Si Bingwen nodded, signaling Li Xuanxiao to sit down first.
Li Xuanxiao didn't stand on ceremony and sat in a chair beside Si Bingwen.
Using Si Bingwen's teapot, he poured himself a cup of tea and drank it down in one gulp.
Having flown all the way back, he was indeed quite thirsty.
Si Bingwen silently observed Li Xuanxiao, feeling a sense of surrealism in his heart.
Was this kid really that powerful Martial Artist who had saved the Royal City from fire and water that day?
With his True Yuan restrained and no overflowing Aura, Li Xuanxiao currently looked like an ordinary young man of eighteen or nineteen.
"You kid have thoroughly made a name for yourself in Dayu now. From the royalty above to the border commoners below, I'm afraid no one doesn't know your great name!"
Li Xuanxiao waved his hand. "Empty fame, it's just empty fame."
If he had a choice, he would definitely choose to exchange it for a few Source Realm Martial Arts.
Unfortunately, he couldn't.
The resources he needed now had already exceeded the upper limit of Dayu.
Higher-level resources could only be obtained by leaving Dayu and heading to a larger world.
"Why didn't you return with the main army to enjoy the glory of a victor? Why did you run back early?"
Li Xuanxiao curled his lip. At that marching speed, by the time they returned to Dayu, it would be ten days or half a month later.
Waste so much time on the road just for the reverent gazes of others?
Not worth it.
"Hall Master, I'd like to ask you something..."
"I want to ask about the Upper Kingdom. Regarding the Upper Kingdom, how much do you know?"
Si Bingwen's eyes suddenly widened, seemingly shocked as to why Li Xuanxiao would know of the Upper Kingdom's existence.
But immediately after, he gently set down his tea and spoke calmly, "As far as I know..."
Li Xuanxiao inexplicably felt this sentence was somewhat familiar.
"...I know nothing at all."
Dammit! A double whammy, is it?
If you don't know, why the hell did you widen your eyes? You made it look so serious!
You got me excited for nothing!
Li Xuanxiao took a few deep breaths, suppressing the urge to slay his superior.
Si Bingwen was quite blunt; if he didn't know, he said he didn't know. It was better than pretending to understand when he didn't.
Li Xuanxiao secretly called himself foolish.
Si Bingwen knew nothing even about the Origin Realm, so how could he understand information at a higher level?
This move of his was like turning to any doctor in a crisis.
To find out news about the 'Upper Kingdom,' he would still have to ask those high-ranking Origin Realm Martial Artist.
Or, could he also ask the demons?
Anyway, the matter of him conducting a 'PY transaction' with the demons had already been seen by everyone above the Royal City.
There was no point in hiding it now.
In front of Si Bingwen, Li Xuanxiao took out the Southern Demon's message-transmitting jade talisman. "Southern Demon, do you know about the 'Upper Kingdom'?"
After waiting for a long time, the jade talisman finally vibrated.
"'Upper Kingdom'? I've never heard of it. But I can help you ask the Demon Venerable Lords! Maybe they will know."
Li Xuanxiao nodded silently and put away the jade talisman.
Si Bingwen, who was beside him, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Was it through this demon that you contacted the three Origin Realm Demon Venerables to help in the battle?"
Li Xuanxiao nodded. "Speaking of which, it's also related to Lord Si Yiwu. I met this demon while I was rescuing Lord Si Yiwu."
Si Bingwen shook his head and clicked his tongue. "Li Xuanxiao, you are truly an extraordinary person! The blood feud between humans and demons is not so easily set aside, let alone reaching a cooperation with them. But you actually did it!"
Li Xuanxiao didn't think it was much. Whether cooperation could be established depended on whether both sides had common interests.
The Myriad Demon Nation was the common enemy of both the humans and the demons of Dayu.
Naturally, there was a possibility of cooperation.
Si Bingwen deliberated for a moment. "Can I ask about the specific details of your transaction with the demons? Why would three dignified Origin Realm Demon Venerables be willing to come to the aid of the Dayu Royal City?"
Li Xuanxiao thought for a bit. "For the three Origin Realm Demon Venerables to reinforce Dayu, the reward I promised was the corpses of those ten Origin Realm Demon Venerables from the Myriad Demon Nation."
Si Bingwen's brow furrowed slightly. "But in that case, our Dayu will also have to face even more powerful demons later! Isn't that more loss than gain?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to realize something and gave a light chuckle.
"I almost forgot. With you kid around, I'm sure these demons wouldn't dare to act up!"
Li Xuanxiao chuckled and shook his head. After a moment of silence, he said, "Hall Master, I'll probably be leaving Dayu in a while."
What!?
Si Bingwen turned his head to look at Li Xuanxiao. "Things are going well, why are you leaving?"
Li Xuanxiao pursed his lips. "You should also know that the New Demon Emperor's true form is a Qilin, right?"
Si Bingwen's eyes widened. "As far as I..."
Li Xuanxiao immediately signaled him to stop. "I understand, I understand. Let me tell you."
A double whammy was enough; did you want a triple play? He then proceeded to tell Si Bingwen the story of the love-hate entanglement between himself and the New Demon Emperor.
"Such a thing actually happened?"
Si Bingwen was very surprised. An ancient Divine Beast or something like that—he hadn't seen one yet!
"Even with your current Realm, can you still not sense the abnormality within your body?"
Li Xuanxiao shook his head. "Even if I could sense it, I'm just about ready to leave."
"With my current Realm, continuing to stay in Dayu is meaningless."
Si Bingwen nodded in agreement.
Li Xuanxiao's talent was something he had seen in his life; he was undoubtedly the number one person in the Martial Dao!
A Origin Realm at not even twenty years old!
Other than 'freak,' he couldn't find a second adjective.
"A flood dragon that gains the clouds and rain is ultimately not a creature of a mere pond. How vast is the world, and what kind of expansive lands lie outside? A person like you should indeed walk out of Dayu!"
Si Bingwen sighed and gave Li Xuanxiao a silent look.
"You and I have worked together after all, and you also saved my brother, saved me and my family, and saved Dayu. Before you go, is there anything I can do for you?"
Li Xuanxiao chuckled. "Hall Master, you're too kind. If it wasn't for you back then, I wouldn't have been able to participate in the Eight Halls Rotation Battle. And it would have been impossible to enter the Royal City Armory and obtain so many resources. That I could reach this step is also inseparable from your cultivation."
Si Bingwen showed a smile. "You kid, cut that out. Over the years, there have been dozens of Martial Artists who won the Eight Halls Rotation Battle. But you are the only one who could achieve what you have. I did help, but at most, it was just the icing on the cake."
Li Xuanxiao smiled and didn't say more on this topic.
"During the period before I leave, I hope to stay at your residence."
Heaven be my witness, Li Xuanxiao was definitely not coveting baths, coveting enjoyment, or yearning for the dregs of the old era!
It was purely because he really didn't have a good place to stay.
Si Bingwen raised an eyebrow. "Just that?"
Li Xuanxiao nodded. "Is it okay?"
"What's the problem with that!" Si Bingwen waved his hand generously. "Roughly when will you leave Dayu?"
"Probably in a month."
"So soon?"
Li Xuanxiao nodded.
"Next month is my daughter Si Miaoyin's Coming-of-age Ceremony. Can you come and participate?"
Li Xuanxiao nodded. "Of course!"
Anyway, he had to wait for the message-transmitting jade talisman to be repaired before he could leave, so participating in a Coming-of-age Ceremony in the meantime didn't matter.