Realm of the Night God

Chapter 703: You're Yang Haoran!

Yang Haoran detected a hint of doubt and dissatisfaction in Old Town Chief's tone.

In response, Yang Haoran could only smile and offer an explanation.

"Old Town Chief, it's almost dark now, and the road is rough. Considering your age, I'm a bit worried, so I decided to change my plan and go alone. Why don't you wait here, and I'll take care of things and send you back afterwards?"

As soon as Yang Haoran finished speaking, Old Town Chief waved his hand and continued walking, puffing on his pipe as he spoke.

"Don't worry about me, I may be old, but my body is still strong. I came to invite the divine envoy early this morning, and I even attended the temple fair on my way back. If it weren't for your non-stop chatter, I would have arrived here much earlier today."

Yang Haoran followed Old Town Chief, intending to persuade him again, but Old Town Chief beat him to it.

"You don't need to persuade me, I may be old, but my brain is still sharp. I know what I'm doing, and I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. You'll definitely return empty-handed if you go to see the divine envoy alone. After all, the divine envoy doesn't know who you are, so why would they give you face?"

Seeing Old Town Chief's determination, Yang Haoran felt a bit helpless. He didn't say anything more to persuade him, and instead, he focused on protecting his life. If Old Town Chief still lost his life, then it wouldn't be his fault.

However, Yang Haoran did have some confidence in his abilities. With the soul-refining cauldron in hand, his power had increased rapidly, and he had surpassed many Burial Masters. Although he still had a way to go before opening the earth soul, he was already more powerful than many experienced Burial Masters.

He was confident in his abilities, and he had every reason to be.As for the unknown enemy they were about to face, Yang Haoran estimated that their power shouldn't be greater than his. After all, Lecheng was just a small town, and he didn't believe the Spirit God would send a great spirit master to such a place.

So, even if Old Town Chief insisted on going to the old tower, Yang Haoran felt that protecting his life shouldn't be a difficult task. Therefore, he let Old Town Chief lead the way to the old tower without further persuasion.

After a short while, the two of them arrived outside the old tower. Yang Haoran didn't sense any Yin Qi or signs of life inside the tower, but based on Old Town Chief's reaction, it seemed that he was certain someone was inside.

Yang Haoran didn't find this strange, as he knew that the old tower must have been sealed with a restriction barrier. As someone outside the barrier, he wouldn't be able to sense what was inside, which was perfectly normal.

As for Old Town Chief, he had come here this morning and learned that the divine envoy would leave tomorrow, so he was certain that someone was inside the tower. This wasn't surprising either.

"The divine envoy is a powerful person who has cast a spell here, so we can't get close to the ghost building. Now that we've arrived, the divine envoy must have sensed our presence. We'll just wait here, and they'll appear soon."

Old Town Chief stopped in his tracks and spoke to Yang Haoran.

After finishing his sentence, he seemed to worry again and continued to remind Yang Haoran.

"When you meet the divine envoy, you must show respect. Although you're an official from the Administrative Bureau, the divine envoy doesn't care about that. If you try to use your official tricks on them, it will definitely backfire. If things go wrong, don't blame me for not helping you."

Yang Haoran smiled and nodded, immediately giving Old Town Chief his guarantee.

"Old Town Chief, don't worry, I have the utmost respect for the divine envoy and will definitely not do anything out of line, including speaking out of turn. I won't show any disrespect."

With Yang Haoran's guarantee, Old Town Chief felt much more at ease and nodded lightly at Yang Haoran.

Just then, a voice suddenly entered the ears of the two, filled with discontent.

"Who is it?"

The voice echoed in the area, but the speaker was nowhere to be seen. However, it was clear that the question was directed at the Old Town Chief.

When Yang Haoran heard the voice, he felt a sense of relief in his heart. He was most worried that this trip would be a waste of time, and if the divine envoy had left early, then his trip would definitely be in vain.

But now it seemed that his trip would not be a waste of time.

"In response to the divine envoy, the young man beside me is from the Administrative Bureau. They want to seek the divine envoy's help, so I brought him here," Old Town Chief explained, first bowing to the old building before speaking.

"Someone from the Administrative Bureau? Ha ha, I'm not interested. Let him leave."

The people in the old building didn't even think twice before directly ordering Yang Haoran to leave.

Upon hearing this, Yang Haoran didn't show any change in expression. Since he had confirmed that there was a spirit master in the old building, it didn't matter if the other party didn't invite him in. He could simply break through the barrier.

Although this method wasn't his ideal approach, if the other party wanted to drive him away, he had no choice but to do so.

Compared to Yang Haoran's reaction, Old Town Chief's reaction was much stronger. He looked anxious and hurriedly explained.

"Divine envoy, although this young man has come to seek your help, he can also greatly assist us. He can help us allocate land in the city to build a temple and use official channels to heavily promote our god, making more ordinary people believe in our god."

This was what Yang Haoran had told Old Town Chief earlier. Now that the divine envoy was unwilling to see Yang Haoran, Old Town Chief immediately brought up Yang Haoran's previous promises.

After hearing Old Town Chief's words, the divine envoy in the ghost building fell silent for a moment before speaking again.

"Come in."

A faint voice sounded, and the barrier in front of the two men appeared, with a crack opening up for them to pass through.

Old Town Chief's face lit up with joy, and he beckoned Yang Haoran to follow him before walking into the barrier.

As the two men entered the barrier, the crack closed, and the entire visible barrier disappeared. Looking back at the old building, it was still the same as before, with no difference. However, Yang Haoran and Old Town Chief had disappeared from view in an instant.

They hadn't really disappeared, but the restriction barrier had hidden the true situation inside.

After entering the barrier, Yang Haoran immediately sensed that the old building was shrouded in a thick layer of Yin Qi. He hadn't sensed it earlier when he was outside the barrier, but now that he was inside, his keen senses wouldn't miss it.

Apart from the thick Yin Qi, he didn't sense anything else, not even life fluctuations.

This could only mean that the other party had not only sealed their power fluctuations but also their life fluctuations.

Yang Haoran could have charged into the old building and used brute force to capture or kill his target, but he didn't do so. Instead, he walked into the old building with Old Town Chief, his hands in his pockets, looking like he didn't have a care in the world.

"Take your hands out of your pockets. You're being too casual, and it will give the divine envoy a bad impression. Have you forgotten what I told you earlier? You must show utmost respect to the divine envoy."

Old Town Chief glanced at Yang Haoran, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, his expression disapproving.

Yang Haoran smiled and nodded, saying "sorry" before immediately taking his hands out of his pockets as Old Town Chief had instructed.

As they entered the old building, torches lit up the first floor, and a middle-aged man appeared before them.

The man was thin and short, only about 5 feet 5 inches tall, giving off a malnourished impression.

When Yang Haoran's gaze fell on the man, the man was also sizing him up.

However, when the man clearly saw Yang Haoran's face, his expression changed, and he seemed to have thought of something. His face suddenly turned pale.

"You're... you're Yang Haoran, the Burial Master of Lecheng Yin Division!"

An extremely shocked voice came from the man's mouth, and a powerful power fluctuation burst out from his body in that instant.