524: Chapter 524 Why Run Away

Li Heng tidied his robes, a harmless smile on his face, and walked towards the city.

The city wall was very high, built from huge black stones, with traces of sword and saber slashes on it, giving it a sense of age.

At the city gate were several guards in armor, looking rather lazy. When they saw Li Heng's luxurious attire, their eyes lit up, but they didn't dare to cause trouble.

Li Heng walked in swaggeringly.

As soon as he entered the city, a wave of human activity and life washed over him.

People came and went on the streets, with various shops on both sides, and the sounds of hawking were endless.

Li Heng's Divine Thought silently spread out, covering the entire city.

The next second, the smile on his face became a little strange.

"After all that, the strongest guy in this city, the one in the City Lord's Mansion, is only in the Early Golden Core Stage?"

Li Heng muttered to himself.

"The Spiritual Qi concentration here is clearly much higher than on Earth, yet the strongest person is only at this level? It's truly a pure beginner village."

He had originally thought he might encounter some interesting opponents, but he was greatly disappointed.

But since he was already here, he had to find a place to stay first and inquire about information regarding this world.

Li Heng casually asked a passerby where the best restaurant in the city was, then headed straight for his destination.

"Tian Yuan Pavilion."

This restaurant was three stories high, with carved beams and painted rafters, indeed appearing to be the most magnificent building in the entire city.

As soon as Li Heng entered, the waiter, seeing his attire and demeanor, immediately greeted him with a beaming smile.

"This Young Master, please come in! Are you dining or staying the night?"

"Find me a window seat, and serve all your best dishes and wine."

Li Heng casually tossed over a piece of broken silver.

"Alright! Young Master, please come upstairs to the private room!"

The waiter caught the silver, smiled even more happily, and quickly led Li Heng to a private room on the third floor with the best view.

Soon, a table full of delicious dishes and a pot of fine wine were brought up.

Li Heng poured himself a glass of wine, slowly sipping it while listening to the discussions of the diners in the lobby downstairs.

"Did you hear? The City Lord has been troubled recently by those two Devil Heads from Black Wind Mountain!"

"Sigh, indeed. Those Black Wind Twin Fiends are truly despicable. Last month, the Li Family Village next door, over three hundred people were all massacred by them overnight. I heard their souls were even extracted to refine Magic Treasures, how tragic!"

"Shh! Lower your voice! How dare you speak such words carelessly? Do you not value your life?"

"Didn't the City Lord's Mansion send people to encircle and suppress them?"

"Don't even mention it. The three teams of guards sent, men and horses included, not a single one returned. Those two Devil Heads are very sinister. It's said the elder brother is at Peak Foundation Establishment, and the younger brother is at Late Foundation Establishment. How could our small Qingshi City be their match?"

Li Heng listened to these discussions and roughly understood.

It turned out there were two evil cultivators causing trouble in the nearby mountains.

He took a sip of wine, finding it a bit uninteresting.

Two Foundation Establishment Stage evil cultivators were no different from two ants in his eyes.

Just then.

"Ah!"

A shrill scream suddenly came from the direction of the City Lord's Mansion, piercing through the sky.

Immediately after, there was a cacophony of clashing weapons and people's terrified screams.

The restaurant instantly fell into chaos.

"What's going on? What happened?"

"It's... it's the Black Wind Twin Fiends! They... they've broken into the city!"

A diner pointed out the window in horror.

Two black demonic winds shot up from the direction of the City Lord's Mansion, circling in mid-air.

As the demonic winds dispersed, two figures were revealed.

One was tall and thin, like a bamboo pole.

The other was short and stout, like a ball of meat.

They were precisely the so-called "Black Wind Twin Fiends."

"Hehehehehe..."

The short, stout evil cultivator let out a piercing, strange laugh. In his hand, he held the head of the City Lord's Mansion guard captain, blood still dripping.

"Ants of Qingshi City, listen up! Today, your City Lord offended us brothers, so, all of you must die!"

His voice wasn't loud, but with the amplification of spiritual power, it clearly spread throughout the entire city.

Fear!

Boundless fear instantly enveloped the entire Qingshi City.

"Run!"

"The Devil Heads are here! Run!"

The crowd on the streets erupted like a boiling pot, frantically scattering and fleeing.

Cries and screams turned into a chaotic mess.

The diners in the restaurant also reacted, scrambling and crawling to rush out, fearing they would be even half a step too slow.

Tables were overturned, and dishes shattered everywhere.

The once bustling Tian Yuan Pavilion became empty in the blink of an eye.

The entire world seemed to have fallen into an apocalyptic escape.

However.

Against this backdrop of chaos, one scene stood out as completely out of place.

In the private room on the third floor.

Li Heng still sat steadily by the window.

He even slowly poured himself another glass of wine, as if the life-and-death escape outside was merely a drama unrelated to him.

His composure, in this chaos, was truly too conspicuous.

In mid-air, the tall, thin evil cultivator also noticed him.

"Hmm? Second Brother, look, there's still someone in that restaurant who isn't afraid of death."

The short, stout evil cultivator looked in the direction he pointed and also saw Li Heng.

"Heh, interesting."

The short, stout evil cultivator licked his lips, a cruel glint in his eyes.

"This kid is well-dressed, with tender skin and flesh, definitely a Young Master from a wealthy family. He's probably scared silly, unable to move."

"Perfect, I haven't tasted a Young Master like this in a long time. Big Brother, you play for a bit, I'm going to dig out that kid's heart and liver to go with my wine!"

With that, his figure flickered and instantly disappeared from his spot.

The next second.

In the private room where Li Heng was, space twisted, and the figure of the short, stout evil cultivator appeared out of thin air.

He wore a playful smile as he walked step by step towards Li Heng, a bloody stench spreading with him.

"Kid, you've got guts."

He looked down at Li Heng, like a cat watching a mouse.

"Everyone in the city is running, but you're still sitting here drinking? What, do you know you can't escape and are preparing to wait for death?"

Li Heng didn't even lift an eyelid, calmly draining the wine in his cup.

Then, he unhurriedly put down the wine glass, raised his head, and looked at the other party with an expression that conveyed he was looking at an idiot.

He calmly spoke, asking a question that made the short, stout evil cultivator freeze.

"Why run?"