Defying the Martial Way to Burn the Heavens

The sun was rising, and the cold night was slowly dispelled under the warm sunshine. Although the weather was still cold, the cold wind that was like a steel knife scraping the bones gradually decreased and then slowly disappeared at this time.

Licheng, located in the mountains, occupies a rare flat land in the surrounding area. The terrain here is quite high, so it is more suitable for Licheng to be built here.

Because less than 50 miles to the east is where Yexuan River is located. If there are heavy rains in summer, Yexuan River will often burst near this area. Moreover, the east bank where Xuanwu is located has a higher natural terrain. Every time it bursts, it is almost on the west bank, and the floods pouring for hundreds of miles almost turn into a swamp.

At this time, a large area around here will be filled with floods, and small hills will become small islands. Because of the high terrain of Licheng, it has never been eroded by floods for so many years.

In addition, the location of Licheng is just the east-west road. It is considered that ships from north to south will stop here and often stop in Licheng.

The main water and land transportation routes have made Licheng particularly prosperous in recent years. Even with the management of Niuqiu, the hands-off shopkeeper, Licheng still maintains a thriving momentum.

But last night, Licheng suddenly changed, and this change had almost no impact on the people in the city, and many people didn't even know what happened.

As early as the day before, the city lord of Licheng left Licheng. Everyone knew that the city lord was absurd and acted recklessly, so the people in the city didn't care about it.

However, after Niuqiu left the city, he didn't return until that night, which aroused the concern of the city defenders. Because when Niuqiu left, he not only took away the trusted warriors around him, but also took away the two main people in charge of Licheng, Lao Shi and Lao Bu, who actually managed Licheng.

The departure of Niuqiu from Licheng will not cause any impact, because Niuqiu himself has hardly participated in any decision-making in Licheng in recent years.

But Licheng cannot leave Lao Bu and Lao Shi. The operation of the entire city controlled by these two people, the issuance of orders from the bottom up, and all kinds of management from inside to outside are completely in the hands of the two people. Now that they have disappeared, it is not a big deal for a short time, but various problems will slowly surface over time.

Therefore, when the first flying mount of the Warcraft appeared outside Licheng, the city guards had already begun to get in a mess, but although they were panicked, they did not dare to express anything.

They neither sent people to inquire immediately nor put on a posture of being on guard. They chose to be a qualified turtle, hiding in their shells and pretending not to see it.

At this time, the decision-makers in the city considered very simply. Even if the other party really had any hostility, at least they would not dare to attack Licheng casually. Xuanwu and Ye Lin have been at peace for so many years, and there have been few frictions between the two sides over the years. The possibility of being attacked by the Xuanwu Empire is very small.

Especially if the Xuanwu Empire attacks, it is afraid that it will not send so few people, and it seems to be showing off its power by going around, but it has no intention of entering the city.

However, the city guards did not have no reaction. When they saw the second magic beast mount carrying a group of warriors, they sent out warriors again to find the whereabouts of the city lord.

However, some of the people sent out were looking for loach, some were looking for Lao Bu, and some were looking for Lao Shi, but everyone was tactful and did not dare to touch those magic beast mounts.

The city guards spent a tense and anxious night when the sun rose. There was still no news from the city lord and the two managers, and those magic beast mounts seemed to have completely disappeared.

Some leaders of the city guards discussed for a long time, and the argument was nothing more than whether to open the city gate. Most of them did not agree to open the city gate, worried that there would be some special changes, and once a bad guy got in, it would be difficult to control the situation.

But when it came to opening the city gate, the city guards found that there was no need for them to argue at all. When a large number of merchants and caravans gathered in front of the city gate and began to shout and curse angrily, they could only open the city gate obediently.

"Get out, get out, you are still protecting me, look at your cowardly looks, besides being able to watch the city gate, what other shit skills do you have to waste my time."

A caravan leader, while cursing angrily with his mouth curled, directed the caravan to quickly walk out of the city gate. The people from another caravan nearby laughed and said, "Boss Liu is right, these guys can do nothing but collect taxes on weekdays, and they can also flatter the county governor, haha..."

The people who cursed before, as well as the people from other caravans around, all laughed together, and it can be seen that they did not take these city guards seriously at all.

This is no wonder, the city guards usually acted arrogantly, and they also needed to rely on the deterrent power of Lao Shi and Lao Bu. Now that the two are not here, these merchants and caravan leaders naturally do not take these city guards seriously.

After the city gate was opened, a caravan was already waiting outside the city gate. Seeing that a large number of caravans were crowding out of the city and the order was very chaotic, they were not in a hurry to enter the city, but stood sideways outside the city gate waiting.

Some of them looked like authentic people from the prairie, but there were two people in the team who looked like people from the Xuanwu Empire.

Seeing such a group of people, not only the caravans going out were not surprised at all, but even the city guards did not show any strange color.

Because many people from the prairie have to cross the Xuanwu Empire to do business in the Ye Lin Empire, most of them will look for a warrior from the Xuanwu Empire as a guide.

Because the people of the Xuanwu Empire have more contact with Ye Lin, not only do they know the market of goods more clearly, but they also have certain connections with some major chambers of commerce.

In addition, coming all the way from the prairie to Ye Lin, it is inevitable to encounter many troubles and dangers. Having a local expert in the Xuanwu Empire will not only reduce dangers, but also avoid many unnecessary troubles.

Seeing these outsiders, especially those prairie warriors who are usually very vulgar, all give way at this time, and those who come out of the city are even more complacent.

"You said that Lao Bu and Lao Shi are the two people in charge of this Licheng, but now there is no one in charge. I think it's time to change a new city lord."

The man surnamed Liu looked at the city guards behind him with disdain and said loudly without any scruples.

The man who took over the conversation seemed to be very familiar with him. While commanding his team to follow as quickly as possible, he said, "City Lord? When has our Licheng ever had a city lord? After all, aren't they Lao Shi and Lao Bu in charge? I really don't know what they are planning to do. They are willing to follow such a city lord wholeheartedly."

The two men spoke without scruples, and even had a bit of intentional shih in front of the city guards. The city guards clearly listened to every word, but they didn't dare to say anything, and their faces turned red and white.

In fact, most of the city guards who stayed in the city belonged to the Lin family. Of course, these people were also dissatisfied with Niuqiu, but Niuqiu happened to take the line of the family elders group, and because Lao Bu and Lao Shi supported the affairs of Licheng, there were no mistakes. They were dissatisfied but couldn't find a reason to report to the family.

At this time, listening to what everyone said, they could only endure with red and white faces and continue to be their cowards. It seems that the people of the Lin family have already done the cowardly thing very well.

The forbearance of the city guards made the caravans even more unscrupulous. The man surnamed Liu, seeing that his caravan was about to leave the city, smiled faintly and said.

"Our city lord, apart from messing around all day, I'm afraid he has nothing else to do. I heard that he just captured a man and it seems that he lost a lot of lives for it." The man surnamed Liu said, with a lewd smile on his face, but his tone was full of disdain and contempt.

Those who were standing at the city gate, waiting to enter the city, heard this and their faces suddenly changed, and then one by one they showed a look of serious listening.

"Hehe, you don't know what our city lord is good at. When he sees a good 'prey', he will not care about his life. If he doesn't torture the other party to death and make him satisfied, how can he let it go easily? Oh..."

The other person couldn't help but interrupt at this time, showing a "you know" smile on his face.

At this time, a city guard couldn't stand it anymore and coughed twice. The man surnamed Liu took a look and didn't say much this time. It doesn't matter if Niuchi is not in the city to joke around, but the other party is a strong man in the late stage of Naqi after all. If he goes too far, he might get into trouble.

The other caravan members exchanged glances with each other, and everyone showed a smile of understanding on their faces. They didn't continue the topic, so the speed of leaving the city was much faster.

The team waiting outside the city, a man in front of the team glanced at the team imperceptibly. One of the men wearing prairie clothes immediately nodded in understanding, and then covered his stomach and said.

"Ouch, ouch, I shouldn't have drunk too much water from the stream last night. My stomach is really uncomfortable. You go into the city first, I'll go and meet you in the city after I solve it."

Without waiting for someone to answer, the prairie man was already holding his stomach and rushed towards the dense forest in the distance. The speed he displayed was actually that of a strong man in the early stage of Qi Gathering.

The two men dressed in Xuanwu Empire at the head of the team exchanged glances with each other and then nodded at the same time.