Chapter 280: Chapter 182: Changes

The words had barely left his lips as he leaped high into the air. A Spiritual Soldier materialized from within him: a heavy, dark greatbow, its menacing arrowhead radiating a cold luster.

He then took aim at the charging Demon Race.

Meanwhile, within the settlement, Li Qing and the Xiao Clan stood outside a rather tidy courtyard.

Two guards from the Nursing Home stood at the gate, both at the Void Breaking realm.

"Excuse me, I’m looking for Fu Chuan of your merchant group. I’m his friend, Li Qing. Could you please let him know I’m here?"

"Wait here," one of the Nursing Home guards said curtly, tossing out the two words before turning and heading inside.

A moment later, a series of hurried footsteps sounded.

Fu Chuan emerged, wearing a long robe that emitted a faint spiritual glow. While it wasn’t particularly new, it was far better than the tattered clothes worn by Li Qing and his companion.

When he stepped out the main gate and saw that the Xiao Clan had also come, a flicker of surprise crossed his face. He then stepped forward and said, "Xiao Hongxiu? Is something the matter?"

At his words, Li Qing’s expression soured. Out of respect for the Xiao Clan, they would always avoid using her given name, even now.

Fu Chuan’s use of her given name clearly displeased Li Qing.

But the Xiao Clan didn’t seem to mind. After half a year here, she had grown used to it. Besides, this wasn’t the first time she had fallen on hard times.

As such, she had a detached view of the fickleness of human nature.

She hadn’t wanted to come, but when Lu Yuan left the settlement today, she understood his intentions. He must have gone out to hunt.

’That boy has always been too proud. He would never be willing to build a house and grow vegetables, earning just a few Spirit Crystals a month and living on handouts.’

That was why she had come to ask Fu Chuan if he could offer Yuan a position.

"Oh, it’s nothing terribly important. It’s just, Yuan was transported here yesterday. I had hoped we could get together, but you live so far away that I didn’t want to disturb you.

I was wondering if there are any openings in the merchant group that Yuan could try out for?"

"Geez, and here I was thinking it was something important, the way you had them call me out in such a rush. This place isn’t like the outside, as you know. You can’t get in without someone pulling strings, and I’ve only just arrived myself. I haven’t even secured my own position yet.

So with this matter, I can’t help," Fu Chuan said flatly.

The Xiao Clan nodded, her eyes growing dim. "I see. Sorry to have troubled you."

"Mhm. I still have things to do, so I won’t see you out." Fu Chuan replied, then turned and walked back into the courtyard without a backward glance.

"Old Fu, who was that? They tracked you all the way here?" one of the Nursing Home guards posted at the gate asked.

"Stop asking so many questions. Doesn’t everyone have a few poor relatives? If they come looking for me again, just tell them I’m not here." With that, Fu Chuan walked straight into the courtyard.

Li Qing pointed toward the courtyard. "Ma’am, now do you see his true colors? If the late emperor hadn’t favored him, nurtured his talents, and even appointed him as your tutor when you were young...

would he have ever had the resources to break through to the Earth Immortal realm?

He deceived the late emperor and fawned his way to the top, and now he’s finally showing his true colors."

"Li Qing, the human heart has always been a complex thing. Don’t be angry. The present is not the past. After we came out here, everyone went their separate ways.

Just remember, you are not to mention this to Yuan."

"Sigh... Do you think I’m that kind of person? With his temper, he wouldn’t be able to stand seeing you treated this way. This merchant group belongs to an Outer Disciple of the Evergreen Sect. We can’t afford to provoke them."

With that said, he and the Xiao Clan slowly walked away.

But at this moment, their retreating figures seemed somewhat stooped.

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