Chapter 3: Castle Cagliostro

  The capital of the Qing Dynasty, Cang Le City, was very prosperous. In Ning's memory, there were many shadows about Cang Le City, but for Ning, this was the first time he truly set foot in Cang Le City. Cang Le City gave Ning a feeling of prosperity with a hint of vicissitude, as if an old man who was slowly losing his strength, somewhat stumbling.

  The streets in Canglang City are crisscrossed, with many small streets extending out from both sides of each wide street, intersecting with each other like a spider web.

  On both sides of the street, there were all sorts of shops. Many of the shops sold things that Ning Cheng had never even heard of before, let alone seen. The most common shops were those that sold and purchased various beast materials, low-grade spiritual grasses, and some weapons. The higher-end shops even sold magical instruments and medicinal pellets.

  As for those hotels, ordinary clothing stores and some brothels, they are too numerous to count.

  The buildings in Canglang City are varied, not only with attic buildings, but also with castle-like Western-style buildings. These buildings are mixed together, making the whole city of Canglang look a bit incongruous.

  Ning Cheng stood at the entrance of a store that sold ordinary weapons, and he saw an extremely ordinary long knife priced at one gold coin. All the property given to him by Ji Luo Fei added up to only fifty silver coins. One hundred silver coins could be exchanged for one gold coin. In other words, all his property put together could only buy half of this ordinary long knife.

  For those shops that sell magic instruments and elixirs, Ning City didn't go in to take a look. He knew that there were very few places that accepted gold coins, and those shops only accepted Gathering Spirit Stones. One Gathering Spirit Stone could be exchanged for one hundred gold coins, even if the Ning family was still around, Gathering Spirit Stones were a luxury item for them.

  Some hunters with various weapons also mixed in the crowd, walking on the street. These people generally have a faint smell of blood on their bodies, apparently they are used to killing and returning from outside for many years. Although these people look very fierce, they are the most welcome in Cang Le City. Because they are generous with their money and rarely haggle over prices.

  These people live a life of uncertainty, except for some qualified cultivators, most hunters are indulging in the present and drunk with wine. The gold coins and wealth they get are all used to enjoy life, not only entering some prosperous hotels, but also sprinkling the obtained gold coins in the brothels of Canglan City.

  Just as Ning Cheng was still marveling at the prosperity of Cang Le City, a shrill cry came from the end of the street. A young man in white clothes rode a white unicorn and galloped over from afar, looking like a flash of lightning from a distance.

  People on the street dodged to both sides, and some who failed to dodge were directly knocked flying by this white unicorn. This group of white shadows arrived in front of Ning City in an instant. Ning City's reaction had always been very agile, and at this time his body had slowly recovered, almost reacting as soon as he saw the white shadow.

  Just as Ning Cheng was about to retreat, he saw a little boy still standing in the middle of the street, looking somewhat flustered. At this time, those who reacted quickly on the street had already retreated, and those who reacted slowly were also starting to retreat. This little boy obviously couldn't escape the unicorn that was speeding towards him.

  Ning Cheng swiftly pulled the little boy up and dragged him to the edge of the street. Just as Ning Cheng barely let go of the street, that white unicorn whizzed past Ning Cheng's side, bringing with it a gust of wind that made Ning Cheng's eyes ache slightly.

  Seeing the little boy safe and sound, Ning City let out a sigh of relief. In her heart, she was still thinking about what kind of beast this unicorn was, it's very possible that it lost control and suddenly ran wildly on the main street.

  At this moment, the unicorn that was running wildly in front suddenly stopped. Not only that, but it also turned its head and walked to Ning Cheng's side.

  "Dare to ruin my mood, courting death..." The white-clothed man sitting on the unicorn's back had already lashed out with his whip at Ning Cheng.

  Ning Cheng immediately wanted to dodge, but he soon discovered that he couldn't dodge this whip at all. The long whip had brought out a kind of invisible force, suppressing him, or rather, not giving him time to dodge.

  Ning Cheng's heart sank, and before he could think of another question, a powerful force had already lifted him up. The next moment, a long whip swept across his face, even lifting the collar of his clothes.

  Someone saved himself, and Ning Cheng immediately understood. At the same time, he also knew that this white unicorn running on the street was intentional. The owner of this unicorn actually took pleasure in hitting people, and taking away that little boy seemed to deprive him of a thrill.

  Ning Cheng suddenly understood, and his heart sank even further. This was no longer Earth; such an unreasonable thing had happened openly and aboveboard. By saving a little boy, he had offended the white-robed man who sought thrills.

  The white-robed man on the unicorn saw that Ning City was also being dragged away, and he became even more furious. However, when he saw the person who had saved Ning City, his anger immediately dissipated, and his tone turned gentle and courteous as he said, "So it's Su Xiao, this is just a lowly commoner..."

  The man in white on the unicorn spoke as he jumped down from the unicorn.

  "Xian Yuan Kui, you and I don't have such a good relationship, besides, whether or not I save the humble people has nothing to do with you." A crisp and cold woman's voice rang out, at the same time, in front of Ning Cheng appeared a young girl wearing a pink dress, slender and elegant.

  Ning Cheng immediately knew that it was this girl who had saved him. However, Ning Cheng did not go forward to thank her; he recognized the woman. Her name was Jian Su'e, and she could be said to be the archenemy of his Ning family, whose downfall was caused by her.

  Looking at the elegant and icy face in front of him, Ning Cheng couldn't remember if his previous self had been rude to her or not, but he did recall that his previous self had liked her very much. However, his previous self was also from a good background, so it should have known the huge gap between himself and Jian Su'e, and even if he liked her, he could only keep it in his heart and would never do anything rude.

  To say nothing of the fact that Jian Su'e's previous move was so powerful, his predecessor must have known that his own cultivation was far inferior to Jian Su'e's. Compared to Jian Su'e, Ning Cheng didn't even need to mention being rude, let alone getting close to her. It seemed that his predecessor had been imprisoned for being rude to Jian Su'e, which was quite strange.

  The white-clothed man named Xian Yuankui, who had just been rebuffed by Jian Suo, immediately looked embarrassed. But then he recognized Ning Cheng and exclaimed, "Huh, you're Ning Cheng? You haven't died yet? Elder Sister Jian, this little brat..."

  Xian Yuan Kui didn't dare to call Su Jie's name again, but his words were interrupted by Jian Su Jie once more. "This is none of your concern, you can only ride the horned beast fed by the prosperous streets."

  After finishing speaking, Jian Suo'er turned her head and stared at Ning Cheng coldly again. "If I were you, I would shrink into a corner like a turtle and wouldn't have the face to come out shopping."

  Ning Cheng sneered inwardly and ignored Jian Su'e, turning around and leaving.

  "Something that doesn't know how to appreciate kindness." Xian Yuan Kui saw Ning Cheng ignoring Jian Su'e and immediately cursed behind his back.

  Jian Su'e saw that Ning Cheng, who usually fawned on her, was ignoring her at this moment, and she furrowed her brow. However, she didn't say anything more to Xian Yuan Kui, turned around and left in a different direction.

  Ning Cheng no longer had the idea of being able to survive in his heart, in a place like this, if he couldn't cultivate and didn't have the strength, then the hope of survival was really not great. At this time, how could he be in the mood to go shopping? He wanted to cultivate, even if he couldn't cultivate, he still had to cultivate.

  "Dad, it was him who saved me." A tender voice sounded from the side, and Ning Cheng turned around to see the little boy he had just rescued from under the unicorn's foot. Ning Cheng had forgotten about the little boy due to what happened earlier, but unexpectedly, the little boy still remembered him.

  At this time, the little boy was being pulled by a middle-aged man with scars on his face, who was obviously the boy's father.

  Ning Cheng thought the middle-aged man was coming over to thank him, so he stood still, preparing to exchange a few pleasantries. But unexpectedly, when the middle-aged man saw him, his eyes immediately became flustered, and he hastily bowed his head and said, "Young Master Ning, I'm really sorry, my child doesn't understand what's going on and bumped into Young Master Ning, I'll take him away now..."

  After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Ning Cheng's response at all, and quickly pulled the little boy away, soon disappearing into the crowd.

  Ning Cheng rubbed his thinning face and shook his head. He didn't recognize the middle-aged man, but he could sense that the other person should be very afraid of him, this Young Master Ning.

  Such a small matter, Ning City didn't take it to heart. For him, the most important thing now is to go back and cultivate. If he can't cultivate, he has to think of other ways, either leave Cang Qin country or find another way.

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