Chapter 2446

Su Xiao entered Sand City from the city gate, very smoothly. A powerful person like Karos, who was famous, would indeed play tricks in secret, but in Sand City, she wouldn't reveal hostility.

Su Xiao walked on the street. Although it was already 6 PM, there were still many pedestrians on the street. Hanging lamps were suspended along the street, and firelight shone through the murky glass covers, making the night view of Sand City very beautiful.

Caesar followed behind the team, sweating like rain. He was carrying a large wooden box. Every step he took, his stick-like legs were trembling. Baja had wanted to carry these gold coins before, but Caesar had sternly refused. His original words were that he was "too weak" and needed to exercise.

"My dear friend, Caesar, Caesar seems to have seen an angel."

"Hey, Caesar, cheer up. Boss, Caesar is foaming at the mouth..."

Half an hour later, in an inn, Caesar lay on the bed, a wet towel still on his head.

Before arriving in Sand City, Su Xiao had already arranged everything. Caesar was responsible for making money, with a starting capital of 4,866 gold coins. He was to earn as much as he could.

Su Xiao, on the other hand, wore the family crest of the Brave Skull tribe and, through Caesar's introduction, made contact with the high-level officials of Sand City—that is, the Sand Emperor, the Queen, the High Priest, Karos, and others.

Wanting to obtain military power in Sand City was by no means an easy task. The High Priest and Karos were in the same faction, which was also the faction with the greatest power at present.

The Sand Emperor was very young, but this didn't mean he had no power. The fourteen-year-old Sand Emperor was the backbone of all those in power. No matter what, no one could shake the Sand Emperor's throne. The people, the commanders of the army, and the gods of the Sand Flame Kingdom all stood on the Sand Emperor's side.

The Queen's situation was unknown. Beautiful yet kind—this was the evaluation of her from the outside world. The fourteen-year-old Sand Emperor was infatuated with her. Officials had jointly petitioned many times, hoping the Queen could temporarily leave Sand City for 3–4 years and return after the Sand Emperor came of age. They were worried about the Sand Emperor's young body.

"The situation is basically like this. I've seen the Sand Emperor a few times. That little Sand King is so weak he even has dark circles under his eyes. But if it were me, I might be weak too. The Queen's beauty... hehehehe."

Caesar spoke weakly, the smile on his face gradually becoming lewd.

"Are the High Priest and Karos planning to use the Queen to kill the Sand Emperor?"

"It's very likely not. I feel the High Priest and Karos are very afraid of anything happening to the Sand Emperor. Letting the Queen temporarily leave Sand City was their proposal, which was rejected by the Sand Emperor."

"So, they don't have the capital to move against the Sand Emperor yet?"

Just as Su Xiao finished speaking, the door of the room was knocked. The candlelight inside the lamp cover flickered, turning into the shape of upright sharp needles.

"Lord Kuku-Lin Bai Ye."

A low voice came from outside the door. Under Su Xiao's signal, Baja opened the door.

Outside the door was pitch black, with only two dark red eyes. There was no spirit in these eyes, calm as dead water.

Hearing this address, Su Xiao knew the Brave Skull tribe's family crest had worked. The identity he was disguised as had a high initial status but no real power. The Brave Skull tribe's family crest should have been an item obtained by other hunters.

Because this world didn't belong to the Samsara Paradise, the resources consumed to forcibly interfere with this world and perform identity disguise were definitely not low. Disguising through the Brave Skull tribe's family crest was different; this thing was a medium.

"His Majesty invites you to meet at the Rosai Palace in one quarter-hour."

After the man whose face couldn't be seen finished this sentence, he waited quietly outside the door, his aura barely perceptible.

Caesar sat up on the bed with a "whoosh," his eyes almost glowing green. The situation was better than imagined.

Rosai Palace was the Sand Emperor's residence and also the center of power in Sand City. How many Holy Soul-ers were guarding the surroundings and the interior was unclear. As for soldiers, there were at least eighty thousand or more, and they were all the elite of the elite.

The darkness outside the door slowly dissipated. A man wearing a long red coat stood with his head bowed. His face and hands were wrapped in cloth strips.

Seeing the appearance of the visitor and that tearing aura, Su Xiao judged that if they fought, he had a 60% chance of winning.

This was definitely someone by the Sand Emperor's side, perhaps even a shadow guard. If he compared this person's combat power, Su Xiao inferred that the strength of a demigod wasn't as powerful as imagined.

Soldiers possessed Gray Souls, making this world very dangerous. If one went to assassinate someone like the Sand Emperor, the world difficulty would definitely exceed the upper limit of lv. 66. The maximum difficulty of lv. 66 represented individual strength.

"Please this way."

The man in red walked downstairs to the inn. Just as Caesar was about to follow, he was blocked by Su Xiao.

"Caesar, using this person's combat power as a standard, how much stronger would a demigod be?"

Hearing this, Caesar was stunned.

"How much stronger? Red Sand is a demigod. You don't want to fight him, do you? There are only six demigods among the Holy Soul-ers, and Red Sand is ranked fifth."

"Oh."

"Could it be that you..."

Caesar seemed to have thought of something, which greatly boosted his confidence.

The King's Shadow named Red Sand walked in front. After leaving the small inn, Red Sand wasn't recognized by the commoners. Some commoners even looked at him suspiciously because of his attire.

"This way."

Red Sand spoke in a low voice. At this moment, under his cuff, a blade was hidden. He sensed Su Xiao's blood aura and that sharpness that seemed capable of cutting through everything, which made Red Sand feel uneasy in his heart. The King was the reason he lived; for any reason, the King could not have any accidents.

Unknowingly, Red Sand began to tremble as he walked forward. He wasn't afraid, but was suppressing the violent power within his body. He hadn't felt a sense of crisis for many years. Today, the sense of crisis appeared, appearing intermittently behind him, as if a blood beast was grinning, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth.

"If you provoke me again, this area will be razed to the ground."

Su Xiao, who was holding a string of horned lizard meat and tasting the delicacies of the Sand Flame Kingdom, spoke up.

"Sorry."

Red Sand walked faster. After passing through a dozen streets and a stone bridge, Su Xiao arrived at the main gate of Rosai Palace.

A row of stone pillars stood in front of the main gate of Rosai Palace. These stone pillars were about a dozen meters high and connected at the top. Behind these stone pillars was a magnificent circular building. How large the area it occupied was couldn't be judged. The top of this building was circular, like half a stone ball inverted on top, with a sharp iron cone pointing straight to the sky.

Under Red Sand's guidance, Su Xiao passed through layers of guards. The aura of Holy Soul-ers in the dark was even too numerous to count.

Walking into Rosai Palace, there was a man-made fountain. Fresh water flowed down from a water tower a dozen meters high. An old man with graying hair and a slightly chubby figure was sitting in the fountain pool. Seeing Red Sand walk over, the old man just watched with a smile.

"Old thing," Caesar, who was following Su Xiao, muttered, and then said: "That is the High Priest of the Sand Flame Kingdom, named Uno. This old guy is wicked."

"Oh."

Su Xiao didn't look at High Priest Uno. Following Red Sand, Su Xiao walked up the curved staircase and arrived at a sleeping hall on the sixth floor of Rosai Palace.

The sleeping hall was very large. A large wall on the front side was hollowed out, with only a few stone pillars. From here, one could overlook a small half of Sand City. Gauze curtains hung down, blown by the night wind.

On the inner side of the sleeping hall was a very low bed, covered with animal skins. Heaven knows what kind of transcendent creature's fur it was to have such a large piece.

"Please sit."

Red Sand left this sentence behind and retreated into the darkness in the corner, his aura completely vanishing.

Before long, several servants ran into the sleeping hall. After they tidied up the already flat low bed, they retreated to the wall.

With a creak, the main door of the sleeping hall was pushed open. Escorted by a dozen soldiers, a youth walked over. He wore loose white clothes, and his somewhat pale face was a bit weary. Behind this youth followed an extremely beautiful woman. The Sand Emperor and the Queen had arrived.

Su Xiao glanced at the Queen. She was indeed beautiful, but he didn't care about that. He wanted to know more about how such a weak Sand Emperor managed to suppress the Minister of Administration and that woman Karos.

"You're late."

The Sand Emperor sat on the low bed, his voice lacking breath. After glancing at Su Xiao, he smiled. His attitude was unfathomable. He raised his hand to signal all guards and servants to retreat. The Queen knelt behind the Sand Emperor, helping him gently rub his shoulders.

"Only arrived in Sand City tonight?"

Su Xiao didn't know what identity he was disguised as for the time being, but judging from the Sand Emperor's attitude, he had clearly met the other party before and had a personal friendship.

"Six years have passed in the blink of an eye."

The Sand Emperor narrowed his eyes. On that somewhat feminine face, he seemed to be smiling, and also seemed to be mocking.

"Last time we met, you even punched me. You were taller than me then, and you still are now. But that you could come is really... too good."

The Sand Emperor was no longer smiling. After the servants and guards retreated, his smile at this moment came from the heart. Looking at his appearance, if his physique wasn't so weak, he would have come up to hug Su Xiao.

"Coming to Sand City, you actually didn't come directly to find me. Are you distancing yourself from me because I'm the Sand Emperor, or are you still blaming me for that matter?"

The Sand Emperor stood up. He picked up a small ball from beside the low bed, raised his chin at Su Xiao, and then threw the small ball over with a smile.

"The gift you gave me, I've kept it all along. What about the one I gave you?"

As the Sand Emperor spoke, Su Xiao raised his hand to catch the small ball. A problem arose: he didn't know what gift he and the Sand Emperor had exchanged six years ago.