Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the man, Qin Xin trembled slightly.
This fear arises involuntarily, and therefore cannot be controlled.
"Lord Zhou!"
Hearing the respectful greetings around him, Qin Xin realized the identity of the man before him.
It was Zhou Lei, the city lord of this Withered Leaf City.
Lei's expression remained unchanged throughout the week. He stood in mid-air, then slowly landed on the ground, casually saying, "Don't you know that fighting is prohibited within the city of Kuye?"
Zhou Lei's voice was very calm, but his imposing aura, which made none of the martial artists dare to disobey his will.
Moreover, there is a faint energy barrier around Zhou Lei, and everything within this barrier seems to be under his control. Martial artists call this special energy barrier a domain, which is something that martial artists can only possess after reaching the Dharma Aspect Realm.
At this moment, Hu Zhe, as if he were familiar with Zhou Lei, stepped forward and said in a friendly manner, "Uncle Zhou, this kid named Qin Xin has insulted our Xuantian Sword Sect many times. If we don't teach him a lesson, he will be a menace when he enters Zhongzhou."
After Hu Zhe finished speaking, Xia Qi behind him nodded repeatedly.
Hearing such slander from the group, Qin Xin wore a helpless smile.
Although Zhou Lei is a Dharma Aspect Realm expert, Dan Qing's spiritual body has become more solid under the nourishment of the small tree in the middle of the incomplete map. Moreover, Qin Xin's Desolate God Battle Body has been cultivated to the fourth level, and his body can withstand more energy than before. If he borrows Qin Xin's body, although it will be very difficult to defeat Zhou Lei, he will be very confident of escaping.
After hearing Danqing's words, Qin Xin became even more resolute, and his eyes became increasingly determined as he faced Zhou Lei, who possessed the Dharma Aspect Realm.
Qin Xin's attitude surprised Zhou Lei slightly. He could sense that Qin Xin was only a Qi Sea Realm Eighth Level martial artist, yet he was able to have such a firm belief when facing a Dharma Aspect Realm expert.
This surprised Zhou Lei, who glanced at Qin Xin a few more times.
"Your name is Qin Xin?" Zhou Lei suddenly asked.
Qin Xin raised his head, looked directly into Zhou Lei's eyes, and said, "It is indeed I. But senior, are you planning to help Hu Zhe?"
Qin Xin made no attempt to hide anything and went straight to the point.
Upon hearing Qin Xin's words, Zhou Lei smiled and said, "Of course not. The rule in this Kuye City is that violence is forbidden."
"A lot of effort was put into building this teleportation array back then. If it is accidentally damaged, it will probably take many years to repair. This would be a huge loss for both the Eastern Wilderness and the Central Continent."
After explaining the situation, Zhou Lei immediately dismissed the onlookers.
"Uncle-Master Zhou, what's going on?" Seeing Zhou Lei's still easygoing expression, Hu Zhe asked with some confusion. He couldn't figure out what Zhou Lei was trying to do.
Zhou Lei looked somewhat displeased as he faced Hu Zhe's questioning.
After glancing at Hu Zhe, who was standing beside him with a fawning expression, he said, "I left the Tianxuan Sword Sect many years ago, and this is Kuye City, not Xuantian Sword Sect."
Zhou Lei's words were very clear, indicating that he would not provide any assistance to Hu Zhe and his group.
Although Hu Zhe and the others looked rather grim, none of them dared to contradict Zhou Lei.
As the city lord of Kuye City, Zhou Lei is in charge of the only teleportation array between Zhongzhou and Donghuang. It can be said that even the sect leaders of the five major sects in Zhongzhou would show him some respect upon meeting him.
After all, the interests involved in this teleportation array cannot be fully summarized in just a few words.
"Your name is Qin Xin, right?" Zhou Lei put his hands behind his back, looked Qin Xin up and down with a hint of interest, and then continued, "You look a lot like an old friend of mine."
Hearing Zhou Lei's words, Qin Xin was somewhat confused. "An old friend?"
Zhou Lei nodded slightly, his eyes seemingly lost in a memory. "Speaking of which, that person shares your surname. His name is Qin Xiao."
"Qin Xiao?" Qin Xin was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this familiar name, for it was his father's name.
However, Qin Xin did not reveal his relationship with Qin Xiao at this time. On the one hand, there are many people with the same name in this world, and it is possible that the person Zhou Lei mentioned was just someone who happened to share the same name as his father.
On the other hand, he knew nothing about his father's past. If it was confirmed that Qin Xiao, whom Zhou Lei knew, was indeed his father, and if his father had any enemies, he would likely be in considerable danger.
Therefore, Qin Xin made no comment.
It seems that Zhou Lei personally intervened because Qin Xin and Qin Xiao, whom he knew, shared some similarities.
After muttering a few words, Zhou Lei did not stay in place. Instead, he warned the onlookers and then took a few light steps, walking directly into the air. Behind him, a mysterious force was supporting him as he flew upwards.
After Zhou Lei left, Hu Zhe and his group dared not make any further moves.
Before the group entered the teleportation array, he specifically walked over to Qin Xin and said, "Although I can't touch you here in Kuye City, once you enter Zhongzhou, I'll let you experience what it means to wish you were dead!"
Hu Zhe's threatening words naturally elicited a response from Qin Xin.
"I'll play along to the end," Qin Xin said with a smile.
Seeing Qin Xin's reckless behavior, Hu Zhe chuckled lightly, then his expression changed rapidly. He approached Xia Yue and said in a somewhat obsequious tone, "Princess, would you like to travel with us? That way, we can save some low-grade spirit stones."
Faced with Hu Zhe's invitation, Xia Yue simply waved her hand and said, "I have no shortage of low-grade spirit stones. Have a safe journey, everyone!"
Faced with Xia Yue's cold-heartedness, Hu Zhe's previously smiling lips began to reveal a hint of malice.
He led Xia Qi and others to the front of the line, took the low-grade spirit stones from Xia Qi, and placed them into the array in front of him. For a moment, the runes on the array flickered.
The group quickly stepped into the formation, and in an instant, their figures disappeared from the spot.
Qin Xin looked at the teleportation array with slight amazement, because he could feel that the array patterns inside were very complex. As for using low-grade spirit stones, it was to activate the array.
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