THE LIGHTNING EMPEROR
The Mayor of Funsu City
Fang An thought that the Heaven Wind Jade Plate would be used to open the wall gate, it turned out that the gate that Bing Rong was referring to was the gate at the outside of the Academy, precisely in a city, even then Fang An got his information from the soldiers who were checking at the border Wall Gate.
The seven prospective students of the academy immediately entered the White Fort Region, because the prospective students of the academy would not be complicated by the soldiers at the border.
The seven prospective disciples accompanied by three adults were now inside the White fortress territory, and after being inside the territory, they all looked at the vast empty land.
"There's no forest, no village, no town, nothing here!" fang An said.
Yan Hang was similarly surprised to see a scene that he thought was very frightening, how not frightening if as long as the eyes looked, all that was visible was a very arid and hot wasteland.
"If you want to surrender, you just go back to the Green Land Continent!" said a young man who has the highest ability of other prospective students.
"Hi buddy! We are from the same region, not to mention that we are all the same destination, what is the harm if we together set out through this arid land?" said Yan Hang who touched the young man's shoulder.
"Keep your filthy hands off my shoulders!" said the young man while shaking off Yan Hang's hand.
"So Tang, don't mind those losers, let's go!" said the 15-year-old girl who was accompanied by the three adults.
"Looh! So arrogant of them!" yan Hang grumbled then he returned to Fang An's side.
"Are you also planning on going there alone like them?" asked Yan Hang.
Fang An smiled then he noticed the three grown men who took out umbrellas for the girl and the young man.
"What about you? Do you need a friend or do you want to go alone?" ask Fang An.
"If you want, let's walk together!" yan Hang replied.
"Alright, after all, the distance of this arid land is not too broad, if the walk may be later tonight we can reach the end of this empty land!" fang An said.
Fang An was indeed planning to fly with the Ice Lion, and if Yan Hang was not afraid if he climbed on his Ice Lion's back, he would, then they would be able to get to the end of the empty land that was hot and arid, but if it turned out that Yan Hang did not dare, then Fang An would walk with Yan Hang.
Yan Hang looked at Fang An in confusion then he asked the intent of Fang An's words, "Street? Do you want to climb your Spirit Beast and run through that hot land?" yan Hang asked while the others had gone first.
"As for you, if you want us to go downstairs, then we will climb up my Spirit Beast and run there, but if you are not afraid of heights, then we will go through the air!" replied Fang An.
Yan Hang was obviously surprised to hear that then he looked at the Ice Lion, while the black locust Yan Hang was quite far from beside Yan Hang, as the black locust was afraid of the Ice Lion.
"Through air! Don't tell me your Spirit Beast can fly?" asked Yan Hang.
"My Spirit Beast can indeed fly!" replied Fang An.
Yan Hang looked at the White Lion in shock, with a somewhat stiff voice, Yan Hang started to guess the Ice Lion's ability.
"Means your Spirit Beast has the ability of Earth 3! If so, then what stage are you at?" ask Yan Hang again.
Fang An only smiled and then he stroked the body of the Ice Lion, of course the scorching hot weather of the sun would not affect Fang An, as the Ice Lion continued to let out a cold mist.
"If you are not afraid to be carried flying by my Spirit Beast, then go up to its back!" said Fang An who did not answer Yan Hang's question would be at what stage he was currently at.
Yan Hang turned his head towards his Grasshopper who was keeping his distance from the Ice Lion, he approached him and then explained if the Ice Lion was a friend.
After the black locust was successfully persuaded, Yan Hang and his Spirit Beast immediately climbed onto the back of the Ice Lion, while Fang An who was sitting at the very front immediately told the Ice Lion to fly towards the end of the Barren Land and hot before him.
Many people who walk through the arid land, some are carrying chariots, some are riding horses, some are using umbrellas, and some are not carrying any protection or vehicles, he said, and among them a new group of disciples also appeared to be at the very front.
The disciples did not know that Fang An and Yan Hang had gone ahead of them, because the Ice Lion was flying so high that it would look like a black bird in the sky, even though it was an Ice Lion.
"Fang An, did you deliberately run to the academy to avoid a feud between the Fang Clan and the Peach Tree Mountain Sect?" yan Hang asked as he looked at Fang An's back.
"I just want to train to be stronger, after all why should I run away from the Peach Tree Mountain Sect? Although they are the largest and strongest Sect in the Green Mainland Continent, I am not afraid at all," Fang An replied without looking back.
Yan Hang only nodded, in fact he wanted to know a lot about the matter of the Fang Clan with the Peach Tree Mountain Sect, but he was afraid that if he kept asking, fearing that his question would offend Fang An.
Just by knowing if Fang An possessed a 3rd Earth Spirit Beast, Yan Hang guessed that Fang An likely had a higher ability than the arrogant Youth of the new disciple-to-be.
They continued flying until they finally arrived at the end of the barren land, the Ice Lion immediately descended and then Fang An and Yan Hang walked towards the Gate.
"Handi Village!" Yan Hang read the sign above the gate and then they were confronted by four men who all had Yu Zhi abilities.
"Stop, you are not allowed to enter the village before paying the entrance permit to us!" said one of them.
Fang An watched the four of them, from the looks of the four of them, it seemed like they were neither soldiers nor guards, perhaps villagers or Cultivators who were indeed guarding the Village.
"How much should we pay?" ask Fang An.
"One person is one Ziyuan, because you have four, then four Ziyuan!" answer one of them.
"Fourth? Are our Spirit Beasts also charged an entrance fee?" asked Yan Hang.
"Spirit Beast is also a living being, of course they will also be charged an entrance fee!" answer her.
"It's okay, let me pay!" fang An said.
Fang An immediately gave the four Ziyuan to them, once they received the payment, they immediately opened the door and kindly allowed Fang An and Yan Hang as well as their two Spirit Beasts to enter, and after that they saw a village that was quite crowded.
The village does look a bit arid and hot, as the name implies Hundi Village which means Arid, only Fang An can feel the presence of strong people in the big village.
"It's late in the evening, we should spend the night here, we'll find the cheapest lodging!" fang An said.
Yan Hang nodded and then they walked in search of lodging, as Fang An wanted to take a bath because his body was sultry, whereas Yan Hang not only felt sultry, he was also extremely hungry.
"Everything give way to Young Master Zhang Wei!"
As he was leisurely walking, suddenly a cry from the other direction called for people to step aside, and at once everyone immediately gave way.
Seen some horses ridden by people dressed all in yellow passing the road, there are also people who walk and there are stretchers that are on the shoulder.
After they passed by Fang An, he could see the figure of a 17-year-old youth inside the stretcher.
"It looks like that young man is a big person in this region!" fang An said.
"Hey young man, that young Master Zhang Wei, he is the son of the former Mayor who died 14 years ago, and the position of Mayor was replaced by his stepfather! Young Master Zhang's mother remarried about 12 years ago to a man named Xia Ding from the Green Mainland Continent!" said a middle-aged woman explaining to Fang An in a very slow voice.
"Be careful when you speak, if young Master Zhang hears you, you will be killed immediately!" said the woman next to him.
"Xia Ding from the Green Land Continent?"
Fang An tried to remember the name, he felt like he had heard Xia's name, and after a while, he remembered Xia Longli and Xia Feihu.
Seeing the two middle-aged women was very careful to talk about the Mayor's family, so Fang An waited for the group to move away because Fang An wanted to know about the person named Xia Ding.
After Zhang Wei's entourage was far enough away, the middle-aged woman was intending to leave, but Fang An immediately called out to her. "Auntie! Sorry I just want to know, who is this Xia Ding? I asked because I am also from the Green Mainland Continent!" fang An said.
The two middle-aged women looked at each other and stared at Zhang Wei's entourage that had already drifted away, the two of them looked around and invited Fang An and Yan Hang as well as their two Spirit Beasts to come with the two women.
The two of them entered the house which turned out to be the property of the two women who had just been known if they were brothers, one of the women is already with her husband and has one child who is 8 years old.
"I was forced to bring you here because I can't tell you outside who the current Mayor is, it's too dangerous to talk outside, because many of the young Master Zhang Wei's men were spying on the entire corner of this village" the woman said.
"Yes it's okay aunt, we understand the situation!" fang An replied, it was just that Yan Hang was like a daze because he did not understand at all.
The woman began to tell Fang An who Xia Ding was going to be, the story started from Zhang Guo's death, he was an excellent governor as well as a sage.
Namun Zhang Guo menderita penyakit di dalam otaknya sehingga dia meninggal, dan saat itu Zhang Wei masih anak-anak.
Handi Village itself is located not far from a city called Funsu City, and in Funsu city is where the entrance to the Heaven Wind Peak Academy is located.
The White Citadel Region's Ruler King intends to find a successor to the Mayor of Funsu City after two years since Zhang Guo's death, but who would have thought there was a man who managed to lure the late Zhang Guo's wife, the mayor of the city of Funsu, to the death of Zhang Guo, it was just that Zhang Wei did not like it.
But Zhang Wei who is still a child is helpless at the wishes of his mother who wants to marry Xia Ding who is known to be a Labour worker.
The Ruler King also gave gifts as congratulations, and in order to remember the kindness of the late Zhang Guo, the King finally made Xia Ding a governor in Funsu City by passing through the intermediary of the Governor.
However, Zhang Wei still did not like, even now Zhang Wei increasingly hated his stepfather, because since his mother married Xia Ding, Zhang Wei felt his mother had not noticed him.
This made Zhang Wei's hatred even more so, he blatantly opposed Xia Ding and asked to leave his mother, but his mother instead of defending him instead slapped him instead.
Since then the attitude of Zhang Wei who was originally very good like his late father actually turned into very arrogant and increasingly hate the small people, even though he was very familiar with the people before, but now he is often intoxicated, gambling, not even reluctant to punish the people he does not like, especially if until there are people who dare to talk about his family problems.
Zhang Wei's hatred for Xia Ding from the start was not without reason, Zhang Wei already knew that Xia Ding already had a wife and two children left behind in the Green Mainland Continent, he said, that was why he disagreed, and now his hatred had already reached its peak.
Fang An let out a long sigh hearing the story, now he was sure that Xia Ding was actually Jing Chiyi's husband as well as the father of Xia Feihu and Xia Longli.
"I don't understand why he would forget his wife and two children just because he was already the biggest man in Funsu City, perhaps there is a point if fame and greatness will be able to forget one's past!" muttered Fang An.
Fang An finally did not blame Zhang Wei's attitude which seemed to be very arrogant, he did all of that definitely want to get the attention of his mother.
"Do you know the mayor is young?" ask the woman.
"I don't know him, but I've met his wife and two children who are stranded and suffering in Tianyang City!" replied Fang An.
Yan Hang who listened from the beginning to listen to Fang An's answer began to know Fang An's intentions to know the identity of the Mayor, although he also felt annoyed to Xia Ding, who was also angry with him, but what was on his mind right now was different, and he said it to Fang An.
"Fang An, are we done? Then let's find an inn, I'm already very hungry!" said Yan Hang.
"Ah yes-yes! Aunt thank you very much for the information, we have to immediately find an inn because tomorrow we have to go to Funsu City!" fang An said.
"Young man! Our conversation today should not be spread to anyone, even if you have the ability, but Zhang Wei also has many hired people who have very high abilities, he said, please don't tell anyone that I'm the one who told you all this!" said the woman.
"Auntie take it easy, aunty can keep my promise, I won't tell anyone if aunty has told me!" replied Fang An.
Fang An and Yan Hang immediately said goodbye as Yan Hang continued to tug on Fang An's sleeves to immediately look for lodging, as he was already very hungry.
Eventually, the two found a fairly cheap inn. After they had told the maids to give their two Spirit Beasts a resting place in the Spirit Beasts special cage, the two of them immediately went to clean themselves as well as dinner, then Yan Hang went to sleep while Fang An meditated until morning.
