Chapter 1052 – Good means
Murong Jileng’s corpse fell at An Zheng’s feet. An Zheng turned around and glanced at Murong Jianyue, “You can all leave.”
Mu Rong Jiyue silently shed tears. “Where can we go?”
“Let’s go to the Jinling. At least we can stay there for a while longer.”
“However, the Jinling will be breached sooner or later. The strength of the ancient people is not something that the Da Xi cultivators can withstand. You can kill them, but how many of them are like you in this world? “The spiritual energy in this ancient land is dense, but I still want to stay and find a place to hide in order to cultivate. Maybe I can help in the future.”
“Up to you.”
An Zheng turned around and untied the rope for the girls. “Where are you planning to go?”
Some said that they would follow Murong Jiyue, some said that they would go to Jinling, and there was even a slightly plump and cute girl that said that they would follow An Zheng.
“Besides following me, you can go wherever you want.”
An Zheng left with large strides, and that young girl had a lonely expression.
“Who is this person?”
A young girl looked at his back and asked.
Mu Rong Ji Yue shook her head and replied, “I don’t know. Perhaps I will know in the future.”
Although not much time had passed, at least half of Da Xi’s people had already been devoured by the ancient lands. The people of Da Xi were reduced to slaves. Those large clans were either destroyed or surrendered, but Da Xi was already dead in her name. In Xiushui City, Suining City was just a miniature city, it was like this everywhere. Humans were being sold like livestock. The powerful ancient families or sects began rounding up the land on a large scale, capturing slaves and farming them.
The distance between these two cities and Jinling was not that far, one could only imagine how it would look like in a place even further away. It was easier said than done to find Tan Shanse. The one guarding Peace City was the General Zhang Yuan of the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb, one of the super strong warriors of the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb. After obtaining news that An Zheng had killed someone at the auction house of the Azure Province, they had rushed over, but by that time, An Zheng had already left.
Zhang Yuan was furious and ordered a search throughout the city. However, it would not be easy for ordinary people to find An Zheng.
The ancient cultivators might be powerful, but since they had just arrived, they were lacking in resources. The reason why large clans had become their targets was because of the spirit stones and medicinal pills they possessed. Back then, when Immortal Emperor Purple Ivy sealed the ancient space and his cultivation declined, their resources were too little. After arriving at the Great Xixi, they searched everywhere like madmen, killing countless people. However, based on the information An Zheng had gathered these few days, the thing in their hands was something that Da Xi did not possess. It was also their only resource for cultivation, called Essence Crystal.
A piece of Essence Crystal’s energy was equivalent to around a hundred Golden-Rank Spirit Stone. However, this sort of item was extremely scarce. Most of it was in the hands of powerful ancient cultivators or great powers. If the Essence Crystal was divided into three levels, the lower tier Essence Crystal would contain the same amount of energy aundred upper tier Golden-Rank Spirit Stone. If it was a piece of Superior Grade Essence Crystal, the energy it contained would be equivalent to five hundred Golden-Rank Spirit Stone.
But these things were simply too rare. Ordinary people wouldn’t even be able to see them.
The bodies of the ancient cultivators were not that great. The reason they were so strong was because they had already reached that level. Another reason was that the energy contained within the Essence Crystal was extremely pure. For example, taking the main cannon of the reverse boat, if one could obtain a high rank Essence Crystal, they would not need to change it for at least a year. If it was a spirit stone, a few hundred would be placed on the main cannon and it would be finished in one shot.
An Zheng changed into a set of clothes that were similar to the ancient times and put on his mask in a secluded place. These ancient people, even the common people, were full of hostility. After arriving at this age, they suddenly realized that they were no longer the weakest. They could bully the ordinary citizens of the Great Xixi, and the cruelty and ugliness in their human nature were all triggered.
Following the main road, An Zheng saw an auction house in front of him. This auction house originally belonged to the Zhou family of Great Xi, but now the Zhou family was finished. After asking around, he found out that the auction house was now owned by General Zhang Yuan, and the person managing the auction house for General Zhang was his butler, called Zhang Suian, and his assistant general, Le Zhenglun.
The ancient era had arrived, but they weren’t united. Originally, the people of Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb gathered together again, and occupied almost the entire west side of the Da Xi Empire. On the other hand, the people of Dashu occupied the south-west side of the Great Xixi. On the other hand, the people of the Great Wu occupied a generation from the southeast to the east.
Right now, the emperor of the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb lived in Luo City and had announced that he would visit the capital here.
Zhang Yuan was a super strong Ranker who was ranked in the top 30 of the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb. Yi Ning City was two thousand miles away from Luo City. From the perspective of the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb’s emperor, it was the northern entrance of the new Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb’s capital, so he had sent Zhang Yuan to guard it.
Zhang Yuan was the most cautious out of all the generals in the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb, so his actions were not too ostentatious. However, this had nothing to do with his attitude towards Da Xi. From his point of view, the people of Da Xi were all slaves in the conquered lands. This was what the people of ancient times thought.
The auction house had already been renamed the Yuanan Auction House, and its size had doubled. The guards at the auction house were all soldiers of the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb. There were fifty thousand soldiers garrisoned in Suining City, all of them veterans of hundreds of battles, all of them carrying killing intent.
It was unknown when the sky started to drizzle and the pedestrians on the main street gradually lessened. An Zheng realized that even if he did not change into the clothes from the Ancient Era, he would not be noticed easily. His love for beauty did not matter much, as the people from the Ancient Era quickly accepted the clothes from the Da Xi Empire, especially the women. They thought that Da Xi clothes were much better looking than the clothes from their era.
Outside of the auction house stood eight soldiers with sabers. They were unmoved by the rain hitting them. Everyone was standing straight, and every single one of them was as cold as a knife. An Zheng sat down and asked for a cup of tea from the teahouse opposite them. After carefully observing for a while, he realized that it was not easy to enter. Everyone that was able to enter had posts, and were invited by the auction house, which meant that those that entered were all people that Zhang Suian knew.
The waiter of the teahouse stood in front of the window and watched the carriages and horses outside the auction house without end. He could not help but mutter to himself, “It’s said that there’s a great treasure auction today, so all the famous and influential people in the city have come. “I don’t know when a person like me will be able to enter.”
When An Zheng heard the two words “great treasure”, his heart moved a little. Since he couldn’t openly enter, then he could just sneak in. Just as he was about to leave the teahouse, he heard a group of people behind him whispering to each other. One of them said, “Young Master, it’s about time. We should go in.”
“I’m not in a hurry.”
The young man at the top laughed and said, “This is the first time that I met General Zhang. My father said that General Zhang looked modest and amiable, but was very proud and looked down on anyone. If he were to enter normally, he would not notice me. ”
His subordinate said, “But we’ve also heard that General Zhang dislikes people who are late. If we leave a bad impression on him, it might have an impact on your future life by General Zhang’s side.”
Xun Anhui smiled, “Li Gui, did you manage to get hold of the information you were told to ask about?”
“I’ve heard that the treasure being auctioned is called the Drywall. It contains an incomparable amount of spiritual energy which was stolen by General Zhang when he was with the Great Sima Nan in the past. It is said that he carries this with him.” “This item contains the universe. The main purpose of this auction is to find capable people and see if they can open up the wall. The things that are hidden inside are the true treasures.”
Xun Anhui said, “In other words, this thing is not for sale at all.”
“Our Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb’s Emperor has a suspicious personality. Who would want to buy this wall? I’m afraid it will lead to disaster. “It just depends on whether or not the people who enter the auction are smart enough. If they were smart enough, no one would bid.”
While the few of them were chatting softly, An Zheng slowly walked to their side and cupped his fists: “Is it Young Master Xun?”
“Who are you?”
Xun Anhui’s men stood up and asked coldly.
“May I ask if Young Master Xun has yet to meet General Zhang?”
An Zheng didn’t answer, but asked again.
“So what if I am? Who the hell are you? Is it General Zhang? ”
“No.”
An Zheng laughed: “General Zhang does not recognize Young Master, Young Master does not know General Zhang.”
Xun Anhui suddenly felt that something was not right. Just as he was about to reprimand him, An Zheng had already made his move. A few minutes later, everyone in the teahouse fell to the ground, bound tightly by An Zheng. Including the owner and employees of the teahouse, not a single one of them would fall. An Zheng changed into Xun Anhui’s clothes and took out the invitation card, “This is really good luck, thank you very much.”
He closed the door of the teahouse as he left and walked towards the auction house as if nothing had happened. After handing the invitation over to the guard, the soldier checked if there were any problems and then placed An Zheng inside.
The moment An Zheng entered, he found a seat at the furthest corner and sat down, observing in the dark. At this moment, the auction house was almost full. There were at leasundred people in the hall. The second floor was filled with warriors in iron armor. They were holding crossbows in their hands and were on high alert.
“Thank you for coming.”
Zhang Suian the auctioneer walked up onto the stage and pressed down with his hands. No one spoke anymore.
“On behalf of my family’s general, I would like to thank all of you for coming. Everyone knows that we need to stabilize as soon as possible when we arrive at this place. The first reason for today’s auction is to have a great treasure for everyone to look at. Secondly, General Zhang means to ask everyone to come up witlan on how to secure the place we are currently occupying. ”
“Why isn’t General Zhang here?”
“General Zhang has military matters to attend to. He will be here shortly.”
Zhang Suian clapped his hands: “Before General Zhang comes, let’s have some appetizers …. This item will be the prize. Whoever recognizes it first and knows in detail its origins and the material it is made of, will give it to this person for free. ”
A young maid came up witray. It looked like it wasn’t big.
Placing the plate on the table, Zhang Suian took off the red cloth and said, “Everyone, please close your eyes.”
Although he was sitting in a corner, An Zheng could still tell with a single glance that the item was definitely not ordinary. It was a square seal, about the size of a fist, with different carvings on the four sides. Judging from its aura, the worst thing it could do was to use a Purple Golden-Rank. To actually want to give it away, this Zhang Yuan was really generous.
Of course, others wouldn’t be able to recognize it so easily. That was because it wasn’t something from the ancient times, but something from Da Xi.
Just as An Zheng was about to speak, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He put down his hand that was about to be raised, and pretended to drink tea.
This Zhang Yuan was really a good person.
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