"A portrait?" Zhang Yun's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he had a vague sense of foreboding.
“You probably don’t know this yet.” Rubbing his sore bottom, Hua Mubai explained, “I was able to see your portrait because you will soon be wanted nationwide, and the bounty is not low.”
The bounty for Zhang Yun was not low, even among noble disciples like Hua Mubai, indicating that the bounty was substantial.
"Wanted?" Zhang Yun's eyes flashed coldly as he thought to himself, "The Holy Gate's efficiency is really fast."
"How did you know?" Zhang Yun looked at Hua Mubai and said coldly. A powerful aura emanated from him, putting considerable pressure on Hua Mubai.
“Yesterday I went to the palace with my father and saw and heard about your glorious deeds in a small sect in Donglai Province.”
When Hua Mubai mentioned what he had heard in the palace that day, his eyes lit up, with a hint of admiration in them.
"I heard that you, with your cultivation at the early stage of the Heavenly Origin Realm, fought against several Heavenly Origin Realm experts without being defeated, and even defeated most of them. Moreover, even experts at the late stage of the Heavenly Origin Realm were no match for you. You are truly amazing!"
"Boss, how exactly did you do that?"
"What does this have to do with you?" Zhang Yun replied coldly. "So, you've seen Qianzhi?"
"I haven't met that girl named Ye Qianzhi in person, but I'm sure she's very important to you."
Hua Mubai said confidently.
"Oh, thank you for the news. Now you can go."
Zhang Yun said calmly that the news Hua Mubai mentioned was pretty much what he had expected.
"Huh? Oh..."
Zhang Yun directly told Hua Mubai to leave. Hua Mubai was taken aback at first, then felt a little disappointed, but he couldn't stay any longer, so he turned around and left.
But the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
"Zhang Yun, aren't you afraid that I'll reveal your whereabouts when I get back?" Turning around, Hua Mubai looked at Zhang Yun and asked seriously.
"What's there to be afraid of?" Zhang Yun turned around, glanced at Hua Mubai indifferently, and said.
He could easily kill even Luo Lin, who was in the mid-stage of the Heavenly Gang Realm, so there was really nothing to fear about those people in the Imperial Palace.
But his words clearly took on a different meaning in Hua Mubai's ears.
For Hua Mubai, this was Zhang Yun's unconditional trust in him!
"Since Brother Zhang trusts me so much, I've made up my mind. Even if it means being severely punished by my father, I will bring you into the palace so you can meet Ye Qianzhi!"
To be honest, Hua Mubai was slightly moved and said with a serious expression.
"Oh?" Zhang Yun raised an eyebrow, suddenly feeling that this person named Hua Mubai was quite interesting.
"How do I know if this is a trap to lure us in?"
"Brother Zhang, you're quite the joker." Hua Mubai laughed heartily, patting his chest and saying, "In this vast imperial city, you may not trust others, but you must trust me, Hua Mubai."
"In the entire imperial city, who doesn't know that as long as I'm a brother recognized by Hua Mubai, I'll be extremely loyal?"
Zhang Yun shook his head.
This Hua Mubai really knows how to boast, and his skin is incredibly thick.
Under normal circumstances, Zhang Yun might have made the acquaintance.
Right now, he's really busy.
Just as Zhang Yun was about to send them away again, Hua Mubai interjected, "These past few days have been the triennial opening of the mysterious ancient tomb. Just yesterday, Ye Qianzhi entered the tomb..."
"A mysterious ancient tomb? Qianzhi actually entered an ancient tomb, what is that thing?"
Zhang Yun's eyes flashed, and he said urgently, with a hint of worry for Ye Qianzhi's safety.
"The mysterious ancient tomb is located in Nongyue Lake in Xingyuan Forest. Legend has it that an ancient powerful figure is buried in Nongyue Lake. This powerful figure was so powerful that we cannot even imagine it. The tomb may contain the legacy of this powerful figure."
Hua Mubai explained in detail: "That's why the Great Qin Empire and the surrounding countries, and even the Holy Gate, send batches of cultivators to explore the ancient tomb every time it opens. Unfortunately, no matter how powerful the cultivators are, they all perish in it one after another."
"In the end, the dean of the Royal Academy of the Imperial City concluded that anyone above the Heavenly Origin Realm who stepped into it would surely die, while only cultivators below the Heavenly Origin Realm would have a chance of survival."
"However, even the most talented individuals in the Holy Gate face a life-or-death situation once they step into Moonlit Lake. Nevertheless, many people are willing to risk their lives to obtain the inheritance of a powerful figure."
Upon hearing Hua Mubai's explanation, Zhang Yun's expression turned rather unpleasant.
"Qianzhi, Qianzhi, how could you be so foolish? You're willing to risk your life just so you won't hold me back?"
“Let’s go, take me to Moonlit Lake!” Zhang Yun made the decision immediately without the slightest hesitation.
In his eyes, nothing was more important than Ye Qianzhi's life safety!
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Chapter 165 Star Origin Forest, Moonlit Lake!
Hua Mubai explained in detail: "That's why the Great Qin Empire and the surrounding countries, and even the Holy Gate, send batches of cultivators to explore the ancient tomb every time it opens. Unfortunately, no matter how powerful the cultivators are, they all perish in it one after another."
"In the end, the dean of the Royal Academy of the Imperial City concluded that anyone above the Heavenly Origin Realm who stepped into it would surely die, while only cultivators below the Heavenly Origin Realm would have a chance of survival."
"However, even the most talented individuals in the Holy Gate face a life-or-death situation once they step into Moonlit Lake. Nevertheless, many people are willing to risk their lives to obtain the inheritance of a powerful figure."
Upon hearing Hua Mubai's explanation, Zhang Yun's expression turned rather unpleasant.
"Qianzhi, Qianzhi, how could you be so foolish? You're willing to risk your life just so you won't hold me back?"