On a wide dirt road, an ordinary-looking carriage was moving forward at a normal speed.
"Where are we going next?" In the carriage, Bi 'an looked at Sei Itō, who was playing with a ruby, and asked.
"Ethereal City," Sei Itō said calmly.
"Ethereal City? What a fairy-like name. I wonder how strange this Ethereal City is? "Bi 'an asked curiously.
The embroidered lieutenant who was looking after the second young master, Ji Fa, also pricked up his ears to eavesdrop.
"Ethereal City is also known as the City of Evil. It is a power that lies between the Shang Dynasty and the Western Regions. It covers a radius of nearly a hundred miles." Ito Sei explained, "At first, it was just a small mountain village. It was built by a group of barbarians who escaped from the Western Region. Because it was located in the middle of a snow mountain covered with snow all year round and was shrouded in mountain fog all year round, it was named Ethereal City."
"These Hu people were uncivilized and worshipped the law of the jungle. Therefore, they were all fierce and barbaric. They often crossed the border into the Shang Dynasty and robbed the nearby merchants. They became bandits. Later on, they became even more ruthless. They directly led the bandits into the border villages of the Shang Dynasty, robbed women and treasures, and slaughtered civilians. Everything within a radius of 30 to 40 miles was harmed by them. Although the imperial court had sent out troops many times to suppress them, but because the terrain around Piaomiao City was closed off, there were many places like the One Line Sky and the Two Zhang Gorge that were easy to defend but hard to attack. Therefore, relying on the geographical advantage, the army mostly rebelled without success. Therefore, the Hu people ran rampant, raping, pillaging, and committing all kinds of evil until about thirty years ago … "
"What?" Bi 'an asked curiously when he saw that Sei Itō had stopped talking.
"… Until 30 years ago, a martial arts master suddenly appeared out of nowhere. His martial arts were extremely high. He broke into the Ethereal City alone and fought with more than a thousand barbarians. After a day and a night, he killed nearly a thousand barbarians. Everywhere in the city, corpses were piled up like mountains, and blood flowed like rivers. The scene was like hell." Ito Sei smiled. He continued.
"After this battle, the expert's might has shaken the entire Misty City. The remaining Hu people and the abducted civilians all unanimously supported him as the new City Lord. Now, the Misty City has officially changed masters."
"The City Lord has just been appointed, and the Hu and people in the city are scrambling to curry favor and flatter him. Gold, silver, and treasures swarmed in as tributes. Seeing this, the City Lord issued an order that as long as everyone presents their treasures, all illegal activities can be done as they please without any restrictions. "
"Aiya, I didn't see it. This City Lord has the demeanor of a member of our Devil Sect. "Tao Wu lightly clapped her hands and said with a smile.
"As soon as the order was issued, not only were the remaining people in the Misty City excited, even the bandits and criminals in the Shang Dynasty were attracted to join the Misty City. As a result, the Misty City's plundering range expanded once again, to a radius of a hundred miles." Sei Itō ignored her. The sermon continued.
"And the City Lord, who had obtained a large amount of gold, silver, treasures, and resources, started a large-scale construction, expanding the stronghold, and building the entire Misty City into an impregnable fortress. He also gradually built an army, and his might shook the border."
"The City Lord has great power and countless treasures. However, a tall tree attracts the wind, and naturally, it attracted many covetous people. Experts came to challenge him, but they were all seriously injured by the City Lord in less than ten moves. However, they were not killed. Instead, the City Lord hung them and a group of disobedient people on the city wall, allowing the scorching sun to scorch them and the cold wind to blow them until they were on the verge of death. They would also attract vultures to peck at them until they breathed their last. Then, the City Lord would lower the city wall and let the surrounding wild dogs eat wantonly … "
"Tsk. It seems that I was wrong. This City Lord is more like a member of the Devil Sect than us. "Tao Wu said with disgust.
"Other than being fond of gold, silver, and women, the City Lord of Misty City is even better at torturing people. Just like the scorching sun torture from before, according to his mood, he will use other cruel tortures to deal with the offenders. Therefore, other than the City Lord of Misty City's name, he is also called the City Lord of Torture by the outside world." Sei Itō said.
"After more than twenty years of operation, the City Lord of Misty City not only has countless gold, silver, treasures, and a majestic city, he has also nurtured four great experts under his command. They are called the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Xuan Beast, the four sacred beasts. They are in charge of four major armies, and they intimidate all the people from both the black and white sides within a radius of a hundred miles. They can be considered as a feudal lord."
"Then, our trip this time is …" Tao Wu said thoughtfully.
"To retrieve a treasure, and to destroy Misty City!" Sei Itō flipped his wrist and took the red divine stone from Ji Fa's belt, and put it away as he said.
After that, they did not speak for the rest of the journey. Everyone followed the carriage and went into the distance.
…
After half a day, Sei Itō who was meditating with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes and looked out of the carriage.
"Looks like we've already entered the 'realm'." Sei Itō sneered.
"Yes, but I don't like this' welcome 'method." Tao Wu smiled.
Almost at the instant Tao Wu's words left her mouth, more than ten men of different heights, fat, and skinny, but all of them had a fierce look on their faces. Their eyes were filled with murderous intent, and they held sharp weapons in their hands. They rushed out from both sides and blocked the front of the carriage.
"Hmm hmm hmm." The horse neighed and stopped moving with its head tilted back and forth.
"Get out of the carriage!" One of the short and fat men with big ears stepped forward and shouted.
However, the only response he got was the carriage door that was still tightly shut.
"Motherf * cker, playing dead? Brothers, attack! Kill them! "The short and fat man shouted angrily.
Then, the bandits roared and rushed towards the carriage.
"You're courting death!"
In the next moment, along with an extremely cold and emotionless voice that sounded like the voice of a Ninth Heaven God, several lightning bolts appeared around the carriage and shot towards the bandits like arrows.
"Zap zap …"
The lightning bolts were so fast that they surpassed the bandits' reaction. They watched helplessly as the lightning bolts pierced their chests and exploded, turning into tiny electric sparks that crawled all over their bodies.
"Ah!!!!!" Shrill screams echoed between heaven and earth.
"Let's go." Soon after, the cold voice sounded again. The horse, which had no one to drive it, raised its hooves again and galloped forward with a clatter.
Along the way, Sei Itō and the others encountered two more waves of bandits. However, just like the previous ones, they were immediately turned into charred corpses by Sei Itō's lightning. They became decorations in the wilderness, waiting for wild dogs or vultures to eat.
At ten o 'clock in the evening, the carriage drove into a small but surprisingly prosperous town and finally stopped in front of a restaurant.
"Creak ~"
Sei Itō opened the door and stepped out of the carriage, followed by Si-Chen …
"Hmm?" But as soon as she got out of the carriage, Momo frowned slightly. She glanced at the crowd around her, and then a soft and beautiful smile appeared on her face again. She stretched out her arm and held the arm of Ito Sei, who had walked out before her, and snuggled up to him.
After Si-Chen, Captain Xiu also helped the unconscious Ji Fa out of the carriage.
"Dear guests, what would you like to eat?" The attentive waiter trotted to them and asked with a fawning expression.
"Just bring out your best dishes," Sei Itō ordered calmly.
"Alright, please take a seat. I'll inform the kitchen." The waiter led Sei Itō and the others to an empty seat and quickly wiped the short table with the linen cloth on his shoulder. He then bowed and invited them.
Then, he stepped back from the four of them and walked quickly to the kitchen.
However, when no one was paying attention, the restaurant owner secretly signaled the waiter with his eyes. The waiter nodded slightly as if he understood. Then, he quickly entered the door leading to the kitchen and was blocked by the curtain that fell down.
"Husband, these guys around us are looking at us strangely," Si-Chen, who was leaning on Sei Itō, whispered.
"There are no good people in Misty City. Although this is a bit absolute, it's not far from the truth. These guys around us are treating us as fat sheep and want to get some benefits from us. Especially you, with your beauty, you can be exchanged for a high price, "Sei Itō said with a strange smile.
"Aiya, I'm so scared. Husband, you have to protect Si-Er well later," Si-Chen said coquettishly, pretending to be scared.
While the two of them were talking and laughing, the waiter who had left earlier returned to their side. He put the wine and one or two cold dishes that could be served immediately on the table and said, "Please enjoy."
Sei Itō did not hold back. He grabbed the pot and poured a bowl of wine for himself and Si-Chen. Then, he put down the pot and picked up the wooden bowl to drink with Si-Chen.
On the other side, the embroidered captain, who was also feeling a bit thirsty, hesitated for a moment before reaching for the pot and pouring a small mouthful of wine for himself. He lifted the bowl and drank.
Seeing this, Sei Itō and Si-Chen looked at each other and saw a slight smile in each other's eyes. They did not say anything and continued to drink mouthful after mouthful.
"Hmm? My head is so dizzy … "After a moment, Si-Chen suddenly raised her hand and touched her forehead as if she could not handle the wine.
"Hmm? Me too. "Sei Itō frowned.
"Aiya, don't. There's' mi yao 'in the wine …" Then, Sei Itō's expression changed and he hurriedly said. However, as soon as he finished speaking, he and Si-Chen both fell on the low table with a 'bang'.
The embroidered captain's expression changed and she became alert. However, before she could do anything, a similar feeling of dizziness surged up, causing her vision to become blurry.
"Do it!" At this moment, the somewhat hazy embroidered captain heard someone shout.
Then, seven or eight burly men rushed out from all over the restaurant and surrounded the table where Sei Itō and the others were sitting.
"What beautiful beauties! Boss, we've struck it big this time! "A man looked at Si-Chen and the embroidered captain with lustful eyes and said.
"Don't move your hands and feet, especially the barefoot woman. I'm going to offer her to Misty City and hand her over to Lord Azure Dragon." A fair and plump man who dressed like a rich man walked over and said.
"Hiss, as expected of the boss. You think more than we do." Another person laughed strangely. As he spoke, he stepped forward and was about to pull Sei Itō up from the table …
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