Faced with Shen Mengying's question, the guard replied impatiently, "Do you still want to enter the city?"
Elder Lin and Elder Wu of Lingyan Pavilion were immediately displeased that a guard dared to speak to their young lady like that, and they immediately reprimanded him.
"Which faction do you belong to, daring to speak to the people of our Lingyan Pavilion like that?"
The guard looked at them suspiciously, and his attitude didn't improve.
"People from Lingyan Pavilion? Why don't you just show your tokens? Why ask so many questions and waste everyone's time?"
Qin Feng also noticed the unusual situation. It was understandable that a guard wouldn't recognize Shen Mengying, but it was also plausible that she hadn't been in Feihong City for so many years.
However, even after they revealed their identities as members of the Lingyan Pavilion, this person still maintained this attitude, which is very problematic.
But since we're already here, let's take a look first.
The guards' attitude made Shen Mengying and the other two very unhappy.
"How dare you speak like that? Who are you from? I'm going to report you."
"Heh, I'm from Guiyi Tower. You can go if you want, but if you want to enter the city, you either need to show your token or pay spirit stones."
"you……"
Shen Mengying wanted to say something more, but the two elders stopped her. They also wanted to know what had happened and how the guards of Guiyi Tower dared to treat them like this.
"Miss, let's go inside first and talk. There's no point in arguing with him here."
Shen Mengying thought about it and agreed, so she stopped bothering the guards and showed them their identity tokens, intending to lead Qin Feng and the others inside.
At this moment, the guards stopped them again.
Shen Mengying was really angry. "What's wrong? Didn't I show you my identity token?"
"I've confirmed the identities of the three of you. Where are the other four?"
The guard pointed at Qin Feng and his group.
Shen Mengying was so angry she almost laughed. "Even people from my Lingyan Pavilion aren't allowed to bring anyone in. Are they going to have to pay spirit stones?"
The guard nodded firmly. "That's the rule. I'm just following the regulations."
Shen Mengying stomped her foot, gritted her teeth, and handed over the spirit stones to Qin Feng and the other three before heading into the city.
After they left, the guard muttered something to himself.
"The situation has changed. I thought it was still the old Lingyan Pavilion. Feihong City is about to undergo a major upheaval."
Shen Mengying was very angry the whole way home. She had been happily returning home, and had been boasting to Yin Tiantian and the others about how great and awesome Lingyan Pavilion was, how magnificent the city it was in was, and how good the relationships were with the various forces.
Now she only felt her face burning red.
The mere thought of going to the city gave her the creeps.
"Damn it, what happened? How can a guard be so arrogant? Does Lingyan Pavilion no longer take responsibility for guarding? We used to take turns on duty."
"Miss, let's see the Second Master first. There's no point in guessing now. Something must have happened in the last few years," Old Wu comforted her.
Shen Mengying nodded. That was all she could do now. A little embarrassed, she said to Yin Tiantian and the other three:
"I'm so sorry to have made you laugh. I was planning to treat you all well, but something came up and I have to go back to see my grandfather now."
Yin Tiantian said magnanimously, "It's alright, aren't we friends? Don't worry about these trivial matters, business is more important."
Qin Feng, Xiao Fan, and Leng Yuexi also nodded.
They quickened their pace and arrived at a mansion that was vast and imposing.
It was more like a sect than a mansion.
There were four guards at the entrance. When they saw Shen Mengying approaching, they immediately reached out to stop her.
"Who are you people, and what business do you have at our Lingyan Pavilion?"
Old Master Lin scoffed, "Don't you even recognize our Miss Shen?"
The guards were startled. Upon closer inspection, they recognized the woman and quickly apologized.
"Excuse me, Miss Shen has been gone for so long, I almost didn't recognize you. Please come in."
Shen Mengying didn't have time to argue with the guards; she was eager to see her grandfather and ask him what had happened.
The attitude of the guards in Feihong City made her very uneasy.
She instructed Old Lin, "Old Lin, please take these people to my courtyard first. I'm going to see my grandfather."
He then apologized to Qin Feng, saying, "I'm sorry for the neglect. I will apologize to you all after I understand the situation."
"It's alright, you can go."
"Gentlemen, please follow me. You must be tired from the journey."
After bowing to them, Shen Mengying went straight to her grandfather Shen Qianjun's residence.
Inside the main hall, her grandfather, Shen Qianjun, was discussing matters with several people, while guards stood watch outside.
Seeing this, Shen Mengying knew it would be impolite to barge in, so she had no choice but to wait.
Some sounds could be heard coming from inside.
"We've already stated our conditions. Pavilion Master Shen and everyone from Lingyan Pavilion, please consider them carefully. Tell us when you've made your decision, but don't keep us waiting too long."
Then Shen Mengying saw several people come out, and she recognized some of them.
People from Guiyilou, Biyunxuan, and Haotianfu.
They glanced at Shen Mengying as they left.
As they left, Shen Mengying heard the discussions inside.
"Sect Master Shen, what should we do now?"
"Sigh, we have no choice but to do as they ask."
"But this way we have no chance at all. The proportion of our Lingyan Pavilion's business in Feihong City will only get lower and lower, which will undoubtedly make things worse for our Lingyan Pavilion."
"But if we don't agree, we won't even have a chance to fight."
"These people are truly hateful. When we were weak, we huddled together for warmth, and when our Lingyan Pavilion grew strong, we never oppressed them or mistreated them. Yet they dared to make such demands while the Grand Pavilion Master was injured."
"Sigh, people are all selfish, especially when it comes to a power. Everyone in the world is driven by profit, so it's not surprising that they would do this. We just didn't expect them to go to such extremes."
At this moment, Shen Mengying came to her senses, walked straight in, and called out.
"Grandpa, you're discussing how Feihong City has become like this, and what exactly happened to our Lingyan Pavilion."
The Lingyan Pavilion group, who were discussing something, were suddenly interrupted by this voice. They looked up and found that it was Shen Mengying.
Shen Qianjun was overjoyed, as all his previous unhappiness was temporarily swept away.
"Xiaoying, you're back! Good, good, come here quickly and let Grandpa take a good look at you."
The others also knew it was time to leave so that the grandfather and grandson could reunite. There was no use in rushing their own affairs, so they tactfully took their leave.
Shen Mengying obediently ran over and hugged Shen Qianjun tightly.
“Where have you been all these years? You haven’t sent any news back. You’re such a crazy girl.”
"I'm fine, I'm doing great. I've even made a lot of new friends, and I brought a few people back with me this time."
"Grandpa, let's not talk about that now. Can you tell me what happened at Lingyan Pavilion?"
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