Monarch Of Time

Chapter 163 - 163 Zhang Dingxiangʼs purpose

Shun Long turned his attention towards the source of the noise, as he too saw a purple-robed middle-aged man approaching them through the crowd.

It was a bald, chubby man with gentle facial features, who was seemingly around his late 40s with a big bump on his forehead. A big smile adorned the manʼs face, as he seemed to have been staring at Shun Long and Liu Mei.

Shun Long also noticed 2 badges on this manʼs c.h.e.s.t. One of them had the shape of a crescent moon, while the other one was surprisingly a silver badge with the word ʼAʼ on it. This meant that this middle-aged man was actually an A-rank mercenary.

ʼʼIsnʼt that Elder Zhang? What is he doing here?ʼʼ

ʼʼRight! I have heard that Elder Zhang is already at the 6th stage of the Spirit realm and is one of the strongest experts of the Pale Moon merchant guild.ʼʼ

ʼʼPerhaps he is here because he needs a new alchemy cauldron? I have heard that Elder Zhang is already a rank 2 silver grade alchemist.ʼʼ

The middle-aged man stopped in front of Shun Long and Liu Mei, and under the astonished gazes of the crowd, he cupped his hands as he looked at them, and said smilingly

ʼʼThis young master and young lady, my name is Zhang Dingxiang and I am an Elder from the ʼPale Moon merchant guildʼ. May I ask for your names?ʼʼ

Shun Long frowned slightly when he saw an Elder of the ʼPale Moon merchant guildʼ approaching them for seemingly no reason, but when he saw the furtive glance that Zhang Dingxiang stole at the ʼSilver-winged panther kingʼ behind him, Shun Long had a guess of what was going on, as he then replied with a slight smile on his face

ʼʼI am Shun Long, and this is my wife, Liu Mei.ʼʼ

Shun Long of course, didnʼt have any reason to hide his real name in the Night star continent. He didnʼt believe that, even if he made any enemies here, that there was anyone who could trace him back to the Desolate east all the way from the Night star continent, and even manage to find the island that the ʼfloating cloud sectʼ has control over, in the mortal world.

Besides, he was probably not the only person in the entire continent named Shun Long, and the same went for Liu Mei as well.

Liu Mei felt her face behind her white veil turning red when she heard Shun Long calling her ʼwifeʼ in public, while at the same time, a sweet smile also appeared on her face.

Zhang Dingxiang nodded his head, as he then continued

ʼʼI heard that around 10 days ago, a handsome young man and a white-veiled young woman with an enchanting figure had appeared on the Mercenariesʼ Association, on top of a black panther.

Now that I see the 2 of you, I must definitely admit that the rumors were true. Only a handsome gentleman such as yourself could have such a woman by your side.ʼʼ

Shun Long didnʼt feel flattered by Zhang Dingxiangʼs bootl.i.c.k.i.n.g, since he clearly understood that this man had a certain goal in mind before coming here.

Indeed, barely a moment later, the chubby middle-aged man continued

ʼʼActually, I wonder if you would agree to have a private chat with me young master Shun. There are certain things that I would like to discuss with you.ʼʼ

Seeing that Shun Long seemed to be interested in their silver grade cauldrons, Zhang Dingxiang also added

ʼʼCoincidentally, we have even better alchemy cauldrons in the private room in the back.ʼʼ

Shun Longʼs eyes glinted for a moment, before he smiled and cupped his hands as he said

ʼʼIn that case, I will have to trouble you.ʼʼ

Zhang Dingxiang smiled widely as he shook his hands repeatedly and said

ʼʼNo trouble, no trouble at all! If you agree, then donʼt view me as an outsider young master Shun.ʼʼ

Liu Mei smiled lightly beneath her white veil, as the chubby middle-aged man led them towards a private room in the back.

After entering inside the room, Shun Long saw a relatively small black table, that seemed to have been made from a material that was similar to marble. Around the table there was a couch and 3 chairs, all of them made from the hide of a rank 3 ʼGolden eyed crimson foxʼ.

Shun Long knew that the fur of a rank 3 ʼGolden eyed crimson foxʼ, was always warm no matter what environment it was placed in.

At the wall at the end of the room, there were many ʼshelvesʼ on the wall, with more than 100 silver grade cauldrons on top of them.

Shun Long wasnʼt afraid that he would be walking into a trap before he stepped foot in the room.

Unless they had a few peak rank 9 Nascent soul stage, or a Dao King, it practically impossible that anyone could stop the ʼSilver-winged panther kingʼ if he went on a rampage.

It was unknown if Zhang Dingxiang had guessed what Shun Long was thinking, as he then pointed at the silver grade cauldrons on the wall and said with a smile on his face

ʼʼAs you can see young master Shun, my intentions towards you are completely sincere.ʼʼ

Shun Long didnʼt go to inspect the silver grade cauldrons on the wall, but instead, he looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, who gestured at him to sit on the couch as he said

ʼʼYoung master Shun, young lady Mei, please have a seat.ʼʼ

ʼʼThank youʼʼ

Shun Long smiled after seeing that the man in front of him seemed to be sincere, as he and Liu Mei then sat on the couch opposite to Zhang Dingxiang.

Zhang Dingxiang looked at Shun Long and asked

ʼʼYoung master Shun, I wonʼt mince my words. I would like to offer you to join our Pale Moon merchant guild as a mercenary. I assume that you already know that, as a mercenary, you will only need to help our guild during the very important missions, and we will not ask for your help otherwise.ʼʼ

After a brief moment of pause, the bald middle-aged man looked at Shun Long in the eyes as he continued

ʼʼAlthough our guild isnʼt the strongest in the Silver sword city, we can still be considered among the 10 strongest. Additionally... if young master Shun agrees to join us, our ʼPale Moon guildʼ is also willing to take out 10.000 spirit stones every month, as payment for young master Shunʼs help.ʼʼ