Muchuan and his party successfully entered the city.
The inside of the city is not as dilapidated as the outside. There are still many newly built buildings here.
Of course, most of these buildings are crudely built and seem to have been rushed out.
Considering the embarrassing position of this city within Tubo, it is pretty good to be treated like this today.
After all, many cities that were massacred would probably be bulldozed and abandoned, let alone rebuilt.
You know, the ancients were quite superstitious and felt that the cities that had been massacred were unclean and contained a lot of dirt, so they would usually discard them.
The situation in Pibo City is somewhat different. The larger urban framework has not been abandoned, but has been divided into a new city and an old city.
The old city is the old city before. Now it is all in ruins. The wind is blowing all day long. No one dares to run anywhere at night. Even in broad daylight, some people who are not angry will not dare to approach.
As for what Muchuan came to, it was a new city built on the framework of the old city.
The population of Xincheng is not large, but it is not small either.
After all, Pibo City is located in a very special geographical location, near the only entrance at the foot of the Holy Mountain.
People who want to worship the great god come to Pibo City, so this is also the main reason why Pibo City was rebuilt, which is the need for religious belief.
Muchuan walked around the city and noticed that most of the residents here were ascetics.
In addition to these monks, the rest are some businessmen.
Even if you are a monk, you still need to eat. As long as there is demand, there will be business.
Therefore, the arrival of Muchuan and his party did not attract the attention of the original residents.
In their eyes, Muchuan and others were not much different from ordinary caravans.
"Guys, have you just arrived in Pibo City?"
Just as Muchuan was looking around, an old man full of vicissitudes of life suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
He had a bald head and wore linen clothes. Although he looked like an ascetic, Muchuan always felt that this old man was no ordinary monk.
Muchuan nodded and said: "Exactly, I wonder what this master has to teach you?"
The bald old man smiled, revealing his black and yellow teeth.
Looking at the black teeth, Muchuan was almost 100% sure that this old man was definitely not a monk!
Even the Tibetan monks are very particular about avoiding meat and fish.
If you are a monk who eats fast and chants Buddha's name in a regular manner, you will not have such black teeth even if you are old.
This is obviously the kind of rotten teeth that can only be acquired by a vulgar person who is constantly drinking and eating!
The old man chuckled and said: "This donor, from the look of you, you probably don't come here to worship the Holy Mountain, or do you come here to have fun?"
Looking for fun?
Muchuan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't understand what this meant.
The old man also noticed Muchuan's confusion, so he gave a few explanations.
After listening to the old man's explanation, Muchuan understood what the old man meant by having fun.
Oh I see.
Pibo City is divided into a new city and an old city. Although the old city is gloomy, it is not completely uninhabited.
Some poor homeless people had no choice but to live in the old city.
Although the old city was massacred and burned, there are still many houses that maintain a certain degree of integrity.
These houses are the best havens for homeless people.
As for the fun the old man mentioned, it has something to do with the old city.
Because the local government strictly prohibits people from entering the old city, any violation will be punished by death.
This is because they are afraid that the people will be nostalgic. If they think of the old dynasty and have the intention of rebellion, then they will be in big trouble!
Although there are clear regulations, the homeless have no place to go. It's so cold in this place, and without a place to take shelter from the cold, it's a dead end.
Therefore, the homeless people remain stubborn and still hide in the old city.
In the eyes of the people and officials in the new city, the people in the old city are just like rats, extremely disgusting and disgusting.
Naturally, the government also sent people to arrest the people in the old city. However, the terrain of the old city was complicated, and the people in the old city were extremely good at avoiding them, so the efficiency was always very low. It was a waste of manpower and financial resources for a long time.
Originally, the government was quite worried about this, but I don't know which genius came up with a good idea.
They outsourced the handling of the people in the old city. No matter who they are, as long as they pay an admission fee of one hundred taels, they can enter the old city and hunt and kill the people in the old city at will.
As long as you are within the time limit, whether you slaughter the people in the old city or capture them as slaves, as long as you like, you can do whatever you want!
This event was called the Killing Game, and it attracted numerous praises once it was launched.
Many nobles from the Tubo Kingdom, and even some wealthy people from foreign countries, often come here to spend money and have fun.
Gradually, this activity became a money magnet, and the officials also sensed huge business opportunities from it, which was to purchase slaves or criminals in large quantities from various places to replenish the old city.
All in all, as soon as an extraordinary young man like Muchuan entered the city, he was regarded as someone who came to participate in the killing game for fun.
Regarding this ridiculous killing game, Muchuan's expression turned ugly after hearing this.
He knew that Tubo was quite barbaric and was, after all, a backward slave kingdom.
It’s just that the ugly acts that happened in this city are simply appalling!
"Donor, if you want to participate, I can help you sign up."
The old man didn't notice the change in Muchuan's expression, and still said sternly: "If you are the donor and sign up yourself, you will have to wait for half a month at the earliest."
"But if the donor can give me more money, I can let you jump in line and you can participate tomorrow."
Although Muchuan was filled with anger, it was not because there was no Holy Mother in the city, so he would not explode on the spot.
Muchuan knew very well that he came to Pibo City for the purpose of mapping the ordinary holy mountain.
According to Mingzhu, the map of the Holy Mountain should be hidden in the ruins of the old city palace.
As for entering the old city, the only way is to participate in this killing game.
There was no other way, Muchuan could only find a way to participate.
Muchuan glanced at the old man and said, "How much silver?"
The old man chuckled and held out five fingers.
"Five hundred taels?"
Muchuan frowned slightly. Although this price was not a big deal for him, five hundred taels was not a small amount of money either.
You know, ordinary people's annual income is only a few taels of silver. For an ordinary family, it would be difficult for an ordinary family to save up to 500 taels for a hundred years without eating or drinking.
"Donor, compared to time, paying a little more money is nothing, right?"
The old man smiled quite proudly. He could see that Muchuan was eager to participate and would not save such a small amount of money.
