86: Chapter 86 East City

The core of the Eastern Region is East City.

East City is extremely vast; it is not governed by any major power, yet all major powers jointly abide by East City's rules. It is said that these rules were established by a powerful individual ten thousand years ago, and anyone who dares to break them will be jointly attacked by all major powers.

Qingxuan City and East City are simply incomparable.

It's like the difference between a city center and a remote village on Blue Star in the previous life.

East City's most humane rule is that one cannot kill people, so it has become a haven for many who are escaping pursuit. However, living in East City long-term requires a considerable fee.

"Senior Brother, is that person still following us?" Fire Qingrou tilted her head and casually glanced behind her, asking in a low voice.

"Yes, he's trailing far behind," Zhang Bufan nodded.

"Senior Brother, then why don't you catch him and question him? This guy has been following us for six or seven days," Fire Qingrou asked, puzzled.

"He's just a small grasshopper; I'm too lazy to make a move," Zhang Bufan saw that Fire Qingrou still looked confused and explained, "Fire Junior Sister, no matter what his purpose is in following us, you don't need to worry about it. We'll deal with it all at once later. The urgent matter now is to first go into East City and get some good rest."

"Oh!" Fire Qingrou nodded. Since her Senior Brother didn't care, she was too lazy to bother either. Anyway, her Senior Brother would handle everything, and she only needed to focus on Cultivating.

"Chirp chirp chirp!" Baldy stared intently at East City in front of him, excitedly urging them on.

"Let's go, enter the city first," Zhang Bufan waved his large hand and flew over directly.

Not far behind.

Wang Hao stared intently at Zhang Bufan's back and quickly took out a communication jade token. "Master, that kid named Zhang Bufan is about to enter East City. Aren't you going to make a move yet?"

Wang Hao had already tracked Zhang Bufan several days ago. Following his Master's instructions, he had not acted rashly. Later, he discovered that Zhang Bufan was only a Fusion Realm cultivator, and he couldn't hold back anymore, intending to capture Zhang Bufan and hand him over to his Master.

But just as he was about to make a move, Zhang Bufan actually took Fire Qingrou and plundered a Sect. Although this Sect's strength was not great, its Sect Master was also a strong individual in the Middle Stage of the Lie Hai Realm, and Zhang Bufan dealt with him in just a few moves.

Wang Hao was scared and broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he hadn't acted rashly at first. His own strength was only in the Early Stage of the Lie Hai Realm, and he had no chance of winning against Zhang Bufan.

After Wang Hao sent the message to his Master, his Master told him that the other party might be an old fellow, instructing him not to act rashly and just follow from a distance, waiting for him to come and resolve it.

However, Wang Hao waited for four or five days, and his Master didn't appear. Seeing that Zhang Bufan was about to enter East City, he became anxious.

Not long after Wang Hao sent the message, he received a reply from his Master: "Wang Hao, put that kid's matter aside for now. He has already entered East City anyway. You come back first. I have a more important matter to entrust to you."

"Master, what matter?" Wang Hao inquired.

"The relic is about to open."

"What? Isn't it not time yet?"

"There have already been unusual movements. It will be soon. Hurry back. Put that kid's matter aside for now; we'll deal with him later."

"Okay," Wang Hao put away the communication jade token, then reluctantly glanced in the direction Zhang Bufan had left.

His relationship with Wang Hao was not good either; there was no talk of him avenging him. The reason he was so annoyed was entirely because of Zhang Bufan, this little scoundrel from a remote area, who almost cost him his life.

At that time, he had already decided to make a move, but then Zhang Bufan's powerful strength made him break out in a cold sweat. This was something he absolutely could not tolerate.

"Hmph, let you be arrogant for a while. After the relic matter is over, I'll make sure you regret it," Wang Hao snorted coldly, then flew towards Tianjian Sect.

Zhang Bufan stopped with Fire Qingrou in front of the city gate, casually turning his head to glance behind him, his expression a bit puzzled. Why did the guy who had been following him suddenly fly off in another direction?

"Senior Brother, what's wrong?" Fire Qingrou saw Zhang Bufan's puzzled expression and asked.

"Nothing," Zhang Bufan didn't explain and walked towards the city gate.

Many people were entering and exiting East City, forming long queues.

Zhang Bufan had no intention of forcing his way in but orderly followed and queued up.

Fire Qingrou surveyed the people in front, her expression very solemn, and whispered in Zhang Bufan's ear, "Senior Brother, are the people here all so strong?"

Fire Qingrou looked around, and there were many Lie Hai Realm cultivators in the long queue, with most of the rest being Kai Shan Realm cultivators. There were only a few Fusion Realm cultivators like Zhang Bufan.

"What's so strange about that? This is the center of the Eastern Region, a place where major powers are entrenched. Do you think it's like a small place like Qingxuan City?" Zhang Bufan casually glanced at Fire Qingrou and continued, "Fire Junior Sister, be calm. Don't look like you've never seen the world; it'll make your Senior Brother lose face."

"Hmph, you're no different. Your eyes were practically glowing when you saw the city gate," Fire Qingrou said with a look of disdain.

Hundred Li Jingang rode on Baldy's back, craning his round head to look around, his eyes full of curiosity. From time to time, he would take out some darts and other items from the bag hanging around Baldy's neck, carefully put them into his mouth, and chew them gently.

This was what his Second Senior Sister had told him: when there were outsiders, he couldn't eat Spiritual Artifacts in public; he would be seen as a monster.

After about half an hour of waiting, it was finally Zhang Bufan and their turn.

Guarding the city gate were two middle-aged men, both in the Middle Stage of the Lie Hai Realm. One had a long, horse-like face, and the other was a burly man with a full beard.

The long-faced middle-aged man glanced at Zhang Bufan and his companions and said indifferently, "There are three people in total. Each person needs to pay 1000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, for a total of 3000."

"Chirp chirp chirp!" Baldy barked in dissatisfaction, meaning, 'Who are you looking down on? Why don't you collect my Spirit Stones?'

Zhang Bufan slapped Baldy on the forehead, then quickly took out 3000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and handed them to the horse-faced middle-aged man, then dragged Baldy into the city.

"Chirp chirp chirp!" After entering the city, Baldy still chirped a few times in dissatisfaction.

"I say, are you sick in the head? You're unhappy that he didn't collect your Spirit Stones," Zhang Bufan glared at Baldy in annoyance. "If you think you have too many Spirit Stones, then drink less when we have wine later."

Baldy's expression immediately changed, and he quickly shut up.

Fire Qingrou followed behind them, covering her mouth and chuckling softly.

Soon after, in the hall of a restaurant called 'Ten Mile Fragrance,' three people and one bird sat around a large table, which was covered with various delicious foods. Baldy, as usual, jumped onto the table and devoured everything.

"Dong Yong, why does East City feel so much more crowded these past two days?"

At the table to Zhang Bufan's left, a middle-aged man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks asked the square-faced middle-aged man opposite him.

"Mahou, you don't know about such a big matter?" Dong Yong asked with a puzzled expression.