This is a "profit station" they specifically set up outside the city.
The patrol team members are the only ones inside. They often lure powerful passersby here to demand benefits from outsiders who are awakened.
Now that they've reached their territory and are so close, the horsemen in front of them are trapped like turtles in a jar; it's too late to run.
Li Yu seemed not to hear their threats, but looked up at the two large characters "Ningcheng" on the city gate not far away, which was shrouded in steam.
His left golden pupil glowed slightly, and he could clearly see that the thread connecting Lu Fan extended into the depths of this eerie city.
Lu Fan is inside the city!
Seeing that Li Yu still ignored him and refused to cooperate.
The patrol captain also dropped all pretense, invoked the law, and shouted sternly, his voice drowning out the surroundings:
"Log: Temporary intruder detected! Suspected insurgent!"
"Refusing to cooperate with the patrol team's questioning, behaving suspiciously, and intending to incite rebellion and disrupt order!"
"Obstructing patrols, violently harassing and resisting law enforcement, charging at the patrol team on horseback, and deliberately causing trouble!"
He pinned down several serious charges in quick succession, then, with a slight smirk, suddenly announced the verdict in a loud voice:
"In accordance with the laws of Ningcheng, his dangerous vehicle is hereby confiscated, and the intruder is to be detained on the spot pending trial! Any resistance will be considered violent resistance to the law and will be severely punished!"
The patrol captain pointed at Li Yu and gave orders to the surrounding soldiers.
"Quickly, move forward and arrest the man, and confiscate his mount!"
"Yes!" Several patrolling soldiers around him accepted the order, then approached Li Yu with sinister smiles, the specially made shackles in their hands gleaming coldly.
These shackles can suppress the abilities of awakened individuals. They are specially made torture instruments by the Ye family, and countless self-proclaimed powerful awakened individuals have been captured before.
Only now did Li Yu finally look directly at the smug patrol captain.
The captain's smile deepened, thinking that Li Yu had finally realized she was scared.
However, it's too late now!
He was about to say a few more sarcastic remarks when he met Li Yu's icy, emotionless eyes and the... mocking curve of her lips.
Li Yu was so angry at this shameless act of turning black into white that she laughed.
"It seems that Ningcheng's way of treating guests is quite unique," Li Yu said slowly, her voice icy.
The patrol captain laughed loudly, "Here, only those who obey are guests! The Ye family is the law! Those who know what's good for them..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Hei suddenly raised its front hooves, and yellow lightning burst forth. The first soldier who charged forward was charred black and fell to the ground, unable to get up.
Little Black stomped its front hooves heavily on the ground, unleashing a web of electric snakes.
The instantaneous surge of electricity knocked down all the soldiers who surrounded them.
"court death!"
"You still dare to resist now? You've gone too far!"
The captain was both shocked and furious, and shouted loudly:
"Attack him all at once! Take him down, regardless of whether he lives or dies!"
The remaining patrolling soldiers realized they had encountered troublemakers, so they quickly drew their weapons, unleashed their superpowers, and swarmed forward.
Li Yu sat upright on horseback, his body surging with energy:
"Since you insist on courting death..." His icy voice proclaimed the final judgment:
"Then I will grant your wish."
In an instant, a streak of red light flashed and disappeared.
All the soldiers who rushed forward froze at the same time, and then, as if all their bones had been removed, they all fell down.
Only after the blood spread did we see that everyone had a bloody hole in their body.
Even the specially made shackles thrown at Li Yu shattered into dust instantly.
The patrol captain stared in disbelief at everything, his legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground, trembling as he pointed at Li Yu:
"You, you actually dare to..."
The captain stumbled and scrambled backward, roaring hoarsely with all his might, "You...you know this is Ye family territory? The Ye family won't let this go..."
"The Ye family?" Li Yu sneered, spurring his horse forward and looking down at him.
"No one would dare to speak to me like that."
The patrol captain was shocked and turned pale.
At this moment, he finally realized that the person in front of him was a complete idiot who didn't care about the Ye family at all.
He had never even heard of Ye Lingxiao, the city lord of Ningcheng.
He suddenly pulled a signal flare from his pocket, about to fire it, when he saw Li Yu raise his hand and point.
*Sizzle!*
The signal flare in the captain's hand broke off at the wrist with his right hand and turned into dust.
Before he could even scream, the arrow pierced his chest.
The patrol captain coughed up blood and was lifted up in mid-air by the arrow in his chest.
What met his eyes was Li Yu's devilish, faint smile:
"Since you enjoy falsely accusing people, then let you experience what it's like to truly resist law enforcement with violence."
The captain stared wide-eyed in terror, and before he could even beg for mercy, flames erupted from the arrow in his chest.
In just a few moments, it was burned to ashes, turning into a pile of ruins.
The flames did not stop; instead, they burned even brighter and brighter, quickly engulfing everything in the area.
After conveniently eliminating this temporary location used for swindling money, Li Yu spurred his horse to continue through the billowing steam towards Ningcheng, intending to take a look inside.
Amidst the pervasive stench of burning flesh, Xiao Hei stepped over the charred remains and strode towards the bustling Ningcheng.
The heatwave pressed down like a solid wall.
The closer you get to Ningcheng, the higher the temperature becomes.
Li Yu noticed a large number of refugees gathered outside the city, choosing to camp and crawl in the area with the most suitable temperature.
This place is not only dry due to the high temperatures and lack of rain, but it also receives relief from Ningcheng in Zhongzhou.
However, this is the closest the refugees can get to Ningcheng; they can't go any further, as the scorching heat would be unbearable for ordinary people.
The closer they got to Ningcheng, the stronger the influence of that strange boulder became, and the heat and temperature would only increase.
Under such high temperatures, the awakened ones are alright, as they can mobilize their internal energy to regulate their temperature.
The only outcome for the refugees who continued to approach Ningcheng was to die of dehydration, which is why there were no refugees in Ningcheng.
Only those who have awakened, or ordinary people carrying cooling equipment, can enter Ningcheng despite the high temperatures.
Li Yu arrived at the city gate without any problems. Upon arrival, almost no one questioned him carefully before letting him through.
Since everyone who gets to come here has already been plundered and their identities verified by the patrol team, there's really no need to waste time and effort checking them again.
As soon as Li Yu stepped through the city gate, he frowned slightly.
"City Lord Ye Lingxiao! Invincible—!"
"Invincible!"
"Invincible!"
A large group of awakened individuals gathered together and shouted in unison.
He kept praising Ye Lingxiao, the city lord of Ningcheng.
Li Yu then realized that all the people in Ningcheng City had an air of righteousness and superiority.
Whenever they open their mouths, they invariably boast about the power of Ningcheng in Zhongzhou, the achievements and greatness of the Ye family, and their admiration for the city lord, Ye Lingxiao.
Could it be some kind of supernatural power controlling it?
Li Yu harbored doubts and looked at the crowd seriously again, her pupils suddenly shrinking.
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