Chapter 173

Young people step by step into Yuanjin City, the most chaotic central city in Yuanjin.

Zhou Ming came all the way and walked no less than ten cities. There was no order and no law in the city. Among people, the most common was killing and plundering. Here, the powerful can enjoy the supreme power and glory; the weak can only be reduced to playthings in the hands of the superior, or the lowest, human slaves.

After killing Fang Qiankun, Zhou Ming went straight to this place full of darkness. This was the second day he came to Xuhai Empire, and the rainstorm lasted for two days. When he stepped into Yuanjin City, the gloomy sky was covered with a black curtain, and the night came quietly.

Some businessmen and nobles who passed by saw Zhou Ming coming from outside the city. They all groveled to him one by one and came to him with a smile. They are not blind. Yuanjin city is now the capital of Xuhai empire. The most powerful Xuhai emperor in Yuanjin city lives in the city. He dares to break into the city, either confident or conceited.

Here, it is difficult for conceited people to see the sun of tomorrow. These businessmen and nobles are well versed in the survival of Yuanjin, so they prefer the former. Zhou Ming dares to enter Yuanjin in this way, which shows that he has enough strength to deal with all the people in the city, including the reigning Xuhai emperor.

Now that they are making good friends with Zhou Ming, they are also taking precautions ahead of time. Even if they lose sight for a while, there will be no loss after that.

Zhou Ming used his divine sense to sweep a few miles around, and found that these well-dressed merchants and nobles were at least the late cultivation of lianyuanjing. Some novice monks could only help them to hold umbrellas and act as servants.

Some people handed umbrellas to Zhou Ming, but Zhou Ming did not pay attention to them. Instead, he walked in the rain with his feet in the dirty mud, and passed by one by one, one by one, lying on both sides of the road, naked, dying and scarred. These people were the most inferior slaves in the Xuhai empire. They had no human rights and could only serve the nobles of the upper class Driven, everyday life is like an animal raised in the alley at home, without any freedom to speak of.

Seeing Zhou Ming's attitude, those businessmen and nobles who wanted to please him were not interested in seeking help from themselves. They dare not brazenly paste it up. If Zhou Ming is upset and raises his hand to punch them, they will die inexplicably. They are afraid that there will be no corpse collectors. The most important thing in this city is the people who have been killed in the street.

"This friend, please stay."

It doesn't mean that no one dares to stand in the way. Not long after Zhou Minggang walked out, a middle-aged man with a tung oil paper umbrella and a velvet robe came over alone and stood in front of him, looking at him with a smile.

The middle-aged man wore a golden crown on his head. His whole body was elegant and dignified, which was in sharp contrast with the ferocious people around him. Compared with other people, he seemed to be a normal superior nobleman, while the people around him were like fierce bandits, full of hostility.

With the appearance of this middle-aged man, those businessmen and nobles were in panic. They turned around and left one by one, for fear that they would slow down.

Zhou Ming's glance showed that the middle-aged man and his accomplishments were the same. They were both at the beginning of Shenwu state. He knew that there was not a kind man in the Xuhai empire. Even if he was kind-hearted, he could see from the performance of middle-aged men around him that he must be a ruthless man.

"What's the matter?"

Zhou Ming did not give the man a cold eye, but asked faintly.

"I'd like to invite a friend to my house. I wonder if my friend would like to have a talk with me?"

The middle-aged man with a gentle smile.

With a grin, Zhou Ming subconsciously glanced at the two twisted bronze doors not far away and said, "if you are not afraid of causing trouble, you will lead the way."

The middle-aged man, with no change in his face, took the initiative to give Zhou Ming an umbrella and looked at the red Trojan horse parked not far away. "Friends, please follow me. The mansion is still far away, so you may need to take a ride."

Zhou Ming said nothing more, but followed the middle-aged man into the carriage.

The middle-aged man waved his hand to the outside. Seeing this, an old coachman squatting under the eaves to take shelter from the rain rushed over and jumped into the carriage to drive the horses.

As the carriage drove away, several aristocrats with umbrellas talked about what had just happened

"do you think Lord LAN wanted to take this man away..."

"Don't say, it's really possible. Everyone wants to be the master of the place where the source is exhausted."

"It's not peaceful."

"When will there be peace here? Ho, when the restaurant arrives, go and drink two Jin!"

With that, one of them kicked open a slave lying on the ground and walked into the restaurant.

The yellow light of the carriage lit up the two men's faces.

Zhou Ming leans on the soft carpet of the carriage, leaving a circle of wet water marks. His divine sense sweeps out, and the old coachman outside has the middle-term cultivation of Huaqi state. It seems that this middle-aged man has a lot of talent.

The middle-aged man didn't care about the rain on Zhou Ming at all. He sat opposite him and said, "I'm Lan Shi. I don't know what to call my friend?"Zhou Ming did not return the gift, but slightly closed his eyes, listening to the rain outside, indifferent way: "Zhou Ming."

"Then I will call my friend brother Zhou recklessly."

Lan Shi looked at Zhou Ming, and his eyes seemed to be shining.

Zhou Ming opened his eyes, lifted a corner of the curtain cloth inside the carriage, gazed at the darkness outside the window, and said slowly, "don't be so polite to me. What's the matter? In this place where the source is exhausted, there's no need to cover up with me."

"Brother Zhou is really straightforward. It's almost here. I'll talk with him then."

Lan Shi looked at the curtain in front of the car and said with a smile.

"Whatever you want."

Zhou Ming didn't know what he was thinking, so he put down the curtain and sat in the carriage very casually.

I don't know how long after that, the bumpy carriage finally stopped. The coachman lifted the curtain and helped Lanshi hold an umbrella. But Lanshi shook his head and told him to step back and hold the umbrella himself to keep Zhou Ming out of the rain.

In front of them was a magnificent mansion with red and red wood paint on the gate and two large gilded characters on the plaque: "Wang Fu"

"brother Zhou, change your clothes first."

As soon as Zhou Ming followed Lan Shi into the residence, a group of Yingyan ran over. With Lan Shi in the room, they took a set of clean clothes and carefully undressed Lan Shi and wiped the rain on him with a towel.

Zhou Ming was no exception, and he was treated like Lanshi.

When he was dry and clean, Zhou Ming, dressed in white, came out of the room. He had long black hair behind him. His face was cold, and his deep eyes were a bit overbearing. It had to be said that Zhou Ming's dress was quite rebellious, and those maids were crazy.

"Brother Zhou is really elegant in this dress."

In the hall, Lanshi stood up to greet him and praised him.

After Zhou Ming sat down, Lan Shi gave him a cup of tea, drove away the maids, and said with a smile, "brother Zhou, to tell you the truth, I'm the king here."

Zhou Ming lifted the purple sand cover on the cup and nodded, "I see it. You want to go up."

Lan Shi was stunned for a moment. He didn't know what Zhou Ming meant by "superior". But he continued: "brother Zhou also knows that Xuhai empire is a mess of scattered sand. There is no order and no restriction here. As long as he has enough strength, he can occupy a seat in the place where the source is exhausted."

"Tell me, do you want to cooperate with me or use me to help you become the master of the Xuhai Empire?"

Zhou Ming drank the cup of tea, staring at Lan Shi, indifferent way.

Seeing Zhou Ming's clean porcelain cup, Lan Shi looked a little appreciative and asked, "is brother Zhou not afraid that I will poison this tea?"

"If you want me to help you, you have to be sincere."

Zhou Ming gently pushed away the tea cup on the table, his eyes slightly narrowed, "besides, if you want to poison me, you are not qualified."

Lan Shi suddenly laughed, and then said to Zhou Ming, "brother Zhou really has a thorough understanding, so I'll say it straight. What I want is to reorganize the Xuhai Empire, so that the place where the source is exhausted can become the same empire as Jingbei and Hongge."

"Are you serious?"

Seeing that Lan Shi didn't look like a liar, Zhou Ming asked casually.

"Of course, it's just that I'm not qualified as brother Zhou said just now."

Lan Shi also took up the tea on the table and drank it all, as if he said with self mockery.

Zhou Ming doesn't know whether Lan Shi's words are true or false. If it's true, like Lan Shi's words, to reorganize the Xuhai Empire and build a new order, he will admire this man from the bottom of his heart. This is not a goal that can be achieved with a small verbal commitment. The formation of a country requires long-term planning and layout. Without sufficient contacts, good luck and resources, it is impossible to unify such a chaotic country.

"If that's what you want, you and I have a common enemy."

Zhou Ming gave a smile to the stranger who had known him for a long time.

Lan Shi made another cup of tea for Zhou Ming. "Brother Zhou's enemy, isn't it Is it the king of Xuhai

"No

Zhou Ming shakes the tea in the cup, and the night is dark in his eyes. Chen Ning says, "it's the shadow gate."

"PATA!"

Lanshi's arm trembled and knocked over the cup on the table.

Tea mixed with broken porcelain pieces scattered all over the ground. Lan Shi looked at Zhou Ming in disbelief and murmured: "Zhou Brother Zhou, do you think our enemy is shadow gate

Zhou Ming didn't expect that Lan Shi would have such a big reaction. He nodded and said, "you heard me right. I'm talking about shadow gate."

Lan Shi said with a bitter smile: "brother Zhou, I don't know where you come from. If you break into Yuanjin City, I can say that you have courage and insight, but do you know that the ten dark leaders of the shadow gate are all the spiritual powers to build a successful foundation. To be against them is something that I dare not even realize in my sleep. "

Zhou Ming chuckled and said no.