Yun Xue Li, Han Geng (3)

"What are you people doing here? On the order of Tianyu City Lord, fighting is forbidden inside the city! Those that caught for breaking this law will be sent to the Northern Tianyu Mines to do hard labor there for three months!" a captain guard warned everyone present.

Due to the commotion and noise that spread outside, it alerted the city guards that doing their daily patrol around the city.

"Sorry, Captain Tong. We know the rules. Please rest assured that there will be no fighting here." Yun Xue Li politely addressed the Guard's Captain. As a helper and manager of the Cloudmist Association Store, it is not weird for her to know the captain's name.

"Yes, Captain Tong. We'll be on our way. It is just a small argument because of our background. We promise that we'll not cause any trouble." Han Geng also assured the captain that there will be no fighting inside the Maiden Fragrance Inn.

"Who are you?" Captain Tong nodded at them. Following his acknowledgment of their words, he questioned the quiet Yang Guang as he's the only one he doesn't recognize. The unexpected question comes to him is due to the differences in their social background.

Yun Xue Li belonged to the Cloudmist Association Store. As for Han Geng, he's one of the supervisors for the Golden Pellet Store, a middle-grade business that belonged to the Ten Thousand Pills Sect.

But for Yang Guang, his status as a mere Outer Disciple might not bring him any benefits. Instead, it might raise disapproval from others due to the differences in status between him and others.

"My name is Yang Guang, an Inner Disciple of Polished Jade Tower." Yang Guang replied without hiding anything.

"Yang Guang... The one that performed outrageously well inside Thousand Boar Forest? Are you the one that rides a Jiulifei Horse here a while earlier?" Captain Tong's impression of Yang Guang changed.

If Yang Guang was a nobody, he might reprimand him for being in between Yun Xue Li and Han Geng. But since he's someone mentioned by the higher-ups before, it somewhat made an impression in Captain Tong's mind.

"That is indeed me you're talking about." Yang Guang replied to Captain Tong's sentence.

"No wonder they're in a disagreement. Both Polished Jade Tower and Steel Refinery got attacked by the Ten Thousand Pills Sect during the previous Beast Stampede." Captain Tong speaks in his mind, finally knows what is their argument is all about.

"Ahem! Anyway, the argument shall end here. Please leave the Maiden Fragrance Inn immediately." Captain Tong used a method he thought to be the best to splits them up. At least, it could prevent them from keep arguing until the point of no return.

"Captain Tong! Sorry for disturbing!" Han Geng cupped his hand and excused himself. Before he left through the entrance, he did not forget to turn and stares at Yang Guang to taunt him for the last time.

Yang Guang and Yun Xue Li left soon after Han Geng is gone from their sight. From the back, the situation between them is more to an argument between the couple with an annoying individual.

"How can the three of them, each from a different sect, end up arguing on a table?" Captain Tong scratched his head, puzzled.

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"Brother Yang, you should pay more attention to build a reputation for yourself. Do not immerse into cultivation and become a freak only with cultivation, but nothing else." Yun Xue Li's word surprised Yang Guang. He, in fact, did not have anything else in mind except cultivating.

This advice from Yun Xue Li made his mind returned to much before, to the time when he's still a poor herb farmer trying to make a living for himself. During that time, life is nothing more than earning a little more so his life could be better.

"Can sister Yun give me some further advice?" Yang Guang asked.

"You can focus on cultivation, but once a while, you should come and try to do something to increase your reputation. Since you mentioned that you're from the Mystic Tower, I'm sure you know about Tian Peng?" Yun Xue Li smiled. Since Yang Guang asked her with that kind of expression, it would be bad for her to reject him.

But her question indeed surprised Yang Guang.

"I'm close with big brother Tian Peng." Yang Guang answered.

"Then, you should go back and ask him about what to do. Do not entirely focus on cultivation alone, because no matter how hard you work, it is still based on your talents and smart effort."

"Let me give you an example."

"A person that only stuck in cultivating and couldn't be bothered with other matter, and compared to a person that has friends all over the place. Who do you think could do well?" Yun Xue Li brings up her first example to teach Yang Guang more about the human-to-human relationship.

"The person that cultivates?" Yang Guang answered. It is not a difficult question to be answered. Effort equals achievement is a rule that won't be broken no matter what.

"That's true. Let's say treasured fruits are growing inside the Thousand Boar Forest. Who will know about it first?" Yun Xue Li continued.

"The one with more friends?" Yang Guang replied.

"Correct. What if the fruit is capable of increasing the strength of a cultivator by a Formation Layer? And at the same time, there are two or three of the fruits, that he can either share or sell them?" Yun Xue Li's next reply made Yang Guang speechless.

It was the same for him. During their argument, he's neither stronger or wealthier compared to Han Geng, who works inside the Golden Pellet Store as a store supervisor. Although he's an Outer Disciple of the Polished Jade Tower, the number of benefits given by the sect is limited.

The way Yun Xue Li used to advise Yang Guang is smart as well. She neither use a harsh or ugly comparison to teach him about his differences to Han Geng, but instead, using the possibility of a hint of luck to become a game-changer.

"Sister Yun, Yang Guang understands. Please excuse me for now, as I'll have something to do back in Polished Jade Tower." Yang Guang excused himself.

But this time, a path has been set for him.