Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

Chapter 421: Chapter 363: I’m Your Only Connection Left

”You seem quite surprised to see me here?”

In the evening, a group of people arrived in Minzhou City, and the leader happened to bump into Han Yu as they entered the city, only to turn around and leave without saying a word.

Han Yu cheerfully stopped them, thinking how rude it was for an old friend to just run off without a word.

Ling Wuce merely rolled his eyes in response to Han Yu’s question and didn’t bother to reply.

Is this something to be surprised about?

This is downright terrifying!

He originally brought some cultivators here to take a break, but damn if he didn’t see trouble at first glance—isn’t it natural to leave?

”Little brother, I’m busy, let’s catch up another time if there’s a chance.”

Ling Wuce waved his hand, intending to depart with a group of Cultivator Institute’s cultivators.

He made up his mind; Minzhou City isn’t worth staying in.

At worst, they’d travel a bit further to the next prefectural city to rest.

The main thing is not to be near Han Yu.

That’s strange. Haven’t they always got along well? Why the sudden change in behavior?

Besides, didn’t he have quite an ambiguous relationship with the Fifth Tower?

Han Yu wasn’t planning on letting him go without finding out clearly, so he held on to Ling Wuce tightly.

”Old Ling, tell me, why did you run when you saw me?”

Ling Wuce realized escape was impossible and glanced helplessly at him.

”You know, I’m also involved in Divination Path.”

What does that have to do with anything? Does being in Divination Path mean running away from acquaintances?

Ling Wuce seemed to anticipate Han Yu’s thoughts, pursed his lips in embarrassment, and hesitated.

”There’s a new rumor about you out in the world.”

Han Yu’s face darkened upon hearing this, wondering which bastard was spreading rumors this time.

”It’s currently only circulating among the Divination Path.”

”Now, Divination Path folks are saying you’re a jinx, and whoever gets close to you is out of luck. Even the Celestial Secret Tower has been ruined because of you.”

Damn!

”Who’s spreading this rumor?”

Han Yu rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight someone.

”It’s being spread by the Celestial Secret Tower cultivators themselves, alongside the happenings involving the Celestial Secret Tower.”

Ling Wuce looked at him with deep eyes. If anyone had the right to speak on this matter, it was him. Every time he met with Han Yu, there was trouble.

”How can you believe such nonsense?”

Han Yu argued back logically, then gritted his teeth. Those folks really had no sense of integrity, after all he helped them deal with monsters, and they turned around to spread rumors behind his back.

”If the Celestial Secret Tower says you’re a bad person, people might not believe it, but if they say you’re a jinx...”

To be blunt, no one would question it.

That’s professional expertise.

After all, their field of work is exactly this; Ling Wuce definitely can’t match their expertise in Divination Path.

So, with the Celestial Secret Tower’s authoritative certification, Han Yu might not be able to shake off the jinx label.

”Little brother, if nothing unexpected happens, from now on, I might be the only Divination Path person daring enough to deal with you.”

”I might be your sole connection in the Divination Path.”

Ling Wuce looked at him with sympathy. With this label, for any Divination Path cultivator, being somewhere near Han Yu wouldn’t feel safe anymore.

”You don’t need to worry, most cultivators aren’t superstitious.”

Even though he said so, the cultivators Ling Wuce brought along seemed desperate to get as far away from the two of them as possible, what was that about?

Han Yu stared at him, his mouth twitching, ”So you’re running as soon as you see me because you’re afraid I’ll bring you bad luck?”

”It’s not like that. Mainly, I really don’t have the energy to deal with any more troubles. You don’t know...”

That still sounded like believing in the rumors, just put more politely.

But after hearing Ling Wuce’s complaints, Han Yu picked up something else.

Turns out this guy has been rushing around the Southern Border lately.

”I even thought the Inspectorate sent you to find me.”

When Han Yu saw him at first glance, he actually thought the Inspectorate might have some ideas about pills.

”Damn the Inspectorate, don’t even bring them up, that bastard Quan Xiaotong...”

Then he went on to vent all his dissatisfaction with Quan Xiaotong right in front of Han Yu.

”That guy really lays work on me, putting me in charge of the Mo Family’s artifact business. Every batch of artifacts shipped by the Mo Family had to be sent by me to several major state prefectures, then distributed to small state prefectures around.”

The work was purely thankless, even though he wasn’t running all over the world, he had to constantly cross the Northern and Southern Borders. Even for a cultivator in the Realm of Transcendence, it was too much!

Especially this time when he was responsible for fully arming all the prefectural cities in the Southern Border. One could imagine the kind of traveling involved.

”Let me put it this way: this month I’ve burned through seven or eight flying magical artifacts, just think about that.”

Ling Wuce grinned and bared his teeth as he spoke.

With that description, Han Yu could imagine the kind of running he must have done.

”That’s why I really don’t have the mind to deal with any trouble now, just let me go, let me rest somewhere else, and I’ll return to the Fifth Tower tomorrow.”

Ling Wuce grumbled miserably.

”I’m not here to make trouble, I’m not here for that.”

”I truly believe it, why don’t you just let me go?”

Seeing Ling Wuce determined to leave, Han Yu leaned in to whisper, ”I came here to find the Fire Spirit.”

After saying that, he let go of his hand, ”You can go now!”

Ling Wuce instantly widened his eyes, now that Han Yu really let him go, he actually had no plans to leave.

He quickly waved his hand to dismiss his men, then pulled Han Yu aside to another place.

Making sure there was no one around, the two arrived at an open-air tea house. Then, he seriously asked, ”You’re not joking?”

Han Yu signaled a waiter to bring a pot of tea, then rolled his eyes at him. How could he assume everyone liked to joke around like him?

”Not leaving now?”

Han Yu remarked with a teasing smirk.

Ling Wuce rubbed his old face with a grin, who would leave now? Though he wasn’t a cultivator with Divine Techniques, that didn’t prevent the Fire Spirit from having other uses!

The previous Wood Spirit became the guardian deity of the East Sea, and also brought considerable profit to the Fifth Tower.

Now, whenever Hundred Herbs Bureau’s cultivators saw Ling Wuce, they greeted him with smiles, even the Tower Master of the Hundred Herbs Bureau calling him ”old brother.”

”Are you sure the Fire Spirit can be useful to you guys?”

Han Yu smiled lightly.

Ling Wuce waved his hand confidently, ”Trust me, anything with me, I can find a use for it.”

That’s ideal then, by revealing this, Han Yu was naturally looking to expand the search team.

Ling Wuce and his group of cultivators were perfect helpers who came looking for this opportunity on their own.

”Tell me, where’s the Fire Spirit? Let me see.”

Ling Wuce eagerly rubbed his hands and spoke joyfully.

”Minzhou Prefecture.”

Han Yu replied with a smile.

Ling Wuce listened carefully, waiting a long time without further explanation, then asked.

”And then?”

”Minzhou Prefecture, that’s what I told you.”

Han Yu spread his hands with a grin.

Ling Wuce was momentarily at a loss, realized that it amounted to those three words: Minzhou Prefecture!

Isn’t this like finding a needle in a haystack?

He glanced at Han Yu, already guessing this young fellow’s intentions.

”You wouldn’t plan to have this old guy help you find it, would you?”

”Of course not.”

Han Yu denied vehemently, waving his hands quickly.

He then seriously remarked, ”Including you, those Nine Sects people have already been searching outside the city for a day.”