119: Chapter 119: The Strange Beggar

White Emperor City.

On the streets and alleys.

Xiao Ran was walking slowly along the main street of White Emperor City with Bai Linger.

The setting sun slanted westward, dyeing the ancient buildings on both sides of the street a warm gold.

Vendors began to pack up their stalls, pedestrians grew fewer, and the whole city exuded a lazy sense of comfort.

Bai Linger walked by his side, quiet as always.

The two maintained a subtle distance between them.

Neither too far nor too close, neither like strangers nor like intimate people.

Xiao Ran asked suddenly.

"Young Miss Bai, you have lived in White Emperor City for eighteen years. Are there any places you would recommend?"

Bai Linger thought for a moment.

"There is an old shop in the east of the city that makes good osmanthus cakes."

"My mother often took me there when I was a child."

Xiao Ran raised an eyebrow.

This plot is a bit familiar!

Could it be that I need to use an emotional blade to win her over?

"Shall we go and have a taste?"

Xiao Ran turned his head and asked.

Bai Linger glanced at him and nodded slightly.

The two changed direction and walked towards the east of the city.

But after walking a few steps, Xiao Ran suddenly frowned.

He sensed a Divine Sense locking onto him, faint and elusive.

It was not intense, not sharp, and could even be said to be gentle.

But the owner of that Divine Sense was clearly deliberately trying to attract his attention.

Furthermore, that Divine Sense seemed to be guiding him in a certain direction.

Xiao Ran paused his steps.

Bai Linger noticed his abnormality.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Ran did not answer, just looked in the direction of the Divine Sense.

It was the direction of the west of the city, a secluded alley.

A cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

The auction just ended, and someone is already targeting me?

Someone came to me to kill and seize treasures?

Do they really think I am a grassroots Cultivator?

I have a background, you know.

"Young Miss Bai."

He spoke suddenly.

Bai Linger looked at him.

Xiao Ran took a jade talisman from his storage ring and handed it to her.

"This is a communication talisman. If I don't return in half an hour, crush it, and someone will come to pick you up."

Bai Linger's expression changed slightly.

She understood something instantly.

After all, she had always stayed in White Emperor City and had heard of such things often.

"Is someone going to kill you?"

Xiao Ran laughed upon hearing this.

"There are many people who want to kill me; who do they think they are?"

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the alley.

"Wait here, don't run around."

Bai Linger opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but saw him walk away without looking back.

She stood in place, watching his back disappear into the depths of the alley.

In her heart, a strange feeling suddenly arose.

This man...

Why is he so calm?

Is he not afraid at all?

...

In the depths of the alley, the light was dim.

Xiao Ran walked slowly, his Divine Sense spreading out, vigilant of everything around him.

That Divine Sense was still locking onto him, guiding him forward.

Passing through several alleys, the view suddenly opened up.

It was an abandoned open space.

On the open space.

A slovenly old man was squatting in the corner, with a broken bowl in front of him containing a few scattered copper coins.

He was wearing a tattered robe full of patches, his hair was messy on top of his head, and his face was so dirty that his features could not be seen clearly.

He held a bamboo pole in his hand, tapping on a broken jar in front of him.

A beggar?

Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment.

That Divine Sense came from this old man?

He narrowed his eyes and quietly probed with his Divine Sense.

But as soon as it approached the old man, the Divine Sense was like a stone sinking into the sea, disappearing without a trace.

Xiao Ran felt a chill in his heart.

This old man is not simple.

However, he remained calm on the surface, walked up to the old man, and looked down at him.

"Old man, did you use your Divine Sense to lure me here?"

Xiao Ran's tone was not polite at all.

Firstly, he was a Demon Son of the Eternal Night Demon Sect; in the entire younger generation, there were not many people with a higher status than him.

Moreover, behind him were Mo Yuan and that Grand Elder he had never seen before.

So with people behind him, he was not panicked.

Secondly, the old man in front of him had no malicious intent.

This was Xiao Ran's confidence.

The old man heard this and looked up, revealing a dirty face.

His eyes were very bright, revealing a shrewdness inconsistent with his appearance.

"Young man, your eyesight is good, but your mouth is very foul."

The old man grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

It seemed he didn't display any Life Qi because of Xiao Ran's tone.

"Don't you know how to respect the old and love the young?"

"I have been squatting here for a long time, just waiting for you."

Xiao Ran crossed his arms in front of his chest, still looking indifferent.

"Waiting for me? Waiting for me for what?"

The old man chuckled.

"Waiting for the treasures on you."

"The nine nether magic lotus seed bought for fifty million Spirit Stones, that broken stone bought for one hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones... tsk tsk, struck it rich, struck it rich."

Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes upon hearing this.

This old man has good intelligence capabilities!

He had only just left the auction, and this old man already knew what he had bought, and even knew the exact price.

Prepared.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran suddenly smiled.

Prepared is good!

Wanting to find him, but using such a gentle method.

There is only one possibility.

That is, he has a request for him.

But what exactly he is requesting, Xiao Ran does not know.

He only knows one thing now: his attitude can be more arrogant.

Therefore, Xiao Ran changed the subject.

"So you want to kill and seize treasures?"

The old man tilted his head to look at him, not answering.

Xiao Ran did not wait for his answer and continued to speak to himself:

"Old man, do you know who I am?"

The old man blinked.

"Who?"

"The Seventh Demon Son of the Eternal Night Demon Sect, Xiao Ran."

"Have you heard of it?"

Xiao Ran raised his chin, looking extremely arrogant.

After all, he is a member of the Demon Sect.

If a member of the Demon Sect is not arrogant, wouldn't it be in vain?

The old man nodded upon hearing this.

"I've heard of it, a kid who has been quite famous recently."

"Since you've heard of it, then it's easy to handle."

Xiao Ran said slowly.

"Let me tell you something you don't know: my Master is the Third Supreme Elder of the Eternal Night Demon Sect, an old monster at the Body Integration Stage."

The old man's expression did not change in the slightest upon hearing this.

"I know now."

"Do you know the value of having the Eternal Night Demon Sect, one of the four transcendent forces of the Northern Territory, behind me?"

The old man continued to nod: "I know, I know."

Three questions in a row, and Xiao Ran's Aura was fully sufficient.

He took a step forward and looked down at the old man.

"Then you still dare to target me? Are you tired of living?"

The old man looked at his arrogant appearance, and not only did he not display any Life Qi, but he laughed instead.

"Young man, you are quite interesting."

Xiao Ran was stunned.

Interesting?

"I have lived to such a great age, I have seen those who bully others by relying on power, and I have seen those who use the tiger's might to intimidate others."

"But someone as righteous and bold as you, without blushing or heart beating fast, is truly rare."

The old man said with a laugh, shaking his head.

Xiao Ran's mouth twitched.

Is this old man praising him or scolding him?

"Alright, stop talking nonsense."

Xiao Ran waved his hand.

"What exactly do you want to do? Say it straight."

Xiao Ran did not want to continue wasting time here.

The old man put away his smile upon hearing this and looked at him.

"Young man, I came to find you not to kill and seize treasures."

Xiao Ran raised an eyebrow.

"Then what is it for?"

The old man took out a tattered pouch from his bosom and handed it to him.

"Take it."

Xiao Ran took it and probed with his Divine Sense.

The pouch was empty, with nothing in it.

He frowned.

"What is this?"

The old man waved his hand.

"It's not useful now; when you can use it, you will naturally know how to use it."

Xiao Ran stared at him.

"What do you mean?"

The old man did not answer, but revealed a mysterious smile.

"It means that you will be able to use this thing very soon."

"When the day comes that you use it, you must promise me one thing."

Xiao Ran was silent for a moment.

"So this is forced buying and selling?"

"Why should I promise you?"

The old man looked at him, his gaze deep.

"Because... you will soon not be you."

"You kid are quite interesting; it would be a pity if you died."