Chapter 2521
by“A guide？” Yang Kai was extremely surprised. There was actually someone who specialized in leading the way into the ancient land. This was really very novel.
However, when he thought of the many dangers in the passage of the ancient land, he quickly understood.
“Don’t look down on Old Foreman. His strength isn’t high, only at the 1st-Order Dao Source Realm, and he’s already very old. But among all the people in the entire Desolate City who have entered the Ancient Lands and returned safely, he has done it the most times. I’ve lived here for thirty years, and I’ve heard that he’s done it about a hundred times. For others, not to mention a hundred times, even if they can come back intact three or five times, it’s already an amazing achievement. He is the most powerful guide in the entire Desolate City, and no one can compare to him.”
Yang Kai couldn’t help but be moved and exclaimed, “Why can he enter and exit so many times?”
Pi San smiled bitterly and said, “I also want to know this. It’s just that Old Foreman never tells others that secret. However, according to my speculation, he should have mastered a safe way to enter and exit.”
Yang Kai nodded and said, “Then I really need to go and meet him. I wonder if this Old Ban is currently in the Desolate City？”
It’s better to be cautious in everything. Although he is highly skilled and bold, if there is someone to lead the way and enter the Ancient Lands safely, it would also be a good choice.”
“He is. I saw him yesterday. However, if you want him to lead the way, it will cost at least three hundred thousand Source Crystals.”
“Source Crystals are not a problem.” Yang Kai smiled slightly.
Three hundred thousand Source Crystals are just a drop in the bucket for him. The banquet that Pi San ate here cost five hundred thousand.”
“Then shall I lead the way for you, sir? Pi San asked courteously.
Yang Kai nodded. After thinking for a while, he called the waiter of this and asked her to bring ten more jars of Wild Barbarian Wine to take them away.
He didn’t need to drink this stuff, but it wouldn’t do Zhang Ruoxi any harm to drink more.
Moments later, the waitress brought ten jars of Barbarian Wine. However, to Yang Kai’s surprise, before he could pay the Source Crystals, the waitress smiled and said, “These drinks are free. Our shopkeeper said that these are for you, sir. Please accept them with a smile.”
“The shopkeeper？” Yang Kai couldn’t help but frown.
It was Pi San who looked at Yang Kai in astonishment, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
“Why did your shopkeeper give me these？” Yang Kai asked, looking at the waitress.
The waitress shook her head and said, “I don’t know either, sir.”
Yang Kai frowned, waved his hand, took out some Source Crystals from the Space Ring and left them on the table. Then he threw those jars of Barbarian Wine into the Space Ring and said to Zhang Ruoxi and Pi San, “Let’s go！”
The waitress was slightly stunned. She seemed not to expect that someone would not even want something given for free. By the time she reacted, Yang Kai had already left the restaurant.
After leaving the restaurant, Pi San wanted to say something several times but held back. Finally, he couldn’t help it and said, “Sir, do you know that shopkeeper?”
“No, this is my first time here！” Yang Kai replied indifferently.
“That’s strange. Since you don’t know him, why did he give you ten jars of Barbarian Wine？”
Yang Kai chuckled and said, “If someone is overly attentive for no reason, they must have ulterior motives. Ignore whatever his purpose is.” Pausing for a moment, he asked, What background does this restaurant have?
Pi San said, “I don’t know either. It seems to have been around for a long time. The shopkeeper has always been mysterious and never shows up. So no one in the Wilderness City knows the origin of this restaurant. But everyone guesses that there is a big force behind it. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to gain a foothold in the Wilderness City and open such a luxurious.
Even a local snake like Pi San doesn’t know the origin of this restaurant. It seems that there is really the shadow of a big force.
Yang Kai refused the free drinks from others because he didn’t want to get involved with this restaurant and avoid being soft-hearted when the time comes.
On the second floor of the restaurant, a pair of bright eyes looked at the direction where Yang Kai left After a long time a slight sigh was heard, and then someone suddenly said, “Send a message to the young master and say that the person he mentioned has come. He is estimated going to enter the ancient land soon. Let him get ready.”
“Yes！” came the reply from a person in the darkness.
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The Wilderness City covers a large area. After walking for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Yang Kai and the others finally arrived at a certain place in the west of the city.
Pi San pointed to a stone house in the distance and said, This is the residence of the old foreman. The grown-up can just go there by himself. The old foreman doesn’t have a good impression of me, so I won’t accompany the adult. Otherwise, if he sees me, he may also have a prejudice against the adults.
Yang Kai nodded and said, “Thank you for your hard work.”
Pi San smiled and said, “The grown-up is too kind. I wish the grown-up a smooth journey and an early return. I’ll take my leave now!”
As he spoke, Pi San moved like a hare and a falcon, quickly disappearing from sight.
“Let’s go.” Yang Kai greeted and walked straight towards the stone house pointed by Pi San.
The houses here are built without any aesthetic feeling, but they are extremely solid, very much in line with the style of the Wild City.
Soon, Yang Kai and Zhang Ruoxi arrived in front of the stone house. Looking around, this stone house was somewhat like a rural courtyard, with a circle of stone walls built outside, and there was a large gate in the center of the house.
At this moment, the gate was wide open, and two martial artists in black tight-fitting clothes were standing on the left and right behind the gate.
Seeing Yang Kai and Zhang Ruoxi’s arrival, both of these two people looked over coldly, with expressions as cold as ice.
“Huh?” Yang Kai was slightly surprised. He thought he had gone to the wrong place. There were guards at the door, and it was obvious that some important person lived here. Moreover, these two guards both had the cultivation base of the Dao Source Realm, with deep and rich auras, and their strengths seemed to be extremely good.
But according to what Pi San said, this Old Ban should not have any noble status. Otherwise, he would not have come and gone through the ancient land passage and made a living by leading the way for others.
“What are you doing?” One of the black-clothed martial artists on the left and right asked in a deep voice.
“May I ask, is this the residence of Old Ban？” Zhang Ruoxi asked.
“I don’t know！” The black-clothed martial artist replied coldly.
Zhang Ruoxi’s beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and she said, “What do you mean you don’t know？ What are you doing standing here if you don’t know？”
Her question wasn’t that difficult to answer. It was either yes or no. The other party actually replied with a ‘don’t know’, looking like he was extremely stingy with his words, which was really infuriating.
The black-clothed warrior gave her a sidelong glance, only sneered lightly, and didn’t answer anymore.
Zhang Ruoxi was extremely angry and frustrated.
Yang Kai raised his eyes and looked inside, smiled slightly, and said, “We should have the right place, but it seems there is someone inside.” Having said this, he looked at the black-clothed warrior standing at the door and said, “Is it your master？”
“You talk too much, friend. Hurry up and leave here.” A warrior on the right suddenly said coldly.
Yang Kai grinned and said, “Why？”
The warrior on the left snorted coldly： “Are you here to cause trouble, friend？ Didn’t you hear that you were asked to leave here？”
Yang Kai was extremely surprised： “This is Old Ban’s residence, right？ Why are you asking people to leave？”
“My young lady is inside now. If you don’t want to die, get out of here！”
Yang Kai was extremely astonished in his heart. He didn’t know which power these two warriors came from, and who that young lady was. She was so overbearing in the desolate city. You should know that the desolate city was a place where dragons and snakes mixed. In case they offended someone they shouldn’t, the trouble would be really big.
But these two bodyguards had a posture of not taking anyone seriously, which showed that their background was also not small, so they were so unscrupulous.
However, he had even killed a Third-Order Emperor Senior and fought against a Great Emperor before, so there were really not many people in this world who could make him afraid. Looking at these two black-clothed martial artists who were flaunting their power, Yang Kai didn’t get angry either. He just said in a gentle tone, “I have something to do with Old Ban. Please step aside.”
As he spoke, a strange light flickered in his eyes.
The two originally overbearing and haughty black-clothed martial artists suddenly both let out a muffled grunt, as if they had been struck by lightning, and took several steps back in unison. Their complexions instantly turned pale.
A extremely oppressive feeling made the two of them have some difficulty breathing, and it was as if a huge mountain was pressing down on their whole bodies. Even moving a finger was extremely difficult. Cold sweat dripped from their foreheads, and they could only watch helplessly as Yang Kai walked past them with Zhang Ruoxi.
Zhang Ruoxi was angry at the overbearing behavior of these two people and even shook her small fist at them fiercely.
Before Yang Kai and Zhang Ruoxi could enter the inner room, a Jiao Chi suddenly came from inside and then there was a sound of breaking through the air.
After a soft popping sound, a muffled grunt rang out. At the same time, a shrill cry of a child also entered Yang Kai’s ears.
Yang Kai’s expression changed, and he quickly rushed into the room. Looking around, he saw an old man with grizzled hair curled up on the pitted ground. The old man’ssmell was not strong only at the first level of the Dao Source Realm. Moreover, due to his advanced age and decreased blood qi, the cultivation of this first level of the Dao Source Realm was a bit unstable.
This person should be the old foreman that Pi San mentioned.
At this moment, he was facing the door sideways, holding a little girl in his arms.
And on his shoulder, a bloodstain was shocking to the eye. It seemed to have been whipped by something. His clothes were torn, and a large piece of skin and flesh was missing, with blood flowing continuously.
The little girl held in her arms was crying loudly at the moment, probably because she was frightened.
Besides this old and young, there were two other people in the room.
One was about fifty years old, with a dignified expression that did not show anger but was awe-inspiring. He looked coldly at the front, with a look of indifference on his face.
And the other person was a girl wearing a fiery red long dress. This girl looked about the same size as Zhang Ruoxi. Her face was extremely delicate, and her figure was also full of concavity and fullness. The tight dress outlined her figure in every detail. Matched with the fiery red dress, she was like a blooming rose.
However, at this moment, the girl was holding a soft whip as thick as a thumb in her hand, raising it high, ready to whip, with a fierce expression on her face, and shouted coquettishly： “Old thing, don’t be ungrateful. This young lady asks you to lead the way because she looks up to you. If you dare to say no again, this young lady will whip you to death！”
Judging from the situation, the injury on the shoulder of the old man curled up on the ground was obviously caused by the girl’s previous whipping and the little girl was also scared to cry by her.
“Ask you again, will you lead the way！” The girl asked the old man fiercely.
The old man lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said： “Miss, can you give me a few days? Little Ling’er is sick and must be taken care of. If I leave, what will happen to her！”
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