Volume 2: Yun Ji Cang Hai Chapter 243: Difficulties
"Since you are an immortal, why are you still making things difficult for us?" The young fisherman named Zhuzhu was obviously still angry. ""
The old man slapped his mouth and lectured: "Look at you kid, why are you so stubborn! Immortal disciples may not all be immortals, they also need to eat and drink. They think we are dirty and won't let you. Set up a stall in the city. However, it’s not bad to set up a stall at the gate of the city. The price per transaction is only two sea fish. Isn’t it safe?”
"They are very lucky, so why don't they ask me to support them?" Zhu Zhu grunted again. The old man wanted to teach him a few words, but he kept bashing him, unable to find any reason to refute.
"What are you, an old man and a young man, talking about behind your back? Do you think we are just wooden and clay sculptures, just decorations for the city gate?" A arrogant reprimand shocked the old man and Zhu Zhu. The two of them looked up and saw a young man with a dark face walking over with his lips curled up.
The old man hurriedly stood up and said with a smile on his face, "I'm just chatting with my nephew. I don't dare to offend the two adults!"
The round-faced junior brother was shy and followed behind bluffingly, thinking to himself, what kind of profit does the senior brother want to make?
The dark-faced man in green shirt scratched his ears with his fingers and turned a deaf ear to the old fish seller's words. He squinted his eyes and hummed: "Nothing within ten feet can escape my sight. You, the Zheng family, dare to slander the reputation of my Zheng family behind my back. Do you think I am deaf?" ah?"
The old man was frightened and trembled. He bowed hurriedly and begged: "The little old man is just teaching my nephew some things. He doesn't dare to be disrespectful to the Zheng family. This adult can't wrongly accuse me like this." !”
The black-faced man jumped up as if he had been pricked by a needle, pointed his finger at the old man and shouted loudly: "You old sophistry! It doesn't matter if you mock me for being deaf, but you are insulting my cultivation!" This man was unwilling to accept it. As if giving up, he suddenly turned his head and shouted: "Junior brother, are our cultivation levels so bad? How can we mishear the movement within ten feet, ah? Junior brother! What are you looking at?"
Without waiting for his junior brother to reply, the dark-faced man saw a group of people coming from a distance. His eyes lit up. He ignored the old man selling fish and dragged his junior brother towards the city gate. He even said happily: "This is I’m going to make a fortune soon!”
The old man escaped the disaster and was a little confused. He squatted behind the fish stall and looked toward the dock with a thankful expression. I saw a large ship just docking. Dozens of people got off the ship and walked towards the city gate. They should be the passing ships anchored for the night.
The old man shook his head and thought, these outsiders are going to be in trouble again!
These outsiders who came were none other than the Tianlong Sect and the Canghai Gang. After their ship left Qixing Island, they sailed on the sea for another seven days and arrived at Huzhu Island. After drifting on the sea for so long, it was rare to see a more lively harbor. Some disciples from the Tiger Shark Hall were left to guard the ship, while the remaining forty or fifty people came ashore.
Ignoring Zhen Yuanzi's urging, Lin Yi walked leisurely behind the crowd, looking at the vendors and goods hawking on both sides of the road with interest. He followed the stone steps of the dock and slowly climbed up. Not far away, he saw Mu Qing'er and Xu Zixuan, each holding a pearl necklace in their hands, bargaining with others; there were also some disciples. Looking through the stalls, I picked up strange gadgets.
The accents of these vendors were a little weird, but they were understandable, and their clothes were also a little different from those of the big merchants. As for the differences, Lin Yi couldn't tell for a while. However, the arrival of customers made the vendors' cries louder and louder. Suddenly, this short street became lively.
Looking at the large and small ships lined up on the pier and the skillful hawking of these vendors, Lin Yi secretly thought that this place is not only an important thoroughfare for traveling from north to south, but also a large island rarely seen within thousands of miles nearby.
The sudden movement in front of the city gate caused some disciples to put down their gadgets and run over. Lin Yi followed slowly.
"Stop for me, line up, give each person one tael of silver, or you won't be allowed to enter the city!" A dark-faced man in a green shirt, with his hands on his hips, was bossing around as if no one else was watching.
The round-faced junior brother also tightened his face and hummed: "Everyone lines up, one tael of silver per person!" Then, he looked at the senior brother with a guilty conscience, isn't it one tael of silver?
The dark-faced man in green shirt couldn't restrain his pride. The city tax, which usually costs one tael per person, was boldly increased by him to one tael today. It was obvious at a glance that these outsiders were coming from far away, and it would be a shame not to extort a few taels of silver. .
Mengshan was blocked in front of the city gate and was a little surprised when he heard that a city gate tax would be collected. But it's okay if you do as the Romans do. It’s just a matter of reporting it to Elder Jiang behind. So, he stood aside and waited quietly for the arrival of the people behind him.
"Why don't you listen to me? If you don't pay, get out of here and don't block the city gate!" Seeing Mengshan, he didn't pay or say anything. He just led a few people to stand at the city gate. Nowhere, the black-faced man was a little angry. Just a few mortals, how audacious! He waved his hand to drive them away.
Meng Shan frowned, thinking how could the people in this place be so unreasonable and hurt others indiscriminately! However, if you see the other party's arrogance and don't know the details, it's not good to argue with him. Unexpectedly, when he hesitated in his heart, Yu Zi, who was behind him, saw that his master was humiliated and quit.
"Why don't you speak human words? Isn't it just one tael of silver? As for saying bad words!" Yu Zixian stood up in front of Meng Shan and looked at the dark-faced man who was half a head shorter than him. He said without any sign of weakness. .
"Hey! You are quite courageous!" The black-faced man froze and took a step back. He looked at Yu Zixian with interest, but he was not angry, but sneered.
"Those who openly ignore the city rules of Beizhu City will be whipped ten times; those who dare to disobey will be killed without mercy! Boy, blame your bad luck!"
The black-faced man waved his hand casually and said to the round-faced junior brother: "Junior brother, catch this man and whip him ten times first."
"You dare!" Yu Zixian glared and clenched his fists. Ji Tang and Luo Rong also stood together with him, staring at each other. Meng Shan was also angry, but he was older, so he kept a fierce face and didn't say anything, just waiting for Elder Jiang behind him to catch up.
The round-faced junior brother was a little surprised. It was the first time in Beizhu City that someone dared to bump into their fellow brothers in person. What is the origin of these outsiders? How dare they not take Beizhu City seriously? He looked at his senior brother with some hesitation, but did not make a move.
Seeing his junior brother's appearance, the black-faced man cursed him as a waste, and then took out a talisman from his arms in a rage. After muttering something, he held the talisman paper in his hand and shouted at Yu Zixian and others in hatred: "Some ordinary people dare to brag, I'll show you why you dare not."
Seeing the other party taking something out of his arms, Yu Zixian thought that the other party was going to make a move, and he was annoyed by his unreasonableness. He shouted loudly and hit him with a palm. Meng Shan hurriedly shouted: "Zixian, stop it!" It is obviously unwise to make enemies with the other party without knowing the other party's strength. But the two sides are so close, it's too late for him to stop it!
Seeing that the other party dared to make a move, the black-faced man snorted coldly, stepped back, raised his hand and threw it, and shouted: "Bind it for me----!" The talisman paper on his finger immediately turned into a breeze and rushed towards Yu Zixian.
Yu Zixian struck out with a palm, but saw the opponent dodge. Before he could change his moves, he felt his body stagnate, and his hands and feet suddenly became heavy as if they were stuck in the mud. He was shocked and just wanted to break free, but he couldn't use any strength, as if his hands and feet were tied by ropes. He couldn't help but scream "Ouch" and fell to the ground.
Along the way, everyone's knowledge was different from the past. Now they could see that the other party was not a man of the world. But they didn't expect that something strange would happen. Meng Shan and several disciples were shocked. How could it be! Is the person guarding the city gate also a fairy? This really makes people confused.
After Yu Zixian was helped up by Ji Tang and Luo Rong, he couldn't move his hands and feet. He just stared at the black-faced man with fire in his eyes.
"Hmph! This is the fate of going against me. If I hadn't shown mercy, you would have been dead!"
The black-faced man shook his arms proudly, walked in front of several people, pointed at Yu Zixian and shouted: "Be good and let my junior brother whip you ten times." He pointed at Meng Shan and others and said arrogantly: "And you, these disgusting mortals, each of you pay me ten taels of silver to accept the punishment, and I will forgive you and your accomplices."
Easily got dozens of taels of silver! The round-faced junior brother couldn't help but secretly rejoice. If he didn't stand up again, I'm afraid that the silver would be swallowed by his senior brother alone. Thinking of this, he pulled out a whip from his waist, pointed the whip tip at Yu Zixian, and said gloomily: "Lie down on that stone honestly, I'm going to spank you, hmph!"
Meng Shan and others looked stern, but didn't say anything, just because Elder Jiang had walked in front of them.
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