Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 1023 - 282: Huh? Qiulong Temple’s Fan Wu?!
Yun Jiuqing and her companions thought Yan Dalong and Yan Dahu were reputed enough in other places in the Shangwu Dynasty.
Yet in the Imperial City of the Shangwu Dynasty, it turned out that these two brothers were even more infamous, to the point of creating a situation where streets became deserted.
Of course, the deserted streets didn’t mean how beloved the brothers were. It meant they had scared away everyone in an alley, leaving it completely empty.
It should be noted that... just moments ago, there were thousands, if not tens of thousands, of passersby bustling on this street, and now all those thousands had vanished without a trace.
There’s no denying that this sudden and massive change left Yun Jiuqing and her group a bit unable to react.
When Yan Dalong saw this scene, he scratched his head awkwardly and coughed, saying, "It’s been many years since we left the Imperial City. I didn’t expect the people here would still recognize us brothers."
"And these fellows’ attitudes toward us haven’t changed at all, still exactly the same as before. They’re all blind to think that damn State Preceptor is a normal person."
"None of these people believe what we brothers have said." At this, Yan Dalong sounded quite indignant. "We were trying to help them see the State Preceptor’s true colors, and this is how they repay us?"
"They treated our good intentions like they were worth nothing, every one of them blind."
From his words, it was clear he cared a lot about this scene. After all, no one liked being unpopular, except perhaps those universally despised Great Demons. But Yan Dalong didn’t consider himself one of those demons. He thought he was quite normal, although many others didn’t agree.
"In the Imperial City... did you really only attempt to assassinate the State Preceptor?" Yun Jiuqing looked at him strangely and curiously asked, "If it was just the attempt on the State Preceptor, surely that wouldn’t be enough to scare so many people, right?"
"Cough cough!" Yan Dalong couldn’t help but cough awkwardly, seeming a bit embarrassed; but after thinking it over, he couldn’t see why not to tell her. He said, "After failing to assassinate that damn State Preceptor, we started to run away. During the escape, we might have been a bit careless about some pedestrians."
"At that time, we might have accidentally knocked down some buildings, or maybe bumped into a few people, or possibly damaged some things we shouldn’t have..."
He put it very delicately and ambiguously, but Yun Jiuqing could imagine the chaotic scene.
No wonder these brothers were notorious in the Imperial City of Shangwu, and so unwelcome; it turned out they had some less-than-stellar history.
"But this isn’t bad, right? Now, no one is in our way." It was Yan Dahu talking now. He headed over to a street stall that was selling steamed buns.
Yan Dahu didn’t hesitate to grab some of the buns that hadn’t been packed up and started stuffing them into his mouth. He mumbled vaguely with his mouth full, "Many people didn’t get the chance to tidy up their stuff. Isn’t this a chance for a free meal? Hmm... The pork buns taste pretty good, though a bit greasy."
"Idiot, you have to pay for the things you eat!" Yan Dalong, the elder brother, scolded, slapping the back of Yan Dahu’s head. He then reproved, "Our reputation in the Imperial City is bad enough, and you’re making it worse. Do we want to become the targets of public wrath?"
After finishing, he took out a few copper coins from his pocket and left them on the bun stall, continuing, "Do we look like people who can’t spare a few copper coins? If we need to pay, we pay. Don’t just eat others’ stuff like that." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
"Ah... oh!" Yan Dahu obediently admitted his mistake, seeming to agree with his brother’s reasoning.
Just then, Fan Wu’s voice suddenly rang out, "How far is it from here to the residence of the Shangwu Dynasty’s State Preceptor? How long would it take to get there?"
Faced with such a question, Bai Sheng next to him replied, "If we were to set off from here to the National Master’s residence at a normal pace, it might take us about five to six days."
"Wow!" Fan Wu hadn’t spoken yet when Yun Jiuqing sharply inhaled, "To walk for a full five to six days... that’s incredibly far. Is this Imperial City really that big?"
Bai Sheng gave a wry smile, "Big? Some small dynasties’ entire realm is smaller than the area of the Imperial City of Shangwu. How could it not be large to accommodate a population of tens of millions?"
Xing Fengzi said with feeling, "Such a vast Imperial City could be self-sufficient, right? Even if the whole city was locked down, I suppose they could still live comfortably through self-sufficiency, and the citizens would remain undisturbed."
