The Eternal World

Zhang Chao came to the Pei City.

This city was not too big, and was not that far off from the Can City.

However, in terms of economy and population, he was a level higher than Can City.

Zhang Chao did not wear the clothes of the War God Academy, but had changed into a set of plain clothes. After entering the city, he casually found a clean looking inn to stay at.

At the same time, he had also inquired about a lot of information about the Pei City from the place with the largest amount of information.

After all, there were many people who liked to talk endlessly after drinking. If they gave him some wine to drink, he would be happy to tell them what he knew to show that he knew too much.

The one who spoke the most with Zhang Chao was a middle-aged man who was addicted to alcohol.

After Zhang Chao said that he would treat them to a meal, that guy was immediately filled with enthusiasm. He invited Zhang Chao to sit and drink with him, then looked at the customers in the tavern and said, "I say, little brother, you asked the right person!"

"If I'm not bragging, then there is no one in Pei City that I, Luo Er, cannot recognize!"

Look over there, that tall and skinny guy. He was a rapist before, and once, he kicked an iron plate with his hand, trying to get stronger than the daughter of an expert in transformational stage. In the end, he was almost beaten to death.

"Look at that fellow. He has a tall and sturdy stature, and looks like a spirit bucket. His skin is pitch-black!"

"Before, he did some kidnapping and blackmailing, and he liked to tear the tickets after receiving the ransom. It could be said that he was full of evil, but after committing a crime, his own son was mischievous and left him with the money, and in the end, he tore his own son apart and put away his butcher knife. He would never do such a thing again, and now that he's selling meat buns in the city, he often comes here to drink and miss his son!"

Also, when he kills people, he will kill them, and he also has a bad habit of amputating their limbs, he always likes to tear their target into pieces. Once, he became an addict, and on a whim, he killed all 13 of his family members, and as a result, he cried for three days and three nights before coming to Pei City to be a butcher, specially hired by someone to slaughter cattle and sheep and livestock!

"That guy, although he isn't tall, he looks a little like a woman. He has some background, and it is said that he was the eldest young master of a certain family, but he became addicted to gambling, partnered with his creditors and destroyed his entire family, and ran over to the Pei City to set up stalls by the side of the road, and used some deceptive gambling games to get rich!"

"Damn, all of them are famous people!" Zhang Chao was speechless, it seemed like the Pei City was indeed as how the legends said, dragons and snakes were mixed, and were filled with a dangerous aura, no wonder many students at the side hall were shaking their heads at the sight of the mission, no one wanted to come here.

"I'm a bit better than them, I was born in the forest before, so I did some darts business with a bunch of brothers. But two years ago, our village's head did not know what kind of sh * t was going on, so he took a fancy to a rich young miss and even robbed her. In the end, he got angry, and a group of experts came in the middle of the night and directly annihilated our village!" That guy took a sip of his wine, and said with a flushed face: "At that time, I was standing guard at the halfway point of the mountain. I heard that the village was broken, so I ran down the mountain in the middle of the night.

"I don't have much craftsmanship. I am in charge of collecting debts and running errands for the rich. To be honest, I really miss my carefree days as a bandit!"

Hearing this fellow's words, the corner of Zhang Chao's eyes twitched. Why does this fellow's story sound so familiar?

"Then why don't you find a stronghold and throw yourself at the door?" Zhang Chao could not help but ask.

Sigh, don't mention it, I was originally planning to come here, but our village was later occupied by a group of mercenaries, so it doesn't matter if they take it or not, but they would frequently attack other villages, causing the people on the mountains to become anxious, and not having any peaceful days, it would be better to just live comfortably in Pei City! That guy took a deep breath and said depressingly.

"Err …" Zhang Chao wanted to laugh.

Alright, he knew where this fellow in front of him had come from.

The remnants of Black Cliff Stronghold!

However, this guy said that he was a minion that was standing guard on the mountainside. No wonder he hadn't seen him before.

"Aiya, are you from the Black Cliff Stronghold?" Zhang Chao asked in shock.

"You know of the Black Cliff Stronghold?" That guy's eyes lit up.

"Yes, I had a pretty good relationship with your boss previously, Demon King of Confusion!" Zhang Chao spoke with confidence, but what he said was also the truth. Later on, at Qiaoyao Mountain, he and Eggy lived and died together, and he even consumed a Yin Yang Twin Pellets.

"Oh? Are you friends with the boss? " That fellow widened his eyes, but his face was filled with suspicion.

"Of course, the egg. Oh no, the Demon King of Confusion, he … " Zhang Chao casually picked up a few of Eggy's catchwords and habitual actions. Hearing those words, that guy's doubts vanished and he became excited.

"That's right, what you said is true! It's a pity that when the Black Cliff Stronghold was destroyed, even the Great Master didn't know if he was still alive or dead.

"Don't worry, he is still alive and well. One year ago, I saw him before!" Zhang Chao patted his shoulder to comfort him, this was the truth.

With this relationship, that guy told Zhang Chao everything he knew, as if he was his family.

He did not have a proper name, and from a young age, he only knew that his surname was Zhu. Everyone called him Zhu Liu, and he was at the fourth level of the Natal Opening Realm.

According to him, this Pei City was a paradise for criminals, and the original city lord was very good to these criminals, but one thing was, they were not allowed to commit adultery in the city, if they really needed money, they could go to the city lord's mansion to borrow money, and it wouldn't matter if that happened, they could just work for the city lord's mansion.

As for what to do, Zhu Liu was not too clear about it. After all, the criminals that came here all had their own ways of life, and not many of them had roots in this place, just to avoid the rumors and the enemies.

With the rumors over, the enemies no longer pursued the matter, and they once again left the Pei City to enjoy their complacency.

And in the past half month, many new faces had indeed come to the Pei City, but the nature of the city was right in front of them, so no matter how many strangers there were, no one would care.

But he heard that three days before the City Lord was killed, Ghastly Shadow even appeared near the City Lord's Mansion.

At the time, several of the gendarmes were also frightened.

The death of the mayor was also very strange.

On the night of his death, he heard that he had played a game of dragon and phoenix with several of his concubines. He seemed to be a little tired, so he changed his clothes early, washed his face and lay down to sleep.

In the middle of the night, he was found dead on the throne of the city.

When he died, his head was gone, but his body was still sitting and he had put on the City Lord's robe neatly.

Although he had lost his head, the blood in his body did not flow. Instead, it strangely remained around the wound.

The Deputy City Lord said that he must have recruited an evil spirit and burned the City Lord's corpse at dawn. However, ten days had passed and the City Lord's head still had not been found.

After talking for a long time, Zhu Liu drank a few more mouthfuls of wine, then wiped his mouth and muttered: "You have to know, the City Lord is an expert in Peak Essence Transformation Stage, how strong is it to be able to take his head off soundlessly and soundlessly?"

"Moreover, he died in such a strange manner that it was filled with a horrible smell. This caused everyone in the city to mumble crazily! Everyone is in danger!"

Zhang Chao listened carefully, and even nodded from time to time. He squinted his eyes, and continued to deduce the entire story in his heart.

Indeed, the mayor died too mysteriously.

When he entered the city, he had deliberately felt it, but he did not discover the aura of any experts at or above Yuan Dan Stage.

However, if it was not done by someone whose cultivation base surpassed the City Lord, then that would mean … The person who did this was also a genius. He was able to kill people beyond his cultivation level, and if he were to take his life in a single strike, the city lord wouldn't even have the chance to resist!

Things seemed to have become more interesting!

Zhang Chao licked his lips and asked: "Do you think that the death of this City Lord is related to the appearance of Spiritshadow's shadow three days in a row?"

"It should be. After all, everyone has already guessed it!" Zhu Liu nodded, "And after the mayor died, that ghostly shadow never appeared again!"

"It seems that someone is deliberately targeting the mayor!" Zhang Chao rubbed his chin, but the simple matter of avenging the City Lord did not have much to do with him.

The mission statement of the War God Academy clearly stated that there were people from the Shadow Squad here. Since the City Lord was killed by the people from the Shadow Squad, then everything was reasonable.

After all, the Shadow Squad was filled with demonic cultivators. It couldn't be measured from the perspective of normal cultivators.

It didn't matter to him whether the city lord died or not, it was still difficult for him to investigate the hidden Shadow Squad in the city.

While the two of them were talking, someone suddenly broke into the tavern and shouted nervously, "Quickly, Ghastly Shadow appeared again!"

"What?"

"Let's go and take a look!"

Everyone in the tavern stood up and rushed out as if they were watching a show.

"Let's go take a look as well. I want to know what this Phantom Shadow is!" Zhang Chao also pulled Zhu Liu and ran out.

Two streets behind the tavern was the City Lord's Mansion.

At this moment, the front of the City Lord's Mansion was completely surrounded by people. They were all holding lanterns and torches, making noisy noises.

As for a husband, he was sitting on the ground trembling. There was a puddle of water on the crotch of his pants; he was obviously scared to the point that he peed his pants.

Two ropes were hanging above the gate of the Mayor's mansion. Two headless bodies were tied to the ropes, and judging from the way the bodies were dressed, they looked either rich or noble.

"Another one has died!"

"Who are these two?" Why would they hang here after being killed? "

"I recognize them. If I'm not wrong, they are the right-hand men of the city lord's side. One is the Grand Master, while the other is the leader of the guards!" Someone recognized the two corpses and could not help but cry out in alarm.

"What?" They were killed too? "

The crowd became even more restless.

"It really was the Shadow Squad's doing!" Zhang Chao squinted his eyes. He could feel that there were faint fluctuations of devilish energy from these two corpses …