After hearing this, the upper city lord couldn't help but feel a little headache. She supported her head with one hand and said after half a minute:
"If the city gates were closed, wouldn't the people starve to death outside?
Moreover, it has already entered autumn. Once the weather gets cold and the ground freezes, won’t this barbaric city of mine be piled up like a mountain and become a dead city?
Closing the door is not an option, we have to think of other ways."
The female city lord immediately rejected the matter, which made the generals below unhappy.
“My mother wants to let the refugees into the city, what should we do?
The crops have failed and the people have no food, but the little food we have in the storehouse is only enough to survive. Once we give it to them, won’t we have to go hungry again during the New Year?”
A young man wearing a white cloak walked in outside the hall. He looked to be in his teens.
When Xiao Yu saw the young man, he immediately raised his head and looked up. But at this sight, his eyes really lit up.
The other person's face is exactly the same as when he was in junior high school, except that the other person looks more arrogant and arrogant.
But as Xiao Yu observed, his brows gradually furrowed together.
Because there was blood pooling on the top of this young man's head, it was obvious that there was a murder on his body, and it was an unjust crime.
"This guy is my son?
Sure enough, he looks the same as me, but unfortunately, the murder on his body means that he is destined to become an ordinary person in his life!"
Xiao Yu was talking to himself, but the female city lord next to him didn't hear it at all.
"Young master, you are right. If you let others know that our Manhuang City doesn't even have food during the Chinese New Year, wouldn't it make them laugh out loud?
Moreover, Zhehamen is arresting people everywhere now. Once those people are allowed to mix with the refugees and enter the city, wouldn’t it be inviting wolves into the house?”
The general with the scar on his face echoed again.
"Our Savage City has been able to survive here only by relying on the people around it.
Without the furs and herbs they sent us, how could we pay taxes?
The clothes you are wearing are all earned by them for us. Without them, what is the meaning of our existence in Savage City?
The wilderness is backed by the wilderness, which can be entered or defended. If the Zheyu Sect dares to come, they will be buried in the wilderness.
I have made up my mind to open the city gates to welcome the people into the city to tide over the difficulties. The salaries of the officials in the city will be reduced by half, and each family must hand over one hundred loads of grain within three days.
Anyone who disobeys will be dismissed from his official position and his family property will be confiscated.
The steward immediately sent a caravan to the east to purchase grain and grass so that the people could survive the winter safely."
The female city lord was very high-spirited and looked like a woman in her fifties.
"City Lord, you must not do this..."
"I have made up my mind and will not give any advice. If anyone doesn't listen, I will be demoted to a commoner now."
A general was still trying to persuade him, but the female city lord got angry in front of him, making him look ugly for a while.
"Mother, if you do this, you will definitely offend those powerful people!
The life and death of the people have nothing to do with us, and it makes no sense for you to do so."
The boy in the white cloak still raised his head and said dissatisfiedly.
"Shut up, you are just like your incompetent father, who succeeds more than he fails.
If I had known, when I gave birth to you, I would have thrown you into a manure pit and drowned, so that you would not come out to harm others."
The female city lord's voice was so loud that Xiao Yu blushed.
Don't go out and cause harm to others, isn't that what you are talking about?
"Humph, I don't care. You can't take any of my money, or I'll kill you for it."
With that said, the boy in white took out the sword from his waist and put it on his neck.
The female city lord looked at him coldly. Ever since he was yelled at by Xiao Yu, he had become angry when he saw this kid. His promising future was abruptly ruined in the hands of this kid.
Xiao Yu wore a mask back then, but the mask cannot change genetics, so now whenever Xiao Yu shows up, the other party will definitely recognize him.
"You can die if you want. The food harvest just happened to be cut off. Look at you, a thin-skinned and tender person. I drag you out to feed the dogs and you can still have some peace and quiet at night."
The female city lord sat in the upper seat, picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, not in any hurry.
"Okay, you wait."
Seeing that the threat was ineffective, the boy in the white cloak put away his sword and ran outside.
Seeing the other party's retreating figure, the female city lord's nervous body immediately relaxed, and then she waved her hand, so the officials all retreated one after another.
After everyone retreated, Xiao Yu also disappeared into the room. Now was not the time for him to reminisce about the past. He wanted to go to the underworld immediately to find the Blood Sea Dark Dragon.
Once the soul is destroyed, even he will have no way to save himself.
In the underworld, the Blood Sea Dark Dragon has been staying in the blood sea since he listened to the Blood Sea Ghost Emperor's words and rarely goes out.
Sometimes he would follow the Blood Sea Ghost Emperor's orders and go out to do things, but he would always come back very quickly.
Xiao Yu landed on a barren mountain in the underworld. He was so busy on his way that he forgot to release the ghost corpse.
The treasure that Zheyu Sect Master used to trap the ghost corpse was naturally not his own, but belonged to Feng Qingzi.
The person who took action to trap the ghost corpse was Feng Qingzi.
After the other party trapped the ghost corpse, they handed over the cave treasure to the master of Zheyu Sect, fearing that clues would be revealed.
I didn't want to be snatched away by Xiao Yu forcefully now, and the other party didn't know it!
The token is pointed at the top and rounded at the bottom. It looks very ordinary.
If it were thrown on the street, no one would probably notice it, but for such a thing, there is something special about it.
After Xiao Yu looked at the token in his hand, he recalled Master Zheyu's moves again, and then threw the token high into the sky.
The token flew high into the sky, and Xiao Yu hit it with a hand. The token suddenly shone brightly, and then a figure came out in a panic. The opponent was a ghost corpse.
After the ghost corpse flew out, it suddenly attacked Xiao Yu, and a long black stick came to Xiao Yu in an instant like a shooting star.
It seemed like a sharp attack. When he came to Xiao Yu's side, Xiao Yu quickly reached out and grabbed the long black stick in his hand.
Then Xiao Yu looked at the other party, his face full of ridicule and said:
"Brother Chen, how are you doing with this gentle country?"
The power of the yellow stars on Xiao Yu's body spread out, revealing his true appearance.
Xiao Yu's voice made the angry ghost corpse suddenly pause.
"Damn it, why is it you? Didn't you lose it?"
Seeing the familiar figure, the tense body of the ghost corpse immediately relaxed, and then he rushed forward and punched Xiao Yu hard.
When he first came out, the ghost corpse thought that he had reached the end of his life today, so he wanted to catch the enemy by surprise.
"Where have you been? How many years have you not seen anyone?
You see, I have worked so hard and am still trapped in that magic weapon, but it was all given by you, so you have to make up for it."
The ghost corpse began to become dissatisfied. The magic weapon he had been trapped in this year really made him feel that life was worse than death.
Xiao Yu looked at the other person, then waved his hand.
"I see that you have just lost weight, and you are not missing any arms or legs. Could it be that the woman there is not to your liking?
Or, have you changed your sexual orientation a long time ago?"
Xiao Yu asked with a smile.
He had stripped off the memory of the Zheyu Sect Master, and he knew very clearly what was in it, and he also knew how the ghost corpse was trapped.
