Chapter 573: Chapter 318: Like Entering an Uninhabited Place

The slave trader walked away, seething with anger but not daring to speak out.

The passersby who witnessed everything, some gave Chu Qing and his companions a thumbs-up, while others warned them that the slave trader had other forces within Two Realms City and advised them to be cautious.

Chu Qing clasped his fist toward the crowd and continued leading his people toward Two Realms City.

For them, this matter was just a minor episode, not worth mentioning.

The whole process didn’t delay them much, and they immediately quickened their pace, arriving at Two Realms City before nightfall.

Just like when they first set foot in Tongyao City, where the aroma of meat was everywhere, Two Realms City was the same.

However, what they smelled wasn’t the scent of fragrant meat, but the aroma of roast goose.

The aroma was indeed very enticing, making one’s fingers itch to have a taste.

Thus, after finding an inn, they went to a restaurant in Two Realms City and ordered a table full of food and wine.

The meal left Chu Qing and his companions very satisfied, especially the roast goose, which lived up to its reputation.

So before leaving, Chu Qing packed two more to enjoy on the road.

Of course, the meal wasn’t all smooth... During the meal, someone came looking for trouble and brought that slave trader along.

Listening to a long introduction of the visitors’ reputations and hearing from Liu Qingyan’s mouth, it was clear that the one backing them had quite a background.

Not only were they well-known in the Martial World, but they also held significant influence within Two Realms City.

Nonetheless, Chu Qing didn’t bother to remember their names.

He casually grabbed and threw them out of the restaurant.

The other party, however, was relentless, crawling back up with bloody head wounds, swearing to fight Chu Qing to the death.

Chu Qing thought for a moment, then broke their hands and feet and threw them out again.

This time, they indeed couldn’t climb back up... but they did threaten that Chu Qing and his friends wouldn’t live to see the next day’s sun.

Such bold words had the greatest impact on Chu Qing: the roast goose he had packed was offered at a buy-one-get-one-free price by the restaurant, greatly satisfying him.

After the meal, they returned to the inn to rest. That night was as calm as a still well, without any disturbance.

It wasn’t until they were about to leave Two Realms City the next morning that they found out something big happened the previous night in the city.

The two City Lords belonging to Liaoyuan Mansion and Star Split Mansion respectively were stripped naked and hung at the southern city gate, whipped until they were covered in bloody marks, with hardly any intact flesh, yet they were not dead and were carried back to their respective City Lord’s Mansions for treatment under the public’s watchful eyes.

Additionally, multiple businesses involved in the slave trade throughout Two Realms City were attacked by a mysterious figure that night.

This person, like a deity of wrath, left no opponent standing in their wake, striking ruthlessly yet without killing anyone.

They merely severed the tendons in their hands and feet, sparing their lives.

However, for these people, such methods were crueller than death.

Those with shallow inner power, with severed hand and foot tendons, would be rendered useless even if they re-mastered their martial arts, their strength greatly diminished, even less than a common person.

For those with deep inner power, their Qi Sea Dantian was destroyed.

The news spread among the populace, a shocking tale.

Everyone wanted to know who did this, but eyewitnesses only described a black-clad, masked figure with exceptional martial prowess, like a deity descended to earth.

In front of this figure, they felt like ants before a god, powerless to even stir a corner of his attire, let alone glimpse his true face.

Thus... no one knew the identity of the perpetrator.

It was only known that the one who did this and whipped the two City Lords was the same person.

After hearing this, Chu Qing’s face darkened.

In the end, he said nothing, only led Wu Qianhuan and the others to quickly leave Two Realms City, rushing like the wind toward Star Split Mansion.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

February quietly passed halfway, the weather gradually warmed, although the cold wind still cut like a knife, chilling one’s heart, under the high-hung sun, warmth could still be felt.

During this time, the Martial World experienced more upheaval.

The Three Mansions, Three Gates, and Three Sects indeed couldn’t sit idle, just as Chu Qing had predicted, the first to move was Star Split Mansion.

It was heard that Star Split Mansion’s Han Family had already reached an agreement with Liaoyuan Mansion’s Ouyang Family.

They agreed to jointly deal with Celestial Sound Mansion, determined to give an explanation to those harmed by Celestial Sound Mansion.

There was no concrete evidence of this, but the rumors were rampant.

Liu Qingyan also found it hard to maintain her usual calm demeanor, becoming somewhat restless.

Especially since there had been no movement from Celestial Sound Mansion, adding to her indescribable sense of urgency.

Fortunately, with occasional reassurance from Chu Qing and his companions, she managed to stay calm and not act impulsively.

Meanwhile, the group traveled day and night, without even stopping at night, and finally, on this day, they arrived at the main city of Star Split Mansion, Star Split City!

Star Split City didn’t have any signature delicacies, but it had a little of everything.

The streets were crowded, bustling and noisy.

Yet Chu Qing and his party always felt that the gazes from the surroundings were not particularly friendly.

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