The young warrior standing behind Li Deyork’s back had his eyes instantly light up, his jaw moving slightly, the arrogance in his brows receding by a fraction. His thin lips pressed together gently, as if holding a smile, and his voice was very soft, almost to himself: "Not just a beauty, but a beauty among beauties.”

Li Deyork smiled faintly, patting the shoulder of the young warrior beside him: “My son, Hongse, rarely praises anyone. I didn’t expect him to speak so highly of Miss Luo upon first meeting.”

Qian Jin’s brow naturally furrowed, a faint pang of jealousy rising in his heart. What? Can your son’s praise of others be eaten as food? Or spent as gold coins?

“You’ve seen the person, we should enter the city now,” Fabredus called to Luo Qingqing, motioning toward the carriage: “Traveling is tiring.”

Li Deyork shrugged indifferently, clearing a path, making a gesture that invited them forward: “Miss Luo, in a short while, it will be this City Lord’s birthday gala. I sincerely hope Miss Luo will grace us with her presence.”

The convoy slowly entered the city gates. Hongse York’s usually proud expression darkened, and he muttered in a low voice: “What a pity. If it weren't for that City Guardian of Aucklan…”

“Indeed,” Li Deyork nodded lightly. “I truly didn’t imagine Fabredus would come in person. It seems this Level One Mental Impact Mysterious Potion has quite a connection with the Luo family. However, with Fabredus here, things might be a bit complicated.”

“Father, it’s not that complicated,” Hongse York’s proud eyes narrowed to slits, the corners of his lips hooking slightly to one side, pulling out a faint smile: “As long as I can get close to this girl from the Luo family… are you afraid we won’t get what we want? With the Level One Mental Impact Potion, the Zhence Dynasty will have a large number of mages flocking to serve you. By then, Eternal Flow City will only have one major power.”

“Boy, you’ve taken a liking to that girl, haven’t you?”

“Yes, Father.” Hongse York gazed lightly at the shadow of the carriage: “For a backwater place like Aucklan to produce such a beauty. I haven’t seen anyone this stunning, even in Eternal Flow City.”

“Then you must act quickly,” Li Deyork said, placing his hands behind his back, slowly boarding the carriage brought forward by his personal guards: “That Lei Wei from the Lei family, I hear he is also impatient.”

“Lei Wei?” Hongse York’s smile was filled with disdain: “That trash, I could crush him with one hand.”

Li Deyork sat in the carriage and nodded with satisfaction. His son was quite promising. Although he lacked Bloodline Power, at twenty-two years old, he already possessed the strength of the Eight Demon Subjugation Battles! Most importantly, he was also a dual cultivator of Battle and Demon Arts!

It was a pity that he was currently trapped at the third level of the Spirit Barrier. If he could break through this Spirit Barrier using the Mental Impact Potion, he would become an even more formidable Battle-Demon dual cultivator! He would absolutely not be comparable to trash like Lei Wei from the Lei family.

“Lei Wei?” Li Deyork laughed confidently: “I heard that kid isn't exactly stupid. It seems he went early this morning to wait at the Luo family’s encampment. What a shame… A shame that I met the Luo family girl right at the city gate with Hongse. As long as she isn’t blind, she will surely be able to discern which young man has more potential! Lei Wei… with his arrogant personality, can he even get past the gates of the Luo family compound now?”

Ever since he disastrously lost the Mental Impact Potion last time, Lei Wei had been severely disciplined by his family, with his allowance cut down to one-third of the original amount. To prove himself and prevent being completely abandoned by his family, upon learning the day the Luo family would arrive in the city, he dressed impeccably early in the morning and arrived at the gate of the courtyard the Luo family had purchased.

As for how to negotiate with the Luo family, Lei Wei had thought it over many times. Once he met the young matriarch of the Luo family, by revealing his identity as the Third Young Master of the Lei family—one of the Eight Great Powers of the Eternal Flow Province—she would have to weigh the situation carefully. Then, he would converse politely, expressing the Lei family’s willingness to support a small family like the Luo family in developing their commerce in Eternal Flow City, before subtly suggesting a meeting with the creator of the mysterious potion…

“It’s bound to succeed!” Lei Wei snapped his fingers confidently. In the past, this method had never failed when handling similar matters. This time, facing a young girl rumored to be under eighteen, a little coaxing and a little scare would easily yield whatever he wanted to know.

The Luo family convoy slowly appeared at the street corner. Lei Wei straightened his back, adjusted his attire, and stood tall by the gate, watching the convoy approach bit by bit until it stopped right outside the courtyard entrance.

“Coachman…” Lei Wei looked disdainfully at Fabredus, who held the horsewhip: “Your…”

“Make way, we need to unload cargo.”

Fabredus flicked the horsewhip in his hand, catching Lei Wei, who quickly dodged aside. He felt a surge of anger toward the coarse coachman. Why was this different from what he imagined? Even a coachman should have some sense! Seeing his own noble attire, how could he…

Lei Wei suppressed the anger in his heart and stood quietly to the side, waiting for the person to step out of the carriage. As soon as the Luo family matriarch appeared, he would present the might of the Lei family! In Eternal Flow City… no! In the entire Eternal Flow Province, even small merchants had heard the name of the Lei family!

Luo Qingqing stepped out of the carriage, holding her pale blue, floral print dress. Lei Wei’s eyes instantly lit up: A beauty! Such an astonishingly beautiful woman!

Gu Yue Jiaying also slowly stepped out of the carriage, causing Lei Wei’s body to tremble again. His eyes fixated separately on the two beauties descending from the carriage. Luo Qingqing’s soft, waterfall-like chestnut hair swayed gently by her ears, radiating the youthful aura of a young girl all over.

Gu Yue Jiaying wore the same low-cut white one-piece dress, her sun-bleached golden hair coiled atop her head in a braided bun, exposing her long, elegant neck—a different kind of beauty entirely.

Gazing at the two suddenly revealed beauties, Lei Wei almost forgot why he was there. His eyes were glued to them until a shadow he found annoying suddenly entered his line of sight.

Qian Jin jumped down from the carriage, spreading his arms wide to stretch his waist. Continuous sitting in a carriage to watch the road only allowed for practicing Divine Archery or cultivating Battle Qi; it was truly rather tedious.

Qian Jin? Lei Wei froze on the spot. Why was he here? Did his subordinates in the Frontier fail to follow him? Did they lose him? Then how was he with the Luo family? And he seemed quite familiar with the female members of the Luo family? Why is it that every woman I take an interest in seems to get entangled with him?

“Dead tired, dead tired…” Duanfeng Buer slapped his shoulders and jumped down from another carriage: “This journey has been exhausting, I need a good rest.”

A Bloodline Warrior? Lei Wei nodded in sudden understanding. That makes sense! Qian Jin is the attendant of a Bloodline Warrior. Since the Bloodline Warrior has arrived, he should naturally be here too.

Lei Wei quickly pushed through the crowd moving the cargo, stood before Luo Qingqing, and bowed slightly with gentlemanly poise: “Excuse me, are you Miss Luo Qingqing, the matriarch of the Luo family? It’s a pleasure to meet you. I am Lei Wei, the Third Young Master of the Lei family, one of the Eight Great Powers of Eternal Flow City. You may call me Lei Wei…”

Lei Wei was very satisfied with his demeanor and speech; this self-introduction was almost a perfect score. Both eyes were focused entirely on Luo Qingqing and Gu Yue Jiaying. As for Qian Jin, who was stretching his waist beside them, Lei Wei completely ignored him.

Just an attendant to a Bloodline Warrior! Lei Wei fundamentally looked down on Qian Jin. As the representative of the Lei family, he naturally only needed to interact with the Luo family matriarch.

To take the initiative to greet and build rapport with an attendant of a Bloodline Warrior? Lei Wei felt that was a complete waste of face, especially since that attendant was someone he had once intended to eliminate.

As for now? Lei Wei was within Eternal Flow City, backed by the entire Lei family! He didn't take Qian Jin seriously at all; he practically didn't see him.

“I always assumed the matriarch of the Luo family would be a woman with thick glasses, constantly calculating with an account book in hand. I truly didn't expect the matriarch to be this young and beautiful.” Lei Wei praised continuously, then abruptly changed the subject: “I imagine Miss Qingqing has heard of our Lei family, right? In Yongliu, our Lei family does hold some influence…”

Once the floodgates were opened, Lei Wei began speaking non-stop. The content he had been rehearsing for days now flowed out like a spring.

Qian Jin stood aside, stifling yawns, appearing drowsy. Luo Qingqing nodded politely to Lei Wei, hoping to end this conversation quickly, but she also knew that having just arrived in Yongliu, it was best not to offend the local powers, especially a family force like the Lei family that had existed for hundreds of years—it was best to avoid conflict if possible.

One minute… Three minutes… Five minutes… Ten minutes…

Qian Jin’s patience was eroding bit by bit. Why talk so much nonsense? In the end, didn't he just want to meet the creator of the mysterious potion? Meet your mother! I won’t meet anyone who previously tried to kill me!

Lei Wei was completely unaware that he was talking too much. The more he spoke of the Lei family's glorious history, the more he could intimidate the other party—this was common sense, no need to worry about the other party’s thoughts.

Another three minutes passed… Lei Wei suddenly noticed that Luo Qingqing’s eyes were filled only with polite endurance, and she even seemed distracted, having not heard a word he said, instead focusing on the attendant of the Bloodline Warrior beside her! That attendant again! That attendant again!

Qian Jin secretly scrutinized Lei Wei. He hadn't expected to meet the person who once wanted him dead so soon. He hoped this man would behave in Eternal Flow City; otherwise… Sigh… A person who couldn't behave in the Frontier, could he really be honest on his own turf?

Qian Jin forced a bitter smile and kept yawning. That was simply impossible! It seemed that sooner or later, problems might arise between them.