Tianjian City

"Their identities are utterly unimportant to me." Xu Zimo shook his head. "I only need to see the outcome."

Xu Zimo admitted that he was not exactly a bad person, but he was certainly not a good one either.

He did not care about worldly opinions, nor did he consider others' feelings. Everything he did was simply according to his heart.

When he was in a good mood, he could save strangers he had never met. When he was in a bad mood, he could even slaughter an entire city that had nothing to do with him.

Xu Zimo had once heard a story.

An angel asked a demon, "Why is it that I killed only one person, yet so many people condemn me?

But you merely saved one person, yet so many people sing praises of your virtue?"

The demon said, "Because you used to save many people. Now that you have killed one, they cannot bear that gap.

But I used to be an executioner with hands stained in blood. Now that I suddenly saved someone, they naturally rejoice and praise my change."

It was an ironic story.

For a good person to become a Buddha, they had to endure countless trials and hardships.

But what about a bad person? Lay down the butcher's knife, and become a Buddha on the spot.

The moment Shili Changkong appeared, Hei Shisan felt an intense sense of oppression.

"This is an expert." He gripped the longsword at his waist with both hands, every nerve taut as he watched the other party warily.

"He's one of us. Don't be so tense," Xu Zimo said to everyone.

Afterward, the group set off on horseback. Feng Buyu and the others all felt that Xu Zimo was far too mysterious; they could not see through this entire matter at all.

And who was this man who had suddenly appeared?

At noon, drifting white clouds covered half the blazing sun, making the weather slightly cooler. At last, they arrived at Tianjian City.

This ancient city, with nearly a thousand years of history, sat there like a colossal beast.

From afar, Tianjian City felt like a sharp sword piercing the heavens, its edge fully exposed and immensely awe-inspiring.

The brown city wall stood dozens of meters tall. Standing beneath it, one was met by an overwhelming pressure. The silent city wall seemed to be recounting its former glory.

Although the True Martial Sacred Sect was the overlord of the Far West Land, it rarely governed these cities. Most of the time, the True Martial Sacred Sect was more like an overseer.

Looking down upon everything from high above.

There were two especially vast empires in the Far West Land.

The Ziyang Empire and the Green Wood Empire.

Tianjian City was one of the cities governed by the Ziyang Empire.

The group entered the city, where the streets paved with bluestone were somewhat crowded.

Vendors on both sides shouted their wares with all their might. Freshly steamed buns still gave off hot vapor, while in the restaurant nearby, freshly stir-fried demon beast meat filled the entire street with its fragrance.

Others displayed all kinds of cultivation manuals, weapons, and pills for sale.

When Xu Zimo had come out this time, he had also brought the two Dark Sky Tiger cubs with him.

He and Lin Ruhu each held one. Stroking the cub already asleep in his arms, Xu Zimo smiled. "Let's find an inn first!"

"Junior Brother Zimo, our True Martial Sacred Sect has Branch Halls in every city. We can go directly to the Branch Hall," Feng Buyu said.

"The Branch Hall in Tianjian City exists in name only." Xu Zimo smiled. "Then let's go to the Branch Hall."

Just as they were about to set out, they suddenly heard a burst of urgent neighing from not far away.

Xu Zimo looked up and saw a luxurious carriage charging over from the city gate.

The second-rank demon beast pulling the carriage, a Snow-Treading Steed, seemed to have lost control. It charged forward like a mad creature, even trampling several passersby to death along the way.

Seeing that the carriage was about to crash into Xu Zimo's group, the coachman hurriedly shouted, "Move aside! Quickly, move aside!"

Feng Buyu's expression sharpened. With three loud bangs, all three of his Meridian Gates opened.

"Lunquan, Mystic Bone, Chaoyingfeng."

Feng Buyu stood at the very front, his expression slightly grim. A layer of yellow light enveloped both hands as he struck first.

"Meridian Technique: Primordial Prajna Palm."

Watching the Snow-Treading Steed charge toward him in a frenzy, he took half a step back with his right foot and suddenly seized the reins on both sides of the horse with both hands.

His body shifted slightly, dissipating much of the oncoming force. Then, with a smooth tug, the horse actually twisted its body and bolted to the right.

Due to inertia, the entire horse crashed to the ground.

The coachman atop it was flung away as well, while the carriage behind him toppled over with a thunderous crash, splitting into pieces.

"Miss, are you all right?" A squad of guards in black armor hurried over from behind.

The leader of the guards was an old man in a black robe that covered his entire body.

"Ow, that fall nearly killed me!" A woman's cry came from within the shattered carriage.

"Who knocked my Snow-Treading Steed to the ground?" A young woman crawled out of the carriage.

She looked only seventeen or eighteen, with a ponytail and a white brocade robe. She appeared exceedingly spoiled and willful.

Feng Buyu explained calmly from the side, "Your prized horse was startled and went mad. It was the one that charged at us first."

"I'll give you two choices." The woman sized up Xu Zimo's group. When she saw the Dark Sky Tiger in Xu Zimo's arms, her eyes lit up. "Either give that little tiger to me as compensation, or I'll have someone chop you into pieces and feed you to the dogs."

"What arrogant words." Feng Buyu snorted coldly. "Tianjian City has its own laws and regulations. Is the City Lord's Mansion just sitting around eating for nothing, allowing you to kill people as you please?"

Xu Zimo glanced at Feng Buyu, feeling that this fellow must have known only cultivation and understood nothing of the dangers of the outside world.

If you were merely an ordinary person and offended someone, then even if they could not kill you openly, what could you do if they secretly killed you in the dead of night?

"The City Lord's Mansion?" The woman gave a light laugh. "Do you know who I am?"

"You're from the City Lord's Mansion?" Feng Buyu looked at the black-armored guards who had already surrounded them, only then realizing the truth.

Meanwhile, the surrounding vendors and residents hurriedly kept their distance, whispering among themselves.

"These people look like unfamiliar faces. They don't seem to be from our Tianjian City."

"Their clothes look rather impressive, but it's a pity they offended the City Lord's daughter. Who doesn't know that Zhong Ling'er is the famously willful Princess?"

The woman put her hands on her hips and said grandly, "Since you know my background, you should understand what to do now.

Hand over those two little tigers, and I can consider sparing your lives."