I can bless thousands of magical powers.

The river originating from the snow-capped mountains rushes forward and flows through the undulating mountains.

Where the river turns a bend, there are densely packed stone houses, earthen houses, thatched enclosures, as well as simple wooden buildings and dirty tents.

Horses neigh, cows scream, and people talk in a bustling atmosphere. Everything seems chaotic and disorderly, but full of wild vitality.

A trade route from east to west runs through this chaotic land.

This is the Estuary Collection!

Hekouji does not belong to any force. It is neither within the territory of Daqian nor under the jurisdiction of any Western Region tribe. However, it has survived as tenaciously as a weed.

And it is developing quite prosperously!
Leading an old horse, Zhang Yuan entered Hekouji.

He was wearing grey clothes, carrying a dusty bag, and had an ordinary middle-aged sallow face.

Mixed in the bustling crowd, it's like a drop of water merging into a river.

Not at all conspicuous.

But the sword hanging on his waist, as well as his strong physique and the aura of a third-level warrior, will not be easily regarded as prey.

There are many people like Zhang Yuan in Hekouji!

He observed the environment here calmly.

There are no tall buildings in Hekouji, and there is not even a wall. Most of the buildings here are bungalows, with a small number of two-story wooden buildings. The ground is bumpy, making it look backward and poor.

A sturdy warrior, a fat merchant, a bearded Westerner, a ragged beggar, a veiled woman...

People of all kinds make up the unique scenery here.

There are also some inns, taverns and shops on both sides of the road, with people coming in and out, and it seems that business is very good.

There were also many carriages and trucks parked nearby.

In fact, not all the merchants and travelers who came here came from Xiyuan or went to Xiyuan.

There are also branches heading north and south outside Hekouji.

This makes it a hub of commerce and transportation, contributing to its current prosperity.

Perhaps it was the way Zhang Yuan looked around that made others realize that this was his first time coming to Hekouji, and then they became interested.

When Zhang Yuan was just about to find a place to rest, a passerby suddenly tilted and bumped into him.

Snapped!
With a loud and crisp slap, the passerby was slapped away by Zhang Yuan before he even touched him.

Before this unlucky guy even landed on the ground, several bloody teeth spurted out of his mouth!
This sudden situation instantly aroused the vigilance and alertness of the people around.

Everyone kept their distance from Zhang Yuan and the passerby who fell to the ground to avoid getting involved in trouble.

"Hit someone!"

The guy whose teeth were knocked out by the fan woke up and immediately cried out loudly: "Hurry up, someone is committing a crime in the street!"

As a result, no one around stood up to support justice, but instead showed mocking and disdainful looks.

Because this guy looked like a thug who had been hanging around Hekouji for a long time. He was obviously trying to scam outsiders, but unfortunately he ran into a tough guy and learned a severe lesson.

No one would help him unless he was kicked in the head by a donkey!
But soon, three or five warriors aggressively pushed the crowd apart and helped the thug up from the ground.

"Big brother!"

The thug seemed to have found a life-saving straw, and hurriedly pointed at Zhang Yuan and cried, "It was this guy who suddenly hit me for no reason and knocked out all my teeth!"

Because he was missing two front teeth, his voice was hoarse, which made anyone who heard him feel sad and cry.

As the target of the complaint, a burly bald man flew into a rage and immediately strode towards Zhang Yuan, cursing: "Knock your mother's ass, how dare you bully my brother!"

This bald man had a strong aura, with bulging flesh on his face and a neck that was almost as thick as his head. It was obvious that he had practiced horizontal training techniques.

The moment he approached Zhang Yuan, he suddenly swung his right palm towards Zhang Yuan's head.

This palm strike was powerful and heavy, with a force of at least a thousand pounds, and it was fast and fierce, full of malice!

Puff! The next moment, a huge head flew up into the sky.

The bustling street seemed to have suddenly been silenced, and everyone around was dumbfounded and fell into dead silence.

pat!

The burly man's head fell to the ground and rolled a few steps away covered in dust.

He just happened to be lying on his back, and died with his eyes open.

Zhang Yuan shook his head and calmly sheathed the knife.

He sighed secretly.

Zhang Yuan obviously underestimated the level of chaos in Hekouji and thought that his careful disguise was safe enough.

But I didn't expect that because I was a stranger, I still got into trouble.

He realized that it was a mistake to suppress his cultivation strength to the third level.

So Zhang Yuan slightly relaxed the control over his own aura and raised his cultivation level to the fourth level.

"run!"

At this moment, the people around him suddenly woke up from their dreams. The thug turned around and ran, disappearing into the crowd in an instant.

The reaction of the brothers brought by the bald man was even worse. They cried and fled in fear.

This caused quite a bit of chaos in the streets.

Zhang Yuan ignored these scum and continued forward with his mount.

boom!
The big man on the ground was kicked in the head by someone, and he rolled and fell into the gutter nearby.

A wild dog quickly jumped over, grabbed the animal in its mouth and ran forward stepping on the dirty water.

The body left on the road was quickly dragged into the alley by several guys dressed as beggars.

They were all extremely excited, their eyes were shining and their hands were rummaging around, searching for valuables on the corpses.

As a result, before the things were found, someone else broke into the alley.

The next moment, sounds of cursing, begging, and beating were heard.

In just a short moment, Hekouji returned to its original appearance.

Except for the blood remaining on the ground, everything seemed as if nothing had happened and people in nearby shops turned a blind eye.

And this only trace was quickly trampled and covered up, and in the blink of an eye, there was no mark left.

"Hero!"

Zhang Yuan had just taken twenty or thirty steps when a half-grown boy suddenly rushed over and knelt in front of him.

Zhang Yuan frowned and paused.

The ragged young man kowtowed three times, then raised his bleeding head and begged eagerly, "Please, accept me as your apprentice. I will definitely be filial to you, hero!"

Zhang Yuan was speechless.

"Hero!"

The boy knelt down for a few steps and begged again, and opened his arms to try to hug Zhang Yuan's thighs.

As a result, he was suddenly hit in the chest and flew backwards involuntarily.

It hit heavily against the outer wall of the earthen house behind.

Let out a painful groan.

Zhang Yuan retracted his right leg, then reached into his bosom, took out a few coins and threw them over. (End of this chapter)