If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

Later, after this person disappeared, he left behind a construction blueprint for the redevelopment of the southern city. His so-called disciple then turned this blueprint into reality!

At this point, Xinglu and his companions had arrived in front of a seven-story building. The building was decorated with dragons and phoenixes on both sides, and various monster images were carved on the walls. The entire building was predominantly red!

"Come on, it's still early before the auction. Let's grab a bite to eat first. This building was the first one that person built. He disappeared after finishing this building. Now it's one of the best taverns in the entire South City!"

Xing Lu pointed to the lintel of the building, and Zong Ze looked in that direction. He saw four large characters written in a flamboyant style: Jianghu Tavern. Next to it was a couplet: "No power, no money, no status; no food, no drink, no friends!"

After seeing this restaurant, Zong Ze became even more convinced that the builder had traveled from Earth. This restaurant was completely Chinese in style!

Xinbu and Xinglu entered the tavern, and the three of them found a window seat with a good view on the third floor. Xinglu was obviously a regular here. He told the waiter to make it the same as usual, and the waiter hurriedly went downstairs to call out to the waiter!

"What about his disciple? Since he was able to obtain the blueprints left by his master, perhaps that disciple can also find out his master's whereabouts!"

After Xing Lu finished his work, Zong Ze continued to ask questions.

"died!"

Xing Lu shook his head: "Right after the entire South City was completed, someone found that disciple's body in the ditch in the East City!"

"died?"

Han Zhixuan, who wasn't initially very interested in the news, partly because she noticed Zong Ze seemed quite interested in this person, and partly because she found it a bit strange as she listened. So she interjected and asked, "How could he be dead? Did he offend someone?"

"I didn't offend anyone!"

Xing Lu shook his head again: "Of course, we also heard it from the elders, generation after generation. Nobody knows the specifics, but we heard that the disciple is an honest and upright guy who might cry even if he stepped on an ant. This kind of person will not offend anyone!"

"Not bad!"

Zong Ze nodded, having experienced this situation firsthand: "There are only two possibilities for this kind of person and behavior. First, he is genuinely honest to the extreme. Second, he is an extremely skilled at disguising himself. But in either case, these two types of people are the least likely to offend anyone!"

"Zongze is right, many elderly people say the same thing!"

Xinglu agreed: "So many old people say that this guy died because someone didn't want him to leave Chaos City to scheme for others outside, and his master might have died long ago because of that!"

"So cruel?"

Han Zhixuan naturally understood what Xing Lu meant, but she still couldn't quite understand why such a thing would happen when it was just the development and construction of a district.

"There's nothing cruel about it; that's just how the world is!"

Zong Ze waved his hand and said, "This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. In this world, a person with a skill is actually at much greater risk than an ordinary person, especially if that person doesn't have a certain ability to protect themselves!"

"Yes!"

Xinglu said, "If you have any great abilities, and a sect offers you to join, would you join? If you don't, you might die. If you do join, you're essentially adding to the sect's strength, and then the sect's rivals will try to kill you!"

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. The main purpose of our trip today is to have fun, there's no point in talking about this!"

Zong Ze waved his hand to stop the conversation from continuing. For him, the reason he was interested in this person was simply because he guessed that this person might be from the same place as him, and he was momentarily excited!

If Zongze calmed down, for safety's sake, even if this person was still alive, even if this person really did travel from Earth, Zongze might not necessarily go and have a proper talk with this person!

Now that this person has disappeared, Zong Ze has lost all interest in him!

"Yes, let's have a good time today, but we can't drink too much. I heard that I'm accompanying you to the auction today, and the old man specifically told me before I left that I shouldn't drink too much, because drinking too much can easily lead to trouble!"

"What, are you interested in showing off your skills at tonight's auction, Young Master Xing?"

Upon hearing Xing Lu's words, Zong Ze understood that something might appear at the evening auction that could pique the interest of the Tianyuan Sect. As a sect-level power, they would usually notify other sect-level powers if anything good appeared at the auction!

"Not necessarily. Actually, it's nothing special, just a level four herb. However, many people know about it, so I probably won't be confident even if I make a move. We'll see. The old man said that if there's an opportunity, we'll take it; if not, we'll just have to let it go and figure something out later!"

Xing Lu smiled and recounted the old man's instructions, but as he spoke, Xing Lu's expression suddenly changed. His smile became very long, as if he had met a guy who owed him millions!

Following Xinglu's gaze, Zongze saw three people standing up at the same table by the window not far away, walking towards him!

"Hey, I hear someone here talking big. Level 4 herbs don't even matter to him? Looks like our young master is getting more and more arrogant, not even putting level 4 herbs in his eyes!"

Before they even got close, the man in brocade robes in the lead spoke up: "Second brother, I think you should take a trip to the West City. Is there some kind of treasure land in the West City that can mass-produce herbs at will?"

"No problem, big brother, just you wait and see. If there really is such a place, I'll definitely get it for you. It's just a West City, and they call themselves the Three Sects, Five Schools, and Ninety-two Gangs. Bah! I can handle them all by myself!"

The man in purple robes to the left of the man in brocade robes immediately revealed a mouthful of yellow teeth: "Third brother, do you think what second brother said is right? What kind of bullshit Four Young Masters of the West City? They would all kneel down before the Three Nobles of the South City!"

To the right of the man in brocade robes was a young man in white robes with a cold expression. He ignored the conversation between the man in brocade robes and the man in purple robes, and instead looked at Xing Lu coldly and said, "I told you last time that you can come to my South City, but you can't be too arrogant. Have you forgotten?"

Surprisingly, Xing Lu, who had initially shown a look of disdain and disgust towards the man in brocade and purple robes, turned bright red upon hearing the white-robed youth's words, as if he had thought of something!