Yue City is 65 miles north and south and is said to have a population of more than 2.6 million. It is one of the largest cities in Soochow.
However, it is isolated in the forest, surrounded by primitive jungles, with almost no villages or towns. Hundreds of miles away, there are countless beasts and monsters.
The reason is that there are countless mineral veins gathered near Yuecheng. Silver, gold, iron ore, copper ore, and even Yuan Yuan stone and iron essence used by monks are almost everywhere.
Over time, people gathered into a city.
Yue City is within the forest sea, so it is not afraid of attacks from other countries. The only thing to worry about is the tide of beasts coming from the depths of the southeastern forest sea, which occurs almost once a month. Therefore, the city wall is extremely tall, as high as thirty feet.
However, the reason why Zhuang Wudao is so cautious has nothing to do with these. It is because he has made several enemies in this city.
Yuecheng itself does not produce food, and all food is purchased from outside, and is controlled by major forces. It is particularly difficult for an orphan like him to survive without a father or a mother.
As for the entire Yue City, because it is in the sea of forests, the government offices of the Soochow Kingdom are almost invisible in the city. For hundreds of years, the city has been in chaos, killing people and stealing goods, taking human life seriously, and robbery and theft are everywhere.
Zhuang Wudao was born an orphan. His mother worked hard every day to take care of him and make a living, and she died early. Although his father's family was a prominent family, they had lost contact with him long ago, and he did not want to have anything to do with it, so he could not count on it.
Wudao has been able to survive safely in Yue City until now, and even became the chief disciple of Lichen Academy, so he will inevitably do something illegal.
When he was a child, he was a thief, and when he was an adult, he formed gangs with others, extorting money from his neighbors, and collecting regular money. Although he was a very evil person, he was by no means a good person.
Recently, he accidentally killed several people due to fighting over territory, thus forming a blood feud with others. Although Zhuang Wudao is not afraid, he still needs to be careful when he is alone.
His strength is only half a step away from the level of Qi training, and he is the most capable person among the dozen brothers in the small gang. Naturally, he is also the first target of revenge for those enemies. Therefore, when Zhuang Wudao goes out these days, he
It's prudent and prudent.
Entering three miles outside the city, you need to be careful about being watched and your whereabouts known. If you are accidentally ambushed and killed, you will not be able to cry at that time.
Returning all the way, I didn't find anyone watching, and there was nothing strange nearby. Zhuang Wudao didn't dare to be careless, so he made a circuit and entered the city through the east gate where dignitaries gathered.
After going around more than a dozen times in the twists and turns of the alley, he returned to the west of the city. Cunning Rabbit San Cave, this was not his daily residence. As early as three years ago, Zhuang Wudao purchased a house here, with only a few
This closest brother knew that it was his haven of refuge, allowing him to stay safe and sound these past few days without having to worry about being beheaded while sleeping at night.
In fact, these days don't last long. As long as you can cross the step of Qi Lianjing and become a Qi Lianjing monk, the sky will be brighter. He still doesn't look down on the dozen or so warriors in the marrow training stage.
Wuyue Kingdom is a weak country in the southeast. Although the territory is vast, cultivators are extremely rare. Therefore, the status of monks in the country is even more respected. Those who can become monks can even kill people on the street in Wuyue City!
And the improvement in strength is tenfold. He has been practicing martial arts for seven years, and now at the marrow training stage, he can only defeat thirty or forty ordinary strong men. However, if he reaches the Qi training stage, he can defeat a hundred people. With the power of one person,
Can fight ten warriors in the marrow refining stage.
Mining slaves gather in the west of the city. The houses and streets are all dirty and dilapidated. As soon as you get close, you can smell an unpleasant sour smell. Zhuang Wudao's residence is a dilapidated wooden house, which is inconspicuous in the west of the city.
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However, when Zhuang Wudao returned, he saw a person standing at the door of the house.
He was shocked at first, but after seeing the face of the man clearly through the dim moonlight, Zhuang Wudao felt slightly happy.
"Xiaosi? When did you come back?"
Wu Xiaosi is Zhuang Wudao's childhood friend. He was also an orphan and one of his former brothers in life and death.
Despite his frail body, he had actually reached the stage of blood training two years ago. However, a year and a half ago, this guy said he wanted to wash his hands in a golden basin and become a good person from now on. Then he left Yue City and disappeared without a trace.
An acquaintance said that he had seen Wu Xiaosi, who worked as a foreman at a dock in Licheng, but he didn't know whether it was true or not.
Yuecheng is surrounded by dense forests, and all mined mineral deposits can only be transported through the Songjiang River. Five hundred miles away from the city is a relay transfer terminal on the Songjiang River. Although a foreman's income is good, it is basically ruined.
He moved closer to the possibility of becoming a monk.
Training blood and marrow requires a large amount of medicinal materials and hard training day and night. If the vitality cannot be generated before the bones are finalized at the age of twenty-four, it is basically impossible to become a monk. Zhuang Wudao also relies on the money collected from the gang every day.
Step by step to get to this point.
Wu Xiaosi's cultivation talent was not inferior to him. When Zhuang Wudao found out about it, he felt very unworthy of Wu Xiaosi.
At this time, Wu Xiaosi returned, and their side was nothing more than another general!
Wu Xiaosi's training is a machete, and he is extremely brave by nature. Two years ago, even ordinary monks in the Marrow Realm could not do anything, and he was best at group fighting. When fighting with others, he only had to wear a suit of iron armor and a broadsword.
In hand, almost no one can stop it.
With this guy here, the group of them no longer need to endure and hide, they can just knock on the door again.
Wu Xiaosi's face was gloomy, and his eyes not only lacked any smile, but became extremely gloomy.
"I was invited back from Licheng two days ago."
Zhuang Wudao's expression changed slightly, and he realized that something was wrong. He subconsciously looked behind him, and saw seven or eight figures, which had completely blocked the alleyway in an instant.
Even on the eaves, several figures stood up at some point, looking down with a sneer.
Zhuang Wudao's heart sank slightly. If there were only a dozen or so outside warriors in the blood training period, he would not pay attention to them. But since these people are here, how could it be possible that there are only a few people? A few marrow training periods
, has not shown up yet,
He was careful and cautious every day, but he still fell into trouble! What's more, he didn't expect that the person who had the problem would be Wu Xiaosi, who had long since faded out of Yuecheng.
"Why is this?"
Taking a long breath, Zhuang Wudao felt extremely calm. He turned around and looked at Wu Xiaosi questioningly.
The latter turned his gaze away with a cold expression: "I already have a wife and children in Licheng. If I don't sell you, my wife and children will die tragically. What do you think I, Wu Xiaosi, should do?"
Zhuang Wudao suddenly realized and frowned. He vaguely knew that the reason Wu Xiaosi did not want to continue fighting and retreated from the city was because he fell in love with a woman.
Although what happened today made him angry, it was certainly wrong to betray his brother, but upon closer inspection, it was excusable——
The anger in my heart has calmed down more or less.
Wu Xiaosi then sighed slightly and continued in an indifferent tone: "I remember I said at the beginning that if we brothers are like this, rolling on the tip of a knife, holding their heads on their belts, fighting for their future with their lives, sooner or later,
One day I was going to die miserably on the street. At that time, I asked you if you would leave Yuecheng with me, fly far away, and live in peace. You said no, and it turned out to be the case today!"
Zhuang Wudao was stunned, then he stopped laughing and shook his head slightly: "Even if I had known what happened today, I, Zhuang Wudao, would not regret it. Do you remember that Wu Huan?"
After more than ten years of struggle, competing with cats and dogs for food. He has long understood that if a person wants to survive, he cannot do without the word "fight". Fight with heaven! Fight with people!
Before he was fifteen years old, he was struggling for his own survival. After he was fifteen years old, and with some capital, he began to work hard for his own future.
No one is satisfied. After being fed, clothed and warm, they want more.
Zhuang Wudao was like this. From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to climb out of this quagmire. He wanted to be like those monks and nobles, and to be high up one day. His descendants would not have to live in poverty like him, without food and clothing.
You want that person to pay the price.
What's more, he is indeed very interested in martial arts. The more he practices, the more fascinated he becomes. He is even more yearning for the master of Jindan Yuanshen who is rumored to be able to move mountains and rivers.
So even if we go back in time to a year and a half ago, if Wu Xiaosi asked again, he would still refuse without hesitation.
Wash your hands and return to good health? Haha——
Just looking at Wu Xiaosi today, we can see how difficult it is for people like them to live a peaceful life.
When he was twelve years old, he saw with his own eyes that a retired warrior in the Marrow Training Realm was approached by an enemy. The enemy who could be killed with just a few strokes back then was now a monk with a promising future in the seventh level of the Qi Training Building.
.Not only was the marrow training warrior himself cut into pieces, but nearly a hundred members of his entire family were also massacred! It was a tragedy that shocked the entire Yue City five years ago.
However, no one pursued the matter afterwards, and even within a month, no one dared to collect the body.
And this retired marrow training warrior is named Wu Huan.
Therefore, Zhuang Wudao has long recognized the truth. If he wants to live a safe life and not be retaliated by his enemies, there is only one way to go. Keep getting stronger, so strong that all enemies will not be able to think of revenge!
He made his debut when he was thirteen years old, and he killed not a hundred but eighty people in armed fights. Who knows if there might be one or two monsters among these enemies and relatives?
Just like Wu Huan's enemy, the seventh level of the Qi Lian Building has become rampant in the world. With the help of the sect's power, he has good eyes and ears. Even if his enemies are hiding in the corners of the world, they can still find them.
"Wu Huan?" Wu Xiaosi didn't know if he was thinking of himself, so he remained silent.
Just as the two were talking, a sturdy man nearly as tall as his body had already stepped out of the door. He had a strong back and muscular body, and his eyes were like copper bells, giving off a cold and fierce light.
"Are you Zhuang Wudao?"
Zhuang Wudao sneered and didn't answer, this is nonsense. He had been talking to Wu Xiaosi for so long? Didn't this person know that he was Zhuang Wudao?
However, she was extremely fearful of the strength of the man in front of her. He was also in the Essence Realm, and his complexion was dark copper with a metallic luster. At first glance, he knew that this man was practicing an extra horizontal training method.
The skin is like steel and can resist weapons.
In addition, there are three marrow-training warriors who appear on the left and right roofs. One is holding a pair of swords, and the other is holding a hook lock.
There was another person behind him, a short figure, holding a battle ax in each hand.