If this had happened to the Dark Gate, they would have been dead long ago.
They were weak, not even a match for ordinary people. Song Tangxuejiao's Zhan Ming brought her here not to see such a boring thing.
The two quickly decided the winner, and one of them was thrown off the stage, covered in blood, a truly gruesome sight.
The people cheered, and soon another strong man stepped onto the stage. He easily won the competition. That was the rule here: people would keep coming up to challenge you, and if you held on, you could win a pearl.
What's going on?
"Of course, that means this pearl is extremely rare in Lingfeng Kingdom. You can't buy one even for ten thousand taels of gold. Aren't you curious about the person behind it?"
Song Tangxue pointed to the people wearing black cloaks below: "These people must be the ones behind this."
They were in a hurry, and there were quite a few of them. The people were so busy with the competition that they didn't pay any attention to who was passing by.
"Yes and no. Their real boss isn't here. These are just small fry, insignificant characters, and very weak at that." In Zhan Ming's eyes, there were few strong individuals.
"Come here."
They jumped down from the wall and came to a boudoir. Standing outside, they could hear the conversation inside.
"Miss, let's not look anymore. That young master won't be coming today."
"No, I believe he will definitely come. He promised me a few days ago that he would take me away. He would never abandon me!"
"What a silly girl. The least trustworthy people in this world are men. They are so glib and you can't tell which of their words are true."
Immediately afterward, the noise inside the room ceased. Zhan Ming jumped in through the window and saw only a woman in a purple silk dress, her eyes filled with tears, her features exquisite, sitting quietly in front of the table, staring intently in Song Tangxue's direction.
To be precise, she was looking at Zhan Ming.
"Young master, you've finally arrived. Are you here to take me away?"
So the person I just heard waiting for was Zhan Ming. He really is a womanizer. He's only been in Lingfeng Kingdom for a few days and he's already hooked up with a woman.
"Yao'er, I'm late, but I can't take you away yet."
"Why? Could it be because of her!"
Song Tangzhong had intended to watch the show, but the conversation had steered towards her, so she quickly waved her hand and said, "Miss, you've misunderstood. I have absolutely no relationship with him."
She knew that she and Zhan Ming were innocent, but the woman clearly didn't believe her at all.
"I noticed you two were behaving intimately just now, and you still dare to say you have no relationship? Do you really think I'm a fool to be fooled!" The woman angrily pounced over, baring her teeth and claws as she tried to grab Song Tangxue's hair, but was kicked away forcefully.
"Enough!" Zhan Ming's face darkened. This was the first time Song Tangxue had seen him like this. "Stop making trouble. I don't think we have anything to do with each other."
The woman looked as if she had suffered a great insult. Her fingers trembled as she raised them, her eyes filled with disbelief. Her beautiful face was covered with tears, and any man who saw her would feel pity for her.
However, Zhan Ming only looked at it with disdain: "I did have some feelings for you before, but you kept pestering me. Do you know that I hate people who are persistent and clingy the most?"
Song Tangxue couldn't help but clap her hands and cheer, thoroughly enjoying the performance.
"Have you seen enough?" Zhan Ming's sinister voice rang out. The woman had left sometime earlier.
Song Tangxue's lips curled into a playful smile: "So this is what the dignified leader of the Dark Gate wanted me to see. The leader is truly extraordinary and a man of exceptional talent. In just three or four days, he has already won the heart of a woman. I admire you greatly."
Zhan Ming didn't know how to explain, so he simply changed the subject: "Look over there."
Suddenly, applause erupted in the flower-filled room, and a person was ushered onto the stage. The great god was about eleven or twelve years old. Amid the cheers, he made some gestures, and Song Tangxue was furious the moment she saw him.
"He can't be just a child, so why was he sent to this place?"
“Here, no one cares how old you are. Many children are sent here by their parents to exchange for silver, and most of them die.”
The crowd below the stage was even more excited, completely unaware of what was about to happen to the child, only concerned with the pleasure in front of them.
This is the ugliness of humanity, often using the suffering of others as a tool to ridicule oneself. Then another boy jumped onto the stage, his body covered in bulging muscles, clearly not someone to be trifled with. The outcome was obvious at a glance.
"This is the show I wanted you to see; this scene can only be found in the Lingfeng Kingdom."
They revered martial prowess and set up a fighting arena here. Anyone who wanted to challenge them could come from anywhere, regardless of age or gender. Over time, a group of people had other ideas. They bought some children from others and sent them to this place in exchange for silver.
"I used to think Lingfeng Kingdom was a good place, but now it seems to be a living hell."
The crowd below was in high spirits, and the competition started quickly. The child was terrified and stood motionless on the stage. Just as the man's knife was about to strike him, Song Tangxue couldn't bear it any longer and jumped onto the stage to save him.
The voices below the stage fell silent: "Young lady, this is not a place for you to interfere."
"He's just a child, why did you put him on this stage!"
They burst into laughter as if they had heard a ridiculous joke. Zhan Mingfang went on stage and stood next to Song Tangxue, which meant that no matter what happened next, he would still be there for her.
Song Tangxue cast a grateful glance at Zhan Ming: "You people treat human life like dirt, and you keep saying you admire force, but none of you are like this!"
“In our Lingfeng Kingdom, we only value martial prowess. So, even though he is young, if he can defeat us, we will naturally follow his lead.”
Even Zhan Ming couldn't help but be angered by their rhetoric, and some dark images gradually surfaced in his mind.
It was a completely dark room, not a single ray of light could penetrate it. A child was locked inside; he was thin and emaciated, and looked as if he hadn't eaten for days.
"What a useless piece of trash! I don't know what use the boss has for him!" Suddenly, a guard rushed in and threw a bowl of something that could hardly be called food in front of him. "Eat up, or the boss will come after us again."
The child weakly opened his eyes and wolfed down the food.
The guards saw this and their sarcasm deepened: "What a good-for-nothing who's never seen the world, eating even this rotten stuff."
The child ignored it.
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