Chapter 451 Return to Sky City

Li Junyu's screams echoed in the snow, shocking the rich second-generations around him. He fell to the ground in pain, his leg bitten off by the tiger, blood gushing out, dyeing the surrounding snow red. The snow looked particularly cold against the backdrop of the night, and the bright red blood was like the only warmth in this cold world, but it was quickly cooled by the cold wind.

The other people were already scared to death when they saw this scene. Although they usually lived a life of luxury, they had never experienced such a life-and-death crisis. Seeing Li Junyu's leg bitten off, their first reaction was to run for their lives!

"Run! Run!" One of the rich second-generations screamed, completely ignoring Li Junyu who was still struggling on the ground. He shouted and ran wildly, leaving a string of panicked footprints on the snow.

"Save me... Save me..." Li Junyu called for help weakly, his voice intermittent. His body trembled violently due to the severe pain, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his eyes were full of despair. But no matter how he shouted, no one else looked back, and they didn't even dare to look at him.

"You... can't do this..." Li Junyu's voice became weaker and weaker, and his vision began to blur. Blood continued to flow from the broken leg and spread out along the snow. Snowflakes gently fell, covering his wounds, gradually freezing the bright red blood.

The wind whistled in his ears, and the cold quickly eroded Li Junyu's limbs. His hands tried to grab the snow on the ground and wanted to get up, but the severe pain made every move he made extremely difficult. He felt that his physical strength was rapidly draining away, and his consciousness began to blur.

Li Junyu's lips were pale, and his face was full of fear and pain. He used up his last strength to call out his companion's name, but only his weak cry for help echoed in the empty snow.

"Don't... go... save me..." Li Junyu's voice finally turned into a hoarse whisper, and then was completely drowned by the cold wind. His consciousness gradually dissipated, his physical strength was exhausted, and he fell to the snow, no longer able to struggle.

The cold wind blew on his body, and heavy snow quickly covered his body. Li Junyu's eyes were still open, looking at the dark sky, as if he wanted to grasp the last glimmer of hope for life, but in the end, his breathing gradually stagnated, and his body slowly became stiff in the cold.

He left this world silently in the boundless cold and loneliness.

**

Su Ming and Alice ended their rainforest journey and returned to the Sky City. Along the way, Su Ming was in a relatively relaxed mood. After so many adventures, he thought that returning to the familiar Sky City would be a little comforting. However, when he stepped into the Sky City, the scene in front of him made Su Ming stunned instantly.

The Sky City is no longer the prosperity and magnificence they are familiar with, but a desolate and dilapidated. The towering white tower now has mottled walls, and the once smooth surface is covered with thick dust and dirt, as if no one has taken care of it for several years. Some of the spires of the towers have been damaged or even collapsed, and the rubble is scattered on the ground, becoming a ruin.

The streets in the city, once bustling with traffic, are now empty. The wide stone road was full of cracks, and weeds stubbornly emerged from the cracks and grew extremely lush. The doors of the shops on both sides of the street were closed, the goods in the windows were covered with dust, and some of the signs outside the windows were half-fallen. The wind blew and made a "creaking" sound, which looked weird and desolate.

The suspended garden that once decorated the Sky City is now only withered branches and broken vines. The fountain in the garden has dried up and is full of fallen leaves and garbage. The statues have also lost their former glory due to the erosion of wind and rain. The air is filled with a smell of decay and abandonment, as if the entire Sky City has been sleeping for many years and no one has come here again.

"What's going on?" Alice stood in the middle of the street, looking around, her tone full of confusion.

Su Ming frowned. The Sky City was once so dazzling and prosperous that it was unimaginable. How could it become so dilapidated in a short time?

They continued to move forward, and the scene along the way became more and more depressing. The once bustling market is now empty, with only a few rags hanging on wooden poles and fluttering in the wind.

The statues and fountains in the garden are covered with dust and vines, as if time has stopped here.

"Did something big happen here?" Alice asked in a low voice.

Su Ming shook his head slightly, frowning: "I don't know."

They finally came to the central square of Sky City, which was once the heart of Sky City, with the most magnificent buildings and the most prosperous markets. However, now the square is empty, the huge clock tower in the center has tilted, and the hands of the clock have stopped, as if symbolizing that time in this city has stopped flowing.

The buildings around the square are in ruins, and the walls of many houses have collapsed, windows are broken, and bricks are scattered on the ground. The spaceship that once decorated Sky City has also fallen. The wreckage of a huge airship lies in the center of the square, with a broken mast and a rusty hull eroded by wind and rain, like a silent monster lying there.

"What on earth happened here?" Alice's voice was filled with a hint of shock that could not be concealed.

Su Ming's eyes were condensed. He felt that the ruin of Sky City could not have happened naturally. There must be some external force at work. He looked around. The ruined scene silently told the story of the city's former glory and current decline, as if warning them of some unknown disaster.

As night falls, the square of Sky City remains silent, with only the cold wind whispering among the ruins. Su Ming and Alice stood in the middle of this dilapidated city. As they continued to move forward, Su Ming suddenly felt a familiar aura spreading around them.

"Su Ming." A deep voice came from behind. Su Ming turned around and saw a hazy soul floating slowly out of the ruins. He recognized that it was the soul that he had helped.

"Why...are you here?" Su Ming was slightly surprised, but his tone was filled with a hint of caution.

The soul body nodded, with a solemn expression: "Xiao Yinyu, the lord of Sky City, was captured by a mysterious woman. The woman said that she would come back in three days and set fire to the entire Sky City."

Su Ming's heart sank, and he immediately knew who it was, the woman who planted the seal in his body!

More and more souls slowly floated out from the ruins of Sky City. They were all residents who once lived here, and now they have become dead souls.

"Please, save Sky City..." an old soul said with choked sobs.

"You once saved us, now we are homeless and our only hope is you." Another young soul whispered.

"You are the only one who can prevent this disaster. Please protect Sky City." More souls spoke one after another, their voices full of expectations and trust in Su Ming.

Su Ming felt that the wishes of these souls were gradually converging on him, and the energy was like a raging tide, pouring into his body continuously. Golden light flickered around him, and with the wishes of these souls, the power in Su Ming's body continued to increase until it was unprecedentedly powerful.

This power made Su Ming feel extremely shocked and powerful. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and felt the flow of this power.

At this time, Alice couldn't see those soul bodies at all. She only saw Su Ming standing there talking to himself, as if he was communicating with someone. She walked forward and asked with confusion on her face: "Who are you talking to? Why did your family become like this?"

Su Ming casually made an excuse and said calmly: "Don't worry, everything will return to normal."

Alice was a little dubious about his explanation, but in the end she didn't ask any more questions. She shrugged and said with a smile: "Well, since you're not worried, I won't ask any more questions."

Su Ming nodded slightly, "Alice, you go back first."

Alice didn't say anything more: "Okay, see you later."

His stomach suddenly growled, and Su Ming realized that it had been a long time since he had a good meal. He continued walking along the street, and suddenly saw a shabby little stall on the side of the road, exuding an alluring aroma.

He walked to the stall. The owner was an old man. When he saw someone coming to eat, he smiled and asked him to sit down. Su Ming ordered a few simple home-cooked dishes and sat down to eat. Although the stall is simple, the food tastes surprisingly good.

Just as Su Ming lowered his head to eat, the sound of several people talking came from the table next to him, especially a woman's voice that caught his attention. Her tone was calm and composed, with a calm majesty.

"Sister Liu Xiangyao, are you really going to take over this place?" A man's voice was filled with awe, as if he couldn't believe that the person in front of him was the person in the rumors.

"Yes." The woman's voice was unhurried, with a hint of coldness, "The Liu family has decided that Sky City is classified as a forbidden area and will be burned down soon. I will take over here and ensure that everything goes according to plan. ”

Su Ming was slightly shocked, raised his head and looked at the woman quietly.

The woman was sitting at a table not far away, with a cold face, and an aura that kept strangers away from her. Wearing an exquisite black dress, she seemed incompatible with the ruins, yet she looked extremely noble. There was a hint of arrogance and indifference in those deep eyes.

She was dressed exactly the same as the last time we met.

Su Ming quickly thought about it in his mind, and it turned out that the woman who had caused him trouble several times was Liu Xiangyao, one of the heirs of the Liu family. The Liu family is a legendary family that controls an extremely broad business territory and countless resources, spanning multiple fields. There are even rumors that the Liu family is related to some mysterious forces. Liu Xiangyao is one of the youngest heirs of the Liu family. She is calm and decisive, and acts extremely harshly. She is called the "Ice Queen".

According to rumors, Liu Xiangyao is also a high-ranking figure within the Liu family. She has controlled many important resources of the family at a young age and has extremely strong executive power.

Taking over Sky City this time was obviously an arrangement made by her family for a larger plan.

"But, Sister Xiangyao, hasn't this place been in ruins for a long time? Why do you want to burn it down?" Another man asked with some confusion.

Liu Xiangyao smiled coldly, with contempt in his tone: "Dilapidation does not mean safety. Sky City was once a place of glory, with too many powers and secrets that should not exist. We cannot let these things spread. Only a fire can Completely remove the ominous atmosphere here.”

When Su Ming heard this, his heart suddenly sank. He did not expect that Liu Xiangyao's purpose in taking over Sky City was to completely destroy it. And the ominous aura she mentioned obviously refers to the soul body and other mysterious forces here.

, to ensure that the Liu family's plan goes smoothly.

A series of thoughts quickly flashed through Su Ming's mind. He couldn't just sit back and do nothing, he had to find a way to stop this.

However, at this time, he could not reveal his identity and purpose. He raised his head, pretended to glance at Liu Xiangyao unintentionally, and then lowered his head to continue eating, pretending to be indifferent to these conversations.

Su Ming sat on the stall and continued to eat slowly. Although Liu Xiangyao's conversation just now made him feel heavy, he did not show any abnormality.

Liu Xiangyao quickly left the stall with people, and her figure disappeared at the end of the dilapidated Sky City street. However, Su Ming noticed that as she left, a pair of cold eyes quietly fell on him.

"Tsk tsk... This little guy is sitting here alone, eating quite deliciously."

Su Ming raised his head slightly, and his eyes fell on a seemingly inconspicuous old woman not far away.

The old woman was thin and her skin was wrinkled, like a dried mummy from ancient times. She was wearing a gray, shabby cloak, her eye sockets were deep, her eyes were as turbid as dead fish, and she flashed a malicious light from time to time.

The old woman walked up to Su Ming and stared at him for a moment, with a look of scrutiny and calculation in her eyes. Those cold eyes seemed to be looking through Su Ming's tender appearance and spying on the secrets deep in his heart.

"Little kid, why are you eating here alone? Where are your parents?" The old woman's voice was hoarse and low, as harsh as a branch scraping against glass. She smiled maliciously, and her wrinkled face seemed like a withered skin tightly attached to the bones, which was particularly terrifying.

Su Ming did not look up, but just glanced at her lightly, alert in his heart. He did not answer the old woman's question, but continued to eat the food in his hand, pretending not to hear it.

"Don't be afraid, grandma is not a bad person." The old woman smiled even more, revealing her broken yellow teeth, "How can you, a little kid, understand the danger here? You know, this is an ominous place, it's best not to stay too long."

Su Ming still ignored her and continued to stay calm, but he was already alert in his heart.

Seeing that Su Ming did not respond, the old woman continued to coax her with sweet words, "Grandma will take you to a safe place. The city here is very dangerous. Many strange things happen at night. You are so young, what if you meet a bad guy? At that time, no one will protect you."

Su Ming had seen through her tricks long ago, and sneered in his heart. He put down his chopsticks, raised his head, showed an innocent smile, and asked innocently: "Grandma, where is the safe place you said? Is it fun?"

The old woman's eyes flashed a glimmer of success, and her voice became more feminine: "Of course, the place where grandma takes you is very safe. There are many delicious foods and many fun things. As long as you follow grandma, you don't have to be afraid of anything."

As she said, she stretched out her skinny hand and wanted to hold Su Ming's little hand. The hand was as thin as a dead branch, covered with blue veins and wrinkles, and the nails were long and dirty, which looked extremely scary.

Su Ming still kept a childish smile on his face, pretending to be innocent and ignorant: "Really? Grandma, you won't lie to me, right?"

"Of course not." The old woman smiled more sinisterly, revealing the mask that seemed kind, but in her heart she had already planned how to lead Su Ming into her trap.

"Then... Grandma, let's go." Su Ming deliberately prolonged his voice, pretending to really believe her.

Seeing this, the old woman's smile became even colder, as if she was sure of victory.