Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
MTI 170 - Neutral Parties

After handing the entrance tax in the form of ten yellow spirit stones to one of the guards, Yao Han entered into the Jade Treasure Shop of the Snow Fox City branch. The atmosphere is quite crowded, both because of the visitors who come and their voices.

Sayup-sayup Yao Han heard the faint voice of quite a number of people talking about the current state of the cultivator world, especially if not about the great war that was about to happen soon.

Not to mention Yao Han trying to steal people's talk while looking at the items, an attractive young girl approached him. From his physique it might be a few years old above Yao Han and was a medium stage Earth Foundation cultivator.

"Young Master, is there anything I can help you with? Let me accompany you shopping."

Yao Han then realized the girl was one of the Jade Treasure Shop workers.

"I don't intend to shop. I'm here to see the manager of this city's Jade Treasure Shop." Yao Han then took out a medal, "Can you help me hand this over to him?"

"Eh?"

The girl receiving the medal was a little confused. For some time he tried to recognize the medal in his hand.

"Sorry, Young Master. Can you wait a minute? I'm going to see my boss."

"Well, no problem. I'll wait here."

Yao Han slightly shifted from where he stood so as not to get too obstructing people. Some people had noticed his interaction with the working girl earlier. Not long after that the girl returned together with the grown man who looked to be in his early forties.

The man who walked in front of the girl looked a little tense and walked in front of the girl in a rather hasty step.

"Young Master, I am the vice manager of the Jade Treasure Shop here. My name is Zhao Er." The man greeted Yao Han and gave his regards. As a result, quite a number of people noticed him, "This Medali...are you really Young Master Yao?" Zhao Er asked in a soft whisper while showing the medal in her hand.

"Yes, Senior Zhao. My name is Yao Han. Senior doesn't need to call me Young Master, just call my name."

"Ah, so. I've heard of you and finally we meet here. I didn't expect you to come here either, but it's no surprise that you're on a trip. Nice to meet you, Brother Yao."

Yao Han did not mind the call, "I came here after finishing business with my friend in the Purple Star Sect. I have something to talk to the manager about, can I meet him?"

"Could be, he's in his room. Let me deliver."

Seeing that there was a youngster along with the vice manager of the Jade Treasure Shop made many people pay attention to the two. They were wondering as well as curious, but at least they knew the youngster had an unusual background.

Yao Han brought Zhao Er to the highest floor and headed towards one of the enclosed rooms. Zhao Er knocked quietly on the door before greeting the person inside.

"Manager Zhao, it's Zhao Er. There are guests who want to see you."

"Lake in."

Zhao Er opened the door and signaled Yao Han to come in with her.

Behind a large table sat a man who looked to be in his fifties. His face looks a little tired.

"Hm? This the guest? Who is this young man you brought, Zhao Er?"

Zhao Er smiled faintly as she handed Yao Han's medallion to Manager Zhao, "You must have recognized this medallion of our guest."

It only took three counts of Manager Zhao already recognizing the special medal in his hand. Only two people had special medals awarded by the Jade Treasure Tower as their special guests.

Manager Zhao hurriedly stood up and approached Yao Han, "Young Master Yao, my name is Zhao Yi. It's good to see you."

However if not for the influence of his teacher's big name, Yao Han did not possess a special medal of the Jade Treasure Tower and obtained much more detailed information through the Jade Treasure Shop.

"Manager Zhao can call me Brother Yao."

"Oh, okay. What brings you here, Brother Yao? Is there anything you need for your trip?"

The Jade Treasure Tower and all of their merchant shops, especially those in the Green Forest Country knew Yao Han was traveling. They were also the ones who spread information about Yao Han as an East Wind disciple and pinned the nickname Blue Lotus Physician on him.

"There are a few, but the main thing is that I want to know detailed information about the great war that will happen soon."

Zhao Yi did not immediately reply, but rather looked at one another for a while with Zhao Er. They then saw Yao Han astonished.

"I think you already know the details from your teacher, Brother Yao."

"What?!" Yao Han was startled, which added to the astonishment of the two people nearby, "Teacher Feng already knows? Aish..."

"Yes, about two days ago and he learned the details from Manager Fu who was in the Moonlight City. Is something wrong?"

According to Zhao Yi, it was only natural that Feng Xian knew news of the war, but it was different from Yao Han knowing there was something else if his teacher knew this information.

"Why Master didn't contact me.." Yao Han muttered not answering Zhao Yi's question, "Hm, Manager Zhao, I only heard the outline from one of the Purple Star Sect Elders because I had business there, so I came here to hear the details from you."

"All right, I'll tell you."

Zhao Er exited the room and let Zhao Yi be alone with Yao Han. The two sat facing each other separated by a table.

"We were ordered by the central side to only spread about the outline of the triggers of the great war that will occur. But for you I can make an exception, Brother Yao..."

Then began to flow the details of the story from Zhao Yi. Yao Han listened without interrupting in the slightest, occasionally his forehead frowning. Half an hour later, the story was finished.

After a moment of silence, Yao Han let out a long breath.

"Great war is inevitable." murmured Yao Han. Zhao Yi who heard that only smiled wryly.

"I heard that the center is trying to make war not to enter the Green Forest Country and only occurs in the Red Land. Or at least in the border area of the Green Forest Country and the Red Land Country."

"Will the Jade Treasure Tower be involved in this war?"

Zhao Yi smiled stiffly, "The Jade Treasure Tower has never been directly involved. Every great war happens, we try to keep our neutrality."

Yao Han did not respond, while the Dimensional Pagoda occupants other than Bo Lang laughed sinisterly loudly.

"Omong empty! Everyone knew that the Jade Treasure Tower always benefited from every war!"

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It is not important that anyone comes. Guess what, why does the Jade Treasure Tower always benefit every time there is a cultivator war?

Fufufu.