Chapter 232: Iron Forest City
Ling Xi had already understood, according to Luo Ji, it took most of the day for ordinary people to walk from the village to Tielin City, and this distance was not very far, but it was not very close, and it didn't sound very easy to walk anyway.
Ling Xi didn't care about this, as a cultivator, he was now promoted to Haodi Yin, and the slowest kung fu from the village to Tielin City was only a stick of incense, and there was no saying that it would take him more than half a day.
Because he was in a hurry, Ling Xi didn't want to bring Luo Ji with him, but he knew from Luo Ji's appearance that Luo Ji wanted to go to Tielin City for a walk, he thought left and right, and finally brought Luo Ji with him.
Luo Ji was naturally very happy, and couldn't help but give Ling Xi a hug, and almost kissed Ling Xi, but in the end, Luo Ji realized that she was a little too excited, so she stopped her actions in time.
This startled Ling Xi, he guessed that Luo Ji would be happy, but he didn't expect Luo Ji to move so much.
Although there was some surprise, Ling Xi didn't take it to heart, and Luo Ji didn't feel embarrassed. Because of the banditry, Luo Ji hadn't left the village for many years, and now she could go to Tielin City with Ling Xi for a walk, she was naturally very happy.
Ling Xi was worried that the bandits would attack again while he was away, so he placed the people in the village in a relatively safe place, and after everyone was settled, he and Luo Ji went towards Iron Forest City.
There are more Rogie along the way, although the overall speed will be much slower, but two people are always more fun than one person, not to mention that Lockie is still a lively girl, Ling Xi also felt a lot of joy along the way.
Sure enough, it took Ling Xi and Luo Ji half a day to arrive in Tielin City, and the main thing in the middle was that Luo Ji was tired and rested for a while, otherwise it would be faster.
"Is this Iron Grove City? β
Outside Tielin City, Ling Xi looked up, and the thick city wall stood in front of him, and the momentum was quite majestic.
Excluding Shenzhou, this Iron Forest City should be the largest city that Ling Xi has ever seen, even the previous Yan City is not as good as it, let alone the small Sunset City.
However, thinking of the bandits that plagued this place, Ling Xi didn't think that this Iron Forest City was so beautiful. Maybe the people of the entire Iron Forest City are afraid every day because of the bandits, and it is no wonder that many people choose to flee this place, and this seemingly strong Iron Forest City may not be able to resist the bandits of the Black Knife Village.
Luo Ji didn't think there was anything new in Tielin City, she looked at the seemingly majestic city wall with a disappointed face, obviously she had no hope for Tielin City for a long time, even if there was hope, it was not given by Tielin City.
Seeing the disappointment on Luo Ji's face, Ling Xi couldn't help but shake his head. As the guardian of the place, Tielin City can't protect the people of this place, then the people will doubt the meaning of Tielin City's existence, and Tielin City will slowly become a lifeless dead city. The banditry in Tielin City can develop into what it is today, and it is inseparable from the inaction of the management of Tielin City, and it has to make people suspect that it is greasy, and it is not impossible for officials and bandits to collude.
"Let's go to the city. β
Ling Xi said.
"Hmm. β
Luo Ji nodded and walked towards the city gate with Ling Xi.
"Stop!
Ling Xi and Luo Ji were stopped by the guards guarding outside the city before they arrived at the city gate, and it was five or six guards who stopped Ling Xi and Luo Ji, but there were still quite a lot of guards guarding outside the city, at least two or three hundred people, it seemed that it should prevent the Black Knife Village from suddenly attacking.
Ling Xi couldn't help frowning, although there were many guards outside the city, he saw that most of the guards were lifeless, if the Black Knife Village suddenly attacked, presumably these guards would not have much combat effectiveness, let alone defend against the bandits of the Black Knife Village.
It seems that banditry is not without reason in this place.
Ling Xi thought like this, how could such an army outside the city protect the people, let alone protect the people, it was difficult to protect themselves. As the so-called soldiers are bears, there will be a nest of bears, and the guards guarding the city are like this, the so-called Tielin City Lord must not be much better, and nine times out of ten there is collusion with the bandits of the Black Knife Village.
Even with Ling Xi by her side, Luo Ji, who was timid by nature, was still a little afraid in the face of the guards who stopped in front, and she said timidly:
"We are from Luo Village, and we have come to the city to buy something. β
One of the guards smiled inexplicably and said:
"Luocun, uncle, I suspect you are from the Black Knife Village now, come with me. β
As he spoke, the guard's hand grabbed Luo Ji, not caring about Ling Xi on the side.
"Childe. β
Seeing the situation, Luo Ji also hurriedly asked Ling Xi for help.
Ling Xi nodded, and protected Luo Ji behind him, he saw that these five guards were not good people, and he didn't know what disgusting ideas he was fighting when he caught fifteen-year-old Luo Ji, Ling Xi naturally wouldn't let go of this kind of person easily.
"What, you want to come with us, too?"
The guard who wanted to catch Luo Ji noticed Ling Xi, and Ling Xi's sudden intervention made him immediately unhappy.
"Take a trip, I think you don't want to live!"
Ling Xi snorted coldly, and the momentum of Hao Diyin spread in an instant,
Most of the guards guarding the city are vertical and horizontal seals, and some are not even as good as vertical and horizontal seals, how can they withstand the momentum of Ling Xihao's land seal.
For a moment, all the guards guarding the city looked at Ling Xi in horror, who would have thought that such a young man's strength would be so terrifying.
Not to mention the guard who wanted to catch Luo Ji, most of the aura emitted by Ling Xi rushed towards him, and he was so shocked by the aura of Hao Di Yin, he was immediately shocked at the beginning of a small vertical and horizontal seal, and then immediately knelt on the ground, begging for mercy again and again:
"Small, small has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and please let go of the small horse. β
Ling Xi didn't bother to care about this kind of moth, he said lightly:
"Look up. β
"Good, good. β
The guard answered, and then raised his head to look at Ling Xi.
At the moment when the guards and Ling Xi looked at each other, a strange red light suddenly flashed in Ling Xi's left eye, and the guards immediately froze, their faces became blank, and they said in a daze:
"I arrested her because I wanted to make a deal with the Black Knife Village in exchange for some money. β
As soon as these words came out, the hundreds of guards present looked at the guards who were controlled by Ling Xi with various eyes, some in disbelief, some in surprise, and some in horrorΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·
Luo Ji's face suddenly turned pale, one hand covered her small mouth and looked at the guard in disbelief, she really couldn't believe that Tielin City really colluded with the Black Knife Village, and there was such a disgusting transaction in the middle, it was really inhuman.
Ling Xi glanced at all the guards present, he believed that not only did this guard collude with the Black Knife Village, but many people present had shady deals with the Black Knife Village, but it was rare for him to manage it, and he couldn't control it.
Then, Ling Xi looked up at the three big characters of Tielin City on the city gate, it seemed that it was really the same as he guessed, the management of Tielin City really colluded with the Black Knife Village.
"Rogie, let's go into town. β
Ling Xi said a word, didn't care about anyone anymore, and took Luo Ji into the city.
Hundreds of guards watched Ling Xi and Luo Ji walk into the city, and no one even paid attention to the guard who had fainted on the ground.
Entering the city, Luo Ji breathed a sigh of relief, she was really afraid that hundreds of guards would work together to deal with Ling Xi, after all, the advantage of people in numbers was there, once the fight was difficult for Ling Xi to parry, she would definitely suffer, but fortunately, those guards were suppressed by Ling Xi's momentum, and she and Ling Xi also entered Tielin City safely.
Ling Xi didn't feel afraid of anything, that kind of guard without fighting spirit was useless in his eyes, so he couldn't talk about being afraid of anything. As for whether those guards will report to the City Lord's Mansion that he is wanted by the whole city, he is not worried at all, not to mention that the guard is looking for trouble first, just say that the guard's involvement with the Black Knife Village makes the guards dare not report it, he is sure that there are not a few people who have intersections with the Black Knife Village among those guards.
What made Ling Xi angry was that the dignified Tielin City guards didn't think about how to protect the people, but instead traded the children's children with the Black Knife Village, which was really disgusting to the extreme, which showed that the entire Tielin City was not clean. Now he was almost certain that there was an even darker agreement between the so-called Iron Forest City Lord and the Black Knife Village, with one side taking care of plundering and looting the people's fat and ointment, while the other side turned a blind eye and waited for the spoils to be divided. If that were the case, even if he wasn't a nosyman, he would have to eradicate these moths for the people!
Luo Ji followed closely behind Ling Xi, originally she followed Ling Xi to Tielin City to have a good time in Tielin City, but now she didn't dare to look around anymore. Today, she has seen that the so-called collusion between officials and bandits turned out to be like this, and she also knew the darkness of Tielin City thoroughly, and no longer had the slightest hope for Tielin City. Even the guards guarding the city are like this, Tielin City is like the second black knife village, and I don't know how many people's children have been hacked, and that kind of person should die.
At this moment, even Luo Ji was resentful of those guards, she didn't understand why Ling Xi would show mercy to that kind of person, wouldn't it be a harm to the people if she was killed with one palm.
This is not that Ling Xi's subordinates are merciful, he just thinks that killing that kind of person will dirty his hands, this time he will naturally go to the City Lord's Mansion to come to Tielin City, and let the City Lord's Mansion deal with it himself. On the other hand, although he has not revealed his identity yet, if he makes any big noise in Tielin, it is inevitable that some people will doubt his identity, and if he traces it, he may know that he is Ling Xi, and the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce will definitely not let him go. Now is not the time to compete with the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce, and he does not have the strength to compete with the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce, so he naturally has to be low-key if he can keep a low profile.
Ling Xi was in front, Luo Ji followed closely behind Ling Xi, and the two of them walked in Tielin City like this.
When he happened to pass by a clothing store, Ling Xi suddenly stopped, glanced at Luo Ji who was dressed in sackcloth, and said with a smile:
"Rogie, would you like to go in and buy some clothes?"
Luo Ji looked in the direction of Ling Xi and saw a clothing store, she immediately understood what Ling Xi meant, and couldn't help but glance at the sewn and mended clothes on her body, although she really wanted to choose a few beautiful clothes, she still shook her head and said:
"No, thank you, Childe. β
"It's okay, go check it out. β
Ling Xi smiled lightly, took Luo Ji's hand and entered the clothing store.