Mortal Seeking Immortal

After three rounds of drinking, the city lord looked at Ye Zhou and said, "I wonder who is Ye's master?"

Ye Zhou said, "I have no sect or school. I am just a casual cultivator."

The city lord said, "Since Ye dared to bring Rong Yin across the Ghost Desert to Xianliu City, he must have some extraordinary qualities and is not an ordinary casual cultivator."

The city lord looked at Ye Zhou with a gleam in his eyes.

The cultivator named Cheng sitting behind Ye Zhou looked at Ye Zhou expectantly, waiting for Ye Zhou to show his extraordinary qualities to the city lord.

The eyes of all the cultivators in the hall were focused on Ye Zhou at this moment. Even Baili Yu, who had looked down on Ye Zhou before, also looked at Ye Zhou, as if he wanted to see what Ye Zhou was capable of.

Ye Zhou glanced at the female cultivator named Qi sitting next to him. Seeing that she looked normal, he was slightly relieved to know that the female cultivator named Qi had not told the city lord that he was carrying a spirit insect.

Ye Zhou was originally thinking about how to explain to the city lord that he was carrying a spirit insect, but now it seems that there is no need.

Ye Zhou said to the city lord indifferently: "I am afraid that I will disappoint you. I am just an ordinary casual cultivator, and I have no special qualities. I have no choice but to cross the Ghost Desert to come to Xianliu City."

At this point, Ye Zhou showed a helpless look on his face, and continued: "Miss Qi also knows the situation at that time. If we don't cross the Ghost Desert to come to Xianliu City, we will probably be caught up by the cultivators sent by the ghost clan halfway, and we will not be able to come to Xianliu City alive. Only by taking the risk of crossing the Ghost Desert can we have a glimmer of hope."

After Ye Zhou finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Qi Rongyin who was sitting next to him.

Qi Rongyin heard the words and looked at Ye Zhou with a strange look in his eyes, and then nodded to the city lord and said: "Yes, uncle, the situation on that day was just as Fellow Daoist Ye said."

Ye Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon hearing this, the city lord showed a hint of disappointment in his eyes, but then the disappointment disappeared without a trace.

Some of the cultivators present no longer looked at Ye Zhou with such eagerness, as Ye Zhou had lost his value to them.

The cultivator named Cheng, who was sitting behind Ye Zhou, was disappointed, as his plan had failed.

Xianliu City respected strength, and even though Ye Zhou had made great contributions in escorting Miss Qi, his cultivation was mediocre and he had no outstanding qualities. The city lord would soon forget him, and Ye Zhou would become an ordinary Jindan-level cultivator in Xianliu City.

The city lord continued, "Brother Ye escorted Rong Yin to Xianliu City and offended the ghost clan. I think the ghost clan will not let you go easily."

"For the sake of safety, in my opinion, brother Ye should stay in Xianliu City for a while before deciding whether to stay or leave."

The city lord wanted to invite Ye Zhou to stay in Xianliu City for a long time, so as to add some strength to Xianliu City, but now that he saw that Ye Zhou had no outstanding qualities, he gave up the idea.

Ye Zhou nodded and said, "Thank you, city lord."

The city lord looked at the monk named Cheng who was sitting behind Ye Zhou and asked him to arrange a suitable residence for Ye Zhou in the city. The monk named Cheng quickly agreed.

After that, the city lord shifted his attention from Ye Zhou to Baili Yu who was sitting below him.

The city lord asked, "Little friend Baili, I wonder what interesting spiritual insects you have cultivated recently? I heard that you took people to the Ghost Desert a few days ago."

When the city lord said this, most of the cultivators' eyes fell on Baili Yu. Everyone knew that Baili Yu would only lead a team to the Ghost Desert to test spiritual insects after cultivating new spiritual insects.

Baili Yu showed a smug look in his eyes, and said to the city lord, "You will know it naturally after a while."

The city lord nodded and said, "Then I will wait for your good news."

An hour later, the banquet ended. The city lord and Baili Yu and others had important matters to discuss, so they left first.

Most of the cultivators present saw the city lord leave, and they also said goodbye and left. No one wanted to make friends with Ye Zhou anymore. Ye Zhou was very deserted, which was exactly what Ye Zhou wanted.

Ye Zhou turned to look at Qi Rongyin and said, "Miss Qi, can you please have a chat?"

Although most of the monks had left, there were still several monks in the hall. It was not convenient to talk here, so Ye Zhou invited Qi Rongyin to chat somewhere else.

Qi Rongyin seemed to have something to ask Ye Zhou, so she nodded and said, "I know there is a secluded place suitable for chatting around here. Fellow Daoist Ye, please come with me."

Ye Zhou stood up and was about to leave with Qi Rongyin, but suddenly remembered that the monk surnamed Cheng was still waiting to arrange accommodation for him. He looked at the monk surnamed Cheng with an apologetic look and said, "Sorry, fellow Daoist Cheng, I still have something to talk to Miss Qi about. If you have something to do, you can leave first and I will contact you later."

After hearing this, the monk surnamed Cheng looked back and forth between Ye Zhou and Qi Rongyin, and smiled and said, "I'm not busy. Fellow Daoist Ye, just go. I'll wait for you at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion."

Ye Zhou did not see the deep meaning in the eyes of the monk surnamed Cheng, and said lightly, "Then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Cheng."

After Ye Zhou finished speaking, he left the hall side by side with Qi Rongyin.

Qi Rongyin took Ye Zhou to a pavilion on the lakeside next to the hall. Because the pavilion was located in a remote area, few people passed by this place.

The two stood still in the pavilion. Before Ye Zhou could speak, Qi Rongyin took out a jade slip from her bosom and handed it to Ye Zhou, saying, "Fellow Daoist Ye, this is the technique I promised to give you in advance. You can check it out."

Ye Zhou took the jade slip from Qi Rongyin's hand, released a divine sense to explore it, and began to browse the contents of the jade slip.

In just a few moments, Ye Zhou had finished checking it, accepted the jade slip, and politely said to Qi Rongyin, "Thank you, Miss Qi."

Qi Rongyin shook her head and said, "Fellow Daoist Ye, if I want to thank you, I should thank you for saving my life. If it weren't for you, I might have fallen into the hands of those people and would not have been able to come to Xianliu City alive."

At this point, Qi Rongyin took out a storage bag from her arms and handed it to Ye Zhou, saying, "My uncle asked me to give this storage bag to you. There were many people at the banquet just now, and I didn't give it to you in public to prevent others from being jealous and secretly attacking you. I hope Fellow Daoist Ye will forgive me."

Ye Zhou accepted the storage bag, and after a few polite words with Qi Rongyin, Ye Zhou wanted to say goodbye and leave.

At this time, Qi Rongyin said, "Fellow Daoist Ye, please stay. I have something else to ask you."

Ye Zhou looked at Qi Rongyin and said, "Miss Qi, please speak."

Qi Rongyin said, "Fellow Daoist Ye, why didn't you let my uncle know that you are good at controlling insects? And your insect controlling skills are not inferior to Baili Yu."

Ye Zhou said indifferently, "I only want to stay in Xianliu City temporarily, and I don't plan to stay in Xianliu City for a long time."

After hearing this, Qi Rongyin immediately understood what Ye Zhou meant.

Ye Zhou bowed to Qi Rongyin and said, "Thank you, Miss Qi, for keeping the secret for me. I am very grateful."

Qi Rongyin handed Ye Zhou a jade plate engraved with the word Qi and said, "Fellow Daoist Ye, if you have any trouble in Xianliu City in the future, you can bring this jade plate to the City Lord's Mansion to find me."