Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 95 Life is cheaper than grass, thinner than paper

Time flies, and the tranquility of Wutan City is a tranquility that belongs only to the Xiao family.

In these short ten days, everything seemed normal under the bright sunshine.

Zhong Li stood quietly in the sky above Wutan City. He was in a very high position, with clouds and mist swirling around him in various shapes.

Zhongli inherited Raiden's memories completely, and also possessed Raiden's feelings about this world.

But who is Zhongli? How could his thoughts be so easily changed by something that suddenly barged into his mind?

Therefore, Zhongli chose to quickly go through all the details of Lei Dian's true memories in his mind.

Zhongli witnessed a farmer who had gone up the mountain to gather herbs getting into a dispute with an alchemist over a single herb. Although the farmer, being very reasonable, offered the herb with both hands, he was still arbitrarily killed by the alchemist. And the matter was far from over.

Afterwards, the alchemist, along with two subordinates, murdered the young girl and the elderly father of the farmer at the foot of the mountain.

However, all of this was because the alchemist felt that the herb had been touched by the farmer and thus defiled.

Zhongli witnessed this: two beastly fighting kings who took pleasure in killing were actually determining the winner of their competition by the number of people they killed.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, the village was littered with skeletons, ruins, severed arms and legs, and rivers ran red with blood. Human life was cheaper than grass and thinner than paper.

Zhongli witnessed a skilled embroiderer who, simply because her technique was too exquisite, was falsely accused by someone with ulterior motives. On the grounds that "a lowly commoner dares to alter the royal needlework techniques?", the embroiderer's eyes were cruelly gouged out in front of the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau).

Little did people know that even a commoner's needle could embroider dragon and phoenix robes, and that a dish worth millions still needed two dollars' worth of fine salt for seasoning. Where in the world are there so many distinctions of high and low, noble and base?

But this era does not want to allow such a thing to happen. No matter how skillful the embroiderer's hands are, how can a world without light possibly recreate the clothes people dream of?

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What difference is there between an alchemist and a commoner, a cultivator and a commoner, or a member of the imperial family and a commoner?

In essence, they are all human beings, but because they have gained abilities and power that surpass most people, they begin to forget their roots, even hating their own kind more than their enemies, and killing their fellow countrymen more than livestock.

……

Zhongli stood there quietly on the horizon, quietly, quietly...

The wind is blowing, yet it's not just the wind blowing...

In just one hour, a deep crack was left in Zhongli's heart, which was as hard as a rock.

It's hard to imagine that Zhongli, who is the embodiment of rock, felt such pain in his heart.

A single tear slid slowly from the corner of Zhongli's eye, then was swept away by the wind high in the sky...

"I am a god among men, and it is my duty to restore a bright and clear world to this land. Whether they are commoners, alchemists, cultivators, or royalty, they are all just human beings."

……

Zhongli slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his determination to unify the continent having been repeatedly confirmed in his heart.

At that moment, Zhongli, whose divine sense encompassed the entire Gama Empire, suddenly sensed a large number of powerful warriors at the Dou Wang and Dou Huang levels rushing toward Wutan City at breakneck speed.

Behind this vast and mighty army, there was a super strong person whose strength had reached the mid-level Dou Sheng level.

Zhongli's heart remained calm and serene, his gaze piercing through the void as he looked in the direction they had come from.

Before long, several small black dots appeared at the junction of the clouds and the earth. They were speeding towards Wutan City.

Then, under Zhongli's watchful eye, Lingquan and Zhao Yun rode their Void Beasts and landed at the city gate of Wutan City.

Just as they were about to enter the city, Ling Quan immediately revealed his peak Dou Wang strength, and his aura was strong enough to instantly kill several curious civilians nearby.

However, they were all under Zhongli's protection and were simply thrown away.

"Haha, Lao Zhao, did you see that? My strength is quite remarkable." Ling Quan waved his arms proudly, making "woo-hoo...woo-hoo..." sounds, looking just like a monkey.

"Hmph, you're something else. You killed these defenseless civilians and you actually feel superior? If you're so capable, then have a match with me. What kind of skill is it to bully the weak?" With that, Zhao Yun took out the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear from his storage ring and pointed it directly at Ling Quan.

"Tch, boring."

Lingquan was powerless to refute, so he could only walk straight toward the Xiao family. However, after only taking three or four steps, he saw the middle-aged woman who had just been "killed" by Lingquan slowly stand up while rubbing her head.

"This...how is this possible?! How could this woman survive under the full force of my peak Dou Wang aura? Even if she didn't die, she should have lost an arm or a leg. How could she stand up unharmed?"

"Hehe." Zhao Yun was too exhausted to even mock Ling Quan. Although Zhao Yun knew that even if this woman was lucky enough not to die, her timing in standing up was extremely bad. Even if Zhao Yun protected her with all his might, it would be difficult for a woman who couldn't even kill a chicken to survive unscathed in the hands of the hot-headed Ling Quan.

Of course, if Zhao Yun chose to escape with the woman or forcefully suppress Ling Quan, he could have protected her. However, it was unnecessary, as doing so would not have brought him any benefit. On the contrary, if he returned to his clan and Ling Quan accused him of wrongdoing, and Ling Quan's henchmen added fuel to the fire, Zhao Yun, being a mere warrior, would be unable to defend himself. In that case, not only Zhao Yun, but also his father and his entire family would be punished.

This is precisely why Zhao Yun has been turning a blind eye. Now, all Zhao Yun can do is keep his mouth shut and try not to provoke Ling Quan with his words. Although Zhao Yun knows that even without his soft hum just now, Ling Quan would definitely show his strength again and "kill" the woman on the spot.

However, Zhao Yun was wrong. Enraged, Ling Quan did not choose to use his superior strength to kill the woman quickly. Instead, he directly circulated his battle qi, formed hand seals, and charged towards the woman.

"You lowly thing, die!!"

Lesser Thunder Palm, intermediate level of the Profound Rank.

The bewildered woman was completely dumbfounded. From her perspective, she was first inexplicably sent flying, then stood up in a daze, only to see a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old rushing towards her.

In this mysterious and tranquil atmosphere, through the almost tangible Earth Core Shield that Zhongli had cast upon her, the Small Thunder Palm in Ling Quan's hand, which had been constantly crackling with thunder and seemed to contain endless energy, now appeared exceptionally silent, as if it had lost its former sharpness...

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