The next day, they woke up early, packed their luggage and left Scorching Han City.
As expected, the Celestial Empire's Emperor Chen Hai and Crown Prince Chen Qian completely ignored Si Kongyao, Lin Tongtian and the rest. But when they left Scorching Han City, a group of cavalrymen chased after them and shouted, "Everyone, please wait! Everyone, please wait! "
Everyone stopped their horses.
The cavalrymen moved aside. Under the canopy, the second prince, Chen Yu, came to send them off personally. He cupped his hands and smiled, "Lord Lin Tongtian and Miss Si Kongyao left in such a hurry. The Celestial Empire did not treat you well, please forgive us."
Lin Tongtian smiled, "Your Highness, you are too kind."
"Men, bring me my humble greetings."
A few guards walked forward with trays in their hands. The trays were filled with dazzling gold ingots, as well as some relatively exquisite cloths.
"Your Highness, this is?"
"This is a small token of my appreciation, please accept it. Take it as my apology and compensation on behalf of the Celestial Empire. This gold is for your travel expenses, please do not reject it."
Lin Tongtian, Si Kongyao, Shang Qian, and the rest were not people who lacked money, so they naturally did not need these. Instead, it was Lin Muyu who said cheerfully, "Travel expenses? That's good … Buyi, go and accept the second prince's gift. "
"Yes!"
Liu Buyi was overjoyed at the sight of money. He took the heavy gold ingots and stuffed them into the luggage on the horse. Lin Muyu cupped her hands and said, "Your Highness, thank you for your kind intentions."
Chen Yu smiled, "Take care, young hero. Before we part, Chen Yu has something to tell you."
"Please speak."
Chen Yu was an elegant man. He smiled and recited a poem, "The mountain is high and the river is long. The light snow has just stopped, and the rain is endless. Warm wine and chat in the pavilion, who cares about the snow. "
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Lin Muyu nodded and repeated the poem in her heart, but she could not understand what Chen Yu meant.
Whatever, let him be!
…
They left Scorching Han City and headed to the Blackstone Empire. However, Scorching Han City was more than three thousand miles away from the Blackstone Empire's capital, Qianshan City. It would take half a month even if they rode at full speed.
Five days later, Lin Tongtian received a summon from Tianji City and led the dragonriders back to Tianji City to report.
Nine days later, everyone left the territory of the Heavenly Jue Empire and entered one of the three great provinces of the Darkstone Empire, the Redrock Province. As soon as they entered the Redrock Province, it caused them to have an oppressive feeling. The Darkstone Empire had a small amount of land but a large amount of people, and the area of the three great provinces added together wasn't even as large as the Skydawn Empire's West Mountain Province, causing the pressure on the lives of its people to be extremely great.
They rode in the forest. It was March, and flowers were in full bloom. In the forest, the butterflies danced and the fragrance wafted. It was an indescribable feeling that made people feel relaxed and happy. Si Kongyao and Shang Qian, the two girls, immediately became as happy as fish swimming into the sea. They spurred their horses to gallop madly for a while, dismounted to admire the flowers, and then spurred their horses forward again.
"Yao, Miss Shang Qian, take care."
Zhuang Shaoyu warned. "The people of the Darkstone Empire are ferocious, and bandits run amok. Walk slowly, don't encounter bandits or wandering mercenaries. These people kill without batting an eyelid."
Si Kongyao chuckled from afar, "Yo, when did our Great Master Situ become as timid as a mouse? Would you care about mere mountain bandits? "
"This …"
Zhuang Shaoyu was a little embarrassed. As Si Kongyao said, he was scared to death by the Demon Emperor, assassins, and other strong enemies in the Forest of No Return. Now, he was like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow. The confidence and calmness he had built up in the past had long disappeared.
"Anyway, it's always good to be careful." Zhuang Shaoyu said.
Lin Muyu nodded, "Well, it's better to be careful. Take care."
At the side, Liu Buyi took a deep breath and broke away from the cultivation of the Dragon Forging Bone Remnant Scroll. He said, "Young Hero, I feel a warm sensation in my Qi Sea. There's a power that's about to come out. It seems that the demon spirit stone that Young Hero refined last night has taken effect."
"What worked? You just need to guide the force in your Qihai and spit it out."
"Okay."
Liu Buyi yelled in a low voice. A mass of true energy appeared in his palm, but he couldn't spit it out. He couldn't help but scream as if he was suffocating to death.
Lin Muyu gathered her divine power in her eyes. She raised her fingers and used her supreme divine power to strike three times on Liu Buyi's back. All of them landed on the important acupoints. The supreme divine power miraculously dissolved the blockage. Suddenly, a vigorous force was spat out from Liu Buyi's arm to his palm!
"Swish swish swish!"
It was a white airflow. Battle aura!
In just one short month, Liu Buyi had actually stepped into the Heaven Realm from a rookie. It had been hard on him. This kid's talent could be said to be not bad. Of course, the main credit was due to the Dragon Forging Bone Remnant Scroll and the Demon Spirit Stone's catalysis. Otherwise, no matter how talented he was, it would be impossible for him to advance at such a godly speed.
"Hahaha …" Liu Buyi was overjoyed and said, "It's battle aura … it's battle aura! Great, I'm even closer to becoming a Sacred Warrior. Hahaha, this is great … "
In the distance, Zhuang Shaoyu frowned, "Tsk, he wants to become a Sacred Warrior with this level of cultivation. He really doesn't know what he's talking about!"
Shi Tianming, who was at the side, laughed and said, "Young hero, Liu Buyi is just a swindler. Why did you spend so much effort on him? Do you really want to nurture Liu Buyi into a Sacred Warrior?"
"Is there anything wrong with that?"
Lin Muyu smiled and said, "I believe that Bu Yi will become stronger day by day and make those who look down on him look at him in a different light!"
Liu Buyi was silent.
"What's the matter?" Lin Muyu asked.
Liu Buyi's shoulders trembled slightly. He held the reins with both hands and looked at the grass under the horse's hooves. He said in a low voice, "Young hero, everyone looks down on me. You are so strong, why do you take care of me so much?"
"I have a purpose."
Lin Muyu patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Just cultivate well. I will leave this continent sooner or later. At that time … I want you to inherit my will and establish a sect on this continent!"
"Establish a sect?" Liu Buyi was stunned and said, "Impossible … absolutely impossible. Although there are many sects on the continent, to establish a sect, one must at least have the cultivation of a Sacred Warrior. Otherwise, one will only become a laughing stock. Young hero, you should find someone else. I … I, Liu Buyi, am really not cut out for that. You know that."
"No, I know that you will become stronger." Lin Muyu smiled and said, "Just take it as doing it for those who look down on you. Just take it as doing it so that you don't have to rely on others and be bullied! Even if the whole world doesn't believe in you, I believe in you. "
"I …"
Liu Buyi shuddered. Establishing a sect was too difficult for him. However, with an unfathomable backing like Lin Muyu, Liu Buyi finally gathered his confidence and said, "I will!"
"Mm, cultivate well and don't let your imagination run wild!"
"Okay!"
Lin Muyu raised her head and looked at Si Kongyao who was galloping through the flowers and grass in the distance. She couldn't help but smile. To establish a sect, it was naturally impossible to rely on Liu Buyi alone. He needed the help of another person, and that person was right in front of him. The key was how to make her help him willingly. This was a big problem. After all, her identity was too special.
…
The group of people wandered in the wilderness, stopping from time to time.
When it was close to evening, Shi Tianming unfurled the map and carefully studied it. He said to Lin Muyu, "Young hero, we have two paths. One is to take the official road on the left and go in the direction of Red Rock City. Red Rock City is the capital of the province and can be considered prosperous. The other path is to continue forward. However, the Blackstone Empire calls it a forbidden area."
"Forbidden area again? Is there a demon spirit?"
"No, it's a mercenary." Shi Tianming squinted his eyes and smiled, "The Blackstone Empire is famous for two things. One is the women of the Blackstone Empire, who are passionate and full of tricks. The other is the mercenaries of the Blackstone Empire, who are cruel and ruthless. They have a large number of people, and even the local government is in awe of them. It is said that there are over three hundred mercenary groups in the three provinces of the Blackstone Empire. The large mercenary groups can easily have tens of thousands of people. The top three mercenary groups have more than fifty thousand people. They are entrenched in the mountains or in the small cities they occupy."
"Doesn't the emperor care about it?" Lin Muyu asked.
"Care?" Shi Tianming smiled, "Of course they care. The Blackstone Empire is the weakest among the three empires in the Celestial Pole Continent, and China is the weakest. This is because Emperor Shi Yuan doesn't care about the large mercenary groups, causing the common people to be unable to make a living and have no interest in farming. Everyone learns martial arts and hunts. However, once there is a war, everyone becomes a soldier. Shi Yuan also uses this kind of herding method to rule the country. As a result, although the Blackstone Empire is weak, it can still stand tall in the Celestial Pole Continent."
At this time, Si Kongyao also rode her horse over. She continued Shi Tianming's words and smiled, "There is a saying that the unreasonable are afraid of the stupid, and the stupid are afraid of the reckless. The Tianji Empire and the Celestial Empire are both unreasonable, but they are afraid of the reckless Blackstone Empire. Young Master Shi, tell me, which mercenary group's territory is further ahead? "
Shi Tianming said, "The strongest of the three great mercenary groups is the Pixiu Mercenary Group. They occupy three counties and have gathered over 70,000 mercenaries. Even the provincial army is very wary of them. I think we should take a detour. We can't afford to offend the people from the Pixiu Mercenary Group."
"Why can't we afford to offend them?!"
Si Kongyao puffed out her chest angrily and looked at Lin Muyu with a smile, saying, "Do you have the guts to take a walk in the territory of the Pixiu Mercenary Group?"
"Doesn't matter."
Lin Muyu spread out her hands. "My life is worthless. I'm not afraid of those who don't want to live."
"Hehe, alright. Then let's keep walking forward and hunt some wild animals along the way. We haven't even gotten dinner yet."
"Mmm."
After walking for a short distance, they killed a few wild rabbits. There were quite a few Divine level experts in this group, so food would definitely not be a problem.
Moreover, after so many days had passed, those assassins still hadn't appeared. They must have already given up. Therefore, everyone's vigilance had been lowered quite a bit. At night, they set up camp in the forest. The two beauties, Si Kongyao and Shang Qian, seemed to have also started to enjoy this kind of leisurely life.
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