In the Blade

This was the second time that Du Chengfeng had come to Jiankang City, but it was the first time that he really started to tour this big city.

Unlike the prosperity that Du Chengfeng had imagined, the streets in the city were deserted, with tall walls on both sides and almost no pedestrians on the road. Although he had seen it once before when he entered the palace, even if he saw it again, Du Chengfeng could hardly imagine that other houses could occupy such a large area except for landmark buildings such as the imperial palace.

"Such a large area, if one person lives there, how much space would it take?"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help scratching his head.

Fortunately, after leaving this deserted place, he arrived at a relatively familiar environment for Du Chengfeng. Facts have proved that the streets of the imperial capital are indeed more prosperous than those of the state capitals. Although the degree of prosperity is ultimately limited, it can at least be called lively.

So, Du Chengfeng turned over and got off the horse.

Although in theory, he is the Grand Tutor, and riding a horse on the street is not a big deal, but he still feels that strolling around has to be done on foot to have that flavor. Especially when walking among the pedestrians, listening to the shouts of the market, Du Chengfeng, who was walking slowly, actually felt a sense of relaxation.

Yes, he didn't seem to be idle during this period of time. He was either rushing to fight or sharpening his sword to practice martial arts. Even if he occasionally had some free time, he had to practice two sets of dragon and tiger two styles to feel at ease. Even when he was eating, he was thinking and planning how to become more powerful and how to gain more strength.

And when did this kind of day start?

It seems that since he realized that he needed to have power to protect his daily life, the lives of ordinary people and those simple happiness have been far away from him.

Even those ordinary people are separated from him by an invisible thick barrier.

He even needed to consciously restrain himself to prevent the weapons in the saddle bag from leaking out and scaring passersby to death, or his overly wide body accidentally knocking passersby to death - if he was just over 1.9 meters tall before, he could still say that he was just an ordinary tall man, but now that his height has exceeded 2 meters, no matter how slow he is, he has already felt the problem.

The main thing is that this improvement is not only in height, but also in strength and physical fitness. Although Du Chengfeng also knows that people who hold weapons with evil spirits will gradually strengthen themselves under the effect of evil spirits, it is obvious that his strengthening is too efficient compared to others.

With his current strength, ordinary weapons may not really hurt him. He can land ten steps away with a tiger leap, and he can also crush hard bones with one hand. If he jogs a few steps, even brick walls will be knocked down by him - although this is undoubtedly a good thing in battle, it is ultimately too inconvenient in daily life.

Just like now, he had to carefully restrain his strength to ensure that no one would die in this busy street. When passers-by looked at him, who was more than two meters tall, they looked at him as if he were a monster and walked around him.

Although Du Chengfeng could understand this behavior, after all, if there was a strong man taller than him walking on the street, he would also look at him and walk around him, but when this happened to him, he was still a little uncomfortable.

But what made Du Chengfeng feel more subtle was his own change.

Not only physically, but also in attention. If it was in the past, in such a prosperous city, he might be attracted by the hawking on the street, and would also look at the pedestrians on the roadside. Like most people, he also thought it was a good thing to see beautiful girls on the street - but now, those things that are attractive to ordinary people, he can't see them at all.

After embarking on this path of pursuing power, his eyes were only those strong people who seemed to be able to compete with him.

Just like now, Du Chengfeng could see at a glance that at least thirty masters who had killed people were strolling on this street, and among these people, at least eight of them should be assassins coming for him - although those assassins hid well in the crowd, their agile figures that ordinary people could not have made them as eye-catching as lights in the dark.

The weapons in the saddle bags were trembling faintly. Obviously, these weapons were very happy to kill these people who came to die, but Du Chengfeng raised his hand to press them back.

Looking at the bustling crowd, Du Chengfeng suddenly lost interest in taking action.

"Forget it, buy things quickly and leave quickly."

Shaking his head, Du Chengfeng was ready to continue to enjoy this rare leisure time as an ordinary person.

After buying some seasonal fruits, Du Chengfeng began to search for snack shops. After all, the shops with the most people may not really be delicious. It is rare to bring some souvenirs out, so you must find something that can be shown off.

"Huh? This is good."

When Du Chengfeng visited the fifth shop, his eyes lit up after trying the food.

Although they are all cakes and desserts sold on the market, the sweetness made by this shop is softer. After eating a few samples, the fragrance lingers on the lips and teeth, but it is not choking. It is crispy and crunchy, and the texture and taste are first-class.

"Pick a little of each."

"Pick a little of each."

Just when Du Chengfeng opened his mouth to place an order, the same words rang beside Du Chengfeng.

This made Du Chengfeng look sideways.

Or, it was hard not to attract his attention. After all, the burly man beside him was too magnificent. Just looking at his height and size, he was almost as big as him. His bulging muscles almost stretched out the robe on his body, which was obviously worth a lot of money.

But what Du Chengfeng cared more about was the burly man's body.

Just looking at his standing posture and stable body, Du Chengfeng had confirmed that he was definitely a powerful master.

Such a heroic man actually likes to eat sweets?

"This shop is very good. It just opened a few months ago. I often come here to buy."

Sensing Du Chengfeng's gaze, the burly man didn't care much, but chatted with Du Chengfeng casually.

"I saw you go to several shops just now. Do you like to eat sweets too?"

"It's okay. It's mainly for giving to others."

Du Chengfeng scratched his head and didn't know what to say for a while.

Since he gained power and became more and more powerful, it has been a long time since outsiders would talk to him like this. Of course, it’s not that no one has tried to get close to him, like when he was in Yizhou before, or those court officials before - but Du Chengfeng knew clearly that these people came to talk to him warmly, just wanting him to do something, to put it bluntly, they just thought it was profitable.

And like now, just a casual conversation on the street, this kind of simple familiarity, he was even a little uncomfortable.

However, when Du Chengfeng was silent, the burly man spoke again.

"Well, it's rare to meet once, for this fate, I will say a few more words."

At this point, the burly man pointed behind Du Chengfeng secretly.

"You are followed by at least eight assassins, and they all seem to want your life. How about it, do you need my help?"

"This... not necessary."

Although he didn't know why the burly man in front of him was so kind-hearted, Du Chengfeng still declined this kindness.

"I know about those assassins, but I just don't want to fight them while I'm shopping. I'll take care of them myself when we get to a more open place."

"Oh, you know this?"

The burly man was a little embarrassed.

"Then... can you give me four?"

"... um?"

Du Chengfeng was stunned for a moment.

He could understand giving me a few cakes, but giving me a few assassins... it sounded like he was crazy.

"Are you serious?"

"It's an old habit. I always have to move before eating sweets, otherwise I always feel like something is missing."

As he said this, the burly man pointed at Du Chengfeng's back.

"Since these assassins don't know how to live or die, they can be used to enjoy before dinner."

This chapter is the second update to make up for yesterday. I fell asleep halfway through typing yesterday morning. Fortunately, my thoughts became clear after a rest, which is also a good thing.

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Including this chapter, there are three chapters updated today. There are two more chapters to go and I will continue writing.