One could only hear from behind them, screams coming from one after another.
Zhang Ruochen glanced back, Lin Mishan really did not show any mercy, all the Black Tiger Hall martial practitioners, almost all of them were killed by her.
It wasn’t that she was addicted to killing, but it was because every head of a Black Tiger Hall Evil Dao martial practitioner could be exchanged for a sum of cultivation resources after she brought it back to the Yuntai Sect Mansion. To her, what was most lacking was cultivation resources.
Zhang Ruochen gently shook his head and flew down onto the Snowflake Eagle’s back, riding the Snowflake Eagle up into the sky and into the clouds.
Lin Mishan raised her head and looked at the mysterious young man who stood on the back of the Snowflake Eagle, her eyes revealing a few strange looks of both admiration and love.
Compared to the Seven Princes, she felt that this metal-wearing teenager was even more appealing to her. He was full of mystery, elegance, power, and stunningness, and it was almost impossible to find faults in him.
“Muddy Shan, who is that person?” Lin Chenyu, who had broken an arm, rushed over, the meridians at the broken arm were sealed and the wound was no longer bleeding.
Lin Mishan shook his head and said, “I don’t know who he is either, I only know that he’s an Inner Palace disciple of the Martial City Academy.”
Seeing the mutilated corpses all over the ground, Lin Chenyu was very shocked in his heart and said, “All of those evil martial artists from the Black Tiger Hall, all of them were killed by him?”
Lin Mishan nodded and added, “But the heads of those low realm Evil Dao martial practitioners, he didn’t take them away at all and left them for me instead.”
Lin Chenyu said, “For a character of his level, he simply doesn’t see those low realm Evil Dao martial artists. There is also another matter, the news of the master has come from the Yuntai Zongfu, the master has already left the customs, and, in the near future, he will rush back to the Yunwu County Kingdom.”
“His Highness the Seventh Prince has left the gate?” Lin Mishan was a little surprised.
Lin Chenyu nodded and said, “Within three days, master should be rushing to Earth Fire City. With the master’s current cultivation, he will definitely be able to annihilate Earth Fire City in one fell swoop, and we can follow suit and get a fortune in resources.”
Lin Mishan’s gaze was fixed on the snowflake eagle that flew far away as she said, “I’m afraid that by the time the seventh prince rushes to Earth Fire City, Earth Fire City will have already been annihilated by him.”
“Even a Heavenly Extremity Realm Martial Myth wouldn’t dare to say that he would definitely be able to annihilate Earthfire City. With the strength of that one Martial City Academy inner palace student, it would be almost impossible to shake Earthfire City without the assistance of other inner palace students.” Lin Mishan smiled coldly.
After Lin Mishan had seen Zhang Ruochen’s formidable strength, he disagreed with Lin Chenyu’s words and said, “Big brother, what do we do now? Is it to return to the royal city? Or wait here for His Highness the Seventh Prince?”
Lin Chenyu pondered for a moment and smiled grimly, “Aren’t you confident in that one inner palace disciple of the Martial City Academy, then we’ll go to Earth Fire City. I’m also curious to know just how strong he is?”
Earthfire City was a huge marketplace, not a secret organisation, and its influence in the southeastern part of the Yunwu County Kingdom was immense, with many martial artists going forward to purchase cultivation resources from Earthfire City.
Therefore, Zhang Ruochen would be able to find Earth Fire City even if he found a random martial artist to lead the way.
Fifty miles away from Lingyue Town, there was a Hidden Mist Lake, which was covered in smoke all year round, making it impossible to see anything beyond ten feet. There are often boaters who get lost on the lake and end up as a floating corpse.
It was said that Earth Fire City was built in the middle of the Hidden Mist Lake, and only the boats of the inner members of the Black Market could find their way out of the mist and reach Earth Fire City.
Zhang Ruochen asked the Snowflake Eagle to wait for him in the mountains and forests before travelling alone towards the Hidden Mist Lake, arriving at a rather prosperous lakeside pier by the lake.
On the pier, there were sixteen huge ships parked, and on ten of the largest ships, all of them were planted with the Black Tiger Hall’s large flag.
There was no need to guess that those ten ships were picking up the Black Tiger Hall’s Hall Master. Unfortunately, they didn’t know that the Hall Master of the Black Tiger Hall had already died in Zhang Ruochen’s hands.
Seeing Zhang Ruochen appear on the pier, all those black market martial artists dressed as boatmen stared over, some of them showing hostility in their eyes, while others’ walked towards Zhang Ruochen.
One of them, an old man in his sixties, stared at Zhang Ruochen and said, “Guest, where are you going?”
“Earth Fire City!” Zhang Ruochen said.
Those martial artists who were already hostile to Zhang Ruochen pulled out one of their blades and became more guarded.
The old man didn’t move and smiled, “Earth Fire City closed its doors half a month ago and is no longer open to the public except for some familiar guests.”
The corner of Zhang Ruochen’s mouth hooked slightly as he said, “Is Earth Fire City trying to guard against the experts of the Martial City Palace?”
In the distance, a dark-skinned man let out a cold laugh, “You look like a trainee of the Martial City Academic Palace to me, kid, better be honest and explain your identity clearly, or else, not to mention going to the Earthly Flame City, this will be the place of your demise.”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes glanced slightly as he took out a token and said, “I’m a member of the court, travelling to Earth Fire City to purchase some cultivation resources.”
Zhang Ruochen did not intend to directly go and break into Earth Fire City, after all, he was not very clear about the current strength of Earth Fire City. Therefore, he decided not to reveal his identity as a trainee of the Martial City Palace for the time being, and instead, he switched to the identity of the court.
That one old man stared towards the token in Zhang Ruochen’s hand, and his eyes lit up slightly as he said, “Golden Dragon Order! You’re a royal family of the Yunwu County Kingdom?”
Zhang Ruochen put the token away and said, “That’s right.”
“Since you are a member of the royal family, why are there no guards or attendants around you?” The old man said suspiciously.
The black market and the official forces, on the surface, were hostile, though. However, secretly, there were still many courtiers who would quietly head to the black market to purchase cultivation resources.
For one, it was because some unique cultivation resources could only be bought in the black market.
Secondly, people in the court would also get some treasures of unknown origin and take them to the black market to pay off their bills. Even some of the forces in the black market were inextricably linked to the officials in the court.
It was not a strange thing for people from the royal family to come to the black market to buy cultivation resources.
What was strange was that which of those princes, grandchildren and sons of kings in the royal family were not clustered in front and behind them, with a large number of servants and guards? Therefore, seeing Zhang Ruochen keeping such a low profile, that one old man was naturally a bit suspicious.
Zhang Ruochen said, “If I were to bring a large number of guards and servants, would you allow me to go forward to Earth Fire City?”
“Of course not.” That one old man said, “Times are different nowadays, half a month ago, the Earthly Flame City Lord personally ordered that martial artists entering Earthly Flame City be strictly investigated. Especially those from the imperial court, the number of people entering the city each day should never exceed ten.”
Zhang Ruochen laughed, “It seems like Earth Fire City is still quite guarded against the imperial court.”
The old man said bluntly, “If it were any other time, Earthly Flame City would naturally not put the imperial court in its eyes. However, with the recent war between the Martial Market Academy and the Black Market, it is likely that the imperial court’s army will also participate, and Earthfire City will have to take extra precautions.”
Zhang Ruochen’s hands spread out as he said, “You see, I’m just alone, I wonder if I can travel to Earth Fire City?”
“Of course you can.”
Zhang Ruochen was just a teenager in his teens, so the old man naturally wouldn’t think that he would be able to pose a threat to Earthfire City. If there was a person from the royal family in Earth Fire City, the imperial court’s army would instead be wary when attacking Earth Fire City.
“But if you want to go to Earthfire City, you have to pay the boat fee.” The old man narrowed his eyes and laughed, “Moreover, don’t blame the old man for not reminding you that the order of Earth Fire City is quite chaotic and dark. A royal son or daughter of a king or granddaughter going to Earth Fire City alone will most likely become a fat sheep and be slaughtered!”
“No harm done!”
Zhang Ruochen casually grabbed hit handful of silver coins and shoved them into the old man’s hands, saying, “Drive me to Earth Fire City now.”
Out of the blue, he casually grabbed a handful of silver coins.
Looking at Zhang Ruochen’s bundle, all of those boatmen’s eyes lit up, and some of them even had killing intent in their eyes.
Receiving the silver coins, the old man’s attitude changed drastically, and he immediately gave a fawning smile and bowed, “My lord, please get on the boat, the old man will personally carry you to Earth Fire City.”
Zhang Ruochen boarded a small boat.
The one green-shirted old man stood at the front of the boat and paddled the oars, and a circle of ripples appeared on the surface of the water. The canoe quickly entered the vast white mist and disappeared into the lake.
“Grabbing a large handful of silver coins with his hands, at least thirty of them, definitely a fat sheep.”
“A playboy disciple of the royal family, actually dares to come to Earth Fire City alone, really doesn’t know how to write the word ‘death’?”
“It’s a pity that old man He got there first, what an abomination.”
“It’s cheap for that old man, after doing this, maybe old man He will be able to increase his fortune by tens of thousands of silver coins.”
“I think it’s more than that.”
Those Evil Dao martial artists dressed as boatmen all treated Zhang Ruochen as a rich, fat sheep, staring very enviously at the direction the canoe was departing from.
There was no need to guess that the teenager from the royal clan would definitely be finished off by Old Man He and turned into a sunken corpse at the bottom of the Hidden Mist Lake.
