Chapter I
Sin cannot exist in the light.
It's a pity that there is only one sun, and the world is too big. Not to mention, there are still too many obstacles between the light and his followers.
This is a place where there is no light.
Far from the shrine, the terrain is dangerous, the mountains and rivers are badβthere are too many such places in the world.
The difficult terrain blocked the blessings of light, and the birth of darkness naturally ushered in.
Darkness came, and he broke down the door.
The old door panels shattered and scattered to the ground, kicking up fine dust.
A team of black armor stepped through the door, filling the slightly shabby log cabin.
The black armor moved neatly, neatly scattered on both sides, making way for an aisle.
Then a taller armor walked slowly, its steps solemn, and a dull sound from its iron armor.
The armor stood still, looking around slightly.
He reached down and removed the black iron mask, revealing a blank face.
He unfolded a fold in his hand and read: "The emperor has decreed that women who have reached the age of eighteen in the mortal world must go to the local officials to prepare their names, and if there are outstanding talents, they will be selected and reported by local officials, and then selected by their superiors, until they enter the palace as concubines, and the world cannot violate them." Yin Bing, a citizen of Buhe City, turned eighteen seven days ago, and had already gone to the city lord to prepare his name, and after the city lord's decision, he was qualified for promotion, and he should have immediately gone to Liumu Wang City for the next round of selection. β
He slowly put away the fold, his eyes swept around, and a cold air gradually emanated from his body.
"But you dare to disobey the emperor's order."
"Haven't you come out yet?" The man shouted, "Then it's no wonder to me!" β
"Boom!" The man raised his big hand and shook the ground with one palm!
A majestic aura erupted from under the palm of his hand and swept in all directions.
The wooden house roared and crumbled.
"My lord! My lord...... Spare your life! β
From under the table crawled out a dusty, thin old man.
The armor grabbed the old man by the collar and lifted the old man in front of him.
The old man stepped on his feet in the air and kept saying, "Spare your life, my lord! Adults spare their lives......"
The man said sharply: "Your family is really impatient! The Emperor's order dares to be taken as a deaf ear! Say! Where's your daughter?! β
The old man pleaded, "My lord! The little old man is over fifty years old, and only Bing'er and I are left to rely on each other, begging the adults to let her go! β
The man scolded: "Bastard! Now that you have been chosen, you can only accept your fate! If I let her go, do you think the city lord can let me go?! β
The old man burst into tears: "My lord! As a father, how can you tell me to see my daughter jump into the fire pit with my own eyes! β
The man threw the old man to the ground, pulled out the saber at his waist, put it on the old man's neck, and said, "It's too late to say anything!" Hand her over, or I'll make your head fall to the ground. β
The old man stretched out his hand to hold the blade and cried: "If you want to force my daughter to enter the palace, you want me to die!" It's hard to escape death, and it's better to die happily today! β
Blood oozed from the old man's fingers, dripping to the ground.
The man's eyes were cold, and he said, "This is reasonable!" Then I will be kind and give you a ride, in exchange for your daughter to live a few more days! β
The man raised his knife, and the old man closed his eyes.
"Stop!" Seeing that the long knife was about to fall, a petite figure rushed in from outside the door.
The soldiers on both sides were quick to move, grabbed the girl, and lifted her up.
The girl struggled and scolded, "Let go of me!" Let go of my daddy! β
The man looked back, and saw that it was a thin girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, with fair skin and thick black hair.
The girl's big eyes were filled with tears, and she opened helplessly and angrily.
The man shook his head slightly, and sighed softly: "No wonder ......"
The old man pounded the ground and cried: "Bing'er! What do you care about this old man! You shouldn't have come back! β
Yin Bing struggled: "Let go of me!" Don't kill my father! β
The man put away the knife and said lightly, "We are here to find you." β
Yin Bing said: "You guys kill me!" I'm willing to die, as long as you let my dad go! β
The man shook his head and said, "My task is to take you to the city lord, if you die, your father will definitely not survive." β
"Bing'er! Leave me alone! The human emperor was brutal by nature, and after more than ten years on the throne, he chose countless concubines in the world, and countless women entered the palace. Once the emperor loses interest in them, he will be driven out of the palace at least, or he will lose his life! β
The man shook his head slightly: "Don't talk nonsense, if you want to die, don't die here, so as not to affect us." When you leave the city of Buhe and go to the city of Liumu to die, you will die there, and we will not have to be responsible. β
The soldier carried Yin Bing on his shoulders and let her struggle and shout, but she was unmoved.
The old man got up and rushed over shouting "Bing'er", but was shaken back by the man's palm and fell to the ground.
The man threw Yin Bing on the horse's back, held the reins in one hand, and walked steadily.
Yin Bing didn't have the strength to resist anymore on horseback, so she begged: "Uncle, let me go!" I don't want to enter the palace, I don't want to be the concubine of the human emperor. β
The man did not squint, always staring at the road ahead, and he said, "You may not be able to get in." β
"The city lord of the Willow King City is not a good thing, and if it falls into his hands, I will also die."
"It's none of my business."
"Uncle!" Yin Bing showed a pitiful look, "Can you really bear to push me into the fire pit with your own hands?" You are about the same age as my father, and if you have children, you should be about the same age as me......"
The man glanced back at her, frowning slightly: "If I let you go, I will be the unlucky." What's more, where can you father and daughter flee to? As long as it is in the world, it will always be impossible to escape from the palm of the emperor. β
Yin Bing sobbed and said, "If I die tragically one day, you have to remember that you also have a share of cause and effect!" β
The man said, "I have enough cause and effect in my hands. β
"Woooooooooooo Yin Bing cried and shouted, "Could it be that no one in the world can save me?" β
"Anyway, I don't dare."
"Coward!"
Yin Bing kept crying on horseback, and the man was so upset by the noise that his palm condensed a ball of aura, and put a palm on her mouth, making her speechless.
The city of Liumu is only in front of you, the city gate is wide open, and you can see that the city is heavily guarded, and you can see the guards patrolling everywhere in full armor, and there are no street vendors.
A group of soldiers stood at the gate of the city, and behind them there were several young women in chains, all of whom were moving.
The general at the head bowed slightly when he saw the man coming.
Yin Bing knew that he was going to be handed over to the general, and together with those women, he entered the palace of the Willow Wood King City......
The man glanced at Yin Bing deeply, and Yin Bing's eyes were full of tears.
The man sighed in a deep voice, "I am indeed a coward. But in today's world, those who dare to disobey the emperor's orders have not yet been born. You want to be saved, unless you ...... Encounter youkai. β
The man waved his hand and lifted the seal on Yin Bing's mouth, so that she could finally shout again: "Coward! You killed me! I won't let you go! β
The man frowned: "If you really want to die, you can die now." Death at his hands is none of my business. β
Yin Bing was lifted off his horse by the man and thrown in front of the general.
The general said sharply: "Don't delay Lao Tzu's time!" Get me up! β
Yin Bing glanced at him hatefully: "You kind of killed me!" β
The general smiled coldly, grabbed her hand roughly, lifted her over, and scolded: "If you want to die, wait until you see the city lord before dying, don't affect me!" β
So a group of women were escorted by a group of soldiers and walked towards the palace of the city lord.
Most of the women beside her were crying, and after Yin Bing secretly felt aggrieved for a while, she didn't want to cry anymore, she began to look at the surrounding environment.
This is the first time she has come to the Human King City.
The streets are cold and gentle, there are many shops on both sides of the street, and all of them are wide open, but most of the business is bleak, and there are few people.
Although this willow wood royal city has the name of the royal city, if it is prosperous, it seems that it is not as good as the small river city that Yin Bing grew up.
On the way, he met a peddler carrying goods, and the guards on the street pounced on him like a cat and mouse, beat the merchant indiscriminately, confiscated his goods, and shouted: "The lord of the city has an order!" You small traders are not allowed to wander around the streets and affect the image of the royal city! If you want to do business, you can only rent a regular store! β