Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

Lord Liu led Xu Hao and his four companions straight to the Yuelai Inn, where each of them booked a room.

Lord Liu solemnly instructed, "There is still a month before the start of the Hundred Cities War. You can make your own arrangements during this month. If you want to go out, try to keep a low profile. There are too many people and forces in Zhentian City that we cannot afford to offend."

They naturally understood this, and even the usually arrogant Wu Yuqi kept it in mind.

Xu Hao and his group of five nodded, and City Lord Liu left first.

At this moment, Wu Yuqi said, "The Ruyi Tower in Zhentian City is very lively. I want to go and have a look. Do you want to go?"

Although he always felt superior and looked down on Xu Hao and the other three, it was still a little better to have familiar people around when he first arrived.

Yin Dongkai and the other two were somewhat tempted. After exchanging glances, they nodded.

"Okay."

They finally looked at Xu Hao, and Xu Hao did not refuse.

Xu Hao's plan was that although it was their first time visiting Zhentian City, they were still natives of the Immortal Realm and knew more than he did. By staying with them, he could also find out some things related to the Hundred Cities War.

If anything happens, I'll just stay far away and cut ties with them.

Since the five of them hit it off immediately, they left the inn and went straight to Ruyi Tower in Zhentian City.

You can see the magnificent pavilion from afar. Although the building is not tall, there are clouds and mist around the top, giving it the feeling of a celestial palace at first glance.

This shop is considered the flagship store of Ruyi Lou, so it naturally has an exceptionally grand atmosphere.

Moreover, Ruyi Tower is rich in resources. It can be said that if you can't buy something here, you probably can't buy it anywhere else in Mingyue Immortal Dynasty.

Xu Hao looked at the ancient and grand Ruyi Building.

"If I stay in Zhentian City from now on, I'll definitely be a regular here."

Xu Hao needs to visit Ruyi Tower more often than others, to do his old job, which is to buy some treasures that exist in the Immortal Realm but not in the Tianyuan Realm.

However, with Wu Yuqi and the other three present, Xu Hao didn't rush to express his thoughts, but instead quietly followed behind them.

Xu Hao maintained a very subtle distance from them, able to hear them talking, but also able to distance himself from them and pretend not to know them when he sensed something was wrong.

Once inside Ruyi Tower, Wu Yuqi and his companions were dazzled by the sights.

"As expected of the Ruyilou flagship store, it has so many treasures."

"Yes, there is a dazzling array of goods."

They looked like village kids visiting a big city for the first time. Xu Hao was the same, but he was better at managing his expressions, so you couldn't tell that it was his first time here.

Wu Yuqi said, "We can take our time to look at these things over time. Our immediate priority is to go to the top floor and take a look."

"What's so special about the top floor?" Yin Dongkai asked curiously.

Wu Yuqi replied with an air of arrogance, "The top floor of Ruyi Tower is open to young talents all year round. Now that the Hundred Cities War is imminent, many geniuses from various cities must have gathered here."

He actually wanted to say that I should come to a place like this, and that you have no need to go up there and are not qualified to go up.

Although Wu Yuqi was arrogant, he was not a heartless fool.

Guided by the servants, they arrived at the top floor of Ruyi Tower. The place was exceptionally large and constantly filled with the aroma of wine and tea. Tables were occupied by elegantly dressed young people who were engaged in lively discussions.

No one paid any attention to the arrival of Wu Yuqi and his group of five, which made Wu Yuqi feel a little uncomfortable. In Qilan City, he was the center of attention wherever he went, but when he came to Zhentian City, he was nobody.

Some of the best seats were already taken, and some were still available, but most people wouldn't dare to go and sit there.

If anyone is so self-aware as to insist on sitting there, they will have to give up their seat when a more powerful and influential genius arrives, which would be even more awkward.

People like Wu Yuqi, who are geniuses from small towns, can only sit in the corners on the edge.

After sitting down, Yin Dongkai clicked his tongue in surprise and said, "These people are too terrifying. I feel like any one of them could easily crush me."

Wu Yuqi casually replied, "It's not a feeling, it's inevitable."

Apart from a few who were low-key or wanted to hide their strength, most of the geniuses present did not deliberately conceal their aura.

Therefore, everyone around them was better than them.

Wu Yuqi was the most advanced among the five, at the fourth level of the Dharma Aspect realm. However, there was not a single person below the fifth level of the Dharma Aspect realm present; all of them were above the fifth level, and there were even many at the eighth or ninth level.

Despite having made ample preparations before arriving, seeing so many peers far superior to herself still dealt a severe blow to her confidence, and her once proud head slowly drooped.

Xu Hao didn't care, and even continued to attack some of the more conspicuous people.

These people were in good positions, at large tables, and surrounded by followers who occasionally uttered flattering words.

Others won't look down on them; on the contrary, they'll envy them, because everyone knows that not everyone is qualified to be a follower of the strong.

If you let them go, they'd be more than happy to kneel there and fawn over you.

Suddenly, a conspicuous bag said something.

"I heard that the top floor of Ruyi Tower gathers geniuses from all the cities, but I don't see many particularly amazing geniuses here?"

"Hehe, you can tell at a glance that you're a country bumpkin from out of town. You don't even know that the closer it gets to the start of the Hundred Cities War, the more geniuses there will be here. Those who are truly capable of challenging for the top ten will never come here."

"Yes, I heard about the Marquis Kaishan before I came. He was granted the title of Marquis at a young age, and his strength is terrifying. He once wiped out a demon clan from the North Sea all by himself."

"And then there's Cheng Yunlai, whose talent is exceptional and rare in the world. He's the only one from his city, because the others don't have the strength or the need to come."

"These are all potential immortals who could become immortals in the future. We can hardly hope to catch up with them. It is already a great fortune that we can admire their heroic figures."

"Yes, I've heard that there are many opportunities in the small world. We don't aim to break into the top ten and get a spot in the ancient battlefield. We'd be quite satisfied if we could get some opportunities in the small world."

The Battle of a Hundred Cities took place in a small world controlled by the Immortal Dynasty. In this small world, there had been the deaths of Saint Realm and even Emperor Realm experts, so the opportunities contained there were considerable.

Only those who rank in the top ten in the trials of the small world can obtain a spot to enter the ancient battlefield.

Wu Yuqi and his group were already devastated, and after hearing the discussions of the other geniuses present, they were even more stunned.

Only then did they realize that they had been nothing more than frogs in a well, and compared to these people, they were nothing special.

Xu Hao remained silent throughout, quietly jotting down useful information.

They had only been sitting there for about half an hour when Wu Yuqi couldn't take it anymore.

"I want to go back."

He said something, and without waiting for Yin Dongkai and the others to reply, he got up and left on his own.

Yin Dongkai and the other two were slightly taken aback, but they got up and followed. When they passed other tables, they kept their heads down and did not dare to look at them.

Xu Hao maintained a certain distance from them and left together.

After they walked out of Ruyi Tower, Wu Yuqi and the others visibly breathed a sigh of relief. In the previous situation, they had been overwhelmed and unable to breathe.

They thought to themselves, "If I had known it would be like this, I shouldn't have come."

Xu Hao, seemingly going with the flow, followed them back to the inn.

For some time afterward, Wu Yuqi and his companions remained secluded in the inn and did not leave.

On the contrary, Xu Hao acted as if nothing had happened, going out for walks every day.

Occasionally, I would return to the Xu family in Duanshan City to retrieve some spirit stones. Otherwise, it would be awkward if I saw something useful but didn't have enough spirit stones to buy it.

Xu Qingzhou learned from his inner thoughts that he had arrived in the capital of the Immortal Dynasty and needed spirit stones, so he made up a few excuses and gave him a large number of spirit stones.

With Xu Qingzhou's support, Xu Hao was able to act a little more freely.

The reason I say "slightly" is because Zhentian City has too many treasures and opportunities. With the capital the Xu family currently possesses, there are many good things that they couldn't afford even if they sold the entire family.