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The Yan House...
A small but beautiful residence, usually serene, quiet and peaceful...
Was now filled with noise and laughter!
"Cheers!" Xu Min and Xu Lin clinked their cups together, while Meng Qiu bustled around like a cheerful wine fairy, replacing every empty jar with a fresh one.
"Master! This is what I trained for!" Meng Qiu beamed proudly. "We've never had this many guests before, and my siblings always tease me for never hosting a banquet!"
Apparently, Meng Qiu came from a family of highly trained and competitive professional servants!
'Good for you!' Luoyin thought, managing a polite smile.
All he had done was return to Yue City...
Why was his home suddenly filled with so many people?!
In addition to his friends, Lord Xu was present, along with nearly all the high-ranking Elders and various influential officials!
To worsen matters, their presence had drawn in sect warriors, disciples, and even a crowd of regular spectators discussing outside...
"Who is this Zhang Luoyin to attract such people?!"
"Isn't he just the one with no cultivation?"
"Wait, didn't he say at the Arena that he created all those new pills?"
"I still say that's not enough! Apart from Sect Leader Xu, who else could gather this many heavyweights??!!"
The whispering and side glances were enough to make Luoyin regret opening his doors!
"Ei?" A somewhat drunk Xu Min looked around. "Where is your uncle? Won't he celebrate your return?"
Yinying was rarely seen by anyone, so naturally no one knew he had followed Luoyin, especially since they hadn't seen him at the Tea house!
"Ah... Ehehe, he's visiting family in 'another region'!"
'Hmph. Another region of the house!'
The instant they returned to the Yan house, he had summoned Yinying back out, and Yinying had promptly abandoned him, refusing to leave the cub, whose excited cries had nearly driven Luoyin to tears!
Luoyin shook his head and downed his wine.
A little later, he found an opportunity to silently sneak off.
But before he left, his eyes darted to where Lord Xu sat with a few elders, a thin qi shield surrounding them.
'Oh?' Luoyin slipped out of sight and hid behind a wall.
The shield surrounding Lord Xu and the elders was designed to block out eavesdropping among mortals, and Luoyin could only conclude that Lord Xu was now weary of him, not wanting him to hear of approaching danger and run off again to protect them.
Unfortunately, the shield was a little too weak to shut Luoyin out...
"Sect Leader Xu, this mission is too strange!" An elder stated. "How can we send our disciples to Yu Shui City of all places?!"
"Yes!" Another put in. "How did the Wulin suddenly decide that the winning Junior Disciples of each Sect must go for this special mission?!"
"And it's Yu Shui City!" Another exclaimed, slightly drunk.
"What's wrong with Yu Shui City?" Elder Zhou asked. "I hear it's one of the most prosperous places in Baishan!"
But Lord Xu shook his head.
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The Endless Promise
FantasyYin Xiaolong, the fearsome black dragon, is finally dead. But as the world rejoices, he awakens - reborn as Zhang Luoyin, a powerless human poisoned by his own family, and who is identical to his former self. Even worse, he must marry Xu Weiyan, the...
