Unlike the Heaven Dou Empire, where the royal family was weak, it was a good place for the development of major sects and academies. The top three sects, five elemental academies, etc. all gathered here.
The situation in the Star Luo Empire was even more complicated. Not only were there sects like the White Tiger Sect and the Holy Dragon Sect, but there were also a large number of powerful family forces.
The western region of the Star Luo Empire was mostly made up of mountains, with the Mingdou Mountains being the main component.
Except for sects like the Star Crown Sect that secluded themselves here, it could be said that this place was almost deserted. There are even a few soul beasts roaming here, and there are almost no pedestrians.
Star Luo City is located in the center of the Star Luo Empire. The northeastern part of the Xingluo Empire borders the Tiandou Empire and is directly controlled by the Dai royal family and its immediate family.
The southeastern part of the Star Luo Empire was not only home to sects such as the White Tiger Sect and the Holy Dragon Sect, but also a complex place with many families.
Naturally, the sect provided Xu Mingxi with bodyguards for this trip.
The one who followed him secretly was his grandfather, the great elder Xu Chunyi.
On the surface, this was Xu Mingxi's first time traveling far away alone. With his Soul King power, it was enough for him to keep himself outside.
But sometimes, it's not you who asks for trouble, it's trouble that finds you.
Xu Mingxi never thought that one day he would be able to act out the clichéd story of a hero saving a beautiful woman.
Just as he was riding his carriage towards Dongji City, the largest city in the southeastern region of the Star Luo Empire.
Suddenly he saw someone wearing a tattered soul master uniform lying in front of his carriage. From a distance, it seemed to be a woman?
Xu Mingxi had just stopped the carriage and hadn't gotten out to check what was happening.
People dressed in black had rushed out of the forest not far away. There were four of them, some were holding long knives, and some had fangs in their mouths.
They all had soul rings hanging on their bodies, one Soul Sect and three Soul Lords, but what made Xu Mingxi speechless was that among these four people, only the Soul Sect had purple soul rings.
The others were white or yellow, and there was a strange one holding a knife, two white and one yellow.
They saw that although Xu Mingxi was young, he was beautifully dressed and was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
"Master, we're from the Wild Wolf Gang, and our leader is a Soul King-level warrior. We only want this woman, and we want to keep our distance from you. How about it?"
Although he felt that the hero's storyline of saving the beauty was too cliché, Xu Mingxi still decided to save her.
The woman's clothes were torn to shreds during her escape, but it was still clear that the original fabric must have been of good quality.
Xu Mingxi was only worried about how he could fit in here, but unexpectedly, someone would come and give him a pillow just when he felt sleepy.
"I'll count to three, then get out."
Xu Mingxi instantly released his martial soul and soul ring. The four villains stared at the pitch-black ten thousand year soul ring.
He had absolutely no intention of taking any action, not even daring to utter a harsh word. He immediately ran away in shame.
That gang leader didn't even have a ten thousand year soul ring. How could we, the little Karami nation, afford to offend such a person?
Xu Mingxi lifted the woman into the carriage and gave her a glance. The wounds on her body were only minor scratches. She must have fainted from overexertion and dehydration.
Xu Mingxi picked up the kettle and gave her two sips, then summoned the Crown of Stars, shot out a star net to trap her, and ignored her.
As they drew closer to Dongji City, the woman had yet to awaken. Xu Mingxi removed the star net, got her out of the car, took a basin of water from the storage ring and poured it over her face.
"Where is this?"
"Little girl, you're awake. I just passed by and saw you lying here alone, seriously injured."
Chen Qinghuang looked at the blonde man in front of her, slightly confused by the current situation.
She only remembered that she seemed to have encountered bandits, and her grandmother Lingyi, who was protecting her, was stopped by a man dressed in black who suddenly appeared. Then he was chased by the bandits and ran away. After that, she didn't remember anything.
Could this man have saved me?
Chen Qinghuang blushed slightly. It was not an impossible thing for a man as handsome as him.
"Girl, girl, do you want to change your clothes? It just rained and you're soaking wet."
Chen Qinghuang finally reacted and touched her body with both hands.
Fortunately her clothes were fine, but they were quite wet. The ground next to them was drying up very fast.
Chen Qinghuang borrowed a carriage from Xu Mingxi and took out clean clothes from the storage soul guide to change.
"Thank you for saving me, sir."
"It's fine, but I saw you lying on the ground with wounds all over your body. Did something happen to you?"
Chen Qinghuang's dejected mood suddenly exploded. He didn't know how he was being chased. The bandits were smelly and ugly, and he was scared to death.
"I-I don't know either. Yesterday..."
Xu Mingxi knew that this person had never come out to try something, so he casually said all the information.
Chen Qinghuang, the 22-year-old daughter of the head of the Chen family in Dongji City, returned to visit her parents during school vacation.
As Xu Mingxi expected, she rarely went out except at home and college.
Whether when hanging out with classmates or when acquiring spirit rings, she was well protected and had no idea how dangerous society could be.
Xu Mingxi gave her some dried food. He'd been hungry all day, so he picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth. Xu Mingxi couldn't bear to lie to her.
Just when Xu Mingxi wanted to find out more information, there was a sudden sound of hurried horse hooves in the distance.
When I took a closer look, it turned out to be a team of more than a dozen cavalrymen in black armor, led by an old woman with a solemn expression.
"Get up and check if they're your family members."
Chen Qinghuang stopped stuffing cookies into his mouth, stood up and looked around, then suddenly jumped for joy.
"Grandma Lingyi, I'm here, here."
The old lady naturally saw it too. Her serious expression instantly turned gentle. She walked over and examined Chen Qinghuang carefully. She finally let out a sigh of relief when she found that there was nothing wrong.
Only then did she realize Xu Mingxi was standing beside her, shielding Chen Qinghuang behind him and looking at her warily.
"I don't know who this young master is."
"Oh, Granny Lingyi, thanks to Big Brother Mingxi for saving me. He also gave me some food."
Chen Qinghuang had completely forgotten that even though Xu Mingxi didn't give it to her, she kept it in her soul guide.
When Lingyi heard this, his expression finally relaxed and a smile appeared on his face.
"Thank you for your help, sir."
"It's fine, it's fine. I was on my way to Dongji City and happened to see him lying on the ground."
"Sir, are you going to Dongji City? How about we go together?"
"This is not a good idea."
Xu Mingxi looked at Chen Qinghuang in embarrassment, then looked at the cavalryman in black next to him.
"Brother Mingxi, what's wrong? Let's go together."
Chen Qinghuang was very friendly. I don't know if it was because of Xu Mingxi's face, but he instantly grabbed her arm and pulled her into the carriage.
After Ling Yi got rid of the enemy, he rushed back to Dongji City and dispatched the cavalry in black to search for people. Of course, he couldn't drive a chariot.
Lingyi handed his horse to a cavalry soldier and brought Chen Qinghuang into Xu Mingxi's chariot.