Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

"Fellow Daoist? Fellow Daoist? Are you alright?"

Just as Chen Tian was lost in thought, the old man called out softly from the side.

Hearing this voice, Chen Tian immediately snapped back to reality and chuckled, "Oh, it's nothing. I just inadvertently thought of something."

"Oh, is that so?" The old man nodded upon hearing this. Then, his eyes darted around, and he said, "By the way, I have already ordered people to tidy up the East Warm Pavilion. Before the trade fair begins, you can rest there for a while. How does that sound?"

"That's exactly what I wanted. Thank you for the Manor Lord's arrangement." Chen Tian didn't decline and immediately agreed.

The old man nodded upon seeing this, then shouted loudly, "A'Fu, come out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a servant dressed as a manservant hurriedly ran out from the front corridor, knelt before the old man, and said respectfully, "A'Fu is here. What are your orders, Manor Lord?"

"This is a distinguished guest invited by our Mi family. Now, take him to the East Warm Pavilion to rest. Be careful to take care of him along the way. If there are any mistakes, I will only hold you accountable. Do you understand?" The old man pointed at Chen Tian and instructed the servant named A'Fu.

Hearing these stern words, A'Fu trembled all over and immediately responded, "I understand."

With that, he got up and came to Chen Tian, saying respectfully, "Please follow me."

"Manor Lord, then I will take my leave first." Chen Tian nodded to the old man, then followed A'Fu and walked towards the courtyard in front.

Soon, the figures of the two disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"Second Brother, what do you think?"

Just as Chen Tian had left, a voice filled with endless majesty suddenly echoed from this courtyard. Immediately afterward, an old man also wearing an orange-red robe, but with white eyebrows and hair, suddenly appeared from behind a pear tree.

"Reporting, Eldest Brother, I'm afraid all our previous guesses were true. This person is Yang Ming!"

Upon seeing this person appear, the Manor Lord's face immediately turned gloomy, and he bowed respectfully.

It turned out that this Manor Lord was just the Second Elder of the Mi family, named Mi Sanxiu, while the white-haired old man who suddenly appeared before him was Mi Tong, the true head of the Mi family!

"Is that really so?" Hearing Mi Sanxiu's report, Mi Tong's eyebrows narrowed as he looked at Chen Tian's distant figure, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes.

"I really didn't expect that Yang Ming, who has shaken the entire cultivation world, would actually come to our Mi family to participate in the trade fair," Mi Sanxiu said with surprise on his face.

It turned out that after Chen Tian left the trading shop, the shopkeeper Mi Fang hurriedly went to the Mi family headquarters and described everything that had just happened to Mi Sanxiu.

Mi Sanxiu was an extremely intelligent person. After listening to Mi Fang's description, he immediately noticed something fishy. So, he awakened Mi Tong, who was still in seclusion, and the three of them gathered together for a discussion.

The reason why the Mi family can become the number one family in Forget-Worry City and stand tall for thousands of years is due to their keen intuition and outstanding intelligence.

All three of them were experienced and knowledgeable people, so after some discussion, they immediately made a guess and identified Chen Tian as the recently famous Yang Ming.

However, because this guess was too bold, Mi Sanxiu and Mi Tong decided to personally meet Chen Tian to be sure, which is why the events of just now happened.

However, to their surprise, before they even had time to ask, Chen Tian suddenly revealed his identity in an extremely metaphorical way, catching them off guard.

"Heh heh, who else could cause such a stir in both the Brahma Sect and the Frozen Demon Realm besides Yang Ming?" Mi Sanxiu chuckled and said with emotion, "But it really gave me a big surprise. So many sects outside are searching for Yang Ming's whereabouts with all their might, but who would have thought that he would actually come to our Forget-Worry City? Eldest Brother, what do you think we should do about this?"

However, soon, he seemed to think of something and asked doubtfully, "It's just that Yang Ming is really strange enough. So many sects are offering so many benefits to recruit him, but he doesn't seem to be moved at all. What is he thinking in his heart?"

"Alas, who knows?" Hearing Mi Sanxiu's question, a trace of confusion couldn't help but appear in Mi Tong's deep eyes, and he sighed, "But there is one thing we need to pay more attention to, and that is that we, the Mi family, can only please this person and must not neglect him. No matter what his purpose is, we should try our best to satisfy him. Do you understand?"

"Don't worry, Eldest Brother, I've written it all down," Mi Sanxiu hurriedly nodded, then said, "Then I'll go and take care of the evening trade fair first."

"Yes, go!" Mi Tong nodded in agreement.

Mi Sanxiu bowed slightly upon seeing this, then turned and walked away.

Just after he left, a strong light suddenly flashed in Mi Tong's dark pupils, and he looked thoughtfully in the direction of Chen Tian!

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Chen Tian was naturally unaware of what happened in the courtyard. At this time, he had already arrived at a large courtyard under the guidance of A'Fu.

This courtyard was divided into two levels. The lower level was a flat and spacious square, large enough to accommodate hundreds of people standing side by side. On the upper level of the courtyard, four rows of pavilions were built. Each row of pavilions was sealed off by thick stone walls, so that they did not interfere with each other and were very quiet!

Under A'Fu's guidance, Chen Tian went straight to the second room in the east pavilion. On the doorplate of this pavilion, a picture of an orchid was carved.

Just after settling down, Chen Tian suddenly noticed a strange gaze sweeping towards him. Surprised, he hurriedly looked up and found that Huayang Immortal Lord was actually sitting diagonally opposite him!