Zhou Jing and Ross took advantage of the cover of the night and the houses to walk through the streets and alleys with familiarity.

A group of guards of different blood pursued relentlessly, but they couldn't keep up with Zhou Jing's speed and were gradually thrown away.

After running at full strength for a while, the rushing bell suddenly rang throughout the city.

Dang Dang Dang——

The guards sounded the alarm bell, alarming the whole town.

Groups of poorly dressed guards hurried out of the barracks and hurriedly set up defenses.

However, the town was so large that even if an alarm was issued, the pursuers would not be able to get ahead of Zhou Jing, and the city wall defenders had limited manpower and could not completely intercept them.

Not long after the alarm sounded, Zhou Jing had already ran under the city wall.

This section was sparsely defended, with only a few guards. Looking through the crenel, they also spotted Zhou Jing and his two men.

Zhou Jing Xingyunliushui climbed up the corridor of the city wall and turned to look at the guards beside him.

When several guards saw this, they held weapons and bared their teeth, as if they would rush up at any time. However, the distance gradually widened as they moved forward, and they all mastered the essence of the moonwalk.

Zhou Jing grinned, ignored the others, and walked away over the wall with Rose.

Several guards watched the two people disappear into the thick night, with expressions of annoyance on their faces.

After a while, many guards of different bloods chased to the city wall. When they heard that the thief had already run away with the lord on his back, and that the guards had no effect at all, they were immediately furious.

"Why didn't you stop it?!"

"Damn it, if you had stopped us, we would have arrived!"

The guards of different blood shouted angrily.

The guards listened obediently to the accusations, looking frightened on the surface but secretly rolling their eyes.

I was laughing so hard, I didn’t want to stop him at all.

The guards of the different blood seemed to hate iron and scolded the guards, and then left the city for a symbolic pursuit. After feeling that they were almost done, they returned without success with an expression of failure.

On the surface, they blamed the guards for not stopping the thief, but in fact they were secretly thankful that the thief was not stopped.

Because they had calmed down during the pursuit.

The enemy is suspected to have been strengthened three times... Maybe we should forget about it.

Everyone acted in a casual manner, showed their best intentions, and then went back to their respective homes to find their respective mothers.

As for Root...good luck to him.

On the other side, many town residents were awakened by the alarm. They took to the streets to observe and whisper to each other to inquire about the situation. They were shocked to learn that the lord had been sneaked in and kidnapped.

Oops, finally a hero is doing justice for heaven!

As long as Root existed, White Plains City became more and more depressed, but he still served as the lord regardless of the losses suffered by the residents of White Plains City. Many townspeople were already dissatisfied with this. However, there was nothing they could do if the empire did not act.

When they suddenly heard about this incident, most of the citizens were not angry at all, but were eager to celebrate.

As word of mouth spread, the news of Root's kidnapping spread throughout the city like a hurricane that night.

Many people prayed secretly for Root.

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After leaving Baiyuan City, Zhou Jing ran with Ross for a while, and soon found that the pursuers had given up.

"I stopped pursuing you so quickly. Tsk, it seems that this stupid guy like Root is really unpopular."

Zhou Jing curled his lips and led Rose to find a hidden area in the wild, where he put down the unconscious Root and woke him up.

As soon as Root opened his eyes and saw Zhou Jing's face again, he suddenly panicked. He sat on the ground and moved back hastily. He just wanted to stay away from Zhou Jing and spoke incoherently:

"How could you still be alive? I saw you die with my own eyes! What on earth are you!"

He simply couldn't understand why Jason could come back from the dead. This had shattered his outlook on life. His mind was in a mess and he couldn't think at all. It almost scared Abba Ababa.

Zhou Jing grabbed Lute back onto his crotch, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Do you feel that the matter is over and the dead will not come back to settle accounts?"

Lute was trembling like chaff. Facing Jason who was beyond his understanding, his psychological defense was completely broken.

He regarded Zhou Jing as a life-threatening evil spirit, and he only had fear in his heart and no other thoughts.

"You, what do you want?"

"I ask, you answer, and cooperate honestly, otherwise my friend will be happy to do something for you."

Zhou Jing pointed at Ross and said casually:

"He is proficient in more than a hundred torture methods and can definitely help you understand your own body structure."

Root turned to look at Ross and immediately believed it... With this expressionless look on his face, he must be a ruthless person who kills without blinking an eye!

Zhou Jing asked him what he wanted to know.

Root was so frightened that his defenses were broken, his brain shut down, and he basically answered whatever he asked, without any courage to resist.

After a while, Zhou Jing asked the truth about why Root sent people to attack him in the first place, as well as the deeper inside story.

"...So, you are secretly delivering benefits to the tribe and accumulating strength in order to respond to Roman's call and one day rebel, split the empire, and seek independence?"

Zhou Jing blinked, secretly surprised.

Because of Root's initial overreaction, he suspected that there was an inside story, but he had not known before that a lord in a remote place like Root was actually related to a rebellion plan that seemed to involve a wide range of things.

The leader of this rebellion plan was a guy named "Roman", who was also Root's backer and held a high position in the Terra Empire's court. Zhou Jing heard this name for the first time.

Those who participated in this rebellion plan were all tribal lords. Using Roman's plan as a bond, they formed an indirect alliance with each other and waited for one day to rise up together.

Root knew only part of the list, and he did not yet know all the people involved in the plan.

Zhou Jing asked carefully and roughly understood the motives of these tribal lords.

The empire was established by a coalition of tribes, but now it has been overtly and secretly trying to find ways to weaken the inherent tribal power. The empire has taken the place of the tribes, absorbing a large amount of resources, and its strength has waxed and waned.

Many tribes felt dissatisfied and believed that the empire was established with everyone's support. However, now there is a tendency of losing the birds and hiding the bows, so they decided to take measures.

The Terra Empire has been established for more than forty years, and the threat of alien beasts still exists, but the living environment has improved a lot. Each tribe no longer feels the need to unite, and they are increasingly dissatisfied with the empire over their heads - so under Roman's lobbying and many parties

Considering these factors, many tribal lords had the idea of ​​getting rid of the imperial rule.

It is unnecessary to overthrow the royal family, as that would hurt both sides, and the tribes in the world of alien beasts actually do not value the so-called "throne"... It has only been 40 years since the tribal era entered the imperial era, and the legitimacy of the royal family's rule has not yet been completely established.

stand up.

Every tribe that has survived from the barbaric era to this day can be considered "orthodox".

Because of their support, the empire was established. If they were all independent, would the empire's rule still be justified?

Based on similar judgments, each tribe decided not to take orders from the empire. They planned to establish themselves as kings, be completely autonomous, get rid of the leadership of the imperial royal family, and then use offensive and defensive alliances to prevent the empire from using weapons.

"Do you want to split a unified political power into a bunch of small political powers, each making their own decisions..."

Zhou Jing was thoughtful.

To put this situation in a simple way, it can be understood as...all the tribes, including the imperial royal family, jointly funded the company. Everyone was an investor, and the imperial royal family was at the helm of the company.

But now, the person at the helm of the company wants to turn the company into a monopoly and dilute everyone's shares, so the investors quit and plan to withdraw their capital and start their own companies... Thinking about it this way, the situation seems to be clear.

Zhou Jing could understand the thoughts of various tribes. Judging from the situation in the world of alien beasts, maybe this kind of independence really has a good chance of success.

But what Zhou Jing was curious about was the motivation of this "Roman" who took the lead.

After lobbying so many tribal lords, he secretly formed a team and planned to split the empire... Is this man a careerist? What benefits can he get from this?

It was difficult for Zhou Jing to establish a clear image of this Roman just by listening to Root's description without personal contact.

Zhou Jing shook his head, put the matter aside for the time being, and asked about the situation of the man with short hair... In contrast, he was more concerned about the origin of the man with short hair.

However, Root didn't know anything about this. He only knew that there was a force behind the short-haired man who had a cooperative relationship with Roman. This person was also the secret guard sent by Roman to protect him.

The intersection of the mysterious forces behind Root and the short-haired man is limited to providing some supplies, food, ores, medicinal herbs and other things every year.

The handover method is usually to transport the materials to different locations. After Root's people leave, this mysterious force will send people to take the things away without the two parties meeting.

But since the death of the short-haired man, his interaction with that mysterious force has also been cut off.

"Since the handover is on your side, that mysterious force must have a base nearby..."

Zhou Jing frowned and thought.

It's a pity that Root didn't know the location at all, so he couldn't find it, so he was looking for a needle in a haystack.

Even Root didn't know the true origin of the short-haired man. However, he finally got a clue.

The careerist named Roman has a deeper connection with the forces behind the short-haired man, so he must know more.

Zhou Jing asked about the things he was concerned about and got the information he wanted.

After he squeezed out Root's information, he was not interested in a verbal exchange and directly cut the man's throat with a knife.

A blood line emerged.
To be continued...