Free Web NovelChapter 390: Chapter 390: Encountering Difficulties
As one of the Five Great Cities of the Eastern Heart Domain, Jincheng was no less large or prosperous than Wind City. While still a great distance away, riding on the back of his Firebird, Lin Yun was intercepted by Jincheng’s guards.
"Riding Demon Beasts and flying are forbidden within Jincheng. They must be stabled at the Beast City." The four Jincheng guards all had Cultivation at the Eighth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm. One of them spoke coldly to Lin Yun.
"I know," Lin Yun replied calmly.
The Firebird was a Tier Four Demon Beast, which was precisely why it had alarmed the Jincheng guards. Led by the four guards, Lin Yun first went to the Beast City to settle his Firebird.
However, his treatment in Jincheng was far from good. Lin Yun could even sense that the city’s guards seemed to harbor some hostility toward him.
This was only natural. Unlike Wind City, Jincheng was completely dominated by a single power: the Mo Family. And because of the hatred held by the family’s young miss, Mo Qingshui, the entire Mo Family had no fondness for the Flawless Palace.
While Lin Yun was handling matters with his Firebird, one of the guards had already rushed back to the Mo Family estate. At this moment, he was in the main hall reporting on Lin Yun’s arrival.
"Young Miss, the newcomer is very young. Judging by his bone age, he can’t be more than thirty. What’s more, he’s riding a Firebird from the Flawless Palace," the guard said.
The higher the Realm, the longer a Martial Artist’s lifespan. Thus, after reaching the Primordial Ocean Realm, a Martial Artist’s age could no longer be judged by appearance alone. Bone age was a more important and reliable indicator, as it never lied.
Hearing the guard’s words, Mo Qingshui, who had her back to him, turned around. It had to be said that Mo Qingshui was no less beautiful than Bai Ling, but their auras were completely different. Mo Qingshui gave off a feeling of coldness, like a block of ice that would never melt.
"A Disciple of the Flawless Palace dares to come to my Jincheng? Very well. Go and kill him for me. I want Luo Feng to know that my Jincheng is no place for a Flawless Palace Disciple to set foot," she said in a cold voice.
Receiving Mo Qingshui’s order, the guard respectfully withdrew. The fact that their young miss detested the Flawless Palace was no secret in all of Jincheng.
After the guard left, a complex look flashed in Mo Qingshui’s eyes, containing hatred, reluctance, struggle, and even a trace of love.
’Luo Feng, you were the one who wronged me. How am I, Mo Qingshui, any less than Bai Ling? You actually left me for her. I hate you.’
Lin Yun, who was outside the Beast City handling the procedures, was still unaware that Mo Qingshui had already issued an order to kill him. At this very moment, Mo Family guards were rushing toward his location.
There were six of them in total. The leader was a Ninth Layer of Primordial Ocean Realm Martial Artist, while the other five were all at the Eighth Layer.
"Is it done yet?" Lin Yun asked the guard watching over the Beast City.
"What’s the rush? Can’t you see I’m busy?" the guard retorted impatiently.
Hearing this, Lin Yun felt a surge of anger. This guard was clearly making things difficult for him. Many people who had arrived after Lin Yun had already completed the process, yet he alone was being ignored. Even a fool could see that these Jincheng guards were deliberately giving him a hard time.
Just as Lin Yun was about to step forward and question them, six guards from the Mo Family rushed out from the city gate. Seeing these six, the city guards all bowed respectfully.
"Sir, has something happened?"
"This has nothing to do with you. Where is that Disciple from the Flawless Palace?" the leader asked as soon as he arrived.
Lin Yun, standing to the side, overheard their conversation. Just as he turned to look at the six men, the Mo Family guards also turned their gazes on him.
"You’re the Disciple from the Flawless Palace?" Taking two steps forward, the Mo Family guards immediately surrounded Lin Yun. Their leader’s voice was cold as he asked the question.
Seeing their hostile intentions, Lin Yun’s expression remained unchanged. He replied calmly, "That’s right. May I ask what business you have with me?"
"What business? Hmph. We in Jincheng have never welcomed people from your Flawless Palace. Our young miss has spoken. Since you’ve come, you will be executed on the spot today. Let’s see if the Flawless Palace still dares to send anyone to Jincheng after this."
Right from the start, the Mo Family guard declared their intent to kill Lin Yun. Seeing this, the pedestrians coming and going at the city gate couldn’t help but back away.
In Jincheng, the Mo Family was the law. No one would dare to offend them. Now that they knew the Mo Family was about to kill someone, how could these people possibly meddle? They were more concerned with getting out of the way. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
"You’re from the Mo Family?" From the reactions of the people around him, Lin Yun guessed their identity. Only the Mo Family could inspire such fear in the Martial Artists of Jincheng.
"Not so stupid, are you? But the young miss has already given the order. We brothers will be taking your life today. Don’t worry, we’ll send your body back to the Flawless Palace after you’re dead," the leader said with a laugh.
To be surrounded and targeted for death by the Mo Family before even entering the city, and from the sound of it, on the young miss’s orders... Lin Yun had a faint feeling that this matter was not as simple as it seemed. Luo Feng must have hidden something from him.
But he had already come this far. It was impossible for him to turn back in disgrace. Besides, it was probably too late to run even if he wanted to.
"Your Mo Family is truly tyrannical. I’ve just arrived in Jincheng and haven’t even stepped through the gates, yet you want to surround and kill me simply because I’m a Disciple of the Flawless Palace. This is quite an eye-opener," Lin Yun said calmly.
"Enough nonsense. Since you’re here, leave your life behind!" One of the six, an impatient man, was the first to attack Lin Yun.
He only had the Cultivation of the Eighth Layer of Primordial Ocean Realm, and his Combat Power wasn’t even as strong as those four Direct Disciples from Taiqing Academy back in Fire City. Lin Yun didn’t even give someone like this a second glance. frёewebηovel.cѳm
But since they were already trying to kill him, Lin Yun certainly wouldn’t show any mercy.
Executing Inch Step, Lin Yun masterfully evaded the man’s attack. With a lightning-fast extension of his arm, he seized the man’s neck.
He had subdued the man in a single move. The eyes of the other five Mo Family guards surrounding Lin Yun narrowed, a hint of surprise in their expressions. ’This kid doesn’t seem to be so simple.’
"Kid, let him go! Do you have any idea what the consequences are for offending the Mo Family in Jincheng?" the leader barked.
Hearing this, Lin Yun showed no sign of letting go. Instead, he chuckled and replied, "Offend your Mo Family? You’re already trying to kill me. What difference does it make whether I offend you or not?"
Lin Yun’s words left the Mo Family members speechless. ’That’s right,’ they thought. ’We’re already trying to kill him, so what’s the point of talking about offending us?’
At the bustling city gate, a crowd of over ten thousand people had now gathered, though they dared not get too close, all having retreated more than a hundred meters away.
"Who is that guy? To have such Combat Power at such a young age. And it looks like he has some grudge against the Mo Family."
"What grudge? I heard he’s a Disciple of the Flawless Palace."
"Oh, so he’s a Disciple from the Flawless Palace. No wonder. The Mo Family’s young miss..."
"Shut up! Do you have a death wish? If the Mo Family heard you say that, we’d be in deep trouble!"
The matter between Mo Qingshui and Luo Feng was a taboo subject in Jincheng. Mo Qingshui despised hearing anyone discuss her and Luo Feng.
