"Why are there only children in the city, no adults..."
Li Xiaobai asked.
"The City Lord is kind-hearted and likes to take in orphans; these are all abandoned children."
Xiao i replied with a smile.
Li Xiaobai nodded and said nothing more. The streets were also all painted in colors, and the children curiously looked at the four adult n.
Along the way, Xiao i introduced the city. This city is called the City of Fantasy, housing countless children. Children make up ninety-five percent, and the remaining are maids like her, responsible for taking care of the children.
Each maid has her designated area, acting as a mother to the children.
Xiao i is responsible for the area near the city gate. Besides the City Lord and the head maid oversee all city matters; the arrival of Li Xiaobai and the four n needs the input of these two to decide.
The four of them were accommodated in four children’s rooms because all houses in the city were built for children, so the interior space is cramped.
After settling them in, Xiao i took her leave as she needed to report to the head maid.
Watching her leave.
Yu Huan Shui was the first to beco restless: "My [Gate of Destiny] failed. You all saw it, right? I couldn’t read that woman’s mory at all!"
"Judging by her aura, she seems to have no strength. Is it the peculiarity of this city?"
Jiang Que frowned.
With their ans of obtaining information disabled, they were now put at a disadvantage.
"In hindsight, I should have checked the mories of those children on that tree-lined path; there must have been sothing to discover."
Li Xiaobai sighed.
Yu Huan Shui said: "I wouldn’t do that. Even I wouldn’t lay a hand on children; these little lives are innocent."
Li Xiaobai muttered to himself, "The King of Heroes said that in so cities, people co first, and then a king is chosen. In others, there is a king first, and then co the people."
"This city is full of children, so it certainly wouldn’t be the forr. The City Lord here is most likely imnsely powerful."
"Let’s just pass through. This city doesn’t have any Living Dead. As long as we don’t cause trouble, we won’t be forcibly detained, right?"
Da Jianbi had a different perspective. Since they knew the city was strange, just leave directly. After all, their goal wasn’t to defeat the defenses but to reach [White]’s organization, which was their primary objective.
"Let’s hope everything goes smoothly."
...
A tea’s ti later.
Xiao i returned, bringing with her a more stunning maid.
"This is our head maid, in charge of all the maids."
Xiao i introduced.
"Greetings to the four heroes. My na is Jade Foot. The City Lord, having heard of your arrival, has specially ordered to co and escort you."
"Please move to the City Lord’s Mansion for a discussion."
The head maid nad Jade Foot wore a professional smile.
"Jade Foot?"
All four simultaneously looked at the head maid’s feet, delicate jade feet, white and tender, with a moderate thickness, indeed deserving of being called beautiful legs.
"Ahem!"
Jade Foot lightly coughed, and the four stood up boldly, without a hint of awkwardness.
Following the head maid to the City Lord’s Mansion, noticeably more children appeared along the way, and more maids taking care of them appeared. Upon hearing about outsiders, it piqued the children’s curiosity.
The City Lord’s Mansion was pink, with two fluffy large ears on the roof, looking very cute.
From what they had seen so far, this city indeed served the children.
But the more this was so, the more abnormal it seed. Why hadn’t a city like this been attacked by the Living Dead, like a peaceful enclave?
Moreover, sothing felt off, but they couldn’t pinpoint it at the mont.
In front of the City Lord’s Mansion, a white-haired man stood with folded arms. Upon seeing Li Xiaobai and the others, he quickly walked over.
"Greetings to the four fellow cultivators. I am Fu Xinren, the City Lord of Entertainnt City!"
"It’s been a long ti since we’ve seen cultivators from outside. Hurry, hurry, please co in!"
The white-haired man was very enthusiastic, gesturing to invite the four inside.
Inside, there was a large table, and children were bringing dishes on trays to the table.
"Thank you, you’re great!"
The white-haired man praised, and the children beca more earnest, quickly setting all the trays on the table.
Afterward, they left with their "mothers" waiting by the door.
"Plain food, don’t mind."
"Although cultivators don’t need to eat, I can’t resist the hospitality customs."
Fu Xinren said cheerfully, raising his hand to invite Li Xiaobai and the others to sit.
But Li Xiaobai didn’t move an inch. The scene before him awakened his mory. In Yue Xing’s Jade Lotus Village, the Law of Logic had hosted him just like this.
Could this be a trap, like in Jade Lotus Village, where if they made the wrong move, they would face punishnt?
"Please sit first, City Lord Fu. We are re novices and are incredibly humbled by your recognition."
Li Xiaobai bowed politely, observing proper etiquette, and spoke courteously.
"Hahaha, fellow cultivator, you are quite a character, very well, Jade Foot, join in sitting!"
Fu Xinren laughed heartily, inviting Jade Foot to sit in two seats directly facing the door.
These were the main seats, the host’s positions.
By directly sitting in this place, Fu Xinren indicated he wasn’t setting up traps with etiquette, suggesting the the of this banquet was not about rules.
"Thank you, City Lord Fu!"
The four pulled out chairs and sat cautiously.
Li Xiaobai and Yu Huan Shui raised their cups, drinking tea, their posture, deanor, all perfectly executed.
Since leaving Jade Lotus Village last ti, the two had cramd knowledge on this matter.
If it were to happen again, they were confident they wouldn’t make a single mistake.
As for Jiang Que and Da Jianbi, though they hadn’t directly experienced Jade Lotus Village, seeing how cautious Li Xiaobai and Yu Huan Shui were, they also knew not to act recklessly.
"I built this city because I found this world too chaotic. The hostility of cultivators is overwhelming, always fighting and killing; people might lose their heads just walking down the street, rules an nothing to the strong, and only the weak comply."
"Tell , isn’t that bullying the common folk?"
With three rounds of drinks and five flavors of dishes.
Fu Xinren began to express his frustrations, with a look of concern for the country and the people.
"It’s the law of the jungle. With cultivation existing, inequality between people is inevitable."
Li Xiaobai said.
"Yes, that’s why I hid away and built a kingdom of children. Watching those innocent smiles every day makes feel like this heart, full of holes, is healed."
"In my city, there is only laughter and peace, no suffering or hostility. Since I can’t change the world, at least I can protect those around ."
Fu Xinren nodded, agreeing with Li Xiaobai’s words.
"He is a good City Lord; the children will thank you."
Jiang Que said casually.
Fu Xinren smiled lightly, "Tell about yourselves, where are you coming from, and what have you seen outside?"
"Us?"
"We fought our way here. Outside, it’s all Living Dead; the two previous cities were wiped out. I want to ask why this place of yours remains peaceful?"
Yu Huan Shui stared at Fu Xinren, asking, as he wanted to know why his Law was no longer effective.
However, just as he finished speaking, his body suddenly underwent so change. He felt his robe growing larger but then realized it was his body getting smaller.
"What is this..."
"What did you do to ?"
Yu Huan Shui shouted, but his voice beca childish, with no intensity, even sowhat cute.
He had actually turned into a child!
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