Chapter 73: The Dark Ancestral Hall (Part 1)

  A strong wind swept across the vast expanse of yellow earth, stirring up a whirlwind of dust.

  One horseman rides swiftly away, leaving behind a trail of dust that will never return, evoking the grand and desolate atmosphere of "a solitary smoke rising from the vast desert, a round sun setting over the long river".

  This is the only thoroughfare to Fengyuan Ancient City, a Silk Road for various goods and commodities, with countless merchants and mercenaries traveling back and forth every year.

  However, such a prosperous trade route, located in the midst of a chaotic city's strategic location, naturally gave rise to many illicit transactions. Among them, bandits and robbers ran amok, causing great losses to merchants who were robbed every year. As a result, whenever they traveled, they would hire powerful mercenary troops for protection. Individual newcomers or traveling merchants did not dare to venture alone on this ancient road.

  However, at this moment, a golden light flashed across the vast expanse of yellow earth, seemingly without any pause, its speed was astonishingly fast, probably even the best thousand-mile horse couldn't compare.

  Suddenly gone, leaving behind a long trail of smoke and dust, as well as a smaller and smaller golden light shadow that gradually became a small black dot.

  "What a big catch! That guy is gone, looks like a fat sheep, shall we slaughter or not?"

  On both sides of the Loess Road, a group of small bandits with black headscarves on their heads are lurking on the high slopes, observing the movement on the official road.

  Suddenly a golden light flashed before their eyes, and the young man on the light looked at them for a moment, instantly making the little sentinel angry, thinking.

  "This is our territory, you little rascal, not only did you pass through without paying the toll, but you also dare to stare at us so brazenly, clearly not putting us in your eyes. As they say, 'an uncle can be tolerated, but an aunt cannot', this is a sign of asking for death!"

  At once, this little soldier got angry and hastily inquired of the small head beside him whether to take action and give that provocative little brat a lesson.

  "Slap!" The expected solidarity and unity did not appear, instead this little guy's head got slapped, the crisp slapping sound left him dazed, wondering what he said wrong again?

  "You're so stupid, your brain must be in your butt! If it weren't for the fact that your wife's aunt is my aunt, I'd rip your head off and use it as a urinal. What do you need most in our line of work? It's gotta be eyesight!"

  The leader of the thieves heard this and shrunk his head, looked around to see if anyone was watching, then slapped the little soldier on the head with a loud curse, spitting everywhere.

  "Take a look at your moral character, is that someone we can afford to provoke? Don't you see what he's riding on? That's a Qilin! Even ordinary tigers and leopards are so difficult to deal with. This thing is a monster that eats tigers and leopards alive, it can wipe us out in one breath. And the person riding it, how could they be a soft touch? Clearly, they're a disaster waiting to happen. Let alone us, even the old masters on this Yellow Earth Road wouldn't dare provoke such an existence, what are we compared to that?"

  The leader of the thieves became more and more enraged as he spoke, and with a flurry of punches and kicks, he beat that little servant until he was stunned.

  As the scene unfolded on the loess slope, Ye Han, who was sitting on the Jinguang's back and slowly moving away, had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. Although he sat with his eyes closed, cultivating his spirit, his mind radiated outward, covering everything within a hundred meters, nothing could escape his notice, including that poor thief who seemed to be in a pretty miserable state.

  Although he didn't want to provoke trouble, if he was really bullied, Ye Han wouldn't mind taking action to uphold justice.

  Fortunately, the leader of these thieves seems to have some vision and ability, so Ye Han didn't bother to take action.

  Now, the journey is urgent, the thousand-mile road is not too far away, but it's also not very close. There are no relay stations or anything in between, so he wants to arrive at Fengyuan City by nightfall.

  ……

  All the way galloping.

  When the sun sets, the red sunset fills the sky, bright and fiery, with a gentle breeze.

  Before Ye Han's eyes, a magnificent and towering city finally appeared.

  "Is this Toyohara Castle?"

  Ye Han raised his head and looked at the magnificent city in front of him, built with massive rocks that had undergone tremendous changes.

  The thick and tall city walls still retain many sword and axe marks, revealing the ancient and time-honored traces. The war left many indelible marks on this ancient city, but it is precisely this that makes the city more unique and charming.

  In the northern border, those that can be called ancient cities mostly have a long history and strong underlying power, with masters as numerous as clouds. Even if they nominally submit to the country's rule, in reality they are completely autonomous, not even giving face to the imperial family.

  And Hongyuan Ancient City is such a city, it is a city after the end of the dark history, has gone through countless dynasties, still standing here.

  Even Ye Han couldn't help but feel a sense of awe when facing such a city.

  He gazed at the sky with the sunset, and the ancient city against it was even more magnificent. He held hands with a golden light all over his body, in an extremely mysterious and majestic manner, like a mountain of 'Golden Armor', sighed, and walked towards the high and grand city gate where crowds surged in the distance.

  As they walked to the city gate, the crowd that had been bustling around them suddenly fell silent. Everyone was staring at Ye Han, or more accurately, at the "Golden Light Qilin" that he was holding onto like a dog on a leash. It was as if they had seen a ghost. Although this thing looked like a dog now, no one was foolish enough to think it actually was a dog. The crowd parted to make way for them.

  "This is clearly a Qilin!"

  Some people who know their stuff can't help but exclaim in surprise.

  Everyone looked at Ye Han with even more astonishment, with an unhideable curiosity and reverence, looking at the young man in front of them who was excessively talented.

  In Fenyuan Ancient City for so many years, I haven't seen a few families being so luxurious as to use a Qilin as a mount. The mounts they lead are already like this, what kind of identity does the master have?

  Everyone's heart surged with great curiosity and awe!

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