Tribulation of Myriad Races

Inside Nanyuan, Su Yu continued acting in an arrogant and unbridled manner. He did not intend to stay for long. He did not believe that there was a ruin in Nanyuan. Even if there was one, that would be a fake ruin planted by the Xia Family. In that case, what was the point of staying here?

In the capital, he could visit his teacher and grandteacher. If possible, he could even have a chat with Old Wan. That was someone he could never see through. That fellow had pretended to be a peak Mountainsea for many years. Recently, he seemed to have entered seclusion to break through into the Sunmoon Realm…Yeah, if anyone actually believed that, it would be safe to conclude that this person wasn’t very smart.

Su Yu didn’t know what Wan Tiansheng’s real strength was. But people like Marquis Xia, Hong Tan, including Niu Baidao, believed that Wan Tiansheng was more than he seemed.

As far as Su Yu was concerned, those people were all elites. If even those people looked so highly upon Wan Tiansheng, was it possible that Wan Tiansheng would be stuck below the Sunmoon Realm for fifty years?

Through this trip to the capital, Su Yu also wished to learn more about Wan Tiansheng.

***

Near the city gate.

Su Yu was going to leave. Old Qi couldn’t help asking, “Are you really leaving now?”

“Of course.”

Old Qi spoke through voice transmission, “I know you’re relying on the index copy. But what if they decide to not act? I heard that the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion does not have much power in the Human Realm. They have just arrived. The Martial Dragon Guard is also hunting them down in Great Xia. Are you sure they can even send anyone after you buy their service? Do you even have the money to buy their service? And how long will they even take to reach you? Are you not afraid of dying?”

With a pensive look, Su Yu nodded, “You make a lot of sense. Old Qi, why don’t you go on a trip with me?”

Old Qi looked at the sky and refrained from replying. This guy should stop dreaming. He had only reached the Skysoar Realm not long ago. He would not agree to go with this death-seeking guy.

The Martial Dragon Guard member standing guard at the gate was the same person who was there when Su Yu first arrived. Noticing the two conversing not far away, he recalled what happened after Su Yu entered the city. Rolling his eyes, he said, “Bai Junsheng, don’t run around. Just wait here until someone from your Bai Family comes to take you home. You can also wait for Researcher Bai to send someone to take you to the capital.”

When Bai Junsheng arrived, very few people cared about him since nothing had happened yet. But after this fool said all those boastful words in the city, everyone had learned about the arrival of Bai Feng’s cousin. Did this fool really believe that he could reach the capital safely?

Su Yu smiled, “It’s fine. I have my arrangements. I’m merely trying to fish out some people with evil designs. Do I look that stupid to you?”

He raised his voice, “I have my trump card. Anyone with the courage to provoke me will die a miserable death!”

His voice was quite loud, as though he was trying to let everyone know about this. Trump card? What was his trump card? Great Ming?

The guard didn’t know what else he could say. Fine. Since this guy was insisting to court death, what could he do?

Su Yu laughed and said, “I’m leaving. I’ll be visiting my cousin in the capital. If you’re not afraid of death, feel free to come after me!”

He was still as brazen as ever, as though he really had a trump card. Then, he flashed Old Qi one last smile before hopping onto his earthdragon beast and rode off.

But a few seconds later, Old Qi cursed, “Hey! That’s my earthdragon!”

That damn Bai Junsheng! After running all over the city boasting about his cousin, he rode off on someone’s mount like it was his own mount. What a bastard!

But was the index copy really that helpful?

He was unsure.

***

At the same time.

Somewhere inside the mayor’s residence.

A few Martial Dragon Guard experts exchanged gazes before looking at the old man in front of them. That was the commander stationed there, a Sunmoon expert.

“Commander, what now? Bai Junsheng is Bai Feng’s cousin. He left so rashly…would he be fine?”

The commander gazed in the gate’s direction and frowned. After a long while, he said, “Send a few men and have them follow him from the distance. Their presence will serve as a warning to anyone thinking of doing something. This stupid rich second generation from Bai Family doesn’t know how dangerous the world is.”

Did Bai Junsheng think that nobody would dare to lay a hand on him? Dream on! The cousin he was so proud of and Hong Tan were currently the thorn in many people’s flesh. They had only remained fine because they had been staying in the capital. Even the Bai Family had only remained fine because they had been staying in Great Ming’s capital.

It was rumored that Bai Feng was the true creator of the disassembly method. Because of that, he had gained a lot of fame recently. Hong Tan only had two students. His other student had gone missing, or to be precise, the other student no longer had the courage to return. That left Bai Feng as his sole hope.

If one could capture Bai Junsheng and use him to blackmail Bai Feng, perhaps one would be able to obtain the disassembly method in advance. And many people were definitely thinking of doing this.

The myriad races and the other prefectures wanted the disassembly method. The secretly trained multiple character faction and the other factions also wanted the disassembly method.

They couldn’t allow an insignificant Bai Junsheng to cause an unforeseen event. With that, several Martial Dragon Guard members started following Su Yu.

***

At the same time.

Inside a manor in the city.

Someone spoke softly, “Bai Junsheng has left the city.”

“That guy sure is confident. He has probably received an index copy for real. But that idiot should learn to use his brain. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion has only entered the Human Realm earlier today. They are currently being hunted by the various prefectures. They won’t have the courage to do anything so soon.”

“That person called Profound Nine did appear in Great Xia earlier, but who knows if he’s still alive?”

“We wait. Don’t do anything rashly. It is beneath people with our status to take any risks.”

“I know. We can leak the news to the Myriad Race Cult and wait. Let the cult test Bai Junsheng. I doubt the Xia Family will allow anything to happen toward Bai Junsheng…”

“…”

Silence returned to the manor. Outside, the sun was setting. Bai Junsheng’s arrival was like a boulder thrown into the water, sending ripples far and wide.

A majority of the people in the city did not choose to tail him. For them, it was more important to stay in Nanyuan. In any case, there was no need for them to take action personally. There would naturally be others to do the testing for them.

And if capturing Bai Junsheng was really possible, someone would naturally do it. It wasn’t like there was a rule forcing them to keep all their forces together in only one place. Splitting up was always possible, right? There was still a large number of experts operating outside the city.

***

At the same time.

The white masks scattered all over Great Xia received Su Yu’s message.

“Here comes our first business. Get ready to work. Here in Nanyuan, Bai Feng’s cousin, Bai Junsheng issued a mission. He’s hiring a security team from the pavilion.”

“Profound Nine, did you accept the mission?”

“Profound Nine, you’re spreading your index copies already?”

“…”

The white masks were greatly shocked. Holy shit! Wasn’t that a tad bit too fast?

“I call this the power of luck. I appeared not far away from Bai Junsheng so I handed him an index copy. He claimed to be Bai Feng’s cousin. Having investigated Bai Feng before, I learned that Bai Feng was very important. That’s Su Yu’s teacher, also a genius from the multiple character faction. He’s also an important researcher in ability blood essence production and disassembly method. Anyone related to him is worthy of receiving an index copy.”

“Who among you are near Nanyuan? Show up and protect him. I’ll be following in the dark. I have a feeling this mission will help establish ourselves and spread the pavilion’s name all over the Human Realm.”

“Profound Nine, isn’t that too dangerous? It’s still the first day. We’ve just arrived and we still don’t know the place well. We don’t even know much about the experts in Great Xia. Accepting a mission this rashly…”

Su Yu said, “We don’t know much about them, but that is also a good opportunity. Nobody will expect us to accept a mission so soon after arriving.”

“What is…the price Bai Junsheng offered?”

“He will introduce us to Bai Feng and allow us to hand Bai Feng an index copy. There might even be a chance to hand an index copy to Hong Tan. He’s paying with his assistance instead of money. This is the best opportunity for us to open Great Xia’s market. Bai Feng and Hong Tan are the main characters in the coming chaos. If we can establish a connection with them, we will have a very big advantage in coming events.”

The three white masks turned serious upon hearing that.

So fast.

So efficient.

He had found a way to establish a connection with two important individuals in the multiple character faction. They had no choice but to agree that Bai Junsheng’s offer was even better than something like money. This was completely in line with what they needed most.

Since they were going to develop Great Xia’s market, they naturally had to establish contact with some local experts, geniuses, and important individuals. How were they supposed to develop the market otherwise?

“I agree this is a good deal. But I’m too far from Nanyuan. I can only arrive after two days.”

“Yeah, it’s the same for me!”

“I’m near Nanyuan. I’m hiding near Tianshui City. I can accept the mission. Profound Nine, what do you think?”

“…”

That was Yellow Nine. Su Yu replied, “Sure. The two of us will join hands. Working alone is too risky since there’s a chance they might try to lure me away before making a move on Bai Junsheng. Stay near Bai Junsheng while I’ll follow from even further away. I think Great Xia’s Martial Dragon Guard has sent someone to follow Bai Junsheng as well. Be careful. Don’t interfere unless those people are failing to protect Bai Junsheng.”

“Alright.”

A plan was thus drawn. Naturally, he had done everything properly, sending messages to himself through a separate index copy. That way, not even the enforcers would find anything suspicious since there was a proper trail of records for everything.

Also, Su Yu was greatly suspicious that all their conversations were under monitoring.

That was because these conversations were done through their directories instead of masks. It was very likely that this channel of conversation was being watched by the enforcers or even those above the enforcers.

After all, Su Yu would do the same in their position. Done with that, he contacted First Profound through his mask. What a surprise that Old Zhu had actually failed to capture that elder.

“Elder, you there?”

“Elder, you dead?”

“…”

After a while, First Profound replied, “Yes?”

“Where are you, Elder? Let’s meet up. Which prefecture are you in charge of?”

“Great Tang. As for my exact location…I have no idea.”

First Profound snorted. Was this guy trying to dig his location to tell on him?

Yes. He had seen through Su Yu’s plan.