Blue Phoenix Chapter 5 - The Upper Class

Everyone, including Hui Yue, looked at Cai Jie with keen interest. Hui Yue was someone they had heard about before, but this young man no one knew anything about. With his appearance and the fact that he traveled together with Hui Yue, one would have expected him to be well known or at least someone would have mentioned him. Yet it seemed that no one had even noticed that a golden-haired young man was traveling with the Grand Marshall of Shenyuan.

Contemplating for some time and tapping the wine glass with a finger, it was clear that Cai Jie was considering how to introduce himself. Finally, he slowly rose from his chair. Showing that he was in no rush nor was he able to be rushed by others even when they looked at him with such curiosity as they did now.

“I go by the name Cai Jie,” he started his introduction with something that both Hui Yue and the City Lord knew. “I am an adventurer. I have traveled to places you have never heard about and seen things you will not believe. My past is not important nor is my reason for traveling. As for why I am following this youngster around, it is actually very simple. He and I have the same goal in life. Although I have traveled alone for many years, I am grateful to find someone with the same goals as myself, and therefore, I now have someone to tread this path with.”

As he finished speaking the City Lord opened his mouth, and he was just about to speak when Hui Yue shook his head with an apologetic smile on his face. “Even if you ask, I am afraid I cannot tell anyone what my goal in life is,” he said with an incredibly polite expression and a soft voice. His words made the City Lord frown for a few moments but seeing the sincerity in Hui Yue’s eyes; he nodded instead of continuing the discussion.

Instead, the large man stood up once more and clapped his hands. From the many doors in the room appeared servants. So many servants that there was one for each guest. In their hands was a bottle of wine. Going to one guest each, these servants quietly poured a glass of wine before

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