Emperor Qiankun

Chapter 156 Curfew and Death Penalty

Su Yaoyue, who was standing by, noticed that Li Qingyuan looked strange and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"fine."

Li Qingyuan responded casually, but he had already made up his mind.

Then, without hesitation, he jumped off the ox's back and walked slowly towards the city gate.

Seeing Li Qingyuan's actions, Su Yaoyue and the others looked at each other, followed suit, and got off the cow's back one after another.

In an instant, the old ox felt the pressure suddenly reduced.

It shook its strong body twice with satisfaction, and then walked slowly behind the crowd at a leisurely pace.

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Black Mountain City, in front of the city gate.

As soon as Li Qingyuan and his group arrived here, they alarmed the guards on duty on the city wall.

The guards quickly drew their bows and drew their arrows in unison. The sharp arrowheads flashed with cold light in the dim night, and they were all aimed at Li Qingyuan and the others.

Then, a guard at the fifth level of Tongwu Realm shouted, "Who is coming?"

Li Qingyuan's eyes swept across the city wall, and when he saw the scene in front of him, his eyes couldn't help but turn slightly cold.

An ominous premonition came over me, and it grew stronger.

Facing the guard's questioning, Li Qingyuan took a deep breath and then explained calmly, "Brother, we are all native residents of Black Mountain City. We went out to visit relatives some time ago and only returned today."

The guard asked sternly, "Black Mountain City natives? Humph, don't you know it's curfew?"

Hearing the word "curfew", Li Qingyuan was secretly shocked.

Of course he knew what a curfew meant, but he didn't expect that Black Mountain City would have such strict regulations today.

It seems that a lot of changes have indeed taken place here.

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At this time, Chen Lingyu hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brother, we have been away from Black Mountain City for several months. We really don't know anything about these new rules."

"That's not something we can do. During the curfew, even the citizens in the city cannot enter or leave at will. You should wait until daybreak before entering the city."

The guard said bluntly, the bow in his hand still aimed steadily at everyone, without any sign of relaxation.

"Come on, brother, please be flexible."

Chen Lingyu had a big smile on his face and as he spoke, he quickly took out a space bag from his arms.

He opened the bag and took out five low-grade black crystals that emitted a cold luster.

Then he shook his wrist, and the black crystal streaked across the night sky like a meteor, flying accurately towards the guard who was at the fifth level of the Tongwu Realm.

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The guard couldn't wait to take the five low-grade black crystals and examined them carefully in his palm.

He felt the energy fluctuations coming from the black crystal and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Afterwards, the guard's attitude changed noticeably. His originally cold expression became much more enthusiastic, and with a hint of flattery in his tone, he asked, "Wow, what a generous gesture! Which family in the city are you from?"

Hearing the guard's question, Li Qingyuan answered without hesitation: "Yang family."

Hearing this, Chen Lingyu and others couldn't help but glance at Li Qingyuan in surprise.

Several people exchanged puzzled glances with each other, but wisely said nothing more, feeling that something was amiss.

"Yang family?"

The guard was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to remember something, his expression becoming even more respectful. "That's a prestigious family! However, I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to ask the higher-ups if they can make it easier for you to enter the city."

After saying this, the guard put the low-grade black crystal in his hand into his pocket, then turned and walked towards the city.

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Not long after, a burly man at the eighth level of the Shenzang Realm strode onto the city wall.

The man looked down at Li Qingyuan and others below, examining them carefully.

But it was late at night, and Li Qingyuan and the others had restrained their breathing.

So the burly man looked at it for a long time but couldn't see any clues.

So he just thought that these people were all of low cultivation.

Thinking of this, he felt more confident and his aura became more powerful.

He held his head high and spoke loudly, "I am the captain of the guards of Black Mountain City. Which brother of the Yang family are you? Tell me your name!"

Li Qingyuan heard this, his expression calm, and nodded slightly, saying, "Yang Shan of the Yang Family!"

After saying that, he did not forget to give a wink to Chen Lingyu beside him.

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Chen Lingyu immediately understood what he meant. He took out ten low-grade black crystals from the space bag in his hand again, and threw them onto the city wall with force.

The man's eyes were instantly filled with greed. He moved and quickly took the black crystals in his hands.

But his eyes did not move away from the space bag in Chen Lingyu's hand. His naked covetousness was obvious and his purpose was self-evident.

Chen Lingyu naturally noticed the other party's gaze, frowned slightly, and subconsciously glanced at Li Qingyuan.

Li Qingyuan nodded slightly, signaling Chen Lingyu to continue.

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Seeing this, Chen Lingyu threw the space bag in his hand onto the city wall without hesitation.

He felt somewhat unhappy, but he was not worried about the remaining thirty or so low-grade black crystals in the bag.

The thought that he, a cultivator of the Purple Mansion Realm, was being blackmailed by a small guard captain of the eighth level of the Divine Storage Realm made him feel a little annoyed.

However, despite being unhappy, Chen Lingyu naturally would not act rashly until Li Qingyuan had spoken.

He could only think silently in his heart, let the guard captain be proud for a while, and there would be no harm in taking the space bag.

The other party may have the life to take it, but may not have the life to spend it!

Just think of it as an advance payment to save his life.

At this moment, in Chen Lingyu's heart, he had already sentenced this ignorant guard captain to death, and was only waiting for the right time to settle accounts with him.

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The reason why Li Qingyuan did not take any action was because the situation in the city was unclear at the moment, like a fog. Any rash action would likely lead to falling into an unknown dangerous trap.

Therefore, he decided to remain calm and wait and see what happens, and then make plans after he understands the real situation in the city.