Cross-promoting martial arts: Obtain the dragon-elephant prajna skill at the beginning

Chapter 16 The world of cannibalism! (please collect)

Outside Tongguan Town, the sky is already bright.

Wisps of popular smoke rose from the town.

Among the skinny and hunched people.

A young man wearing coarse linen clothes with a tall and straight figure stood out.

Especially the object wrapped in coarse cloth behind him, which looked like a broad knife.

Such a situation caused people on the muddy road to avoid him.

The strong man in the green forest always relies on his martial arts skills to kill people as he pleases.

If ordinary people are not careful, they will become the victims of these people, so they try to avoid getting close to these people.

This young man was obviously regarded as a strong man by the people around him.

Qin Zheng's eyes swept over this simple town, feeling slightly solemn.

After traveling through time, I acted in a hurry in order to survive and did not have a detailed understanding of the situation in this world.

Fortunately, in Black Wild Goose City, neither the building facilities nor the mental state of the people were lower than Qin Zheng's expectations.

But after arriving in Tongguan Town, I looked at the muddy roads, the rickety and skinny people, and the simple and dilapidated houses.

He wondered for a moment whether he was in the wrong place.

How can a place like this still be called a town?

Moreover, this place is only ten miles away from Black Wild Goose City.

There is such a huge change in the distance of ten miles!
  It seems that the situation in this world is worse than I expected!
  Qin Zheng thought this and felt slightly heavy.

He has no ability to save the world. In this unspeakable world, it is best to be able to protect himself.

Feeling the roaring and majestic power under this thin body, Qin Zheng felt slightly relieved.

It didn't take long for him to finish walking through Tongguan Town, and nothing unusual happened during the whole process.

When he came to a stall and ordered two meat patties, Qin Zheng asked the stall owner: "Have you had any strangers in Tongguan Town recently?"

The stall owner was an old man with gray hair on his temples. After hearing Qin Zheng's question, he frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Tongguan Town is a poor town, and few strangers come here."

"My guest, you are the first stranger I have seen entering Tongguan Town in more than a month."

Qin Zheng nodded, knowing in his heart that it was impossible for Shi Dian to avoid being hunted and appear openly in the eyes of the people.

Either he had disguised himself and blended into Tongguan Town quietly.

Either he didn't hide in Tongguan Town, but hid in the deep mountains and old forests near Tongguan Town.

So Qin Zheng nodded, then glanced around, and said: "Old man, has this Tongguan Town always been like this?"

This place really doesn't look like a town, and the mental state of the people here is really extremely bad, which is very different from the people in Black Wild Goose City.

Hearing this, the old stall owner looked around slightly, then sighed deeply and said, "That's not the case."

"Sir, judging from your accent, you should be from this area. Since I don't know the situation, I guess you are a noble person living in Black Wild Goose City."

"In fact, not only our Tongguan Town is like this, but the four towns and thirteen townships near Black Wild Goose City are all so poor and dilapidated."

When Qin Zheng heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Immediately, I heard the old stall owner continue to say: "Ten years ago, although Tongguan Town was not rich, it was not as poor as it is now."

"All this is because a group of fierce bandits came from the mountains. The villages and towns near Black Wild Goose City have to pay tribute to them every year, which is thousands of taels a year!"

"This happens every year. If we don't pay, the gangsters will come down from the mountains, burn, kill and loot. They won't leave until they are satisfied."

"You said that if you pay the money, you can live in peace. If you don't pay, not only will you lose your money, but you will also lose your life."

"In the past ten years, Tongguan Town has become like this, and I think other towns will be the same." When the stall owner said this, he sighed heavily, and his figure seemed to become more stooped.

"These gangsters are doing this, and the Yamen doesn't care?"

Qin Zheng frowned and then asked.

If left unchecked, public dissatisfaction will eventually explode one day.

At that time, things will not be suppressed by simply eliminating the bandits.

The old man who owned the stall shook his head, and then said: "I've been here before, but it's of no use. The mountains are so big that even the Yamen's police officers can't find them."

"Besides, every time someone from the yamen comes, they have to pay an errand fee first. After they leave with nothing, the gangsters will come down the mountain to cause trouble again when they know that we reported to the officials."

"After doing this a few times, we will stop fussing and just stay next to each other honestly."

Qin Zheng could hear the helplessness and despair in the tone of the old stall owner.

He could do nothing but remain silent.

The reason why the people in Baiyan City can live better than those outside the city is that there is a large population in the city and there is no shortage of martial arts masters.

Next to Black Wild Goose City, there are still imperial garrison troops stationed there. No matter how bold and wild these bandits are, they would not dare to go to Black Wild Goose City to cause trouble.

However, the villages and towns around Black Wild Goose City are suffering, and they can only bear it passively.

In this world, the unarmed people are the lowest class being exploited and the class that suffers the most.

Qin Zheng took out two cents from his pocket and handed it to the old stall owner, thanked him, and turned to leave.

"Hey, that's right, sir!"

At this time, the old stall owner seemed to have thought of something and quickly called Qin Zheng to stop.

Qin Zheng turned around, and then heard the old man say: "A few days ago, there has been a bunch of gangsters in the town coming to buy meat cakes from me."

"Every time he buys a lot. It seems strange that he doesn't have any shortage of money."

"If you are looking for someone, please go find him. You should be able to gain something."

"He's coming!"

After the old man finished speaking, Qin Zheng saw a careless rogue walking past him and coming to the old stall owner.

"Hey, old man, pack fifty meat pies for me. Hurry up. I have something to do later."

Pipi picked up a piece of pancake from the stall, stuffed it into his mouth and ate it.

At the same time, he took out a piece of broken silver from his arms and threw it on the chopping board in front of the old man.

Qin Zheng looked at this rogue, walked forward in a few steps, and patted him gently.

"what happened?"

The rogue turned around and saw Qin Zheng, his eyes a little wary.

Then after looking at the large object wrapped in coarse cloth behind Qin Zheng, his eyes slipped and he turned around and ran away.

Qin Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he immediately took a few steps to catch up, and then slapped the opponent to the ground with a light palm.

"Tell me, where do the meat pies you buy every day go?"

Qin Zheng asked.

The rogue trembled and said quickly: "Send it to the ruined temple three miles east of the town. Please don't kill me. I haven't done anything evil."

The ruined temple three miles east of the town
  Qin Zheng looked away from the rogue who kept begging for mercy.

(End of this chapter)