Soul Emperor Martial God

Xiao Yi's days in the Royal Capital passed just like that.

Aimless and drifting.

Every morning, the City Guard Army would come and inspect him.

Of course, now that he had the identity document provided by Shen Yuan, he did not need to go to the headquarters of the City Guard Army for inspection.

However, every time the City Guard Army surrounded him and questioned him under the pretext of his sleeping rough,

It would attract the pointing and comments of many passersby.

After the inspection,

Xiao Yi would continue aimlessly wandering about as usual.

In the early afternoon,

A group of powerful Martial Artists dressed in uniform surrounded him.

They were the Flame Martial Guards.

What's more, they were the elite of the elite, with no fewer than six Deputy Commanders.

"Greetings, Commander Xiao Yi," one of them unconsciously saluted.

The people beside him hurriedly pulled him and gave him a look.

The man immediately realized his mistake and changed his words,

"Martial Artist, please present your identity document."

The appearance of the Flame Martial Guards immediately drew even more onlookers.

"Are those the Flame Martial Guards?"

"I've heard that every one of the Flame Martial Guards is an elite, they do not act rashly."

"Unless they encounter some extremely vicious fugitives."

The surrounding pedestrians whispered and pointed.

Xiao Yi frowned and took out his identity document.

The Deputy Commanders glanced at it, nodded, and then returned it.

"Okay, it's confirmed to be correct; you may leave," the six of them said before departing.

In fact, aside from the City Guard Army's daily hassle,

People from the Flame Martial Guard also came to trouble him every day.

Obviously, these troubles and inspections made Xiao Yi the target of public scrutiny on the streets every time.

The pointing and contemptuous expressions of the pedestrians were extremely embarrassing for him.

Regardless of whether these people were certain that Xiao Yi was a fugitive or not,

Such public inspections naturally led to rampant speculation.

And after each inspection, Xiao Yi's expression remained as calm as still water.

However, today's inspection by the Flame Martial Guard was different from the previous days.

Today seemed to have something special about it.

Only because in the shadows, two people were continuously watching the aimlessly wandering Xiao Yi.

One was the Great Commander and the other was Yee Xiu.

"Great Commander, it's not right to trouble him and embarrass him like this," Yee Xiu said in a low voice.

"What's wrong with that?" the Great Commander said softly.

"The little trouble we from the Flame Martial Guard cause him is nothing."

"If he does not leave the Royal Capital, more and more people will trouble him; the troubles he faces will also become more serious."

Yee Xiu shook his head, "He's just a young man, why treat him like this?"

"Canceling his position as the True Commander must have deeply chilled his heart."

"I'm just afraid he won't be able to bear it and will suddenly burst out."

"Burst out?" the Great Commander said coldly, "Many people are hoping he cannot bear it and makes a move."

"Do you really think his minor strength could cause any turmoil?"

"Defeating Feng and Yun and holding up against Blood River for a long time, these accomplishments are nothing in the eyes of real powerhouses."

"Last time, if it wasn't for the title of Strongest Sword Master protecting him, Blood River would have been able to kill him."

"If he truly dares to act rashly, he will face the full fury of the Royal Capital, like a gale."

Yee Xiu's face changed, "Is the situation that serious?"

The Great Commander nodded solemnly, "Elder Duan Yun has already sent me a message."

"The forces secretly supporting Bai Mohan are ready to confront Xiao Yi head-on."

"For Xiao Yi, leaving the Royal Capital is his best option."

Having said that, the Great Commander took a deep breath and asked, "This youngster, why is he unwilling to leave the Royal Capital?"

"What has he been doing these days?"

Yee Xiu pondered for a moment, then replied, "Aimlessly wandering, walking and stopping here and there."

"Hmm? Impossible," the Great Commander furrowed his brow.

"Someone with his intellect wouldn't do something completely meaningless."

The Great Commander's expression became even more solemn than before, even more so than just now.

"I have a bad premonition."

"What premonition?" Yee Xiu asked.

"A storm is brewing," the Great Commander spoke emphatically.

"Keep a good watch on this youngster. If anything amiss arises, take him down immediately."

"In the name of the Flame Martial Guard, forcefully expel him from the Royal Capital."

"Yes," Yee Xiu respectfully took the order.

He knew that the Great Commander's action was the best decision, for both Xiao Yi and others.

...

Elsewhere, Xiao Yi continued on his way, oblivious to what was happening.

His footprints never strayed from the major and minor streets of the Royal Capital.

He never entered anywhere else.

Of course, he could not go there.

No matter where he went, the patrolling City Guards within the Royal Capital would approach him for inspection upon seeing him.

They might even follow him for a while.

Naturally, places like taverns were out of the question.

Even the most common teahouses for storytelling, he hadn't even stepped into,

Before being asked 'politely' by the shop assistants to leave.

In short, for Xiao Yi, the only place he could set foot on with his own feet were those streets accessible to everyone.

To date, Xiao Yi had not cared.

Several days had passed.

Xiao Yi's days were as usual.

In the morning, he encountered a City Guard Army inspection.

At noon, he encountered a Flame Martial Guard inspection.

At night, he would stand idly on a street corner.

He spent the rest of his time wandering around aimlessly.

Perhaps for him, his only pastime

was to stop outside the teahouses he occasionally passed by to listen to the storytellers.

Or to observe other people's idle chatter as he passed by some taverns.

This behavior seemed somewhat boring.

And to others, he even seemed like a madman.

Tonight, he stood at a street corner again, pretending to sleep.

It was as if he had merged with the night.

Probably if someone stood in front of him, they wouldn't even feel that there was a person standing there.

At this moment, a few overbearing youths, having had their fill of pleasure, each embraced a heavily made-up woman, causing a ruckus in the street.

Bang!

The group had evidently run into something.

The leading young man angrily shouted, "Which blind fool dares to block my path?"

The other wastrels also yelled angrily, "You've actually bumped into Young Master Ao's precious body, are you seeking death?"

"Do you believe that Young Master Ao can have your whole family exterminated with just one word?"

"Oh, is that so?" An eerie voice, chilling like ghosts, suddenly rang in their ears.

Undoubtedly, they had run into Xiao Yi.

In fact, Xiao Yi was standing in a corner, not in the middle of the street.

It was just that these men were somewhat drunk and staggered as they walked, so they ran into Xiao Yi.

The cold voice startled the spoiled youths.

When the leading young man saw Xiao Yi's face clearly, he sneered, "I was wondering who it was."

"It turns out to be that Fire Control Beast waste."

The young man was the Eldest Young Master from one of the Four Great Families, the Ao Family.

And the son of Ao Tianyun.

Ordinary people might not recognize Xiao Yi's appearance, but those with official status or true powerful family offspring all knew him.

After all, Xiao Yi was once known as the Strongest Sword Master of his generation in the Sword Sect.

"Do you think you are still the Strongest Sword Master?" sneered the Eldest Young Master Ao.

"If you know what's good for you, kowtow a few times to me, otherwise, I won't spare you."

"Do you want to die?" Xiao Yi's tone was very calm.

"What? You want to make a move? Hahaha.." Eldest Young Master Ao laughed coldly.

"Xiao Yi, I know you are strong, but do you know your current status?"

"You are nothing but a thorn in everyone's side, whom everyone wants to kill."

"If you dare harm a single hair on me, tomorrow will be the day of your death."

"I don't know if I will die or not," Xiao Yi said indifferently, "but if you keep talking nonsense, you will definitely die."

"The sky is wide, and the earth is vast. If I kill you, I can just walk away."

"If you insist on being a thorn, I don't mind adding another life to my hands."

His words ended, and a chilling killing intent enveloped the entire scene.

"You... you..." Eldest Young Master Ao trembled in fright.

These pampered youths, weak as rubbish, naturally couldn't withstand Xiao Yi's murderous intent.

"Let's go," bit Eldest Young Master Ao, and quickly hurried away.

However, as they left, they still bitterly uttered some harsh words, seemingly not wanting to lose face in front of the 'beautiful ladies' beside them.

"Hmph, just a ruined dog, my precious body doesn't bother arguing with you."

"Just wandering around all day like a madman."

"I will forgive you this time."

Xiao Yi ignored them and melted back into the darkness.

He had been 'wandering' around the Royal Capital for almost ten days.

Of course, he wasn't truly wandering but was listening to the conversations of the people in the big city.

He had stayed in the Royal Capital because he wanted to continue investigating the events of the past.

However, his hands were tied without the authority and power he once had, making it difficult to investigate further.

His only method was what he was doing right now.

No matter how tightly a secret is kept, it cannot be completely buried.

In a big city, or rather, in a place, those who truly know its past are always... ordinary people, the common folks.

Of course, they wouldn't know any secrets.

But, regarding some changes in the Royal Capital and past significant events, they would definitely be aware.

These days, Xiao Yi's wandering hadn't been a waste of time.

For one, he heard about a major event.

Not something from the past but a recent occurrence.

The day before yesterday, the King officiated a marriage, and the little princess Yue Fenwu was to marry the Chief of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, Bai Mohan.

Bai Mohan, who had comprehended 68 of the past Sect Masters' Martial Arts Steles, was considered a rare Supreme Genius in history.

The perfect myth about him had long been a favorite topic of conversation.

The two were scheduled to marry in a month.

It was a well-known matter in the Royal Capital nowadays.

Everyone talked about it and gave their blessings.

Of course, for Xiao Yi, this was just gossip.

The real gain came from a piece of information he stumbled upon.

This information came from a change that just happened to occur 15 years ago.

Xiao Yi sharply sensed that this was going to be an opportunity to clear up everything.

As long as there was a clear objective.

For Xiao Yi, investigating and confirming was not difficult.

...

Third update.