Chapter 431 (2/2)

Black Bear told Shao Xuan about which pieces of land belonged to whom, and how many slaves lived there. Usually, the larger the land, the more slaves lived there and the more powerful the slave master was. That was why the size of their land was enough for a general impression of the owner.

Around the piece of land was a tall fence, stopping people from entering. From the gaps between the wood, they could barely see dispersed wooden sheds around the piece of land. Those housed the slaves who helped on the land.

“These belong to aristocrats who don’t even do much with their lives. The land is passed down generations. Some people are capable enough to expand their land but others who commit crimes would get their land confiscated… There, that piece. Two years ago, I heard the slave master committed a crime so his land was confiscated. There’s a new owner now.”

As he spoke, the three of them heard wheels from behind.

“Go away! Go away! Stop blocking the road!” someone yelled.

It was a carriage pulled by two horses. The horses were three meters tall with chestnut hair plus a long horn on their heads. They had powerful hooves, pebbles crumbling under each step. A veil covered the carriage and there were patterns on it. Shao Xuan recognised them to be the royal Ji family’s emblem.

The people of King City would instinctively get out of the way when they saw the pattern but some people would not.

Black Bear didn’t want trouble but after the guy yelled ‘get the hell out’, he was a little upset.

Although the road was uneven, the horses did not seem to slow down. They galloped, rushing forward.

There were eight guards around the carriage, they recognised Black Bear too. When they saw this, they could not help but secretly curse to themselves, “Ah shit.”

The carriage was approaching but the three people did not move. The person driving the carriage glared at them and waved his whip, urging his horses to hit them.

When the guards running next to the carriage saw this, they secretly cursed at the driver for being an absolute idiot. But it was too late.

These horses were not new to this either. They galloped even harder and lowered their heads so their horns were pointing directly ahead.

When he saw this, Black Bear huffed mockingly. He didn’t retreat, instead taking a huge step forward and unsheathed a one-meter long bronze knife from his back.

The thick and wide blade was threatening, bringing with it wild, killing aura.

Black Bear held the large knife in his hand and waved his arm. There was an arc of cold glint in the air like a fierce beast had just waved its claws.

Thud!

A cut, half a meter wide, opened on the ground in front of him. Dust flew like a sandstorm, exploding in all directions. Solid pieces of soil rained like hail on the two horses.

Although they were just soil, at such speed and numbers, they could do great damage.

The two horses shrieked under the attack of the soil hail, lifting their front limbs. They must have felt the aura radiating from Black Bear. They stopped abruptly.

So abruptly that the person in the carriage almost fell out.

Shao Xuan saw the curtain on the carriage move and a feminine voice rang, “What happened?!”

The tone was piercing. The curtain was pulled open and a young lady clad in a pure white dress hopped out. Perhaps due to the incident, her hair was a little messy.

This lady eyed Shao Xuan and the other two and spat with hatred, “How brave of you!”

Black Bear blew the dust off his knife, almost laughing at this. He never offended people for no reason- unless they insulted him first. He was the mighty leader of the Black Bears, the chief of a tribe. If someone yelled ‘get the hell out of the way’, and he obeyed, how would anyone respect the Black Bears in the future? ‘Face’ was a two-way trade. If you didn’t give me face, why should I?

The royal family of the great six? I don’t care! A mistake? I don’t care! Brave? I have always been brave!

Black Bear had no intentions to move. He stood his ground.