On the way, Ye Feng remained silent, reflecting on the entire situation.

Seeing him like this, Li Guanqi didn’t say much.

Some things can’t be explained with reason alone.

When Ye Feng stumbles upon this truth himself, he won’t need anyone to tell him; he’ll understand it on his own.

Ye Feng couldn’t stop glancing at Li Guanqi while he was thinking.

It made Li Guanqi feel uneasy, and when Ye Feng looked at him again, he couldn’t hold back any longer.

“What do you want to say? Just say it. You’re making me nervous.”

Ye Feng leaned in close, speaking mysteriously.

“Boss, how did you know from the start that this matter wasn’t simple?”

Li Guanqi replied helplessly.

“To put it simply, when something unusual happens, there’s always a reason.”

“Late at night in the middle of nowhere, such coincidences don’t just happen.”

“Especially that Yu Heng on the woman’s body. Although he hid his aura well, his eyes gave him away.”

“In the martial world, it’s always better to be cautious.”

At this point, Li Guanqi sighed and patted Ye Feng’s shoulder.

“I’m not asking you to be a selfish and heartless person. I just want to tell you that it’s best to have a plan before doing anything.”

Ye Feng pursed his lips and said, “So, Boss, did you have a plan when you killed the disciples of the Purple Sun Hall?”

To Ye Feng’s surprise, Li Guanqi answered truthfully.

“No, back then, all I could think about was that if I didn’t act that night, those bastards would never be killed.”

Ye Feng nodded. He understood the reason.

The next day, once they were in the arena, neither Ge Qing nor the elders of the Purple Sun Hall would stand by and watch Li Guanqi slaughter those people.

Even if he could kill one or two, it would be impossible to kill them all.

Ye Feng pondered for a long time before exclaiming in amazement.

“I really don’t know how you know so much, being so cautious.”

Li Guanqi’s face showed a hint of reminiscence as he said.

“Trust me, you wouldn’t want to experience a childhood like mine.”

The two continued flying in silence until the sun rose.

Standing in mid-air, they looked towards the east, where a massive city stood tall on a distant mountain.

Ye Feng’s eyes lit up with excitement as he said.

“Boss, are we almost at Lingchang City on the map?”

Li Guanqi smiled slightly, looking at the huge city in the distance.

“Probably. They say Lingchang City is like spring all year round, with beautiful scenery. We can take a break there.”

With that, the two flew towards the city, and soon they could see the full view of Lingchang City.

Roughly estimating, the city housed nearly half a million people.

However, compared to some larger cities, this one was insignificant.

The two descended slowly when they were still hundreds of meters away from Lingchang City.

Ye Feng winked and said, “Boss, since we’re here, shouldn’t we do some Mortal Heart Refinement?”

Li Guanqi coughed lightly and said solemnly.

“Let’s enter the city first. We’ll talk about that later.”

Hearing this, Ye Feng eagerly followed him towards the city gate.

To their surprise, there were hardly any people at the entrance, only two Foundation Establishment guards who were half-asleep.

Seeing them approach, the guards quickly stood up and smiled.

“Honored guests, please enter the city directly.”

Ye Feng was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion.

“Just go in? No entry fee or Identity Jade Token?”

The guard laughed heartily.

“You may not know, but Lingchang City is very welcoming. We don’t charge an entry fee.”

Li Guanqi didn’t think much of it, just appreciating that Lingchang City didn’t charge an entry fee.

The two then walked into the city.

However, Li Guanqi noticed that the guard who spoke earlier glanced back at them and then took out a jade token to say something.

Li Guanqi smiled slightly and continued walking with Ye Feng into the city.

It seemed too early in the day, as even the shops along the streets were not open yet.

He had originally wanted to find a steamed bun shop to buy some buns.

Ye Feng also found it strange that the wide road had only a few people, all looking listless.

“Boss, did these people not wake up yet?”

“Why do they all look so out of it?”

Li Guanqi didn’t say anything, just slightly expanding his Divine Sense around.

Apart from some people still asleep, he didn’t find anything unusual. He then used his Divine Sense to probe the few people on the street.

He found that, apart from their low energy, there was nothing particularly wrong with them.

Thinking for a moment, Li Guanqi said in a low voice.

“Let’s find an inn to stay in first. We’ll go out later.”

The two then headed to a slightly better inn in the city.

As soon as they entered, they saw the innkeeper cleaning the tables. Seeing them, he quickly bowed and walked over.

“Honored guests, are you here to stay or just to dine?”

“If you want to stay, you better hurry. The cherry blossom forest in our city is about to bloom, and many people will be looking for rooms.”

Li Guanqi looked around and saw that there were only a few empty rooms left.

He then booked a room with two beds, which was enough for the two of them.

After paying, the innkeeper enthusiastically introduced various attractions in the city.

Finally, he led them to their room on the third floor and left.

Before he left, Li Guanqi asked him to prepare two buckets of bathwater, planning to have a good rest.

Entering the room, Li Guanqi picked up some sunflower seeds from the table and ate a few, casually placing the shells under the doormat.

Seeing this, Ye Feng couldn’t help but mutter.

“Boss, isn’t that a bit much…”

Li Guanqi smiled.

“It’s always good to be cautious when you’re out.”

As he spoke, he blew some dust from under the bed onto the right door handle, making it almost unnoticeable unless you looked closely.

Knock, knock, knock.

“Honored guests, your hot water is here.”

The two of them took a comfortable bath and tidied up a bit before heading out.

By this time, Lingchang City had finally come to life, with street vendors opening their stalls.

The streets were bustling with people, and Li Guanqi even sensed the presence of several Foundation Establishment cultivators.

As they walked and explored, they planned to visit the Treasure Pavilion to buy some enhancement pills for cultivation.

The pills they had found on Yu Heng and his companions were not usable.

However, at that moment, there was a slight commotion in the crowd ahead.

Not only that, but occasional shouts and curses could be heard from the crowd.