Compared to four years ago, Kyoto can be described as dead quiet.
The pedestrians on the street lost any vitality, the children's faces lost their smiles, and the entire Kyoto seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gloom.
At this time, a burst of bells rang in the palace.
The bell echoed continuously, and the roar seemed to pass through the ears of everyone in Kyoto.
Hearing the sound of the bell, the people of Kyoto seemed to have seen some kind of demon. Everyone showed fear on their faces. Then they immediately entered their homes and locked the doors and windows.
In the palace at this time, after a big man finished ringing the bell, he immediately looked at a young eunuch next to him with a smile on his face.
"Father-in-law, the knocking is finished."
The eunuch looked at him with disdain and then waved his hand.
"Our family knows, get out of here."
The eunuch said something impatiently in a sharp voice, then turned and walked towards the back.
He came to the door of a large hall, lowered his head, and said to the old eunuch at the door with a flattering face.
"Manager Jiang, we're done knocking."
Manager Jiang's face showed disgust, and he immediately sent the young eunuch away.
"Okay, hurry up and leave. If you, those mean-spirited people, accidentally bump into the emperor, I'll see what you do."
After the young eunuch listened, he left in a hurry, fearing that if he stayed a step longer, he would see the emperor.
When the old eunuch entered the main hall, he directly saw a child riding on a fat man in the main hall, shouting constantly.
"Fight! Fight! You stupid horse, do you know how to go faster?"
The child's face is full of innocent smile.
The fat man also had a smile on his face, imitating the sound of a horse, and seemed very happy.
After seeing the old eunuch, he got off the fat man and walked to the old eunuch.
When the old eunuch saw this, he immediately knelt down and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty the Fourth Prince, your Majesty has asked the servants to ring the hunting bell, and it is expected that they will come soon."
Hearing this, the child's face was full of expectation.
"Really? Is he taking me hunting again?"
The old eunuch nodded, and before he could say anything, a figure appeared in the hall.
There was a black mark on this man's face, his eyes protruded outward, and red bloodshot eyes covered the whites of his eyes.
If you look closely, you can see that his skin is even more frighteningly blue.
Seeing this man, the eunuch immediately turned around and knelt down, then knocked his head on the ground without getting up.
"Your Highness the Emperor."
Seeing the eunuch, the emperor smiled and walked slowly towards this side.
When the emperor approached the eunuch, he only felt a biting cold air, which made him shiver.
But he didn't dare to show it, so he could only hold on.
"Uncle Emperor, you are here, are you going to take me hunting?"
This emperor is Emperor Pingyi, Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan looked at the child with a doting look on his face, and then touched his head.
"Yes, let's go with the emperor's uncle."
The child nodded and got on the fat man's back again.
"Good horse, let's go."
Then, he and Liu Yuan walked out of the hall together and came to the front of the palace.
The guard at the gate opened the door, and there were two rows of people kneeling outside.
These people were wearing shabby armor, kneeling on the ground and being restrained with ropes, their faces full of anger.
"Emperor Dog! Kill me if you can!"
"The thousand-year foundation of the Tianyuan Dynasty will soon be destroyed in your hands! I wonder how you can face the previous emperors!"
"Shi Ke can't be killed! If you have the ability, give me a happy one!"
"..."
Seeing the wailing of this group of people, a sick smile appeared on Liu Yuan's face.
"Okay, okay, I will satisfy you today."
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and several strands of cold inner energy turned into blades, cutting off all the ropes that bound these people.
When these people saw this, they winked at each other, and then immediately started running away from different directions.
At this time, the entire Kyoto city streets were deserted, like no man's land.
It seems that there is a place specially created for them to escape.
A minute later, Liu Yuan twisted his neck and said to the fourth prince.
"The hunting has already begun, why are you still not moving?"
When the fourth prince heard this, excitement appeared on his face, then he picked up a slingshot, rode the fat man and chased those who escaped.
Although the fat man's crawling speed was not really fast, those people were seriously injured and had not eaten or drank for many days, so they could not run very far at all.
I can only be chased and beaten by this child.
When the slingshot hits a person, Liu Yuan will immediately attack that person with internal force and external force.
It looked like the Fourth Prince had used a slingshot to hit a person alive and explode him.
"Hahaha, hurry up, hurry up!"
"Hahaha, look, horse, this prey actually stood in front of another prey, and I blew it up all at once, hahaha!"
"Quick, quick, there's only one last prey left, and he's knocking on the door!"
This "hunt" lasted for more than two hours, and finally ended with the dozen or so people turned into rotten flesh.
After the hunt, the fourth prince was obviously very interested and complained to Liu Yuan that he had not had enough fun yet.
Hearing this, Liu Yuan laughed.
"Then let's continue playing, okay?"
The fourth prince was overjoyed.
"Okay, okay."
"Let's do something different this time."
"What's different?"
Liu Yuan said, and took the slingshot from the fourth prince's hand.
"This time, you will be the prey."
The fourth prince was stunned when he heard this. Before he could react, Liu Yuan had already fully loaded his slingshot.
"As prey, you run away quickly, or I will hunt you."
When the fourth prince heard this, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately told the fat man beneath him to run away quickly.
At this time, the fat man was also sweating profusely. He actually stood up, hugged the fourth prince and started running.
But the next second, the fat man's body was instantly penetrated by a stone, and he fell to the ground bleeding.
Looking at the dying fat man on the ground, the fourth prince looked blankly in his eyes and said something blankly.
"Father..."
But just as he said these two words, a stone suddenly penetrated his heart.
Just like that, both people fell into a pool of blood.
After another two hours, when there was no movement around, ordinary people dared to slowly come out.
They smelled the strong smell of blood in the air, and the expressions on their faces did not fluctuate at all. They just continued their lives calmly.
At the same time, in the Xia family, Xia Sixou's room.
Several children of several years old gathered around Xia Sichou with fear on their faces, listening to Xia Sichou telling them stories.
After telling the story, he came to the yard and looked at the vast sky with deep eyes.
After a while, a servant ran over and said to him.
"Old Master, here comes a young man who says he is Master Xia Poxia's apprentice, and he also brought a letter."
As he spoke, the man handed a letter to Xia Sichou.
The seriousness on Xia Sixou's face softened slightly, then he took the letter and shook his head secretly.
"In this world, it's not easy to make ends meet. Just give him two steamed buns and let him go."
The servant nodded and was about to follow the instructions when he heard a roar.
"Wait a minute! Invite him in quickly!"
The servant turned around and saw Xia Sichou holding the letter in his hand with a shocked look on his face.