To the north of Shangjing City was Ping Mountain. Further north of Ping Mountain was the outskirts of Shangjing City. Here, there were fewer mountains and more mountains. Everywhere one went, the mountain ridges intersected with each other. These were the residences and private manors of Shangjing City's officials and nobles. The royal hunting park was also to the north.
More than twenty li away from Ping Mountain was Fengtai Mountain. Fengtai Mountain's scenery was beautiful. Everywhere, there were waterfalls and streams. Summer was the coolest, so there were many summer manors and villas on the mountain.
At the foot of Fengtai Mountain was a military camp of the Garrison Army. A division of soldiers was stationed there. At night, Fengtai Mountain was brightly lit. The lights on the mountain and the lights in the barracks complemented each other, creating a different atmosphere.
Tonight, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Fengtai Mountain was as quiet as usual.
Under the starry sky, a mischievous figure that ordinary people couldn't see was rushing from Shangjing City to Fengtai Mountain.
That figure didn't fly or walk. In a flash, it was already several li away. It was so fast that it was difficult for people to catch sight of it.
In the blink of an eye, that figure flashed to the foot of Fengtai Mountain and directly broke into the Garrison Army's military camp. It slipped around the barracks, warehouses, training grounds, and armory. After a round, it seemed that it found the military camp boring. It also seemed that it remembered its purpose for coming here. Just as the figure left the military camp, it flashed and passed a group of soldiers who were patrolling the road outside the military camp. With another flash, the figure appeared at the top of a villa halfway up the mountain. With a third flash, it had already arrived at the top of Fengtai Mountain and stood in front of a huge villa that occupied a vast area.
At the entrance of the villa, there was a black plaque with golden words on it. On it were the words "Red Leaves Villa".
Red Leaves Villa was surrounded by maple trees. That was why the villa was named Red Leaves Villa.
At the moment, it was midsummer. The maple leaves on the mountain weren't red yet. Therefore, nothing special could be seen.
The entrance of the villa under the plaque was like a tower. When Child of Fortune arrived, the entrance of Red Leaves Villa was tightly shut. Two strings of red lanterns hung at the entrance. Under the lanterns, there were two men wearing dark red guard uniforms. They had stern expressions and strong bodies. They were holding onto the sabers at their waists. Their eyes were cold as they watched the mountain road leading to the villa.
From the outside, there was nothing special about Red Leaves Villa except for its grandeur and its large area.
However, the grandeur, those who could build manors and villas here didn't lack money. The villas, courtyards, and private gardens all had their own style.
The naughty Boy of Blessings jumped onto the shoulders of the two guards. From one person's head to the other person's head, the two guards didn't feel anything.
At this moment, a low-key black carriage drove over from the winding mountain road. Pulling the carriage were four black horses, and the people in the carriage were obviously rich and respectable at first glance.
When the carriage arrived at the entrance of Red Leaves Villa, the person inside the carriage didn't open the door. He only opened the window slightly, revealing a white and chubby hand. He held a maple leaf-shaped token in his hand and handed it over. An imperial bodyguard who was guarding the entrance came forward to inspect it. He then looked at the person sitting inside the carriage before turning around and waving his hand.
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. Child of Fortune... Riding on his horse, Child of Fortune followed the carriage into the villa.
Behind the gate of the villa was a bamboo forest. That bamboo forest was like a barrier, tall and dense. The road that the carriage was advancing on passed through that bamboo forest and went straight to the interior of the villa. On both sides of the road, there was a gurgling brook. The water in the brook was steaming and clear. The antique stone lamps on the side of the road had been lit, emitting a bright yellow light. The light and the mist in the brook intertwined, making it both bright and dark. The fragrance of flowers was everywhere, making it seem like a fairyland.
Child of Fortune was restless..
As soon as the carriage entered Red Leaves Villa, the Boy of Fortune disappeared from the horse he was riding. In the next second, he arrived near a group of patrolling guards in the villa and jumped on the shoulders of those guards. In the next second, the Boy of Fortune arrived in the bamboo forest. There were several special figures in the bamboo forest that attracted the Boy of Fortune's attention.
Among those figures, one was underground. One was transparent. It was hidden in several bamboos. There was also one figure hiding in the stream and one figure hiding in the mist.
Even with the eyes of a Summoner, it was almost impossible to find these silhouettes, because these silhouettes were casting Summoners. They were hiding in the bamboo forest in different forms, as if they didn't exist. Only in Child of Fortune's eyes, these Summoners were eye-catching.
Aside from those summoners, there was also a hidden danger within the bamboo forest. On the ground of the bamboo forest, under the ground, the bamboo leaves, the innumerable bamboo bodies, the streams, and the mist, there were all kinds of fatal magical techniques, traps, mechanisms, and obstacles stacked one after another. There were also powerful summoners lying in ambush. If anyone wanted to sneak into the Red Leaves Villa from the forest, there was only a path to death.
Child of Fortune strolled around the bamboo forest and looked at all the traps and mechanisms. In the next second, he flashed out of the bamboo forest and returned to the side of the carriage that had just entered the Red Leaf Villa.
The carriage had already stopped in a parking lot behind the bamboo forest.
The carriage door opened and a pot-bellied man with a head full of black hair and no wrinkles on his face came out of the carriage. This man had an official aura. At a glance, one could tell that he was a person of high status and lived like a prince.
A tall and thin man wearing black clothes was respectfully welcoming him at the door of the carriage along with two eleven or twelve year old boys with red lips and white teeth.
Those two boys looked very delicate and pretty, but their eyes were somewhat dull.
"Sir Li, long time no see!"
Seeing that pot-bellied man come out of the carriage, that tall and thin man came over with a smile.
"Sigh, the city has been in a mess for the past two days. His Majesty is very angry, and all of you are busy, so I can only accompany you. Just now, on the way here, I was checked several times. I have to go back tonight!" Official Li said as he walked.
"Understood. Everything has been arranged for Sir. It's all fresh and won't take up Sir's time. Sir, please follow me …" Sir Li followed that tall and thin man to a villa at the side.
That tall and thin man walked Sir Li to the door of the villa and then made a gesture of invitation. "Everything is inside. Sir, you can go in and enjoy!"
"The effect of the Immortal Blood Essence last time wasn't very good!" Sir Li said in a picky manner.
"Sir Li, don't worry. We have already changed a new batch. This time, Sir Li will know once you try it!"
"Hahahaha, that's good, that's good …" Hearing that there was a new batch of Immortal Blood Essence, Sir Li's eyes lit up. He couldn't help but lick his lips and somewhat impatiently pushed open the door of the villa.
What Sir Li didn't know was that Child of Fortune was sitting on his head and followed him into the room.
On the table in the room on the first floor of the villa, there was a red box.
Sir Li walked straight to the table and directly opened the box.
In the box, there was a transparent glass bottle as thick as a thumb and as long as a palm. Beside the glass bottle were two pieces of ice giving off chilly air. The glass bottle was full of blood-red liquid, which seemed to be fresh blood.
At the sight of that glass bottle, Sir Li hurriedly took it and opened its mouth. Closely after that, he directly poured all the blood-red liquid into his mouth. At the same time, he even licked his lips.
After drinking the liquid in the bottle, Sir Li sat on the sofa on the side and closed his eyes. It seemed that he was savoring the taste of the liquid in the bottle. Under the gaze of Child of Fortune, in less than 5 minutes, Sir Li's face started to glow as if he had been filled with vigor. Even the fine wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to have been smoothed out.
"Good stuff …" Sir Li let out a sigh of satisfaction.
Child of Fortune jumped on the table, stretched out his finger, and touched the glass bottle that Sir Li had just drunk.
Inside the bottle was human blood, but it wasn't ordinary human blood. It was the blood of a child. This blood was different from ordinary blood. It seemed to have a vitality similar to that of a god.
After touching the remaining blood in the bottle, Child of Fortune instantly sensed where the owner of the blood was. His figure flashed and disappeared from the room of the villa.
In the next second, Child of Fortune appeared in a dark underground prison.
"No, don't …"
"Save me …"
"Mommy, mommy, I want mommy …"
"Ah, it hurts … it hurts …"
The underground prison was like hell. On both sides of the passageway, there were iron cages everywhere. Within the iron cages, children were locked in the narrow iron cages like reared animals. They were crying loudly.
Rows and rows of iron cages were placed together, just like a breeding ground.
This was the hell of children!
As soon as Child of Fortune appeared, countless screams and pleas for mercy filled his ears. Those screams and pleas for mercy came from the countless children in the cages in the underground prison.
There were boys and girls among those children, and all of them were above the age of three and below the age of ten. They were locked in iron cages, and some of them were hung upside down by iron chains. There were countless wounds on their bodies, and some of them were being forced to drink medicine. Some of them were having their blood drawn, and some of them were suffering unimaginable abuse …
At first glance, there were over a thousand children locked up in the dungeon.
Everything here was like an assembly line, proceeding in an orderly manner. A group of people wearing white clothes were busy here …
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