Wow, this rough-around-the-edges pregnant wife is something else, she's incredibly ruthless!

If it weren't for him, Dawn Island wouldn't be in its current state of being neither here nor there.

Suppressing her anger, Sheng Zhuzhu fiddled with what she was doing and listened to Sheng Yu continue.

"Between Youcheng and Yucheng, there is another city called Daocheng, which can be said to be the richest of the four cities. Eighty percent of the fine grains in the capital come from here, and it can be said to be the imperial warehouse."

"Daocheng? Is rice its main food crop?"

"Yes, Daocheng is even flatter than the capital, with endless rice paddies as far as the eye can see."

Sheng Yu replied.

This is something he discovered when he passed through this place during his travels all over the country. Moreover, the rice from Daocheng tastes much better than that from other places, which is why the wealthy are willing to buy it.

The discussion continued until they finished eating, at which point the six of them finally decided on their next destination.

Since we're already here, let's go and see each city one by one.

Their route was simply northwards.

Because the "green carpet" makes them easy to spot during the day, Meng Tong and his group of six decided to set off at night.

After finishing his meal, Meng Tong found a dry patch of grass to lie down and rest, closing his eyes and beginning to absorb plant energy.

As night fell and a bright white moon hung in the sky, the group changed their clothes, had dinner, and then set off for Liaocheng.

Liaocheng and Fucheng are more than 300 kilometers apart and are located in the middle to upper part of the entire territory of the Great Wei Dynasty. Last year's drought did not have as great an impact on Liaocheng as it did on Fucheng.

When you arrive at your destination, you can still see small groups of vendors calling out their wares on the streets.

Since the city gates were already closed, Meng Tong decided to go all the way and landed in a relatively open area inside the city.

It took less than two hours in total, and they arrived in Liaocheng at 7:45 PM.

Walking along the dimly lit path toward the main road, Meng Tong and his group of six encountered several drunkards along the way.

They were all well-dressed, and occasionally there were young men wearing pendants and jade ornaments, but there were very few women.

"Hey! Where did this pretty young lady come from? She's so beautiful, why don't you come to the inn tonight and have some fun with me!"

"Go away."

As they walked along, Sheng Zhuzhu was whispering to Cheng Mian when suddenly a man with a large, greasy belly shamelessly approached them.

The strong smell of alcohol almost made Sheng Zhuzhu vomit.

Women aren't to be trifled with either. Before Cheng Mian and the others could even make a move, three hard slaps landed on the fat pig's face.

"You dare hit me? Do you know that no one in the entire Liaocheng has ever dared to treat me, Liu Si, like this?"

"I don't care who you are, Zhang San or Li Si. If you dare to flirt with me, I'll chop off your 'things'."

"Hiss... Where did this shrew come from? If she messes with Liu Si, things will get really messed up."

The onlookers stopped and gasped, their eyes filled with curiosity and schadenfreude as they looked at Sheng Zhuzhu.

Everyone in Liaocheng knows that Liu Si's father is a close associate of the Crown Prince. Last year, they were able to avoid being affected by the refugees from the south thanks to Liu Si's father. Otherwise, with the hordes of refugees rushing in, none of them would have survived.

Moreover, this year's harvest was completely nonexistent, and it was only because Liu Si's father took pity on him and bought grain from Daocheng that the entire Liaocheng became a dead city, just like Fucheng is now.

The crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger, and some even started clamoring for the killing of Sheng Zhuzhu to avenge Liu Si.

This is utterly lawless and without any regard for the law.

Cheng Mian held Sheng Zhuzhu in his arms, his dark eyes filled with murderous intent.

Does she really think he's dead? How dare he harass women in the street?

Little did they know that such a situation was commonplace in Liaocheng. No one dared to object to anyone Liu Si took a fancy to, and they would be sent to his bed within a night.

An unhealthy trend has been blowing in Liaocheng for a year, and it is very different from what Sheng Yu used to see.

Surrounded by Lu Chuan and the other three, Meng Tong patted Sheng Zhuzhu's shoulder reassuringly.

The woman looked at the disgusting faces less than a foot away, a murderous glint flashing in her deep eyes. Then, a supernatural power that spread from her feet silently crept up to everyone's ankles.

"Kid, if you know what's good for you, get out of the way. We'll buy these two little wenches and give you four brothers ten taels of silver, how about that?"

"Brother, isn't this too much? I only paid three taels of silver for the baby birds I bought yesterday."

"Get out of my way, what do you know? Do you think this is what I'm after?"

The man who spoke had a foul mouth, like he had eaten shit; every word he uttered was inhuman.

With his hands clenched into fists, the flames emanating from Lu Chuan seemed capable of scorching everyone.

The bats and fledglings hiding in the shadows seemed to sense the man's anger.

A swarm of bats, glowing red in the darkness, flew out of the woods and headed towards the city, followed by buzzing bees, as if they had discovered a large patch of flowers.

The scene alarmed Liu Dazhuang at the distillery; a fat man weighing over 200 pounds was lying in the arms of three beautiful women.

A servant boy ran in tremblingly.

"Master, the fourth young master has been beaten up in the street! You must go and see!"

"what?"

Liu Dazhuang couldn't sit up after turning over, and it took the three beauties a lot of effort to barely support him.

The fat pig, panting heavily, walked down the street with his chest and breasts exposed, swearing all the way, even thinking about digging up people's ancestral graves.

……

Over here, more and more people gathered to watch the spectacle. Even some women from brothels came over, swaying their plump hips, and casually pulled a man over to lean against him. One of them asked in a sweet voice, "Sir, what's going on? Why aren't you going to see the flowers tonight?"

"Heh...it's because someone was blind and provoked Liu Si."

He casually stroked the woman's smooth chin, while secretly giving her plump buttocks a couple of squeezes with one hand.

The woman chuckled sweetly twice, then grabbed the man's collar and headed towards the brothel.

I thought something serious had happened. She just angered Liu Si, right? Just kill him. Why let it affect the brothel's business? She hasn't even had a customer tonight!

Meng Tong and his group of six were surrounded. Some people were already itching to reach out and test Lu Chuan and his group, but due to the overwhelming sense of pressure, no one dared to step forward.

The situation remained deadlocked until Meng Tong had wrapped everyone's ankles with whips.

The barbs embedded in the skin cause a slight pain. Some people try to look down or touch them, but then they lose all their strength and fall to the ground.

Because the crowd was so dense, they collapsed one layer on top of another, as if possessed by a demon. Their already pale faces turned deathly white.

You can clearly feel the blood flowing out of your body.

"Buzzing."

The sweet taste of blood was so enticing that bats, appearing out of nowhere, flew directly into the group of people lying on the ground.

Its mouth was gnawing at the face, and for a moment the entire main road was filled with wails of agony.

"Help! Help me! Get away from me, don't peck me!"

"Ah! My foot."

Watching the scene unfold before him with indifference, Meng Tong felt a surge of emotions welling up inside him.

The woman's slightly upturned lips appeared to the people of tonight as the embodiment of a demon from hell.