Only My Way

#493 - 【Huayan City】

While Teng Shenghu was leisurely making his way.

Ling Wuyuan, who was completely unaware that he had provoked an evil force and successfully drawn the aggro of a wild monster, was also in a similar state.

Although he wasn't taking any detours.

Located high in the sky, he was still carefully observing the various situations below at a leisurely pace, wanting to obtain some surrounding information while on his way.

And then.

According to his observations, the surrounding area, even if it couldn't be described as a living hell with corpses strewn across the fields.

Wasn't far from it.

Even with his eyesight, he couldn't see how many living people were active.

Even when he occasionally saw living people, they all looked sneaky, like thieves.

However.

The vast majority of them acted this way simply because they were afraid of encountering bandits.

This situation.

Clearly expressed how terrible and dangerous the security situation was here.

Even Ling Wuyuan could occasionally see corpses left unattended on the roadside or in various random locations.

Facing those corpses.

The passersby on the road mostly looked accustomed to it.

They wouldn't show any panic because of it.

Unless those corpses were extremely fresh, as if the perpetrator was still nearby… …

— —

Before long.

A mere two hundred miles was completely traversed.

Ling Wuyuan, who was high in the sky, successfully saw a not-so-prosperous city standing below.

In his eyes.

Although this city named [Huayan City] didn't occupy a small area.

Looking down from the sky.

He could completely see that the scene in the city was somewhat lifeless.

As if its vitality had been drawn away.

Most of the pedestrians looked visibly withered, looking like eggplants beaten by frost.

And the clothes they wore.

Were even more worn than the clothes worn by the residents of other cities that Ling Wuyuan had visited before.

Looking around.

Almost all of them had signs of patching.

Perhaps they didn't have money.

Or perhaps the city lacked cloth.

In short, they all looked like they were wearing Nth-hand clothes, and few pedestrians wore new clothes.

Obviously.

Just wanting to survive.

Was already a big problem for most people.

The so-called clothing, food, housing, and transportation.

Most people handled them according to the standards of [good enough], [usable is fine]… …

Even the city walls revealed a sense of vicissitudes that had been tempered by time.

Although there were no particularly obvious holes.

Large and small scars were still inevitably left on them.

That was the mark of war!

Just by looking at those dense marks.

Everyone could successfully see that since the demise of the previous dynasty, this kind of city had already suffered countless attacks.

I'm afraid even the rulers.

Had been replaced countless times.

Perhaps.

Even the residents in the city may have been replaced many times… …

One batch dies and another comes.

Right now.

After observing from a distance for a while.

Ling Wuyuan's body.

Quickly began to descend rapidly.

Because he didn't know if there were any large-scale air-prohibition formations or special laws in this city.

Ling Wuyuan didn't rashly choose to land directly inside the city.

Instead, he chose to land at the city gate where many people were coming and going.

There.

The city gate soldiers, all wearing worn-out armor, looked fierce.

Facing their gazes and inquiries.

The passersby mostly looked like frightened quails, not daring to look them in the eye.

However.

From the fact that those soldiers could still maintain basic discipline, only strictly charging entry and exit fees according to the standards, without openly collecting extra protection fees, and without directly bullying men and women.

The ruler here should be pretty good.

At least the moral standards and management level are not bad.

There's no way.

In troubled times, you can't ask too much, being able to control the soldiers is already not easy.

— —

When he was about to land.

In order to prevent the movement of his landing from directly震死 the people around him.

Ling Wuyuan deliberately slowed down.

But it was precisely because of this reason.

At this moment.

Many of the guards on the city wall.

Quite a few saw him.

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At this time.

Ling Wuyuan could completely and clearly see that those faces were filled with disbelief and panic… …

And when he landed with a bang like a superman descending from the sky.

Feeling the vibration from the ground and watching the dust flying all over the sky, the many passersby and gate guards near the city gate were caught completely off guard!

"Fuck!!"

"Ah!?"

"… …"

Facing him descending from the sky.

Not only were the various ordinary people shocked.

Even the gate guards who were originally checking the entrants with a fierce look immediately showed surprise.

Subconsciously raising the weapons in their hands.

That was the instinctive reaction of creatures seeking security.

There's no way.

A divine soldier descending from the sky is like this.

Let's not talk about anything else first.

At least that scene is intimidating enough.

Looking at the hard stone floor tiles that Ling Wuyuan had forcibly stepped out of a large number of cracks.

The gate guard leader, who was originally staring at the many passersby coming and going with a look as if he wanted to eat people, subconsciously exclaimed:

"I勒个擦… …"

However, in the next moment.

As a fellow who knows the current affairs, he quickly changed his expression and gaze, and instead took the initiative to greet with an extremely flattering smile:

"Sir, hello!!"

"Are you going to enter the city!??"

After saying that.

He also kicked the deputy beside him who had already drawn his weapon, and scolded him in public:

"What are you doing??"

"Rebelling!!"

"Distinguished guests are coming, what are you doing drawing your weapons!!"

Then he waved his hand repeatedly to signal the remaining soldiers to put down their weapons.

Wanting to avoid the possibility of himself and others angering Ling Wuyuan as much as possible.

Obviously.

As a flexible-minded adult.

He possessed a very strong desire to survive and professional qualities.