Cultivation begins with the Druid panel

Upon returning to Peacock City, the two suddenly discovered that many gambling dens had appeared there. These gambling dens were all temporarily established, but they all seemed to be backed by the three major powers or the black market.

The so-called black market is a market created by the best among the independent cultivators, mainly to facilitate the sale of stolen goods. The black market is almost ubiquitous, and Peacock City is no exception.

Lu Lin took the opportunity to take out his training notes and secretly memorized them.

—Peacock City Black Market.

These gambling dens offered very simple services: betting on who would become the city lord.

Of the three major forces, Hammer Mountain Sect is undoubtedly the most powerful in terms of fighting strength. If someone were unaware of the inside story, they might very well follow suit and place bets.

As night fell, the gambling dens, seeing the streets becoming sparsely populated, packed up their stalls and returned to the nearest attic to rest.

Lu Lin and Shen Luo walked together down the street, watching the cultivators go home.

By the time we reached the Hovering Tavern, dusk had completely fallen, leaving only a faint night.

The two men, dressed in black robes, had dinner at the Hovering Tavern before emerging again.

Perhaps because the thefts at Hammer Mountain Gate and Moon Gazing Pavilion had caused such a stir, by evening, pairs of cultivators were patrolling the streets.

Shen Luo noticed this as well and chuckled, "It seems they haven't really given up on hunting us down."

Right in front of these patrolling monks, they arrived at the Peacock Restaurant.

Upon discovering that the Peacock Restaurant was brightly lit, it turned out that disciples were taking turns keeping watch at night. Moreover, there were quite a few guests staying at the Peacock Restaurant tonight, far more than the previous two days.

It seems that the matter of the protagonist of Peacock City being eliminated has also attracted the attention of forces outside the city.

Seeing the current state of the Peacock Restaurant, Shen Luo was a little unsure of what to do: "Linzi, this is going to be difficult. With so many residents, we'll be easily discovered. Besides, they're still patrolling the city. Once we're discovered, it will be hard to escape."

But Lu Lin had a completely different opinion. He turned to Shen Luo and asked, "Luo Luo, do you think the bewitching powder we're wearing will be enough to bewitch the residents too?"

Shen Luo was shocked by Lu Lin's idea and waved his hands repeatedly: "Linzi, we can't do that. The reason we stole from the mountain gate and Wangyue Pavilion was because the disciples of those two forces provoked us first. We just blamed them because we hated them. But the residents of the Peacock Restaurant haven't offended us. If we have designs on them, wouldn't we really become thieves?"

Lu Lin laughed and explained, "You misunderstood me. I'm not trying to steal from them. I'm trying to drug them. If they suddenly pass out, do you think the Peacock Restaurant will still be paying attention to us?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo finally understood Lu Lin's meaning. It turned out that Lu Lin wanted to lure the tiger away from the mountain and fish in troubled waters, causing the residents to fall into a coma and creating chaos in the Peacock Restaurant. Once the Peacock Restaurant's attention was drawn to this matter, they would blend in and take action.

"That makes sense, let's do it that way." Shen Luo nodded.

After discussing it, the two immediately put their plan into action. They transformed into sparrows and flew to the second floor of the Peacock Restaurant, then turned into little mice and scurried through the corridors.

This place is entirely filled with private rooms, mostly occupied by high-ranking officials and dignitaries. If you lean close to the door, you can hear some decadent music.

It's alright that Lu Lin is a time traveler; that's acceptable.

But Shen Luo, a pure and innocent young man, couldn't help but blush and covered his ears, not daring to listen anymore.

"This is it, let's go in!" Following the corridor, Lu Lin finally identified a private room. The room was noisy, mostly filled with people drinking and eating, and there were probably around ten people in it.

If these ten people faint, the Peacock Restaurant has no reason not to take it seriously.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo immediately took out a jade bottle, poured out a very small amount, and blew it into the doorway.

It's clear that Shen Luo simply can't bring himself to be ruthless towards strangers with whom he has no grudges.

The powder dissipated into the air inside the room.

This kind of drug might be ineffective against cultivators at the first and second levels of Qi Refining, but behind this door, there are clearly cultivators at the second level or higher of Qi Refining.

They quickly realized something was wrong, and then a clanging and banging sound came from inside the house:

"Someone drugged us!"

A roar rang out in the private room, instantly startling the Peacock Restaurant.

Seeing that they had achieved their goal, Lu Lin and Shen Luo immediately transformed back into sparrows and flew to a higher level.

Looking down, they saw several middle-aged men rushing out of the house, shaking their heads and carrying swords. They were clearly some rogue cultivators who had tasted blood.

They were furious and determined to find the person who poisoned them!

"Is it the third or fourth level of Qi Refining?" Lu Lin and Shen Luo exchanged a glance. The aura emanating from the middle-aged man in the lead was no weaker than that of Young Master Ri from Wangyue Pavilion yesterday.

"Never mind, let's get down to business first, or the opportunity will have passed."

As Shen Luo spoke, he turned to head towards the fourth and fifth floors.

But Lu Lin stopped Shen Luo at that moment.

"What are you doing?" Shen Luo asked, somewhat puzzled.

Lu Lin gave Shen Luo a wink, signaling him to look down.

Shen Luo did as instructed, and then he saw a familiar figure emerge from the crowd.

It was the short old man they met on the day they arrived in Peacock City.

"You said this old man is here now... then do you think there's anyone else in his room?" Lu Lin asked meaningfully.

Shen Luo was startled: "You mean...we'll take this opportunity to find his room and empty it? Is that even possible?"

Lu Lin chuckled and countered, "Why not?"

Judging from the old man's performance that day, his cultivation level was most likely at the fourth or even fifth level of the Qi Refining stage.

His identity is very likely that of the owner of the Peacock Restaurant.

Stealing one Qi Refining Stage 4 cultivator is much more cost-effective than stealing ten Qi Refining Stage 1 or 2 cultivators.

"That makes sense!"

Shen Luo was a man of action. Without saying a word, he flew to the top floor and arrived at the long corridor on the top floor.

The Peacock Restaurant has six floors, and most of the rooms on the sixth floor are empty. The corridors are very quiet, without a single sound.

"But how do we find the old man's room?" Shen Luo asked curiously.

Lu Lin was prepared. He slowly closed his eyes and released the Druid's natural perception.

He had already memorized the old man's aura, and now all he needed to do was find a room where the old man's residual aura remained to solve the problem.

The druid's senses swept over every inch of the corridor.

Finally, it stopped in front of a door.

Lu Lin opened his eyes, a smile curving his lips.

"Isn't that what we found?"

As they were talking.

Lu Lin and Shen Luo also arrived at the room.

Look up.

A nameplate is hanging on the upper right corner of the door.

——Local Owner's Room

Lu Lin and Shen Luo exchanged a glance.

"That old man really is the owner of the Peacock Restaurant."