Wuhun: Desert Death on the left hand, the world on the right hand

The setting sun dyed the sky blood red, and the Prince and the scholar walked into an ancient town. This was a remote town located at the junction of three countries, named Falling Star City. Perhaps because of its remote location, the town was obviously lacking in vitality. The houses on both sides of the street were dilapidated, and the pedestrians walked hurriedly, with numbness and fatigue on their faces.

Along the way, Prince Chen rarely saw such a desolate scene as Falling Star City, and couldn't help but frown. He thought that after experiencing the dangers of the desert, he would be able to usher in a moment of peace, but he didn't expect that a greater touch was still waiting for him.

In the middle of the street, on a simple wooden platform, a skinny man was shouting at the top of his lungs. Beside him stood a few ragged women and children, with empty eyes and no life in their eyes, like commodities waiting to be sold.

"Don't miss it if you pass by! A young and pretty girl, an obedient and sensible child, you can take her home for only ten silver coins!" The man's hoarse voice echoed in the air, stinging King Chen's eardrums.

Some passers-by in luxurious clothes stopped and looked at those poor people as if they were examining livestock. Some even reached out to pinch the women's faces or roughly pried open the children's mouths to check their teeth.

"How much is this girl? She looks pretty good." A fat and big-eared businessman pointed at one of the young women and asked in a frivolous tone, as if he was selecting a commodity.

"Sir, you have a good eye. This is the most beautiful girl in our shop, and she only costs twenty silver coins!" The man replied with a nod and a flattering smile on his face.

The woman lowered her head, bit her lips, her body trembling slightly, but she did not dare to resist.

"It's too expensive. Fifteen silver coins and I'll take her away." The merchant stretched out his fat hand and touched the woman's face with ill intent.

The woman held back tears of humiliation and closed her eyes in despair.

"Deal!" The man agreed without hesitation, as if what he was trading was not a life but a worthless item.

This scene deeply hurt the heart of the King. He had never thought that in this world, there are people who openly buy and sell human beings, treating them as playthings and trampling on their dignity at will.

"Stop!" King Chen shouted, walked quickly forward and blocked the merchant.

"Who are you? How dare you meddle in my business?" The businessman squinted at the King with an arrogant tone.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you can't treat people as commodities!" Prince Chen said coldly, his eyes filled with flames of anger.

"Hmph, where did you come from, kid? How dare you meddle in my business? Do you know who I am?" The businessman snorted disdainfully, puffed out his chest and said arrogantly.

"I don't care who you are, today, you must pay for what you have done!" King Chen was furious and clenched his fists, ready to teach this arrogant businessman a lesson.

At this time, a middle-aged man in official uniform came over with several guards. He took a look at the situation at the scene and shouted at the Prince, "How dare you! How dare you cause trouble in the city? Leave immediately!"

"Sir, this man is meddling in other people's business and preventing me from buying and selling slaves!" The merchant pointed at the King and filed a complaint first.

"Oh? There is such a thing?" The official looked the Prince up and down, and seeing that he was dressed in ordinary clothes, he concluded that he was not an important person, so he said more arrogantly, "Boy, I advise you to be sensible and get out of here quickly, and don't interfere with our work!"

Prince Chen suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "Sir, human trafficking is a serious crime. Are you going to cover up this evil?"

"How dare you! Who the hell do you dare to teach me a lesson?" The official flew into a rage, pointing at the Prince and shouting, "Come here, arrest him!"

Several guards immediately stepped forward and tried to capture Prince Chen.

The Prince's eyes turned cold, and he dodged the guards' capture in a flash. He said coldly, "I thought you were a parent official and would make decisions for the people, but I didn't expect that you were also an accomplice in helping the tyrant to commit atrocities!"

"You...you are so bold!" The official was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at the Prince and said "you" for a long time, but could not say anything.

"Brother Chen, let's go. The things happening here are not something we can interfere with." The scholar pulled King Chen's sleeve and persuaded him in a low voice.

Prince Chen glanced at those numb and desperate people, then at the arrogant official and businessman, his heart filled with grief and helplessness, but he knew that with his current strength, he could not compete with the entire government.

"Let's go!" Prince Chen took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Want to leave? Too late!" The official sneered and shouted to the King, "Catch them, dead or alive!"

It seems that today's matter cannot be resolved peacefully. A cold light flashed in the eyes of the King of Chen. In this case, let's fight!

At this moment, a cold voice came from the crowd: "Stop, who dares to touch my guests?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man in fancy clothes and with a sinister face walking towards them, surrounded by a group of guards.

"Mr. City Lord!" When the official and the businessman saw the person coming, their faces suddenly changed. They quickly knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully.

"Yes." The old man nodded slightly, his eyes fell on King Chen, and a strange color flashed in his eyes, "My little brother, I am the mayor of Luoxing City. I don't know where you are from and why you are causing trouble in my Luoxing City?"

Prince Chen looked at the sinister old man in front of him and felt a little uneasy, but he still said in a deep voice: "Lord City Lord, I didn't mean to cause trouble. I just couldn't stand people buying and selling people in broad daylight, so I took action to stop it."

"Oh? You don't like it?" A cold light flashed in the city lord's eyes. "So, you think there is something wrong with the laws of my Falling Star City?"

"I dare not. I just think that all people are created equal. No one has the right to buy and sell others or trample on the dignity of others." Prince Chen looked directly at the city lord and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

“Hahaha…” The city lord suddenly laughed, his laughter full of sarcasm and disdain, “Equality? Dignity? Boy, you are too naive. In this world, there has never been any equality or dignity. There are only the strong and the weak. The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. This is the eternal law!”

"You..." Prince Chen was angered by the city lord's words and was about to refute but was interrupted by the city lord.

"Okay, kid, I don't want to care about your affairs. Now, get out of Luoxing City. I don't want to see you again!" The city lord waved his hand impatiently, as if he was driving away a fly.

Prince Chen wanted to say something, but was stopped by the scholar, who whispered in his ear: "Brother Chen, we can't beat him, let's go!"

Prince Chen looked at the city lord deeply, but finally said nothing and turned away.

"Hmph, you don't know your own limitations!" The city lord looked at the departing figure of Prince Chen, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. He turned to the guards beside him and ordered, "Go, find out his background for me. If he knows what's best for him, get him out of Luoxing City. If he doesn't know what's best for him..."

The city lord made a gesture of wiping his neck, with murderous intent in his eyes.

"Yes, Lord City Lord!" The guard took the order and left.

Prince Chen and the scholar left the City Lord's Mansion and walked aimlessly on the streets of Luoxing City. Looking at those numb and desperate people, Prince Chen's heart was filled with heaviness and grief.

"Brother Chen, are we really going to leave Luoxing City?" asked the scholar.

"No, we can't just leave like this." Prince Chen shook his head, a determined light flashing in his eyes, "I want to stay, I want to change everything!"

"Change all this? How? We can't even defeat the city lord!" the scholar asked puzzledly.

"There will always be a way." Prince Chen's eyes were filled with hope. "I believe that as long as we persist, we will be able to find a way and restore peace to Luoxing City!"

At night, the Prince of Chen and the scholar found an inn to stay in. The innkeeper was a kind-looking old man. He was very welcoming to the Prince of Chen and the scholar and prepared a sumptuous dinner for them.

"My dear guests, please enjoy your meal." The old man set the table and left.

"Thank you, old man." After expressing their gratitude, Prince Chen and the scholar began to eat.

"Uncle, what is your name?" Prince Chen asked while eating.

"My last name is Li, you can just call me Uncle Li." The old man said with a smile.

"Uncle Li, I think you are a loyal and honest person, not a bad person. Can you tell me what happened in Luoxing City?" asked King Chen.

Uncle Li sighed and said, "Oh, it's hard to put it into words! Ever since the city lord took office ten years ago, Luoxing City has been getting worse day by day. The city lord is greedy and levies heavy taxes. The people are suffering terribly!"

"Why does the City Lord do this?" Prince Chen asked puzzledly.

"I heard that the city lord is practicing an evil martial art that requires the hearts of living people..." Uncle Li said in a low voice.

"What? The heart of a living person?" Prince Chen and the scholar were both stunned. They never thought that the city lord would be such a cruel and crazy person!

"Shh! Keep your voice down. If the city lord hears us, we will be dead!" Uncle Li quickly made a gesture to keep quiet.

Prince Chen and the scholar looked at each other and saw shock and anger in each other's eyes.

"Uncle Li, don't worry, I will definitely stop the city lord's evil deeds!" Prince Chen said firmly.

"Kid, I know you have a kind heart, but the city lord is a powerful Soul Douluo. You can't beat him, so you'd better leave!" Uncle Li persuaded.

"No, I won't leave. I must stay and save this city!" Prince Chen's eyes were full of determination and resoluteness.

Uncle Li wanted to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Prince Chen, "Uncle Li, you don't have to say anything more, I have already made up my mind!"

Uncle Li looked at Prince Chen's determined eyes and knew that nothing he said would help. He could only sigh helplessly.

"Uncle Li, can you tell me where the city lord usually lives?" asked Prince Chen.

"What do you want to do?" Uncle Li looked at Prince Chen warily.

"I'm going to kill the city lord!" A murderous look flashed in Prince Chen's eyes.

"No, kid! The city lord is a powerful Soul Douluo-level warrior, you are no match for him!" Uncle Li hurriedly stopped him.

"Even if I am not his match, I will still try!" Prince Chen said firmly.

"Child, you..." Uncle Li wanted to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Prince Chen.

"Uncle Li, just tell me, I have made up my mind!" Prince Chen looked at Uncle Li with a firm look in his eyes.

Uncle Li looked at Prince Chen's eyes and knew that nothing he said would help. He could only sigh helplessly and said, "Well, since you have made up your mind, I will tell you. The City Lord usually lives in the City Lord's Mansion in the center of the city. The City Lord's Mansion is heavily guarded. You must be careful!"

"Thank you, Uncle Li!" Prince Chen said gratefully.

"Child, you must be careful!" Uncle Li warned worriedly.

"I understand, Uncle Li." Prince Chen nodded.

That night, Prince Chen bid farewell to Uncle Li and sneaked into the City Lord's Mansion alone.

The City Lord's Mansion was heavily guarded, with patrolling guards everywhere, but this did not pose a problem for Prince Chen. With his superb skills, he easily avoided all the guards and sneaked deep into the City Lord's Mansion.

Based on the information provided by Uncle Li, Prince Chen found the city lord's study. He pushed open the door and walked in.

The lights in the study were on brightly, and the city lord was sitting at the desk, flipping through a book.