Blue Phoenix Chapter 21 - Night Time Discussions

Hui Yue said nothing as he observed every change on the City Lord’s face. The relationship between himself and the City Lord was currently not the best. If anything, it should have been very negatively impacted because the Ma family left Zhan Weisheng’s faction, the supportive faction of the City Lord, but even so, Hui Yue was willing to take the gamble. His was listening attentively, and his eyes shone in the dark night as he was more and more nervous to hear his reply.

The reason Hui Yue dared speak like this to the City Lord was partly because of what he had heard about this older man from Gao Yan, and also because he could not afford to be an enemy of the City Lord. Becoming his enemy was not an option.

A harrumph could be heard as the City Lord shifted his weight from one foot to another. “Just call your guards forward, there is no reason for them to stay hidden,” the City Lord said with a sigh, and moments after Cai Jie and Deng Wu appeared from the shadows, both of them looking uncaring as no hatred or smiles could be seen on their faces. Both of them went to Hui Yue’s sides, Deng Wu standing a step behind him on the right side while Cai Jie stood on the left side.

The City Lord looked at the three different looking men in front of him, and he felt a shiver run down his spine. He was an Emperor, an exalted expert, and he was respected greatly within Muchuan City, but right now he was standing in front of these three youngsters, and for some reason, he had the feeling that he would not be able to defeat these three. It felt as if there was danger lurking beneath the young faces in front of him.

“Please don’t mind my friends,” Hui Yue said, seemingly not affected that his friends had been discovered. “There are more than a few cultivators who would love to get rid of me,” he continued with an apologetic expression on his face and a shake of his head. “I need to stay vigilant no matter where I go, so the three of us usually move together,” he explained not lying, but not telling the whole truth. He was perfectl

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