Chapter 4571
Uncle Qian saw that Kai was preparing to attack him, so he unleashed his aura, ready to fight back. However, the moment Kai’s aura enveloped him, Uncle Qian froze in place.
His eyes widened with shock as he stared at Kai in disbelief. The aura he had just released instantly dissipated, and an expression of excitement appeared on his face.
“Uncle Qian, you… what’s going on?” the youngest sister asked, puzzled by his reaction.
Uncle Qian pointed at Kai, seemingly on the verge of saying something, but stopped himself. His hand trembled slightly. “You… you’re actually…”
He swallowed his words and turned to the youngest sister. “Leave us for a moment. I need to speak privately with this Taoist friend.”
The youngest sister hesitated, her confusion evident. “Uncle Qian, this Kai isn’t from the City Lord’s Mansion—you have to believe me!”
She thought Uncle Qian still doubted Kai and was planning to attack him.
“Go on. We’ll just talk—it’ll be fine,” Kai reassured her with a calm tone.
Reluctantly, the youngest sister turned and left the room. Once she was gone, Kai raised his hand and swiftly formed a series of intricate patterns in the air. In moments, a shielding array enveloped the room, far more powerful than the one initially present.
Uncle Qian’s excitement grew as he watched. “Daoyou, I never expected you to be a human cultivator! This is incredible…” he exclaimed.
The aura Kai had released earlier carried a distinct trace of human energy, something Uncle Qian immediately recognized. It was this realization that made him stop and trust Kai wasn’t associated with the City Lord’s Mansion.
After all, humans weren’t allowed in Beast City, let alone in the City Lord’s Mansion.
“You’re a human cultivator as well. Why are you hiding in Beast City, and why are you dealing in fairy stones?” Kai asked, his tone curious.
“Daoyou, you wouldn’t know… the living conditions for our human race have become unimaginably harsh,” Uncle Qian replied, his voice heavy with emotion.
“It’s unfortunate that most resources are controlled by the beast tribe,” Uncle Qian began. “We’ve joined forces with cultivators from the demon tribe to form a resistance alliance. Together, we aim to fight the oppression of the beast tribe and secure a place for our survival.”
“I buy fairy stones in Beast City to earn profits from reselling them. This allows us to purchase more resources for the resistance alliance. However, all fairy stones are controlled by the City Lord’s Mansion. They acquire them at an extremely low cost and make huge profits from reselling them.”
Uncle Qian’s gaze sharpened as he asked, “Where did you get your fairy stones? This large one—did you mine it yourself?”
Kai shook his head. “I stole it.”
“Stole it?” Uncle Qian exclaimed, his face filled with shock. “Who did you steal it from? Beast City forbids fighting! And anyone who owns such a massive fairy stone would surely be a powerful cultivator. How could you, with only a ninth-grade Tribulation Realm cultivation, manage to take it?”
Uncle Qian had a point—no ordinary cultivator could seize such a large fairy stone.
“I had help,” Kai replied. “I didn’t take it from Beast City. It was stolen in the Xiao Dynasty.”
“The Xiao Dynasty?” Uncle Qian frowned, his expression puzzled. “I’ve never heard of such a dynasty.”
“I’m not from Beast City,” Kai explained. “I came here from outside.”
Kai’s revelation caused Uncle Qian’s eyes to widen, and his entire body trembled.
“You… you came in from the outside? That’s impossible! No one has entered Beast City from the outside in countless years. We’ve tried numerous ways to escape this region, but every attempt has failed!”
Uncle Qian shook his head, his disbelief evident. “For thousands of years, no outsider has ever made it into Beast City. How could you possibly have done it?”