Ye Zeyun answered, "No, he hasn’t left. I had Yiwei arrange for him to stay at the Official Posthouse."
"The Official Posthouse..."
Ye Xuan looked at a tall building in the distance. That was exactly where the Official Posthouse was located.
The so-called Official Posthouse was actually an intelligence station established by a city. This station was solely responsible for relaying important news to a city. For a city, crucial intelligence didn’t mean a Three-Star Main Town had changed masters. In their eyes, the Town Mayor of a Three-Star Main Town was nothing more than an ant. They couldn’t care less who replaced the previous ant. Important intelligence to them meant whether any good items had been unearthed within the territory of a Three-Star Main Town. For instance, Spirit Medicine that could elevate cultivation to the Earth Rank.
Of course, for every policy from above, there was a countermeasure from below. If there were truly good items, the Three-Star Main Town would also try its best to hide them and not leak any information. Thus, the people at the Official Posthouse couldn’t possibly know every piece of news.
Shaking his head, Ye Xuan returned to the courtyard to continue fishing and comprehend Void Shattering. Before going to the Two-Star Secret Realm, mastering this Martial Technique would be of great help in hunting Beasts.
The fishhook dropped from the middle and came out on the right. Dropped on the right and came out on the left. Dropped on the left and came out in the middle.
Chasing Moon City. Atop a certain mountain peak.
Liu Ruoxi stood on the mountaintop, looking down at the foot of the mountain. Clad in a red dress, she was breathtakingly beautiful. The masses of living beings below seemed like nothing more than ants. Standing behind her was a wretched-looking old man.
"Miss Ruoxi, why did you call me here? Aren’t you afraid that by turning your back to me like this, I might get tempted and extend my evil claws?" The old man’s eyes were lustful as he stared back and forth between Liu Ruoxi’s slender waist and perky rear.
TSK TSK TSK TSK. One of the two great beauties of the Liu family truly lived up to her reputation.
"If you keep staring at me like that, I’ll gouge out your eyes." Liu Ruoxi abruptly turned her head, her gaze arrogant.
The old man wasn’t intimidated in the slightest. He chuckled and said, "Miss Ruoxi, just say it straight. What did you call me here for? You don’t actually want to gouge out my eyes, do you?"
Liu Ruoxi didn’t speak. Instead, she suddenly lifted her long dress. Beneath the dress were white thigh-high stockings. The stockings were smooth, evidently made from extraordinary material. She lifted her dress halfway up and then, right in front of the old man, took off the white stockings.
The movement was incredibly seductive.
The old man’s eyes lit up, and his drool uncontrollably dripped down. If Liu Ruoxi wasn’t the young miss of the Liu family, he probably wouldn’t have been able to hold back and would have pinned her down long ago.
GULP GULP.
The old man didn’t even blink, keeping his eyes glued to Liu Ruoxi’s slender, jade-like legs, terrified of missing a single detail.
Being stared at like this made Liu Ruoxi uncomfortable, but she endured it. Holding the stockings in her hand, she said, "I know exactly what kind of person you are. Your favorite things are women’s camisoles and stockings. You’ve stolen the intimate clothing of quite a few young ladies from prominent families in Chasing Moon City."
"I am ashamed, truly ashamed. This old man just has a taste for it," he replied.
"Old Filthy Turtle, as long as you do one thing for me, I will give you the stockings in my hands."
"Is... is this true?" The old man was greatly startled. These were Liu Ruoxi’s stockings! Usually, he only dared to fantasize about them in his dreams, never daring to actually offend the young miss of the City Lord’s Mansion.
"I, Liu Ruoxi, always keep my word."
"Miss Ruoxi, what is the matter? Please, speak freely!"
"Go to the place I’ve marked on this map and bring someone back to me. As long as he’s alive, nothing else matters." Liu Ruoxi tossed a map to Old Filthy Turtle.
The location marked on the map was exactly the Ye family’s Three-Star Main Town.
Time passed, with the sun rising and setting.
Ye Xuan fished for five straight days. In the past, five days would have been more than enough for him to cultivate any Martial Technique, even Divine Secret Techniques. However, he still couldn’t master Void Shattering.
He knew his inability to master it was because this Martial Technique of the Supreme Elder contained the Power of Space. Attempting to comprehend the Power of Space was akin to trying to control that entire realm of heaven and earth. It was simply too difficult. The mastery of space required by Void Shattering was second only to Divine Powers like Instant Movement.
The Supreme Elder was truly a genius. He wondered how the man had managed to comprehend such a miraculous Martial Technique.
By now, the sky had grown dark. The moon shone brightly among the sparse stars, and crows flew south.
"There are only ten days left until the Two-Star Secret Realm opens. The absolute maximum time I have left to cultivate this Martial Technique is five days. If I still can’t learn it by then, all these days will have been completely wasted. I might as well have been comprehending Arrays," Ye Xuan said, frowning.
He still felt that time was too short—it simply wasn’t enough! He thought, "Had I known this Martial Technique was so difficult to learn, I would have focused on Arrays. Who knows, I might have gained some enlightenment over these past few days and become a Level 4 Array Master."
Just as Ye Xuan was lamenting, Hua’s voice suddenly rang out.
"Who goes there!" Hua appeared in the courtyard, fully on guard.
"Hua, what’s wrong?"
"Mr. Ye, I think there’s someone here."
"Someone?" Ye Xuan looked around but didn’t notice anything unusual, nor did he detect the aura of a third person.
Just as he was about to speak, Hua pointed at a corner. "Come out, I’ve spotted you."
As Hua’s words fell, an old man walked out. In his hands, he held several pink camisoles along with some women’s underpants. This old man was none other than the Old Filthy Turtle Liu Ruoxi had spoken to.
Ye Xuan was somewhat surprised. Hua’s Perception Power was actually stronger than his own. This was truly a natural gift.
"Smells so good. This is the unique scent of a young girl. Are these yours?" the old man’s voice drifted over. He sniffed the underpants in his hand while speaking to Hua. The gleam in his eyes would disgust anyone who saw it.
Before Hua could answer, the old man let out a bizarre laugh.
"TSK TSK TSK TSK, your figure is absolutely top-tier! But why are you wearing a mask? Little girl, why don’t you take off the mask and let grandpa take a look? Grandpa will give you a lollipop. This lollipop is something only men have..."
Before the old man could finish his sentence, a streak of golden light blasted toward him. Ye Xuan had made his move. This old man was far too lustful. The undergarments in his hands definitely belonged to the Ye family members. For a pervert with such a bizarre fetish to actually dare to come to the Town Mayor’s Mansion to steal unmentionables—he was courting death!
BOOM!
A muffled sound rang out as the Spiritual Qi struck the old man’s body. However, the old man was completely unharmed.
"Hmm?" Ye Xuan frowned. Although he hadn’t used his full strength, that attack was equivalent to the 3rd Layer of the Demon Spirit Realm. The old man hadn’t dodged but remained completely unscathed. This could only mean the opponent’s cultivation was extremely high. No wonder even he hadn’t noticed him.
"You must be Ye Xuan." Old Filthy Turtle looked at Ye Xuan, a fierce glint flashing through his lustful eyes. "Your attack just now wasn’t at the Super Spirit Realm at all; it was at the Demon Spirit Realm. But it doesn’t matter, you’re still far from being my match. Why don’t you just go to sleep for now? I have a deep interest in this masked girl, so don’t you dare ruin my fun."
Old Filthy Turtle’s body suddenly appeared right in front of Ye Xuan. His speed was as fast as a flash of lightning. Upon appearing beside Ye Xuan, he chopped his hand toward the back of Ye Xuan’s head, seemingly intending to knock him unconscious.
Ye Xuan remained motionless because the old man’s aura had already locked onto him. The gap in their cultivation was simply too massive. Without utilizing his full strength, he had absolutely no way to block it.
Right at this moment, an evil energy appeared in front of him. A woman had grabbed Old Filthy Turtle’s hand.
"Hmm?" Old Filthy Turtle’s pupils continuously shrank. This woman had appeared far too abruptly. He hadn’t had any time to react whatsoever. Moreover, her strength was tremendous; he actually couldn’t pull his hand back when he tried to retract it.
Looking closely, it was a woman with blood-red hair. She was tall and had a bewitchingly beautiful face, akin to a queen.
This was yet another top-tier beauty! She was even more exquisite than Liu Ruoxi.