Ao Hong didn’t force Lu Yun to throw his hat into the ring since the young man didn’t want the treasure. The dragon left without further question after arranging a residence for his visitor.

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“How much of that was true and how much of it was false from the old dragon?” Lu Yun asked lazily as he stretched out on a recliner. A tiny ripple undulated beside him—the departed ghost cultivator Nightmare appeared by his side.

“It’s not like you’ll believe him even if all of it was true. You don’t trust a ghost, so why would you trust a dragon?” Nightmare curled her lip and drifted to a chair next to Lu Yun. She yawned carelessly. “Dragon City is...