Defying the Martial Way to Burn the Heavens
Chapter 2369: The Strong Enemy Behind
The caravans left through the city gates in batches. As a frontier city, Licheng only has two city gates, one in the east and one in the west.
However, the city gate on the west side faces the interior of the Yelin Empire. There are not many people and people at this city gate on weekdays, but the city gate on the east side is often crowded.
The reason is very simple. Licheng enters the Tianping Mountains a few hundred miles west. The Tianping Mountains are not so bad outside, but now the interior of the Tianping Mountains is dead silent. Humans can't survive in it at all, and even the monsters in it live a miserable life.
If you want to enter the interior of the Yelin Empire, you can either go around the north of the Tianping Mountains or go around the south. Basically, most caravans will choose the south. First, the road there is easier to go, and if you want to enter the ancient wilderness or serve the Tianhuang Dynasty, you need to go to the south.
Later, Yancheng, where Zuojia Village settled, was actually an important city in the south of Yelin. It can be said that many important materials from the east, west, south and north would gather there.
Now, batches of caravans leave from the east gate of Licheng. Some are transporting goods to Xuanwu, some are going southwest around Tianping Mountains to the hinterland of Ye Lin, and some are going south by ark directly to Fengtian Dynasty. Although Ye Xuanjiang finally entered the ancient wilderness, going down the river is the most labor-saving and convenient way to Fengtian.
Originally, this was the best route to Fengtian Dynasty, but since the Nether Beast invaded Fengtian, the transportation of many materials could not follow this route, but had to enter the ancient wilderness and then slowly go around to the south of Fengtian Dynasty.
At this time, half of the caravans leaving Licheng were going to Fengtian Dynasty. Although Fengtian Dynasty was defeated in one battle, the skinny camel still had some capital after all. Now it is actively organizing a counterattack and is in a state of thirst for various materials, so the price of goods shipped to Fengtian Dynasty is the most considerable.
Deliberately mocking and ridiculing the loach was just to show their dissatisfaction, and they didn't mean to waste more time here. As the man surnamed Liu left, the subsequent caravans also left quickly, without wasting any more time.
In fact, when some caravans left, the city gate was not too crowded. The prairie caravan outside the city gate could squeeze into the city smoothly, but they behaved very "politely" and waited there quietly without rushing to enter.
As the caravans became fewer and fewer, the city guards began to chat privately. On weekdays, Lao Bu disciplined them more strictly. At this time, Lao Bu and Lao Shi were not there, so they didn't have so many scruples.
"You said this is strange. The city lord spent so much effort to catch that person back, why is he not in a hurry to do it now? Did he suddenly change his nature?"
One of the city guards held the spear in his hand, leaned lazily against the city wall, and said with a puzzled face.
Among the group of people outside the city gate, two men dressed in Xuanwu Empire costumes immediately became alert and moved closer to the city gate to listen carefully.
These two people looked about 70% similar, and they were brothers at first glance. On the surface, their strength was only in the middle stage of sensing qi. However, if there were really strong people in the period of nurturing qi here, they would be shocked to find that the two people in front of them had reached the peak of receiving qi.
Such people were no less powerful than their city lord Niu Qiu, and they could not be the guides of this caravan. Their identities were not guides, but Li Lei and Li Xiao brothers under Zuo Feng.
Tang Bin did not rush to attack Li Cheng, mainly considering the safety of Zuo Feng and Amber, so for the sake of caution, he asked Li Lei and Li Xiao to bring people to investigate. They had a lot of supplies around them, and those warriors from the prairie did not need to pretend at all, because they were born and raised there.
What surprised Li Lei and Li Xiao was that they had just arrived at the city gate and heard the most important news. What they couldn't believe was that their city lord had actually fallen into the hands of the other party.
This was really a big shock. Although he was very puzzled, Li Lei still made a prompt decision and sent one person back to report the news, and he continued to investigate with his own people.
At this time, another city guard couldn't help but say: "Our city lord has disappeared, which is not surprising. Old Bu and Old Shi, the two managers, have always been calm, so why are they so ignorant now?
Have you heard that the team on duty last night saw several flying monsters outside the city. Why do I think the situation is going to change?"
At this time, a man who seemed to be the captain came over, glared at the two of them, and said: "Can't you see that there are so many people coming in and out here, and you two are still gossiping here, trying to make yourself unhappy? Those guys can talk nonsense, but you must understand your identity and don't forget your duties."
The two city guards immediately stood up with a serious face. After being told by the captain, the two became much more obedient and dared not say anything more.
Seeing this, Li Xiao and Li Lei knew that continuing to "eavesdrop" would not gain anything, so they said hello to those behind them and led a group of people into the city.
Someone in the team had been to Licheng before, and explained the team's origins and where they were going to enter the city clearly. The city guards did not make it difficult for them. After paying the entrance fee, everyone entered the city smoothly.
They have not yet figured out the situation in the city, especially until now it is still hard to believe that their city lord would be captured by the other party. But they heard the conversation between the businessman surnamed Liu and several friends in front of the city gate just now, and the conversation between the city guards later, and they couldn't help but believe it.
Now people have been sent back to report the news. Li Lei and Li Xiao will not act rashly, but they will do their best to collect intelligence and prepare for everyone to rescue people in the end.
They don't know yet that the conversation they heard before completely misled them. Because the gang didn't mention a key point, that is, the person who was captured was not a man like Zuo Feng, but a lively and beautiful man.
Because everyone in Licheng knew that the city lord Niqiu was extremely lustful, there was no need to emphasize that the woman was captured, and everyone understood it.
Another thing was that these people did not mention the time when they talked. In fact, the woman had just been captured not long ago, so when everyone talked about it, they treated it as the latest information, which made Li Lei and Li Xiao think that it had just happened in the past two days.
Under the guidance of the warrior who joined Kuocheng, Li Lei and Li Xiao came to a more luxurious inn to settle down. They were not attracted by this inn because of its luxury and comfort, but mainly because it was the closest to the city lord's mansion.
After they settled down, they did not take action immediately. In their opinion, since the city lord had fallen into the hands of the other party, they had to be more careful now. So they sent someone to contact Tang Bin again, and at the same time, Li Lei and Li Xiao went to the city lord's mansion to inquire about the situation.
There was no general result of the investigation in the city, and the warrior who left before had brought the news to Tang Bin and others. This was indeed a big shock. Everyone originally thought that Zuo Feng would never fall into the hands of the other party, but now they could not help but not believe it.
Especially since Zuo Feng had agreed to meet them nearby, and now he has disappeared without a trace, which in itself means that Zuo Feng must have been in trouble. At this time, they received news from the city, and for a moment, they were already very convinced that they were captured and trapped in the city.
Among this group of people, now I am afraid that only Huankong is silent, and his eyes are still full of doubt. He still doesn't believe that Zuo Feng will be caught by the other party.
Although this disciple of his was just accepted, he has been secretly observing for a long time and has a deep understanding of Zuo Feng.
According to Huankong's judgment, even if Zuo Feng encounters a strong man in the Refining Spirit Stage, he should have enough ability to escape even if he is defeated. And according to what Ai Huo and the others said, Zuo Feng was even in a playful mentality at the time, and did not take the pursuers seriously at all, so how could he be captured.
Careless? This is almost impossible to find in his disciple. Even when facing an enemy who is sure of victory, he will be extremely cautious and even prepare for emergencies in advance. He cannot accept the speculation that such a person will be captured because of carelessness.
However, judging from the current situation, it is very likely that Zuo Feng has encountered some troubles, but it is unlikely that he will be captured and fall into the city. Not only did Ai Huo and others mention it, but even the warrior who entered Licheng to do business also said that the strength of the city lord of Licheng can barely be regarded as the peak of Qi.
For a warrior of this strength, Zuo Feng does not even need to use hidden means. He only needs to rely on his own strength to fight against him and directly kill the city lord Niuqiu. In this case, even if Niuqiu mobilized the warriors of the entire Licheng, it would not be possible to capture Zuo Feng and Amber.
Although he was sure that Zuo Feng would not be captured, Huankong still did not say anything at this time. Because he had a feeling that Zuo Feng's disappearance must have something to do with this Licheng and Niuqiu, so it was inevitable that there would be a battle between them.
While Huankong was analyzing, Tang Bin had already begun to make arrangements. He had worked out a complete plan after discussing with Duan Yueyao and Ikari.
Almost all of these people in front of him belonged to Fengcheng. They executed Tang Bin's orders without any hesitation. Teams of warriors quickly dispersed and almost blocked all the routes outside the east gate.
Just as they were ready, a strong aura suddenly appeared behind them. The moment they felt the aura, everyone's expression changed instantly.
Such a strong aura was much stronger than Tang Bin's. If such a person was not at the peak of the Qi-cultivating stage, he would have entered the Spirit-Refining stage.
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