With a casual flick of his finger, he shot out a small icy Qi.
Click..
A small hit and the array formation was disarmed.
Smiling, Ren Wei easily got inside.
Looking, at Wang Lin, who was peacefully sleeping on his bed, Ren Wei snapped his finger.
Snapped....
The sound wasn't that loud. But to Wang Lin, it was different. In his dream, Wang Lin was casually sitting on a rock, sunbathing in a carefree manner. Then, suddenly, the sky that was full of white clouds turned into a dark sky with not in a split second.
Before, he could react, thunder started roaring and heavy rain started pouring like hell. And the odd thing about it was that, each drop felt like thousand year old icy cold.
In a frantic manner, Wang Lin woke up from his dream. At the same time, it was also raining in the real time too.
When he came to his sense, he realized that there were water droplets on his face.
'So, it was just the rain droplets coming from the window.' He felt a bit relief.
But, beforenhe could fully get the sense of relief, he suddenly realized the room was too cold. Not like a natural thing from raining, instead it was more like something was inside inside room with him.
He quickly turned away from the window and looked towards his core of alarming array formation. As expected, it was disarmed.
Rumble....
There at the corner of his room, he saw a figure under the bright flash of lighting.
A man with a round hat, something like a pot on his waist.
"WHO!!?" Alarmed, he quickly jumped down from his bed and away from the man. And he also hurriedly summoned his signature weapon, a classic halberd, from his spatial ring.
But he saw the figure was still standing at the corner with no intention of moving or attacking him.
Then, he heard a calm voice that carried a cold wind. "You are the city lord?" The voice asked.
Detecting no hint of hostility, Wang Lin calmed down a bit. But he didn't let his guard down at all. He knew, that there are people who can hide their intentions very well. And a man who can enter his room without his knowledge must be someone powerful.
With caution, he answered. "Yes. Who are you? And what are you doing in my room?" He knew the man likely asked that question after knowing his identity. So, he didn't bother denying it.
"You don't need to know who I am. You just need to tell me what I want to know." The man added. "Don't worry, you won't be answering for free. If you can even provide anything related to it, you will get a blessing from me. And you know what I mean by blessing."
Wang Lin squinted his eyes, trying to catch even just glimpse of what the man actually look like. But, no matter how much he tried, he could not at all. All he saw was just a blurry image. Maybe something was preventing him or maybe it was just due to the dark room.
Knowing what he was doing, Ren Wei said calmly. "Don't bother trying to see my face. It will be in vain. Instead, just answer what you know to my questions."
Wang Lin didn't say anything. Instead, he continued looking at Ren Wei like he would attack anytime.
Ren Wei sighed inwardly. 'Well, looks like I have to beat some sense into him.'
Then, in just a second, he disappeared from his spot. When he appeared again, he was already behind Wang Lin.
The sudden action caught Wang Lin off gaurd. Never in his dream, he would have thought that the speed of the man was too fast.
As soon as he sensed someone behind him, all his hairs stood up. He knew at that moment, he was in the presence of someone who was likely to be a major Realm above him.
Before he could swing his halberd behind him, Ren Wei seized the back of his head and slammed him hard into the floor.
With his face first, Wang Lin felt the hard floor slammed onto his face then his body.
Boom....
Crack....
The sound echoed through the room, deafening all who heard it.
With his little bit of strength at the Acquired Qi Realm, Wang Lin could not retaliate at all. Just the first blow was enough to bring him back to the reality.
Ren Wei grabbed his hair and pulled his head out from the small face pit.
When it was clear, he saw his face was bleeding, mostly from the nose.
"Now, can you answer my questions?" Ren Wei asked lightly with a smile.
Even though, Wang Lin could not see the smile behind the invisible curtain, he could clearly feel it. And it sent down a chill in his spine, making him awake from his semi- drunk state.
He quickly nodded, agreeing. Otherwise, who knows maybe he will get another slamming against the floor or the wall.
"Great." Ren Wei then released his grip. He went towards a chair and sat down.
A second later, Wang Lin heard tje first question.
"Where are you from?" It was a simple one.
"From the provincial capital." He hurriedly answered.
"Name."
"Ah... Crimson Border City. Because we are the last line defending the south order." With the name, he also gave the reason behind it.
"Okey, so. How much do you know about the Red Lion Kingdom."
"I would say a lot."
Then, nothing came. After that answer, silence filled the room, making it an awkward scene.
Wang Lin thought maybe the senior didn't like his response. That's why?
He opened his mouth, trying to clarify himself.
Before that, heard another question. But, this time, it was not a simple one. It was the question that Ren Wei had been trying to find.
"Do you know anything about Heavenly Sword Domain?"
Wang Lin fell silent when he heard the question. "This.." it was not because the question was too hard. It was because he simply could not remember hearing anything about the so called Heavenly Sword Domain.
"Anything?" He heard Ren Wei's voice again.
"This.., senior. I don't know much about this place. But I once heard something like that place when I was in the capital city of our kingdom. I don't know anything other than the fact that it is not in our kingdom."
Hearing the response, Ren Wei fell silent. He never thought that the place where the Immortal took his children would be outside the kingdom.
'That's why he said something about crossing border.' Thinking about the fact that his search for the place has now expanded beyond the kingdom was a headache. Not because it was exhausting, but rather the field has widen much more.
First, it was just inside the kingdom. So, he only needed to search the whole kingdom. Now, his children could be anywhere around the world. And the fact that he doesn't know how big and large the world added more challenges.
Who knows how long he would have to search for them, and how many years would have passed by the time he finds them. By then, his children might have left the world ahead of him. The world of cultivation is unpredictable.
Just because it was peaceful in the countryside doesn't mean the sect was also the same.
Seeing the senior was silent, Wang Lin called out. "Senior..?"
The voice brought Ren Wei back to the real time. Then, suddenly, an idea came to his mind.
'How could I forget that he is in front of me.' Ren Wei looked at Wang Lin and said. "Do you have any connections with the capital?"
"I don't." Wang Lin shook his head.
Upon hearing that, Ren Wei felt disappointed.
Then, he heard Wang Lin quickly adding. "But my dad has."
"Your dad?" He asked.
"He is the governor of the South Lake Province, this province." Wang Lin explained.
Hum...
"Okey, Wang Lin. If you can help me, I will give you an opportunity. The opportunity to reach Innate Qi Realm."
'First attract them with bait and catch them. Easy as fishing.' Ren Wei thought.
At first, when he heard the opportunity, Wang Lin didn't show much reaction. But when heard the second half 'opportunity to reach Innate Qi Realm', his eyes lit up with surprised.
He swallowed a bit and calmed himself. "How can I help you, senior?" This time, his tone was full of respect.
The reason why he was appointed to be the city lord of this forsaken place was because he was not a favorite. He was the blood of concubine.
Because of that, by the time he was 25, he was the only one in the clan that was still struggling at the Acquired Qi Realm when all of his siblings were already at the Innate Qi Realm.
Hearing his response, Ren Wei smiled. "You just need to find anything related to Heavenly Sword Domain and give me all of your findings. I will give you 3 years, no more, no less. You got it?"
"Yes." Wang Lin gave a respectful bow.
Rumble.....
The sound of thunder came again. And under the flash of the lightning, Ren Wei left the city lord mansion.