Calm before the storm

All he had to do now was to give the pill to Ye Xianya and warn him about Long Hao.

Although this would expose some matters related to luck but so be it, he would be wearing a disguise, so it's not like anyone can trace it back to him anyways.

Now he just needed to get a hold of Ye Xianya; he couldn't just walk into the sect and hand over the pill to Ye Xianya as that would give rise to more questions, such as how he got inside the sect and so on.

So the next best thing would be to wait for Ye Xianya to show himself instead. It wasn't hard to find out stuff related to Ye Xianya since he was rather famous due to his status, and rumors about him were everywhere.

'The Breeze Of Dusk' is an inn where one can eat delicacies while being accompanied by pretty women; if they want, they could also have women dance or sing for them, so it's a rather popular place for them, the men in the sect, to visit.

Ye Xianya naturally isn't any different; it's said he visits the inn quite often, so this naturally was the best place to find him.

Gu Lingxin rented a room across the inn and observed for the next few days; he wanted to see when Ye Xianya went in so he could try to find a time to talk with him.

A day soon turned into five, and Gu Lingxin was starting to worry; if it took any longer, then Long Hao would come back, which would mess up his plans.

While doubting whether he should just go ahead and kill Ye Xianya's lackeys, he soon saw Ye Xianya making his way into the inn.

He quickly disguised himself once again and made his cultivation seem to be at the core formation realm; this was the same as most of the elders in their sect.

He disguised himself at such a level so that his warning carried more weight toward Ye Xianya.

Making his way into the inn, he was quickly greeted by a stage with countless beautiful women; some were dancing while others were playing with the zither and other instruments.

The music was truly something to behold; he could understand why so many people came to this place.

Making his way toward Ye Xianya's private room, he was soon greeted by a guard who attempted to block him until he showed his cultivation realm.

"Inform your young master that I wish to speak with him." Gu Lingxin calmly stated.

The guard looked hesitant but quickly made his way into the private room.

Having come back out, he said, "Please go ahead."

Making his way inside, he saw Ye Xianya sitting alone while eating.

Gu Lingxin expected to see a bunch of young masters, but surprisingly Ye Xianya was alone with a few dancers.

He sat across Ye Xianya before greeting him in neither a submissive nor overbearing tone.

"Greetings, young master Ye."

"How do I address you, sir?"

"There's no need to know my name, young master Ye; today, I've come to talk to you about something that concerns your future." Gu Lingxin said in a mysterious tone.

"Oh? Please do enlighten me," he said in a now somewhat nervous tone.

"You've now sent your lackeys to kill Long Hao, right?" as soon as the words left his mouth, Ye Xianya looked to be in a panic and fear; Gu Lingxin, not caring about it, just continued, "Don't worry, I don't care about Long Hao, but you should, you've offended someone who you really couldn't offend if I'm honest."

"Please don't joke with me, sir; who have I offended by killing Long Hao? I've checked his background, and he's an orphan and a loner without friends."

"It's true that he doesn't have any backing, so you don't need to worry about that; the person you've offended is Long Hao himself; in the future, you will have a fight to the death with him after he beats up your two servants, that's when you'll die. To survive against him, all you need to do is to take this pill on the same day as the fight and make sure that you fight him in this city rather than in the sect," he said while taking out the pill that he had made earlier.

"Although this might sound nonsense to you right now, you'll understand it in the future. This pill will make you have the strength of a nascent soul for a day, but you'll lose your cultivation for a month afterward."

Ye Xianya was now starting to worry; although he believed the man to be saying nonsense, he was also worried about what would happen if he wasn't. Plus, would a core formation realm cultivator be so free to go around playing pranks?

"If it's as you've said then why are you helping me?" asked Ye Xianya.

"Me and Long Hao would become enemies in the future, so I'm using someone else's hands to deal with him. It's not a bad deal for you either; you get to live rather than die at his hands."

"How are you so sure that I'd die? He's a piece of trash that hasn't even broken out of the body-forging stage" Ye Xianya's pride didn't let him believe that someone whom he could've killed anytime he wanted with a slap could now kill him instead.

"Because he has luck on his side, it may sound nonsense to you right now, but you'll soon realize it in the future. Oh, and when you fight him inside the city, be sure not to kill him, just cut off his dominant arm and leave him alive. I can only say that you're on your own if you try to kill him."

Without waiting for Ye Xianya's reply, he left.

Although he exposed many things, he believed that as soon as Long Hao came back and challenged Ye Xianya to a fight, he'd remember this conversation and follow his arrangements.

As for whether Ye Xianya told others about luck, he didn't care. He'd either be treated as a fool or, at most, the sect would try to keep this information for themselves and see if they could find a way to steal and use luck.