For the rest of their lives after the disaster, the people hugged each other and cried bitterly, their cries filled with sadness.
Shao Tong supported Lu Qing as he walked on the road in the town. The road was in a mess. After the white rhinoceros was wreaking havoc, a third of this small town suddenly collapsed, and hundreds of residents were killed or injured.
"Sir, are you the strong men who just killed the monster?" A young boy mustered up the courage to walk over and looked at Shaotong and Shaotong timidly.
Lu Qing twirled the short beard on his chin and said proudly: "Yes, it's us."
The young man asked in a low voice: "Sir, how can I become as strong as you?"
Lu Qing stroked the young man's dark hair and said, "Practice your martial arts well and you will be able to surpass your uncle when you grow up."
The young man seemed very excited and said with firm eyes: "I will definitely work hard to practice martial arts. With your strength, I can defeat the monsters and protect my parents instead of letting them die to protect me..."
Lu Qing's face darkened, and he suddenly pulled out a short knife from his waist and handed it to the young man.
"Uncle is very optimistic about you. From now on, you will use this knife to deal with monsters and protect your family."
Patting the young man's shoulder, he motioned for Shao Tong to take him away.
It wasn't until some distance away from the boy that Lu Qing sighed.
"Every year I see many children whose relatives have died at the hands of monsters. They always stubbornly believe that as long as they have strength, they can fight against monsters and prevent their loved ones from being harmed."
Shao Tong said: "There is nothing wrong with this logic."
Lu Qing shook his head: "No, in fact, monsters are released in the ocean and land respectively. Most of the monsters' power that all the countries in the world have to endure only originate from the land. The power of these monsters combined is not as good as that of the hundreds of countries in the world.
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"The nine heavenly gates and thirty-six earthly gates in the world can even block the legendary demon kings and demon gods who can transform into human forms and destroy heaven and earth. However, there are still a large number of wild demon beasts in the territory of hundreds of countries.
They harass the people from time to time."
"It's not that we don't have the strength to destroy them, it's that the higher-ups have never thought of destroying them. Those strong men and dignitaries all live in the strongest palaces. They are powerful and protected by countless guards. No monsters can threaten them.
What does the life and death of ordinary people and lower-class warriors have to do with them?"
Shao Tong nodded silently.
This is just like the annual food production on earth is several times that of the world's total population, but nearly one-tenth of the population is still hungry.
In a small, poor country that is short of food, officials export food to a large, wealthy country that is not short of food, in exchange for industrial products and luxury goods for the enjoyment of the middle and upper classes. As for whether the people at the bottom starve to death, what does it have to do with them?
Everything is never a question of production and technology.
Not to mention this world where supernatural forces exist and is still in the era of slavery and feudalism.
"That's a medicine shop in front of you." Shao Tong pointed to the distance and helped Lu Qing walk over.
Before we even reached the place, a burst of noise reached our ears.
I saw a large number of injured people gathered at the door of the medicine store. Their faces were full of sadness at this moment, and some of their faces were full of anger.
At the door of the drug store, a middle-aged man with a shiny face, dressed in clean brocade clothes, slowly leaned on a recliner. A boy next to him fanned himself thoughtfully, scanning the surrounding crowd with indifferent eyes.
"You untouchables are really ignorant. Master, I have good intentions and sell you medicine to treat your injuries, but I charge you more money. What does this mean compared to your lives?"
A strong man who had been stabbed in the arm came out angrily and shouted angrily: "Master Qi, a piece of rot grass, I usually buy it from other stores for ten big fire coins at most, but now you want a full two hundred big fire coins.
Isn’t this a bit too dark-hearted?”
"Zhou Dazhuang, it turns out you are the thorn!" The middle-aged man lay firmly on the chair and looked over with squinted eyes, "You also know that it was normal time, and what time it is now, the monster attacked, and all of you were injured.
, and only Qi’s pharmacy in this town is still open for business. Apart from my place, you can’t find any other place to buy medicine.”
"Whether you spend money to survive or keep your money to die, it's up to you to choose."
The strong man said angrily: "It's true that your family is the only one left in the town, but this is not the only town in the surrounding area, and the Qi family is not the only one in Shanglin City."
"Then you can try it!"
The middle-aged man laughed loudly on his greasy face: "I dragged my tired body for a long time and walked to several surrounding towns to see if they would sell you medicine. As for Shanglin City, coincidentally,
The person guarding the city gate these two days is my brother. If you can enter the city, I will write the character Qi upside down."
The injured people around him suddenly looked as if they were dead.
Zhou Dazhuang's face flushed and he clenched his palms tightly, looking at the middle-aged man on the recliner, his eyes almost bursting with fire.
At this time, two guards came out and stared at him coldly: "Zhou Dazhuang, if you continue to be unreasonable to the master like this, we will be rude to you."
Looking at the shimmering blades in their hands, Zhou Dazhuang lowered his head and slowly retreated back to the crowd.
"Who is this person? He looks so arrogant." Shao Tong asked from a distance.
Lu Qing said disgustedly: "Qi Yuren, the younger brother of the head of the Qi family, Qi Yiren, has no other talents. He is best at plundering and plundering people's wealth. His reputation in the city was too bad before, so he was driven to the countryside to separate the family.
Come to think of it, it’s still good practice.”
While the two were talking, an old man in his fifties or sixties suddenly knelt down in the crowd and said: "Mr. Qi, my son is seriously injured and urgently needs medicine to save his life. Just be kind and sell it to me at the original price. I am serious."
I can’t afford that much money.”
"If you can't get the money, what else do you want with your life?" The boy next to Qi Yuren laughed coldly, "Hurry up and find a place to dig a hole to save yourself the trouble of taking care of the funeral."
"Well, how could you say that?" Qi Yuren scolded the young man with a stern look on his face.
He straightened his back and said righteously: "After all, we are all neighbors who live in the same place. It is understandable that an old man is in trouble and cannot afford to save his life. We should try our best to help him instead of adding insult to injury.
Human walking path.”
After saying that, he stood up and helped the old man up, and said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, I am not an unkind and hard-hearted person."
His attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees, making everyone feel a little panicked.
Suddenly he winked at the servant behind him. The servant brought a piece of contract and handed it to the old man. Qi Yuren smiled and said: "If Mr. Qi is not mistaken, the old man has twenty acres of spiritual rice land at home. All he needs to do is mortgage it."
To Qi, the Qi family will take care of all your son’s medication.”
The old man's body suddenly trembled, and he looked at Qi Yuren with a smile in front of him in disbelief, and choked with sobs: "Mr. Qi, those twenty acres of land have been accumulated by my family for generations. They are the roots of our family. You can't..."
"It's up to you to decide," Qi Yuren interrupted, "Qi has already made a big concession and didn't let you come up with cash. If you are still so ignorant, then I will give it to your son."
Collect the body."
Saying this, he waved his sleeves and asked the old man to leave.
Looking at the contract in his hand, the old man burst into tears. He hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and said: "Ancestors, I, this old man, am sorry for you!"
He bit his finger and stamped his fingerprint on the contract with blood.
Qi Yuren then said with joy on her face: "That's right. Don't worry, our Qi family has always been trustworthy. Now that you have signed this contract, your son's life will be guaranteed."
He picked up the contract and looked at the crowd and said, "If you folks can't get the cash, you can mortgage your property like this. Mr. Qi will never cheat."
All the people looked at me and I looked at you, all silent.
Suddenly, a hunchbacked man with a weathered face came out and asked quietly: "Master Qi, my wife is dying, but my family has no land."
"Without land, it will be difficult..." Qi Yuren looked troubled.
At this time, the boy next to him turned over and said, "Sir, I know this man. Even though he looks embarrassing, he has given birth to a beautiful daughter, with that appearance and figure, so beautiful!"
Qi Yuren's eyes suddenly lit up: "It's easy to manage without land. Our Qi family is a big family and needs a lot of people to do things. Although you are old, I heard that your daughter is very beautiful. Let her come to my husband's room to be a
The maid who warmed the bed, I gave her mother medicine to save her life and sold her into slavery. It will be a good story in the future!"
"This... no, no! He'er is only fifteen years old, I can't do this..." The hunchbacked man's face suddenly turned pale, and his eyes were dull.
The boy next to Qi Yuren sneered coldly: "Mudleg is just hypocritical. She works for my master as a maid. She sounds like a slave, but in fact she is a well-off man. Isn't it better than following you? She also looks reluctant."
Qi Yuren waved her hand to stop her and said: "Well, you have your own choice, why force yourself? Go on, everyone, those who are rich can spend it, and those who are poor can't help it. My Qi family is also willing to accept you as a slave."
Shao Tong helped Lu Qing walk through the crowd and asked: "Master Qi, my companion has been poisoned and needs to buy some medicinal materials."
Qi Yuren looked over, and a guard suddenly whispered in his ear for a moment, and he laughed: "It turns out they are the two brothers of the city guard. You have just helped this town solve the chaos caused by the monsters. It can be said that you have done a great job for your hard work."
"This brother must have been poisoned by the black-horned white rhinoceros. It's actually just a small poison that can be cured with a few simple medicinal materials. It only costs fifty fire coins in normal times."
He looked at Lu Qing.
Shao Tong raised his eyebrows: "Looking at the situation just now, I wonder how much Mr. Qi is going to charge us?"
Qi Yuren said calmly: "You two are the city lord's guards, so to speak, they are the people of the city lord Yu. Since they are the people of the city lord Yu, why should we negotiate the price."
"Other places sell fifty large flame coins, but Qi's place... five thousand!"