Chapter 2: The Four Evils of Windless City

  "Do all of them need to undergo spiritual transformation?" The receptionist, who was fiddling with her fingernails, raised her head and asked with a haughty expression.

  "Not just us five need to transform." Lan Ruoxue said calmly, because the minimum requirement for spiritual transformation is a Spiritual God, so Lan Ruoxue and others did not hide their true strength.

  "One hundred purple gold coins per person." The receptionist said, then lowered her head again to fix her nails.

  "What? One hundred purple gold coins? You're robbing me?" Old Man Zao couldn't help but shout loudly.

  "What? No money? You dare to come for a spiritual energy transfer without money? The Master is not just anyone, you know!" The receptionist said with a mocking and disdainful tone.

  "This is five hundred purple gold coins." Leng Ruoxue took out 500 purple gold coins and threw them in front of the receptionist, saying coldly. Fortunately, she had foreseen this and exchanged her purple crystal coins for purple gold coins at the bank before coming to the Xuan Shi Guild Hall. Otherwise, this woman with a condescending attitude would have ridiculed them even more.

  The receptionist was stunned. She didn't think that the beautiful girl in front of her, who looked like she couldn't possibly afford it, would actually be able to produce 500 purple gold coins. To put it mildly, this was no small amount!

  "What? Not enough money?" Cold-as-snow gazed at the stunned receptionist and said calmly.

  "Uh! That's enough." The receptionist, who had come back to her senses, said somewhat awkwardly.

  "Can we proceed with the spiritual energy transfer now?" asked Leng Ruo Xue, her beautiful eyes lightly scanning the receptionist with a cold tone.

  "Alright, fill out this form." The receptionist took out a few forms from the drawer and handed them to Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Grandfather, for you." Leng Ruoxue handed out the forms to Leng Qingtian and others.

  After Leng Ruoxue and others finished filling out the form, they handed it back to the receptionist.

  "Follow me." The receptionist said somewhat uncomfortably and led Rongruo Xue and the others to the second floor.

  After arriving at the second floor, the receptionist knocked on one of the room doors.

  "President, someone wants to undergo spiritual power conversion." The receptionist said respectfully from behind the door.

  "Ask them in!" A man's voice came from inside the door.

  "Please come in!" The receptionist said to Leng Ruo Xue and the others, then turned around and left.

  Leng Ruo Xue and others directly pushed open the door of the room and walked in.

  In the room, a man was sitting in a chair, smiling slightly as he looked at them.

  The man was about twenty years old, handsome in appearance, elegant and refined, with a noble temperament and an extremely affable attitude.

  "Welcome, everyone. It's been a long time since our guild has had so many people come to undergo spiritual power conversion." The man said with a warm smile.

  "The rent is so expensive, ordinary people can't afford it! Of course, there's no one left!" The old man seemed to be muttering to himself, but his voice was loud enough for everyone to hear.

  "Our prices are all unified quotations from the Association of Masters, and if you really have difficulties, you can also pay in installments after the conversion is successful." The young man explained with a very good temper.

  "Is there such a thing? What if the conversion fails?" The old man asked curiously.

  "If the conversion fails and you really can't afford to pay, just work for our Xuan Shi Guild for two years and this debt will be cleared." The young man said.

  "Oh, then why did your receptionist say that if you don't have money, you can't make the conversion? And also said that not just anyone can be a Xuan Master." The old man asked with a curious face, his face full of the words "humble and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask".

  "Hmm! This... I think she didn't explain it clearly." The young man said with a slightly awkward tone, but in his heart, he had already decided the fate of that receptionist.

  "My name is Lan Meng, I am the president of the Wu Feng City Xuan Shi Public Association, and it will be me who will guide you all in the spiritual power conversion." Lan Meng continued to shift the topic.

  "Then please, Blue Ming Pavilion, tell us about the method of converting spiritual power and what we need to pay attention to!" Leng Qingtian said.

  "Good, spiritual power conversion is an important turning point in becoming a Xuan Shi. After the conversion is successful, one can become a respected Xuan Shi. The levels of Xuan Shi are divided into six: Xuan Zhe, Primary Xuan Shi, Great Xuan Shi, Xuan Wang, Xuan Huang, and Xuan Zun."

  "The Xuanzhe's Xuanli color is light yellow, the primary Xuan Master is yellow, the Great Xuan Master is light green, the Xuan Wang is green, the Xuan Huang is light purple, and the Xuan Zun is purple. The attributes of Xuanli are consistent with those of Ling Master's Lingli."

  "In addition, the conversion of spiritual power to mysterious power is very painful, so it's essential to persevere and not give up halfway. If you do, the conversion will fail. I've been in the Mysterious Master Guild for many years and have seen many people who couldn't make it through the final hurdle and failed. I sincerely hope each of you can succeed, so please remember my words." Blue Ming said very sincerely.

  "Thank you, we will remember." said Leng Ruoxue.

  "This is the incantation for spiritual power conversion, remember it well." Lan Meng handed each of them a card similar to a magnetic card and said.

  Leng Ruoxue and others took over the card and remembered the password on it.

  "After you've successfully transformed, this card will also serve as proof of your Xuan Shi identity in the future, so please keep it safe." Lan Ming reminded them.

  "Hmm." Cold-as-snow and others nodded.

  "Now, I'll take you to the conversion room." Blue Ming said as he stood up.

  Leng Ruo Xue and others followed Lan Ming to a large, enclosed room. The room was very spacious and had been divided into several smaller rooms.

  "You each choose one, and then go in to transform!" Blue Ming said.

  Leng Ruo Xue and others nodded, then each went into a small room.

  After entering the small room, Leng Ruoxue was surprised to find that the spiritual energy in this room was extremely dense. The walls of the room were inlaid with crystal stones used for gathering spirits. The room was not large, with only a small low table and a futon.

  Leng Ruo Xue sat down cross-legged on the couch, then silently recited the incantation in her mind and began to transform the spiritual energy within her body...

  "How much longer will it take?" The old man, who was waiting in the large room, couldn't help but ask after half an hour.

  "It's all about individual differences! The longer it takes to transform, the higher one's talent is, and the greater their future achievements will be." Lan Meng explained very patiently.

  "How much longer will it take?" the old man asked again.

  "It will take at least an hour," Lan Meng replied.

  "Oh." The old man stopped talking and directly closed his eyes, pretending to fall asleep.

  However, three hours later, none of the five people who went in had come out yet.

  "I said, it's been three hours since they went in, why haven't they come out yet?" the old man asked with some concern.

  "This proves that their qualifications are quite good." Lan Meng said calmly, it took three hours to convert and it was not finished yet, which is enough to prove that their qualifications are medium to high. If they can succeed, people with such talents will basically be cultivated by the family.

  Three hours passed again, and finally a heaven and earth rule arrived...

  "This is...that old man's room." The old man muttered to himself.

  "It seems he succeeded." Lan Meng said in surprise, actually using six hours and still succeeding, it's really unbelievable. Basically, those who exceed five hours and succeed in the conversion are considered top-notch.

  "Hmph! He's just a blind cat who happened to run into a dead mouse." The old man said with disdain.

  "Huh!" Blue Ming's forehead dripped with two drops of cold sweat. Is there such good luck for a blind cat? If it were true, probably everyone would want to be a blind cat.

  A moment later, the old man walked out of the small room with a refreshed look on his face.

  "Not bad, congratulations on becoming a Xuan Shi." Lan Meng said, looking at the old man.

  "Thank you, Lanhui Chang." The old man replied politely.

  "The card just now, you can now activate it with your blood. After activation, your identity information will be recorded on it, and at the same time, you will also become a member of our Xuan Shi Guild." Lan Meng explained.

  "What are the benefits of joining the Xuan Shi Guild?" The old man asked very pragmatically after acknowledging his allegiance.

  "Our Xuan Shi Gong Hui's industries are all over the vast continent of Huang Tian, as a member of Xuan Shi Gong Hui, you have priority to buy and can enjoy the lowest discount. The higher your strength and status, the cheaper it is." Lan Ming said with a faint smile, although this old man's question was very realistic, but he appreciated the old man's straightforwardness.

  "We still have to spend money? We don't have any!" The old man said with a bitter face.

  "Uh!" Lan Meng was speechless, he had never heard of a Xuan Shi who would lose money.

  "With your qualifications, if you were to become a Xuan Shi, your family would definitely go all out to cultivate you, so you don't have to worry about money at all." Lan Meng continued to comfort them.

  "We don't have family." The old man sighed.

  "That's all right, when you all become Xuan Masters, there will be many families who want to win you over." Lan Meng said somewhat helplessly, but in his heart he couldn't help but wonder if this old man was doing it on purpose!

  As it turned out, he was right, the old man did it on purpose.

  Just as the old man was chatting with Lan Meng, another Heavenly Rule descended...

  "Heh heh, Lin Xiaozu has also become a Xuan Shi." The old man said with delight.

  Not long after, the Heavenly Dao Rules descended once more, and Leng Qing Tian also became a Xuan Master.

  Lan Meng was somewhat speechless, watching the heavenly rules descend one after another. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, when did becoming a Xuan Shi become so easy? Moreover, what's even more unbelievable is that these people's qualifications are actually higher than one another.

  Lin Liang and Leng Qitian almost simultaneously walked out of the small room. After they came out, Lan Ming again told them the same thing, and then quietly sat down to wait, because there were still two people who had not come out of the small room, and he was also very curious to know if these last two people could also become Xuan Shi.

  Time slowly passed by, and in what felt like no time at all, another four hours had slipped away. Yet, Leng Ruoxue and Ye Chen still hadn't made a single move...

  Gradually, the blue sky was no longer calm. To know that the top genius on the continent of Hua Tian had only used eight hours to transform his spiritual power, but now ten hours have passed, and the two people in the small room still haven't made a single move.

  A day has passed and Leng Ruoxue and Ye Chen still haven't come out...

  Lan Meng sat in the chair of the large room, looked at several old men sleeping soundly not far from him, and couldn't help but feel speechless. How come they didn't worry at all? On the contrary, he was motionless guarding here, what's going on?

  "Hey, those two haven't come out yet?" The old man, who had just woken up from a nap, asked with some confusion in his eyes.

  "Not yet." Lan Meng replied faintly.

  "Oh, then I'll just go back to sleep," said the old man, and he lay down on the ground again, even starting to snore.

  Two days have passed...

  Three days have passed...

  On the fourth day, the long-awaited Heavenly Mandate finally descended once again...

  "It seems that Ye Xiaozi has also succeeded!" The old man said with a smile, as for their success, the old man had actually expected it long ago. After all, they were all people who had eaten the Little Girl's Washing Marrow Pill and so many spiritual fruits. If they failed, what else could they do? They might as well go raise pigs.

  A moment later, Ye Chen walked out of the small room.

  "Grandpa, hasn't Snow come out yet?" Ye Chen looked around everywhere, but couldn't see any sign of Snow, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

  "Not yet, don't worry!" Tian An comforted.

  Alas! If Snow hadn't come out yet, he wouldn't have come out so early either. Ye Chen muttered to himself.

  Lan Meng saw Ye Chen walk out of the small room, without saying a word, because he had been thoroughly struck down. He had always thought that his qualifications were quite good, but compared to these few perverts, he only then realized that his qualifications were not worth being proud of at all.

  In a small room.

  At this time, Leng Ruo Xue had reached the final juncture of her spiritual energy transformation. Through her divine sense, she clearly saw that the silver-white mysterious energy source in her dantian was becoming increasingly clear and solid...

  Xuanli source is a silvery white light group formed after the conversion of spiritual power begins. After all the spiritual power is converted into Xuanli, the Xuanli source will also become more and more condensed. This is also the only place where Xuanli is stored. The larger the Xuanli source, the more Xuanli it stores.

  Due to the 'Reversal of Heaven' technique, the spiritual energy in her body was exceptionally dense. Therefore, she converted all this spiritual energy into Xuan energy, which took a longer time. Moreover, converting spiritual energy into Xuan energy was somewhat painful, and the pain would become more intense as it progressed.

  Enduring the intense pain, she finally converted the last bit of spiritual energy within her into Xuan energy. Before the Heavenly Rules descended, she released all her beasts from their seals. The shape-shifting beasts instantly filled the small room, and then, the Heavenly Rules for becoming a Xuan Master descended...

  After the rules of heaven and earth dissipated, Leng Ruo Xue hurriedly recalled all the beasts back into their shackles, while she herself remained in the small room to consolidate her cultivation...

  After becoming a Xuan Master, Leng Ruo Xue discovered that she needed more spiritual energy from heaven and earth. However, as a Ling Master, the ratio of absorbed spiritual energy to spiritual power was 1:1. But after becoming a Xuan Master, the ratio of absorbed spiritual energy to Xuan power was 10:1. In other words, as a Ling Master, no matter how much spiritual energy she absorbed, it could be converted into spiritual power at a rate of 100%. However, after becoming a Xuan Master, the same amount of spiritual energy could only be converted into 10% Xuan power.

  When her cultivation had solidified to a certain extent, Leng Ruoxue stopped cultivating and stood up, leaving the small room.

  "Xu'er, you've finally come out... *sigh*..." Just as Leng Ruo Xue had walked out, the demon rushed up to her and tightly hugged her into his arms.

  "What's wrong with you, demon?" Ling Ruo Xue was full of question marks on her face. The demon's reaction was a bit too big, wasn't it?

  "Others miss you so much... *sigh*... The demon choked back a sob, it had been five days since he last saw Xue Er, missing her so much... so much..."

  "I miss you too, okay? Don't cry!" Leng Ruoxue cooed with some helplessness. Alas! This demon was getting more and more clingy.

  "You've finally come out." Lan Meng said as he walked in front of Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Have I been in for a long time?" Cold Snow's face was full of doubt.

  "It's been five days already." Lan Meng sighed, and on his handsome face were written the two big words "pervert".

  "Oh, Blue will be fine now, right?" said Leng Ruoxue calmly.

  "Uh, that card requires you to sign in blood." Lan Meng said hastily, and the cold reaction from Leng Ruo Xue was a bit beyond his expectations.

  "Lan Hui Chang, will the Mystic Association provide any mystic techniques to the mystics?" Leng Ruo Xue asked, both spirit masters and mystic masters have their own specialized skills. Although after becoming a mystic master, spirit techniques can still be used, they are not as powerful as mystic techniques. Mystic techniques are also divided into primary, intermediate, advanced, earth, and heaven levels. Therefore, she guessed that the Mystic Association should at least provide primary-level mystic techniques.

  "The guild can provide free primary and intermediate mystic skills, but advanced mystic skills require money to purchase. As for earth-grade or heaven-grade mystic skills, they can only be bought at auctions." Lan Ming explained.

  "Oh, then I want a copy of each of the primary, intermediate, and advanced levels of the Xuan techniques." said Leng Ruoxue after some thought.

  "Hmm, alright, aside from the beginner and intermediate mystic techniques, I'll sell you the advanced ones at 60% of the price." Lan Meng said after a moment's pause.

  "Can't you make it cheaper? We're really struggling." The old man said pitifully, his slightly cloudy eyes welling up with tears.

  "Let's just give a 50% discount." Lan Meng said weakly, with two drops of cold sweat falling from his forehead.

  "Thank you, Blue has grown up." Cold as Snow's lips curled into a faint smile, her beautiful eyes looked at the old man with appreciation, thinking to herself, good! He knows how to save money, not bad, this is a good phenomenon.

  "Come with me, I'll take you to get the Xuan skill." Lan Ming said.

  "Good." Leng Ruo Xue and others followed Lan Meng, arriving at the library together.

  After entering the library, Lan Meng took out a few animal skin scrolls and handed them to Leng Ruxue.

  "The mysterious skills you want are all here." Lan Ming said.

  "Thank you, Blue Willow has grown up." said Leng Ruoxue as she opened the beast skin scroll and glanced at it casually.

  "As long as you're within Windless City, Miss Leng, if you need anything, feel free to come find me." Lan Meng reminded.

  "Alright, Grandfather, let's go!" Leng Ruo Xue turned her head and said to Leng Qing Tian and the others.

  "En, blue will grow, farewell." Cold engine guest suite way.

  After leaving the Mystic Guild, Leng Ruoxue and others planned to find an inn to temporarily stay, but after searching for several streets, they didn't find a suitable place, either too expensive or the environment was too poor.

  "This one will do!" said Leng Ruoxue, looking at the inn in front of her which was not too big but still quite clean.

  Everyone nodded and walked in together.

  "Excuse me, are you staying at our hotel?" The waiter came up to greet us warmly as soon as we walked into the lobby.

  "We want one room." said Leng Ruoxue.

  "Huh? So many of you, and you've only booked one room?" The attendant's eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, wondering if he had heard correctly.

  "What? Not allowed?" asked Leng Ruoxue.

  "Not really, with so many of you, is one room enough?" The waiter couldn't help but ask.

  "This is our business." said Leng Ruoxue calmly.

  "It's none of your business, why ask so many questions? Hurry up and arrange a room for us." The old man said somewhat impatiently. Damn it, the prices here are ridiculously expensive, this is not a place for humans to stay.

  "Yes, yes, I'll arrange it right away." The waiter said with a hint of fear, turned around and left.

  More than ten minutes later, the waiter appeared in front of them.

  "Several of you, the room has been arranged, please follow me." The waiter said respectfully.

  Leng Ruo Xue and others followed the waiter up to the second floor, where he pointed to a room at the far end of the hall: "Everyone, this is our inn's best room. Does it meet with your approval?"

  Leng Ruoxue pushed open the door and walked in, taking a glance around the room's decor before saying, "It'll do."

  "How many of you need dinner?" the waiter asked.

  "Not necessary." Lan Yu said calmly.

  "That's all for now. If there's anything else, just let me know at any time." The servant finished speaking and left.

  After everyone walked into the room, Leng Ruoxue closed the door. Then, she made a move in her heart and moved Leng Qingtian and others to the ring together.

  "Ah! It's still good here!" The old man sighed and said after returning to his space.

  "Spare me the nonsense." The old man said with a dismissive curl of his lip.

  "Grandpa, what's for dinner tonight?" asked Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Xue'er, let's try that alligator meat!" Leng Qingtian suggested, it had been several days already, and they hadn't had the chance to taste the alligator meat yet!

  "Alright! Alright! Girl, let's eat that ugly thing tonight!" The old man's mouth was watering in agreement.

  "Then eat it!" said Leng Ruoxue, she hadn't eaten that thing before either!

  "Qing Jue!" Cold-as-Snow softly called out into the void.

  "Sister." Qing Jue and Xiao Hei Dog appeared in front of Leng Ruo Xue at the same time.

  "Qing Jue, tonight Grandfather and the others will be eating alligator meat, you'll accompany them." Leng Ruo Xue instructed.

  "Alright, sister." Qing Jue replied.

  "Grandpa, I'll trouble you with dinner, I'm going to study the mysterious skills." said Leng Ruoxue with a hint of playfulness.

  "Go!" Leng Qingtian nodded and said.

  Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao returned to the Purple Bamboo House together. After entering the house, she took out the mysterious technique and placed it in front of the two of them.

  "You little monster, learn this dark attribute technique first." Leng Ruo Xue found a beast skin scroll with a dark attribute mystic skill and handed it to the little monster.

  "Good." The demon took the beast skin scroll, opened it to take a look, and memorized the mantra of the dark attribute mystic technique. Then, he returned the beast skin scroll to Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Huh, you finished reading it that quickly?" Leng Ruo Xue said somewhat speechlessly, what kind of speed is this?!

  "It's just a basic mystic skill, and it doesn't even have any difficulty." The demon said disdainfully.

  "It is." Cold as snow nodded, they were now just Xuan Zhe, the lowest level of Xuan Shi, so they could only learn primary Xuan techniques.

  "Xue Er, wait a minute! Let's study together!" The demon said with a spring-filled face, his bright and shiny eyes flashing with over 100,000 volts of electricity.

  "Huh? What are you going to do?" Leng Ruoxue asked, pretending to be stupid, while her heart was racing non-stop. That damned seducer was tempting her again.

  "I want a kiss!" The demon said straightforwardly, not giving Xue Er a chance to pretend.

  "I won't give in to relatives, even if I do, it's my own relatives!" Leng Ruo Xue said with an overbearing tone, then, without any politeness, she pulled down the demon's head and kissed him fiercely...

  The two didn't know how long they had kissed, but Leng Ruo Xue felt like she was going to suffocate, so she pulled away from the demon's enticing lips. However, the demon wasn't satisfied...

  "Uh, Xue Er, I still want." Uhh... He hasn't even kissed her yet!

  "I'm going to suffocate." Leng Ruo Xue pouted, complaining.

  "Then I'll give you mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!" The demon smiled slyly, proactively pressing his lips against hers, giving Ruo Xue artificial respiration...

  Outside the purple bamboo house, everyone was busy preparing dinner, rushing about in all directions...

  However, inside the purple bamboo house, it was a scene of vibrant spring colors...

  "Stop, don't kiss me again!" Leng Ruo Xue hastily panted, warning him that if he continued, she would faint.

  "Xue Er, I'm just giving you CPR!" The demon's eyes sparkled with spring desire, frequently releasing electric currents.

  “……”

  Leng Ruo Xue heard the demon's words, and she was so angry that she wanted to bang her head against a tofu. She regretted it in her heart! It was just a casual remark at the time to coax Qiu Qiu, but unexpectedly, it had been used by the demon all along as an excuse for intimacy, waaah...

  "Xu'er, I'll let you off today. Hurry up and learn the mysterious skills!" The demoness said with a light smile, but in her pitch-black eyes, it was clearly written 'to be continued'!

  "Don't you dare touch me!" Leng Ruoxue warned.

  "Heh heh, you reminded me." The demon's extremely handsome face was filled with a pleased smile, and then, with a long arm stretched out, he grasped Cold-as-Snow into his own embrace, holding her tightly.

  "Damn you, how am I supposed to learn like this?" Leng Ruoxue growled in a low voice, humph... why was she so helpless against the demon?

  "Xue Er, you study yours, I hold mine, we don't disturb each other, isn't this great!" The demon said with satisfaction, heh heh, he really admired his own idea.

  Leng Ruo Xue looked at the demon's extremely punchable appearance, speechless for a long time. Alas! She wanted to hit him, but couldn't bear to do so. What should she do with this guy?

  "Xuě ér, you're learning quickly, it's almost time for dinner." The demon leaned his head on Leng Ruò Xuě's fragrant shoulder, urging her on.

  Alas! Cold as snow, he let out a heavy sigh, then resignedly picked up an animal skin scroll and began to study...

  The demon is on the side, staring at Leng Ruoxue with an unblinking gaze, humming, Snow's serious learning appearance is so cute!

  Time flies.

  "Xue Er, dinner is ready." After a while, Leng Qing Tian's voice came from outside the Purple Bamboo House.

  "Got it, Grandpa." Leng Ruoxue stopped her studies and replied.

  "Monster, let's go!" Leng Ruo Xue turned her head and said to the monster.

  "Good." The demon nodded and the two of them left the Purple Bamboo House together.

  Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao arrived together at the newly built General's Mansion in the space, surrounded by people sitting in the garden, happily eating and chatting...

  This general's mansion was Beastly's lair, specially built for Cold-as-Snow and the others, and had been kept secret from them until it was completed, at which point they were given a big surprise.

  When Leng Ruo Xue and Grandfather saw this General's Manor, which was exactly the same as the one on Liang Feng Continent, they were so moved that their eyes welled up with tears, almost crying out loud. Because, their beast beasts were really too considerate! However, unfortunately, Brother was still in seclusion and hadn't seen this new home yet!

  After dinner, Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao returned to the Purple Bamboo House to continue their study of mystic skills.

  After two days, Leng Ruo Xue finally mastered all the mysterious skills. Compared to spiritual skills, the greatest advantage of mysterious skills is their greater power. Even just a beginner-level mysterious skill is stronger than a top-grade spiritual skill!

  "Xuě er, shall we go out for a walk?" The demon suggested as soon as Xuě er finished her studies.

  "Good." Leng Ruoxue knew that the demon had been following her every step of the way for the past two days, although occasionally he would eat some tofu. However, she estimated that he was also getting a bit bored.

  "Where are we going?" The demon asked with a hint of excitement... He's going to take Xue Er on a trip around the world!

  "Let's go for a walk on the street!" Leng Ruo Xue didn't know where to go, but they hadn't carefully strolled around the streets yet.

  "Hmm." The demon didn't care where they went as long as they were with Xue'er, but in the space, there would always be light bulbs coming to disturb them.

  The two left the room of the inn and were going downstairs when they ran into that waiter.

  "Are you two going out?" The waiter asked very respectfully.

  "Yeah, go take a walk." said Leng Ruoxue indifferently.

  "Two of you, I advise you not to go out today!" The waiter carefully looked around and said in a low voice.

  "Huh? Why is that?" Lan Xue's curiosity was piqued.

  "Because today is the day of the City Master's Thousand Gold Selection of a Husband." The servant replied with an odd expression.

  "What does it have to do with us if she chooses her husband?" Leng Ruoxue asked somewhat puzzled, could it be that on the day of the city lord's daughter choosing a husband, ordinary citizens were not allowed on the streets? That would be too overbearing!

  "Miss, to be honest with you, our Windless City's young mistress detests women who are more beautiful than her. Usually, when she encounters such a woman, she will think of all sorts of ways to get rid of her..."

  "And what she likes most are handsome men, especially extremely handsome ones. Any man who catches her eye has no chance of escape. In our Windless City, any man with a bit of charm, except for Blue Master of the Mystic Master Guild, has almost all fallen prey to her poisonous hands..."

  "The lord's daughter has her likes and dislikes, and you two have both taken them all, so I advise you two not to go out today, lest you get into trouble." The servant warned with a bitter tone.

  "It's just the daughter of a city lord, can't she do whatever she wants? " Ling Ruo Xue really couldn't understand, refused to acknowledge it. The city lord of this Windless City didn't even seem to be a cultivator, so what backing did his daughter have that allowed her to act so willfully?

  "No way, they have a strong backing, no one dares to mess with them." The waiter said with disdain on his ordinary face.

  "Are you referring to the Sun family?" asked Leng Ruo Xue calmly.

  "It's not just the Sun family, but also the Artisan Association, the City Master's Thousand Gold's artifact talent, which is said to be a rare sight in a hundred years. Moreover, she is also our Huatian Continent, Vice President of the Artisan Association's beloved disciple." Shier explained.

  "Is she a member of the Qishi Guild? No wonder she's so arrogant!" Leng Ruoxue said disdainfully. She hated it the most when rich second-generation kids relied on their identity and power to bully others. However, with the Qishi Guild backing her up, it was no wonder that she would be so reckless. After all, in the vast land of Huangtian, apart from the three major families, only the five major guilds could be mentioned in the same breath as them.

  After hearing the glorious deeds of the city lord's daughter, Leng Ruoxue was shocked to discover that the women she had met on the Liangfeng Continent were really nothing compared to her. Compared to the city lord's daughter, those women's behavior seemed childish and immature.

  "Yes! The people of our Windless City all secretly call the City Lord's daughter one of the Four Evils of Windless City." The servant replied with a sly smile.

  "Huh? The Four Evils? Who else?" asked Leng Ruoxue with some curiosity.

  "Flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, and the young master's gold." The servant spoke very smoothly.

  Her face was as cold as snow, with a multitude of black lines hanging on her forehead. Among the four pests she knew, there seemed to be rats, but now the rats had been replaced by the city lord's thousand gold, this is...

  "Two of you! Don't leave the inn for the next few days, no matter what! I'm doing this all for your own good." The waiter warned with some concern.

  "Hmm, thank you, I'd like to know where the young mistress of the city lord is choosing her husband?" asked Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Why are you asking this? Don't go looking for trouble!" The waiter said with some concern, sighing. He really didn't want such a beautiful young girl to come to harm!

  "Hehe, don't worry, I won't go." Leng Ruo Xue wasn't afraid of trouble, but since she was new to this place, it was better not to stir up any trouble if possible. After all, a strong dragon can't suppress the snake in its own territory!

  "Oh, good, the selection of the city lord's daughter-in-law is on East Main Street, it should be sealed off by now," said the servant.

  "Hehe, thank you for the information." Leng Ruoxue took out a purple gold coin and stuffed it into the waiter's hand as payment, then left the inn with Yao Jiao.

  The attendant who stayed in place looked foolishly at the departing couple, muttering to himself in his heart, wondering if he hadn't made himself clear. Why did they still want to go out?

  "Xue Er, where shall we go for a stroll?" The demon asked as soon as they left the hotel.

  "What you say goes." Cold as snow said indifferently, she was accompanying a monster after all!

  "That young master's daughter is in the east, let's head north!" The demon said after some thought.

  "Good." Leng Ruoxue nodded, and the two of them walked together in the direction of Beida Street.

  Beida Street is located on the north side of Windless City, and it can also be considered a relatively prosperous street. The shops on both sides of the street are lined up, but there are only a few pedestrians on the street.

  "Xue Er, let's have a bowl of noodles!" The two turned around for a while, and the rogue inadvertently saw a noodle stall on the street, and suddenly had the idea of eating noodles.

  "Hmm." Cold as snow nodded and the two casually found a place to sit down.

  "Two of you, what can I get for you?" The noodle seller was an old man who looked over seventy years old. Seeing that he had customers, he walked to the front of Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao, and asked.

  "Uncle, we want the best noodles." said Leng Ruoxue after a moment of thought.

  "Alright! Wait a minute!" The old man turned around excitedly and left, and after a few minutes, he brought up two bowls of steaming hot noodles.

  Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao had just picked up their chopsticks, ready to savor their meal, when a young man suddenly knocked over their table. Two bowls of noodles clattered to the ground, splattering directly onto the floor.

  "You owe us an apology." The demon grasped the young man's collar and roared angrily.

  "I'm sorry, it wasn't intentional, someone was chasing me from behind." The young man said with a apologetic face, continuously saying "sorry".

  "Someone is chasing you, can't you run somewhere else? Why must you crash into our table?" the furious demon yelled.

  "I really didn't mean to, you guys hurry up and run too, or it will be too late." The young man said with a tense face, trying his best to struggle free from the demon's grasp, but no matter what he did, he couldn't break free.

  "Run? Why run? Is there a tiger behind?" asked Leng Ruoxue, somewhat puzzled. Wasn't this man being chased? Why did they have to run too?

  "It's even more terrifying than a tiger! The one chasing me is Zhu Mudan, run quickly!" the young man exclaimed anxiously.

  But when the old man selling noodles heard the name Zhu Mudan, he was so scared that he didn't even care about his own stall and ran away directly.

  "Who is Zhu Mutan? A pig with a peony on its head?" asked Leng Ruo Xue, somewhat curiously.

  "How can you not even know Zhu Mutan, that's the infamous Windless City Four Evils, the young master's treasured daughter." The young man said anxiously, he really wanted to die, how come he was so unlucky and bumped into these two ignorant people? What's more infuriating is that these two actually still clung to him tightly, woe...

  "Huh, isn't she choosing a husband on East Street?" At this time, Leng Ruo Xue still didn't know that she and the demon had already been categorized as "little whites" by this man!

  "I am the husband she has chosen." The young man shouted.

  "Hmm! Congratulations." Leng Ruo Xue said with a smile, and took a glance at the man who was being held in the demon's hand. The man was about twenty years old, with a handsome face, extraordinary temperament, tall and straight figure, indeed a rare beauty to behold. However, compared to the demon, he still fell short by far.

  "Congratulations, you have two options: either let me go or kill me?" The young man said with a look of resignation.

  "Why kill you? Being the son-in-law of the city lord is a great thing! That's an iron rice bowl, and you'll have a backing afterwards." Cold Snow teased.

  "Hmph! Who cares?! The Zhu family already has eighteen sons-in-law!" the young man said disdainfully.

  Eighteen rooms! So cool! Leng Ruo Xue's forehead is full of black lines...

  "What do you want me to do to let me go, what conditions do you have, just say it, as long as I can do it, it's okay." The young man gritted his teeth and said resolutely.

  "And don't blame me for not reminding you, but the two of you are also in great danger. One of you is an extraordinary handsome man and the other is a stunning beauty. Zhu Mu Dan will never let you go, so it's better to leave here early, which would be beneficial for all of us." The young man said, glancing at the demon.

  "None of you are leaving today!" Just then, a loud and arrogant voice rang out in the ears of the three.

  Digression

  Thank you nuanai05 and 李嫦秀 for the diamond.

  Thank you hstlittle and Crystal for the flowers.

  Thanks for the votes from shirley47, wuxie198271 and rui nini.