Blackstone City is located in Blackstone Wasteland. It is a large city in Blackstone Wasteland.
The original builder of Black Rock City cannot be traced due to its age, and can be traced back to hundreds of years ago at the longest.
As for now, the owners of Black Rock City are the four famous families, the Ling family, the Wang family, the Zhang family, and the Chu family. Of course, there are also some private martial arts schools, business alliances, and small sects.
But when it comes to actual controllers, these four major families are still the main ones.
Black Rock City covers a large area, with a radius of dozens of miles, with crisscross streets, numerous shops, and a huge flow of people.
Ling Xiao slipped out of the Ling family's mansion and blended into the chaotic flow of people. In just a moment, he escaped the tracking of some interested people.
Then, without any hesitation or hesitation, he walked through the criss-crossing streets for more than half an hour before arriving at the gate on the west side of Blackstone City.
Immediately afterwards, Ling Xiao glanced at Ling Mansion, which was located in the middle of Black Stone City, and immediately withdrew his gaze and strode away towards the outside of Black Stone City.
Blackrock City is located on the edge of Blackstone Wasteland.
When you leave the city of Blackstone City, you will be directly exposed to the dangerous Blackstone Wasteland and suffer countless dangerous tests.
It can be said that since you came out of Black Rock City, your life is no longer in your own hands, but depends on God's arrangements.
If God plays a trick and causes the thugs and bandits roaring in the Blackstone Wasteland to find your traces and pursue you in a swarm, then your fate will be extremely miserable. At that time, you will probably want to die.
There are some difficulties, it can be said that life is worse than death!
Therefore, as soon as Ling Xiao came out of Black Rock City, even though the huge outline of Black Rock City was still clearly visible, Ling Xiao had already started to be on guard.
It should be noted that in Black Rock City, as a direct member of the Ling family, no one dares to provoke or harm Ling Xiao, but outside of Black Rock City, he is nothing.
Even worse than ordinary people, they will be used as fat sheep by those vicious gangsters, kidnapped and extorted.
Because the power of the Ling family is not weak, it is one of the top families in Black Rock City and is the controller of the city.
But it is limited to Blackstone City. Once outside the city, there are a lot of thugs who can compete with them. Unfortunately, you are not afraid of them.
If the four major families of Black Rock City had not formed an offensive and defensive alliance to fight against the thugs and bandits outside the city, it is impossible to say that this city would have been completely broken by those gangsters and collapsed.
"Outside Blackstone City, Blackstone Wasteland is indeed as desolate and vicious as I remembered!"
Standing on a dirt road outside the city, Ling Xiao said with some emotion: "Back then, I achieved some success in cultivation and joined the Qingyun Sect of the large sect, but I didn't travel all over this black stone wasteland. The gangsters in it,
It is too powerful and fierce, even a master of the Earth Element Realm may not be able to survive here without any damage."
"And this time, I have to enter the Black Stone Wasteland, a famous and dangerous place called Death Valley. It seems that my previous preparations are not unreasonable."
"Although I am fully prepared this time, it may not be smooth sailing. In the future, I will have to keep a low profile and try not to provoke those damn murderers!"
Ling Xiao thought about it, tightened the baggage around him, and then began to stride towards the destination.
Blackstone Wasteland is desolate and dry.
On the dirt road, there was a layer of floating soil that was three inches deep, and smoke and dust rose up under the footsteps.
In this environment, Ling Xiao walked straight for nearly a whole morning.
When the sun was high in the sky, Ling Xiao finally drove nearly fifty miles and arrived in front of a tea shop.
And this place is still more than a hundred miles away from Ling Xiao's destination of his trip, Death Valley.
And this journey of more than one hundred miles will definitely not be as ordinary as the previous fifty miles.
It should be noted that the fifty miles that Ling Xiao walked were not far from Black Rock City and could barely be considered the territory of Black Rock City. Some thugs and bandits were still wary and would not take action.
And once these fifty miles are passed, the bandits and robbers who are spying in secret, and even the beast kings, monsters, etc. who are wandering for food will come one after another.
If you don't have enough strength to protect yourself and come here rashly, you are simply asking for death!
"It's a coincidence that this guest has arrived. The water here has just boiled, so I can boil a pot of Guanyin tea to clear my lungs and quench my thirst. Would you like to have a bowl?"
The tea shop located on the dirt road was opened by two elderly people.
This tea shop is not very big. It can be seen from its shabby sign that these two old people have been operating here for many years. At this moment, there are four or five tables in total, which are already occupied by about twenty customers.
Seeing Ling Xiao coming alone, the guests sitting around the tea table, including a middle-aged man in his forties with a sickly look on his face, squeezed to the side, squeezed out an empty seat, and faced Ling Xiao.
Xiao said: "This little brother must be going out for the first time... This Chen Ji Tea Shop has been operating here for more than ten years. The tea is very thirst-quenching. If you are traveling far away, a bowl of it is very useful."
Hearing the words of this middle-aged man in his forties, Ling Xiaoliang showed a slight smile and walked towards the squeezed-out position.
But while Ling Xiao was walking, his sharp eyes did not rest for even a moment. Instead, they were shining brightly and observing in the dark.
It should be noted that when walking in the wilderness, unless you are a very familiar partner, ordinary people should never be trusted.
Maybe that good friend who was eating and drinking with you just now and talking to you like a brother will pick up the butcher knife in his hand and stab you in the chest the next second.
As for these, Ling Xiao has more than three hundred years of experience in his previous life, so he is naturally well prepared.
While walking, Ling Xiao made a brief observation and discovered that there were more than twenty guests in total who were resting and drinking tea in the tea shop.
Most of these twenty-odd people were men in their mid-twenties or early thirties, with ferocious looks on their faces, and weapons including axes, axes, and swords hung on their waists. On their bodies, there were even more
More or less, with scars.
It was obvious that this group of people were all trying to make a living in this black stone wasteland.
As for what they did for a living, Ling Xiao didn't see it for a while.
"Hahaha, this little brother is quite cautious!"
Seeing Ling Xiao approaching with a cautious look, the middle-aged man in his forties couldn't help laughing and said: "Little brother, you can rest assured, we are not bad people. This group of us,
They are all herb collectors who make a living by collecting herbs. This time they went into the Blackstone Wasteland together, collected some mature medicinal materials, and sold them to wealthy merchants in Blackstone City, or even at auctions, to make a living.
."
Hearing these words, the alert look on Ling Xiao's face eased slightly, and he immediately asked: "So you are the herb collectors who make a living by collecting herbs in the Black Stone Wasteland."
"Looking at how you are dressed, you look like you have been through the dust for a long time. Could it be that you have already been to Blackstone Wasteland and are on your way back now."
"Hehehe, that's right. This time, dozens of people and I went deep into the Blackstone Wasteland to dig for high-grade spiritual grass."
The middle-aged man in his forties seemed to appreciate Ling Xiao's young age, so he said without much concealment: "This time I entered the Blackstone Wasteland. Although it was a bit unsatisfactory and I got more than ten brothers in, I gained a lot.
rich."
"The harvest from this return will at least allow me to live a stable life for three to five years."
The middle-aged man in his forties said this with a satisfied laugh on his face, and the other men also laughed out loud.
Listening to the laughter of the men, Ling Xiao was also infected and couldn't help but smile.
But at this moment, a slight trembling sound from the ground suddenly came from the dry ground and reached Ling Xiao's eardrums.
When Ling Xiao heard this voice, his expression suddenly changed.
"What's wrong, little brother? What happened?" Seeing the sudden change in Ling Xiao's expression, the middle-aged man in his forties immediately asked.
"There seems to be a large group of horses galloping towards us. I don't know if they are enemies or friends!" Facing the middle-aged man's inquiry, Ling Xiao replied with a heavy face.
"A large number of horses are coming!?"
Hearing Ling Xiao's words, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then stopped the discussion of the men and listened attentively. Suddenly, he heard a sound like a cowhide drum being beaten by a sledgehammer, which made people sweat all over their bodies.
, all of them couldn't help but raised their eyebrows: "No! I'm afraid it's the horse bandits that are raging in the Blackstone Wasteland. They are most likely coming for us."
"Horse bandit!?"
Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the faces of all the men changed drastically, and they asked in disbelief: "How is it possible? This place is only fifty miles away from Black Rock City. It is already considered the territory of Black Rock City. How can those horse bandits?
dare!?"
What the men said is indeed true. But they have actually entered a misunderstanding.
You should know that although the horse bandits who were wreaking havoc in the Blackstone Wasteland were wary of Blackstone City, they had not invaded the fifty-mile radius of Blackstone City for many years.
But this does not mean that those horse bandits dare not enter within fifty miles of Black Rock City.
Once they have enough benefits, they will not even blink an eye even if they attack Black Rock City, let alone these.
"Don't panic, everyone, stay calm!"
"Everyone knows in their hearts that the gangsters who are raging in the Blackstone Wasteland are not very afraid of Blackstone City... Their pursuit this time is definitely our harvest. The news leaked and attracted their prying eyes, so we absolutely do not
They will let us go easily, so we must put down the fear in our hearts at this moment and fight them to the death. Only in this way can we have hope of survival!"
The middle-aged man in his forties calmed down and said: "I heard from the trembling sound of the earth that the number of horse bandits coming this time is not very large, only twenty horses."
"As long as we have the courage to fight to the death, we will be able to repel them... You know, our wives, children, and children are still waiting for us, don't be cowards!"
As soon as the middle-aged man in his forties said these words, everyone present gradually calmed down.
There was a bloody light in his eyes, and he tightly held the weapon beside him in his hand, ready to fight to the death with the horse bandits in the Blackstone Wasteland.
And at this moment, several miles away from the wasteland, a stream of smoke completely condensed by yellow smoke and dust rose from somewhere.
Looking at it from a distance, it looks like a yellow dragon!
There is no doubt that this yellow dragon was formed by the floating soil brought up by the vicious horse bandits when they galloped.
This means that those damn horse bandits have already charged over and can reach here in just a few minutes!