Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies
Chapter 62: The city said: not redeemed

The longest and largest river in this world is called Changhe.

Only the known sections of the river have already traveled tens of thousands of miles.

The source of Changhe is in the far west, and there is also a saying that the source is in Yujing Mountain, one of the holy places of the Daoist sect.

Regardless of which saying is true, it has not been confirmed.

What can be confirmed now is that the source of this water vein is at least further west of the country of Wan in the Western Regions, and it winds its way through the Central Regions all the way to the country of Xia in the Southern Regions.

The Changhe river system, connected by Changhe and its tributaries, covers nearly half of the territory of the human race and nurtures countless creatures on both sides. Because of its mystery, ancientness, grandeur, and magnificence, it is also known as the "Land's Vast Sea," "Mother River," "Ancestral River," and "Source of the Inner River."

To the northwest of Zhuang Country, there is a country called "Luo."

The northern part of the country is crossed by the Changhe river.

The water network is densely distributed and crisscrossed in Luo Country. Most of the people travel by boat, which gives it a unique charm. Therefore, it is also known as the "Country of Waters."

In theory, since the country is surrounded by water veins, Luo Country should have a good relationship with the water race. But on the contrary, this country has the greatest conflict with the water race and has reached the point where they cannot coexist in the same place.

The ancient covenant of peaceful coexistence between the human race and the water race is as good as useless in Luo Country.

This is also the largest market for water slave trading, a business that is explicitly prohibited by human countries, but it has become one of the economic pillars of this country.

The people of Luo Country travel by boat within their own country, but when they go to other places, they never take the water route.

In the world of water races, it is tacitly accepted to kill any person from Luo Country, and there is usually no one to uphold justice.

Due to the existence of the Qinghe Water Mansion, the diplomatic relations between Zhuang Country and Luo Country have always been poor.

But they both have their own concerns, and there has never been a large-scale war in history.

Moreover, in terms of pure geographical distance, the north of Zhuang Country is closer to Yong Country, and the southwest is closer to Mo Country. In the northwest direction, there is also a buffer zone between Luo, Yong, and Zhuang, where no one has control.

There is simply no space for conquest between each other.

The relationship between Zhuang Country and Yong Country goes without saying, it is already a deep-rooted enmity with no room for reconciliation.

The relationship between Yong Country and Luo Country is also not good. It is the same situation as between Zhuang and Luo. There is also a Lanhe Water Mansion in Yong Country, which is also an important national power.

Luo Country, a country that is like a slave trader, has no indispensable industry other than the water slave trade. Its military strength is not top-notch, but it can develop steadily in the face of the hostility (at least on the surface) from its neighboring countries to the east.

The reasons behind this are not for outsiders to know.

...

As mentioned earlier, there is a buffer zone between Zhuang, Luo, and Yong, the three countries.

The laws of any country cannot cover this place, and it is naturally a chaotic place.

It is also unclear from which year a city was built here, named "Bushu."

There are two explanations.

One is that the people in this city are all criminals who cannot be redeemed even if they die a thousand times, and they can never wash away their sins.

The other explanation is that the evil people in this city never repent and never redeem their sins.

There are believers in both explanations, and from ancient times to the present, there has never been a definitive answer. These two explanations have been entangled with the filthiness of this city.

Bushu City is chaotic, or it can be said that chaos is the biggest rule of Bushu City.

But any place that can form a settlement must have a certain order. Even the most ruthless criminals cannot live in an environment where they are constantly on edge.

Every person who enters Bushu City must assess the value of their own life and pay a "life fee."

This value can be a thousand million stones, or a Qidao coin, or a Qin ring coin, or even a piece of cloth, and so on.

The price of the "life fee" depends on how much you are willing to pay for your own life. Bushu City does not force anyone.

As long as you pay the "life fee," you can live in this city.

Anyone who wants to kill you in this city must pay a cost that is ten thousand times higher than your "life fee" before they can take action.

This is called the "ransom."

Otherwise, it will be considered an enemy of Bushu City.

There is a widely spread saying: since the residents of Bushu City are all criminals who cannot be redeemed even if they die a thousand times, if someone wants to kill them after they enter Bushu City, they must have the determination to kill them ten thousand times and pay the price of killing them ten thousand times.

The person who maintains this order, or the owner of Bushu City, can also be called the ruler of Bushu City, although she never admits that she is the ruler of Bushu City. She only says that she is the biggest sinner of Bushu City.

She is known as the Sinful Monarch, Huang Jinmo.

...

Even the most despicable person desires to be treated kindly.

Even the darkest person longs for the warmth of the sun.

Today, the sun is shining brightly, it is a perfect weather.

From the east gate of Bushu City, there is a figure that seems to be walking on the sunlight.

His eyebrows are sharp, and his eyes are proud.

Even every strand of his black hair is fluttering without any concealment, revealing his sharpness.

Because of his overly sharp momentum, the guards who were dozing off by the city gate didn't notice until he approached, that he was carrying a long spear on his back.

The appearance of this spear is ancient and ordinary, as if it does not match the sharpness of this person, but when they are together, they give a very harmonious feeling.

"Do you understand the rules?" the guard leaned against the city gate and lazily asked.

If it was a newcomer to the city, he would explain the rules of the "life fee" again.The city of No Redemption didn't require strict vigilance, only a person sitting at the city gate collecting money was enough. Even an ordinary old man could handle the job.

No matter how vicious the person, if they wanted to enter the city of No Redemption, they couldn't disrespect the Sin Guard.

The newcomer knew the rules.

Under the sunlight, a knife coin flipped in the air, tracing a graceful arc before landing in the hand of the Sin Guard.

Even if the newcomer had brought ten thousand taels of gold, he wouldn't be surprised.

Sometimes, the more ruthless a person, the more they value their life. The more villainous, the richer they are. Such people are often willing to invest a huge fortune for their own lives.

Even if they paid hundreds or thousands of Dao Yuan stones as life gold at once, he had seen it before.

But when this knife coin was handed over, the Sin Guard became more alert.

It was just a knife coin, and not a particularly valuable one at that.

This meant that almost anyone in this city could afford the "ransom" to kill him.

In other words, he was walking unprotected into a city full of villains, and anyone in this city could kill him.

No matter where he came from or what his background was, the villains of No Redemption City wouldn't care.

No country's laws could reach the city of No Redemption.

Those who entered the city of No Redemption were already guilty of heinous crimes and couldn't survive outside.

This young man, carrying a long spear alone, threw out this knife coin as if declaring to the entire sinful city: Want to kill me? Go ahead.

The Sin Guard accepted the knife coin, took the entry note, and hastily made a record.

Then he asked, "Name?"

Without any hesitation, the figure carrying the long spear had already strode into the city of No Redemption.

Only a voice as sharp as the man himself, like a long spear falling to the ground, pierced the city gate.

"Zhu Weiwo."

End of Chapter

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