Chapter 47

He had become a special figure among the outer sect disciples.

Even his reputation had reached the ears of the higher-ups, drawing their attention.

Many people, upon hearing that he was Yan Qingyu’s disciple, were filled with sighs. The genius of the past had not been forgotten, but many had chosen to avoid thinking about him.

Now, with the sudden emergence of Yan Qingyu’s disciple, they could not help but recall this name.

Some sighed, some were relieved, and some were extremely agitated upon hearing the news.

...

"Chen Feng, you won too?"

Han Yuer looked at Chen Feng as he came down from the arena, approaching him with a joyful expression.

Chen Feng gave her a surprised look; there was not a single injury on Han Yuer, and she didn’t even seem to have broken a sweat.

He knew that Han Yuer had a battle today.

"Senior Sister, are you done?" Chen Feng asked.

"Yes!"

"So quickly?"

"It’s a coincidence," Han Yuer said with a smile. "My opponent barely won yesterday, and he was too injured to recover overnight. When he struggled to get on the stage today, I knocked him down with one whip."

Chen Feng scratched his head. "That works?"

It had to be said, Han Yuer’s luck was really good.

Han Cong, standing nearby, had a smile on his face.

Chen Feng and Han Yuer both making it to the top eighty was beyond his expectations.

"Chen Feng,"

Han Cong said, "Uncle has something to discuss with you."

"Uncle, you’re too polite. Just tell me what you need," Chen Feng said with a smile.

"The last battle was too intense, and Yuer’s whip couldn’t withstand it, breaking into pieces." Han Cong held the broken whip and showed it to Chen Feng.

"We need to buy a new whip for Yuer."

"Tomorrow evening, there will be an auction in Bai Shi City, where many rare treasures will be sold. It’s likely that Yuer will find what she needs."

"I can’t spare the time, and I’m not comfortable letting Yuer go alone. With your current strength, you should be able to handle anything except for experts at the Divine Gate realm."

Chen Feng understood his meaning and smiled. "Alright, I’ll accompany Senior Sister Yuer."

Han Cong smiled. "Yuer is a bit hot-tempered and likes to cause trouble. You’ll have to keep an eye on her."

Han Yuer said angrily, "Father, do you talk about your own daughter like that?"

Chen Feng smiled. "Don’t worry, Uncle."

...

The sun was just rising, and two fast horses were traveling on the road.

The autumn wind was brisk, carrying a slight chill. Looking out, the green fields were tinged with a touch of yellow. Looking back, the Broken Arrow Peak was gradually fading into the distance.

The two riders were Chen Feng and Han Yuer.

They set out early in the morning, heading for Bai Shi City.

Bai Shi City was about a hundred miles from Qianyuan Sect, a small city in Danyang County with a population of less than a million. The only well-known large family was the Xie family.

In the Great Qin Empire, martial arts were flourishing, and there were countless practitioners.

Some practitioners were in sects, while others were in various large families.

The ratio was roughly fifty-fifty.

Some large families occupied entire cities, with abundant resources such as mines, mountains, and lakes, producing a rich output and having a deep foundation.

Some large families had a thousand-year legacy, with a continuous emergence of powerful figures, making them extremely formidable.

In Danyang County, there were ten primary sects like Qianyuan Sect, but there were also dozens of large families with a thousand-year legacy.

These large families, in terms of foundation, strength, and the number of experts, were no less impressive than the sects like Qianyuan Sect.

Moreover, these large families were rooted in the secular world. Although it was more difficult for them to obtain spiritual treasures from deep forests and mountains, their commerce was developed, and they bought and sold various resources, making their resources even more abundant than the major sects.

They had more and a wider variety of rare items, encompassing all kinds of things.

Things that couldn’t be found in the sects might be found in the large families of the secular world.

Bai Shi City, though small, was dominated by the Xie family, which suppressed the city lord’s residence, making it one of the top twenty large families in Danyang County.

The Xie family had an auction house with branches in many cities.

Every month on this day, the auction house held an auction, featuring many rare treasures.

On the day of the Xie family’s auction, many powerful figures from surrounding families and sects would rush there, making it a grand event within a few hundred miles of Bai Shi City.

Chen Feng and Han Yuer were heading there to buy a suitable whip for Han Yuer at the Xie family’s auction.

Bai Shi City had a population of fifty thousand, and the city stretched for fifty miles.

From a distance, Chen Feng could see the tall city walls.

The massive city walls, over a hundred meters high, were entirely built of white stone, looking both extremely sturdy and beautiful.

This was the origin of Bai Shi City’s name.

When they arrived, it was just noon.

Chen Feng had been here before with Yan Qingyu, so they smoothly entered the city gate. An hour later, they arrived at the location of the Xie family’s auction hall.

The Xie family was a large family in Bai Shi City, owning many businesses, and the auction hall was one of the most important.

The auction hall was located in a square, which, besides the auction hall, had dozens of various shops selling all kinds of things, from all sorts of items to everything imaginable.