After the tax officer's words fell, there was silence all around.

Qin Ran stood silently, without any intention of paying points to enter the city, while the tax officer kept smiling.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Facing Qin Ran's gaze, the tax officer's forehead began to sweat.

Although Qin Ran's gaze was very indifferent, it made the tax official feel some kind of pressure inexplicably.

The tax collector felt himself standing in front of a boiling copper pot, and when he looked up, he could see that the boiled shrimp skins, shallots, radishes, and red dates were tumbling up and down with the clear soup.

It's just a slice of mutton.

And he is the mutton slices, and Qin Ran in front of him is the one who is holding chopsticks and preparing to clip the mutton slices.

It's going to be eaten by shabu!

The moment such a thought rose from the bottom of the tax officer's heart, the tax collector immediately bent down and saluted.

"Of course, for a person as honorable as Your Excellency, everything is free."

"It's your hot towel, and it's a good relief for you."

"Please come in."

"If something happens, please tell me immediately, you know, I'm here, and I'll be there for you."

The tax officer turned around and took the hot towel on the side, held it in front of Qin Ran, and said respectfully.

"Hmm."

Qin Ran didn't take the hot towel, just nodded, and as soon as he pulled the rope in his hand, White Jack immediately walked forward.

Walk through the city gates.

Qin Ran saw a street that looked completely medieval.

Although the costumes are slightly different, they are still mainly wide, women are dresses, men are robes, according to different status, the materials of the clothes are different, and there are gold and silver and even precious stones on the embellishment.

When a man in a silk robe and a golden gemstone belt around his waist walked by, everyone bowed.

The man saw Qin Ran, but he turned a blind eye.

Even if Qin Ran was holding White Jack, it was the same.

The other party treated Qin Ran as if he didn't exist.

However, Qin Ran looked at the other party with interest.

Under Qin Ran's gaze, the other party's pace quickened.

"Keep up."

Qin Ran shook the reins in his hand.

White Jack acted immediately.

Following behind the other party, Qin Ran quickly came to a shop.

On the sign hanging outside the store, a knife and fork is erected to indicate what kind of place it is.

At Qin Ran's signal, White Jack pushed the door in.

The noise came from the room in an instant.

The sound of clinking glasses, the noise, mixed with the sound of music, the richly dressed man sat in the innermost position of the restaurant, Qin Ran let go of the reins of White Jack, and walked over.

"I'm looking for a friend of mine, J. Perelman."

"You seem to know something."

Qin Ran pulled away the chair opposite the other party, and after sitting inside, he asked directly.

"You're not welcome here."

"I don't know anything about J. Perelman."

The man said coldly.

"Oh?"

"Can you explain to me why there is such a castle in Hook's alley?"

"You must not say that the builders of a huge city just built it."

Qin Ran lengthened his tone.

"There are some things that you can't be a part of!"

"I advise you, it's good to leave quickly!"

"Otherwise......"

The man's voice became colder and colder, and the noise in the restaurant disappeared in an instant, and the guests of those restaurants stood up one by one, looking at Qin Ran with an unkind face.

"Or else?"

"Boss, do you have any special dishes?"

After Qin Ran chuckled, he looked at the restaurateur who was standing at a loss, and he simply ignored the people around him.

Such an act immediately angered the man and the people around him.

"Kill him for me!"

The man shouted.

……

In a hall shrouded in shadows, two people sat facing each other, and between them, there was a large chessboard that shone with a faint light.

The chessboard has sixty-four squares, black and white, facing each other.

In each square, there is a chess piece of the same color.

And above the sixty-four chess pieces, two silver and one gold chess pieces floated.

These chess pieces are changing slightly with the control of one of them.

This man is undoubtedly dedicated.

But the other person was different.

"Damn it!"

"How did the Flame Demon come here?"

"It's not what we said at the beginning!"

A voice in the shadows roared loudly.

"Surprises can happen with any plan."

The person manipulating the chess pieces said very calmly.

"Accident?"

"You said this was an accident?"

"Aren't you afraid of dying in an accident?"

The previous voice became louder and louder, even, with a hint of trepidation.

yes, how could he not be afraid.

You know, it's the Demon of Fire who appears there!

Although Qin Ran had many titles, and even the only title in the huge city, 'Sword of Dawn', more people preferred to call each other 'Flame Demon'.

Because, in the eyes of these people, Qin Ran is an out-and-out executioner.

The ruthless, furious, ruthless, and murderous kind.

In the rumors of the huge city, the 'Demon of Fire' has surpassed the vanished 'broker' and has become the most unprovoked person.

The person in front of him is undoubtedly convinced of the rumors.

In other words, the other party knows that it is not a rumor.

"Peace of mind."

"If I encounter the 'Flame Demon' somewhere else, I'll be even more terrified than you, but don't forget, this is my 'territory'."

"Even the 'Demon of Fire' can't act recklessly."

There was a little more smugness in the calm voice.

But before the pride faded from the opponent's face hidden in the shadows, one of the black and white pieces on the chessboard made a 'click' sound.

A crack appeared on the piece.

Immediately afterward, the crack spread rapidly, and when the cracks overlapped each other, the chess piece shattered directly.

Looking at the broken chess pieces, the timid people became more and more timid.

"Here we go!"

"It's already started!"

"The Flame Demon has begun to kill!"

The other party shouted like this.

"Just a chess piece!"

"Sixty-four ......on my board"

Click!

Click!

Click!

The person who manipulated the chess pieces tried to appease the collaborators, but before the other party could finish his words, he heard a series of crisp sounds, and most of the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard began to crack.

"I knew it was going to be like this!"

"I'm going to quit this project!"

"I don't want to die!"

The cowardly grew more and more panicked.

"When he faces ordinary chess pieces, he is naturally invincible, but what about the chess pieces outside my chessboard?"

"No matter how powerful the Flame Demon is, it will succumb to the rules."

The voice of the person manipulating the chess pieces is still unhurried.

"Rules?"

"What rules?"

The timid asked.

The man who manipulated the chess pieces did not answer.

This is the other party's biggest secret, how can you tell others?

Even if it's a collaborator on the other side, it's impossible.

After showing a mysterious smile at the collaborator, the person who manipulated the chess pieces raised his hand, and the two silver chess pieces landed on the chessboard, replacing the broken black and white chess pieces.

And the golden chess pieces did not fall, nor did they continue to float in the air, but were held in the hands of the people who manipulated the chess pieces.

The other party has to wait for the right moment to deal a fatal blow to the 'Fire Demon'.

"You're strong!"

"It's a fact!"

"But can your retinue be as powerful as you?"

"As long as one thing is fragile!"

"You just wait to be defeated by me one by one!"

……

In the restaurant, except for the restaurateur, waiter, and White Jack, who were still standing, only Qin Ran was still sitting there.

Opposite him, the richly dressed man had fallen apart.

There is no flesh and blood, and there are no stumps and broken arms.

All that's there is is a broken puppet wreckage!

The same is true of the rest.

The restaurateur, the waiter, and even Jack White watched in shock.

Qin Ran was flat.

"Where's your specialty, boss?"

Qin Ran asked.

"Right away."

The restaurateur immediately turned and went into the kitchen.

A moment later, a plate of beef-scented soup was served.

On the clear soup water, there was a layer of red oil floating, Qin Ran picked up the wooden spoon, and with a slight stir, he saw the potatoes, radishes, and large pieces of thinly stewed beef hidden underneath.

Flavor?

It can only be considered average.

However, the best thing is the freshness of the ingredients.

So......

"One more bowl."

Qin Ran said.

White Jack looked at Qin Ran, who was sitting there eating beef soup, and his soul fire flickered with puzzlement.

Shouldn't the search continue?

Why should you eat beef broth?

Isn't it delicious?

Despite his considerable intelligence, White Jack, who was only a cooperative follower, had no idea what his collaborator was trying to do.

But it knew what it was supposed to do.

Stood there motionless, like a real skeleton.

One bowl, two bowls.

When Qin Ran picked up the third bowl of beef soup, his eyes narrowed.

In his perception, the anomaly reappeared.

However, this did not hinder Qin Ran's chewing movements.

He waited silently for the strange ones to approach.

The person who peeked at the chess pieces here through a special field of vision, looking at Qin Ran's movements, couldn't help but sneer.

"Do you think my next attack will be a normal attack?"

"In the agony of the torment of your soul, wail for me!"

With the thought of the man manipulating the chess pieces, the two silver chess pieces turned invisible and disappeared on the chessboard.

When they reappeared, it came to ......

Inside a library.

The two silver chess pieces with shackles, razor knives, and hideous faces were stunned, and a look of astonishment appeared on their fierce faces.

Where is this?

Shouldn't it be the soul of the target person who is being tortured?

Why a library?

Then, both of them turned their heads to look at the end of the hallway at the same time.

A white, gloomy figure appeared there at some point, its long hair hanging straight down, obscuring its face.

As the other appeared, the bright library began to flicker.

Squeak! Squeak!

The electricity rang incessantly, but was replaced by the click of bones.

Every time the light flickered, the white, cold figure approached them for a minute, and the neck and body writhed with it.

The two silver pieces were completely overwhelmed.

They looked dumbfounded at the white, cold figure that was getting closer and closer, and involuntarily clenched the shackles and razor knives.

However, the flickering of the lights suddenly stopped.

The entire library is back to normal again.

A bright glow filled the surroundings, allowing the two silver pieces to breathe a sigh of relief.

But at this time-

"Do you think I'm pretty?"

Low, hoarse, yet full of gloom, like the sound of a poisonous snake crawling across its back, it sounded from behind the two silver chess pieces.

The two silver chess pieces subconsciously turned around, and their eyes widened suddenly.

What a face that is!

Not only are they pale and full of scars, but they are also bruised, and their eyes are like swelling dead fish eyes, making people dare not look directly.

A silver chess piece, infused with the soul of ordinary people, shouted almost instinctively: "Get out of here, ugly thing!" ”

Just as the words fell, this silver chess piece immediately found that he could no longer speak.

Because, its tongue was pulled out of its mouth by the other party, including its jaw, and it was torn off so hard.

Ahhh

With a howl of pain, the silver piece fell to the ground and rolled to the ground.

Another silver chess piece, which was also infused with soul, couldn't help but tremble when he looked at his companion's miserable condition.

Also instinctively, it immediately said: "You are beautiful, your beauty ......"

"Those who are dishonest should not speak again!"

A cold voice interrupted the silver piece's words, and the next moment, it followed in the footsteps of its companion.

Then, the lights of the entire library began to go out one by one.

The white, cold figure disappeared with two silver chess pieces that fell to the ground and wailed.

"No!"

The person who vaguely felt something manipulating the chess pieces let out a loud roar, different from ordinary chess pieces, the two silver chess pieces were created by the other party after spending a lot of precious materials and hundreds of thousands of points, and they were able to directly attack the soul of the special 'retinue'.

The other party absolutely did not allow any accidents to happen to these two entourages.

Therefore, the other party no longer hesitated, and the golden chess piece in his hand fell heavily on the chessboard.

Rumble!

In the black, a golden chess piece fell from the sky.

It was very tall, two meters long, fully armoured, armed with a great sword, and slammed into the top floor of the library with the courage of ten thousand people.

Bang!

The top floor was smashed in an instant.

Then, it smashed through the ceiling of the third floor and entered the third floor.

It was about to rush towards the floor on the third floor and the ceiling on the second floor.

And then......

"Boom, someone smashed the roof."

A low sobbing reached the ears of the golden chess piece.

It turned its head and saw a little girl in a pink dress, crouching there, holding her head and crying.

The golden chess piece immediately smiled evilly.

The other party seems to be so easy to bully, and there is no threat at all.

Temporarily halting its advance, the golden pawn raised its broadsword, ready to kill the weakest follower in the enemy's hands first, and then save the followers of its own camp.

But just go with the flow.

It doesn't take much time.

Why not?

With such thoughts, the big sword in the hand of the golden chess piece slashed hard.

The next moment!

The 20-centimeter-wide blade was attached to the 3-meter-wide body.

3, 3 meters?!

The golden chess piece raised his head in a daze, looking at his body half-bent, against the ceiling, with his head down, looking down at his little giant.

"Well, that, I'm looking for a little pink girl in a dress, have you seen her?"

The golden chess piece stammered and asked.

The little giant cracked its mouth, revealing a row of shark-like fangs.

"Nope."

As he spoke, the little giant stretched out his palm the size of a grinding plate, grabbed the golden chess piece, and in the frightened gaze of the other party, stretched the other party to his mouth, like gnawing on a cucumber, chewing one bite at a time.

When all the golden chess pieces were captured, the little giant disappeared, and the little girl in the pink dress reappeared.

She crouched there, continuing to sob.

"Boom...... It's unpalatable! ”

The person who was manipulating the chess pieces who vaguely perceived this scene began to tremble, and his face hidden in the shadows changed continuously.

Eventually—

Burst!

A mouthful of blood spurted onto the chessboard.