Seeing Mark Gu standing there in a daze, Old Turtle’s face lit up with a lewd smile. “Alright, kid, no need to worry so much. As long as you keep Grandpa Turtle entertained these days, I might just help you out.”
Mark Gu’s face brightened with hope. “Yes, Senior Turtle, how would you like me to accompany you? I’ll do my best to satisfy you!”
Old Turtle rubbed his hands together with a sly grin. “Naturally, it’s that. What else did you think?”
Mark Gu’s body trembled suddenly. Seeing the suggestive smile on Old Turtle’s face, he understood.
He turned around, leaned against the wall, closed his eyes, and with a face full of resolve, said, “Senior Turtle, I’m not young anymore. Please be gentle.”
Old Turtle: “?”
Smack!
Old Turtle’s face turned pitch black with anger as he slapped Mark Gu to the ground. “What nonsense are you spouting, kid?”
Mark Gu rubbed his head and stood up, extremely embarrassed. “Indeed, Senior Turtle is such an ‘upright’ person. I misunderstood… So, what do you mean by accompanying you?”
Old Turtle snorted coldly and walked out. “Good thing you caught on quickly. Grandpa Turtle is an ‘upright’ person. Let’s go.”
Mark Gu hurriedly followed, cautiously asking, “Senior Turtle, where are we going? The master is still in the tavern.”
“The master said to rest for two days. Just come out and play with me.”
“Uh, what are we playing?”
“Seeking women.”
“Ah, Senior Turtle, I’m not good at that. How about I just watch you play?”
“What? If you don’t want to play, Grandpa Turtle won’t force you, but watching me play is a bit too much, don’t you think, Mark?”
“……”
Two days later.
“Master, two days have passed. Shall we head to the Western Region?”
Old Turtle and Mark Gu stood outside Ambrose Lu’s room and asked.
Creak.
The door opened, and Ambrose Lu walked out. Old Turtle and Mark Gu quickly bowed.
Ambrose Lu looked at them meaningfully, making them both feel uneasy. Fortunately, he soon said, “Let’s go.”
Old Turtle and Mark Gu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Moments later,
Ambrose Lu and his companions met Chu Xiruo, who had been waiting downstairs.
“Daoist Friends, Xiruo has been waiting for a long time,” Chu Xiruo greeted with a smile and a bow.
She naturally ignored Mark Gu, who was at the Elemental Infant stage.
Mark Gu felt it was normal and was actually relieved. If this Immortal Realm big shot had addressed him as a Daoist Friend, it would have scared him.
Old Turtle glanced at Ambrose Lu and then stepped forward with a smile. “Let’s use the teleportation array to head to the Western Region together.”
Teleportation array?
Chu Xiruo raised an eyebrow but didn’t ask further. She smiled and said, “Alright.”
Soon, the four of them left the tavern and headed to the Tianyun Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
Along the way, they inevitably attracted attention.
“Hiss, that young man and those two old men look like the three Divine Transformation True Lords who disappeared from the street two days ago. I was lucky enough to witness it. I didn’t expect them to reappear, but now there’s an unfamiliar woman in a white dress. She seems very beautiful, though her face is covered by a veil. But her figure is truly graceful…”
“What? Three Divine Transformation True Lords among them? Are you serious?”
“Of course, I’m serious. I saw them teleport away with my own eyes that day.”
“Judging by their positions, it seems that young man is the leader. Who is he? I’ve never seen him before.”
“Hey, that hunched old man in black clothes looks like the Divine Transformation cultivator who repelled the tribulation two days ago.”
“Uh…!”
Many cultivators realized this and looked at Old Turtle more closely. The more they looked, the more he resembled the Divine Transformation cultivator from two days ago!
Combining this with the previous claim that all three were at the Divine Transformation stage, the hunched old man matched the Divine Transformation cultivator in both physique and cultivation level.
Before they knew it, the originally quiet street became even more silent.
All the cultivators discreetly glanced at Ambrose Lu and his companions.
Recalling the events of that day and the mention of “master” by the hunched old man, they all looked at the cyan-clothed young man in the lead!
Their pupils contracted infinitely!
Old Turtle felt like they were being watched like monkeys. He stopped in his tracks, scanned the surrounding cultivators, and sneered, “Are you little cultivators not afraid of death? Be careful, Grandpa Turtle might gouge out your eyes!”
Instantly, the cultivators scattered in fear!
Their hearts were in turmoil. It really was the same person!
The tone, the “Grandpa Turtle”—it all indicated it was the same person!
So, the cyan-clothed young man, his master, must be a Tribulation Crossing stage expert?
In just a moment, the street was deserted.
“Tch, a bunch of little brats,” Old Turtle sneered, shaking his waist as he caught up with Ambrose Lu and the others.
At the entrance of the Tianyun Chamber of Commerce,
“Daoist Lu, please,” Chu Xiruo gestured.
In Chu Xiruo’s eyes, this master-servant duo was stronger than her. To be safe, she decided to maintain a respectful attitude.
Otherwise, if she accidentally offended them and couldn’t return to the Immortal Realm, or worse, got killed by them… she would be in big trouble.
Ambrose Lu, fully aware of Chu Xiruo’s thoughts, found it amusing and walked in with a knowing smile.
Inside the Tianyun Chamber of Commerce,
The building was divided into five floors, each spacious and filled with a dazzling array of treasures, with various lights intertwining, almost blinding the eyes.
At this moment, many cultivators were wandering around, occasionally stopping to admire the treasures.
No wonder this is the top chamber of commerce in the Eastern Region’s cultivation world. It’s incredibly wealthy. Every time I come here, I’m amazed, Mark Gu thought to himself.
“Are you here to buy or sell?” a uniformed attendant quickly approached Ambrose Lu and his companions, bowing.
Before Mark Gu could speak, Chu Xiruo said calmly, “We need to use the teleportation array to the Western Region.”
The attendant’s face showed a hint of surprise, but he quickly smiled and said, “Please wait a moment. I need to report this to the steward. This is beyond my authority.”
With that, he bowed and left.
“Hehe, are you four heading to the Western Region to witness the Ascension Tribulation?”
In no time, a richly dressed old man approached with a warm smile. He was one of the two elders who had brought people to the tribulation site two days ago!
Old Six, the Sixth Steward!
Just as Chu Xiruo was about to speak, Old Turtle, growing impatient, said, “Yes, hurry up and take us there. Don’t keep my master waiting!”
Hearing this,
The Sixth Steward’s pupils contracted as he looked sharply at Old Turtle, his fists slowly clenching in his sleeves.
That voice… wasn’t it the same as the Divine Transformation cultivator above the Nameless Tavern two days ago…
Ambrose Lu keenly sensed the Sixth Steward’s emotions and thoughts, his previously calm eyes now showing a hint of amusement.
“Apologies, but I must inform you that the teleportation array to the Western Region is currently malfunctioning and cannot be used,” the Sixth Steward said with a regretful shake of his head.
……
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