Chapter 18 - Back To The Floating Valley City

"It's really horrible," Andy mumbled, as his gaze was drawn to the dried-up corpse on the ground.

"Do you feel bad about it?" In his mind, he heard the Demon Lord's voice.

Andy shook his head and mumbled, "Not really, but it was my first time using it. I did not know he'd end up like this,"

As he crouched down to touch the corpse. The corpse vanished as soon as he touched it.

"Why did you keep that corpse?" the Demon Lord asked, amusingly.

"Someone would have noticed him following me, and I don't want anyone seeing his dried-up corpse. They'd think I'm a Demonic Cultivator. But, in any case, after absorbing his cultivation, I felt nothing," Andy mumbled as he began walking down the main street.

But, as soon as he finished his question, he heard Demon Lord scoff in his head, "Don't even think of asking that. What do you think you will feel as a Core Formation Cultivator absorbing Body Forging cultivation? The poor guy didn't even have a foundation of energy, to begin with,"

Andy's face changed slightly when he heard those words.

"Didn't you feel anything? It was your first time killing someone," The Demon Lord asked.

"I'm not sure what it was, but I felt nothing as if it were completely natural. He would have killed and looted me if I had been a helpless victim. But I was stronger than him, and one thing I've realized is that I shouldn't forgive anyone who wants to harm me." Andy muttered as he approached the busy street.

But the moment he stepped into the street, everyone turned to look at him. Many of them felt obliged to bow their heads in reverence.

Andy noticed those certain reactions of people as he shook his head and took a deep breath, mumbling, "I think I'm still not used to this."

People around him were surprised when that feeling vanished, but fear rose in their hearts because they had felt nothing like this before, even in front of cultivators. But it baffled everyone when the man vanished from the scene.

Suddenly, a man in a lavish black robe appeared on a deserted street as a voice in his head said, "You must keep that suppression under control. The good news is that this is the lower world, and no one knows about it, but avoid using that power in crowds. You do not know whether anyone from the upper world visits this world."

"I know, I know," Andy muttered, panting slightly.

He made his way towards the busy street after taking another deep breath. But when he entered the street this time, no one noticed anything out of the ordinary, but people kept a safe distance from him, even amid a crowded street, as he was dressed in a luxurious robe, and they might have thought he was from a privileged family.

"So, where are you going now?" inquired the Demon Lord.

"To Phoenix Pavilion. They have a transportation facility," Andy mumbled as he walked down the street, his gaze fixed on the bustling crowd. Memories flashed through his mind of the days on Earth when he used to walk down the streets towards his office. Now he felt the same, but people were different.

As he walked towards the Pavilion, he shook his head to clear his mind. After some time, he noticed a large building. It was the same as the last time he visited this place, bustling with the crowd, while his ears picked up on the hustle and bustle of the place. He even noticed the row of carriages in the far corner of the Pavilion.

A sigh escaped his lips as he walked towards the entrance. When they saw a wealthy young master enter the building, the crowd moved quickly to make the way for him. But his gaze was drawn to a man walking out of the entrance wearing a white robe with his black hair tied up. His heartbeat sped up for an unknown reason.

"Young Master," he was caught off guard to hear a voice calling out to him. When he turned around, he saw a young woman in red cheongsam approaching him with a smile on her face.

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The young woman's gaze was being locked on the young man's departing figure. He was just another customer who requested public transportation to the Floating Valley City.

Even though he appeared to come from a normal family, she was drawn to his deep black eyes. She even felt butterflies in her stomach as she spoke to him. She has spoken with many young masters, but she has met no one like him.

But her attention was drawn to the murmurs when she noticed a man in a luxurious black robe, with silvery-white hair and a large straw hat covering his face. Her heart rate increased as she realized that this young master would undoubtedly bring her a lot of business.

She cleared her throat as she approached the man in front of her.

"Young Master,"

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Andy squinted as he noticed the young woman. She wasn't the same woman who had greeted him the last time.

"Could I assist you, young master?" The employee greeted him. Even though she was standing directly in front of him, she couldn't see his face, but she was astounded to discover that the man had such pale and soft skin when she noticed his hands.

Andy cursed silently when he noticed the look in her eyes, but asked softly, "Can we talk in private?" He noticed that people had gathered at their location to listen in on his conversation.

"Sure, please follow me," the employee said with a smile as she made her way to the guest room.

After a while, he sat on the couch with his gaze fixed on the young woman in front of him.

"Is Lin Juan not here?" He asked.

She shook her head for a moment before saying, "I believe the young master was unaware, but there was quite a commotion when word spread that Young Master Lu had jumped off the cliff. As a result, the Lu family demanded compensation from the pavilion and his resignation."

Andy's eyes filled with bewilderment, but disgust rose in his heart. They even sought compensation for his death. Do they even have the right to call themselves family?

"Oh, I did not know. But, in any case, I require Private Transportation for Floating Valley City" He said to her, keeping the questions to himself.

"Sure," The employee was taken aback, but her excitement was visible on her face as she hurriedly exited the room. Her heart was racing because she was about to receive an excellent incentive for today's business. But her mind was preoccupied with the name Floating Valley City. She met two extraordinary men today, both of whom requested transportation to the same city.

While his gaze was fixed on the departing figure of that woman, Demon Lord's voice echoed in his mind, "Do you consider them as a family?"

Andy sighed as he said, "I'm not sure, but merging with his memories has had a significant impact on me. Sometimes, I even get confused about my own identity. But, since I am in his body, I must respect his feelings as well."

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Fang Yan was waiting near the carriage since it would take some time for this carriage to depart, while his mind was preoccupied with the image of the man he had just seen a short while ago.

For whatever reason, he had an uneasy feeling when he saw that man as if someone in his heart was screaming at him to kill that man. But another part of his heart was warning him not to approach that man, who appeared to be quite dangerous.

But his gaze was drawn to a nearby movement as a luxurious carriage stood quite a distance away, surrounded by ten men in uniform.

When he thought about the young master who would squander his money to travel in that carriage, he felt a sinking feeling in his stomach.

But his heartbeat quickened when he noticed the same man, dressed in the lavish robe, walking towards the carriage. He couldn't see his face because the hat obscured it, but he noticed his waist-length whitish silver hair.

His heart was pounding furiously while his gaze was fixed on the man. Just as he was about to board the carriage, the man suddenly and unexpectedly turned his face toward him. His heart almost stopped for a moment he felt the red eyes of a demon staring at him from the shadows.. But the feeling disappeared completely as soon as the man boarded the carriage and it went away.