Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Turmoil in Nansai
Nansai City, as a city at the junction of the Great Tang Dynasty and the Apocalypse Dynasty, is opposite to Sunset City across the forest. Perhaps, because of the proximity of the two cities, or perhaps because of the distance from the capital, the cities of these two different dynasties had the same fate - to become a good place for those who committed crimes.
Compared to Sunset City, what happened in Nansai City was of a worse nature. Sunset City has only become a place for the mid-level strength of the Dugu family to refine demons, but there is a case in Nansai City where someone snatches children. What's even more terrifying is that this unbelievable thing is related to the royal family.
Regardless of whether this matter was really planned by the royal family in the end, in Ye Tian's heart, in the hearts of those families who were torn apart, it would never be forgivable. Children should be innocent, enjoy the warmth of the family, and enjoy the happy period of childhood. Now they have been forcibly taken away. This kind of thing can only make heaven and man angry.
Nansai City, Ye Tian has only been here once. It was passed by when he went to the Tianlan Mine with the cold wind. At that time, when he saw Nansai City for the first time, Ye Tian also felt that although this city was in a remote location, it was quite warm. Ye Tian never thought of this kind of thing happening.
Following his memories, Ye Tian soon came to the City Lord's Mansion of Nansai City. The location of the children has not yet been determined, and Ye Tian can't startle the snake. Hiding his aura, Ye Tian jumped lightly and entered the City Lord's Mansion.
It was already the middle of the night, and the lights of the City Lord's Mansion were still brilliant everywhere, and from time to time you could hear bursts of festive piano sounds.
"Hmm, could it be that the city lord is inviting someone? Is it the Praetorian Guard?" Seeing is believing, Ye Tian followed the sound of the piano and walked in step by step.
Outside the hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Ye Tian found a hidden place to hide. After a while, a group of maids from the City Lord's Mansion walked towards the hall with steaming white food in their hands. I want Ye Tian to be sure that in the hall, the city lord must be inviting someone. Seeing the maid bringing the food into the hall, he closed the door and evacuated. Even the guards on both sides of the door left with them.
Seeing that all the idlers and others were leaving, Ye Tian felt that the time had come. Jumping out of the darkness slightly, he crept over to the window and slowly pushed it open a little to allow himself to see inside the hall.
"City Lord Sun, this time it is all thanks to your help, we can easily complete the task. ”
Worried that it would be too big and disturb the city lord, Ye Tian relied on a thin crack to peek inside. Suddenly, a familiar voice came from inside the hall. At the first moment, Ye Tian felt that this voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember in his mind that the owner of the voice was a human. Through the slits, following the voice, I finally saw the person who spoke.
"Zhong Kui!" Ye Tian should have thought that the owner of that voice was Zhong Kui. After thinking about it, Ye Tian felt that it should not be strange for Zhong Kui to appear here. In terms of relationship, Ye Tian also called Zhong Kui a cousin. Zhong Kui is a disciple of the Zhong family, and he is three years older than himself. In his previous life, when Ye Tian was still in the Zhong family, he had a good relationship with Zhong Kui. Maybe one is a waste who can't cultivate, and the other is a side disciple of the family, so that the two have some common topics. Later, the Shang Emperor went to Zhong's house to select personnel to join the Praetorian Guard, among which Zhong Kui was one.
Could it be that the leader who captured those children this time was Zhong Kui. Thinking about some of Zhong Kui's previous things, Ye Tian really couldn't believe it. But now the facts are here again, and I have to believe it.
"Captain Zhong, where are these words? To be able to do things for His Majesty is the honor and honor of my grandson. Hearing Zhong Kui praise himself, City Lord Sun responded with a pretended modestness.
Zhong Kui sneered, and then returned to his original coldness, "City Lord Sun is humble. If the city lord hadn't intervened to calm down those residents, I don't know how long they would have to make trouble. ”
"It's just some untouchables, and it's an honor for Your Majesty to have their children. Dare to march and beat drums, this is not self-deprecating. Captain Zhong, we don't stop those little things. Come on, hold up the wine glass, and Sun someone will give Captain Zhong a glass. ”
Seeing that City Lord Sun was holding up the wine glass, Zhong Kui also picked up the wine glass at hand.
"Please!"
"Please!"
It was a humble courtesy, and then a drink. Next, the two of them talked a lot, nothing more than some of their unsatisfactory careers, of course, Sun City Lord's sycophants were not less. I also drank a lot of alcohol.
Inside the house, the two of them were happy. Outside the house, Ye Tian was furious. In their mouths, those children, those families are so ethereal, so lowly. For the sake of his own interests, he can ignore the happiness of others and everything of others. However, everything they said pushed the title of mastermind behind the scenes to the Shang Emperor. Could it really be that the Shang Emperor wanted to capture these children? But why did the Shang Emperor take these children? He is the king of a country, why can he do such a move.
The anger was already about to break Ye Tian's mind. He wanted to rush in and stomp on their heads, asking aloud why they were doing this. Ask them what qualifications they have to break up someone else's family.
Just when Ye Tian couldn't help it and wanted to rush in. There was a slight change in the house.
Zhong Kui put down the wine glass in his hand and approached City Lord Sun step by step around the dining table, with a sly smile on the corner of his mouth, "City Lord Sun, you said that if I told Your Majesty about your merits this time, you said that Your Majesty would give you some reward." Promoted to leave this place? or ......"
"Hey. It would be wrong for Captain Zhong to say that. Doing things for Your Majesty is what my grandson should do. As long as His Majesty knows that there is another Sun someone, I will be grateful. Where do you dare to ask for your majesty's reward? "City Lord Sun looked humble, but in fact, he was very much looking forward to the reward of the Shang Emperor, as long as anyone with a discerning eye could see it.
"Good. City Lord Sun is worthy of being His Majesty's loyal courtier, and he thinks about His Majesty everywhere. However, His Majesty is well aware of the righteousness, and if you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you have done it, you will be punished. City Lord Sun, you look at what this is. Between the words, a holy decree appeared in Zhong Kui's hand.
Seeing the holy decree, Sun City Lord hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted, "Sun Ziwang to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live." ”
"City Lord Sun, please, Your Majesty said, a hero like City Lord Sun doesn't need to practice such etiquette. Zhong Kui put the holy decree on the ground, walked up to help City Lord Sun, and then said, "City Lord Sun, see for yourself what His Majesty said to you in the holy decree. ”
To be able to get the reward of the Shang Emperor, Sun City Lord excitedly only thought about whether it was Shangguan or not, and excitedly flattened the holy decree. When the holy decree was flattened and he saw what was written, City Lord Sun suddenly shouted out in panic, "Die!" I saw that the holy decree was written in large black characters - death.
At the same time, Zhong Kui on the side didn't know when an extra dagger appeared in his hand and slammed it into the spine of Sun City Lord. Excitement and panic were mixed, and the city lord Sun lost his breath and fell on the holy decree with the word death written on it.
Picking up the rag on the table, Zhong Kui wiped the blood stains on the dagger, while looking at the corpse of Sun City Lord with disdain, and said to himself coldly, "I like to do things for Your Majesty so much, I guess I don't care about this humble life." Who!"
"It's not good to be discovered!" Zhong Kui found himself, and Ye Tian suddenly became anxious. Hurriedly turned around and fled.
"You want to escape? Zhong Kui snorted coldly, and quickly ran out of the hall to pursue Ye Tian.