Supreme Alchemist
Chapter 26 - 26 26 Tianshui City

26: Chapter 26: Tianshui City 26: Chapter 26: Tianshui City The next day, at the crack of dawn, two Flaming Sun Chasing Horses dashed out of Ling Wu City, carrying Long Yan and Ah Man on their backs.

The journey to the Imperial City of Tianwu was far, even with the Flaming Sun Chasing Horses capable of traveling 9,000 miles a day, it would still take at least ten days to get there.

At this point, Ah Man’s body had become even more robust, measuring up to 2.5 meters tall.

Long Yan looked like a child in front of him.

Last night, Long Yan had specifically asked Ah Man if he was willing to go to the Imperial City of Tianwu, which to his surprise, Ah Man agreed to.

“Thank you.”

Ah Man suddenly looked at Long Yan and, breaking his silence, spoke.

“What did you say?”

Long Yan was startled but quickly burst into laughter, “Damn, if you didn’t speak, I’d think you were mute!

There’s no need to thank me.

If you think highly of me, we can be friends.”

“Friends?”

Ah Man kept repeating the word before finally nodding.

“From your eyes, I see hatred, which must be your secret.

I, Long Yan, also harbor deep hatred.

Since we can’t take revenge now, we should hide our hatred in our hearts and smile in the face of life.”

Long Yan continued, quickly changing the topic: “You shouldn’t always keep such a bitter face.

Come on, give your grandpa a smile.”

Once Long Yan teased him, Ah Man cracked a small smile.

But his smile was even more hideous than his tears.

“Forget it, you should just stay cool.”

…

Tianshui City, the closest city to the Tianwu Dynasty, was the gateway to enter the realm.

Various businesses and rogues gathered here, making Tianshui City chaotic yet bustling, incomparable to Ling Wu City.

“Let’s find a place to eat and drink first.”

In the morning, Long Yan and Ah Man led their Flaming Sun Chasing Horses into Tianshui City.

Without stopping for a moment, the two had rushed for eight days and finally arrived at Tianshui City.

From here, the Imperial City of Tianwu was near, just across the Sky Tiger Mountain Range.

The two found a high-quality pub, handed their Flaming Sun Chasing Horses to specialized personnel to feed them, and then entered the pub themselves.

“What would you like to eat, gentlemen?”

The waiter greeted them warmly.

“Bring us a table of the best wine and dishes.”

Long Yan directly handed the waiter a dozen spirit stones.

Soon, plates of exotic delicacies were brought to their table.

However, before Long Yan even started, Ah Man swept across the table like a hurricane and in a blink of an eye, all that was left on the table were empty plates.

“Waiter, another table, please.”

Seeing this, Long Yan couldn’t help but smile wryly and asked the waiter for another round of food.

Following that, four more tables of dishes were brought out, and Ah Man devoured them all at lightning speed, attracting disdainful looks from everyone in the pub.

Even with Long Yan’s thick skin, he was starting to feel embarrassed.

He now understood a bit of Zhang Yibai’s feeling.

After the waiter had the empty plates removed and quickly brought up a new table, Ah Man immediately reached out to grab a few dishes as soon as they arrived.

Long Yan stopped Ah Man in a flash: “Damn, can’t you leave some face for me?

So many people are watching; no one is fighting you for it.”

“Didn’t you tell me to be honest?”

Ah Man looked at Long Yan innocently, this principle was taught by Long Yan after all.

“I give up!”

Long Yan felt a wave of darkness before his eyes and replied irritably, “Even so, you can’t be too honest!

This is a public place, and everyone here is civilized.

Be mindful of your image for me!”

“Oh.”

Ah Man nodded his head, subdued his true nature, and began to eat slowly and methodically.

“Why aren’t you eating?”

Ah Man suddenly asked.

“You eat, I’m not hungry.”

Long Yan said.

With Ah Man causing such a fuss, he had no appetite for food.

At this point, the people in the pub directed their attention away from the spectacle.

While Ah Man was eating, Long Yan focused on the conversations of the other patrons.

Soon enough, he managed to gather some useful information.

The Sky Tiger Mountain Range lies between Tianshui City and the Imperial City of Tianwu.

The treacherous mountain trails are infested with bandits who ambush and rob travelers.

Generally, most people traveling through the Sky Tiger Mountain Range would choose to form a team.

An even greater number of people would resort to hiring mercenaries as escorts.

Therefore, in Tianshui City, mercenaries were in high demand.

After Ah Man had devoured all the food on the table, Long Yan left the pub with the still unsatisfied Ah Man.

If she were allowed to continue eating, the entire pub might run out of food.

The two wandered around the streets, with Ah Man seemingly like a child, glancing around at everything.

It was as if everything was a new and exciting sight to her.

“Come see!

The Black Tiger Mercenary Group is recruiting members!”

“Join the Blood Wolf Mercenaries!

If accepted, you’ll receive a Second Grade Elixir as a reward!

Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity!”

…

Mercenary Square was filled with calls for recruitment, mostly from newly established mercenary groups.

Long Yan looked around and eventually set his sights on the group farthest to the right.

The group consisted of nearly a hundred people, led by two middle-aged men.

Although they were trying to conceal their cultivation level, Long Yan quickly determined that one was at the Earth Martial Ninth Realm and the other at the Earth Martial Eighth Layer.

The rest of the group were uniformly in the Spirit Martial Boundary, with the lowest ranked being Spiritual Martial Level Six.

In Tianshui City, a team with such strength was already quite formidable.

At the front of the group was a sign which read: “Recruiting conditions: minimum Spiritual Martial Level Six.

Destination: Imperial City of Tianwu.

Reward: Ten Thousand Spirit Stones.”

“Let’s go for this one.”

Having made up his mind, Long Yan approached the group.

“I’d like to give it a try.”

The crowd looked at Long Yan, filled with contempt.

“Kid, are you blind?

The requirement is minimum Spiritual Martial Level Six.

Go back home and drink milk.”

“Hahaha, I think you went insane for Spirit Stones.”

“Damn, there really are some strange things in this world.”

…

The crowd erupts into laughter.

The idea of Long Yan joining them was a joke.

“Young man, your bravery is commendable, but your strength is lacking.

You should try joining another mercenary group.”

The Earth Martial Ninth Realm middle-aged man spoke with a courteous tone.

Long Yan’s expression remained unchanged, a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth, conveying his inner confidence.

With an unhurried voice he replied, “How would you know that I’m not strong enough if I haven’t tried?”

He was not actually concerned about receiving Ten Thousand Spirit Stones.

Long Yan figured that if he and Ah Man were to travel alone through the Sky Tiger Mountain Range and encounter powerful bandits, it would be difficult to escape.

Joining a mercenary group would save them a lot of trouble.

“What’s your name?”

The middle-aged man asked.

“Long Yan.”

“Alright.

If you can break my shield with one strike, you’ll pass the assessment.”

As he said this, the man channeled his True Qi through his palm and produced a shield of half a meter.

This shield required at least Spiritual Martial Level Six strength to break.

“You ignorant kid, if you can break this shield, I’ll eat the shit that I take.”

A Spiritual Martial Level Six member jeered.

“Or would you rather eat mine?”

Long Yan’s eyes locked onto the Spiritual Martial Level Six member, a playful smile on his face.

He suddenly struck out, instantly shattering the shield.