affiliate with a power right now."
"If he directly asks the clan leader, the clan leader will definitely agree, and it will be difficult to refuse the invitation from the Wang family afterwards."
Yu Lou now feels that his master is not simple.
Exceedingly skilled in matters, a master of business, and with extraordinary cultivation and Taoist attainments as well.
He doesn't seem like an unaffiliated cultivator without a footing.
"Brother, you're thinking too much. Master could simply establish his own family."
"Haha, indeed, maybe I overthought it."
For Yuan An's innocence, Yu Lou didn't explain, and noticed the Shen Nianqiu standing by the front counter. He greeted him with a respectful tone.
"Shen Nianqiu uncle, where is the clan leader now?"
Tang Nianqiu put down the ledger and pointed to the second floor, saying.
"He's up there, he's still adjusting the layout of the small rooms."
