amaotonovel Chapter 80 Trials 8
Chapter 80 Trials 8
Unlike the ocean, where only low-altitude flights are permitted, the no-fly zone is not as strict on land.
Otherwise, Cheng Jiu might have to climb the cliff to meet up with Liu Shaoyuan and the others.
Just like the city Cheng Jiu saw from afar, this city was indeed relatively small compared to the cities in the cultivation world.
Cheng Jiu grew up in Hailian City, which was already considered a small city, but this place was half the size of Hailian City.
The main gate at the city gate was tightly closed. The city wall was engraved with some intricate patterns. The city gate opened from the inside out. The seven people searched around but could not find a side gate to enter.
Fortunately, the small town did not have any anti-flight magic arrays, otherwise the seven of them would have had to consider how to break in.
The small town was deserted, with not a single person in sight. Although it wasn't as big as Hailian City, it was still too large for the seven people.
In order to explore the seven people's decision to separate, Cheng Jiu chose a teahouse.
There was something strange about this place. It had been deserted for many years, and the city was empty. There were no signs of an attack, as if the people in the city had disappeared overnight.
However, she could see traces of people's lives in the teahouse. The bowls and chopsticks on the table were in good order, as if people had been eating and chatting here many years ago.
She could even pull out a few gold coins and low-grade spirit stones from behind the teahouse counter.
Everything seemed strange, yet nothing seemed amiss, as we made our way toward the center.
After the seven people finished exploring, they all walked to the central square, where a large cross stood and a large pile of wood was placed under the cross.
At the very center of the cross is the skeleton of a woman, who doesn't look very old.
Uncontrollably, Yingyue pulled the jade disc from her ring. The moment the jade disc appeared, the wood beneath the cross burst into flames.
The crowd saw that the woman's skeleton resembled the phoenix in the middle of the jade disc, struggling and burning. It was such a terrifying scene, yet it possessed a kind of sacred beauty!
The scene, which appears to be very sacred, sends chills down one's spine.
The flames grew larger and larger, tightly enveloping the female skeleton in the center!
Amidst the twisting flames, the crowd saw an image etched by the flames.
It tells the story of how an evil demon race drained the life force of the entire city, turning it into a dead city from that day on!
As for that demon race, Cheng Jiu and his two companions were quite familiar with it. Looking at the evil demon race above that was draining life force, they couldn't help but widen their eyes. Wasn't that the ginseng doll they had caught in the Demon Snake Cave?
That little thing, how could it be so destructive? It's such an evil demon!
The scene was so vivid that almost in an instant, no one in the entire city was spared; their life force was drained away.
Even if this city is small, it still has at least nearly 100,000 people! Nearly 100,000 people, all in the blink of an eye!
Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine!
The three of them originally thought that this ginseng baby had just been born and had achieved some success in cultivation. They never expected that it had lived for so long and committed such evil deeds! But it also looked so innocent and pure. You can't judge a book by its cover.
However, before the three could even ask the ginseng doll for answers, the flames from the bonfire in the middle shot skyward and poured into the jade disc. The seven felt their bodies shatter and reform, and the world spun around them!
"Wow! Who are you? Did my dad send you to arrest me too?"
Just as everyone recovered from the dizziness of time and space, they found themselves no longer in the city, but in a forest not far outside the city.
Before them stood a woman with snow-white skin, her head veiled in blue, her face completely obscured except for a small red dot between her eyebrows and her bright eyes. Her beauty was undeniable, though she seemed startled by their sudden appearance.
Her doe-like eyes looked at the group with surprise and doubt: "Are you from the Central Plains? My name is Hatima Muklesang Misanhar Nabrolich."
Yingyue listened to her long name and repeated it: "Hatima Muklesang Misanhar Nabrolich".
“Yes, yes, it’s too long, isn’t it? You can call me Nabu. Are you from the Central Plains?” Nabu knew that these people from the Central Plains disliked the titles given to their tribal chiefs.
The girl's eyes were full of curiosity, as endearing as a fawn in the morning light. She was truly a beautiful woman!
“If what you say is true!” Yingyue nodded.
"Don't women from the Central Plains wear face coverings? I heard from my father that the management of women from the Central Plains is even stricter than that of women here. Are you two dressed like that really okay?" Nabu's eyes showed some worry: "Could you be the concubines of these five behind you?"
Cheng Jiu's eyes widened in disbelief. What nonsense was she spouting? She was only nine years old; she couldn't possibly listen to this!
Yingyue's tone was also rather cold upon hearing her words: "Those few are our senior and junior brothers! Please don't use such filthy thoughts to speculate about the relationship between us!"
"I'm sorry!" Nabu readily admitted her mistake. "Senior brother, junior brother? Are you disciples of a major sect in the Central Plains? Can women in the Central Plains also cultivate?"
"Can't women cultivate?" Yingyue had never heard such a ridiculous statement before.
Nabu lowered her head: "The elders said that cultivation is too arduous, and that women are only meant to be good wives and mothers and serve the gods. Although we are all Ha's children, I have never cultivated with my brothers!"
"They're talking nonsense, saying this on purpose so they can drain you dry later. Don't believe them. If you don't have any power, you'll just be a puppet they manipulate, unable to resist at all," Wen Sishu said earnestly to her.
Nabu's eyes widened in shock at his words; in her eyes, they were anything but outrageous.
Meeting Wen Sishu's earnest gaze, she blushed and covered her face tightly with her veil, her bright eyes revealing a hint of shyness: "But the cultivation techniques are all kept by the clan! I have no way of accessing them!"
"Nabu, Nabu! Where have you run off to, you brat! As the bride of the gods, you have enjoyed the sustenance of Kamul City and should give everything for it! If your elopement angers the gods, you will be the sinner of the entire Kamul City!" A rough voice came from afar.
Nabu's body trembled involuntarily, tears welling in her eyes, as if she were extremely afraid of the newcomer.
"Don't be afraid!" Wen Sishu comforted her. "Who are those people outside? Are they here to capture Miss Nabu? If you don't want to leave with them, don't worry, with us here, they won't dare to lay a hand on you."
“He is my father!” Nabu seemed to have lost all her strength at that moment, but she forced herself to stay awake: “He is right. I have enjoyed the support of the people of Kamul City and should give back to them, but I, I was too scared, so I ran away from home.”
Nabu squatted down and started crying.
“Miss Nabu, don’t let him morally blackmail you. He’s family; how could he not be supported by the people of Kamule City?” Cheng Jiu comforted her.
"He also enjoys the lion's share, so of course he should also contribute the lion's share to Camille City! If you really feel indebted, you can pay it back slowly in the future. Don't listen to him. The person who takes the lion's share has not contributed anything, so how can you, who takes the small share, be ranked?"
Nabu's voice was tinged with sorrow upon hearing her words: "But God sent down a divine decree long ago, ordering the city of Kamul to offer a bride, and I was chosen long ago! How can my father take my place?"
“A male bride isn’t bad either!” Liu Shaoyuan interjected. “Maybe your god just likes that kind of thing?”
None of them were nervous, after all, only one of the people who came was at the Golden Core stage, while the rest were all at the Foundation Establishment stage. It wasn't that they said they could easily defeat them by sending just one of their own.
Nabu was amused by his words: "Do the gods in your Central Plains region prefer male brides?"
Those present looked at each other, unable to answer. After all, they had never encountered one. The only one who could be called a god was the Ghost Emperor, but he usually resided in the Ghost Realm and never left it.
Nabu only asked one question, but as she heard the footsteps getting closer, her gaze became firm: "Even when I was young, I knew that everyone has their own responsibilities! I suppose this is my destiny! I accept the support of Kamul City, and I should also dedicate myself to Kamul City."
She then walked slowly but firmly outside, and the people searching for her spotted Nabu: "There she is! We've found Miss, Miss is there!"
"Nabu, where have you been? The gods are about to choose a bride. If you run around again, I'll break your legs!" The man's cold and fierce voice rang out.