The road was a few feet wide, paved with green bricks. Both sides of the road were calm waters. But Lin Fan had a feeling that there was something beneath the waters.
But of course, this was just a feeling. He couldn't be sure if there was anything beneath the waters.
"Make … Make way!"
Just then, an angry roar came from behind. Lin Fan turned around and was shocked. He hurriedly dodged to the side.
A galloping horse carriage passed by in front of them, attracting a wave of curses from behind.
"Lower your voice! That's the horse carriage of the Dead Demon City's Yao Family! Are you guys tired of living?"
"Ah … No way?"
"What do you mean no way? Didn't you see the five claw mark on the back of the horse carriage? That's the flag of the Yao Family! "
"Oh, oh! I didn't notice it! That was close!" A middle-aged man with a huge blade strapped to his back patted his chest in relief.
Listening to the discussions of these people, Lin Fan was curious. Seemed like this Dead Demon City wasn't as simple as it seemed. But then again, for a family to be able to gain a foothold in a forbidden ground like this, how many of them were simple?
But he did not know how many treasures this family had. Judging by the way the horse carriage was driving, it must not be a good person.
Just as Lin Fan was about to enter the city, he was stopped by a group of people.
Lin Fan looked at the attire of these two men. The five claw mark on their chests was exactly the same as the one on the horse carriage.
"What do you want?" Lin Fan asked.
"Enter the city and pay the entrance fee." The two men with the five claw mark said arrogantly.
Some passersby obediently handed over a thumb-sized crystal that glowed with green light before entering the city.
"What are these?" Lin Fan was exasperated. He had never seen these things before. Where was he supposed to get them from?
"Go, go. Why are you entering the city if you don't have money? Go to the coolies and earn the entrance fee." The two men pushed Lin Fan's shoulders.
"Count it in." At this moment, a woman in white appeared in front of Lin Fan, holding the green crystal in her hand.
Lin Fan was shocked. He did not know why he had bumped into this woman again. She couldn't have followed him all the way here, could she?
However, given the current situation, it would be a waste not to enter. Regardless of this woman's motives, Lin Fan nodded and quickened his pace into the city.
"It's really fate. Why did you come here?" Ye Han asked with a smile.
Lin Fan felt a little helpless at this moment. Could it be that he was being targeted by this woman? Lin Fan couldn't understand what this woman wanted, but it was definitely not anything good. He had to be on guard.
"Get out of my way …!" Just then, Lin Fan heard another angry roar from behind.
Turning around to take a look, he realized that it was a sect that was leading their disciples in an argument with the people collecting the entrance fee.
"No one can enter the city without money." The two guards hollered. Even though these people might be disciples of a sect, so what? They couldn't possibly break the rules.
"Hmph, what money? What's this green thing? I don't have it. Get out of my way!" One of the disciples said angrily.
The leader of the sect, a middle-aged man, waved his hand gently, "Both of you, we are disciples of the Ten Thousand Dragon Sect. Please give us some face."
"What Ten Thousand Dragon Sect? No matter who it is, pay up and enter the city. Otherwise, you'll have to work there to earn the entrance fee." The two of them did not give the Ten Thousand Dragon Sect any face at all.
The leader of the group was getting a little angry.
Lin Fan stopped in his tracks and looked at him. This man's cultivation base was pretty decent, lesser celestial middle level. But Lin Fan wondered how he would fare.
"You're really not letting us in?" The middle-aged man asked coldly.
"Nope."
"How dare you …!" Just then, the middle-aged man waved his hand. No one had ever dared to be so insolent. They had traveled tens of thousands of miles just to get here. How could they be stopped at the entrance?
'BAM!'
The two guards guarding the city gate were sent flying by the middle-aged man. They didn't even have the strength to resist.
"Hmph, insolent! How dare my Ten Thousand Dragon Sect collect money to enter the city?" Wan Xiangtian snorted coldly.
"Enter the city!"
The disciples of the Ten Thousand Dragon Sect burst out laughing. They were filled with disdain towards these two insolent fellas. After all, the Ten Thousand Dragon Sect was the overlord of the sect. Since when had they ever been stopped at the entrance? Their elders had tried their best to persuade them, but they did not appreciate it. They were just asking for trouble.
Lin Fan stood where he was, watching what was going to happen next. Since the Dead Demon City had this rule of collecting money to enter the city, then there must be someone backing them up. Otherwise, it would be hard to get these people to pay up obediently.
But just at this moment, an incomparably powerful pressure came down from the void.
Lin Fan raised his head and was shocked. What a strong aura! It was at least of a greater celestial cultivation base.
"Anyone who enters the Dead Demon City must follow the rules."
A voice came from the skies, causing everyone's eardrums to hurt.
Just then, a gigantic hand appeared from the skies. The hand was as white as jade, and shimmering chains wrapped around it.
"Those are energy grid line chains!" Lin Fan's heart skipped a beat. This was the first time he had seen the energy grid line chains. There was no mistaking that boundless aura.
Just as Lin Fan was in a daze, everyone from the Ten Thousand Dragon Sect was grabbed by the gigantic hand like little chicks, and thrown towards the labor grounds.
The gigantic hand then disappeared, as though it had never been there in the first place.
But everyone who witnessed this scene would never be able to forget it for the rest of their lives.
Those who had just arrived at the Dead Demon City and wanted to bluff their way through were all scared witless. They turned around and headed towards the labor grounds to earn the entrance fee.
Lin Fan sighed in his heart. Thankfully, he did not resort to violence. Otherwise, he would not have a good ending.
But before he knew where this woman came from, Lin Fan would definitely not get too close to her.
"Let's go." Ye Han said with a smile.
Lin Fan looked at Ye Han, slightly taken aback. Just where in the world did this woman come from? To think that she wasn't nervous at all! It was as though she was used to it!
The Dead Demon City was indeed a city built on the edge of the forbidden grounds. It was bustling!
Looking around, Lin Fan could not see anyone who wasn't a martial artist. Every single one of them had a cultivation base. Even the weakest among them was of precelestial cultivation base. He had not seen anyone even lower than that.
Evidently, this was a city famed for its martial arts.
"What was that green crystal?" Lin Fan asked.
Ye Han looked at Lin Fan and chuckled, "That's the currency of the Dead Demon City. It's not circulated to the public. Anyone who's visiting the Dead Demon City for the first time has to go to the coolie grounds to earn the entrance fee."
"Are you familiar with this place?" Lin Fan was getting more and more mysterious by the second.
"Nope. It's just that my sect is familiar with this place. Hence, I brought some with me before coming here. But please do not offend the Yao Family here. They're not people that just anyone can afford to offend. Let's part ways here. I hope we'll meet again." Ye Han waved her hands and bid farewell to Lin Fan.
Lin Fan looked at the departing Ye Han. The more he looked at her, the more curious he was. Just what in the world was this woman thinking?
Unable to figure it out, Lin Fan decided not to bother about it any longer and started strolling around the Dead Demon City.
PS: I'm afraid I'm not going to make it. I'm going to faint.
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