Zhuge Gan actually knew what had happened in Greenwood City.

  He had traveled a long way to challenge Gu Heng to another f duel, only to hear about a ridiculous ihat occurred iy st week. He also khat the Mo Family's aor had been instantly killed by a powerful master at the Tribution Crossing stage.

  But this didn't him much.

  Just a mere Divided Spirit stage cultivator, g the title of "aor" in such a pce, was utterly ughable.

  He probably overestimated himself, caused some trouble, and got himself killed. So what?

  In Zhuge Gan's eyes, the Mo Family's aor was just a weakling who could be defeated in a single move.

  "Sihe Mo Family lost their stro, it's no wohers would gang up on them."

  "This world is like this: whoever has the stro fist makes the rules, and those with weaker fists don't t. It's an unging rule," Zhuge Gan snorted. "But it's the ordinary people iy who will suffer."

  "That's true."

  Gu Heng nodded in agreement. Zhuge Gan's words hit the nail on the head regarding the ws of this world.

  In the face of absolute power, so-called rules are nothing but empty words.

  "Are you worried that those ignorant fools will disturb your peace, Bru?"

  Zhuge Gan frowned, seeing Gu Heng's mencholy. There could only be one reason: Gu Heng, having lived among mortals for so long in Greenwood City, had finally found a peaceful pce to retreat, only to have it disturbed by weaklings. It must be quite upsetting.

  Gu Heng shook his head. "Isn't that so?"

  He didn't want to trouble Zhuge Gan, but it wasn't just about peace. As a mere mortal, if he got caught up itles between cultivators, he wouldn't even have his bones left.

  "If that's the case, why not... Oh, I see what you mean, Bru."

  Zhuge Gan was about to suggest that if Gu Heng wahe city to remain peaceful, it would be easy. He could just make a show of force, and those small fry would be silenced. Iire Sunfre Empire, no one would dare act recklessly in front of Gu Heng.

  But doing so would be meaningless.

  Because Bru was indifferent to fame and fortune, seeking a peaceful life among mortals, and didn't want to be disturbed. If he had to make a move now and attract tless gazes, wouldn't that be terproductive?

  "As long as you uand."

  Although he didn't know what Zhuge Gan was muttering about, Gu Heng still responded acc to his iion.

  "Bru, why not find another pce?"

  Zhuge Gan put down his teacup and suggested.

  "Oh?" Gu Heng raised an eyebrow. "Does Brother Zhuge have a suitable p mind?"

  "White Emperor City is worth visiting," Zhuge Gan suggested with a smile. "It's a nice pce, within the Bai Family's sphere of influen the Sunfre Empire. The Bai Family is friendly to mortals, and although the Bai Family's patriarch, Bai Qianshan, isn't known for his good temper, he takes good care of the on people under his rule. It's much better than Greenwood City."

  White Emperor City was the Bai Family's domain, and acc to Zhuge Gan's pn, Gu Heng could live among mortals there without getting involved with the Bai Family. The Bai Family treated mortals well, ensuring pead quiet.

  It retty good idea.

  Gu Heng raised an eyebrow.

  The Bai Family, one of the freat s of the Sunfre Empire?

  Hearing this, he thought of Bai Fei'er again, but she was no longer ected to him.

  Gu Heng pondered for a moment.

  "Very well, in a few days, I think I set off."

  Gu Heng had stayed in Greenwood City for a long time a many people. Although he wasn't particurly close to anyone, moving to a new pce as a mortal without power or background would mean starting from scratch, which was quite troublesome.

  But no matter how troublesome, it was better than staying here aing caught up in the flicts of cultivators aing an untimely death.

  After several rounds of tea, the two bid farewell.

  Watg Zhuge Gan leave, Gu Heng held Little Xi, stroking her fur, and said, "Sigh, it seems we have to leave here after all... You should e with me aher pces, how about it?"

  Little Xi just nodded.

  ...

  White Emperor City.

  When Bai Fei'er and Bai Mo returned on their swords, she looked at the grand and magnifit city with a plex expression in her eyes.

  When she left before, even describiate as "disgraced" was an uatement.

  With her cultivation lost, she was no lohe Bai Family's most promising "genius." When her cultivation plummeted from the Elemental Infant stage to the Core Formation stage ht, she still received some from her members. But when she fell from Core Formation to Foundatioablishment, the turned into cold stares and whispered mockery.

  After the empire sent its best medical cultivators to diagnose her poison, Bai Fei'er pletely lost her status.

  Even her father, the Bai Family patriarch, looked at her with more disappoihaache, and much more so...

  When her so-called "marriage tract" with the Mo Family was set, Bai Fei'er didn't even have the right to refuse, being a woman sold off cheaply by her family, while the Mo Family didn't regard her at all.

  This humiliation was something Bai Fei'er would never fet.

  "Heh."

  Bai Fei'er chuckled softly, her eyes fused but quickly regaining their resilience.

  No matter what, she was still a daughter of the Bai Family, and the pride in her bloodline never allowed her to bow to anyone.

  Thanks to that Hidden World Master, she ulled out of the abyss she couldn't climb out of.

  "If they see my cultivatioored, those people will surely be surprised."

  Bai Fei'er looked at the densely packed buildings within White Emperor City, her eyes flickering, and she couldn't help but smile.

  She remembered all the faces of those who had a bad retionship with her and kicked her when she was down, as well as those who didn't truly abandon her in times of crisis.

  In the past, she was iant.

  But fortunately, Seniu had enlightened her.

  "Miss, there's something..."

  Bai Mo stood beside Bai Fei'er, hesitating to speak.

  "Hmm?" Bai Fei'er turned, puzzled, seeing the strange expression on Bai Mo's face. "What is it?"

  Bai Fei'er asked.

  "When I went to Greenwood City, the 's grand petition was about to start, and today should be the final match to determihe winner."

  "Oh? It's happening now?" Bai Fei'er narrowed her eyes slightly.

  The 's grand petition was an internal test among the 's disciples. Whoever stood out among them would naturally receive more cultivation resources. It was also a "preliminary" before the members participated in the empire's grand petition.

  In other words, the empire's grand petition involved peting with the renowned younger geion across the empire. If one couldn't even domihin their , there was o embarrass themselves outside.

  Although the empire didn't have specific regutions, this had bee an unwritten rule.

  Bai Fei'er participated in every petition and woifully, but this time, the petition had already started because no ohought she, the "daughter of the patriarch" who had been sold off, would return to White Emperor City.

  By now, the two had flown on their swords to the outskirts of White Emperor City. Even from a distahey could hear the cheers from the grand martial arena.

  "Hmph!" Bai Fei'er sneered.

  "It's quite lively. Without my participation, wouldn't it be to?"

  Many family elders and even some figures with good retions with the Bai Family had been invited. For her, it seemed like a great opportunity.

  She, Bai Fei'er, was determio redeem herself in the final battle of the 's grand petition!