Chapter 359: Lady Aria

"No, this one I am sure of. I went with some elders toward the entrance. But I was not allowed to enter with them.This is like a tradition in which someone always waits on the other side, waiting for the elder until he returns."

"How about ShangXi Temple? What do you know about them?"

"A bunch of stupid fanatics. I would suggest you stay away from them if possible.

This is not a matter of strength but annoyance.

Once you hit their nest, those ants will come out swarming without care for their own lives."

Hearing this, MingYue frowned. ShangXi Temple was not like what she expected.

'This means they didn't have full control of the central region. It's probably because most of the rumors come from civilians.'

In MingYue's opinion, civilians would be more likely to take ShangXi Temple's side, as they get protection and earn more benefits.

As for cultivators, only those who held high positions would enjoy it. The rest would live their lives like mortals, busy working on their assigned posts.

This pulled the attention of cultivators who had already given up on their path. They sacrificed their privilege in exchange for protection from their enemies.

"Are your Jian clan and Dong clan ShangXi Temple's enemies?"

"Hard to say for now, but the situation is not that good. Some clans suddenly appeared and began attacking their infrastructure.

Right now, it's still a minor conflict, but things will probably escalate soon.

As for my clan and the others, they are all taking a wait-and-see attitude."

"Which side do you think they will take then?"

"My clan? That will depend on which one is more beneficial at the moment."

"Have you ever heard the names Alex or Edward?"

"No, never heard those names," Long replied after some thought.

The names felt weird and foreign to him. But he then remembered something.

"I suggest you look for them in the core region; from their names, it seems like they live there."

'That is enough, Luciel. Continue to ask him for information on Dong clan's strength and find anything you think will be useful,' MingYue ordered, then opened her eyes.

'Hope we won't be too late,' she thought.

"How is it? Did you get any good information?" Luca asked.

She didn't know where MingYue brought the two people, but knowing about the awe cube's existence, she had some guesses.

"Some information. It seems things in the central region are quite heated up. At least we won't enter blindly now."

"How about Alex and Edward? Do you have any information about them?"

"Nothing in detail, but I learned something curious. Long said their name style is similar to that of people from the core region. Either it's a coincidence, or it's related to uncle."

"How much time difference do you have here with my place?" Luca asked.

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"It's the same, but Uncle probably lived on the Dragari planet for a while before it turned like that.

Who knows how much time has passed for him," MingYue replied while she thought, 'but this also means my world has somehow been connected to Dragari for a while now.

I wonder why I never see any of them?

Are they mixed with those beast clans? Or do each of them live inside the core region?'

The more MingYue learned, the more she realized there were so many things she didn't know about her world.

Before, she thought Shanxi Temple was the strongest faction, but now they were not. Things were far more complicated.

While she thought, the sound of a door being knocked reached their ears.

"It seems it's finally our turn," MingYue said.

"Emily, open the door," Luca said. She knew Emily was still the fastest.

If someone ambushed them, she would be able to react quickly, avoiding the attack.

Emily walked toward the door, and Zold moved closer, taking out his dagger.

The door opened, showing two cultivators. The one in front had an amiable smile on his face, exuding a majestic aura. Beside him was a beautiful woman with a similar cultivation level.

They looked like they were in their twenties, but MingYue knew they had probably already lived ten times longer than her.

"I am sorry to disturb your rest. Let me introduce myself again. My name is Ming Tian, the mayor of this city. Beside me is Lady Aria, coming to visit us."

Right now, MingYue and the others, except Zold, had already disguised their faces, making them look average.

MingYue also had her cultivation camouflaged by Vesa, making Ming Tian only detect them as normal people.

MingYue acted like a merchant and then introduced herself with a fake name. She also gave one to everyone.

"We are just merchants here looking for a pass toward the central region, Sir. We don't know anything about the incident."

"Don't worry. I already know about that. It's probably an accident that happened because of their fight on the teleportation array. But you should understand it's my duty to check on everyone." S~eaʀᴄh the nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Ming Yue nodded, but she felt weird about Ming Tian's actions.

He was too polite to face a group of merchants.

Usually, even though the cultivator was kind, they would just directly say what they wanted when facing a normal civilian.

'He is too polite. Does he know our real identity? Or is it just how he acts normally since this city is a hub?' MingYue wondered.

"So, what do you want to check, Sir?"

Usually, they would investigate the cultivator's storage ring, but now, since they were only merchants, a single look should be more than enough for a cultivator like Ming Tian to find anything weird or suspicious.

"Rather than me, Lady Aria wants to ask something."

"Did any of you know the name Edward? He is my Master, and he sent me here to look for someone," Aria directly asked while looking at their expressions.

Luca's eyes widened. Hearing her husband's name after a long time made her not care about keeping their facade up.

She quickly asked back, "Who is the person your master asked you to look for?"