Chapter 1535

"Shopkeeper, come here." Yang Kai waved at him.

He had been watching with cold eyes just now, and he didn't know what happened, so he wanted to inquire about it. After all, it had something to do with Ling Xiaozong.

"What orders do you have from the guest? But you still want to serve some food and wine?" The shopkeeper came to Yang Kai and asked with a forced smile.

"There is no rush for food and drink." Yang Kai smiled slightly, and looked suspiciously at the stairs: "Who were those two people just now? Why did they come to this restaurant to eat and drink, not only did they not have to pay, but they also asked you to give Sheng Jing?"

"This..." The shopkeeper looked stunned, looked around, and found that the guests were drinking and having fun, and didn't pay attention to this side, so he lowered his voice: "Is the guest a newcomer to Bibo City?"

"Not bad." Yang Kai nodded slightly.

"Then you should leave early, Bibo City is not a place to stay for a long time." The shopkeeper's face was secretive, and he waved his hands repeatedly after speaking.

"Isn't it a long-term place?" Yang Kai frowned, "Could something happen here?"

He saw people coming and going in the city, it seemed quite bustling and bustling, and the situation in the city was also calm, as if there was no sign of any major event.

"Hehe..." the shopkeeper smiled wryly, "Guests, just listen to the little old man's persuasion. If you want to leave, hurry up. If you stay here for a long time, you won't be able to leave even if you want to."

"What do you mean, please tell the shopkeeper clearly." Yang Kai looked at him with burning eyes, "I heard that this place is a subsidiary of Zhantian City, and it is the property of Ling Xiaozong. How can anyone dare to harm this city? ?”

"I can't say it, I can't say it anymore. Although the little old man didn't have a good life for a few years, he doesn't want to die so early. You can do what you want." The shopkeeper kept shaking his head, his face was ugly, and he turned to leave after saying this.

"I'm from Ling Xiaozong!" Yang Kai said in a deep voice.

"What?" The shopkeeper's face changed drastically, and he looked at Yang Kai in astonishment.

"Don't be so nervous." Yang Kai chuckled, "I'm a disciple of the Lingxiao Sect, and I've been ordered by the suzerain to come here for an unannounced visit. If you have something to say, old man, you may as well just say it. I, Ling Xiaozong, put it in my eyes."

"Are you from the Lingxiao Sect? Are you really from the Lingxiao Sect?" The shopkeeper looked excited and suspicious, approached him, and asked urgently in a low voice.

"Yes! Old man, don't worry. Your words can come out of your mouth and into my ears. I won't talk nonsense." Yang Kai comforted softly, earnestly and kindly.

The shopkeeper's expression changed, as if he was hesitating for something. After a while, he gritted his teeth and sat down opposite Yang Kai.

Yang Kai stretched out his hand to pour him a glass of wine, and the shopkeeper took a sip and drank it. The strong wine strengthened his courage and brewed his emotions, before he said: "The guest doesn't know anything, I told you to leave quickly, it's not because someone wants to Ling Xiaozong is unfavorable, and it's not that Bibo City is going to change, it's really not a place for people to stay here."

"Oh? Then please tell the old man what happened in detail, the boy is very grateful." Yang Kai smiled slightly.

"Hey, it's hard to say!" The shopkeeper sighed deeply, "Guest, you also saw the behavior of those two people just now."

"Yes, who are they?"

"From the City Lord's Mansion."

"City Lord's Mansion?" Yang Kai was stunned.

"Hehe, the guests also find it strange, right? The City Lord's Mansion is supposed to protect us, but why did they come to the small shop to search for and exploit the Saint Crystal?" The shopkeeper said in a low tone, "Because that is the tax that the City Lord's Mansion will collect!"

Yang Kai frowned.

"As long as any shop operating in Bibo City, at least 70% of the proceeds are turned over to the City Lord's Mansion, the remaining three costs are barely enough for various expenses, but those people can't help but look for various excuses to exploit them. The small shop is lonely and lonely, and there is no way to resist, and someone died in the shop a few days ago." The shopkeeper complained, it seems that because of drinking some wine, he became more courageous, and his expression became resentful when he spoke. stand up.

"Is this what the City Lord's Mansion means?" Yang Kai asked coldly.

"That's right! Otherwise, how could those people have the courage to act like this? Those two people just came to collect taxes."

"Since there are so many taxes here, why doesn't the old man leave Bibo City and find another way of life?"

The shopkeeper smiled wryly: "Who can leave? No one can leave! Once the people of the city lord's mansion find out that there are escapees, they will be killed without mercy. Those heads hanging on the city wall are bloody lessons. Merchants with small profits are bound here, as are all the small families and warriors living in the city. They also have to pay a large part of the tax for the various income they get from adventures outside. As long as there is resistance, it will be targeted. , Several small families have been exterminated."

While speaking, the shopkeeper carefully looked at Yang Kai, and asked softly: "Brother, I dare to ask, isn't this an order from Ling Xiaozong?"

"How could Ling Xiaozong issue such an order?" Yang Kai's face was ugly, and he snorted coldly: "I, Ling Xiaozong, will not do such a thing. Well, what about Zhantian City? Zhantiancheng doesn't care?"

"The little old man doesn't know, but if Zhantian City is in charge, these things shouldn't happen. I just don't know if this means Zhantian City or Bibo City's lord's mansion. But I heard that Zhantian City Since Bian changed hands, the tax has been very low, which has attracted many people to go there, but now it is overcrowded. Many people are attracted by the name of Ling Xiaozong, but they can't get in if they want to join it, and Zhan Tiancheng can't get in either. , can only retreat to the next best thing, and go to the places related to Ling Xiaozong, Bibo City is one of them. Outsiders can't see the sinister darkness hidden under Bibo City, but the little old man can't understand it, so I let You should leave early, if you live here for a long time and are included in the roster, you will not be able to leave even if you want to."

"Interesting!" Yang Kai sneered.

"Brother, since you came here for an unannounced visit under the order of the Sovereign of the Lingxiao Sect, then hurry up and send the news back. The little old man is looking forward to your coming from the Lingxiao Sect to remove the cancerous tumor in Bibo City, so that the little old man can rest here. Live the rest of your life!" The shopkeeper looked at Yang Kai expectantly.

"Don't worry, old man, I, Ling Xiaozong, won't just sit idly by." Yang Kai grinned, "No matter what, there are many people here for the name of Ling Xiaozong, so we can't let them be bullied. , otherwise it would really ruin the reputation of my Ling Xiaozong."

"Brother, don't be impulsive." Seeing the fierce light in Yang Kai's eyes, the shopkeeper couldn't help being startled.

"Don't worry, I have my own measure." Yang Kai's eyes turned cold.

If it wasn't for a coincidence this time, he wouldn't have known that someone was carrying out these deeds in the name of Ling Xiaozong.

Yang Kai suddenly remembered that on the way back from Biboyuan, the girl named Fei'er was a little hesitant to talk about the situation in Bibo City, so there was this reason.

The rising time of Ling Xiaozong is too short, the number of disciples in the sect is scarce, and the foundation is not stable. Now is the time to win people's hearts, but the situation in Bibo City is discrediting Ling Xiaozong, Yang Kai naturally can't just sit idly by.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise from the street below, and immediately, a wave of energy surged up and down, followed by exclamations and screams.

Yang Kai looked down from the source of the sound, and a girl in green clothes immediately came into view, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"Old Mister, the money for the wine has been collected." Yang Kai casually dropped a few high-grade Saint Crystals, grabbed a wine jar, and jumped out of the window.

In the middle of the street, in front of a grocery store, three or four young people stood there with angry expressions, looking at the two of them with red eyes, their whole body was running with holy energy, secretly on guard, but they didn't dare to make a move easily.

Behind these young people, a girl in green clothes was supporting an old man. The old man seemed to have suffered serious injuries, his face was pale, and blood was still flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Countless people were watching from the sidelines.

"Second Uncle, are you okay?" The girl in green asked nervously, with a worried look on her pretty face.

"It's okay." The old man shook his head slowly, uttering two words with difficulty.

"How can you hit someone?" The green-clothed girl turned her head and shouted coquettishly at the two warriors who had attacked before.

"Beat someone?" Hearing this, one of the burly men chuckled, "What's wrong with beating someone? Who made this old guy ignorant? Even if you are grateful to me, you dare to accuse me, believe it or not, I will kill him right now!"

"You..." The green-clothed girl's pretty face turned pale. After all, her strength was not high and she was young. After being so intimidated by the other party, she didn't dare to say anything more, for fear that the other party would really become angry and kill her.

"Hmph, the city lord has an order, but you have to pay part of the holy crystals you get from the exchange to the city lord's mansion. Why, old man, are you deaf or blind, and you dare to trade with others secretly? If you weren't caught by me, I'm afraid I didn't know you guys were so bold!"

"You dare to ignore the orders of the City Lord's Mansion, old man, you are getting impatient." The other person also laughed sinisterly.

The old man's face was ashen, but he didn't dare to refute at all. Although there were many people watching, he didn't dare to make any changes, but when he looked at the old man, the girl and the group, they all showed sympathy.

There are so many taxes in Bibo City, and the exploitation is so heavy that almost everyone can barely maintain food and clothing, and they cannot escape from this place. Therefore, if everyone gains anything from going out on adventures, they will find familiar and reliable shops to secretly trade, so that no one will find out. Dodge that onerous tax.

This kind of phenomenon has become commonplace in Bibo City.

The old man and his party were unlucky this time, and they were accidentally bumped into by the people of the City Lord's Mansion, and they suffered a big loss.

Taking a deep breath, the old man clasped his fists solemnly and said, "You two, it's not that we are ignoring the order of the City Lord's Mansion. We were planning to pay the Saint Crystal after this transaction, but we didn't have time."

"The old man's words sound nice, hehe, I just don't know what he's thinking." The big man obviously wouldn't believe such words. (to be continued..)