The next day, Li Xuan, who had meditated all night, opened his eyes, glanced at Tuoba Yan who was still asleep, then shook his head and walked out of the room.
Unbeknownst to Li Xuan, after he left, Tuoba Yan on the bed suddenly opened her eyes. A dazzling gleam flashed within them.
As usual, Li Xuan ordered a pot of spirit wine and some snacks, then sat by the window looking down at the street below.
Half an hour later, Tuoba Yan actually found him. Seeing this, Li Xuan asked the waiter for a bowl of plain noodles and paid no further attention to Tuoba Yan.
After Tuoba Yan finished her plain noodles, Li Xuan also finished his spirit wine. After settling the bill, Li Xuan stood up and Tuoba Yan also stood up.
On the street, Tuoba Yan looked at the shops on both sides of the street with curiosity in her eyes. She seemed to be entering a city for the first time.
"Young Master, this Tuoba Yan seems rather unusual," the Heavenly Dao Pen's voice sounded in Li Xuan's mind.
Li Xuan did not reply. He truly did not know how to arrange for Tuoba Yan's presence. To have a subordinate who was a high-level Reincarnation realm expert, yet to be a physically weak girl herself, was indeed strange.
If he were to leave Tuoba Yan in Tianqian City, Li Xuan worried she wouldn't survive a single night. But if she kept following him, Li Xuan felt uneasy. With such an unclear background, Li Xuan truly didn't know what to do.
"Have you thought about where you want to go?" Back at the inn, Li Xuan couldn't help but ask.
Tuoba Yan looked at Li Xuan and said, "I want to follow you."
Li Xuan almost cursed out loud upon hearing this, but he managed to restrain himself as he looked at Tuoba Yan's harmless eyes.
"Since you know your name, you should also know where your home is. As long as you tell me, I can take you home. This way, I will have fulfilled my promise," Li Xuan said.
Tuoba Yan shook her head and replied, "I have no home."
Li Xuan sighed helplessly. This woman had truly latched onto him.
"Aren't you afraid I'm a bad person? Being alone together in a room like this, haven't you considered it?" Li Xuan asked tentatively.
Tuoba Yan immediately became nervous and covered her chest, but quickly lowered her hand and stared at Li Xuan, saying, "I'm still young."
Li Xuan was stunned and then defeated.
Indeed, she wasn't developed where she should be, nor firm where she should be.
"Forget it, I have some matters to attend to. You stay in the room first. Remember, don't wander around. Tianqian City is not as simple as it looks," Li Xuan warned, then stood up and left the room.
After Li Xuan left, a hint of struggle flashed in Tuoba Yan's eyes, and then her entire aura changed.
"This Li Xuan is quite interesting. And that other space seems to have some background," Tuoba Yan muttered to herself with an extremely cold voice, then formed a hand seal and sent out a mark. However, Tuoba Yan's face soon turned pale.
"Damn it! It's still not enough!" Tuoba Yan let out a beast-like roar, then slumped down.
At this moment, Li Xuan had already arrived at the west side of Tianqian City.
During this period, Li Xuan had a rough understanding of Tianqian City.
The entire Tianqian City was divided into three factions: the west, the city lord's mansion, and the east. Although people could move freely within Tianqian City, there were subtle conflicts and disputes between the three.
At least Li Xuan was certain that the leaders of the three factions couldn't stand each other.
The leader of the west was named Guan Zeyang. The leader of the east was named Fan Libai. Li Xuan had not met either of them yet, but he had met Xu Shaoyang from the city lord's mansion early on.
As for their strength, Li Xuan roughly guessed. Xu Shaoyang possessed the strength of the early stage of the Dominator realm, so these two would not be much weaker. Otherwise, how could they form a tripartite confrontation in Tianqian City?
After circling around, Li Xuan turned back. Li Xuan had gone to the west area of the city just to see if he had a chance to witness Guan Zeyang's strength. Since he couldn't meet him now, Li Xuan was too lazy to linger. After all, martial arts were not prohibited in Tianqian City.
"Strange, why do I feel you're a bit different now?" Li Xuan looked at Tuoba Yan upon returning to the room, his brow furrowing slightly. He couldn't quite articulate this feeling of difference.
"I'm hungry," Tuoba Yan said directly.
Li Xuan's face darkened. "Go downstairs and eat yourself."
Tuoba Yan didn't argue further with Li Xuan and turned to leave the room.
"Young Master, this Tuoba Yan seems to have become a different person. And in this room, I can sense traces of a strong presence," the Heavenly Dao Pen's voice sounded in Li Xuan's mind as Tuoba Yan left.
Li Xuan's expression immediately turned serious. Although the Heavenly Dao Pen had other abilities, its sensing abilities had never been wrong. Coupled with the feeling Li Xuan had just had about Tuoba Yan, Li Xuan immediately closed his eyes and activated his divine sense to investigate.
Ten breaths later, Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes. Everything in the room was fine, but just as the Heavenly Dao Pen had said, the spiritual energy had changed slightly.
Although it was a very subtle change, it was enough to prove that the Heavenly Dao Pen's sensing was correct.
Tuoba Yan was not as simple as she appeared on the surface.
A quarter of an hour later, Tuoba Yan walked back in.
Li Xuan waved his hand, and the door instantly closed. A barrier was then set up.
"Who was here just now?" Li Xuan asked Tuoba Yan sternly.
Tuoba Yan immediately shook her head. "I was sleeping. I only woke up shortly before you returned."
Li Xuan didn't believe her words. He mentally moved, and a divine sense probed into Tuoba Yan's body.
Bang!
The next moment, Li Xuan's divine sense was directly repelled.
Li Xuan looked at Tuoba Yan in surprise. His divine sense at the Wandering God level had actually failed for the first time!
This was not the reason for Li Xuan's shock. It was that Tuoba Yan, a mortal body, could ignore and even repel divine sense probing!
"You indeed have a secret," Li Xuan narrowed his eyes, and a sword intent also emanated.
"You... what do you want to do?" Tuoba Yan felt a chill all over her body and shouted at Li Xuan in fear.
Li Xuan said no more. The sword intent in the room intensified. In an instant, the entire room became like an ice cellar, and Tuoba Yan trembled all over.
"Do you want to see me that much?" Seeing that Tuoba Yan was about to faint, Li Xuan's heart softened and he was about to give up probing when a cold voice suddenly came from Tuoba Yan's mouth.
"Young Master, be careful!" the Heavenly Dao Pen suddenly exclaimed.
The next moment, Li Xuan was sent flying.
Puff!
Li Xuan spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Tuoba Yan with a solemn expression.
Such powerful strength!
At this moment, Tuoba Yan had completely changed from her previous timidity. She looked like a queen, cold and noble. Every slow step she took towards Li Xuan made Li Xuan's body tense up. Li Xuan knew this was his body's emergency reaction to extreme danger.
"Since you've discovered it, I can't let you live!" Tuoba Yan said coldly and slowly extended her left hand towards Li Xuan.
Instantly, an invisible force choked Li Xuan's neck. Li Xuan's body was lifted into the air. Li Xuan was terrified, as he had no power to resist at all.
Just as Li Xuan was about to suffocate, a voice came from within Tuoba Yan's body.
"No... don't kill him!"
As this voice sounded, Tuoba Yan's body trembled and she slumped down as if she had lost all strength. The force restraining Li Xuan vanished without a trace.
"Young Master, holy crap, there's a big shot hidden inside this Tuoba Yan!"