Leng Yi narrowed his eyes slightly as if he understood something, then turned around and picked up the third-order human hammer, came to the entrance of the space, carefully opened the space, and stuck his head out to look around;
its not right!
It's not even midnight yet, why is it so dark today?
If I miscalculated the time, but the barbarians opened the city gate at the same time... the city gate didn't open either?
Leng Yi looked around suspiciously, then gently jumped out of the space and entered the dark and silent alley; however, just when his feet landed on the hard gravel ground, he suddenly felt a brand new, unprecedented feeling!
First there are the narrow alleys and the tall city gate in the distance;
The last time Leng Yi saw it, it was pitch black here. After all, the Great Western Wilderness was covered with clouds all year round. In addition, in order to avoid attracting beasts to siege the city, the barbarian city defense never lit lights at night. Therefore, whenever they passed near the city wall, they would reach out and raise their hands.
There are no five fingers visible; under such circumstances, even though Leng Yi is born with strong eyesight, he can only vaguely distinguish the path;
But now, although the alley in front of me has not changed, it seems to be covered with a faint layer of moonlight, and everything has become clearly visible; the stone benches in the alley, the dilapidated wooden doors on both sides, the yellowed household paper... [
Even, Leng Yi could clearly see an insect leisurely crawling through the city gate dozens of feet away that should have been completely dark!
Next is the residential area that should be silent;
In Leng Yi's memory, the surroundings were so silent that you could hear a pindrop; but now, Leng Yi feels that the surroundings are filled with all kinds of sounds: the low growl of mice, the snoring of men, the ticking of water drops,
And... the sound of the warm quilt squeaking;
Not only that, Leng Yi can not only hear sounds that should be inaudible, but can even tell the distance of the sound source based on the size of the sound!
Again, with Leng Yi's sense of smell, he could even smell that a young woman was sleeping in the house next to him;
Then there is the sense of touch. Although through his boots, Leng Yi can clearly feel the flow of underground water, and even...
The sound of footsteps and horse hooves!
There seemed to be a large group of people heading towards the city gate from more than ten miles away;
A large team of people!
Leng Yi couldn't help but frown. He didn't care to ask Old Long why his senses had become so sharp. He then hid under a stone platform at the entrance of the alley and looked at the city gate cautiously;
Seven miles, five miles, three miles...
Under the darkness of the night, the empty city gate square and the huge city gate seemed so silent. Only occasionally a cold wind blew through, causing a few whistles, which seemed to be no different from an ordinary night;
However, in Leng Yi's mind, the chaotic footsteps were clearer, mixed with the sounds of heavy breathing, rapid conversations, the friction of swords and clothes; there were even whines and pains one after another.
The moaning sound...
Nearly a thousand people!
Who is this person? [
As the noise got closer and closer, Leng Yi's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. Although he was not quite accustomed to this inexplicable ability, he could still distinguish the approximate number of people outside the city;
Could it be the Great Qi Border Army? If it was really the Great Qi Border Army, the smoke would have been everywhere by now; if the barbarian army returned from training, then the city gates would have been lit up and opened by now, but...
Could it be a caravan? But why does a caravan have so many people? They are here for business, not for war;
What about the Cheng family? If the Cheng family had gathered nearly a thousand people here, the Huben Guards would have already gathered. At least the city defense should have tightened their nerves;
So where is this person from?
"Brothers above! We are the Daqi caravan! Please open the city gate and let us in!" Just as Leng Yi was thinking hard about the results, a powerful shout suddenly sounded outside the city;
Bone Forging Realm!
Feeling the faint but obviously strong and powerful breath in the voice, Leng Yi felt a shiver in his heart;
"Archers, prepare! Light up the lights!" At this moment, a sharp shout sounded from the top of the city, and then six red lanterns slowly rose from the tower on top of the city gate, instantly lighting up the inside and outside of the city gate;
Under the dim light, archers arrayed themselves in an orderly manner;
It’s really a caravan;
Seeing that there was no tension at all on the city tower, and that the defense was just in compliance with the procedures, Leng Yi felt slightly relieved, but since it was a caravan, why...
"What kind of caravan are you! Why are there so many people! What's going on with the blood on your body!" At this moment, another interrogation sounded from the top of the city;
"Hold up all the flags!" Immediately afterwards, the voice outside the door shouted again, and then Leng Yi heard several sounds of flags shaking, and he frowned again;
Do you have the habit of flying flags?
Could this be...
"We were attacked by a herd of beasts and suffered heavy casualties. Many brothers can no longer hold on any longer! Brothers, please be patient and open the city gate as soon as possible." The voice outside the door begged and shouted again;
Herd attack?
Hearing this, Leng Yi was first shocked and then flashed a trace of doubt that had been pressing in his heart for a long time;
It has been three months, and the herds are still attacking caravans? Who is behind this...
Wow…
Just when Leng Yi was confused, there was a faint sound of the rotation of iron chains and mechanisms in the thick city wall, and then followed by a heavy "rumbling" sound, the huge city gate slowly opened in the darkness, and a faint sound
The light of the torch also shines into the city through the crack in the door;
Then, amidst the noise, the large group of people outside the door began to slowly enter the city. Leng Yi also suppressed his breathing and looked at it from a distance, and then narrowed his eyes——
Under the illumination of only three or five torches in the crowd, a group of people in ragged clothes and stained with blood walked into the city gate dejectedly; those with bandaged faces, those with missing arms, and those lying on the backs of their companions...
The wails one after another seemed so eerie in this dead night;
Here it is again...
They look exactly like the Xichuan Zhao family caravan that we met before killing Cheng Pifu last time!
There are nearly a thousand people, none of whom are lower than the fourth level of Tempering Body. A team with such combat strength and such a large number has ended up in such a situation. What a size of beasts this must be!
"Hurry up! Just hold on, we'll be at the station soon!"
Just when Leng Yi frowned, three energetic decorators squeezed out from the crowd and stood next to the city gate, urging them vigorously. If they hadn't been holding on, they would have been lying down.
fell asleep on the ground;
Bone Forging Realm!
Leng Yi was shocked when he saw the three people appearing. He turned around and was about to run away, but found that the three people didn't even look here. It seemed that they had really exhausted all their energy and didn't want to meddle in any other matters!
They didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so Leng Yi simply stopped running and continued to hide outside the alley entrance and continue to observe;
Three masters of the Bone Forging Realm!
Moreover, the cultivation level of one of them has exceeded Leng Yi’s perception range, and he should be at the second level of Bone Forging Realm or above;
Such a powerful team... this is definitely not a caravan!
Leng Yi looked at the three people from a distance and thought quickly in his mind. There was no one riding a horse in this group of people. This clearly meant that they had received certain training to resist the attacks of the herd and gave up the horses at the first opportunity;
Because when encountering a herd of beasts, if everyone joins forces to resist, there may be a chance of survival. It is doubtful to escape on horseback. How can ordinary horses run as fast as ferocious beasts? Unless they have black scale horses...
Moreover, the lack of horses also shows that they were not blocked back soon after leaving the city like the Zhao family caravan that day, but came in on their own initiative;
besides……
The clothes of this team are divided into three colors. They should not be from the same family, but they must have been organized together;
"Put down the flag! Isn't that embarrassing enough?"
At this moment, one of the three people let out a powerful scolding, and then the flag bearer in the crowd put away the flag with dull eyes. At the moment when the flag was put away, Leng Yi's eyes froze slightly.
;
I saw a strong word "华" written on the flag;
Nishikawa Fahrenheit!
I said which team has the habit of flying flags, but why would they come to Xihuang City?
Looking at the Chinese character, Leng Yi was stunned, as if the things in front of him had become more complicated;
In the vast area of Xichuan Prefecture, there are four major cities, seven major counties, and twenty-nine small counties. There are nearly a hundred large and medium-sized families; these families have formed different levels and different numbers of power alliances due to various relationships.
; And at the top of all alliances, there are only three top forces;
The top power that ranks first in Xichuan is naturally the Xichuan Cheng family, the ruler of Xichuan;
The second top power is the Xichuan Hua family, headed by the Yinhua Jinhua family of Xichuan Prefecture. Although the Hua family is an outsider, in terms of overall cultivation and family assets, it is not even considered a second-class family;
However, the position of Prefect of Xichuan was conferred by the royal family of Daqi. With the background of the royal family, although Fahrenheit could not call the shots in Xichuan, it was not much different;
The third largest force in Xichuan is "Wan Zhenghe", the first company in Daqi; however, Wan Zhenghe is a company after all, with a relatively loose organizational structure, and it only does business and does not care about other things. However, due to its complicated relationships
Internet and extremely mysterious background, no one dares to provoke them;
Therefore, the competition and conflicts among the top forces in Xichuan are mainly concentrated between the Cheng family and the Hua family;
However, the Hua Family is a political alliance after all. Its power is mainly distributed in the officialdom and the military, and its commercial organizations are very weak. They do not have the ability to travel between Xihuang City and Xichuan, and they have never done business in this area;
But it happened that the Hua family took the unprecedented risk of venturing into the Western Wilderness with a large group of people...
It is certain that they are also here for the vitality water. Only the mysterious vitality water can attract the two top forces to take action at the same time;
But the key point is that the Cheng family has been preparing for vitality for almost two years...
How could Cheng Guiyun be willing to share it with the Hua family?