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Chapter 103: He is the Disciple of the White Emperor!
Chapter 103: He is the Disciple of the White Emperor!
As Qi Yuan listened to Yuan Qi's impassioned speech, he remained silent for a long while before responding, "I am the Governor of Nowhere City, unrelated to Great Xia."
He had no intention of being indebted to anyone without reason.
Hearing this, Yuan Qi was momentarily taken aback.
However, he soon understood.
This Governor was likely someone who held the well-being of the people in his heart.
Though not a native of Great Xia, he couldn't bear to see the Southern Lands fall into the hands of the Northern Lands. So, he journeyed alone to the Central Plains and took up residence in Nowhere City.
Unfettered by petty concerns of family and nation, he dedicated himself to the welfare of all under heaven.
This was the true spirit of a great cultivator! Yuan Qi's respect for him deepened.
However, he thought of his older brother and eventually asked in a solemn tone, "I wonder, when you arrived at Nowhere City, did you happen to see any soldiers from Great Xia, specifically the Song Clan Army?"
"Not long after I arrived, two ordinary soldiers from the Song Clan Army came here. They said they encountered an ambush on the way, and the entire army was annihilated. Only they managed to escape with severe injuries, but... they didn't survive more than a few days and died within the city." Qi Yuan recalled the two men.
One was named Zhang Sheng, and the other, Chen Jiao.
If only they had changed their names, perhaps their fate would have been different, Qi Yuan thought.
"They are buried deep within Nowhere City."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qi's heart grew heavy.
Even before coming here, he had suspected as much.
Confronting the truth, his heart ached even more.
His grandfather, his father, and his older brother—three generations of his family—had all perished in Nowhere City.
"The scent you're carrying must be Daughter Fragrance, right?" Qi Yuan detected a faint hint of alcohol.
"Indeed," Yuan Qi confirmed solemnly.
He had traveled a thousand miles to reach Nowhere City to ensure that the soldiers here could taste the wine of their homeland again, to let them know that Great Xia had not forgotten them.
"The wine that Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao drank here was spoiled.
It's good that you brought some quality wine; you can use it to pay respects to them." Qi Yuan still remembered how Chen Jiao, on the verge of death, had raised the Daughter Fragrance, and it had indeed tasted terrible.
Perhaps only Chen Jiao and Zhang Sheng had enjoyed it.
"Allow me to offer you a cup first," Yuan Qi said as he reached for the wine on his back.
"I don't drink alcohol," Qi Yuan stated, and before anyone could react, he leaped onto the city wall. Gazing into the distant vast desert, he proclaimed, "From now on, people of Great Xia, stay away from Nowhere City.
I am its Governor, and it is as solid as gold. No one can steal from my home.
If you must come, just bring some military banners."
Qi Yuan himself didn't know how many years he would stay here as Governor.
Having more military banners was always a good thing.
Otherwise, if they couldn't attract demons, that would be a problem.
Hearing this, Yuan Qi's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
He looked at the slender figure on the city wall and bowed respectfully.
From the moment he set foot in Nowhere City, he had never thought of leaving.
He didn't know when the city would fall and he would meet his end, but he wasn't afraid.
...
In Galacia City, the Governor, Dong Long, had a full beard and was already half bald.
Standing atop the towering city, the military banner of Da Sui flapped in the wind.
The Governor glanced at Liu Wentai, a hint of surprise in his eyes. "He doesn't want to come?"
The Governor of Galacia City was indeed surprised.
Great Xia was a small country, its power not even a tenth of Da Sui's.
After more than a decade without Nowhere City, Great Xia was on the verge of being annexed by Da Sui.
Now, with a new Governor, and a Nation Guardian at that, Dong Long naturally wanted to win him over.
"What a pity."
He lamented the loss of a hero.
"Go on, then." Since he wasn't coming, Dong Long wouldn't dwell on it.
Currently, he was organizing a large army to counterattack Mi Sang, and the critical moment had arrived.
He was determined to exterminate the Demon Controller in Mi Sang.
Once this matter was settled, he could return to Da Sui. His granddaughter had been born just before he left the capital, and by the time he returned, his great-grandson, whom he had never met, might already be grown.
...
Kill!
Kill!
Kill!
Below Nowhere City, Qi Yuan held his sword, gazing at the thousands of demons before him.
His eyes burned with intensity as he continued to slay the powerful demons, who, in his hands, were like laughable weeds, mowed down by his broken sword.
His experience bar surged wildly.
Demonic Essence accumulated continuously.
Qi Yuan noticed that, perhaps due to the Demonic Essence, he felt more excited the more he killed, as if he craved bloodshed.
He was like a ruthless, bloodthirsty war machine, moving in and out of sickness.
In less than half a day, he had slaughtered over a thousand demons.
"That's all for today!" Qi Yuan, as usual, wiped the blood from his broken sword and returned to the city wall.
The towering city wall, guarded by Qi Yuan, remained untouched by demons.
On the city wall, Yuan Qi looked at Qi Yuan, who was as valiant as a god descending from heaven, with deep admiration in his eyes.
"Congratulations, Sir, for repelling the enemies again and slaying over a thousand Demons!"
"It's no big deal, just satisfying my craving for action," Qi Yuan glanced at Yuan Qi beside him.
Yuan Qi had been in No Return City for three years, and his face was much more weathered and sallow than when they first met.
The once handsome young man had become a rugged uncle, hardened by the elements.
"Senior, there's another piece of good news. Yesterday, the Guardian of Kalan City, Dong Long, besieged Mi Sang and shattered the Demonic Beast Army. Mi Sang was severely injured and fled. This place will enjoy several years of peace," Yuan Qi said, clearly excited.
He felt immense admiration for Dong Long, the Guardian of Kalan City.
After all, the Great Xia's attempts to guard No Return City always ended in total annihilation.
But Kalan City had successfully counterattacked!
How could this not be uplifting?
Now that Mi Sang was severely injured, the pressure on No Return City would be much less.
Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan's expression didn't change at all: "I hope the fleeing Demonic Beast Army comes to No Return City in greater numbers."
This exhilarating news left him completely unmoved.
Seeing this, Yuan Qi's smile faded.
Night fell, and the world turned pitch black.
A familiar voice echoed in Qi Yuan's ear once again.
"You are becoming more and more like a Demon."
In the underground palace, Ning Tou's pale face was deeply fatigued.
She looked at Qi Yuan, who was trapped by her, with a particularly complex expression.
"Do I really look like a Demon?" Qi Yuan's consciousness shifted from No Return City to the mass of flesh.
"Not just look like, but you are one," Ning Tou's small face broke into a smile upon hearing Qi Yuan's voice. "I am increasingly suspicious that you are the Blood Demon, the one who brings calamity to all living beings."
Ning Tou was smiling, as if she was pleased to have discovered Qi Yuan's identity.
"Since I am the Blood Demon, isn't it dangerous for you to keep me here?" Qi Yuan said. "Let's make a deal. Let me go."
"If I let you go, won't you fulfill your desire to bring calamity to all living beings?" Ning Tou smiled sweetly. "I have a small heart, and I don't want you to harm all living beings. I only want you to harm me."
"You don't trust my character, even though I may not be a moral paragon, I often help others. The Blood Demon and the calamity to all living beings are just baseless rumors. If I harm you, I'll be as composed as Liu Xiaohui!" Qi Yuan said.
"The Supreme Being of the Northern Lands, one of the two strongest beings in this world, would not lie. Why would she say such things about you?" Ning Tou looked at Qi Yuan. "Be a good boy. If you don't listen, I'll hand you over to the Supreme Being. That way, you'll never see your charming little wife again."
"Good, I won't see her," Qi Yuan immediately replied.
Perhaps due to the influence of the Demonic Essence, every time Ning Tou appeared before him in a black dress and black stockings, a scene from the past would flash in his mind. He remembered tearing off his junior sister Jiang Ling's clothes.
Moreover, the scene had changed.
He not only tore off Jiang Ling's clothes but also pressed Ning Tou against the wall, taking off her stockings and wrapping them around Jiang Ling's jade-like legs.
Aside from lust, the other six sins of the Demonic Essence also influenced Qi Yuan.
Especially when his consciousness entered this mass of parasitic flesh, the Seven Deadly Sins were amplified.
If he didn't see Ning Tou, perhaps those strange images wouldn't appear in his mind, which was just as well.
Of course, Ning Tou wasn't wearing stockings today. Her tender white feet were wrapped in thin, gossamer-like silk stockings, and her small, delicate feet could fit in one palm.
"Would you really leave me here, alone, to suffer from loneliness for hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of years?" Ning Tou stared at Qi Yuan, her eyes filled with a strong desire to control.
"If I were really the Blood Demon, leaving me here would be a disaster for you. The Supremes of the Northern Lands would never let you go," Qi Yuan remarked. "Since I started cultivating the 'Qi Yuan Canon,' I feel like I'm the only one who is awake in a world of sleepers. The more I look at people, the more I think they have issues."
Ning Tou's long, slightly cold eyes flashed with a hint of frost: "You were summoned by me, and only I can decide your fate. If others want to kill you, they'll have to ask me first."
"You'd make a perfect domineering female CEO," Qi Yuan remarked, somewhat helplessly.
...
Five years later.
In the Northern Lands, the Demon Control Camp.
A towering, iron-armored man strode, causing the ground to tremble with each step.
He looked at Mi Sang in the distance with a mocking expression: "What a failure. Yuzhou has nine cities, and you've been fighting for so many years but still can't capture them. In the end, you were severely injured and had to flee in disgrace, bringing shame to the Northern Lands."
The iron-armored man laughed, and his subordinates joined in laughter.
Mi Sang's face darkened: "Yuzhou is a powerful region, not easily captured."
"Hmph, don't make excuses for your failures," the iron-armored man said. "Even the weakest of the cities, No Return City, which is guarded by just one Nation Guardian, you couldn't capture. It's laughable."
(End of Chapter)
"Mi Sang's eyes revealed a wary expression upon hearing about Nowhere City, 'That Nowhere City Warden isn't an ordinary Nation Guardian. Not even Wu Tong, aside from you, has anyone under your command who could be a match for that Warden.'
'Give me ten years, and I still wouldn't be able to take down Nowhere City.'
'Mi Sang, you should just focus on recovering here. If you can't take Yuzhou, I, Wu Tong, will!' With that, Wu Tong left with his men, their silhouettes swiftly disappearing into the night sky.
Inside the room, Mi Sang's gloomy expression lingered for a long time before dissipating.
By his side, a plain-looking woman angrily spoke up, 'Wu Tong is going too far!'
Hearing this, Mi Sang didn't show anger. Instead, he revealed a relaxed expression, 'Don't curse him. I should be grateful to him for going to Yuzhou in my place; otherwise...'
The plain-looking woman, upon hearing this, showed a puzzled expression, not understanding her master's intentions.
Mi Sang looked at the woman and slowly said, 'Don't you think that I'm not a match for Dong Long of Galacia City?'
'Master, with your brilliance and strength, defeating Dong Long is a minor matter. It was Dong Long who sent people to ambush you...'
Mi Sang, upon hearing this, felt a bit disappointed.
Indeed, there are too few intelligent people in this world, and even fewer who understand him.
'I lost to Dong Long on purpose to leave Yuzhou.' Mi Sang confidently stated, 'Yuzhou is a dead-end. With Wu Tong going there, hehe... there's no doubt he's walking to his death.'
The plain-looking woman, upon hearing this, showed a confused expression.
After all, Wu Tong was a Nation Guardian, just one step away from becoming a legendary existence in the Northern Lands.
Mi Sang continued, 'Do you remember the Warden of Nowhere City?'
The plain-looking woman's expression turned resentful at his question, 'The Seven Color Sisters, they all died at his hands!'
The Seven Color Sisters were Mi Sang's trusted aides.
Initially, the weakest among them, Cai Xia, was sent to attack Nowhere City, but she never returned and died there.
Later, Cai Xia's older sister, Cai Yi, led a more formidable demonic force, only to meet their end outside Nowhere City.
After that, two more of Cai Xia's older sisters went, but they too perished.
Finally, Cai Xia's eldest, second, and third sisters went together, two of them being Nation Guardians, along with many powerful demons. Yet, they still didn't return.
It was as if they had sent the weak, and when they failed, they sent the strong, and when they failed, they sent the elders.
When Mi Sang, who had just emerged from seclusion, learned of the Seven Color Sisters' annihilation, he found it hard to believe.
At first, he also considered sending troops to annihilate Nowhere City.
However,
However, he soon calmed down and decided to investigate the entire situation.
His investigation led to a terrifying conclusion.
'The Warden of Nowhere City, when he first arrived, was only a powerful Overlord-level cultivator. But within a few short years, he became stronger with each battle, ascending to the rank of Nation Guardian, and not just any ordinary one at that. A person with such great fortune must be killed in one strike, or else, like the Seven Color Sisters, they'll only go one by one to their deaths, becoming stepping stones for his growth!' Mi Sang was extremely cautious.
'He's that powerful?' The plain-looking woman, upon realizing something, hurriedly asked, 'Why didn't the master gather the demonic army and kill him when he was still weak?'
Mi Sang gave her a sidelong glance.
'How was I supposed to know who he was back then? Now that the Nowhere City Warden has established himself, if I send the demonic army again, who's to say they won't become the next Seven Color Sisters? He looked up at the sky and suddenly asked, 'Do you know the number one person of the South, the White Emperor?'
'I do. He's an existence as powerful as the Supreme Being.'
'A few decades ago, a group of the White Emperor's disciples left the White Emperor Palace.
These disciples, under the White Emperor's orders, came to Ten Thousand Varieties Gate for training.
'The Nowhere City Warden carries great fortune, growing stronger with each battle. I suspect he's a disciple of the White Emperor.' Mi Sang shared his speculation.
This was precisely why he attacked Galacia City, intentionally rushing to his death and escaping the battlefield severely injured.
'A disciple of the White Emperor?' The plain-looking woman's eyes lit up with excitement, 'If we capture him, wouldn't that be a huge gain?'
She was thrilled.
After all, this was a disciple of the South's number one person, and capturing him might even lead to an audience with the Supreme Being.
Mi Sang, upon hearing this, was speechless.
'I shouldn't have told you this. With your intellect, it's hard to comprehend.'
'Is capturing a disciple of the White Emperor useful? Moreover, is the relationship between the White Emperor and the Supreme Being really as simple as one of mutual opposition?'
'When it comes to the affairs of great beings, it's best we don't meddle.'
The plain-looking woman, upon hearing this, was at a loss, unsure where she had gone wrong.
(End)
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