"Wow, so majestic, so spectacular, so bustling!"
Hua Gesang looked at the shops on both sides of the street and the crowd, unable to help herself from letting out exclamations of amazement.
She had been marveling all the way, dancing with joy.
Although she had already broken through to the Battle General Realm, she was still a seventeen-year-old girl after all.
She was filled with intense curiosity towards all things new.
Soon, Xu Nian and the others arrived at a residence.
This residence was bought by Adam back when he was in Rom City, so they had a convenient place to stay each time they went to Rom City.
As for the caravan, they separated from Adam and the others to sell their own goods.
So in the end, from the nearly hundred people in the caravan, only Adam, Hua Gesang, and Xu Nian were left.
"Come on, Xu Nian, let's go out for a walk," Hua Gesang said, immediately after settling in, impatiently pulling Xu Nian to go shopping.
Adam did not oppose, only cautioned them to be careful before continuing with his own tasks.
Xu Nian, however, looked helpless as Hua Gesang dragged him along for shopping.
There were still two days until the election of the Luotian Sect Saintess.
That meant Xu Nian would have to wait another two days to use Hua Gesang's election as Saintess to infiltrate the Luotian Sect.
Xu Nian didn't care about the one or two days, so he simply waited.
Of course, Hua Gesang dragging Xu Nian along was purely for the sake of finding a companion.
Hua Gesang was seen darting through the streets and alleys, buying a lot of things.
Most of the things were items for ordinary people and were essentially useless for cultivators.
But since Hua Gesang was happy, Xu Nian just went along with her.
Eventually, Hua Gesang even took Xu Nian to a men's clothing store.
This made Xu Nian curious.
Why would Hua Gesang, a woman, run to a men's clothing store?
Could it be to buy clothes for Adam?
But when Xu Nian asked for clarification, he was left speechless.
Hua Gesang answered him, "Since you're my servant, you naturally need to dress nicely. Look at the ragged state of your clothes; how embarrassing would it be for me if we go out?"
Xu Nian had thought of retorting, but then he thought better of it.
His storage ring was filled with clothes.
He hadn't taken them out simply to avoid suspicion.
Yet, he didn't expect to be so disdained by Hua Gesang.
In the end, Hua Gesang picked out a rather nice piece of clothing for Xu Nian.
After Xu Nian changed into it, he actually stunned Hua Gesang for a few seconds.
She then realized how handsome the young man before her was.
Especially the aura emanating from him.
It was as if he was naturally elegant and carefree.
Hua Gesang even began to doubt if she had recognized the wrong person.
"Didn't expect you to be such a pretty boy. You looked so sloppy before, with your tattered clothes and unkempt appearance. Now that you've changed into a new set of clothes and combed your hair, you actually look presentable. Taking you out now, this missy can appear with some dignity."
Walking out of the clothing store, Hua Gesang circled around Xu Nian, then smiled and patted his shoulder.
Xu Nian just smiled wryly.
"Look like a human, sort of like a dog," indeed.
Hua Gesang really knew how to choose her words.
But he wasn't angry; after all, he had gotten to know Hua Gesang's temper.
She had a tough exterior but a soft heart.
"We've been around for a day now, time to head back?" Xu Nian suddenly frowned and said.
"Yes, we've pretty much been everywhere, it's time to go back, let's go!" Hua Gesang nodded and then turned to leave.
However, before Hua Gesang had taken more than a few steps, she was stopped by someone.
Four burly men dressed in black battle attire were staring coldly at her.
Hua Gesang's brow furrowed, clearly sensing ill intentions from the newcomers.
Xu Nian's expression also tightened slightly.
The cultivation of these four burly men was not low, they were all of Battle General Level.
And from the looks in their eyes, it was clear they were battle-hardened mercenaries.
Obviously, their target was Hua Gesang.
After all, with Xu Nian's strength, no one would be foolish enough to send people of Battle General Level against him.
But Xu Nian was somewhat puzzled.
Hua Gesang had just arrived in Rom City, how had she managed to provoke these men?
"Who are you? What do you want?" Hua Gesang asked warily.
At the same time, she retreated to Xu Nian's side and whispered, "Run, go find my father."
However, Xu Nian stood still as if frozen, foolishly remaining in place.
This infuriated Hua Gesang.
Had the boy been scared witless?
Xu Nian was certainly not scared witless.
He simply did not want to leave.
After all, these people had come for Hua Gesang, if he left, she would likely be in danger.
"We are from the Iron Blood Mercenary Group. Our leader wishes for the lady to accompany us to Tianhua Restaurant for a talk."
One of the burly men spoke and without waiting for Hua Gesang's response, they blocked the way for both Hua Gesang and Xu Nian, making a gesture to invite them.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Hua Gesang did not resist and reluctantly followed them in the direction of Tianhua Restaurant.
Xu Nian naturally followed closely behind Hua Gesang.
"Why didn't you run when I told you to? Now who will save us?" Hua Gesang glared at Xu Nian fiercely and whispered angrily.
Xu Nian just gave a naïve smile and did not reply.
Seeing Xu Nian's expression, Hua Gesang couldn't help but seethe with anger.
But there was no help for it, the four men were watching her closely.
Even if she wanted to escape, it would be impossible.
Soon, Xu Nian and Hua Gesang were brought to a very luxurious restaurant.
Under the escort of the four men, Xu Nian and Hua Gesang finally met the leader of the Iron Blood Mercenary Group.
He was a muscular man with a beard and a slanting scar across his nose.
At first glance, he gave off a very ferocious impression.
What surprised Xu Nian even more was that the leader was a Nine-star Body King level powerhouse.
A Nine-star Body King, in this remote region of Beimo, was definitely a dominant force.
The Iron Blood Group Leader looked at Hua Gesang, a faint smile on his lips, his eyes carrying a hint of lascivious amusement.
"Your chest is a bit small, but your face and legs are nice. Little beauty, would you like to be my woman?" the Iron Blood Group Leader said bluntly.
"Pah!" Hua Gesang immediately displayed a look of contempt, anger welling up in her eyes.
She hadn't expected this middle-aged man to say such a thing.
Seeing Hua Gesang's disdain, the corners of the Iron Blood Group Leader's mouth curled into a cold smirk.
He started to walk toward Hua Gesang step by step.
Hua Gesang quickly drew her sword and attacked the leader.
But as soon as her sword was swung, the leader caught it between two fingers.
Hua Gesang tried to pull her sword back, but found it was as immovable as if pressed down by a mountain.
"With your level of strength, you think you can kill me? It's just like throwing an egg against a rock. I advise you to submit quietly, or else you only have a death sentence waiting for you. Someone has offered ten million Gold Coins for your life," the Iron Blood Group Leader said with a smile.
After speaking, the Iron Blood Group Leader exerted force in his fingers, and Hua Gesang's curved sword snapped in two.
And Hua Gesang was sent reeling back by the force of the blow.
Xu Nian quickly supported Hua Gesang.