The four of them stopped together at the entrance of the residence.
Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but chuckle.
This Hanzi (Man) was going to take them to meet their Gang leader?
What kind of operation was this?
Bringing devils into the village?
The three of them exchanged glances, and finally Chen Sheng nodded with a strange expression.
“Then will you take us to see?”
The Hanzi (Man) was overjoyed, pushed open the door of the residence, and rushed inside.
“I brought three new people! Leader, show them a demonstration!”
Someone with a fierce expression stopped him and kicked him.
“Are you crazy? The leader is Cultivating! Keep it down.”
Although the Hanzi (Man) was clearly bigger than the other person, he still lowered his head and apologized.
“You let those few people in first, I’ll go inform the leader.”
An Chen quietly sensed, there was no Spiritual Qi fluctuation in the courtyard, it didn’t seem like anyone was Cultivating.
He did hear a very faint snore…
After a while, the snoring disappeared, and soon after, a person with a feather fan and silk scarf, and a sword at his waist, walked out of the house.
This person looked to be around thirty, not old, but for some reason, his eyebrows were white.
“Look, our leader, his eyebrows have turned white from Cultivating! He says this is a sign of nearing the Dao!”
The Hanzi (Man) introduced excitedly.
“Don’t let his youth fool you, he’s actually hundreds of years old!”
An Chen pinched his chin, feeling the Qi Refining second layer Cultivation of the person in front of him, and quietly restrained his aura.
As long as he restrained his aura, this person would definitely not be able to discern his Realm.
“A few young friends, I heard you also wish to explore the Dao of Cultivation?”
This person smiled slightly, looking inexplicably benevolent, but An Chen found him awkward no matter how he looked.
“He’s…”
“Brothers! Come out quickly, the leader is about to demonstrate!”
Noisy sounds came from both sides of the courtyard, indicating that many people were rushing into this courtyard, some even climbing over the wall and jumping in directly.
Soon, forty to fifty people gathered in the courtyard.
And An Chen immediately saw that familiar figure in the noisy crowd.
Wang Zhaoyang!
“Junior Brother, we… hmm?”
Jiang Cheng just turned his head to look at An Chen, but found that An Chen had put on a face mask at some point, covering his face.
“I’m shy.”
“Ah…”
Jiang Cheng was utterly confused.
Junior Brother is shy?
He pinched his chin and carefully scrutinized An Chen.
Junior Brother does look decent, but there are no women here… Could it be?!
Jiang Cheng’s gaze changed instantly.
Upon noticing the change in Jiang Cheng’s gaze, An Chen no longer looked at Jiang Cheng, but simply lowered his head to stare at the ground.
Although he hadn’t let Wang Zhaoyang see his face that day, the problem was, he wasn’t sure if Wang Zhaoyang had seen him at school.
Even if not, if they met at school later, wouldn’t he be exposed on the spot!
“Shh!”
The Hanzi (Man) suddenly put his index finger to his lips, hushing the two of them.
“Watch closely!”
Wang Zhaoyang in the crowd also stood on tiptoe, craning his neck to look in the direction of the Gang leader, but Wang Zhaoyang was not tall, and the people in front of him almost completely blocked his view.
“Heh heh, since everyone wants to see, then I will show you a thing or two.”
The Gang leader lifted his sleeve, and a golden light suddenly flew out from within; the golden light transformed into a Flying Sword, and the shimmering Flying Sword soared through the air, circling twice before landing in front of everyone.
“A Flying Sword Talisman, and one of such low quality and crude workmanship.” Jiang Cheng pouted, a little disdainful.
An Chen also recognized this item.
And Jiang Cheng, who already knew how to make talismans, was even more familiar with this item.
This Flying Sword Talisman was of the lowest quality, obtainable for a few dozen Spirit Stones; because it could be reused and had decent power, it was very popular among Cultivator, and many low-Realm Cultivator possessed one.
However, in front of this group of Mortals, it was an unrivaled “immortal power.”
Wang Zhaoyang, along with the crowd, opened their mouths wide and let out a “wow~” sound.
The Gang leader looked at a tree stump in the courtyard, as if making a sudden decision, and pointed at it.
“I’ll cut that one!”
An Chen looked closely and found that one half of the tree stump’s broken surface was relatively smooth, while the other half looked as if it had snapped, just like when chopping a tree, one half is cut first, and then the other half of the trunk slowly falls, causing the break.
An Chen could confirm that this spot had been cut by a sword before.
Moreover, the fact that a tree stump was inexplicably left in this courtyard was suspicious in itself.
An Chen’s eyelids twitched; it was likely that this tree was the one cut last time.
“Cut!”
The Gang leader suddenly shouted, pointing his feather fan, and the Flying Sword in the air immediately streaked a blur, cutting towards the tree stump.
A golden light flashed, and the tree stump, which was already only half a person tall, was cut off another section; the cut was diagonal, so the upper half of the wood slid down.
The Hanzi (Man) immediately ran over, picked up the fallen wood, and held it up for display.
“Look!”
The crowd beside him immediately began to applaud, and someone let out a yell, then a large group of people cheered, shouting something, probably flattery and praise, which An Chen didn’t hear clearly.
But An Chen’s most direct feeling was… these people were probably involved in a pyramid scheme!
“Three friends, you’ve seen it, our Gang leader’s immortal power is boundless; as long as you follow him in Cultivation, you will surely become powerful figures dominating an area in the future!”
The Hanzi (Man) ran back and quietly urged Chen Sheng, who was at the very front.
“Many ordinary citizens in the city and villagers from outside don’t understand Cultivator; the most they can see of Cultivator are some city guards, and some passing Cultivator. When Cultivator truly display their power, they mostly don’t see it, so they can only imagine what Cultivator are like.”
Jiang Cheng quietly explained to An Chen.
Therefore, this fellow in front of them only used a small trick, yet he managed to get so many people cheering, and Wang Zhaoyang, who came from Earth, was no exception.
“In the city, are there no instances of Cultivator making a move? Is their understanding really that narrow?”
“Fighting is forbidden in the city; not for ordinary people, and even less so for Cultivator! Compared to other cities, Qingfeng City is relatively small, but the public order is better, and generally there really aren’t any trouble-making Cultivator.”
Mainly, there’s nothing to cause trouble for in this place.
“There used to be arena competitions, but they were mainly for Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator, and the open viewing areas were limited; these stories were spread by word of mouth among the common people, and we don’t know what they eventually turned into.”
An Chen nodded, indicating understanding.
At this moment, Chen Sheng pushed away the Hanzi (Man) who was constantly urging him to join their Gang, turned around, and said helplessly to the two of them:
“I really can’t take it anymore, what this guy is saying is giving me a headache, it’s deafening.”
He paused, then said:
“Let’s make a move.”