When the sun was setting in the west, it became more and more boisterous outside Heaven Connect City. This city, which was constantly being rebuilt, attracted a large number of merchants. Countless timber merchants and stone merchants gathered here, looking for business opportunities everywhere and bargaining loudly with officials and officers of the Longdan Army Camp. Under the rule of Emperor Qin, the country was civilized and democratic. Everyone was equal, so the merchants became more and more daring.
Even many wandering mercenaries and hunters stopped in the temporary wooden hotels outside Heaven Connect City, listening to girls playing and singing with horsehead zither and buying a night of drunkenness with the copper coins exchanged for prey and tasks. People seemed to have forgotten the past that the Demon Tribe had once wreaked havoc here. They felt that as long as Emperor Qin's Longdan Army Camp was still stationed here, the world would be at peace and the Demon Tribe would not dare to invade the human territory anymore.
In the battle of Heaven Connect Province, Emperor Qin's Lin Muyu defeated the main force of the Demon Tribe and forced them to return to the narrow Heaven Connect Gorge. In the empire, Lin Muyu had become the synonym of the God of War. Her reputation had been firmly above that of Feng Jixing, Xiang Yu, Qin Yan, and others.
When the news of the victory spread back to Lanyan City, it celebrated for three days. The defeat of the Demon Tribe also meant that the power struggle on the continent finally came to an end, and the empire ushered in the long-awaited peace and prosperity.
However, the expeditionary force of the Longdan Army Camp still lived a very poor life. In the battle with the Demon Tribe, nearly half of its troops were lost. Therefore, replenishing the troops became the top priority of the Longdan Army Camp. As a result, there was a temporary recruitment station every five miles outside Heaven Connect City, responsible for recruiting adventurers and mercenaries to join the Longdan Army Camp and become soldiers of the empire. It could not be helped. The troops in Lingnan and Lingbei provinces were also short of manpower. Lin Muyu could not rely on Feng Jixing and Qin Yan for everything. These two kings also worried about Lingdong Province. It was said that Feng Jixing even took out his wife's money to buy weapons and equipment to supplement the needs of the Longdan Army Camp. Now, he washed his face with tears in the prince's mansion in Xiyang City every day. He felt that he could not marry a wife in this life for the sake of his brother.
In the north of Heaven Connect City, more than a dozen intersecting roads led to the forests and counties in the distance. There was an endless stream of pedestrians on the roads, including merchants and adventurers.
A row of taverns along the way were already filled with customers. Many of them began to eat here to replenish their strength, then spent a few copper coins to buy some low-quality ale to get themselves drunk. Outside the tavern, a group of mercenaries with battle axes and spears on their shoulders led their skinny horses forward slowly. They were all looking into the tavern, but they had no money in their pockets, so they could only stare at the tavern.
In the crowd, a middle-aged mercenary with a dagger on his waist said indifferently, "If this mission is not completed, we can only starve."
"But it is not so easy to kill a 1,000-year-old spirit beast of the fire attribute. Hmph … those old men in Yanming County don't know how powerful spirit beasts are." The man with a battle axe on his shoulder scolded, "They only know how to touch the maids's * * * in their blue-tiled houses all day. How would they know that we hunt spirit beasts with our heads on our waists?"
"What are you grumbling about?" The middle-aged mercenary sneered, "If we don't have the lives of old men, then we can only accept our fate. Let's go, we will set up camp outside the forest. Tonight, we will just eat flatbread. As for tomorrow, whether we can eat meat or not depends on whether your axes are accurate."
"Yes."
At the recruitment station set up by the road, a thin and weak recruit hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Warriors, since you are going into the mountains to hunt, why don't you join the Longdan Army Camp? Be a warrior fighting for the honor of the Empire!"
"Pfft, get lost!" The mercenary with the battle axe said coldly, "The honor of the Empire can fill my stomach and give me a woman. If it can't, then who are you trying to fool? Only a fool would work for those idiots! Shut up, before I get angry and split your head open with my axe. "
The recruit was speechless and did not dare to say anything else. The mercenaries along the way were not easy to deal with. After all, they were all masters of blood.
At this moment, a person wearing the armor of a high-ranking military officer rode past. It was Lin Muyu. The three imperial gold stars on her collar were shining brightly. The recruit hurriedly walked to the side of the road and saluted, "Your Highness, Emperor Qin!"
Lin Muyu smiled cheerfully, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Yes … No … It's not hard at all. Thank you, Your Highness!" The recruit was so excited that his face turned red. One of the legendary Four Heroes of Lan and Yan, Emperor Qin, Lin Muyu, actually spoke to him and even consoled him. He was the legendary hero of the Empire who turned the tide. Such a legendary hero actually spoke to him!
The recruit stood there happily. His heart was filled with joy. The unhappiness of being insulted by the mercenary just now was swept away. He watched Lin Muyu leave with dozens of cavalrymen. He knew that Emperor Qin, Lin Muyu, would pass by here almost every day at this time. He would go to the mountain stream to drink the horses and wash them, but he rarely stopped to talk to anyone.
…
Less than five kilometers away from Tongtian City, a continuous mountain range appeared in the forest. There was a mountain stream between two low hills. The water was gurgling, and the grass on both sides was very fertile.
Lin Muyu dismounted and walked over with Taxue. Taxue was born from Tang Xiaoxi's Snow Pear. It was a gift from Qin Yin. These two confidantes only left it as a memento. Therefore, no matter how busy Lin Muyu was, she would personally wash Taxue every day.
Lin Muyu led the horse into the shallow waters of the mountain stream and used a brush to scrub the horse's fur repeatedly. Taxue snorted happily and used the horse's hooves to step on the water, splashing all over Lin Muyu.
The group of guards on the shore laughed out loud. Bai Yin also led his horse to wash it. He asked, "Your Highness, I heard that you've been living with Ouyang Yan recently?"
There were not many people in the Longdan Army Camp who dared to joke with Lin Muyu like this. Bai Yin was one of them. After all, he was a loner. He was a criminal wanted by the imperial court and did not care about his life anymore.
"Who said that? I didn't touch her." Lin Muyu retorted. However, after she finished speaking, she felt that her rebuttal was too weak. It was as if she had not said anything at all.
Bai Yin chuckled and did not say anything.
A few minutes later, the flowing water in the mountain stream suddenly became much slower, as if it had been cut off by someone. Lin Muyu could not help but frown. He raised his head and looked upstream. Just as he was looking, he saw a person with a profound aura standing above the mountain stream. The divine power under his feet had blocked the entire stream.
This person must be an extremely powerful cultivator. He could actually get close to Lin Muyu without making a sound even though he had released the Spiritual Pulse Technique. His cultivation was definitely above Lin Muyu's!
"You're Lin Muyu?" The person had a faint smile on his face.
"That's me. Who are you?"
Lin Muyu put down the brush that was brushing the horse. He raised his hand and casually pulled out the Stars Sword. His movements were slow, but it made people feel that he was extremely firm and calm.
The person on the mountain stream smiled coldly and said, "One of the Divine Kings of the Northern Heaven Realm. My name is Yang Li."
"You're the God who came to the Broken Cauldron Realm a month ago, right?"
"That's right, that's me." Yang Li smiled and said, "I heard that you're very strong, so I specially came to have a look. Lin Muyu, you must duel with me without holding anything back. Otherwise, you will die."
As he spoke, frost with a radius of tens of meters flew up from Yang Li's body. In the blink of an eye, everything in the upper reaches of the mountain stream was frozen, as if it was a harsh winter!
Lin Muyu naturally knew how powerful it was. He handed the reins of the war horse to Bai Yin and said in a low voice, "Bring everyone back to the camp, immediately!"
Bai Yin did not intend to disobey. The feeling that Yang Li gave him was that of a crushing existence. In fact, as long as Yang Li was willing, a Divine King's telekinesis power could kill Bai Yin!
"Your Highness, what should we do?" A group of guards said angrily. Many of them had been following Lin Muyu since Lanyan City. Even if they died, they were unwilling to leave Lin Muyu here alone.
"Go, this is an order!" Lin Muyu waved his hand and said in a low voice, "I'm fine, don't worry!"
"What are you waiting for? Let's go! "
With a shout, Bai Yin led everyone on the Treading Snow Warhorses and galloped away from this place.
…
Yang Li did not stop them. A few more people appeared behind him. They were all Godly Venerable level cultivators, and one of them was a Saint Master.
Lin Muyu's heart immediately sank. They did not come with good intentions. Moreover, there were so many of them at once. Unless she was a God Emperor, how could she escape?
Yang Li seemed to see through Lin Muyu's thoughts. Ice and snow rapidly circled around his arm and condensed into a frost sword. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, these Gods are just here to support me. They won't make a move. Also, you don't have to worry that I will kill you. As long as you don't die after exchanging ten moves with me, I will let you go."
"Ten moves?"
Lin Muyu frowned. It had been a long time since she heard such words. How long had it been since someone spoke to her so arrogantly?
However, Yang Li had the qualifications. The divine power of the law of ice seemed to freeze everything, turning the surrounding several miles into winter. This was a Divine King with a Forged Immortal Fate. In an instant, the divine power of the frost divine power reached up to 50 layers of grotto-heavens. This was not something that Lin Muyu's mere 10-layer grotto-heavens could compare to.
However, Lin Muyu's advantage was the tyrannical strength of her Sovereign Personality, as well as the power of the Stellar Art and Seven Luminaries. She had to give it her all. Otherwise, she might die here today. Since there was a promise of ten moves, she would strike first!
…
"Buzz!"
The Stellar Sword began to hum and tremble due to the concentration of Divine Energy. Streams of Stellar Energy gathered in the sword and turned into a freezing cold Qi. Lin Muyu moved her feet and turned into a bolt of lightning, charging straight at the Divine King!
Her instantaneous movement speed was so fast that even Pei Xun, Huang Yi and the others were dumbfounded. This Lower Realm God really lived up to his name. This kind of speed … Even in the Heaven Realm, it was extremely tyrannical!
It was a pity that his opponent was a well-known figure among the Northern Heaven Realm Divine Kings — — Yang Li!
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