Chapter 810: Senior Brother Only Cares About Money (I)
Mount Bailu, Jiangnan.
With rivers winding toward the sea and an abundance of spiritual energy saturating its land, Mount Bailu was centrally located between the headquarters of the Divine Nine and Terrestrial Ten immortal sects. It had long been the chosen site for their grand gatherings.
On this day, the sky was exceptionally clear. Atop the vast gray-stone courtyard on the mountain’s summit, eighteen banners representing the Divine Nine and Terrestrial Ten fluttered in the wind. Only the banner of Taotie City was missing as it had been removed. The purpose of this gathering was to choose its replacement.
Seated calmly in a corner, Huyan Dong, the representative of Mount Mang City, wore a faint smile. Behind him stood two distinct groups. One consisted of his trusted former subordinates from Taotie City, a handful of whom he had managed to gather. The other was the notorious Mount Mang rebels, whose sharp-eyed, fierce, and hostile demeanor set them apart from Huyan Dong's old allies.
Many who saw Huyan Dong greeted him with slight surprise. They had heard that the former lord of Taotie City was now leading Mount Mang City, but seeing him actively working for it in person felt strangely out of place.
One had to wonder if the rebels of Mount Mang had a talent for capturing people, seeing as they not only seized Taotie City but also managed to keep its former leader. Or perhaps it was simply that Huyan Dong, a businessman at heart, simply saw further ahead than these old-school cultivators.
As representatives from various immortal sects arrived, Huyan Dong greeted them effortlessly. Most were familiar faces he had encountered before. However, when the Great Astral Sect entered, he noticed two unfamiliar figures.
At the forefront of the group walked a man and a woman, hand in hand. The man, clad in fitted combat attire with a sword strapped to his back, was strikingly handsome, radiating an air of heroic strength. Beside him, the woman wore a flowing purple dress adorned with golden hairpins. Her bright golden eyes sparkled with playful intelligence.
They were none other than Li Fujian and Ji Lingyu, a young couple who had married early in life.
Among the younger generation of the Great Astral Sect, Yun Chaoxian had always been regarded as the wisest. However, after Li Fujian married, he essentially had gained a second brain, one that was far more intelligent. Since then, many of the sect’s matters had been entrusted to him, though it was Ji Lingyu’s wisdom guiding the way.
Of course, it wasn’t as if Yun Chaoxian didn’t have support; it was just that his partner was Miss Tie Chui. Them being together was more like a case of Dumb and Dumber.