311: Sikong Qianluo: I'm already eighteen years old.

Two of the three City Lords of Snow Moon City—Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng.

The two looked at each other from a distance. Duan Zhengchun's lips curled up slightly, but he said nothing, turning back toward the Ascending Heaven Pavilion and walking right in.

"Young Master, those two should be the other two City Lords of Snow Moon City—Great City Lord Baili Dongjun and Third City Lord Sikong Changfeng."

"Mhm, it's them," Duan Zhengchun nodded.

"Young Master doesn't plan on meeting these two City Lords?" Moon Princess looked at Duan Zhengchun in surprise.

She had thought that once Duan Zhengchun learned their identities, he would go to meet them, but now it seemed he had no such intention at all.

"I don't have time. This Prince's purpose for coming here is Li Hanyi. As for Lei Wujie, I'm just bored and came to take a look on the way," Duan Zhengchun said calmly.

Moon Princess nodded and said no more.

Entering the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, Lei Wujie had already reached the fifth floor by this time, unaware that Duan Zhengchun had also arrived.

"Oh? Prince Duan, you actually came to Snow Moon City! Why didn't you say something beforehand? I could have had someone welcome you." Sikong Qianluo was waiting boredly on the first floor for Lei Wujie when she turned around and saw a familiar figure walking in.

Seeing who it was, Sikong Qianluo's eyes immediately lit up, and she went to greet him.

"Oh, it's little girl Qianluo. You guys are here too?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Sikong Qianluo with a smile.

This girl had a frank personality and valued loyalty; she was a real live wire.

Sikong Changfeng certainly had a good daughter.

"Where am I small? I'm not small at all, okay? I'm already eighteen years old," Sikong Qianluo retorted with a dissatisfied look.

"Mhm, indeed not small anymore!" Duan Zhengchun nodded solemnly.

Only then did Sikong Qianluo raise her proud little head in satisfaction.

However, the expressions of the others nearby became a bit strange, but seeing no change in Duan Zhengchun's expression, they didn't dare say anything.

"Tang Lian greets the Prince." Tang Lian bowed to Duan Zhengchun.

"Xiao Se greets the Prince." Xiao Se also cupped his hands in greeting to Duan Zhengchun.

"No need to be so polite. Forget about being a Prince; there aren't so many rules when traveling," Duan Zhengchun waved his hand with a smile.

Although Duan Zhengchun said so, Tang Lian and Xiao Se didn't dare to actually take it that way.

After all, Duan Zhengchun's status was right there, and his strength was even more terrifying.

"Prince, this way please..."

"Lei Wujie has already gone to challenge the Ascending Heaven Pavilion. We just need to wait here; the snacks here are quite good," Tang Lian said with a smile.

"Yeah, Prince, we'll just wait here," Sikong Qianluo agreed with a nod, looking at Duan Zhengchun expectantly.

"Alright, then we'll wait here," Duan Zhengchun agreed with a nod.

Because in his perception just now, Li Hanyi, who guarded the sixteenth floor, hadn't arrived yet.

He could have gone directly to find Li Hanyi, but he also wanted to see what kind of combat power Lei Wujie could unleash in front of her.

"Senior Brother, this person is not simple. He entered the Ascending Heaven Pavilion. No, I have to go down and take a look; that girl Qianluo is also inside."

"With that girl's personality, I just hope she doesn't get into a conflict with him," Sikong Changfeng said, frowning.

"Haven't you always been very relaxed about Qianluo? Why are you so nervous this time?" Baili Dongjun looked at Sikong Changfeng with a smile.

"Listen to yourself, is that something an uncle should say?"

"Qianluo is your niece after all, aren't you worried about her at all?"

"Those two are very likely related to the Dark River. You're well aware of what the Dark River has been doing these years. If we hadn't remained neutral and avoided interfering in imperial affairs..."

"...they probably would have moved against us long ago. Now that people from the Dark River have come here so blatantly, don't you think there's something wrong?" Sikong Changfeng looked at Baili Dongjun with a frown of displeasure.

"The Dark River may be arrogant, but they wouldn't dare to act so blatantly in Snow Moon City, would they?" Baili Dongjun said, frowning.

"That's a question for you to consider, not me. Stay here and drink your wine; I'm going down to keep an eye on things." After saying this, Sikong Changfeng turned and left.

Baili Dongjun, however, frowned, still thinking about the look the other person had given him earlier.

He hadn't felt a shred of malice, which made him instinctively feel that the other party had no ill intentions in coming here.

It was an intuition; for so many years, his intuition had always been accurate, never failing him.

That was why he had been so relaxed about ignoring Duan Zhengchun and Moon Princess.

However, Sikong Changfeng's words now made him waver slightly.

After all, the Dark River's reputation was too foul; they were a blade in the hands of the Imperial Court, a blade used specifically for dirty deeds.

Back then, the Baili Family had also been targeted by the Imperial Court, and the reason was that they posed a threat. Those in power wanted to solidify their positions, so they secretly had the Dark River act.

If it hadn't been for the Dark River's schemes back then, he and his good brother Ye Dingzhi wouldn't have ended up in such a state.

He had no good impression of the Imperial Court; if possible, he really wanted to kill the current Emperor.

However, he couldn't do that. Once he did, it would implicate the people of Snow Moon City, and he wouldn't be able to face his Master.

Before his Master left, he entrusted Snow Moon City to the three of them. As the Great City Lord, he naturally couldn't act on impulse. He had been guarding Snow Moon City all these years, and fortunately, the Imperial Court hadn't moved against it either.

Now that people from the Dark River had suddenly appeared in Snow Moon City, he had a bad premonition, yet he felt no killing intent from Duan Zhengchun.

That was the real reason he hadn't gone down.

Now that his Junior Brother Sikong Changfeng had gone down, it wasn't right for him, the Senior Brother, to continue pretending to be oblivious.

At the same time, a beautiful young woman with a petite figure and large, quirky eyes appeared at the entrance of the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.

This person was none other than Huang Rong, who had arrived at Snow Moon City ahead of time.

After arriving, Huang Rong found an inn near the city gate to stay at. With her strength, getting some money was all too easy.

Thus, the moment Duan Zhengchun arrived in Snow Moon City, she had already spotted him.

After confirming that Duan Zhengchun had gone to the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, Huang Rong followed suit.

"I didn't expect someone to be challenging the Ascending Heaven Pavilion today. It seems this Prince Duan came specifically for it. I wonder what's inside that could make him travel thousands of miles to get here," Huang Rong murmured to herself, looking at the words 'Ascending Heaven Pavilion'.

Unable to figure it out, Huang Rong didn't overthink it and walked straight in.

At that moment, a figure passed by her. In an instant, Huang Rong felt as if a monstrous beast was staring at her from behind.

In that split second, Huang Rong felt the hair all over her body stand on end.

Huang Rong stood there stiffly, not turning around.

Fortunately, that feeling vanished in a flash, allowing Huang Rong to breathe a sigh of relief.

In just that moment, Huang Rong felt her entire body drenched in cold sweat.

Huang Rong didn't turn back and continued forward, finding a seat in a corner. Only after sensing that the feeling was no longer fixed on her did she breathe another sigh of relief and dare to look back.

She saw a stern-faced middle-aged man whose eyes were like a hawk's, staring in the opposite direction.

Huang Rong followed his gaze and immediately discovered that the group at the opposite table was where Duan Zhengchun was.

Duan Zhengchun was chatting and laughing with several young people, eating pastries and drinking tea, completely oblivious to the man's gaze from across the room.