Chapter 331: A Different Cultivation World (Teaser)
"Did you hand it over?" asked Luo Chen.
"Yeah," came Sima Huiniang's reply.
"Did they take it?"
"They did!"
"Good. Head to the back and make sure everyone behaves once we enter the city. No funny business."
After what had happened with Qu Lingjun and Su Xiaolin, Luo Chen had begun paying closer attention to things he'd previously considered less important, like discipline, appearances, and conduct. Huo Hu’s ambush might not have been directly linked to that earlier conflict, but Luo Chen understood that much of the trouble didn’t start with dramatic gestures. It often began subtly, in ways people ignored, and only later revealed its full consequences. Luo Chen had no interest in letting such warning signs pile up again. He wasn’t the kind to waste time cleaning up messes caused by petty nonsense, especially not when those messes belonged to someone else.
Sima Huiniang nodded and obediently moved to the rear to handle the group. After she left, Luo Chen approached the hanging bridge and looked toward the weathered old man dressed in a snow-white robe, who was calmly sipping tea.
"Sorry to trouble you, Fellow Daoist Xu," Luo Chen said politely.
Xu Jingnian had once been loud and carefree, barking orders wherever he went. Back then, he had relied on the name of Ice Fortress to do so. Now, standing before a Foundation Establishment Initiate who spoke to him with dignity and restraint, he didn’t dare to act superior. Besides, he’d already accepted Luo Chen’s spirit stones.
"No trouble at all, Senior. No need to be so formal. Just call me Da Nian or Old Xu," he replied.
Luo Chen smiled. "Alright then, Old Xu it is."
Watching from the side, Xu Xiaoliu found the whole scene rather unbelievable.
This Luo Chen, who spoke with such grace and courtesy, was a completely different person from the one who had mocked and outwitted Lu Rong at the docking field. It was like watching two different people wear the same face. The difference was even more striking, considering his uncle wasn’t even as strong as Lu Rong in terms of cultivation.
Xu Jingnian finally raised his head and looked Luo Chen straight...
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