Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile-Chapter 36: Mystic City - 2

"Brother Chen, be careful! That Hu Tian is narrow-minded and will try something," Lan Ming reminded with a whisper.

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In response, Ye Chen nodded and cast a glance at Hu Tian.

He wasn’t afraid of him at all. The only thing he cared about was what Hu Ming and some elders were planning.

They were acting sneakily and giving each other glances from the moment they arrived.

’Looks like this journey would be interesting,’ he thought with a playful look.

Lan Ming saw his expression and pouted at him, thinking he was taking it lightly.

"Brother Chen, that guy has mastered some martial arts; also, I think he has been acting strangely these days, so be careful." She reminded again with a serious and worried look.

"Don’t worry; I won’t overestimate myself," Ye Chen assured her with confidence.

Hearing him, Lan Ming became a little relieved and started to chat with him and Li Mei.

She was explaining the Mystic City and its rules to them.

Just as they were busy chatting, Lan Ming’s grandfather wore a black face.

There was no way he would not be upset after watching his favorite granddaughter in someone else’s arms.

However, he had been silent from the start because of the sect master and also because of the warning he received from his wife.

At this moment, a voice rang out in everyone’s ear.

"Let’s depart!" Zhen Yunqi instructed after everyone got aboard the eagle.

The first one to fly was her eagle, and within seconds it reached the height of a fifty-story building.

After it, other eagles also followed suit and marched towards the west.

On the back of the eagle, Li Mei hugged Ye Chen tightly while admiring the scenery below.

As for Lan Ming, she was busy pointing and explaining all the areas to them.

Just like this, the time passed silently, and after the journey of half a day, their destination arrived.

"Sister Mei, Brother Chen, that is the Mystic City," Lan Ming pointed at the front where towering buildings stood.

Soon the eagles slowed down, descending slowly, giving them a clear view of the Mystic City.

The city was wide, spreading across a few miles.

There were many people going in and out, and all of them were cultivators.

"This is Mystic City, governed by a top family of the Golden River Kingdom…" Lan Ming introduced.

Hearing her, both Li Mei and Ye Chen nodded before following Zhen Yunqi down.

The Mystic City was where high-level cultivators gathered; because of this, flying in the city was prohibited.

There were also a lot of rules, such as not using spiritual consciousness to spy on others, no killing allowed, no fighting allowed, and such.

If anyone broke the rules, then their cultivation will be destroyed, or they will be killed depending on the crime they committed.

This was the first time Ye Chen and Li Mei had seen such a city, so they were both curious and looked around as they followed Zhen Yunqi.

The whole city was surrounded by towering city walls, and there were four gates in each direction.

They were at the east gate, where two guards stood there with cold faces.

However, neither of them spoke or did anything. Clearly, they would only act if someone caused trouble.

Once inside the city, all kinds of ancient buildings appeared with a stone path in the middle.

There were a lot of cultivators and carriages on the road.

Looking at the arrival of the Azure Cloud Sect, many people cast their glances towards them.

The one who attracted the most attention wasn’t Li Mei or Zhen Yunqi but Ye Chen.

It was the first time any of these people had seen a handsome man, and because of this, he received many unfriendly and friendly gazes.

But no one dared to say anything and minded their own business.

"The city is divided into three areas: outer, inner, and core. In the outer area, all kinds of loose cultivators reside, while in the inner area, powerful loose cultivators and sects reside. That is also where our Azure Cloud Pavilion is."

"As for the core area, only first-grade sects, the royal family, and top families live there," Lan Ming explained everything as she walked inside.

The inner area wasn’t that far away, so it didn’t take too long, and they arrived in front of a ten-story building.

There was a big board with ’Azure Cloud Pavilion’ written on it.

"This is just one of the buildings our sect has in the city; there are more, but this one is best, and this is where we will be living," Lan Ming said, pointing at the building.

Just as she said this, a fat person came running out of the building.

"Greetings, Sect Master! Please forgive me for the late reception," Zi Han apologized as he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

He knew they would be coming today, but no one informed him about their arrival; if not, he would’ve prepared the carriages personally.

He couldn’t help but curse the person who forgot to inform him.

Zhen Yunqi didn’t show any surprise, as if she expected it.

"Just show us the rooms," she said coldly.

The fat man, Zi Han, couldn’t help but shrink his neck a little before hurriedly leading them to the rooms.

As for forgiveness, he had already asked for it once; if he did it again, then his head might fly off.

Others might not know of the sect master’s reputation, but how could he, a manager who gathered intelligence, not know of it?

It was said that Zhen Yunqi was a notorious woman who killed without batting an eye. At the age of eighteen, she killed a few young masters of a prominent family and fed their corpses to some mortal dogs.

At the age of nineteen, she castrated some fellows from the royal family. Although people doubted that the news was true or not, some people who knew the truth asked every younger generation to stay away from her.

After all, it wasn’t worth losing the roots of future family just because of a woman.

Just as he was recalling the history of her, a faint fragrance suddenly hit his nose.

It was not only him, but everyone in the pavilion could smell the faint fragrance and became a little intoxicated with it.

"Oh! My! Isn’t it Yunqi? Why didn’t you inform me about your arrival?" A sweet voice came from the door of the pavilion as a beautiful woman about the age of twenty-eight strode inside.

She had long green hair, bright green eyes, a plump chest that was as big as Zhen Yunqi’s, and a slender body with long legs.

"She is Jing Xiao, sect master of the Jade Mountain Sect, a third-grade business sect like ours. She is the sect master’s enemy but acts like a best friend. Be careful with her. Oh, one more thing: she is a black-bellied miss, so watch out for her tricks," Lan Ming warned both Ye Chen and Li Mei.

Meanwhile, Fatty Zi Han had a crying expression on his face. He didn’t know if Jing Xiao’s arrival was good or not.

"Yunqi? Why aren’t you speaking? Don’t tell me you forgot about me." Jing Xiao inquired with a teary face.

"Jing Xiao, as a sect master, consider your image; you are not a little dirty girl who played in mud, so speak carefully," Zhen Yunqi replied with a snort.

Hearing her, Jing Xiao’s smile stiffened a little.

What playing in mud? Wasn’t it you who pushed me in the mud swamp because I caught that beautiful butterfly and not you?

She thought feeling aggrieved as she remembered how Zhen Yunqi treated her always. It was as if she owed her few lives.

"Uwwu! Yunqi, you never let go of the chance to make me cry," she complained with a resentful look and cast a glance at Ye Chen and Li Mei.

"I heard you accepted the disciples? They look quite cute. Especially this young man."

"Hey, what’s your name? Come here; Aunt will give you something to eat," she said with a cheerful look as she beckoned him to come closer.

If not for the fact Zhen Yunqi was standing between her and him, she would’ve gone there. But with her in the way, she didn’t have the courage.

"Jing Xiao, if you are done with your tricks, then we will take our leave!" Zhen Yunqi stated with impatience.

But how could Jing Xiao let her leave?

"Yunqi, how could you do this to me? Look how much I missed you, and yet you are casting me away like this!" She shouted with grievance and turned to Ye Chen.

"Look how cruel your master is! Don’t you want to appease your crying aunt?" She said in a coy tone while her eyes flashed slightly.

Zhen Yunqi noticed this but remained calm.

As for Ye Chen, he was speechless, wondering why he got involved.

Especially since he could feel a voice urging him to appease her beautiful aunt.

Without even thinking, he knew that Jing Xiao was pulling tricks.

But would he let her have her way? Of course not!

’Since you are trying to trick me, then don’t blame me for what is going to happen next,’ he thought, and with a gentle smile, he approached her.