Chapter 378 How to Fight the False Emperor

The general took Zuo Chen and Zi Yi into the city.

The scene before me was completely different from that outside the desert. The bustling street market was like a beating heart, with countless shops lining both sides and the sounds of hawkers carrying loads coming one after another, making it extremely lively.

There is a wide variety of spices, fresh fruits, and unique accessories, from cheap to luxurious, and everything the people in the city need can be found here.

The general put on the ghost mask again, and the people around her seemed to subconsciously ignore her.

She has some skills of hiding herself from the public, similar to Zuo Chen’s. Although her skills are not as good as Zuo Chen’s, it is not a problem for her to hide herself in front of ordinary people.

Walking on the street, Zuo Chen suddenly heard a series of noisy sounds coming from afar, mixed with sharp and vague shouts, accompanied by a unique pepper aroma that became stronger and stronger:

“My son, my daughter, I’m tired of chatting with you. Please buy me some cakes! I’ve been working so hard!”

A vendor avoided the crowd and walked down the street pushing a cart with old oil stains running down the gutter beside it. On top of the cart’s flatbed was an old, speaker-like object, and the sound came from there.

Zuo Chen came closer out of curiosity and saw a large oven in the middle of the cart. There were golden cakes in the oven and the air was filled with tempting aroma of meat.

“Brother, would you like one?”

“Gold and silver?”

“Oh, you are a gold robber, the gold and silver are too big for us to find.”

“No need to look for it. I am happy today.”

Zuo Chenjie took out two silver coins from his arms and put them in the vendor’s hand.

A smile immediately broke out on the vendor’s face. After weighing the silver with ease, he happily scraped off the remaining cakes one by one, put them into the basket and handed it to Zuo Chen. Then he turned off the horn, pushed the cart and left with a smile.

The crust was golden and crispy, sprinkled with white sesame seeds, and had a pleasant burnt aroma. Zuo Chen took a bite.

The meat was plump and had a lot of pepper added. I used my spiritual energy to taste it carefully and it seemed to be a mixture of rabbit, wolf and some plant roots.

Cattle and sheep are precious commodities in the current wilderness city. It is hard to imagine that the common predators and prey in the wilderness are much cheaper.

However, after tasting it, Zuo Chen could tell that the spices in the wilderness might have been grown on a large scale, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many of them in such a common snack.

He went back to Ziyi and the general, took out two cakes, one for Ziyi and one for the general.

Zi Yi naturally took it, held it in both hands and started eating, while the general stared at the cake for a long time.

Her memory began to drift to a long time ago, drifting very far, to that not-so-bright afternoon.

The Taoist smashed the female ghost to pieces with a slap and laughed at her loudly:
“My little girl, you are beautiful and I like you. Are you interested in following me? I promise you will live a comfortable life!”

“Don’t want to eat?”

Zuo Chen’s voice pulled her back to reality, and the outline of the man in front of her seemed to overlap with that of the Taoist priest.

“How can it be so gentle…”

The general’s mask trembled slightly. He took a small bite and his throat suddenly tightened. The rich spices choked her.

“Damn, so many spices.”

She choked.

……

Finally, they walked to the memorial tower in the city. Soldiers were standing on full alert under the half-collapsed tower, and soldiers training could still be seen in the courtyard.

After arriving at the door, the general slowly took off his mask, and the guards on duty immediately straightened their bodies:
“General!”

The general nodded and took Zuo Chen and Zi Yi directly into the courtyard.

The soldiers in the rear did not notice that there were two people following the general, and they still fulfilled their responsibilities seriously.

In fact, the general did not think that the guarding force here could withstand a master of Zuo Chen’s level.

These guards are there to prevent ordinary people from mistakenly entering, not to resist the powerful false emperor.

After entering the compound, General Caiyi took the hand of a civilian girl beside him and asked her to vacate an empty meeting room. Seeing this, the girl immediately went to the recruitment office, and not long after, the three of them sat down in the meeting room.

The great general Caiyi also called out and called over several of his advisers.

Zuo Chen didn’t recognize any of these people, and it seemed that they were not native to Daliang.

After these counselors sat down in their seats with puzzled looks on their faces, the general looked in the direction of Zuo Chen and Zi Yi.

“Don’t hide here. My men are all professionally trained and won’t be afraid.”

Upon hearing this, Zuo Chen simply revoked his hiding place technique.

As soon as the magic door disappeared, the general’s advisers also saw Zuo Chen directly.

The confusion that was still on their faces immediately turned into fear after seeing Zuo Chen’s face. A small number of counselors were frightened so much that they jumped up from their chairs and rolled and crawled across the room.

Some even hid under the table, as if this would protect them from being attacked by the “fake emperor” in front of them. The face of General Caiyi, which was originally relatively normal, became darker and darker at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it finally became as dark as coal.

I had just made a solemn promise, but this group of advisers really didn’t give me any face at all.

Can you guys at least calm down a bit?

There was no other way, the general could only slam the table in anger:
“Everyone, keep quiet! This is not the fake emperor! This guy just looks like the fake emperor! Everyone, please cheer up! Look how scared you are! You are bringing shame to Wilderness City!”

A crisp sound echoed throughout the room, and the table in front of him broke and cracked.

One of the counselors exclaimed in a low voice:

“It’s a precious table found in the wilderness!”

The general almost vomited blood:
Is this what you should be concerned about?
The entire conference room was in chaos for most of the day before it finally calmed down.

The general looked at his men exhaustedly.

Normally, this group of people is quite reliable. They can always give me a lot of suggestions and are the backbone of the entire Wilderness City.

But the only problem is that after fighting with that monstrous pseudo-emperor for such a long time, these scholars and men of letters have long been frightened by the other party’s unfathomable skills.

The appearance of a Taoist priest who looked exactly like the fake emperor in front of them was as thrilling as if someone without any Taoist experience was hiding in bed in the middle of the night watching a blood film of an evil cultivator, and suddenly discovered that the evil cultivator had crawled out of the communication sachet.

The counselors who had finally calmed down found a seat and sat down, still looking at Zuo Chen nervously.

And he finally discovered the girl next to Zuo Chen who looked exactly like the general, and was a little confused for a moment.

Who is this girl? What is her relationship with the general?

Zi Yi was watching the scene in front of him and started laughing with her hands covering her mouth.

“What are you laughing at?” The general glared at Zi Yi.

“Nothing. I just thought of my courtiers. It’s a pity that I never saw them running around. It’s really a pity.”

Ziyi said.

The general’s blood pressure began to rise.

For some reason, she felt very unhappy when she looked at this woman who looked like her.

I really wanted to rush up and tear this woman’s hair.

However, as this behavior was too rude and disrespectful, the general finally suppressed his anger and kicked the young girl’s bench.

The girl who was kicked and swayed twice immediately showed bitterness from the bottom of her heart on her face. She stood up stiffly and stammered out a few words:

“Um… I don’t know… Is there anything you want to ask us?”

Zuo Chen smiled and said:

“Don’t panic, everyone. I’m here to help your general deal with the fake emperor. I want to hear your understanding of the fake emperor. What’s his level of cultivation? What kind of magic he has mastered? Who are his subordinates? Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. The information you have collected will be of great use.”

Seeing that Zuo Chen had a gentle attitude and was not as crazy as the false emperor, the counselors whispered a few words to each other.

In the end, it was the same girl from before. She took out a thick manuscript and pushed it in front of Zuo Chen.

Zuo Chen took the document wrapped in a blue hard cover on the table, opened it and read it page by page.

The sword used by the false emperor was filled with immortal energy, and could climb mountains and crush rocks, cut through seas and slash rivers. It was a two-handed sword that the false emperor found in the sea of ​​suffering after killing the old monk.

The false emperor possesses magical powers. He can move thousands of miles in an instant and use soft flowers to prevent injuries from magic. He cannot be hurt by swords, guns, sticks or clubs, and all kinds of magic cannot penetrate him.

The false emperor also had a group of nobles under his command, most of whom had received favors from the false emperor and were his beloved relatives in the harem.

He currently has four beauties in his harem. Zuo Chen took a timid look and found that there was no familiar face among them, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

On the other hand, Zuo Chen also discovered that the pseudo-emperor had not left the top of Wangwu Mountain for a long time. It would be difficult to find out what had happened by relying solely on the reconnaissance outposts in Wilderness City. It might depend on Zuo Chen and his team to find the path.

The content of this document is not useless to Zuo Chen, but after all, it does not fully reveal the upper limit of the pseudo-emperor’s strength, so its usefulness is limited.

If we really go head-to-head with the other party…

But it’s a tough battle.

Thinking of this, Zuo Chen’s gaze couldn’t help but fall on the two people in colorful clothes again.

A slightly bold plan emerged from his mind.

According to the opponent’s strength, he would definitely have to fight the fake emperor head-on.

That can be used as a surprise force,
Instead, these two were born with exactly the same colorful clothes.

(End of this chapter)