The city where Ling Yi lives is called Ling Yun Commandery, a large city with a population of one million.
A city with a million inhabitants is just a small county town in the real world.
But in this ancient world, it was indeed considered a large city.
However, that wasn't what Ling Yi was concerned with, nor was he in the mood to study the world's overall structure and background.
What he cares about most is what kind of world this is.
Ancient power struggles, martial arts Jianghu, or perhaps a fantasy world?
" The Cloud Mountain Bandits are a group of bandits that appeared five years ago. They come out to plunder every autumn harvest. Last year they raided the nearby Wu Commandery, and this year they've come to our Ling Yun Commandery."
The tavern owner noticed that Ling Yi looked fierce, but his words were relatively calm, which lessened his fear somewhat.
"Is nobody going to do anything about it?" Ling Yi asked.
"Who dares to interfere!" the boss said with a wry smile.
" Wang Ming, the Big Head of the Cloud Mountain Bandits, possesses extraordinary martial arts skills. It is said that he has the strength of nine tigers and wields two heavy hammers. He may not be able to Mountain Splitting and shatter rocks, but an ordinary city gate cannot withstand two hammer blows."
"He has also recruited many skilled fighters, making him untouchable in Lian Prefecture. The previous governor of Lian Prefecture once sent troops to suppress him, but..."
The boss shook his head. "Tens of thousands of troops were wiped out, and the governor's entire family of over a hundred people were all tragically killed."
"From then on, the Cloud Mountain Robbers became even more arrogant."
"Last time, our Ling Yun Commandery scared off the Cloud Mountain Robbers with our siege crossbows, but this time... sigh!"
"The siege crossbows were destroyed?" Ling Yi asked.
"That's right. Half Moon, someone broke into the armory and set it on fire, destroying all thirty siege crossbows, leaving not a single one."
"What? The siege crossbows have been destroyed?" the young man beside him exclaimed.
"Yes, it's ruined!" The boss glanced at him and nodded.
"However, not many people know about this. I only learned about it by chance when a military officer got drunk and talked too much."
Without the threat of siege crossbows, Ling Yun Commandery City would be no match for the Cloud Mountain Robbers!
"What should we do? It's over, I'm probably going to die this time!" The scholar in the blue robe looked increasingly grim.
"Does that Cloud Mountain Robbers intend to massacre the entire city?" Ling Yi rolled his eyes at the scholar in the blue robe, then looked at the shopkeeper and asked.
"Under normal circumstances, the Cloud Mountain Robbers would only plunder some gold, silver, and food before leaving."
"But Wang Ming's younger brother, Wang Yue, died last time under the siege crossbows of Ling Yun Commandery. Wang Ming had long ago declared that once Ling Yun Commandery was captured, he would massacre the city to avenge his brother."
After the boss finished speaking, there was a sigh, and the young man next to him also looked dejected.
However, they weren't so afraid of Ling Yi anymore.
Ling Yi changed the subject and asked, "What is this Nine Tigers Power? Is it a martial arts realm?"
"I don't know about that. I'm just an ordinary person and don't really know much about these things. I've only heard people say how powerful Wang Ming is and how he has the strength of nine tigers."
At this moment, the scholar in the blue robe suddenly spoke up in a low voice, "The power of nine tigers is merely one realm for those who Body Tempering."
Ling Yi raised an eyebrow and said, "You know all this? Tell me in detail!"
"I don't know much either; I've only read a few books on Jianghu, the martial arts world) anecdotes, but they aren't very detailed."
" The Body Tempering Realm is divided into nine levels. Each level requires the power of one tiger, and the power of nine tigers represents the Body Tempering Realm Ninth Layer. Further advancement is unknown."
"According to the miscellaneous books I've read, after the Body Tempering Realm, one can Mortal Transcendence the mortal realm, meaning one is no longer an ordinary person," said the scholar in the blue robe.
"But the specifics are rarely mentioned."
After all that talk, it turns out this scholar in the blue robe only knows the basics. Ling Yi was somewhat disappointed.
Just then, the sound of a large group of soldiers Keep Running past could be heard outside.
The three of them fell silent and looked out through the door.
Ling Yi found it quite novel, after all, it was an ancient siege battle, Ling Yi, as a modern person, had never seen before, and he didn't know if it was the same as in movies and TV series.
However, just moments later, two loud explosions were heard in the distance.
Immediately following, shouts of battle erupted.
The soldiers who had just run past fled in disarray, and several nearly mangled corpses suddenly spun and fell from the air.
Blood was splattered everywhere.
The soldiers screamed in terror and ran around like headless flies.
"It seems the city has fallen!" the shopkeeper said, his voice trembling slightly.
"Waaaaah, I don't want to die! I escaped from Wu Commandery, thinking Ling Yun Commandery would be safe, but I never expected I still couldn't escape this fate."
Ling Yi, annoyed by the young man in the blue robe's crying, snapped, "Shut up!"
He wanted to learn more about the world, and he figured the leader of the Cloud Mountain Robbers probably knew a lot.
With that thought in mind, Ling Yi walked straight out of the tavern.
As soon as he stepped out of the gate, he felt a whooshing sound. Ling Yi instinctively raised his hand and grabbed a door panel.
The force was surprisingly strong, causing Ling Yi's arm to go numb.
Ahead, a group of thugs dressed in identical black clothes are committing indiscriminate slaughter.
The weapons they wielded were mostly heavy weapons such as clubs and giant hammers; a single blow could send a group flying.
With one hammer blow, the house collapsed.
In an instant, severed limbs flew everywhere, and bricks, stones, and tiles were scattered all over the place.
Such terrifying destructive power clearly indicates that these people have reached the Transcendent Tier.
It's estimated to be similar to the Second Tier zombies in the previous Mission World.
Just then, a Cloud Mountain Robbers smashed open the door of a clothing shop with a stick.
Four people were hiding inside the clothing shop. One of them, possibly because he was close to the door, was killed instantly by the blow.
Half of its body was shattered.
The remaining three were two women and a little girl of about twelve or thirteen years old.
The Cloud Mountain Robbers smiled cruelly and swung his stick to smash down.
But at that moment, his head suddenly exploded, and the headless corpse instantly lost all its strength, collapsing to the ground with a thud.
The iron rod in his hand Dingdang to the ground.
This startled the surrounding Cloud Mountain Robbers, who quickly retreated and cautiously surveyed their surroundings.
"All of you, stop the Laozi!"
Just then, a roar rang out, and everyone involuntarily looked toward the source of the sound.
A fierce-looking middle-aged man with a full beard, sharp eyebrows, and a scar on his face was standing on a rooftop, glaring angrily at the crowd below.
The one who shouted was naturally Ling Yi; this image was simply Ling Yi's random appearance.
Ling Yi just used his "Mouth-Strong King" skill, and it was clearly effective.
However, this skill lacks both Intimidation and lethal power; it's merely a flashy, attention-grabbing ability.
Therefore, these Cloud Mountain Robbers only paused for a moment before raising their weapons again.
Three of them even charged at him, wielding sticks.
" Laozi said stop, you fucking bastards, Laozi all better die!"
Ling Yi was truly enraged.
If these people had only killed the city's City Defense Army, that would have been one thing, but they were so cruel that they didn't even spare the children.
Ling Yi had at least experienced nine years of hardship, so this was truly difficult for him to accept.
Ling Yi raised his finger and tapped it repeatedly in the air.
Each time it was clicked, one of the Cloud Mountain Robbers had their head explode.
The explosion of dozens of Cloud Mountain Robbers 'Cloud Mountain Robbers heads in succession immediately Intimidation all of them.
"Oh no, they're cultivators! Retreat!" shouted a middle-aged man carrying two watermelon hammers, then turned and ran.
"Stop right there, Laozi! Anyone who runs will die!" Ling Yi shouted again.
After Ling Yi blew the heads off more than a dozen Cloud Mountain Robbers, finally no one dared to run away anymore.
Even the man carrying two watermelon hammers didn't dare to move, staring at Ling Yi with a look of terror.
The next moment, Ling Yi's figure disappeared from the rooftop and appeared in front of the person as if by Teleportation.
"You're Wang Ming?"
"Junior Wang Ming greets Senior!"
Ling Yi didn't speak, but waved his hand. The next moment, except for Wang Ming, the heads of all the Cloud Mountain Robbers exploded.
"Kill all the Cloud Mountain Robbers outside the city. If you can do it, come find me at the tavern. If you can't, die!"
"Yes!" Wang Ming didn't even think of resisting. He grabbed two hammers and ran out of the city gate.
At this moment, Ling Yi turned to the Ling Yun Commandery Weapon Dao, "Send someone outside to keep an eye on Wang Ming. If he dares to run away, come back and tell me!"
"Furthermore, summon your prefect to see me!"
After Ling Yi finished speaking, he walked towards the tavern.
It wasn't until Ling Yi entered the tavern that he heard someone shout behind him, "We're saved!"
This shout immediately brought the previously quiet street to a clamor again.
Some cried, some cursed, and many more knelt and prayed in the direction of the tavern, their lives a testament to their Yu Sheng.
Ling Yi glanced at his Chosen One interface.
But I only saw a lonely scene.
There are no reputation parameters in the interface, so it's impossible to tell whether you gained any reputation or how much.
This is a bit annoying.
Therefore, all Ling Yi can do now is to stir up trouble, and stir up trouble on the biggest scale possible.
After all, there are only ten days left. It would be too embarrassing if I couldn't even get the minimum score by then.
Upon returning to the tavern, the innkeeper and the scholar immediately bowed respectfully. "Greetings, Immortal!"
They had witnessed Wang Ming's words and Ling Yi's methods firsthand.
Wang Ming said Ling Yi was a cultivator, so isn't that an immortal?
The two were filled with both awe and excitement.
They were in awe of Ling Yi's methods and his status as an immortal, and excited because with an immortal by their side, they wouldn't have to die.
"Prepare some food and drinks for me!" Ling Yi said.
The boss didn't dare to delay, so he bowed to Ling Yi and ran to the kitchen.
The scholar ran towards the kitchen, but because he was going too fast, he lost a shoe. He hurriedly chased after the shoe, but lost his balance and fell flat on his face, running to the kitchen in a very disheveled state.
Ling Yi shook his head and chuckled. "A scholar is utterly useless!"
I tapped the back of my hand twice, and the data interface popped up.
Ling Yi thought for a moment, then opened the [Private Chat] module and entered Fan Shuang'er's Chosen One ID.
Unfortunately, the interface displayed the message "The Chosen One is not in the current world".
Just then, two figures walked into the tavern.
Ling Yi looked up and found that it was someone he knew.
It was Yan Wuqie and Chi Hu, the heir of the Wanjin Group and his personal bodyguard.
It has to be said, this really is fate.
Their faces remained unchanged, but their clothing reflected the style of this world.
Yan Wuqie, dressed in a long white robe, looked like a refined young gentleman, while Chi Hu wore a short gray shirt and looked like a servant.
Ling Yi and Wanjin Group should be enemies, right?
After all, Wanjin Group has been having a tough time lately because of Ling Yi; its stock price has plummeted, and its reputation has also fallen sharply.
Although there were behind-the-scenes manipulators, ultimately, the root cause was Ling Yi.
Well, that's not entirely true. Ling Yi was targeting Li Fei.
Wanjin Group was just a side project.
If Yan Wuqie knew his true identity, I wonder what he would think.
However, the two of them appeared at just the right time; Ling Yi happened to have some questions for them.
"Brother Joker, we meet again!" Yan Wuqie a smile.
Ling Yi wasn't surprised that Yan Wuqie could recognize him as the Joker, given Ling Yi's distinctive fighting style.
Ling Yi, however, had no intention of denying his identity as Joker.
The Joker is the Joker, Ling Yi is Ling Yi!