At the beginning of the lanterns, the night is hazy, a silver moon appears and disappears in the clouds, and the flickering moonlight shrouds the entire Nanming royal city in a mystery.

The four major urban districts are lit up, but some places in Donghua District and Tianjin District are the brightest, which are simply brightly lit and prosperous.

But this prosperity does not include the east gate of the royal city, at this time the east gate has long been closed, and there are no idle people above and below the tall city tower except for the officers and soldiers on duty at night.

Under the cold air, several officers and soldiers stood on the city tower, holding spears, blowing cold winds, and craned their necks to look at the lamps not far away, with a yearning in their eyes.

"Dada...... Da Da ......"

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves broke the silence of the East City Gate, making the few idle officers and soldiers tense their nerves.

I saw that in the night, a carriage came out of nowhere, running over the wide Suzaku Avenue slowly.

The black horses, the black carport, and even the people who drove the car were dressed in black, and if it weren't for the reflection of the torches on the castle tower, they would almost melt into the night.

"Stop, whatever. "On the castle tower, an officer on night duty spotted the carriage and yelled downward.

However, there was no response from the people in the carriage. The sound of the horses' hooves, as the carriage approached the city gate, the creaking of the wheels was clearly audible, adding a touch of weirdness to the scene.

The officers and men up and down the city tower acted instantly, and in the sound of loud footsteps, a group of well-trained officers and soldiers gathered in an instant.

"Stop, take one step further, and don't kill. The leading officer and soldier pointed at the sword, and everyone immediately gathered around.

I don't know if the man in the cart was holding on to the reins, or if the horses were disturbed, but the horses stopped after a snort.

"Get out of the car. The leading officer and soldier shouted loudly, pointed to the driver with his head on the car, and said: "Don't you know that the area around the city gate will be within the curfew after the end of the day?"

But the people in the car still didn't respond.

"Look for death. The leading officer and soldier glared, and angrily waved his knife and was about to go up to show the man, but was stopped by his companion on the side.

"Be careful, don't you feel a little wrong?"

The leading officers and soldiers were stunned, causing everyone to clench their sabers in their hands.

"Tick...... Tick ......"

In the silence, some liquid was dripping down the cracks in the carport, and the driver looked black and lifeless with his head on his head.

"Dead!" everyone was shocked.

"What does it smell like?" said suddenly, an officer and soldier said solemnly.

The officers and soldiers stared at it, only to find that the liquid that was dripping was jet black, and there was a faint rancid smell in the air.

"The man was moving. Suddenly, an officer and soldier exclaimed, and everyone instantly retreated.

The next moment, I saw the driver leaning on the frame suddenly fall down. I only heard the sound of running water, and a pool of black water flowed from the car to the ground, and the man's body suddenly deflated.

A strong rancid smell came to the face, disgusting.

This scene was too weird, and the leading officer and soldier suddenly looked at him, as if he remembered something, covered his mouth and nose and shouted while retreating: "It's the corpse that is scattered, quickly dodge away." ”

This roar not only frightened everyone into a large circle, but even the officers and soldiers on the city tower took a step back in panic when they heard it.

"The corpses of the Blackwater Country are scattered! it can't be the hands of the people of the Blackwater Country, right?" someone asked in a low voice.

The leading officers and soldiers looked nervous and said, "How do I know, report it quickly, this is no longer something you and I can control." ”

The dark night is opening the mysterious curtain, and all living beings are full of sins under the night.

Some people are exhausted and struggling for their lives, some people are spending their days drinking and singing and dancing to level the level, some people are manipulating right and wrong, killing people and extorting goods, and some people are conspiring and scheming to use swords and soldiers.

Many things are happening, and the night has just begun.

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Nanming Wangcheng, Tushan District, Dead Street.

In the dark, Li Ding ran fast in the gloomy and dilapidated streets, and crossed several blocks in an instant. The darkness didn't bother him, and he felt like a fish in water since he entered.

During this period, Li Ding found that Ah Wei and Ah Zheng had been following him closely, and couldn't help but laugh secretly. It stands to reason that the two of them have the strength to intercept him, but they have never made a move, and it seems that they have chosen to acquiesce.

Suddenly, a few lights faintly appeared in front of him, the lights swayed, showing a strange green, the corners of Li Ding's mouth raised slightly, with a touch of evil that he had never noticed, and rushed towards the direction of the lights.

"This Lei Gongzi, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a newcomer. Ah Cheng looked at Li Ding's back intently with doubts.

Ah Wei looked serious and nodded: "Yes, unless you know this area well, it is impossible to pass through it so smoothly." ”

The two of them talked, but their movements did not decrease in the slightest. At a corner, it was clear that the exit was on the right, but Li Ding suddenly turned to the left and walked over a high wall.

"Keep up. Ah Wei's eyes lit up, and he followed over the high wall, and there were some marks on the high wall, and it was obvious that someone had climbed over here.

Although the wasteland black market is mixed, it is not something that can be entered casually.

Dead Street serves as a dividing line and an outpost for the black market. It seems to be uninhabited, but in fact, there are many traps in the secret sentinels, but most of these traps are just a warning to outsiders to break in, so that the hidden sentinels during the hiding period can be on guard in advance.

Ah Wei and Ah Zheng are locals and warriors, and they have entered the black market many times, so they naturally know several routes to safely cross the dead streets.

However, they found that Li Ding did not take any of them, but he was always on the right track.

Ah Wei and the others crossed the high wall to see clearly, there was a small courtyard behind the wall, which was the turning point of a safe route, and the road outside the small courtyard was correct, but they didn't know where Li Ding knew.

This has happened several times, and it is clear that Li Ding has taken an unusual path, which not only successfully avoids all the hidden pitfalls, but also clearly saves time compared to other paths.

But what surprised Ah Wei and Ah Zheng the most was that they hadn't even encountered a single secret whistle along the way, just like Li Ding had already figured out the rules of those secret whistles.

This is by no means something that an outsider who has just arrived in the royal city can do, which not only makes Ah Wei and Ah Zheng deeply suspicious, but this Lei Gongzi in front must have hidden too many things from Zhang He, their master.

But at this point, the two of them have no choice, and the only thing they can do at present is to hope that after entering the black market, this Lei Gongzi will not have any mistakes.

Here, Li Ding didn't think about it so much, he just acted according to his own plan. As for the route through the Dead Street, it was just a reflex after straightening out those alien memories.

Soon, the green light that appeared in Li Ding's eyes before became clear.

It was a tall building, known as Juyun Tower, and it was a must-pass place before heading to the Black Market, from which anyone intending to enter the Black Market had to enter the wasteland.

Of course, there are some unruly daredevils, and the outcome depends on each person's ability.

And the green light is the lantern hanging around the eaves of Juyun Building, and I don't know what candle flame is lit inside, it will emit such a strange light.

Juyun Tower has four floors and is the only building in the surrounding area that shines through, with figures swaying from the windows on the upper floors.

After Li Ding got up a few times, he jumped from the roof of a dilapidated building and landed on the empty ground in front of Juyun Tower.

After glancing around, Li Ding noticed that there were many carriages and horses parked on the streets on the left and right sides of the downstairs, and it seemed that many people were resting here.

The first floor of the high-rise building is actually a stone pedestal, and there is a tall and wide passage in the middle like a city gate, and it is dark at the end of the passage from a distance.

And in the open space outside the passage stood a black statue, and four people who looked and dressed strangely sat or leaned on it, and glanced at him coldly.

Li Ding didn't plan to rest here, he settled down, and he walked straight towards the entrance.

"Stop, please show the entry charm. Just as Li Ding was about to cross the statue, a person sitting next to him said in a strange manner.

This person has a collapsed nose face, two small eyes close to the sides of the nose, and the mouth is not open when he speaks, as if he has been rubbed together, and the appearance is really scary at first glance.

Li Ding was stunned for a moment, and then Ah Wei and Ah Zheng followed, without any communication, but Ah Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and took out something from the spirit ring.

Nose glanced at it and said, "Didn't you hear clearly? I want his brand." ”

Ah Zheng pinched the black wooden plaque carved with a strange pattern in his hand, and was about to say something, but Ah Wei pulled him.

"There are no mandatory inspections at ordinary times, there must be special circumstances, and it is useless to say more. Ah Wei whispered.

The so-called entry token is a certificate to enter the black market in the explicit sense, and the essence is to collect protection fees in disguise.

Usually no one compulsorily checks the entry symbol, but today Li Ding happened to encounter it.

Li Ding's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood, turned around and walked towards the stone stairs next to the passage.

In fact, a noise was already heard downstairs, and it was even more noisy when the three of them went upstairs.

The stone staircase faces a corridor with a counter at the end of the corridor, and a door opens to the right in the middle, and inside is a screen that acts as a wall to block the view, but it can be seen that it is brightly lit.

Entering the door and passing the screen, inside was a spacious hall, with more than 20 tables and chairs, already full of people of all colors.

Some of these people don't say a word as if they are closing their eyes to recuperate, some are slowly drinking tea and talking quietly, and some are making loud noises, so unhappy.

The appearance of Li Ding and the three attracted a few glances, but they just glanced at it and did not attract too much attention from these people.

The only one who glanced at them more was a man at the counter, Li Ding was about to walk over, Ah Wei said, "Master Lei, let's go." ”

Li Ding raised his eyebrows, looked around the hall again, nodded, and returned to the corridor with Ah Zheng to withdraw.

At this time, Li Ding saw that there were people waiting at the counter at the end of the corridor, and there were stairs next to it, which should lead to the third floor. ”

Li Ding found that Ah Wei had an extra black wooden plaque carved with a beast face pattern in his hand, and he didn't ask much, turned around and was about to go downstairs, when two people came up from the opposite stone staircase.