Gu Qingxi could see that the two sea creatures were living a miserable life, but she didn't expect it to be so miserable. They
had never had enough food.
Gu Qingxi took the two to a roadside snack stand and ordered two bowls of noodles for them. Seeing the two wolfing down the food, she ordered two more bowls of noodles.
Huo Xiaodao felt bad watching the two of them eating.
These two used to be powerful guards and had served as his personal guards. Their strength had long been to the point where they didn't need to eat, but in this place, they became mortals and had to work hard for three meals a day.
After the two sea creatures had eaten three bowls of noodles each, they took Gu Qingxi to where they were staying.
The houses of the two sea creatures were at the edge of the west of the city. As soon as she walked into this place, Gu Qingxi knew that this was a slum. The people living here were ragged and sallow.
Relatively speaking, the complexion of these two sea creatures was actually quite good.
Zheng Yuan and Kong Tian's residence was a low house, and they had to lower their heads to enter.
There was only a table, two chairs, and two low beds in the room.
"Young Master, I'm sorry to have you sit in such a place." Zheng Yuan wiped the two chairs again and again before asking Huo Xiaodao and Gu Qingxi to sit down, while he and Kong Tian stood aside stiffly.
"Sit down and talk." After Huo Xiaodao sat down, he looked up at Zheng Yuan and pointed at the low bed.
If he didn't sit down, he would have to look up to talk to the two of them, and his neck would be sore.
Gu Qingxi also sat down, waiting for the two sea creatures to tell their stories.
"Go ahead, start from the time you disappeared." Huo Xiaodao urged.
Zheng Yuan didn't waste any more words and began to narrate: "That day, Kong Tian and I were ordered by the domain lord to investigate in that sea area. As you know, young master, some brothers had disappeared in that sea area before, so the domain lord ordered us to look for clues.
We searched that sea area for several days and nights and found nothing unusual.
On the fifth day, we noticed strange spiritual fluctuations underwater, so we went deep underwater to find the source.
As a result, we felt a terrifying force coming towards us, and we fainted.
When we woke up, we were already in this city.
Then we found that we could not use spiritual power, and we became mortals."
At this point, Zheng Yuan's face became ugly, and he was obviously thinking of bad memories.
Seeing that Zheng Yuan was silent for a long time, Kong Tian continued, "This place is very strange. Not only us, but also some human cultivators are the same. After entering here, they can no longer use spiritual power and become mortals.
However, the human race that enters here is a minority, and most of them are cultivators of our sea clan.
This city is called Huangcheng.
The city lord is very harsh to outsiders like us.
He arranges us outsiders to do the hardest, most tiring and dirtiest work, and kills those who resist.
Everyone here is a mortal, except the city lord who can use spiritual power.
Some of us have sneaked into the city lord's mansion before, wanting to know the secret of why the city lord can use spiritual power.
But no one found the secret, instead they were all beheaded by her, and their bodies were hung on the city gate for public display.
The city lord gets married every year and chooses a groom in the city..."
When Gu Qingxi heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she interrupted Kong Tian, "Wait, get married every year? Choose a groom? The city lord is a woman?"
"Yes, the city lord is a woman. She is the strongest person in this city. She chooses a husband every year, and the men in the city are proud to be chosen by her." Kong Tian replied.
Gu Qingxi: "..."
This city lord is quite good at enjoying the happiness of life.
Kong Tian continued: "But, a few days ago, she dismissed all her husbands. It is said that it was for a foreign human male cultivator. The male cultivator is said to be handsome and extraordinary. It is said that the city lord was attracted by him at first sight.
But the male cultivator was not polite to her, and she was not angry. It is said that she treated the man as a guest of honor and treated him with courtesy.
It is said that a grand event will be held for this man in a while."
Gu Qingxi was stunned when she heard this. For some reason, her intuition told her that this man was Senior Brother Ye , Ye Wuchen!
At this time, Yafeng's voice sounded in Gu Qingxi's mind: "Master, why do I feel that this male cultivator is talking about Ye Wuchen. Is he going to be someone else's wife? Oh, no, the husband is."
"Yafeng, are you there?" Gu Qingxi was a little surprised.
After being unable to operate spiritual power here, the spirit pet bag cannot be opened, and the cubs and others cannot communicate with themselves.
Even the ten thousand spirits have lost their voices.
But Yafeng could still communicate with her.
"Well, I'm here, but my power has been greatly weakened. I don't know if the city lord is beautiful, and I don't know if Ye Wuchen will change his mind. Alas, if he changes his mind when he sees that the city lord is beautiful, it will be too unfair to you, my master." Yafeng sighed, as if he was standing up for Gu Qingxi.
Gu Qingxi: "..."
When we talk about my sword, I wonder how I feel as a master.
"Do you know what realm the city lord's cultivation is at?" Gu Qingxi asked.
"At least the foundation building." Zheng Yuan said with a pale face.
A mere foundation building cultivator, if outside, is just an inconspicuous one among the many cultivators in the cultivation world.
But here, a foundation building cultivator controls the life and death of the people in a city, acts tyrannically, and becomes a real local emperor.
"Oh, what about the foundation building, master, you are a mortal now, don't take risks. I don't think Ye Wuchen would want you to take risks. He also wants you to protect yourself first." Yafeng continued.
Gu Qingxi: "..."
Could the gloating in Yafeng's tone be more obvious?
"If that person is really Brother Ye, there is no need to worry. He is just a foundation-building cultivator. Even if Brother Ye cannot use spiritual power, his swordsmanship is not a concern for a foundation-building cultivator.
And now there is no other news. I think Brother Ye should have his own plans." Gu Qingxi said to Yafeng.
If that person is really Brother Ye, the city lord is probably not treating him with courtesy, but is helpless with Brother Ye.
"......That's right." Although Yafeng didn't want to admit that this was the case, he knew very well that if the city lord was really just a foundation-building cultivator, even if Ye Wuchen couldn't circulate his spiritual power, the city lord couldn't do anything to Ye Wuchen, who was an excellent swordsman.
Ye Wuchen was indeed very powerful, whether in his previous life or this life. He
was always so dazzling, so charming, and so eye-catching.
Alas, it's a pity that Ye Wuchen can't be the husband of the village.
Yafeng felt sorry in his heart.
Zheng Yuan and Kong Tian looked at Gu Qingxi in silence, as if she was thinking about something. They didn't dare to interrupt her thoughts, but just waited quietly.
Because this female cultivator of the human race made them palpitate and gave them inexplicable pressure, even though they knew that the female cultivator in front of them had lost her cultivation.
The two looked at Huo Xiaodao and found that Huo Xiaodao was also waiting quietly.
They were both wondering, how could the young master be with this human female cultivator?
Moreover, the young master, who had always been domineering and unreasonable, seemed to follow the lead of this female cultivator?
Was it their illusion?
Gu Qingxi was going to investigate the City Lord's Mansion to see if the stunning man was Ye Wuchen.
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