The Walled City is a very special area in Honda City. It already existed when the city was established.
In the past thousand years, the Penglai Immortal Kingdom has experienced ups and downs, and the Shilao as the ruling class have changed countless generations. However, this city has withstood the passage of time and remains standing.
"Speaking of which, this is my first time to come to this walled city. I only briefly explored it through my spiritual sense before. I didn't expect that there is really a cave inside."
Baili was born in a wealthy area in the eastern part of the Penglai Immortal Kingdom. He grew up and practiced mostly in Penglai City. If he hadn't thwarted Sikong and Katori's conspiracy and established the Western Penglai Empire, he might never have set foot in Honda City, let alone
Speaking of coming to this dark city.
Just like ordinary people, they stroll through the thousand-turn corridors of the walled city. The vertical houses built like mountains block 99% of the sunlight. Darkness and humidity are the main themes here.
But Baili unexpectedly discovered that this "lawless land" that was advertised as poor, dirty, and chaotic was actually equipped with all kinds of organs, including pharmacies, medical clinics, wine shops, and hotels, everything that was available outside was also available here.
But these are basically run by the residents of the walled city themselves, and there are no chain stores opening branches here. Baili understands it if he thinks about it carefully. After all, the security of the walled city is not very good, and the living standard is even worse than that of a poor person.
Words, naturally no one would be willing to set up a branch here.
"In this case, it is a self-contained system. The residents are self-sufficient. It is equivalent to a city-within-a-city model."
Crossing a dilapidated canal, Baili saw a group of shirtless men collecting money from door to door, but strangely, the shopkeepers who were "notified" did not show any resistance.
Most of them didn't even raise their heads and threw the money bags they had prepared to the big men. These fierce men would not disturb the store's business. After checking the amount, they left straight away and went to
The next one will continue to charge.
"It turns out that this is the 'protection fee' system of the Walled City. I was a little unconvinced when Bai Ru reported it before, but I didn't expect that a certain balance has actually been formed."
"The store pays protection fees to nearby gangs at regular intervals, and these gangs are responsible for protecting their normal operations. They each get what they need and help each other. In fact, it is more efficient than those cities where the government and the people are at odds."
Baili did not intervene. On the one hand, his trip was to detect the traces of the four kings of the "Blood" organization. On the other hand, the life system of this city has been around for a long time, and rash destruction would only cause a chain reaction, which would have serious consequences for Honda City.
Never a good thing.
Walking through the dark alleys, Baili kept searching for clues about the Four Heavenly Kings in the most primitive way. He didn't know if they were still in the walled city.
Although through the marks in Li Mu's knowledge sea, he found the place where the dream builder last disappeared.
But after all, real-time tracking is not possible. If the opponent is really a king-level expert and wants to hide his traces and leave Honda City, even if he is as powerful as him, he may not be able to discover it.
And deep down in Baili's heart, he even hoped that the other party had left, because if the war started in such a crowded place, it was unknown whether the four kings of the "Blood" organization could be retained in the end, and how many civilians would die in the battle.
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"oops."
A clear child's voice pulled Baili back from deep thought, and he saw a little girl in a rough linen dress sitting on the steps ten steps away to his right, with an obviously handmade basket lying crooked on the ground.
Inside the lifted tulle are large white steamed buns.
"Don't be afraid. Let your uncle see where you dropped it."
The little girl's ankle was red. It was obviously sprained when she went down the stairs. Her little face was holding back the pain, and tears kept rolling in her eyes. Baili hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her.
Seeing that it was just a minor injury, Baili stretched out his right hand and gently touched the red and swollen joints. A wisp of heaven and earth vitality instantly repaired the damaged tissue.
"How about it? Stand up and try it. It shouldn't hurt anymore."
The little girl stared at her ankle with wide eyes, then stood up and spun around a few times, and then nodded to Baili with a look of disbelief on her face.
"Uncle, you are also a god, but you are a good god and those in your family are bad gods."
The little girl hugged Baili and gave him a kiss, but what she said next made the Tribulation Realm boss feel wary.
"Why do you say there are bad gods at home? Can you tell uncle? Can uncle help you get rid of those bad gods?"
The little girl blinked her beautiful big eyes, as if she was trying to decide whether Baili's words were true or false.
"Because those uncles and aunts are just like you, and they know magic. When they first came to my house, they changed their parents into nothing, and then said that as long as I buy them food every day, they will change their parents back.
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The little girl told her experience in a sweet voice, but Baili's ears were so angry that she was trembling. He knew very well what "losing her parents" meant.
Those bastards just want to use the little girl who is least likely to attract attention to buy food. They will eventually return her parents to her. They are all lies. Once the task is completed, the little girl who is waiting for her will definitely die.
ending.
"What's your name? Where is your home?"
Suppressing the raging anger in his heart, Baili followed the little girl's guidance and fixed his gaze on a small building built with wooden boards. The wooden boards that were damaged to the limit by wind and rain outlined the little girl's childhood.
Such a hard-working and desperate life was completely shattered by the arrival of the men in black robes from the "Blood" organization. Looking at the innocent little girl, her big, watery eyes seemed to be looking forward to the return of her parents.
"Ya'er, uncle will help you deliver this steamed bun. When you leave the walled city along this road, there will be Aunt Shen waiting for you. She will take you to Duoyan Tower to eat delicious food, and then she will also take you
How about going to Gucci Garden to buy toys?"
Baili patted the little girl's arm tenderly, and a message transmitted everything that happened here to Shen Bairu who was waiting outside the walled city.
"Really, uncle? Ya'er has never been to Duoyan Tower. Dad said he would take me there once when Ya'er grows up. Can I bring some food back? I want to give it to my parents to try too.
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The little girl's happiness was beyond words, but even so, she still remembered her parents. But the more she did, the more Baili was at a loss. Every word the little girl said hit his heart like a hammer.
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After sending away the bouncing little girl, Baili turned around and looked at the small building not far away. His murderous intent could no longer be hidden, and the blue space crack was torn open by him in an instant.
Stepping inside, the furious ruler of Xi Penglai could no longer bear the thought of someone massacring his people in his territory.
Regardless of whether he is the four heavenly kings or the guardians of the left and right, even if the gods come, he will seek justice for the innocent people who died today.