Chapter 65 - Chapter 65: 065 Bustling Pingjun City (1/2)
Chapter 65: 065 Bustling Pingjun City
Translator: 549690339
“Elder Wii?”
Outside Pingjun City, Lin Zirui, riding a white horse, suddenly spotted a familiar figure and cried out in surprise.
Not far away, an elder in black, also on horseback, pulled on his reins and turned his head, saying, “Why, it’s Young Master Lin.”
Lin Zirui, with a few of his men, hurried after him, excitedly saying, “I didn’t expect to run into you here, Elder. Where are you off to?”
Elder Wu gave a faint smile, saying, “The same place as you.”
It was then that Lin Zirui realized that Elder Wu’s job was to observe the martial artists on the major lists. Now that a Gu Yang had appeared, he naturally had to verify it.
He eagerly asked, “Elder, didn’t you witness last time, that Gu Yang was clearly at the sixth grade cultivation level? Surely there can’t be a mistake?”
A few days earlier, when he learned of the new Hidden Dragon List, and saw that the seventh rank had this newcomer from Jiangzhou, Gu Yang, he initially thought it was a case of mistaken identity.
It wasn’t until the day before yesterday when he received a message from his older brother asking what task he had sent Zhou Qing on, that he realized something was off.
Zhou Qing was only a fifth grade, not important enough to merit his brother’s inquiry.
Upon asking Listening Wind Hall, he found out that the Gu Yang who had just ascended to the seventh rank of Hidden Dragon List was indeed the same Gu Yang they had encountered before.
He found it hard to believe and couldn’t sit still any longer, hence he rushed to Pingjun City overnight.
He wanted to see for himself whether this person was indeed the Gu Yang he had met in Tianshui City.
As for the fact that he had sent Zhou Qing to assassinate Gu Yang, he didn’t think much of it.
After all, this was Jiangzhou, and he doubted that Gu Yang would dare to touch him.
What’s more, his elder brother was there.
His elder brother’s cultivation was at Second Grade.
Since he happened to meet Elder Wu at this time, he quickly sought confirmation from him.
Elder Wu just shook his head, “There are always some strange skills and methods in this world that can be used to disguise one’s cultivation level.”
He was naturally very confident in his own accuracy, his unique ability allowed him to discern the real cultivation level of others. Ever since his appointment as the inspector, he had never been wrong.
However, he knew more than anyone else that the Hidden Dragon List could not be wrong.
So either he had misjudged last time,
Or Gu Yang had crossed three realms in just over a month, breaking through from the sixth grade to the third grade.
No matter which it was, it would be a major matter. Elder Wu, for his part, was determined to verify Gu Yang’s status once again.
Since the two ran into each other and had the same destination, they decided to travel together.
In a short time, they arrived at the gate of Pingjun City.
Suddenly, a horse galloped from behind and quickly overtook them, rushing into the city.
Lin Zirui noticed that the man’s horse was pure white and exceptionally majestic, clearly an exceptional breed of horse, indicating that man was no ordinary individual, and asked, “Elder Wu, do you recognize this man?”
Elder Wu took only a glance and identified the man, “The current eighth place holder on the Hidden Dragon List, Cao Xu.”
So it was him.
Lin Zirui realized that Cao Xu was originally ranked seventh on the Hidden Dragon List, but after Gu Yang made it onto the list, he was bumped down to eighth rank, and presumably had a bone to pick.
His visit to Pingjun City was likely to challenge Gu Yang.
Lin Zirui remembered hearing that a girl from the Cao family was causing trouble all over Jiangzhou; it appeared that Cao Xu was responsible for protecting her.
The mighty eighth-ranked on the Hidden Dragon List was reduced to a henchman for a capricious young lady.
What a pity. But, that’s the price for being a branch member of the Cao family.
Now, there’s going to be a good show to watch.