Chapter 825 - Bring Him Out (1/2)

“You…”

Lubi’s strong and wide frame began to shake. The shock, fear and panic in his eyes could not be mistaken. His fantasies of expressing his combat abilities to its fullest potential were immediately destroyed. Lubi wanted to avoid Shao Xuan’s gaze but his legs failed to comply. He couldn’t move at all. Lubi even felt like his knees might give away if he exerted too much force on trying to move an inch. It didn’t require much thought to know what would happen if he were to buckle and fall in front of a travelling horde of tribesmen.

For the sake of his pride, Lubi chose to clench his jaw and remained at his spot.

Noticing Lubi’s odd behaviour, the other Lu family members felt the need to check him out. As soon as they took a step, Shao Xuan’s gaze was placed on them unexpectedly.

As if splashed with a bucket of iced water, Shao Xuan’s gaze froze the fine hairs on the Lu family’s back straight. They felt like they would start trembling at the slightest of movements.

Though many of them were not far from Shao Xuan, everyone could feel the odd hostile chill spreading from within their marrow. In other words, something weird was happening to the power source within their bodies.

What was going on?!

The people on the tower observed the commotion beneath. They too noticed that something was amiss at this moment. Without intervention, the Lu family was bound to embarrass themselves soon. Though the armoured man could never get used to the Lu family’s pompous ways, their family members were involved in guarding the city gates. If they embarrass themselves, they would risk embarrassing King City too. He couldn’t afford that in front of these tribesmen.

He thought that the Lu family members would be able to hold out longer… What a pity.

Sighing internally, the armoured man leapt off the tower and landed behind Lubi.

Shao Xuan averted his gaze over, not surprised at the new presence.

“You’re from the Ji family?” Shao Xuan could sense the Ji family fire seed aura off him.

The armoured man slightly resembled Ji Fang. But comparatively, Ji Fang was calmer while this person was largely feral. Despite that, the man had watered down his wildness in front of Shao Xuan, gaze cautious.

“I’m Ji Shou of the Ji family. My brother has sent me here to welcome your party,” replied Ji Shou. His brother was Ji Fang, this indicated that Ji Shou was royalty. He was the head of the King City guards, one of the few surviving royal heirs. Ji Shou was spared as he had shared the same father and same mother as Ji Fang. Plus, he had made great effort to aid Ji Fang’s ascend to the throne.

As Ji Shou spoke, he couldn’t help but avert his gaze away from meeting Shao Xuan’s eyes. He finally understood why the Lu family members were behaving that way. It really was too much pressure.

Unbeknownst to Ji Shou, Shao Xuan had toned down his intensity after Ji Shou’s appearance.

Due to Ji Shou’s sudden appearance, Shao Xuan’s eyes switched target. The Lu family members, including Lubi, suddenly felt lighter. It felt almost as if the huge mountain sitting on them were moved away. Some of them wiped away the cold sweat dotting their foreheads, hearts celebrating Ji Shou’s well-timed appearance. If the man hadn’t shown up, they really wouldn’t be able to hang on much longer.

There really was something extremely unsettling about this Flaming Horn tribesman!

After all, Ji Shou was inherently different from the Lu family members. The fire seed power within him was relatively stronger, allowing him to recover from the momentary daze. Back in the ancient fire seed era, the Ji family’s fire seed would be way more powerful than the Lu family’s fire seed. Hence, Ji Shou was able to withstand Shao Xuan’s immense aura better.

They had been stuck at the city gates for a little too long. Ji Shou quickly snapped out of it and raised a palm to motion for Shao Xuan to move past the gates.

“Open up!” Ji Shou said, “Everyone, this way please!”

Shao Xuan took the lead and entered the city. Behind him, Gui He led the rest of them in.

Ji Shou studied the passing tribesmen, eyes narrowed to slits as he tried to mask the hostile glint. These tribesmen were indeed very different from his expectations. The outcome from the Lu family’s pitiful attempt of a confrontation had shown that it was best to treat these tribesmen carefully. Rarely was he this courteous in speech, he never said ‘please’.

After he had shown the Flaming Horn’s group into the city, Ji Shou cast a scathing glance at the dumbfounded Lu family members. Then, he looked at the hiding Fox tribe members and smirked. Without any concern for their responses, he paced into the city.

After the entry of the tribesmen, the city gates went back to its usual state. It remained open, resuming smooth entry and exit for its traffic. The Lu family members didn’t feel good at all. Thinking back to the earlier situation, fear seized their hearts as chills began travelling up their spines again.

Lubi stared at the leaving group in a daze. His grip loosened and the hammer fell to the ground with a muted thud. As if going through a mental breakdown, Lubi could barely support his body. Luming, who was nearby Lubi, dropped his knees to the ground.

The meaning behind the look and smirk Ji Shou directed towards them was received.

They were done for.

On the other end, the group following behind Shao Xuan into the city were walking along the spacious King City avenue that led directly to the palace. They watched the King City soldiers who were maintaining the order on both sides curiously. At the same time, they studied the curious onlookers and the surrounding architecture and shop furnishings.

King City’s avenue was comparatively broader than those in Chao Qiu City and the rest. Caesar could walk alongside the tribesmen with adequate space. Huge beasts were typically used to transport cargo in the city. So it was a frequent sight to see large beasts walking along the streets. However, this avenue wasn’t open for public access. The normal travellers and caravans would take another path after entering the city. To be able to step onto this road was special treatment.

“Did you notice?” Gui He asked Tuo, who was walking beside him.