Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 311 Beast Emperor City
"Get up and let's talk about what exactly happened last night!"
Xiao Yi squinted his eyes, staring at the veiled girl who was lying down, seemingly still asleep.
The veiled girl kept her eyes tightly shut, appearing as if she were still deep in slumber and hadn't woken up.
Xiao Yi sneered, "If you don't wake up, then don't blame me for taking apart your zither!"
The veiled girl remained unmoved.
Whoosh!
Xiao Yi reached for the zither.
It was only then…
…that the girl finally opened her eyes, grabbed the zither, and curled up in the corner, her blue eyes warily watching Xiao Yi.
Sigh!
Xiao Yi exhaled a turbid breath. The girl's blue eyes were like an endless ocean, their depth making one feel as if they couldn't extricate themselves. He said in a deep voice, "Who are you, really? And what were those things last night?"
The wariness in the veiled girl's eyes did not dissipate.
She was still clutching the zither nervously.
Xiao Yi sighed, "If I had wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have helped you last night, and I wouldn't have concealed your presence just now when they came over!"
The veiled girl's gaze flickered a few times, her hands relaxing slightly around the zither. Experience new tales on novelbuddy
Her guard against Xiao Yi wasn't as strong as before.
She hesitated for a moment and then a melodious voice like that of an oriole came from beneath the veil, "They were underlings of Sha Kun, the deputy city lord of Beast Emperor City."
"Hmm?"
Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow, a strange expression on his face, "The deputy city lord of Beast Emperor City? Then who are you? Don't tell me you are the city lord?"
The veiled girl shook her head, "My name is Huang Yuwei. The city lord of Beast Emperor City, Huang Baitao, is my father. When I was very young, my father sent me to my mother's family. Not long ago, I received news that my father was gravely ill, so I rushed back."
Xiao Yi wondered, "You're the princess of Beast Emperor City? If that's the case, those people last night indeed came for you. Isn't Sha Kun one of your father's subordinates? But those men didn't seem like they were there to escort you back!"
"They were Black Shark Guards under Sha Kun. Sha Kun is my father's sworn brother, but they have been at odds for a long time. It's because of him that my father sent me to my mother's family,"
Huang Yuwei hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "Sha Kun wants to capture me and threaten my father to pass on the city lord's position to him…"
Xiao Yi squinted his eyes.
He was considering the truth of Huang Yuwei's story and asked, "Do you have any proof to back up what you're saying?"
Huang Yuwei hesitated, then took out a token from her bosom.
The token glittered with gold light.
It was carved with beast claws all around. The front bore the character for 'beast', and the back had the character for 'emperor'.
Huang Yuwei's voice was firm as she said, "This is one of the five city lord tokens of Beast Emperor City. I hold one of them. If you don't believe me, when you get to Beast Emperor City, you can verify if this token matches the city's flag!"
"Fine, I'll take your word for now,"
Xiao Yi nodded and then said solemnly, "We are still a day and a night's journey from Beast Emperor City. Will those people appear again tonight?"
The tactics of the Black Shark Guards were too strange.
If it weren't for his necklace that activated just in time, he too would've been bewitched last night.
If they plan to come again tonight, they must be prepared in advance!
"They shouldn't!"
Huang Yuwei shook her head, "The Black Shark Guards never strike the same target twice. Moreover, we're not far from Beast Emperor City now. They wouldn't dare to be too obvious."
"Let's hope so,"
Xiao Yi nodded.
But in his heart, he remained on guard, believing only half of what Huang Yuwei said.
It's better to be wary than to be harmed.
In this world where the strong prey on the weak,
being naive and without guile,
one would likely die without even knowing how!
Just as Huang Yuwei had said, the Black Shark Guard did not appear again, and the next morning, a gigantic island appeared on the surface of the sea.
This island was suspended above the sea, and atop it sat an immensely huge city.
This was Beast Emperor City.
A powerful faction owning countless wealth, situated above the Beast Emperor Sea.
Even the Great Qian Dynasty, when faced with the Beast Emperor City, dealt with it on an equal footing. After all, Beast Emperor City, apart from sitting deep in the Beast Emperor Sea and being incomparably wealthy, was also a place where powerful figures were as common as clouds.
It was not any weaker than any of the top ten sects!
"Beast Emperor City is almost upon us, everyone prepare your entrance fee!" The voice of the one-eyed dragon spread throughout the entire vessel.
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The entrance fee for Beast Emperor City is determined by one's strength.
For the Qi Gathering Realm, one hundred taels.
For the Shentong Realm, one thousand taels.
For the Golden Core Realm, ten thousand taels, and for the Tao Tribulation Realm, one hundred thousand taels.
Of course...
If a warrior of the Dharma Manifestation Realm were to enter Beast Emperor City, they would not be charged any fee and would even receive treatment befitting a VIP. After all, even the powerful Beast Emperor City would have a headache if it provoked the existence of someone from the Dharma Manifestation Realm.
Xiao Yi had known these rules since he boarded the ship and handed over one hundred thousand taels of silver to the sailor.
Boom!
The ship entered the port of Beast Emperor City, the enormous dock of Beast Emperor City was several times larger than that of Linhai, and there were four such docks in Beast Emperor City.
Just think...
The entrance fee for a vessel like this one could amount to tens of millions of taels of silver.
A single port could accommodate tens of thousands of such vessels, and just the entrance fees from the four major ports constituted a vast wealth. It's a glimpse into the extent of Beast Emperor City's affluence.
After leaving the ship.
Huang Yuwei put on a cloak and waved at Xiao Yi, "Let's part ways here. If you run into any trouble, you can find me at the city lord's mansion!"
"Alright!"
The two parted ways.
No sooner had Xiao Yi stepped off the dock than he saw several carriages in front of him, all available for rent. One thousand taels of silver a day, and the coachmen were all residents of Beast Emperor City.
They were extremely familiar with Beast Emperor City.
"My lord, do you wish to rent a carriage? I am Lei Sanwang, my ancestors have been in this business for three generations, there's no place in the whole of Beast Emperor City I don't know about..." A middle-aged man with a pointed face and a goatee below his nose approached with a smile.
Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Take me to the black market!"
"Right away!"
Lei Sanwang's face was glowing with a bright smile as he skillfully ushered Xiao Yi onto the carriage and then, whipping the reins, drove the carriage towards the city.
Beast Emperor City was simply too large.
Even while sitting in the carriage,
they traveled for a full hour before arriving at the location of the black market, Lei Sanwang's voice came from outside, "My lord, we've arrived at the black market!"
"Hmm?"
Xiao Yi stepped out of the carriage and looked at the black market, which covered the entire East City, showing a puzzled expression, "This entire place is the black market?"
"Yes!"
Lei Sanwang smiled proudly, "Our Beast Emperor City's black market is the largest in Southern State, the whole East City is the black market. However, carriages are not allowed inside the black market, we will need to go on foot. What are you planning to purchase? I can take you there!"
Xiao Yi said, "I want to buy medicinal materials..."
"Medicinal materials?"
Lei Sanwang spoke with practiced familiarity, "Then you've come to the right place. I know all the medicinal material merchants in the black market, big and small. But there's no need to bother with the smaller ones, I'll take you to the three major medicinal material merchants!"
"That works!"
Xiao Yi nodded, about to speak when suddenly, an urgent shouting and curses came from behind, "Move aside, all of you move aside for me!"
Xiao Yi frowned and turned around.
But what he faced was a streak of black that swooped towards him with the sound of the air being torn apart...
