Chapter 389: Water Moon Chamber of Commerce (1/2)
Chapter 389: Water Moon Chamber of Commerce
Standing in front of the gate, Nie Tian glanced around.
He gazed back where he had come from, and saw that the Water Moon Chamber of Commerce was located at the center of Water Moon City. Even though he was observing it from a significant distance away, he could still see the towering stone pavilions and hear the hustling people.
From there to where he was standing, the buildings on either side of the street gradually became lower and shabbier.
Looking in the opposite direction, he found that the street ended a few courtyards down, leading to a boundless forest.
Unlike Shatter City, there were no solid city walls surrounding Water Moon City. Because of this, Qi warriors could come and go freely, without having to pay spirit stones.
However, people still had to pay a certain number of spirit stones to rent the stone pavilions in the city.
The closer the stone pavilions were to the Water Moon Chamber of Commerce, and the loftier they were, the higher the rent would be.
That meant the courtyards and houses that were the furthest from the Water Moon Chamber of Commerce, and sat on the perimeter of the city, would be the cheapest.
This courtyard sat right on the perimeter of the city, making it not only in poor condition, but also very unsafe for those from the Cloudsoaring Sect who lived in it.
On his way over, Liu Ling had briefly told him about the situation in Water Moon City.
He learned that since there weren’t any defenses at the perimeter of the city, every once in a while, spirit beasts would wander into the city.
Naturally, the courtyards and pavilions that sat on the edges were most likely to be attacked by those spirit beasts.
Eyebrows furrowed, Nie Tian muttered in a low voice before he knocked on the closely-shut wooden gate, “From the look of it, my grandfather and aunt’s condition in the Realm of a Hundred Battles isn’t as good as I thought.”
KREEEN!
The gate opened. Li Fan stuck his head out. Looking at Nie Tian with a vigilant expression on his face, he asked, “Who are you?”
Upon seeing that it was Li Fan, Nie Tian instantly felt relieved. He said, smiling, “Long time no see, Uncle Li!”
Even though he had altered his appearance, he hadn’t changed his voice.
Li Fan went blank for a few seconds. After spending some time to get a good look at him, he snapped to his senses.
“Get in, quickly!”
Shocked and elated, Li Fan immediately ushered him in and shut the gate.
A few disciples of the Cloudsoaring Sect were sitting in the middle of the courtyard, chattering with each other.
Luo Xin, Wu Xing’s disciple, was among them. Seeing that Li Fan had ushered a stranger into the courtyard, she hastily asked with a surprised expression on her face, “Who is he, Li Fan?”
Li Fan winked at her, saying, “Why don’t you come with me, Luo Xin? You guys mind your own business.”
Deeply confused, Luo Xin followed Li Fan and Nie Tian into a small room, where a number of prayer mats were placed on the floor.
After entering the room, Luo Xin snapped at Li Fan while looking Nie Tian up and down with a suspicious gaze, “What the hell are you doing?”
“Shh, keep it down.” Li Fan lowered his voice, beckoning for her not to attract the others’ attention. Then, he pointed at Nie Tian and said with his eyes filled with excitement, “Guess who this is.”
Luo Xin glared at Li Fan. “How should I know!?”
Nie Tian bowed briefly and said, “Long time no see, Big Sister Xin.”
Luo Xin instantly recognized his voice. “Nie Tian! You’re Nie Tian!?” Her face turned pale with shock as she asked, “How come you’re here?!”
“Shh! Be quiet!” Great concern could be seen on Li Fan’s face.
“Why? Am I not welcome here?” Nie Tian said softly with a smile.
Both Luo Xin and Li Fan suddenly fell silent.
Only after a few moments did Luo Xin say, “We heard that you went to the Realm of Flame Heaven, the Realm of Mystic Heaven, and the Realm of a Thousand Devastations. And we’re very grateful for what you’ve done for us. But word came from the Realm of a Thousand Devastations that... you turned down the Heaven Palace Sect’s offer and refused to join them. Is that right?”
After the spatial rift in the Realm of a Thousand Devastations had been sealed, Nie Tian had stayed there for about half a year, trying to figure out a way to secure those two scrolls for Li Muyang and Xing Huanyue.
During that period, he had also successfully broken through into the late Heaven stage.
In the meantime, word of his deeds had also spread. Now every major sect in the Domain of the Falling Stars knew that he had refused to become a member of the Heaven Palace Sect, as well as the fact that the Yin Sect and the Yang Sect had stuck their necks out protecting him.
From what Luo Xin and Li Fan could tell, now that Nie Tian had so daringly refused the Heaven Palace Sect, he’d better not leave the Realm of a Thousand Devastations. At least, with the Yin Sect and the Yang Sect there, the Heaven Palace Sect wouldn’t have the audacity to march over there and act without scruples.