The next morning.
Under Lin Ying's reluctant farewell, Lin Yun, Yun Ruoxi, and a few other disciples followed Ren Tanqian and set off towards the King's City in the King's Territory.
The King's Territory was thousands of miles away from Yuzhou. It was located at the northernmost part of the Southern Summer Kingdom and was very close to the border fortress.
To the north of the border fortress was the enemy of the Southern Summer King, the Northern Yan Kingdom.
The reason why the first Southern Summer King built the King's City so close to the enemy country was because of the history of the Southern Summer Kingdom.
Three hundred years ago, the one who ruled the Southern Summer King Kingdom wasn't the Nangong Family, but the declining Dongfang Family.
The Dongfang Family's descendants didn't strive for progress and never prepared for danger. This caused their military strength to decline day by day, and they were conquered by the Northern Yan Kingdom.
During the crisis, the Nangong Family joined forces with the Shangguan Family, Murong Family, and Hua Family to fight back and finally protected half of the kingdom.
After the war was stabilized, the Nangong Family proclaimed themselves as the King.
The first Southern Summer King was a hero and swore to take revenge on the Northern Yan Kingdom. In order to prevent the descendants from not striving for progress, he purposely built the King's City in the north, facing the enemy country's territory.
The first Southern Summer King's decision seemed risky, but it laid a strong foundation for the continuation of the Southern Summer King Kingdom.
Under the threat of the enemy country, the survival instinct of the people was stimulated. The descendants of the four great families went to the battlefield to train, and each generation was more outstanding than the previous. Countless heroes were born in the past two hundred years, making the Southern Summer King Kingdom more and more tenacious and powerful.
It was also because of the countless heroes of the King's City that confronted the enemy country in the north. Only then could the people of the eight southern states live and work in peace, prosper, and lay a strong enough foundation for the kingdom.
The group rode their horses and traveled a few hundred miles to the north. That night, they arrived at the border of Yuzhou County and passed by a sizable town.
"It's getting late. Let's spend the night here and continue on our journey tomorrow." Ren Tan Qian stopped at the entrance of the town and turned around to speak to the crowd.
After all, the horses needed a night's rest after a day's journey.
The few of them nodded and led their horses into the town.
After entering the town, everyone felt that there was something wrong with it.
The town was not small and could accommodate thousands of families. But at this time, there was not a single pedestrian on the street, not even a light.
The entire street was pitch-black, and it was pitch-black. The doors and windows of the houses on both sides of the street were also tightly shut. They seemed lifeless and lifeless, like an abandoned ghost town.
Walking on the empty street, the sound of footsteps echoed clearly in everyone's ears. It was very strange.
"What's going on in this town? How could he not even see a ghost? Yuan Xiaofeng asked curiously.
"Don't tell me this is the legendary ghost town? Hu Jin grinned miserably.
Ren Tanqian raised his head to look at the sky and realized that there was still an afterglow at the edge of the horizon. "It's not bedtime yet. There's something wrong with this town. rdquo;
Lin Yun did not say anything, but he could clearly sense the presence of humans from the houses around him. This meant that the people in the town were all hiding in their houses.
They had not gone to bed yet, but for some reason, they were all curled up in their houses and did not dare to go out.
"The townspeople are all hiding in their houses as if they are afraid of something. It seems like something happened in this town." Lin Yun said to Ren Tan Qian expressionlessly.
Ren Tan Qian nodded and said, "Let's find an inn to stay for the night and ask the innkeeper about the situation in this town. rdquo;
"Okay." The few of them nodded and walked along the street. They searched through more than half of the town and finally found an inn.
This inn was also tightly shut. Even the signboard was covered in cobwebs, giving off a desolate feeling. It was obvious that it had been closed for a long time.
Ren Tan Qian walked to the door of the inn and knocked lightly on the door frame with his knuckles. He asked if there was anyone inside.
But after knocking for a long time, there was still no response.
Ren Tan Qian could only stick close to the wooden door and raise his voice as loud as possible. "We are merchants passing by this place. Seeing that it's getting late and we have nowhere to stay, we would like to stay in your inn for the night. Money is not a problem. rdquo;
Perhaps the words "money is not a problem" moved the inn owner. Very soon, an old voice came from inside the house. "Are you really merchants? rdquo;
Ren Tan Qian hurriedly replied, "We are indeed merchants. We have a lot of money with us, but we can't find a place to spend it. rdquo;
Creak …
As soon as Ren Tan Qian finished speaking, a vertical crack appeared on the door of the inn.
An old man's eyes appeared in the crack and looked outside the door vigilantly.
"One room, one hundred gold coins per night." The old man did not open the door immediately. Instead, he said tentatively.
"Okay, we will stay in four rooms." Ren Tan Qian immediately agreed. Although the price was very high, it was not a lot of money to Ren Tan Qian.
"Come in quickly, hurry up." The old man hurriedly opened the door and anxiously waved at everyone.
After they entered the room, the old man looked around. After confirming that there was no one on the street, he nervously locked the door.
Seeing the old man's action, Ren Tan Qian asked curiously, "May I ask why you are doing this?" rdquo;
The old inn owner said with a worried expression, "Sir, you may not know this, but we are forced to do this." rdquo;
Ren Tan Qian took over the old inn owner's words and asked, "Is there a reason? I would like to hear the details. " rdquo;
The old shopkeeper lowered his voice and said with a horrified expression, "I'm sure you've noticed that our town is deserted and almost deserted, Dear Sir. rdquo;
"May I ask what happened to this town? Why did it become like this? " While Ren Tan Qian was asking the question, he had already placed the four hundred gold coins on the counter.
Seeing Ren Tan Qian put down the gold coins, the old inn owner's eyes flashed. He hurriedly kept the gold coins and then said to everyone politely, "Sir, please take a seat first. We will talk about this slowly." rdquo;
Under the old inn owner's invitation, everyone sat down at the table.
The old inn owner took out a menu and let everyone order some side dishes. When everyone picked up their chopsticks, he sat down and told them everything that had happened in the town in full detail.
This town was located at the border of Yuzhou. Because it was surrounded by a dense forest, it was named Forest Town.
Forest Town was originally peaceful and peaceful. The people were simple and honest, living in peace and contentment.
But in the past few months, a group of fierce bandits suddenly appeared and stirred up trouble in this area, causing a great disturbance in this area.
They forcefully kidnapped the townspeople in the name of worshipping the heavens. None of the townspeople who were kidnapped returned.
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