Chương 44: 44 Nice to meet you Lady Huiling
44. Nice to meet you Lady Huiling
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People could be seen entering the hidden realm in a frenzy, most of them were low level cultivators, some greedy and gutsy commoners could also be seen in the crowd trying to make it big with lucky encounters.
In just a couple of breaths, the hidden realm could be seen populated with humans, men, and women alike. They were plundering and looting everything they felt would be valuable and would fetch for a good price. Some early deaths also occurred but no one gave it any attention as it was the norm. When humans are desperate, deaths are inevitable.
Alaric, who was disguised as a simple young rogue cultivator was also analyzing the surrounding things, the words his master spoke were still in his head. Alaric knew that this would be his master's last adventure, he would definitely die inside the hidden realm. If he failed to kill his master, the hidden realm would certainly take his life, this was clear.
With how weak his master became because of the restriction of the hidden realm, his death was certain.
'Even after knowing he wouldn't survive...' Alaric thought to himself, his master knew for sure that he couldn't survive this adventure to the hidden realm, but he was adamant about going there, like always, he failed to understand his master's thoughts.
He always had second thoughts about the decisions his master made, like why choose him as his successor? Why kill so many of his own people just to keep that matter a secret? Why speed run his teachings when he could use an artifact to record them? Why go to the hidden realm knowing all his predecessors never returned after making the same decisions as him?
These were all the decisions Alaric could have made differently if he was in his master's place.
"Who goes there?" A voice could be heard at a distance aimed at Alaric.
Alaric turned around and looked at the beautiful female cultivator who was surrounded with guards who were having heavy presence.
'The Weakest one is at Foundation establishment Peak Stage while the strongest one is at Golden Core Peak Stage' Alaric sensed their cultivation levels in an instant. There were total four cultivators who are surrounding a female cultivator. And one other was inside the shadow of the female cultivator.
'Wait..Don't tell me she is...'
"Qi Huiling" Alaric muttered under his breath, his emotions were hidden well, results of the torturous training his master made him go through. The training was not only physical but mental training was the most important according to him. So his surprise was well hidden under his face mask.
"Identify yourself" Came a commanding voice.
"It is basic etiquette to introduce yourselves first before asking the other person, don't you think so?" Alaric unsheathed his sword which was on his waist as he spoke these words in a neutral tone.
Seeing Alaric unsheathe his sword, the rest of the party readied their weapons. In the world of cultivators, pride and arrogance were very common. Moreover, when everyone was on an edge inside the hidden realm, unsure of whom to trust, killing someone required very little reasoning.
Understanding that things were about to go down, Qi Huiling spoke in a bell like voice.
"Pardon me, I am Qi Huiling. Daughter of Qi HanWei of the Flying Dragon Merchant Group. And the people accompanying me are my bodyguards." Her voice was mesmerising and soothing to the listening ears.
Alaric noticed the change in her voice, it still sounded sweet and was like a melody to listen to.
'She is a woman now'
Qi Huiling wore green women Daoist robes, her face was covered in a veil, but Alaric could very well see through the layers with his All-Seeing eyes. He let his eyes roam around a little, and they unexpectedly lingered around her body, a clear-cut view of her jade-like body appeared before his eyes as he deactivated his skill with a slight blush on his face, which went unnoticed.
Seeing their mistress speak about her identity, the rest of the group eyed Alaric as if to reveal his identity. Sheathing his sword, Alaric replied with an orthodox greetings pose with his hands clasped.
"I'm Fan Li, a rouge cultivator. Nice to meet you Lady Huiling"
Seeing their unresponsive state, Alaric replied
"If the misunderstanding is cleared, I'll take my leave then" He disappeared into the shadows after saying these words.
"Wh-What?"
"How rude"
"I cannot sense him anymore"
"Good thing we did not offend him. He clearly lied about his identity, he maybe a hidden master who came to extend his lifespan. You guys be respectful of him the next time we encounter." Qi Huiling said as she released a sigh of relief. The last thing she wanted was to offend a powerhouse inside the hidden realm.
""Yes miss"" they replied in unison.
Unaware to them, Alaric was listening to their conversation while hidden nearby. He met Qi Huiling after a decade or so. He wanted to see what she is up to in the hidden realm, and her motive in coming here, risking her life.
'Scan her Nano'
[Command received]
[conducting scan…scan successful]
[Status :
Name : Qi Huiling
Race : Human
Cultivation : Foundation Establishment (Peak Stage) --> (Lower Stage)
Cultivation Art : --
Age : 28 years
Physique : 24.25 --> 19.98
Mentality : 31.46 --> 29.52
Spiritual Power : 28.34 --> 23.09
Energy : Qi
]
'She grew this much in just a decade? Her foundation seems solid, so she did not rush her cultivation. She seems to have a talent in martial arts.' Alaric thought as he analyzed Qi Huiling.
He was also wondering whether his other friends also came to visit the hidden realm. Considering the risk and death rate, it seemed highly unlikely, but if the only daughter of the Flying Dragon Merchant Group could come, others did not have much of a reason not to come.
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