Chapter 71 - Sun and Moon City

After sinking the patrol ship of the Haidu warrior, everyone controlled the Shark Tooth in the north for about half a day before heading inland.

The kind-hearted warrior said that this way of traveling can avoid direct contact with the sea, and they will probably be in the forest of small soul beasts when they reach the coast. They were not the kind of people who would not listen to the advice of others.

The group killed several sea soul beasts along the way and sank two patrol ships, and only then did they approach the Sun and Moon Continent.

The place where the Shark Tooth anchored was a steep cliff. Xu Mingxi and the three elders each carried two people, and they transported all those people in two trips. Then Xu Mingxi put away the Shark's Tooth, and everyone officially arrived in the New World.

According to what the warrior said, this is a small soul beast forest, which is guarded outside by warriors belonging to Haidu. However, this posed absolutely no threat to Xu Mingxi and his group. Even Song Jiang could kill all the guards outside.

Xu Mingxi led the team and walked directly in the forest in the direction indicated by the sign. He needed to find a place for Song Jiang and the others to settle down, only then would it be time for him and the three elders to explore.

Thanks to the strength of the veteran crew members, they walked in this small soul beast forest for nearly ten days before they saw the exit. Xu Mingxi easily dispatched the soldiers guarding the exit and learned Haidu's location from a few good people.

Xu Mingxi took out five thousand gold soul coins and gave them to Song Jiang, who then brought the crew to Haidu for a temporary stay. They were free to do whatever they wanted, and they would return to Haidu to look for them after they finished their business.

Song Jiang's strength was enough to lead this crew to earn a living in Haidu. Although the mercenary group and Miao Nong would most likely act separately in the end, they should be able to live a better life with the deterrent power of the Soul Saint.

Before departing, Xu Mingxi had given them enough money to buy their lives. Asking Song Jiangti to look after them was already the best thing he could do. There was nothing lacking in the Sun and Moon Continent, and there was no shortage of sailors who sailed throughout the year.

"Mr. Xu, the five of us will use the name Shark Tooth and will act near Haidu. Please take us with you when you want to return."

"No problem. We'll probably start from Haidu in the end, and we'll look for you then."

The crowd separated, with the main force heading for Haidu, while Xu Mingxi, along with the three elders, moved straight ahead in the direction indicated by the sign.

Several days later, the patrol boat still hadn't returned, and Haidu's higher-ups had noted the news of their deaths but didn't take it seriously.

There are many sea soul beasts in the sea. Although it was not common for an entire patrol boat to be destroyed and all its crew killed, it did happen. This time there were only two left.

This news was not even reported to the Lord of Haidu City, let alone to the almighty Emperor Xu Zilong of the Sun-Moon Empire.

Stars twinkled in the night sky. Xu Mingxi and his companions traveled day and night and arrived at a small town according to the instructions of the sign. The gold and silver light emitted by the sign ended up in that small town, and the four of them became completely confused.

They had no choice but to find a hotel in that town to rest for the night. They had been tossed about on the sea for so long and traveled for so many days, and they were tired. They would see what the situation was tomorrow.

In the hotel room, Xu Mingxi was writing at his desk, his pen moving across the diary.

"Day 462 at sea, and my navigational diary ends here. We've finally reached the end of the mark. There must be a clue in this small city.

When we return, we should move to a better ship on the Sun-Moon Continent. Shark Tooth is still a bit slow. If we move to a better ship, we can spend fewer days at sea.

Well, if we can find our way back."

The soul guiding lights in the room were turned off. Xu Mingxi decided that he should bring some of the Sun-Moon Continent's specialties when he returned. The information on all of the Sun-Moon Empire's soul guides was excellent.

...

"Big sister, he's arrived."

"Really? That lucky guy is very fast. It's only been a day, and he's only been in the underworld for over a year.

However, even if he has arrived, he needs time to find our inheritance place. If he can't find it easily, just forget about asking us for help."

"Big brother, you're still the same. He's the only human we've seen all these years who can control the sun, moon, and stars. He also got the inheritance from his brother. Who else can complete the plan besides him?"

"I don't care. If he's useless, I'd rather have my throne destroyed than give it to him."

"Why bother? Ah, I hope he can succeed. That person can't wait any longer."

...

After a good night's sleep, Xu Mingxi lay in bed as usual. This was his first good night's sleep in over a year. During his time at Shark's Tooth, he'd been training or observing the surrounding sea situation through the lookout tower.

Xu Mingxi felt that after more than a year, there was no more loneliness that he couldn't bear. There was no place more boring than being at sea.

As we discussed with the three elders last night, today we will split up and go around the city first to find out the situation here, especially the information about the sun and moon, and must pay special attention.

When Xu Mingxi walked out of the hotel, the city was already bustling. He hadn't realized it until last night, but there were still a lot of tourists in the city. In addition, there were flags outside many houses.

Xu Mingxi looked at these flags, either bright red sun flags on a brown background, or silver moon flags on a black background, and his intuition told him that these flags were not simple.

Walking to the side of the road, there was a small stall selling grilled fish with a strong aroma of spices. Xu Mingxi took out his copper soul coins and bought some skewers. He then sat down next to the stall and started chatting with the stall owner.

"Boss, the grilled fish is delicious."

"Of course, my grilled fish is a specialty of Sun and Moon City. I don't know how many tourists come here just for this."

"Really? But boss, why do I see every house in this town hanging a flag, and there are two types."

"Well, there's nothing special about this. Doesn't our Sun and Moon Imperial royal family have the Sun Martial Spirit and the Silver Moon Martial Spirit? We got them to attract tourists."

"Really? I thought there was a legend behind it."

"How could there be, sir? We're just a small place. Other than the beautiful scenery, there are no legends."

Seeing as he couldn't get anything out of her, Xu Mingxi stopped talking nonsense with her and walked away. He kept asking, but unfortunately, everyone's statements were different, but they were all similar to the grilled fish vendor boss.

Everyone said that the Sun Flag and Moon Flag were just something they made up out of thin air, and had no deep meaning at all. Before returning to the hotel, Xu Mingxi specifically asked them about the mayor's whereabouts.

Had the three elders not known about it, he might have become a thief.