Chapter 1169: Chapter 1169: Business Arrives, Trouble Arrives
This city is called Liangjing, and it’s said to have an astonishing history, but that’s all in the past. Now, it’s just an ordinary city, with the strongest force being only at the Silver Spirit level.
As a result, the Array Master Guild of Liangjing has long been in decline, mainly due to a lack of successors, relying solely on the old president to keep it from becoming too miserable, though it still maintains some reputation.
Shi Hao’s arrival was like rain after a long drought for the Array Master Guild.
Although his abilities were recognized, due to his newness, the guild couldn’t grant him significant power, so they appointed him as an honorary elder first, and then it depended on his future performance.
Shi Hao didn’t mind, as he had nothing better to do. He was very interested in Array Path, and thus began to seek guidance from the Purple Gold Rat.
In this regard, the Purple Gold Rat held nothing back. As long as Shi Hao asked, it would fully explain whatever it knew, even guiding Shi Hao to think deeply and learn by analogy.
Shi Hao had to admit, this rat was not just boasting about its skills; its achievements in Array Path were unfathomable.
Within a few days, he progressed rapidly.
What he didn’t know was that the Purple Gold Rat was equally shocked. For it to achieve this level in Array Path, how many years of accumulation had that taken?
But Shi Hao?
In just a few days, he progressed so rapidly.
What are you, really?
How can we, who rely entirely on effort to survive, maintain our psychological balance? We’re all going to be driven mad with jealousy here.
Alas, there are indeed demon-level geniuses in the world. You have to admire them.
Meanwhile, the little girl Shen Rong was inseparably attached to Shi Hao, often slipping by to see him and insisting on him holding her.
At first, she would leave on her own, but later, she stayed longer and longer, so much so that her mother had to come over and forcibly take her away.
After a few times, Shen Yuexin and Shi Hao ended up talking a few times, and then, occasionally when the subject of Array Path came up, she forgot the time and engaged in discussions with Shi Hao.
New to Array Path, Shi Hao was quite interested in the subject. The two would exchange ideas enthusiastically, with one speaking a sentence and the other another.
However, Shen Yuexin was slightly puzzled as to why sometimes Shi Hao seemed completely ignorant of certain basic concepts, while at other times his insights were extremely sharp, making her feel a thrill.
This was natural, as Shi Hao had never systematically studied Array Path. Wherever he had learned, his insights were almost master-level, but in areas he had not touched upon, he was worse than a beginner.
The small girl Shen Rong would watch quietly from the side, very well-behaved and never feeling neglected.
While munching on sunflower seeds, she thought, if Grandpa Shi married Mommy, wouldn’t she be able to be with Grandpa Shi all the time?
…
Peaceful days passed for over a dozen days, and finally, business arrived.
A Silver Spirit level force in the city contacted the guild, saying they had discovered an ancient relic and needed a Formation Master to escort them.
The two sides soon agreed on the appearance fee and profit distribution, and the next issue was deciding which Formation Master to send.
Shi Hao wanted to volunteer, but the guild felt that it made no sense to deploy the ace card right at the beginning, so they eventually sent a red-robed elder, who was previously ranked seventh in the guild—well, now he’s presumably ranked eighth.
Three days later, however, the red-robed elder returned.
He had an embarrassed expression because he had encountered failure.
“The level of Formation restrictions inside is extremely high,” the red-robed elder said. “According to my estimation, it may be a high-level Silver Spirit relic, or perhaps even Golden Level!”
Upon hearing the elder’s speculation, everyone in the guild was shocked, then jubilant.
If this relic were to be developed, the guild would gain astonishing rewards, greatly aiding the guild’s expansion.
“The Liu Family will prepare again and set out in three days, and this time, we’ll send a stronger Formation Master.”
“Let the mother of little Rong go.”
“And also Master Shi, the two of them, for extra security.”
“Good idea.”
All the old men and women nodded. Shen Yuexin was truly a part of them, and with Shi Hao’s unfathomable Formation skill, everyone was naturally reassured by their partnership.
Shi Hao had no objections, as hadn’t he joined the Array Master Guild for this very reason?
They all began to prepare extensively. What awaited might be a high-level Silver Spirit relic or even a Golden Level one. How could they not make comprehensive preparations?
Two days later, with only one day before the second trip to the relic, something happened.
——Someone came to disrupt the guild.
It was a young man, appearing to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but he was actually several hundred years old.
“Luo Taifeng, you still dare to come here?” Upon seeing this young man, all the old men and women glared, as if they wanted to kill him.
This man’s name was Luo Taifeng. He swept his eyes over the elders and smiled, “Uncles and aunts, we’ve known each other for quite some time. Why be so inhospitable?”
“You call this inhospitable?” Granny Hua ran over with a knife on her shoulder. “I’ll show you what true inhospitable means!”
“Hey, hey, hey!” Luo Taifeng pressed forward with a hand, “I came today to spar in Array Path with everyone—even though I’ve seen your skills, you should still call out Yuexin. Which one of your Array Plates isn’t defeated by me?”
Hearing his arrogant words, the elders were furious, but they were all Formation Masters and naturally had their pride and honor as such. Would they be shameless enough to gang up and use violence?
What’s more, what he said was true. Luo Taifeng’s skill in Array Path was extremely impressive; otherwise, he wouldn’t have impressed Shen Yuexin in the past, causing a complicated romance.
They hurried to inform Shen Yuexin and the guild president, as Luo Taifeng showing up at such a critical time could not have a simple purpose.
The person sent to notify found Shen Yuexin just as she was discussing Array Path with Shi Hao, and upon hearing the name Luo Taifeng, her expression changed immediately.
“Who is Luo Taifeng?” Shi Hao asked, but not to Shen Yuexin, rather to the messenger.
The person hesitated slightly before leaning in and whispering, “Luo Taifeng was originally the young lady’s fiancé, but near the wedding date, he suddenly broke off the engagement and swiftly married the granddaughter of the Array Master Guild’s president in Cangyun City.”
Shi Hao’s thoughts clicked together: “Rong girl is—”
“Mm.” The person nodded.
Shi Hao didn’t finish, but the messenger knew exactly what he was asking: whether Shen Rong was the daughter of Shen Yuexin and Luo Taifeng.
“Is the Array Master Guild in Cangyun City strong?” he asked again.
“Very strong.” The person nodded, “They have an abundance of Golden Level Formation Masters, whereas in our guild, there’s only the president, and the president was injured a few years ago, spending most of the time recovering and almost unable to visit any ancient relics or secret realms anymore.”