sbdcsierra Chapter 96 The Cuteness of the Blood Tide
Chapter 96 The Cuteness of the Blood Tide
Centered on Qingzhu Peak, there are four large cities distributed in the four directions of southeast, northwest and southwest. Each of them is hundreds of miles away from Qingzhu Peak, and Yunlong City is the city located to the west of Qingzhu Peak.
The city is called Yunlong City because, according to legend, a white dragon flew through the white clouds above the city on the day it was built.
At this moment, a luxurious carriage pulled by two black-horned horses is speeding along the road from Qingzhu City to Yunlong City. The road is about ten meters wide, winds through the mountains, and has a smooth surface paved entirely with thick stone slabs.
Even with the presence of cultivators, the construction of this road was extremely difficult. After the location of Yunlong City was determined, construction began, and it took a full ten years to open up the passage between the two cities.
However, the existence of Yunlong City also successfully expanded the influence of the Qingzhu Sword Sect to the west of Qingzhu Peak, and the various minerals near Yunlong City brought countless benefits to the Qingzhu Sword Sect every year.
As an eighth-rank sect, the Green Bamboo Sword Sect possesses most of the resources of the Green Bamboo Mountain Range, while most sects in Ningzhou have to compete with other sects for resources. In comparison, the external environment of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect can be described as superior.
“Young Master Shen, we’ve been traveling for half a day. I remember there’s a small town not far ahead where we can rest,” Wang Xiang suggested to Shen Xu.
“Okay!” Shen Xu remembered that town. He was sent to Cuiyun Mountain via this road, and the place where he rested along the way was that town. If he remembered correctly, it should be called Zhuma Town.
Before long, the carriage came to a stop. After Wang Xiang lowered the ladder from the carriage, Shen Xu and the two children got off.
Stepping off the carriage and looking at the small town that still held a faint memory, Shen Xu couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.
When the townspeople saw the luxurious carriage stop in front of the town, they immediately realized that the people inside were not someone they could mess with. So they all stopped looking at the carriage with curiosity, afraid that they might offend the people inside. It wouldn't be worth losing their lives for curiosity.
“Young Master Shen, the town may not be very clean. Just tell me what you would like to eat and I will go and buy it for you.”
"Is there anything you'd like to eat?" Shen Xu asked the two little ones.
"I'll listen to you," Wushang said.
"Brother Wang, please just buy some clean food. You should know more about this than I do."
"Young Master Shen, you're too kind. Please don't move around here. I'll be right back." Wang Xiang waved his hand and walked into the town.
Wang Xiang was the coachman lent to him by the Wang family. In Shen Xu's mind, he should be a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator. With such cultivation, he would be qualified to be a junior elder in the Green Bamboo Sword Sect. However, he was willing to serve as a servant for the Wang family. It has to be said that the Wang family's foundation over hundreds of years is really deep.
Moreover, the Wang family actually had a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator drive his horse, which means they must know about his obtaining the inheritance of the Green Bamboo True Man in the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm.
"Brother Xu, what kind of place is Yunlong City?" Wushang suddenly asked Shen Xu.
This question stumped Shen Xu. He hadn't been back for many years and only had a vague memory of Yunlong City left.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "It's somewhat similar to Qingzhu City. It's very spacious and has many different types of buildings, but it's younger and more vibrant than Qingzhu City."
Moreover, legend has it that a white dragon passed through the clouds and bestowed blessings upon Yunlong City.
Therefore, every morning and evening, a thin mist would inexplicably rise over Yunlong City, giving it a dreamlike appearance under the sunlight and sunset, like a fairyland.
It is said that whoever can decipher the reason for the appearance of the mist will receive a blessing from the true dragon.
"What is a true dragon?" Wushang pressed for an answer.
"A very powerful and mysterious creature, living as long as the heavens, with extremely high intelligence. It seems that no one has ever seen its appearance, only that its body, hovering in the sky, is more majestic and enormous than the entire Green Bamboo Mountain Range."
His gifts were also incredibly varied; some could grant eternal youth, some could cure incurable diseases, and some could even transform an ordinary person into a highly skilled cultivator…
"If I receive the true dragon's blessing, can I ask him to let Wuyou speak?" Wushang asked earnestly.
"The blessings of the true dragon are as ethereal as the true dragon itself. Wuyou's muteness may not require the blessings of the true dragon." Shen Xu squatted down and stroked the little girl's soft hair.
"Young Master Shen, are you satisfied with these?" Wang Xiang walked from the town to Shen Xu's side and handed him several paper packets.
"I trust Brother Wang." Shen Xu took the paper package and handed two of the packages to Wushang Wuyou.
"I'd also like to inquire about Yunlong City. Would Young Master Shen like to hear about it?" Wang Xiang suddenly asked, biting into the steamed bun in his hand.
What happened in Yunlong City?
"It's about the four major families of Yunlong City. The Mo family betrayed the Shen family and joined the alliance of the Yan and Yang families. The current situation is that the three families of Yan, Yang and Mo are surrounding the Shen family, and the Shen family is in a very passive position."
"Are they really that bold? The Shen family's influence in the sect is far beyond what those three families can match."
"I heard that an elder from the Yan family in the sect has broken through to the Qi Sea Realm."
"If that's the case, the Shen family will indeed have to give up a lot," Shen Xu said calmly.
"Young Master Shen doesn't seem worried about the Shen family's situation."
“Yunlong City is within the sphere of influence of Elder Jiang’s faction. With Elder Jiang above them, the Shen family will not be in trouble.”
"Young Master Shen sees things more clearly."
"There's another matter. It seems that a force called Blood Slaughter Tower has extended its reach into the Green Bamboo Mountains, kidnapping ordinary people from time to time. Both Cloud Dragon City and Green Bamboo City have issued bounties, offering a substantial reward to anyone who can provide relevant information."
"You mean the Blood Slaughter Tower?" Shen Xu's mind was immediately shaken.
In his previous life, he was kidnapped by this organization and came into contact with the Blood Fiend Palace. He himself was once one of the high-ranking members of the Blood Fiend Tower.
But to his surprise, the Blood Fiend Palace had already laid out plans in various places so early on, not even sparing remote areas like the Green Bamboo Mountains.
"Young Master Shen, have you heard of the Blood Slaughter Tower?"
"No, it's just that the name doesn't sound like a righteous organization."
"It certainly doesn't seem like it. Those who were taken away are probably in grave danger. Young Master Shen, you should be careful when you return to Green Bamboo Peak in the future."
"Thank you for your concern, Brother Wang. I will be careful."
He knew that the Blood Killing Tower probably wouldn't dare to touch cultivators right now. They were capturing ordinary people to build blood pools, and the Blood Fiend Palace was able to unleash such a massive blood tide precisely because of the countless blood pools scattered throughout the land.
Moreover, as long as there is a blood pool, the blood tide can follow the Blood Fiend Palace members to conquer cities and territories without hindrance, and the Blood Fiend Palace members can also replenish and recover in any place with a blood pool.
He still remembered the locations of the Blood Slaughter Tower's blood pools in the Green Bamboo Mountains and its headquarters in Anyue City from his previous life. However, he couldn't alert them now, otherwise some of the information in his mind would become useless.
He wanted to tell all this information to the higher-ups of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect before he left, which was the last thing he could do for the sect.