Su Ling stood quietly at the front of the deck, staring at the countless dock workers, unloading, loading, resting, and the faint afterglow of the sunset reflected from their sweaty shirtless figures, as if announcing the arrival of dusk......

Among the groups of travelers, the young men carrying suitcases looked around, trying not to let the suitcases touch pedestrians; The noblewoman who was supported by someone carried a long skirt, careful not to let the skirt get stained with water; The cultivator with the sword on his back unleashed the momentum of the arrogant view of all things, and swaggered through the crowd as if no one was there......

supervising patrolling soldiers; hawkers; pedestrians who fought loudly; The bard who plays and sings to himself......

The street is full of Western-style shops, taverns and utensils......

After staring at it for a long time, Su Ling couldn't find the appearance in his memory from these strange people and scenes. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

sighed softly, but suddenly saw a young figure rushing out of a shop, unkempt and dirty, running wildly, not forgetting to nibble on the pie in his hand, let the fat woman behind him scold, skillfully burrowed into the alley, and disappeared in an instant......

Su Ling shook his head slowly, revealing a smile with mixed tastes.

The smile added a bit of vigor to his young face, but it was still difficult to hide the lingering bleakness and profundity, a little less youthful air that a young man should have, and a little more resolute indifference that came out of the ordeal......

A little handsome, a little ordinary, neat and moderate short hair, neat and neat black clothes, will show a little bit of meticulous character......

Somewhat......

Su Ling knew that his character was incomplete.

"Boss! Sister Duan and the three of them have already disembarked from the boat, so let's ......"

A faint voice of cowardice and pleading sounded quietly behind Su Ling, disrupting his rare trace of tranquility.

Vera.

Although he didn't look back, Su Ling also knew that it was this little girl who had always made it difficult for his ears to be clean. Slowly opened his eyes and said lightly, "Let's go." ”

"Great!" Vera's two small black hands clenched into fists and raised in the air, screaming excitedly.

Vera, whose complexion was as black as ink, was a rare black person, with curly hair braided into countless small braids, and thick lips slightly curled, revealing two rows of white teeth like braided shells. Although it is not beautiful, it shows the wit and cuteness to the fullest.

I saw her leap slightly, and her small pigtails and wrapped flower-colored shawls fluttered like birds with wings, and landed steadily on the pier two feet away. is so young, so light, can't help but make some people around look sideways.

Su Ling followed a little at his feet.

Stepping into this long-lost hometown again, Su Ling only felt that the complicated emotions that had accompanied him for several days became even stronger.

"Ten years, everything has changed, perhaps, it's just a vague impression......"

Su Ling was sold to a distant country when he was seven years old, and at that time, he never imagined that he would return to his hometown in this way.

Nanmo country, sitting on the entire Nanmo Island, is located in the southernmost part of the South Ring Sea, with a radius of one million miles, a population of tens of millions, and a long history and civilization. Among the many island countries in the southern ring of the sea, the country of Nanmo is not very vast and not rich, but it is the most famous, and its reputation has even affected the distant continent.

The reason for its fame is that there are many legends about this island nation.

Legend has it that this island nation is the beginning of the world, and you can directly reach the other side of the world by crossing the "heavenly wall" in the south of the island......

Legend has it that this island country is the hometown of Yang Yi and the starting point for the achievement of a generation of martial kings......

Legend has it that there is a "Tomb of King Wu" in this island country, where the secret treasures obtained by Yang Yi in his life are buried......

All kinds of legends have made Nanmo a world-renowned tourist destination, and countless cultivators have rushed to it, trying to cross the "heavenly wall" to the other side of the world, or explore the "tomb of the martial king" that can make people ascend to the sky in one step.

As a result, this ordinary island nation has become no longer ordinary because of these legends......

"Boss, the architecture of this Nanmo country is very special, it is completely different from my country, and these people are dressed strangely."

In the crowd, Su Ling and Vera walked slowly, the former just casually looked at the changes in his hometown, but Vera stared at a pair of curious eyes, looked around, and kept pointing at the buildings and pedestrians on both sides.

"The country has been inhabited by the yellow race for generations, and the cultural customs are naturally different from those of the white and black races." Su Ling casually explained to Vera. However, he is also quite different, when he was on the boat, he saw the Western shops all over the street, he thought that this hometown had changed greatly, but he did not expect that it was only a part of the surface, and most of the buildings in the city still retained the appearance of his memory.

"Oh." Vera nodded, looked at the wooden pavilions on both sides that were completely different from the port buildings, and couldn't help but say, "Will this kind of house made of wood be strong?" "I glanced at the pedestrians a few more times" These people looked very verbose, the men wore such long robes, and the women's skirts were almost on the ground. And the hair is also ......."

"Where do so many questions come from? It's said that the culture and customs are different, and besides, it's not that you haven't seen this kind of dress, so don't talk nonsense. Su Ling was obviously a little impatient with Vera's repeated questions, so he reprimanded him.

"I've seen it, but I've never seen so much." Vera lowered her little head and muttered in a voice that only she could hear.

Suddenly, a figure flew upside down and landed heavily in front of Su Ling, making him have to stop, and then a burly man rushed out of the crowd, raised his knife in his hand, and quickly cut off the head of the person lying on the ground.

In the exclamation of passers-by, Dahan lifted the head of the deceased, his eyes glared at the fierce light and scanned the surroundings, and finally his eyes fell on Su Ling, who was closest to him, perhaps because he was still young, so he ignored it, carried his head into the crowd, and gradually disappeared.

Passers-by are still shouting and hawking, pedestrians are still wandering the streets, or rushing to destinations that only they know. Only a handful of people point fingers at it and talk about it.

In a few moments, a group of patrol soldiers came from a distance, carried away the headless corpse on the ground without saying a word, and did not question the people around them from beginning to end, as if it was only an animal corpse that was carried away.

Su Ling watched all this silently, without the slightest emotional fluctuation, and glanced at the people around him, at this time, he noticed that whether it was a vendor or a pedestrian here, except for those foreigners, almost all of them were wearing weapons.

Even the elderly, women, and teenagers of their own age.

Su Ling didn't think that this former hometown had become a martial arts country for all the people, after all, although becoming a cultivator was not so harsh, it was by no means simple enough for everyone to cultivate.

Then it can only be said that this country has been chaotic to the point that the imperial power and the law cannot protect the common people, and they can only rely on themselves.

"Boss, what should we buy?"

Vera obviously didn't care about the bloody case that had just happened, and in the moment of Su Ling's silence, she had already developed a strong interest in the dazzling array of goods in the surrounding stalls, and almost everything she liked was in her hands and played with it.

"Vera, don't always buy these kids' stuff." Su Ling said lightly, and then ignored it and walked forward.

"Yes." Vera lowered her head and followed Su Ling angrily, but a pair of eyes still glanced at the stall, and then while Su Ling was not paying attention, her small hand opened slightly.

Something strange happened, the moment Vera opened her hand, the jade pendant on a stall flew into her hand with a "whoosh", and then was carried into her arms without anyone noticing.

You ......" Su Ling turned back abruptly, his eyes contained a cold intent, as if he was angry because he had offended the majesty that he had established for a long time. Apparently, what had just happened did not escape his senses.

"I'm sorry! Sorry Boss! Vera won't dare next time, never again. Vera's petite body suddenly trembled, and in a panic, she hurriedly lowered her head and apologized.

This move attracted the attention of many people around, who were obviously surprised by the behavior of the two minors, and some people even pointed their fingers and speculated about the relationship between these two young people of different skin colors.

Feeling some strange eyes around him, Su Ling also slowly withdrew his emotions, and said indifferently and coldly: "Next time, don't use Heavenly Energy for such a humiliating thing." Let's go, go to that tavern and take a break. ”

"Yes, there will be no next time." Vera nodded her head like a chicken pecking rice, and when she heard Su Ling say to go to the tavern, she was immediately happy, she naturally didn't want to drink, but there were usually some delicious small meals in the tavern.

Rinse Tavern.

At this time, the two had turned back to the vicinity of the dock, Su Ling casually found this tavern, and walked in with Vera, but before entering, he carved an inconspicuous diamond-shaped mark on the door with his fingernails.

The tavern was not large, with only six or seven tables, but it was full, except for the bar on the inside with some empty seats. The two of them sat down at the bar, and after paying, they ordered a glass of Huadiao wine, a glass of juice, and some small meals.

"This little brother, you are almost the first person in my tavern to order this kind of wine, if it weren't for the fact that this is an oriental country, I wouldn't have stored wine like Huadiao and Daughter Red in this tavern. Since you were the first to order, I will invite this cup. ”

After the woman at the bar brought a glass of wine and a glass of juice, she pushed a silver coin in front of Su Ling.

Su Ling's face was expressionless, in fact, he also ordered it with the mentality of giving it a try, because he also knew that this kind of Western-style tavern usually did not sell the wine of Eastern countries. However, this was the first time he had returned to his homeland, and he couldn't help but think of his childhood when he was in the village, when he could always smell the Huadiao wine brewed in the winery.

Su Ling picked up the silver coin, which was only the size of a fingernail, and while looking at it, some memories also appeared in his mind, and said: "When I left this country, there were no such taverns, and the wine shops and restaurants that used to be full of streets are now invisible. ”

"It's a coastal city, after all." The woman at the bar brought out a plate of food and brought it to Vera, and said with a smile: "It's just that this Xiangcheng has changed a lot, and the inland towns are still the same." ”

Su Ling nodded slightly, and picked up the wooden cup, "It's really nondescript to use this kind of wooden cup to hold Huadiao wine." He smiled faintly and drank the wine in his glass.

The woman was slightly startled and said, "The little brother has such a large amount of alcohol, he must also be a cultivator, disrespectful, disrespectful." The implication is obviously that he regarded Su Ling as an ordinary teenager before.

"We are not cultivators, we are ......" At this moment, Vera, who was eating a meal on the side, suddenly interjected, but was stopped by Su Ling before she finished speaking.

"It seems that the eldest sister is the proprietress of this tavern, right? I haven't returned to China for a long time, and I asked the proprietress to tell me about the situation in this country. Su Ling could see that this woman was the proprietress here, so he planned to inquire about some news, of course, the news was usually not in vain, so he took out a gold coin and put it on the bar counter and pushed it in front of the proprietress .

The proprietress smiled and picked up the gold coin, which was only the size of a fingernail, and her tavern only made a few a few a day, and the other party only used it to buy some simple news that was not a secret. So she didn't ask too much, she was beautiful and intelligent, and she naturally saw that this young man was not an ordinary person.

There are a lot of cultivators who come and go to Xiangcheng, and her tavern is naturally often visited by cultivators, but no matter what kind of person, as long as it is a man, most of them will covet her beauty and figure, especially today, she is wearing a translucent purple silk shirt, and the black corset inside is looming, with her fiery and plump figure, it has already attracted a large number of fiery eyes.

However, the young man on the other side who was in the prime of his blood and strength not only made a generous move, but also did not deliberately look at her, obviously not the kind of rich child who likes to enjoy himself.

In this way, the boss lady with extraordinary experience knows that this teenager is by no means ordinary, in fact, he also knows some of the many young handsome men, so he never judges others by their age.

After a pause and putting away the charm for a few minutes, the proprietress began to say: "The situation in this country is almost a matter of street knowledge, but it is not as simple as you outsiders think. If the little brother wants to know, then I know everything. Nowadays, the country is in turmoil, the imperial court is infighting, the kings are feuding, the generals and ministers of the court are supporting their own troops, and several major families in the business world are making obstructions for profit...... So the war, all these years have been continuous, whether it is the poor or the rich, everyone is in danger, the day is not safe, even my tavern, don't look at the peace at this time, maybe the next moment will be robbed by gangsters. ”

Su Ling took the wine glass that the proprietress had just filled and took a sip lightly, for what the proprietress said, he just nodded noncommittally, he had no interest in the regime and the suffering of the people, and he didn't believe the proprietress sighing at the end, if she didn't have some skills, how could a beautiful woman support a tavern in troubled times?

"I know that the little brother will not be interested in these, but all this stems from the disappearance of the old emperor." Seeing Su Ling's calm expression, the proprietress also took a sip of her cup and continued.

"Oh?" Su Ling had to be shocked at this time, because he had heard of this emperor of the Southern Mo Kingdom before he returned, and this person had a very high reputation.

The Emperor of Nanmo is not only the king of a country, but also one of the best masters in the cultivation world of Nanmo Kingdom, and it is also because of his existence that the entire country has become peaceful and prosperous, and the surrounding island countries dare not invade, and the cultivation world is also safe.

"No wonder." Su Ling had also guessed a little before, and had also heard some ambiguous rumors, but he didn't expect that this top master in the cultivation world of the Southern Mo Kingdom would disappear, and if he said that he was in retreat and cultivating, it was impossible to leave his country alone without doing anything.

"Missing...... Is it related to a series of rumors in recent years? Tianbi, the tomb of King Wu ...... "Su Ling knew that since this rumor of the tomb of King Wu, there have been countless overseas masters, and even the powerhouses on the continent have stepped into the country of Nanmo, so it is not surprising that anything has happened.

The proprietress smiled slightly and said, "Is it related to those outsiders, it's not something that I, the tavern proprietress can say, it's just that the disappearance of the emperor has indeed turned the country upside down, especially the turmoil in the cultivation world." As we all know, the old emperor is the top master of the Nanmo Kingdom, so his disappearance has also caused changes in the situation in the cultivation world, and even those sects that are hiding in the shadows have also made more or less moves in the past few years. ”

"Sect?" Su Ling's expression moved, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "As early as a few decades ago, didn't all the sect churches and gang organizations dissolve or collapse under the promulgation of the 'Abolition Order'?" How can there still be sects? ”

"That's true." The proprietress nodded and smiled: "But it has not covered the nest, and it has its own eggs." After all, this country is too remote, when the Heavenly Law Division sent the law enforcement army to exterminate the Nanmo country sect gangs, although it destroyed their thousands of years of foundation, but the people in the sect did not die, but only hibernation in the dark, and the law enforcement army could not be stationed in a country for a long time, so it gave these sects a chance to recuperate. After so many years, although these sects still dare not blatantly establish a foundation, they are also secretly recruiting disciples, of course, they are all recruited through improper means, and countless young children are taken captive by them every year. Therefore, the imperial court and the Heavenly Seminary also began to unite to arrest the remnants of these sects, and three years ago, the Heavenly Law Division even sent a 'punishment envoy' to assist in the eradication, but it really hurt the vitality of those major sects, and even two of them were completely destroyed. ”

"I see." Su Ling nodded slowly, there were still sects left in the Nanmo Kingdom, but he didn't expect it.

In addition, what surprised Su Ling was that the Heavenly Law Division actually surrounded and suppressed the remnants of the Nanmo Kingdom twice, and even sent a "torture envoy" to do it thoroughly.

The Heavenly Law Pavilion, the Heavenly Cultivation Pavilion, and the Intelligence Pavilion are the three major cabinets directly under the Heavenly Government.

The Heavenly Law Pavilion maintains the Heavenly Law; Tianxiu Pavilion cultivates talents; The Intelligence Pavilion is used to gather intelligence and monitor movements around the world.

The three major cabinets, together with the headquarters and branches of the Celestial Army, and the Celestial Sect, formed the Celestial Government that ruled the world.

The Tianlu Division is the branch of the Tianlu Pavilion around the world.

The Heavenly Law Division specializes in maintaining the Heavenly Law of the cultivation world, arresting and trying cultivators who commit crimes. In the Heavenly Law Division, the lowest-level law enforcement army is a master who can defeat a hundred, that is, cultivators. There are also powerful existences such as the chief judge, the execution envoy, the hunting envoy, the legal history, the legal captain, and so on.

For Tianlusi, Su Ling has a lot of "dealings" with it.

The proprietress played with the gold coins in her hand and said: "So, the chaos in this country can be imagined, at the moment this Xiangcheng is quite harmonious, after all, it is the only port city, there are many garrisons, and the inland, although it is not a hell on earth, but I don't think it will be too different." If it weren't for the fact that the old emperor's sister ascended to the throne with iron-blooded means last year and married the abbot of the Heavenly Seminary, intimidating the kings, generals, and cultivators, then this country would ......."

"A person who has died a long time ago has said that so many people believe it, and now everyone is stupid?."

At this moment, Vera, who was beside Su Ling, suddenly spoke and interrupted the proprietress in her words, but what she said was not to the proprietress but to the other people in the tavern......