The next morning
Wentianlou
Today is also the day that the City Lord of Beihuang City said he wanted to pay a visit to the Lord of Wentian Tower.
As for the purpose of Qi Ji, the esteemed city lord of Beihuang City, coming to Wentian Tower, it was of little importance to everyone.
So much so that when Qi Ji arrived, the Wentian Tower was still as closed as ever, causing Xu Botong to arrive at the wrong place.
There were two people behind Qi Ji.
One of them was Qi Tian, the plain-clothed man Zhou Mu had met earlier.
At this moment, another young man, seeing this scene, was clearly displeased and frowned as he said, "City Lord, the Wentian Tower is really despicable. It's one thing for them not to welcome you, but to give you the cold shoulder is truly outrageous."
"Qi Quan, shut up." Qi Ji's expression changed, and he immediately scolded.
This is within the territory of Wentian Tower. If the Lord of Wentian Tower were to hear these words, then his trip would be meaningless.
Seeing this, Qi Quan snorted twice in dissatisfaction, but after seeing the stern look in Qi Ji's eyes, he had no choice but to lower his head.
"Should I knock on the door?"
Compared to Qi Quan's arrogance, Qi Tian seemed rather cowardly.
He was somewhat uneasy, after all, he hadn't personally delivered the invitation to the Lord of Wentian Tower, and he had even lost the invitation himself, having asked someone else to relay the message. He just didn't know if that person had relayed it to the Lord of Wentian Tower.
My heart was pounding with anxiety and unease.
If things go wrong, he won't be able to explain it to the city lord who trusts him.
Fortunately, the door slowly opened at that moment.
Qi Tian looked over and saw that it was the same person he had met before. He quickly went over and said, "Brother, brother, have you finished the favor I asked you to do?"
His tone was somewhat urgent.
After all, the person had already arrived. If Zhou Mu shook his head and said no, he would be making a big mistake.
Fortunately, Zhou Mu nodded.
Seeing this, Qi Tian breathed a heavy sigh of relief, then looked at Zhou Mu with gratitude and whispered, "Brother, you've helped me a lot this time. If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know."
Zhou Mu smiled, then his gaze fell on Qi Ji, the city lord of Beihuang City.
Although he was the city lord, he possessed a refined and scholarly demeanor. Upon seeing Zhou Mu, Qi Ji cupped his hands and said, "I am Qi Ji, the city lord of Northern Wilderness City. I request an audience with the master of Wentian Tower. I already sent out invitations yesterday..."
Zhou Mu said, "The host asked me to invite you in."
After saying that, he stepped aside to make way for the group.
"Hmph, such high and mighty, yet they don't even come out to greet you..." Qi Quan sneered.
Qi Ji's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Qi Quan, if you say another word of nonsense, you'd better go back."
He was really good-tempered; even so, he didn't hit or scold him, but only reprimanded him verbally.
When he glanced at Zhou Mu and saw that the latter wasn't angry, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The group went inside.
They ran into Jiang Jinyu and Zhang Ling'er, who had just returned from their trip.
Qi Ji's eyes immediately lit up, revealing a look of amazement. His pupils dilated as he was astonished that there was such a beautiful person in the Wentian Tower, whose beauty was simply breathtaking.
Then, when he saw Zhang Ling'er, he became even more certain of the rumors about how powerful the Wentian Tower was.
Being able to establish a connection with the Sword God Temple, even for a small, ordinary force, could probably rise to the top in one step.
Most importantly, even the strongest local power, the Sword God Palace, is beyond his reach. Even if the Asking Heaven Tower isn't as powerful as the rumors suggest, at least establishing a connection with the Sword God Palace through the Asking Heaven Tower will make his future path much easier.
He cupped his hands towards Zhang Ling'er and said, "I am Qi Ji, the city lord of Beihuang City. I greet Miss Zhang."
He was a generation older than Zhang Ling'er, but he still appeared somewhat humble in front of this younger person.
Zhang Ling'er was taken aback, then gave a graceful bow, "Greetings, City Lord Qi."
She felt unfamiliar with the person in front of her, so after politely returning the greeting, she skipped and hopped inside with Jiang Jinyu.
Qi Quan and Qi Tian stared intently at Jiang Jinyu. Even though they were in the core circle of the Desolate Heaven Domain, they had rarely seen such a beautiful woman. They were completely captivated.
Only after Jiang Jinyu's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor did the two reluctantly turn their gaze away.
"You're quite the lucky one with the ladies."
Qi Ji smiled, giving Zhou Mu a knowing smile.
Zhou Mu ignored him, turned to face Qi Ji, and said, "Alright, what do you want to see me about?"
"You are the master of Wentian Tower?"
Now it was Qi Ji's turn to be surprised; judging from his expression, he seemed somewhat incredulous.
He looked Zhou Mu up and down, but to his surprise, he found that no matter what, he couldn't see through him.
Although the person in front of him was just a minor Xuanling Realm martial artist, whom he could easily deal with with a wave of his hand, his intuition told him that underestimating Zhou Mu would bring him serious consequences.
His expression immediately changed, and he then cupped his hands, bowed respectfully, and said, "I am Qi Ji, the city lord of Beihuang City. I greet the lord of Wentian Tower."
This startled Qi Tian. His pupils contracted sharply, and he stared at Zhou Mu in shock, stammering for a long time without being able to utter a single word.
"You...I...OP..."
He never expected that the person he randomly bumped into that day would actually be the master of Wentian Tower. What incredible luck he had!
He even said that if Zhou Mu needed his help, he would help him, but in reality, Zhou Mu would probably help him, while he might not be of any help to Zhou Mu at all.
Zhou Mu nodded slightly and said, "It's me."
At this moment, Zhou Mu knew that he had to maintain a proper demeanor and appear extremely shrewd. Otherwise, Qi Ji, the city lord of Northern Wilderness City, would definitely look down on him, since he seemed far too young to others.
"So, what is it?" Zhou Mu asked indifferently.
After saying that, he turned and walked to the main hall in the North Garden, where he sat down on the armchair in the center.
"What do you mean by this? The city lord has come all this way to see you, and this is your attitude..."
Seeing his master being neglected, Qi Quan, who was always impatient, immediately became furious and roared.
Qi Ji's expression changed, and he quickly whispered a reprimand: "If you say anything out of line, get out of here right now."
Qi Quan then stammered and lowered his head, looking as if he had done something wrong.
Upon seeing this, Qi Ji's expression softened slightly, and he greeted them with a smile.
Inside the North Garden Hall, Qi Ji stood in the center, his body straight, looking as if he was about to be inspected, while Qi Quan lowered his head and remained silent, his expression suggesting that he was holding back his emotions.
Qi Tian secretly glanced at Zhou Mu, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.
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