Chapter 729 The Truth

Entering the city, Huan Yin stopped and watched.

The first thing that caught Huan Yin's eyes was a deserted street. Occasionally, a few mortals walked by on the street, but they were also listless and looked like they were not having a good life.

Then Huan Yin saw the houses scattered in the city. These houses are high or low, large or small, but most of them look a little dilapidated, and look even more depressed when combined with the poor streets.

Finally, Huan Yin saw a small besieged city from a distance. Huan Yin didn't have to think twice to know that this besieged city must be the territory of the Shura Sect.

Huan Yin would not go close to that city within a city, because he knew that he did not have the strength. If his identity was accidentally discovered due to getting closer, he might not be able to go back. However, he was thinking in his heart: "I'm afraid there is another scene in that small town."

While thinking about it, Huan Yin stepped forward, and not long after, a human dragon appeared in front of him.

Among the people and dragons, there were men and women, old and young, but there was no old man. These people all held a small water bag and looked ahead of them eagerly. At the front of them, there was a well. There were several disciples of the Shura Sect guarding the well, responsible for fetching water for the people queuing up.

"It turns out that the Shura Sect is responsible for allocating the water resources in the city." Huan Yin thought this way.

Then, he took a few steps closer and soon discovered that not far from the human dragon, there were several old people who were being blocked from the human dragon by the disciples of the Shura Sect. It seemed that the disciples of the Shura Sect were unwilling to let the old people queue up for water under any circumstances.

"Why are you bullying the old man again?" Huan Yin looked at the familiar scene, and an unknown anger suddenly boiled in his heart.

And at the moment when his mood fluctuated, a sigh came from his side, and then he heard a man's voice: "Hey, it's really hard for the old people."

Huan Yin looked around and saw a mortal man dressed as a craftsman on his right, holding a water bag that had just been filled with water. He also looked at the old people who were blocked, with a look of unbearable expression.

"My friend, may I ask why they bully those old people?" Huan Yin finally couldn't help it and asked the people around him.

The man looked at Huan Yin for a few times, and then said: "This immortal master must have just come from outside, right?"

Huan Yin nodded, and the man continued: "Hey, actually what the immortal master said is not entirely wrong. Everyone is indeed bullying the old people."

"Everyone?" Huan Yin was stunned, not understanding what the man meant.

The man nodded: "According to the rules set by the Shura Sect, those under forty years old can take one bag of water every day. Those over forty years old can take one bag of water every two days. Today, only people under forty years old can It’s a day to collect water, so the old people can’t get water, but we can, don’t you think everyone is bullying the old people?”

Seeing the man raising the small water bag in his hand, Huan Yin said: "With such a small bag of water, it is barely enough for a person to cross the sky. How can one bag it every two days? This is a rule set by the Shura Sect. Naturally It’s Shura Cult’s problem, how can we blame everyone?”

After hearing Huan Yin's words, the man quickly tugged on Huan Yin's sleeves and whispered: "Master Immortal, you don't dare to speak like this in this city, otherwise you will offend the public, and even mortals will not be able to spare you. Your second When you come here, it’s normal to have the thoughts you just had, and you have to put them away later.”

Huan Yin was confused and asked: "Why? Is the Shura Sect very popular among the people in Shura City? Isn't this true that they deprive the elderly of drinking water?"

Shaking his head, the man said: "The Immortal Master doesn't know something. In fact, I said that everyone is bullying the old man, because the rules set by the Shura Sect are a last resort and are the opinions of all mortals."

"Yongzhou is severely short of water. Although Shura City is a little better, it still cannot meet the needs of so many city residents. Fortunately, there are immortal masters from the Shura Sect. They set up formations at the bottom of the city to create water out of thin air. , so that people survived in the end.”

"However, the abilities of the Immortal Masters of the Shura Sect are also limited. Especially recently, the ability of formations to create water has dropped sharply, so the Shura Sect has won the opinions of the people and has no choice but to make rules that aggrieve the old people. After all, the real power in the city is The most valuable thing is the younger generation. If there is not enough water, we can only satisfy them first. ”

"In fact, the old people agreed to this proposal. And many old people were willing to voluntarily give up drinking water once every two days. However, this also led to the death of a large number of old people in the city. Hey, but what can be done about this? "

"The old people you see asking for water are right, they are really thirsty. However, it is impossible for the disciples of Shura Sect to satisfy them. Because once they make an exception, there will be thousands of old people in the city. , they swarmed up, and I’m afraid everyone won’t survive long.”

The more Huan Yin listened to the man beside him, the heavier his heart became. He never expected that the truth of the matter would be like this. Before, he thought that the Shura Cult was deliberately oppressing the elderly in the city, but now he realized that it was a last resort. The Shura Cult's approach is to take into account the overall situation, so a small number of people have to be sacrificed. This approach may be wrong in normal times, but under the current special circumstances, there is no problem.

"The Shura Cult...is not a cult as the brothers in the sect said. On the contrary, the Shura Cult is supported by the people in Shura City, so it...is a decent sect!"

"Brother Wen didn't lie to me, so why did I...why did I come here from Yangzhou this time?" Slowly, Huan Yin's thoughts began to churn. He suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and a faint feeling of being unable to breathe after discovering the truth with his own eyes. Especially when he thought of the purpose of his visit and some speculations that had just arisen in his mind, his mood became even more confused.

Finally, Huan Yin suppressed his confusion and asked what he guessed: "Excuse me... Why has the water-making capacity of Shura City declined recently?"

The man looked at Huan Yin and smiled: "Master, don't you know that there is a Wuliang Sect in Yongzhou recently? They went to war with the masters of Shura Sect, making it impossible for them to mine the spiritual stone mines. With less spiritual stones, how can we maintain the operation of the water-making formation?"

Although Huan Yin had guessed the man's answer in advance, he still felt like a heavy punch hit his heart when he heard it with his own ears, making him feel like he was about to suffocate.

The man left, and Huan Yin stood there stupidly, not moving a step for a long time.

"I came with the so-called honor and dignity of my sect, with the name of a famous and upright sect, and with the slogan of slaying demons and eliminating monsters. But what am I now? A villain who competes with the people of Yongzhou for water?"

"Three days later, I will have a battle with the Saint of the Shura Sect. If I lose, my sect will be humiliated and the foundation of Yongzhou will be in danger. But if I win, what am I? Am I still qualified to call myself a righteous cultivator and achieve the great way by upholding the righteous Tao?"

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Countless contradictory thoughts instantly entangled in Huan Yin's heart. He felt that it was a very correct choice for him to come to this Shura City today. However, he regretted it a little. Because he didn't know what he should do now. He felt that a simple battle for him had become extremely complicated, so complicated that he didn't know how to play.

At some point, Huan Yin, who had become a little haggard, finally came back to his senses. He suddenly felt thirsty, and when he subconsciously went to get the water bag, he found that his water had been given to the old man at the city gate.

Seeing a teahouse not far away from him, Huan Yin decided to drink a bowl of tea and then leave Shura City first.

After a while, Huan Yin sat down in the teahouse. Then, he said to the boss: "Boss, give me a pot of tea to quench your thirst."

The boss responded, and soon after, a small pot of tea was brought to Huan Yin.

"How much?" Huan Yin asked casually while pouring tea. His mind was not on the tea at the moment, and he was still upset.

"One hundred spirit stones." The boss responded in a slightly low voice.

It is normal for mortals living with monks to use spirit stones as currency. However, this small pot of tea costs one hundred spirit stones, isn't that robbery?

Huan Yin was stunned, but quickly reacted. It's not the tea that is expensive, but the water. The tea in Shura City is so expensive, thanks to the Wuliang Sect Yongzhou Branch.

Huan Yin took out a hundred spirit stones from his pocket and handed them to the tea shop owner. He had nothing to say. He drank two sips of tea and felt a lot more comfortable in his mouth. And it was at this time that the voice of an old man came into his ears.

"Master, please be kind. My old woman is dying of thirst. Can... can you give me a bowl of tea?"

Huan Yin turned his head and saw a hunched old man standing next to him. His lips were already cracked. The old man looked at the tea on Huan Yin's table, and a light shone in his turbid old eyes.

Huan Yin's heart hurt again.