Youth Song: Leijiabao Thunder Emperor

"Senior brother, Xiao Se, have we gone to the wrong place again?"

Standing beneath the city walls, Lei Wujie looked at the plaque with a slightly bewildered expression.

"The wind of Xiaguan, the flowers of Shangguan, the snow of Cangshan, and the moon over Erhai Lake."

This refers to the four wonders of Snow Moon City: wind, flowers, snow, and moon.

Only after entering the lower pass and passing through the Heavenly Pavilion can one reach the upper pass. All the stories I've heard are for nothing.

After a month-long journey, the three finally arrived in Snowmoon City. Speaking of this, Lei Dong always felt that Sikong Chang was taking revenge on him.

They had barely left the capital when Sikong Changfeng took his daughter and left first, leaving Tang Lian to lead the way.

The next day, Tang Lian received a letter saying that she had been assigned a task and had to leave.

What followed was a tale of hardship and tears, but fortunately, Lei Dong had the money to provide each person with a horse. Although they took some detours, their speed increased considerably.

Otherwise, I don't know when it will arrive.

"Oh, right, right. I thought it was just a descriptive term, but it turns out it's actually called Xiaguan."

"Let's go, let's get into the city quickly, I'm starving!"

Lei Wujie only remembered after hearing Lei Dong's explanation.

Without hesitation, he pulled the two of them inside.

"Let's go, let's have something good to eat today. That way we'll have the energy to conquer the Heavenly Pavilion tomorrow."

"Really, you can order whatever you want today."

Upon hearing this, Lei Wujie's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed.

"It's as if I've wronged you."

Lei Dong rolled his eyes at him, annoyed. Ever since he started flaunting his wealth, Lei Dong had been covering all his expenses, thinking he was well-fed and clothed. Why was he talking about eating like he was starving?

"Isn't it because you're rich, Senior Brother? Order a few more meat dishes. Hehe. Also, I've heard a lot about the romantic scenery of Snow Moon City, and I want to see for myself."

Lei Wujie felt beautiful again as he thought about it.

Lei Dong said he couldn't bear to look, but when he saw the pedestrians at the door, a thought struck him.

"Even if you have money, you shouldn't spend it like this. You're not satisfied with two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes every meal? Have you seen what kind of life ordinary people in Beili live? They're lucky if they have anything to eat."

"Practicing martial arts cultivates the mind. I think you've wasted these past few months. You should be eating plain noodles for another month. How many people can't even afford plain noodles?"

Lei Dong glared at Lei Wujie and said irritably.

To be honest, the people of Beili are really not doing well.

Border instability and endless warfare. Food, provisions, and able-bodied men all come from the people.

Martial arts flourished, and social classes were clearly defined. Martial artists were naturally superior to others. How many martial artists have you ever seen who went to farm and relied entirely on the support of the common people?

The power struggle in the imperial court was preceded by the Rebellion of the Eight Princes.

The ultimate showdown between the Prince of Langya and Emperor Mingde.

Currently, the White King, the Red King, and the Yong'an King are in a tripartite balance of power.

As for governing people's livelihoods, who has the time for that? In the fragmented cities, even the emperor couldn't get involved, and the people below the city were completely at the mercy of the city lord.

How can we talk about peace when even the princes are raising bandits?

"Brother Lei, watch your words. This isn't the first time you've said something like this. Are you dissatisfied with the imperial court?"

Xiao Se crossed his arms and looked at Lei Dong.

No wonder he was trained by the Prince of Langya; he seems easygoing and righteous, and yearns for the world of martial arts.

They are the sharpest knife to anyone who expresses dissatisfaction with the imperial power.

Is there a problem?

Bandits roam the area around Snow Moon City, not to mention other places in the north.

If the country is peaceful and prosperous, who would want to become an outlaw? Isn't this a problem of governance by the imperial court?

That's true. Those officials only care about the power in their hands, whoever they support can keep their power, and whoever can advance their own careers. Who cares about the lives of ordinary people?

"Enough, what do you know?"

Xiao Se's sudden increase in volume immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"Alright, I don't know anything."

I'm a man of the martial world, I have no time to concern myself with court affairs. If I see something I don't like, I just want to say a few words. If Boss Xiao can't stand it, he doesn't have to listen.

"Xiao Jie, let's go eat."

Without even glancing at Xiao Se's expression, he pulled Lei Wujie directly into Snow Moon City.

"What's wrong with Senior Brother Xiao Se?"

We're really not going to care about Xiao Se anymore.

Lei Wujie was somewhat at a loss when he saw Xiao Se suddenly become furious.

"It's nothing, they're just angry because their fig leaf has been torn off."

Don't worry about it, it'll be fine tomorrow.

Seeing that several people were clearly paying special attention to them, Lei Dong ignored Lei Wujie's struggles and walked even faster.

"Xiao Se, hurry up and catch up."

Lei Wujie couldn't break free from Lei Dong's grasp. He could only call out to Xiao Se.

Xiao Se was completely bewildered by Lei Dong's sudden overreaction and abrupt break with him.

They've been arguing for almost two months already, is it really necessary to make such a fuss just because they raised their voices a little this time?

Although they didn't know what Lei Dong was up to, they still followed behind the two after hearing Lei Wujie's shout. They entered Snow Moon City.

However, it's true that his complexion doesn't look very good.

"No, why did they suddenly start arguing?"

At the Donggui Tavern, Lei Wujie sat down and looked at the two of them with some helplessness, really not knowing why they had suddenly started arguing.

"Fine, you can't stand him, can you?"

"Let's go buy some food, what are you waiting for?"

As Lei Dong spoke, he tossed the money pouch to Lei Wujie.

"I'm off then. You two better not fight."

Hearing this, Xiao Se rolled his eyes. Are you sure you're not reminding your senior brother to beat me up if he's angry?

"Don't worry, I wouldn't dare lay a hand on him. What if he just lies there and won't get up? Go on."

"That's true, Xiao Se is indeed a bit weak."

"Then I'll go."

"roll"

Xiao Se endured it all, but the word "empty" completely broke his defenses.

……

"Alright, stop watching."

I spotted quite a few scouts at the city gate just now. I reckon most of them were sent by your brothers to wait for you.

I don't want to drag Lei Family Fortress into your Xiao family's mess because of me and Xiao Jie."

Feeling uncomfortable under Xiao Se's gaze, and seeing that no one was around, Lei Dong said irritably.

"So you said those things on purpose."

"nonsense.

No, that was also my true feeling. The chaos in the North is all your fault.

They're experts at internal strife, but inept at external conflict. Look around your family, who truly wants to govern the country and improve the lives of its people?

Putting that aside, what would they think if you showed up with two more guards from Lei Family Fortress by your side, especially since they were the heirs?

"Don't you know what your brothers are like? I'm afraid they'll join forces and wipe out Lei Family Fortress first."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Se fell silent.

In the struggle for imperial power, it's not uncommon for a martial arts force to be caught up in and wiped out, even if the Lei Family Fortress is quite powerful.

"No, I won't let anything happen to Lei Family Fortress."

Xiao Se spoke with unusual conviction, which Lei Dong scoffed at.

"I would believe it if Princess Yong'an said it."

You're so bleak. To put it bluntly, once you leave Snowmoon City, your life will depend on my protection.

I did this just to avoid trouble as much as possible. If someone really dares to mess with us, Lei Family Fortress is not someone to be trifled with.

"The Raikage Sect doesn't have many experts, but they have plenty of gunpowder. If they really fight, I could blow an entire city to smithereens in an instant."

Lei Dong said, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

Dark River, Tang Sect, you'd better not go too far, or don't blame me for revealing the truth.

The underground river is hard to find, but the Tang Clan is right there. How about some Thunder Cloud Crane plus explosives?

If the Lei family weren't currently lacking top-tier experts and weren't somewhat wary of them, who would he be afraid of?

Xiao Se shuddered at Lei Dong's cold smile. He had even forgotten about Princess Yong'an.

He silently prayed that no one would provoke this jinx. This guy never played by the rules.

"Cough cough, it's not that bad. Lei Family Fortress is not an ordinary martial arts sect. They won't easily take action against Lei Family Fortress after things have passed through the city gate."

We'll just be more careful next time.