Chapter 10

The capital city of Cangqin, Cangle City, was very prosperous. Ning Cheng had many memories of Cangle City, but for him, this was the first time he truly stepped into Cangle City. Cangle City gave Ning Cheng a sense of prosperity mixed with a touch of沧桑 (沧桑 can be translated as "aged" or "weathered"). It was like an old man whose strength was slowly leaving him, a bit unsteady.

The streets of Cangle City crisscrossed, with many small streets extending from each wide main street, forming a web-like pattern.

On both sides of the streets, there were various shops. Many of the items sold in these shops were things Ning Cheng had never even heard of, let alone seen. The most common shops sold and bought materials from fierce beasts, low-grade spirit herbs, and weapons. Higher-end shops sold magical artifacts and medicinal pills.

As for hotels, ordinary clothing shops, and brothels, they were countless.

The buildings in Cangle City were of various types, including pavilions and Western-style castles. These buildings mixed together, making the entire Cangle City look somewhat mismatched.

Ning Cheng stood at the door of a shop selling ordinary weapons and looked inside. He saw that an extremely common long sword was priced at one gold coin. All the wealth Ji Luofei had given him added up to only fifty silver coins. One hundred silver coins could be exchanged for one gold coin. In other words, all his wealth combined could only buy half of this ordinary long sword.

Ning Cheng did not go into the shops selling magical artifacts and medicinal pills. He knew that these shops rarely accepted gold coins; they accepted Qi-gathering stones. One Qi-gathering stone could be exchanged for one hundred gold coins. Even if the Ning family still existed, Qi-gathering stones would be a luxury for them.

Hunters carrying various weapons also mixed in the crowd, walking on the streets. These people generally carried a faint scent of blood, clearly having returned from long-term killings. Although they looked fierce, they were the most welcome in Cangle City. They were generous and rarely haggled.

These people lived a life of uncertainty. Except for those with the potential to cultivate, most hunters lived for the moment. They spent the gold and money they earned on enjoying life, frequenting luxurious hotels and brothels in Cangle City.

Just as Ning Cheng was marveling at the myriad prosperity of Cangle City, a sharp cry came from the end of the street. A young man in white clothes, riding a white unicorn, rushed over from a distance, looking like a white flash of lightning.

People on the street quickly moved to the sides to avoid him. Some who couldn't move in time were directly knocked away by the white unicorn. This white flash quickly came to Ning Cheng's eyes. Ning Cheng, who had always been agile, reacted almost instantly.

Just as Ning Cheng was about to step back, he saw a small boy still standing in the middle of the street, looking panicked. At this moment, everyone who reacted quickly had already moved back, and those who reacted slowly were also moving back. This small boy clearly couldn't escape the rapidly approaching unicorn.

Ning Cheng quickly turned around and lifted the small boy, pulling him to the edge of the street. As Ning Cheng narrowly avoided the street, the white unicorn rushed past him, the wind it generated making his eyes sting.

Seeing the small boy unharmed, Ning Cheng sighed in relief, thinking that this unicorn might be a wild beast that had lost control, causing it to suddenly run on the street.

At this moment, the unicorn that had been running wildly suddenly stopped. Not only that, it turned around and walked to Ning Cheng.

"Who dares to ruin my fun, asking for death..." The young man in white clothes on the unicorn's back said as he lashed out at Ning Cheng with a whip.

Ning Cheng immediately tried to dodge, but he soon realized he couldn't avoid the whip. The whip had already generated an invisible force, suppressing him, or rather, leaving him no time to dodge.

Ning Cheng's heart sank. Before he could think of the next move, a force lifted him. The next moment, the whip passed in front of his eyes, even lifting his clothes.

Someone had saved him, Ning Cheng realized immediately. At the same time, he understood that the unicorn's run on the street was intentional. The owner of the unicorn took pleasure in hitting people, and taking the small boy away seemed to have deprived him of the pleasure of hitting someone.

After realizing this, Ning Cheng's heart sank even further. This was no longer Earth, and such seemingly unreasonable things were happening openly. By saving a small boy, he had also offended the young man in white who was seeking pleasure.

The young man in white on the unicorn, seeing that Ning Cheng had also been pulled away, became even angrier. However, when he saw who had saved Ning Cheng, his anger immediately subsided, and his tone became gentle and polite, "It's Su Jie, this is just a commoner..."

The young man in white spoke as he leaped off the unicorn.

"Xian Yuankui, I don't have such a good relationship with you, and whether I save a commoner or not is none of your business," a clear and cold female voice said. At the same time, a young girl in a pink dress, extremely slender, appeared in front of Ning Cheng.

Ning Cheng immediately knew that this girl had saved him. However, he did not go forward to thank her. He recognized this woman. Her name was Jian Su Jie, and she could be considered an enemy of the Ning family. The Ning family's downfall was due to her.

Looking at the beautiful and cold face in front of him, Ning Cheng couldn't remember if his previous self had ever offended her, but he did remember that the previous Ning Cheng had liked her very much. However, his previous self, who had a decent background, should have known the vast difference between him and Jian Su Jie. Even if he liked her, he would have kept it in his heart and would never have dared to offend her.

Moreover, with Jian Su Jie's strength, his previous self, no matter how incompetent, would have known that his cultivation was far inferior to hers. Compared to Jian Su Jie, Ning Cheng wouldn't even dare to approach her, let alone offend her. It seemed that his previous self's offense against Jian Su Jie, which led to his imprisonment, was strange.

Xian Yuankui, who had been rebuffed by Jian Su Jie, immediately looked embarrassed. But then he recognized Ning Cheng, "Hey, you're Ning Cheng? You're still alive? Senior Sister Jian, this guy..."

Xian Yuankui didn't dare to call her "Su Jie" anymore, but his words were interrupted again by Jian Su Jie, "You don't need to worry about this. You only ride your trained unicorn on the bustling streets."

After saying this, Jian Su Jie turned and coldly looked at Ning Cheng, "If I were you, I would hide in a corner like a turtle and wouldn't have the face to come shopping."

Ning Cheng sneered inwardly, ignored Jian Su Jie, and turned to leave.

"Ungrateful thing," Xian Yuankui, seeing that Ning Cheng ignored Jian Su Jie, immediately scolded him from behind.

Jian Su Jie, seeing that Ning Cheng, who usually flattered her, now ignored her, the savior, frowned. However, she didn't say anything more to Xian Yuankui and turned to leave in another direction.

Ning Cheng no longer had the thought of just surviving. In this place, if he couldn't cultivate and lacked strength, his chances of survival were slim. He had no mood for shopping; he needed to cultivate, even if he couldn't, he still had to try.

"Father, he saved me," a young voice said beside him. Ning Cheng turned around and saw the small boy he had saved from under the unicorn's hooves. Ning Cheng had momentarily forgotten about the small boy, but the boy still remembered him.

At this moment, the small boy was being held by a middle-aged man with a scarred face, who was clearly the boy's father.

Ning Cheng thought the middle-aged man would come to thank him, so he stopped and prepared to say a few polite words. However, when the middle-aged man saw him, his eyes immediately showed panic, and he quickly bowed to Ning Cheng, "Young Master Ning, I'm truly sorry, the child was disrespectful to Young Master Ning. I will take him away..."

Without waiting for Ning Cheng's response, he quickly pulled the small boy away and soon disappeared into the crowd.

Ning Cheng touched his thin face and shook his head. He didn't recognize the middle-aged man, but he could feel that the man was very afraid of him, Young Master Ning.

Ning Cheng didn't take this small matter to heart. For him, the most important thing now was to go back and cultivate. If he couldn't cultivate, he would have to think of other ways, either leaving Cangqin or finding other methods.

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