One year later.

A city suddenly appeared on the Mingshui Mountain at the junction of Yulong, Fenglai and Yujiang.

The city lord calls himself the Ghost King, so the city is naturally called the Ghost Town.

"…There are four ghosts under the Ghost King's seat: Leng, Xue, Qing, and Sha. Beside him are two guardians who are as beautiful as fairies."

"This ghost town came out of nowhere, and it's also called a city of miracles."

"It is said that every inch of land in the city is worth a lot of money. Everyone who has been there has been amazed by the prosperity of the streets and alleys, which is comparable to the capitals of the great nations."

Seven or eight people gathered in the teahouse, talking about the ghost town with great interest.

"Eh? You said this ghost town is so powerful, why hasn't it been annexed or destroyed by people from other countries?"

"Oh, you don't know this, do you?" The middle-aged man standing on the chair said in a street-speaking tone, "It is said that the Lord of Ghost City has many experts under his command, and it is said that each of them has a special identity. With such power and strength, no country dares to offend.

And I heard that the Ghost Town also accepts people who have committed crimes and escaped from various countries. As long as they are wronged and have real talent and hard work, they can be protected by the Ghost Town.

It is said that in just one year, the ghost town has undergone three expansions, from a city of a thousand people to a city of ten thousand households!"

"Wow, so powerful, then the Ghost King must be a very remarkable person, right?" someone asked.

"Of course he is. Of all the people in Ghost Town, the Ghost King is the most mysterious. It is said that his martial arts skills are unfathomable. He is nine feet tall and huge, and can split a mountain with one palm. He has a terrifying face, a ghost face and fangs, so he never shows his true face to others. He wears a bronze mask wherever he goes."

"Wow, that's really terrifying and awe-inspiring!"

"Isn't it?"

There was a lively conversation over there.

No one noticed that there were several people in black sitting in a corner of the restaurant.

In fact, if you pay a little attention, you can find that the temperament exuded by these men in black is very different from that of ordinary people.

Exuding majesty and solemnity.

Especially there was a young man in a white cloak in public, who seemed to be the master of several men in black. Although only the lower half of his face was exposed under the brim of his hat, his clear jawline, beautiful lip shape, and the noble aura he exuded all showed that he was a nobleman of excellent family background.

And just now, the ghost town that the common people were talking about happened to be heard by this noble young man.

"Sir, it's almost time, we should set off." A subordinate beside him reminded.

The noble young man got up and left without saying a word.

The last subordinate to leave left some silver on the table.

After they came out, the waiter brought horses for them.

When the nobleman climbed onto his horse, his face was revealed from under his hat.

He is none other than the Dragon Emperor, Yu Jiuchen!

Since a year ago, Su Changzhao ran away.

He has never given up his obsession with Su Changzhao.

After Su Changzhao left, the plot began to develop according to her previous inner retelling.

After Yu Jiuchen completed the plot of the civil war in the court, he began to turn to foreign wars. Even though he had no intention of doing so, there were still countries that provoked Yu Jiuchen and were eyeing him covetously.

He was eager to find Su Changzhao, but the war was imminent and he could not ignore it. There were not many generals available in the court, and the new general Zhao Ye had been sent out to guard the fortress, so he began to fight everywhere.

Under the pretext of leading the army in person, he was actually looking for Su Changzhao.

Every time he attacked a country, he would spread the word that whoever dared to harbor his people would be razed to the ground!

Within a year, he conquered two small countries.

The Qing Kingdom was afraid that Yulong would become too powerful, so they did not intend to give them a chance to recuperate and went straight south to attack Yulong.

This is just taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

Yu Jiuchen was not afraid at all. He spread the word that if anyone from Qing Kingdom dared to come, they would never return.

This time, he ventured out of the military camp because the army was short of supplies, and he happened to hear that there was a miracle city on the nearby Mingshui Mountain.

The city is prosperous and has abundant supplies. If we can get supplies, it will definitely help the war.

It just so happened that in the previous battle, the last military advisor brought out was also seriously injured, so Yu Jiuchen had no choice but to make this trip himself.

It just so happened that he heard that there were four ghosts in the ghost town. At the same time, this ghost town was built not long ago, which coincided with the time when the person he was thinking about left.

Ghost King of the Dark Water, is this your long-term move?

During this year, he looked for many people who looked like Su Changzhao. He tried his best to find them through rumors, but the results always disappointed him.

Over time, he began to take a try-it-out attitude, preferring to believe it to be true rather than not, but he would no longer place too much hope on it as he did in the beginning.

Because the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

He even began to hate Su Changzhao for being so cruel and abandoning him.

Every word I said to her that night came from my heart.

All he wanted from the beginning to the end was just her.

Why would she leave again?

Walking away so resolutely...

It's a thought that she may have never thought about herself, or even loved herself.

Nor will he be like me, looking for the other person all the time.

The temperature in my heart cooled down a little bit.

Perhaps, the moment we find her, we should destroy her martial arts or tie her up?

This way, she will never be able to leave me...

·

In order to reach the ghost town as quickly as possible.

Yu Jiuchen's men found a local to lead the way.

The guide was swinging the fragrant sachet in his hand in circles along the way.

Yu Jiuchen's men asked him what was in the sachet that was so pungent.

He said that there were many mosquitoes on Mingshui Mountain, and the strange fragrance in the sachet could repel the insects.

And considering the generous reward, he also reminded them: "It's not easy to enter the ghost town."

"What do you mean?" Yu Jiuchen's men asked him.

The other party smiled and explained, "The ghost town is now famous all over the world. There are so many people who want to enter the ghost town every day. And you need a ghost pass to enter and exit the ghost town, otherwise you will not be allowed. Even if you sneak in, it will be difficult to get out. The key point is that once you are discovered and added to the blacklist, you will never be able to enter the ghost town again in your life."

Originally thought that the other party was just exaggerating, but unexpectedly, after arriving at the place, Yu Jiuchen sent people to inquire at the city gate, and the information they got back was exactly the same as what the guide said.

The subordinate saw that Yu Jiuchen looked unhappy, so he hurried forward and grabbed the collar of the guide, and asked sternly: "Tell me quickly! Is there any way to get the Ghost Pass?"

The guide raised his hands in surrender, with a bitter face: "Please calm down, my lord, please calm down. I only know the road, and I have never even entered the gate of the ghost city. How can I know how to get the ghost pass? Otherwise, you can go and ask around?"

While his men were thinking, the leader immediately pushed him away, turned around and ran away.

The subordinate was about to chase after him, but was stopped by Yu Jiuchen: "Forget it, let's think of another way."

They planned to rest for the night at an inn along the way and then find a way to get into the city tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, we met a group of people halfway.

When those people saw Yu Jiuchen, they shouted, "Kill the Dragon Emperor and you will get ten thousand taels of gold!"

"kill!!"

Yu Jiuchen's expression was stern. Now that he knew his identity and looked at his clothes -

They are soldiers from Qing Kingdom!

Soon, the two sides started fighting.

In the melee, Yu Jiuchen felt a little dizzy, and when he looked at his subordinates, they seemed to have the same symptoms.

During the fight, another group of Qing soldiers arrived.

Not only was there a huge disparity in numbers between the two sides, the other side also had reinforcements, and Yu Jiuchen and the others were obviously poisoned.

The situation is not favorable for them at this time.

The generals with great martial arts skills around Yu Jiuchen used their last bit of strength to escort Yu Jiuchen out of the siege.

"Your Majesty, please leave!"

Just as he finished speaking, he was stabbed in the back by a flying scimitar and fell to the ground dead!

Seeing this, Yu Jiuchen bit his lip, regained his consciousness, killed the two Qing soldiers who pounced on him, and quickly fled!

"Chase him! The Dragon Emperor is poisoned and can't run far!"

"Kill him! We'll be rich!"

Poisoned... Yu Jiuchen finally remembered that it was the sachet of the guide before...

They had been very careful along the way, if it weren't for the problem of water and food.

The only possible place where the poison could have been placed was the sachet of the guide.

Tsk~ I was careless!

In order to conceal his whereabouts, Yu Jiuchen did not bring many people with him on this trip.

Now, it is estimated that all his people have been killed by the scimitars of the Qing soldiers.

And he must not die here!

Perhaps the poison began to seep into his nerves, his eyes went dark and his feet felt empty.

Then it rolled down a slope.

He then lost consciousness.

·

The next day.

The ghost town of Hades Water.

"The family is a family, and a civilized city depends on everyone."

"A drop of water can reflect sunlight, and a tiny drop of water can reveal your precious character."

“If you help others occasionally, others will remember your name; if you help others all the time, history will remember your name.”

Early in the morning, a cool-looking vehicle was seen passing through the streets of the city. On the vehicle was a man holding a simple loudspeaker and reciting in a loop along the way!

Every person who opens the door greets others with a smile and says hello politely.

It makes people sigh that life is so beautiful and life is so harmonious~

At the same time, in the City Lord's Mansion.

With a whoosh, someone pulled open the heavy curtains.

The sunlight suddenly poured into the dim room, waking up the beautiful person with smooth skin.

"Lord City Lord, it's time to get up~"

The extremely beautiful woman came to the bed and called softly with a smile on her face.

Even without opening his eyes, Su Changzhao knew who was coming.

Close your eyes, sit up halfway and stretch.

After that, he raised his eyelids and looked at the other person: "Why is it you? Where is Li Xing?"

Xiao Qinsu narrowed her eyes and said, "My Lord, are you in a daze? You have already sent the cold ghost out."

"Oh yeah, yeah, I forgot."

While Su Changzhao was speaking, she had already come down from the bed. Seeing Xiao Qinsu was about to put clothes on her, she quickly took the clothes and put them on herself.

Xiao Qinsu didn't bother to be polite with her.

Looking at the stunningly beautiful person in front of me, my thoughts went back to a year ago——

The day she decided to leave Longdu, she saw that things were going to change in Longdu.

Fearing that something might happen to Su Changzhao, she went to Fenglai Country to seek help under the pretext of traveling.

Because when she was in the palace, she had close contacts with Princess Feng Qing of Fenglai Kingdom, Tang Fengjian.

Su Changzhao had also done Tang Fengjian many favors, so when they learned that Su Changzhao had chosen to escape by water, they immediately thought of picking him up from Fan River.

It just happened to solve Su Changzhao's urgent problem.

Afterwards, they arrived at Mingshui Mountain.

Choose a natural moat to build the city.

The Dragon Guardians are all skilled craftsmen.

Plus the manpower recruited by Su Changzhao.

Soon a city was built.

Then, with the continuous absorption of talents and Su Changzhao's avant-garde and novel ideas, the ghost town gradually developed its own scale and rules and regulations.

In just one year, the population of the ghost town increased from thousands to tens of thousands.

It is rare to grow so quickly and yet in such an orderly manner.

Xiao Qinsu felt more than once that the title of "City of Miracles" given by the outside world was so appropriate. If she had not seen it with her own eyes, she would certainly not have believed it.

However, except for the four ghosts, she and Bai Longnu stayed with Su Changzhao and became his left and right protectors.

She is the left guardian and Bai Longnu is the right guardian.

However, what surprised her the most was that Su Changzhao was actually a woman? !

Although it was a pity that she was not a man and did not end up together with Yu Jiuchen.

But this year, she has been by Su Changzhao's side, and she is still deeply impressed by her courage, advanced ideas, and clear reward and punishment style of doing things, which are no less than men.

This is also the reason why she was willing to stay.

·

After Su Changzhao finished dressing, he habitually tied a bronze mask around his waist.

Although she doesn't need to wear it in the house, she still needs to cover it up when going out. After all, this face... is too recognizable.

Next second.

"City Lord, are you awake? Big news, big news!"

The White Dragon Girl came in howling.