Chapter 154.2: Backdoor
Two hours after Qi Yuan left their residences...
His appearance had completely changed, clad in a blood-red robe. Stopping before the palace, joy flickered in his eyes. "I finally found it."
The palace ahead was quiet and desolate. At the gate, a young attendant was dozing off, head nodding. Qi Yuan swept him with a glance.
The attendant seemed to sense something in his dream and was jolted awake.
He looked at Qi Yuan, an inexplicable fear rising in his heart. "W-who are you?"
Qi Yuan answered honestly, "I am a Core Formation cultivator participating in the Eastern Lands Prodigy Battle."
The fear in the attendant's heart eased somewhat. He asked slowly, "Eastern Lands Prodigy Battle? Then what are you here for?"
"I heard that the person in charge of this Eastern Lands Prodigy Battle, the great expert Feng Lan, resides here."
With a face full of disdain, the attendant said, "No. No meetings allowed. He will not see anyone."
In Cloud City, there were two Violet Palace experts. One was the Cloud Court Master and the other was Feng Lan.
From time to time, some ignorant and foolish cultivators would come seeking an audience with Feng Lan. The guard thought that Qi Yuan was one of them.
Just then, the palace doors opened, and a tall woman stepped out. She asked, "Ming Ri, what's going on?"