Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 69: Escaping from the Capital

Lying in the Shadow Courtyard was a tightly-bound daoist.

The daoist opened his eyes and found himself lying by the corner of a room. He immediately lost his temper and cursed under his breath while trying to free himself from his ropes.

“What lousy place is this? Why did they make a move on me for no reason? Those people are audacious! If they know I’m a cultivator, they’d kneel before me and call me grandpa! Luckily, no one will know about this. If others learn that I was knocked out by a mortal… Goddamnit! I don’t think anyone will believe me even if I share it with them!”

“I believe you,” a voice sounded.

The daoist was startled. He turned over and saw a young man looking at him with a smile.

“How long have you been there?” The daoist was shaken up. He couldn’t believe that he didn’t sense the young man’s presence. How could this be possible?

Cultivators had extremely sharp senses, not to mention that he was a fifth stage Ki Refinement cultivator. He should be considered a top-notch expert here!

“I have been here all this while.” Fang Chen smiled. “How should I address you?”

“Were you the one who attacked me? What do you want?” The daoist looked at Fang Chen with wintry eyes.

Just then, a bolt of lightning blasted a deep hole right next to the daoist’s leg, causing the daoist to shudder in fright. He stared at Fang Chen in disbelief. “You… are a cultivator?”

“How should I address you?” Fang Chen asked once more.

“I am Ming Jing,” Ming Jing hesitantly replied.

“Li Daoye said that you’re after his life. Is that true?”

“You’re in cahoots with him!” Ming Jing finally understood why he had been knocked out.

“Li Daoye is going to do something for me. If possible, I’d like to resolve the grudge between the two of you,” Fang Chen said.

“Grudge? What grudge? Ah, I get it! That brat is spouting nonsense again!” Ming Jing widened his eyes in fury. “I am an elder of the Eight Trigrams Sect, and Li Daoye is our young master. His father found a partner for him and hoped that he could marry into the woman’s cl

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