Chapter 93

At the edge of the outer city.

Here, everyone indeed saw a house different from the other buildings in the outer city.

Not only that, a plaque hung above the house, with the main door facing outward.

"Rein-in Hall."

Li Hao glanced at it and recognized the ancient characters. As a student of the Ancient Civilization Studies Department, he knew some basic ancient characters.

And there were also people in the crowd who recognized it.

This time, several experts in this field were actually brought by the major organizations.

"Does it mean to rein in at the cliff's edge?"

Someone spoke up, with some hesitation, what does it mean?

A good entrance to the city, but it's called Rein-in Hall.

Is it to tell everyone not to harbor ill intentions?

Or is it a simple literal meaning, to stop your horse here.

Seeing Li Hao and the others arrive, the Wheel King spoke again: "Hao Lianchuan, you've been inside, and these few people have also been inside... Li Hao, you tell us, what's inside?"

He knew Li Hao!

He could even call out his name directly, clearly showing that these major organizations were not indifferent to the Eight Families, nor were they unconcerned about Li Hao. It was just that Li Hao was too weak, so they hadn't paid much attention to him temporarily.

But at this moment, the Wheel King specifically called on Li Hao to speak.

Hao Lianchuan was the deputy head of the Night Patrol, Liu Long was a seasoned inspector, and as for Liu Yan... what women say is unreliable, and besides, Liu Yan had a grudge against Yanluo.

But Li Hao, at least, looked refined.

Li Hao frowned, glanced at him, and then looked at Hao Lianchuan. Hao Lianchuan said indifferently, "Why are you looking at me? You are a Night Patrol member..."

"Hao Lianchuan, shut up!"

The Wheel King scolded, his eyes cold, looking at Li Hao and said coldly, "Li Hao, tell us everything you experienced and saw... Also, I hope you can accompany others to try it again later!"

Li Hao frowned at him, and after a while, he said, "It's very dangerous. If I die, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the responsibility."

The Wheel King laughed!

"Are you talking about Yuan Shuo?"

Li Hao said calmly, "No, I'm talking about Red Moon! Ask Purple Moon, if you kill me, will Red Moon kill you?"

"..."

Silence.

The Wheel King's eyes flickered, and not far away, Purple Moon frowned slightly but didn't contradict anything.

If Li Hao really dies here... well, it will be quite troublesome.

Not from Yuan Shuo, but if the Wheel King kills Li Hao, the Red Moon organization might not let him off.

The Night Patrol is easy to bully, but the Red Moon is not to be trifled with.

The Night Patrol sometimes has to follow rules and consider the bigger picture, but the Red Moon doesn't need to.

Li Hao said calmly, "You can ask me, and I will answer you truthfully, but you can't ask me to take a risk with just a hundred points of mystic energy... It's impossible! So you don't need to intimidate me."

The Wheel King laughed, with a somewhat profound smile: "Young as you are, your mind is quite good, actually threatening me with Red Moon!"

Interesting!

Not Yuan Shuo, not the Night Patrol, but Li Hao actually used Red Moon to threaten him. Is it laughable?

Very laughable!

But surprisingly, this laughable threat, the Wheel King had to accept.

"Tell us what you saw and what happened when you entered the house before."

Li Hao said, "100 points of mystic energy!"

"What?"

He thought he had heard wrong and looked at Li Hao in surprise.

Li Hao was still persistent, gritting his teeth, "100 points of mystic energy! I want fire-type! You give it to me, and I will tell you... Your major organizations won't lack such a small amount of mystic energy!"

"..."

The Wheel King laughed and suddenly said, "It doesn't matter if you don't say... The Night Patrol can send someone to go through it!"

Hao Lianchuan looked at him and laughed, "Are you sure?"

The Wheel King frowned slightly, and after a while, he looked at Li Hao, "As long as you answer truthfully, 100 points of mystic energy is nothing... But we don't have fire-type in reserve, water-type, perhaps!"

Li Hao frowned, "Water-type... I need fire-type, Heart Fire Ape..."

At this point, he suddenly closed his mouth.

But others perked up their ears.

They knew it must be related to the Spirit Nurturing, and when Yuan Shuo burst out earlier, it was precisely the Heart Fire Ape, a fire-type power, which seemed somewhat similar to superpowers.

Sure enough, Li Hao also needed fire-type superpowers!

At this moment, everyone had some judgments... After going out, they would inform their superiors to store more fire-type mystic energy.

When the Heart Fire Ape appeared, everyone thought it was closely related to the Blood Spirit Seed, but now it seems that fire-type mystic energy is also needed.

The more he said, the more the Wheel King smiled, "We really don't have fire-type in reserve, but water-type is the same. I'll give you 150 points, and you can go out and exchange it for 150 points of fire-type mystic energy."

"Of course, if you can't exchange it... go to Hao Lianchuan, he has fire-type superpowers. If he doesn't use it for a month or two, giving you 100 points would be easy."

Li Hao was somewhat dissatisfied, he glanced at Hao Lianchuan, who frowned slightly.

Li Hao felt he couldn't get more benefits, so he said sullenly, "Give it to me!"

In the next moment, a piece of bone-like object was thrown over.

Li Hao didn't dare to catch it and didn't try to catch it.

Seeing this, Hao Lianchuan cursed inwardly, said nothing, and caught it with his hand, checked it, and then threw it to Li Hao.

Only then did Li Hao speak, "When I went in, the room was pitch black, and the space was much larger than what we see now!"

Li Hao recalled, "I couldn't tell the direction, and I had a lost feeling! And... and it felt like someone was always watching you as you walked, not only that, but there was also a feeling like countless small hands were gently touching and caressing you!"

Li Hao hesitated for a moment and then said, "Also, I had a suffocating feeling! A suffocating feeling in the darkness, as if something was about to seal you. I didn't understand it before, but now I guess it might be sealing mystic energy... not sealing... it just felt like your pores were all blocked, very uncomfortable! I am a martial artist, so I didn't feel it much, but superpowers might be more noticeable."

At this point, the Wheel King suddenly asked, "Did you encounter an attack?"

Li Hao shook his head, "No, I didn't."

"How long did it take you to enter the outer city?"

"I'm not sure, it felt like an instant... I didn't calculate the exact time, and it's hard to judge time in there."

"Did you three go in together? Did anyone get hurt?"

"No!"

Li Hao shook his head, "It was just a bit uncomfortable. Entering the outer city from the room felt like surfacing from underwater, with a sense of survival after a disaster."

The Wheel King asked a few more questions, and Purple Moon suddenly said, "After you entered the outer city, did you pass through the inner city gate?"

"Inner city gate?"

Li Hao shook his head, "No, there are many alleys on these streets. After we entered, we soon encountered the Black Armors. Knowing their strength, the Night Patrol explained the dangers, and Deputy Hao said to avoid them, so we left through the alleys."

"Which alley?"

"Go in, turn right... the alley with six houses... or maybe seven, then enter the second street, and it seems to be a teahouse outside..."

Purple Moon frowned slightly and then said in a low voice, "Only you martial artists went in, did any superpowers go in?"

She was thinking, were the superpower fluctuations in the first street related to these guys?

Li Hao shook his head, "No, superpowers going in would be almost certain death. Besides, you saw clearly how many of us came in, and you would know if any superpowers disappeared, wouldn't you?"

Indeed!

In the Night Patrol, only these three were missing, and there were indeed no superpowers.

"Is there anything else?"

"No!"

Li Hao shook his head.

When he shook his head, his eyes showed some guilt, and he lowered his head, a sign of not daring to make eye contact.

This gesture made the Wheel King and others' expressions change slightly. There was more!

This kid must have something he hasn't said.

The Wheel King said coldly, "Li Hao, martial artists value trust! You took the reward I gave you, so you should tell the truth. Your teacher may not get along with us, but he is a man of his word. As a martial artist and a disciple of the Five Animals School, can you swear on your teacher that everything you said is true and nothing is omitted?"

Li Hao looked up, somewhat dissatisfied, "Why should I swear? Is swearing useful? Besides, my teacher is my teacher, why should I swear on him?"

He was somewhat unhappy, "Don't you think it's childish? We are all strong, yet we are swearing... it's ridiculous!"

Ridiculous?

If it's ridiculous, why are you afraid?

At this moment, Hong Yitang spoke up again, smiling, "Li Hao, don't mind this. This time, we are still working together, everyone is working together, and we all hope to enter the inner city! If we keep going like this, we won't even be able to solve the problems in the outer city. If we can conceal the superpower fluctuations, it will be good for the Night Patrol... Do you have any other discoveries?"

Li Hao remained silent.

Hong Yitang continued, "I see you have a good understanding of sword momentum, and you are not far from reaching the Thousand Battles level. Do you want to continue on the path of martial arts or the path of superpowers?"

"Martial arts!"

"Good!"

Hong Yitang nodded and smiled, "I think reaching the Thousand Battles level is not far for you. As long as your sword momentum grows, you will eventually achieve it. I have already given up on martial arts, and I saw that you don't have a good sword... if you don't mind, I'll give you my Earth-Covering Sword!"

Giving a sword?

Li Hao was stunned. The Earth-Covering Sword... this is not an ordinary sword!

This is the sword that made Hong Yitang famous!

Moreover, after he entered the superpower realm, he made many modifications to this sword. The Earth-Covering Sword is now considered a supernatural item, even if it hasn't reached the level of a divine weapon, it is much stronger than many supernatural items.

Giving it to me?

What's going on?

This guy, even if he's trying to mediate, he doesn't have to do it this way!

Others were also somewhat surprised. Why is Hong Yitang giving a sword now?

The sword in Hong Yitang's hand flew toward Li Hao, and Hong Yitang smiled, "I don't want everyone to continue arguing over small matters and waste important time. Li Hao, this sword is good enough for you for now! When you reach the Spirit Nurturing stage... it might not be enough."

He continued, "Tell us what you discovered, so we can have some preparation."

Li Hao hesitated, looking at the floating Earth-Covering Sword in front of him, and after a while, he said sullenly, "Thank you, Uncle Hong!"

"Uncle," a polite term in the martial world.

The martial world is one family, and the Silver Moon martial world is also one family... even though this family is always fighting and never has a moment of peace.

"Since Uncle Hong is here, I'll tell you about my discovery."

Li Hao said solemnly, "When I walked out of the room, I looked back, and in the originally dark room, a token suddenly appeared. The token was carved with some ancient characters, and I vaguely saw a 'King' character! In addition, the token was carved with a turtle, very vivid and lifelike."

"I originally wanted to go back and grab it... but when I looked again, it had disappeared."

Li Hao recalled and then said, "Not only that, I also felt a special power on the token... very special! I can't describe it specifically, but it felt vast, with the inclusiveness of the stars, the invincibility of defense, and the destructive power of annihilation!"

Upon hearing this, Purple Moon's expression changed slightly from a distance.

Special power!

She seemed to know what it was.

This place... is really related to the Eight Families.

The inclusiveness of the stars, the invincibility of defense, the destructive power of annihilation...

At this moment, she was shaken.

This... might really be a relic of the Eight Families!

And Li Hao, what he said seemed very real, as if he had seen it with his own eyes. At this moment, even Hao Lianchuan was somewhat stunned. I asked you to lie, but not to lie to yourself, did you lie to yourself?

My goodness, it sounds so real to me!

The details, so detailed!

What about the turtle, the 'King' character, and the special energy... I didn't teach you these!

Impressive!

What Li Hao fabricated was so real. When he described the feeling of that power, someone who hadn't seen it would probably be unable to describe it.

But the Wheel King and Purple Moon's expressions changed slightly.

Even the flying strongman in the cloak was listening intently.

The three major organizations knew more than the Night Patrol.

When Li Hao said these things, they seemed to think of something.

At this moment, Purple Moon was somewhat anxious but tried to remain calm, "You didn't get the token?"

Li Hao frowned, "No, but I have a feeling that if I can reach the Thousand Battles level... using momentum to capture it might be possible!"

At this point, he hesitated again.

Purple Moon caught it and quickly said, "Is there anything else?"

Li Hao was silent for a moment, somewhat annoyed, and said sullenly, "Nothing else."

He must be hiding something!

Seeing Purple Moon's eagerness, Li Hao was somewhat impatient, "Doesn't your Red Moon know more than me? Why are you asking? That token, I think there are not just one but eight! Although I didn't see them clearly, I looked carefully, and there might be more in the darkness. There should be a total of eight tokens. Getting them might have a special effect, but I don't know what it is. Your Red Moon might know more than me!"

Eight!

Purple Moon immediately fell silent and stopped asking.

The Eight Families!

This city must be related to the Eight Families.

Not just her, at this moment, others also realized it.

No wonder Li Hao didn't say.

By saying this, his identity as a descendant of the Eight Families would become more important, which is a very dangerous thing. Hong Yitang seemed to realize this as well and looked at Li Hao with some regret, saying in a low voice, "Li Hao, Uncle didn't know these things before... if I had known, I wouldn't have asked you."

Li Hao said sullenly, "It's fine! They've been watching me for a long time anyway. I