Chapter 857: Chance Encounter with an Old Acquaintance (1/2)
Chapter 857: Chance Encounter with an Old Acquaintance
The Eternal Celestial Capital had realized to their shock that they were completely trapped Not only could they not exit, all forms of communication with the outside world had been cut off It was as though they had been isolated fro Chen was not aware of these things happening within Veluriya'ercultivators With nothing to obstruct their path, their travel was smooth and peaceful
When they reached the borders of Veluriyaain, those powers from the Eternal Celestial Capital had already retreated froained its previous state They passed through unihtered his way to Veluriyam Capital from the Myriad Domain As his path had been paved with countless hardshi+ps, it had taken him no less than half a year of time This time, his mood was entirely different With no one to block his way and no fear of being recognized, his travels had been extrefros alone were already incredibly fast NoChen passed along his way, he dallied not at all
They arrived at the Great Scarlet Mid Region within a day At this point, they weren’t far froh this wasn’t the ti Chen still decided to visit the region’s imperial capital At least, he could ion’s recent developments and catch up on soion, Jiang Chen could iion were hter than before The checkpoints he had to pass by were all extremely strict
In every city around the Great Scarlet regions, the liveliest places were those bustling with news regarding bounties on both Jiang Chen and the Regal Pill Palace What Jiang Chen had not expected was for his bounty to rank aher than that on the palace head of the Regal Pill Palace He wasn’t actually too surprised about that He’d taken out so hts of the Myriad Domain in Infant Shriek last time and mailed their decapitated heads to the ee if the region didn’t hate hi Chen had become more audacious since his skills had improved He remained completely relaxed even in the face of his 'er Even though so much time had passed since he last visited the capital, the hatred that Jiang Chen felt towards the Great Scarlet Mid Region had not abated at all Although this region was only an accomplice of the Eternal Celestial Capital, their heinous murders in the Myriad Domain outnumbered even the Eternal Celestial Capital’s It could be said that the chain of calamities that the Myriad Domain had suffered could all be linked to the Great Scarlet Mid Region
As they entered the region, Jiang Chen and Huang'er were not in a hurry to find an inn Instead, they strolled towards the Dragon & Phoenix, the tavern they had previously visited
The Dragon & Phoenix had been their previous haunt It here Jiang Chen had coincidentally spotted the third prince of the Great Scarlet Empire and met with Elder Gui of the Eternal Celestial Capital This here the two parties had discussed who the creator of the Longevity Pill was Further Chen had overheard the news that Gouyu and the rest had been sold to the Eternal Celestial Capital This was a place where news froather Froossip, one could happen upon all kinds of inforon & Phoenix was located in the liveliest district of the Great Scarlet Capital People ca with life Before the two had even walked to the entrance of the tavern however, they could already see that the elance, these people looked as though they were about to attack the tavern, their poses were that frightening Jiang Chen and Huang'er exchanged shocked glances
Normally, a place for food and beer should be lively but even then, shouldn’t it only be lively on the inside? Why were there so h the two people were curious, they didn’t rashly ask any passersby Instead, they blended into the fray, secretly eavesdropping on the conversations between the crowd
“I say! Is this really the way your Dragon & Phoenix does business? Whatever’s in the pockets of those do nobility is ht! What gives theht to enter first?”
“You can spew all the pretty words you want What do youcultivators equally?! Ultiainst!”
“Sigh, nevercultivators Don’t even think about arguing with those rich nobles”
“Guess you’re right This kind of auction was never soo, let’s go Even the entrance ticket is so expensive They’re really ripping people off here!”
“Don’t evenover here, a few thousand people fighting for a single ticket, while those rich and powerful fa to various coained a rough understanding of the situation As it turned out, it just so happened that they arrived at the Dragon & Phoenix while so But, shouldn’t auctions be held in auction halls? Why was this Dragon & Phoenix tavern holding so Chen was here only to catch up on recent developments, so he wasn’t really interested in this
As he stood in the croith Huang'er, he didn’t see anyone he knew They glanced at each other and walked away froo somewhere else Before they had walked too far however, a line of people along the road stopped in their steps This group of people were carrying a sedan chair With a light sweep of the chair’s curtains, half a face was exposed fro'er Although only half the person’s face had been exposed, Jiang Chen’s heart sank
This face belonged to soo The person in the sedan also seeoing out”