<h4>Chapter 1189: ns</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>Nyoi-Bo Studio <strong>Editor: </strong>Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Ye Futian went to collect his winnings. Almost everyone who had bet lost.


    Ye Futian, Kong Xuan, Shen Jun, and Situ Yan were the only ones who won. In the past Battles of the Sleeping Dragon, there had been several very highly anticipated participants as well. While the battles might have had many variables, most of the time, one of the highly anticipated ones was capable of seeding.


    What happened right there in that battle wasparatively rare. It was a total loss for the spectators.


    Ye Futian was wondering how much the Crimson Dragon Emperor had been able to earn in that one Battle of the Sleeping Dragon. It was no wonder why the event was held once a month.


    If I were the one holding the event, I’d have made it once every three days instead... he thought.


    But then again, while the Crimson Dragon Emperor might not have cared about those training resources himself, the ones serving him would have consumed such resources in massive quantities.


    “You want to return to Qianye City, Brother Ye?” Shen Jun’s attitude towards Ye Futian was a lot more polite. While he would not have thought Xia Qingyuan to be a princess, being someone who was valued by royal members of both Emperor Xia’s Realm and Demon Peacock Emperor’s Realm, there was no doubt about his extraordinary talents.


    Yu Sheng’s performance had been startling as well.


    As such, Shen Jun’s attitude towards those people changed. He would have avoided offending those people as best as he could. Even if they might not have been people serving Emperor Xia directly, they might be very trusted subordinates nheless.


    Furthermore, if he were to be able to befriend those people, that connection might prove useful in the future.


    “Sure. How about you, heroine from Situ n?” Ye Futian looked at Situ Yan and said.


    Situ Yan red at him, wondering why he was speaking in such a frivolous manner despite being a saint.


    “How about we all return together, eh? I’m thinking of throwing a feast to wee Brother Ye again. There will be a feast in several days at the city lord’s office. Please do show up,” Shen Jun smiled and said. Those from Qianye City all nodded. They needed to give that much face, at least.


    The group took flight and headed towards Qianye City. Ye Futian then headed to the border of the Situ n and said to Situ Yan, “I’ll pay a visit to the Situ nter. I’ll check on Little Ran along the way.”


    “Sure,” Situ Yan nodded and said.


    “It’d be a great honor to the Situ n to have you with us, Brother Ye,” an elder from the Situ n said with a smile. Yu Sheng’s performance at the Battle of the Sleeping Dragon notwithstanding, the fact that Ye Futian and his party had destroyed the Bliss Pce was impressive enough.


    Both the Situ n and the Bliss Pce were both top-notch forces in Qianye City, and both were not all that different in terms of powers.


    “You’re too kind, senior.” Ye Futian smiled and nodded.


    “You’re a man of passion, Brother Ye,” Shen Jun, who was at the front, turned around, smiled, and quipped. He found it surprising that Ye Futian was still concerned about the little girl. While he found that action to be disagreeable, he admitted that Ye Futian had superior characterpared to him.


    Surviving in a chaotic ce like Crimson Dragon Realm meant that cultivators were mostly preupied with enhancing their powers, using all means to strengthen themselves to gain control of greater resources.


    There was no way weaklings would have been able to survive at the Crimson Dragon Realm.


    “What are you going to do at the Situ n?” Xia Qingyuan asked Ye Futian telepathically.


    “To pay a visit to the n leader of the Situ n,” Ye Futian replied. Xia Qingyuan nodded and did not ask any further.


    “We’d like you to visit the Mo n as well if you have the time.” An elder of the n, Mo Chen extended his invitation as well. The Mo n was also a top-notch force in Qianye City.


    “Sure, I’d pay a visit,” Ye Futian smiled and replied.


    “That settles it then.” That mighty one did not expect Ye Futian to agree in such a forthright manner, which he found surprising.


    “That settles it.” Ye Futian shed a beaming, warm smile, which made those around him feelfortable.


    “You shoulde by Qianye City often in the future, Brother Ye. It’d do you a lot of good to visit the ce more often. I’m prepared to introduce you to the forces throughout the city, by the way,” Shen Jun smiled and said.


    “Thank you for your hospitality,” Ye Futian replied.


    “That’s nothing. You’re one of us from here on out. If you run into any trouble in Qianye City, you’re wee to look for me always,” Shen Jun answered in a very polite manner.


    “Right, I do have a favor to ask from you, Brother Shen. I’m afraid I have to bother you at the city lord’s office at ater date,” Ye Futian nodded and said seriously.


    “No problem,” Shen Jun smiled and said. He was wondering if Ye Futian would have just let the grudge the neer had with him slide.


    It was apparent that Ye Futian resented him for one thing or another. It would have been nice if Ye Futian needed a favor, and he would have done all in his power to help.


    After returning to Qianye City from Crimson Dragon City, everyone returned to their home. Shen Jun returned to the city lord’s office while Ye Futian returned to the inn.


    The news with the Battle of the Sleeping Dragon spread all over the ce and shocked many.


    No one would have expected the group that had destroyed the Bliss Pce would have had someone so terrifying among their sages, who practically mopped the floor with the top-notch figures who participated in the Battle of the Sleeping Dragon that time.


    Ye Futian and Yu Sheng be two very, very renowned names in Qianye City.


    Ye Futian took several people to pay a visit to the Situ n the next day.


    Many in the Situ n came to receive him. Situ Yan appeared with Little Ran as well.


    “Uncle Yan,” the little girl called obediently and smiled.


    Ye Futian hugged Little Ran for a bit and then turned to the people of the Situ n, “Thank you for all you’ve done.”


    “We have an honored guest here, and the feast is ready. Please help yourself, Sir Ye,” someone among them said.


    Ye Futian nodded and smiled. He walked to Situ Yan’s side and said, “I’d like to pay a visit to the leader of the Situ n.”


    “Sure, I’ll tell grandfather,” Situ Yan nodded and said.


    Everyone took their seats at the feast at the Situ n shortly after. A very old-looking elder stepped out, emanating an esteemed, imposing aura.


    Ye Futian rose and bowed. “I’m Ye Futian, pleased to meet you, senior.”


    Situ Zhong then nodded with a smile, saying, “Your name has reached my ears in the n, Brother Ye. No need for formalities. Please take a seat.”


    “Thank you, senior.” Ye Futian then said, “Ms. Situ here is valiant and forting, now that I meet her grandfather, I hardly find it surprising at all.”


    “You’re too kind. Being able to destroy the Bliss Pce for just one little girl is one hell of a feat. We old folks are just older than you guys are. The ce will belong to your generation sooner orter.” Situ Zhong’s voice was brimming and unbridled, making him sound like a grand bell and filled with spirit.


    “It was done on a whim.” Ye Futian then smiled and said, “I just found what Bai Ze did to be too disagreeable.”


    “Trampling on the lives of others without care is indeed despicable. But then again, that has always been the case with the world of cultivators. Even if you intend to change things, I wonder how many you could kill.” Cultivators who have reached an age like Situ Zhong had long seen what the world was like.


    There were many types of cultivators in the world.


    “Indeed.” Ye Futian nodded. “But since I happened to see something happening right in front of me, I just did what I could. It is for this matter that Ie to visit you.”


    “How so?” Situ Zhong looked at Ye Futian.


    “The Crimson Dragon Realm is strong, and people from all realms gather here, so there are many extraordinarily talented people around. They mightck opportunities. I’m thinking of setting up a ce for cultivation here in Qianye City. What do you think, senior?” Ye Futian said.


    Situ Zhong’s expression was peculiar upon hearing what Ye Futian said. It was apparent that he was surprised.


    Cultivators came and went throughout the cities of the Crimson Dragon Realm because so many from all realms gathered there. Even someone who held control over a city might have just left the ce anytime to train elsewhere.


    What Ye Futian put forth was hardly seen in Crimson Dragon Realm.


    It was especially so with how things were in the cities of the Crimson Dragon Realm, which were very unstable. There were few who would have bothered wasting resources to establish such ces of training.


    “Brother Ye, things at Crimson Dragon Realm areplicated, and the people traveling between cities are in a very unstable state. It will take a very long time before results are seen. In Qianye City, by the way, those who stay here for long are only ns that have taken root here,” Situ Zhong said.


    “It is precisely for that reason that Ie to you, senior. Propagating the path and cultivation would do immense good for the development of Qianye City. If a force like the Situ n were willing to join, when Qianye City bes strong, the Situ n would prosper along with the city.”


    “What prompted you to go that far?” Situ Zhong asked. None of that seemed to be doing much for Ye Futian himself.


    “I’d like to see the powers of Qianye City consolidated, and to make Qianye City the topmost city in all of Crimson Dragon Realm in the future.” Ye Futian answered, “But then again, I might not be the one doing all that. Those are my thoughts.”


    “This might require cooperation from the city lord. I’m afraid the Situ n still falls short of pulling off something like that,” Situ Zhong said. He was able to vaguely sense that Ye Futian might have wanted to do something else to get this off the ground.


    Furthermore, there was still ack of a true reason from Ye Futian. Why would he want to consolidate powers and develop Qianye City?


    “I’d like to introduce you to someone, senior.” Ye Futian looked at Xia Qingyuan by his side and said, “This is the princess of Emperor Xia’s Realm, Xia Qingyuan.”


    Situ Zhong was dumbfounded and took a look at Xia Qingyuan. He was vaguely able to understand why Ye Futian wanted to do what he said he wanted to do.


    If that proved to be the case, then the reasons were indeed more than enough.


    There were many imperial realms from the Crimson Dragon Regioning to set up shop and expand their forces at Crimson Dragon Realm. For instance, the Demon Peacock Emperor’s Realm that Kong Xuan belonged to, reigned over Peacock City.


    If Emperor Xia’s Realm were to be a part of a city, it would have been a sufficient reason for developing the powers of a city.


    Situ Yan looked at Xia Qingyuan, feeling shocked. Many others from the n shared the sentiment.


    Xia Qingyuan, the woman who had been following Ye Futian around, is a princess of Emperor Xia’s Realm? she thought.


    None of them saw thating. They wondered what kind of status Ye Futian had back at Emperor Xia’s Realm.


    Even the princess is at his side, they thought.


    Situ Yan realized all of a sudden that if that had never urred to her, then it would have never urred to Shen Jun as well.


    From the looks of things, the conversation between Ye Futian and Shen Jun the day before had a lot going on between the lines.


    “Is Emperor Xia’s Realm nning to expand in Qianye City?” Situ Zhong looked at Xia Qingyuan and asked.


    “I’d like your kind assistance, senior,” Xia Qingyuan answered.


    Situ Zhong was silent for a bit. His position naturallypelled him to consider his n’s interests, to see if the proposal would have done the n good or harm.


    Ye Futian’s character suggested that he was a man of his word, that he was aparatively upright man and would not scheme against them.


    If Emperor Xia’s Realm indeed intended to expand its influence in Qianye City, then it would be more influential and powerful than the current city lord’s office.


    “I’m d to be of service, Princess,” Situ Zhong raised his cup and said.


    “Thank you, senior.” Xia Qingyuan and Ye Futian both raised their cups at the answer. The deal was considered sealed by then.


    They naturally needed support from top-notch forces in Qianye City if they wanted to set up shop there instead of just beating everyone down. Diplomacy served better at times.