My Silly, Sweet Wife-Chapter 1197: Yong’an City, Ling Family

The road was originally not wide, and the appearance of these people had completely occupied the entire road.

The pedestrians on the road quickly moved to both sides.

Those who didn't manage to get out of the way in time were directly picked up by the long spears of the riders at the front, their fate unknown.

Seeing these people, Ren Wobai furrowed his brow and whispered, "Quickly get out of the way. These are people from Yong'an City nearby, we shouldn't provoke them."

As he spoke, he had already pulled Ye Guichen to the roadside.

Watching them recklessly rush past, Ye Guichen asked with confusion, "People from Yong'an City? How can they be so overbearing?"

"Heh, who else could they be? This area is under the rule of the Yan King, and the City Lord of Yong'an City is also enfeoffed by the Yan King, whose cultivation seems to have reached the eighth level of Qi Refinement. Because Yong'an City is the closest to Tianqiao, to guard it, the Yan King allows Yong'an City to have its own soldiers. Moreover, the guarding at Tianqiao is entirely managed by Yong'an City."

"As far as I know, within a radius of three hundred miles, Yong'an City can almost walk sideways. The sons and daughters of the Yong'an City Lord are local tyrants, and their outings are always grand, while Yanran is the local emperor here. We are just passing through; we don't want to provoke unnecessary trouble."

Dan God Sect is not in Yan Land, nor in the territory governed by any of the Seven Kings.

However, because Dan God Sect is somewhat special, its relationship with the Seven Kings is neither good nor bad.

So, borrowing the way of Dan God Sect is basically tacitly approved.

"Alas, they say the Yan King is not contentious, but look at these people from Yong'an City, each one more arrogant and domineering, ruining the Yan King's reputation!"

"Who says otherwise? But the Yan King doesn't manage it. The one in the sedan seems to be the second son of the Yong'an City Lord, a guy named Ling Yun, who usually bullies people, doing all sorts of evil. Any woman with a little beauty in Yong'an City's jurisdiction can't wait to marry out quickly."

"Oh, what's that about?"

"Aren't you a local?"

"No, I hope for your kind instruction."

"Well, what else? The City Lord of Yong'an City, Lingtian, has three sons and a daughter. The eldest son is a genius in cultivation, said to have already reached the fourth level of Qi Refinement at merely thirty-two. This guy is fine in all other respects but loves fighting. He has set up a ring in Yong'an City, and anyone who challenges him and wins will be enlisted under him; if they lose, they are killed with no room for negotiation. Hence, that ring is also called the Bloody Arena, with reportedly no fewer than a thousand deaths till now."

"Given the life risk, why do people still go?"

"Ah, isn't it just the lure of power?" The insider sighed and continued, "If you can defeat the eldest son of Yong'an City, it's said you can be recommended to the Yan King. Anyone with any confidence in their own cultivation wants to seize that opportunity."

The crowd nodded upon hearing this.

The insider continued, "The second son is Ling Yun, a greedy womanizer. Within a three hundred miles radius, no woman can escape his sight. The end for those women is tragic; almost all die of shame and indignation."

"Sigh, let's not talk about this. Just mentioning it makes you feel the heavens are blind. Yong'an City and its name don't match at all; there is no peace at all, only bullying everywhere!"

The insider seemed unwilling to continue, shaking his head as he quickly left.

The crowd sighed upon hearing it.

Ye Guichen also furrowed his brow slightly but did not speak.

The situation here couldn't be unknown to the Yan King, yet he pretends to be deaf and blind, proving that the Yan King is not as enlightened as rumored.

External enemies don't dare to offend, and internal chaos isn't rectified, so what's this Yan King doing all day?

Ye Guichen complained in his heart, seeing Ren Wobai beckon him to continue moving forward, he nodded and followed.

Not much farther along, a sudden explosion boomed from behind.

Soon after, someone shouted loudly, "Kill Ling Yun, avenge those dead women!"

Ye Guichen turned to look, only to see that the horses had clashed with another group that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

This group numbered about the same as the Ling family's horsemen but had varying cultivation levels.

But since they had an ambush ready, they had already annihilated nearly half of the Ling family before the strike.

Moreover, there were crossbows lurking from afar.

After a wave of crossbows was fired, dozens more died.

Leaving about twenty people guarding the sedan.

After another round of slaughter, most of the Ling family had died or been injured, while the ambushers had only lost about a third.

The attackers came quickly and left quickly.

They didn't directly kill Ling Yun in the sedan but dragged him out and soon took him away.

The entire process took only over twenty minutes.

When calm returned, only corpses littered the road with no living souls.

Ye Guichen did not expect to witness such bloody slaughter just upon reaching the hidden sect, where people dropped like harvested crops, and yet the surrounding people showed no surprise or fear.

Ren Wobai said calmly, "Such events are too common, but I didn't expect that figure named Ling Yun to provoke public anger and get ambushed. Heh, we're not far from Yong'an City or Tianqiao over there; the Ling family will surely arrive soon, so we better leave quickly. If we get entangled in this, we might not have time to escape."

It was obvious Ren Wobai did not want any trouble either.

Ye Guichen nodded, having no intention to meddle in others' affairs.

Continuing on, they soon reached a large forest.

According to Ren Wobai, going through this forest could save at least two days' travel, and usually, they took this route to the secular world.

Ye Guichen had no doubts and simply followed.

This forest was vast, over a hundred miles long.

When Ye Guichen and his group were about halfway through, night had fallen.

The group had to stop; they couldn't go any further. They found a relatively open space to rest for a while, while the Lu Family brothers took turns keeping watch against potential attacks by humans or beasts.

Nothing happened during the first half of the night.

Ye Guichen sat cross-legged.

However, in the second half of the night, suddenly a clamor grew louder.

Many fires lit up around them.

Even cries and shouts could be heard.

Ye Guichen and his party were startled awake.

Ye Guichen looked up and saw a panicked figure running past.

The person was covered in blood, their clothes soaked through, obscuring their original appearance.

Upon seeing Ye Guichen and the others, the figure paused in shock, then trembled, shouting, "I am Ling Yun of the Ling Family from Yong'an City. If you save me, riches and honor will be yours!"