"I don't like it now, tell me quickly!" Yuesheng slapped Xu Mao on the head again.
"Actually, the entire Xiao family has mysteriously disappeared recently. Not only my father, but most of the people sent by other forces including Leader Yue to investigate have not come back. Even those who have come back have found nothing. The Xiao family seems to have been abandoned.
Normally, Brother Yue, this is really abandoned overnight."
Xu Mao hesitated for a while, and finally added that this incident was indeed strange, but it did not cause much panic. It was just that there was almost no one around the Xiao family area.
"What? Everyone in the Xiao family has disappeared!?"
Upon hearing the news, Yuesheng was shocked and stared at Xu Mao with his eyes, almost frightening Xu Mao to death.
"Yes, Brother Yue, there is really no one in the entire Xiao Mansion, even your cousin is missing. Didn't Gang Leader Yue tell you about this?"
Xu Mao said cautiously, there was something wrong with Yuesheng's expression when he heard the news just now. He didn't want to irritate Yuesheng, who might have to lie in bed for a few more days.
Yuesheng lowered his head and pondered. He had no clue about this matter, but he vaguely felt that it had something to do with him.
However, he knew very little about this world, and he was a little overwhelmed by such extraordinary things.
Hundreds of members of the huge Xiao family disappeared in one night without any sound, and the power of Qingning City was not even traced. It was like the work of ghosts and gods.
"It would be nice if I had more memories of the reincarnated ancestor who jumped into the street. Maybe I can think of something."
Yuesheng rubbed his brows and thought that as his cultivation became stronger, the memories of his reincarnated ancestor appeared more and more, and the more he felt that his ancestor was extraordinary.
A few simple cultivation experiences made him take many detours. In just one month, he reached the threshold of marrow energy generation, and various basic practical experiences greatly made up for his shortcomings.
Now he is even confident that even if he is at the same level as his cheap dad, he can beat him.
Seeing that Yuesheng was deep in thought and did not answer him, Xu Mao did not ask any more questions, but quietly led the way.
"Brother Yue, we're already here, right here!"
After passing through an unknown number of streets, Xu Mao finally spoke, interrupting Yuesheng's contemplation.
Yuesheng slowly raised his head and looked forward.
It's messy, dilapidated, crowded, dull, and depressing. Even the heavy snow cover can't stop the stench that hits your face.
Every once in a while, there were several people wrapped in tattered quilts and lying against the tattered walls. Their faces were blue and blue from the cold, their teeth kept chattering, and some of them had even lost their breath.
This is the refugee camp in Qingning City, also known as the Tomb of Winter Night.
Here, I don’t know how many refugees will never wake up in the winter night season. In Qingning City, refugees have no human rights.
Refugees are people who are forced to live in Qingning City due to various reasons.
Seeing this scene, Yuesheng was slightly touched in his heart. This world is indeed the world of the strong. He was silent in his heart and became more determined to become stronger.
"The battleground of life and death is in the refugee camp?" Yuesheng glanced at Xu Mao beside him and asked.
Xu Mao smiled cowardly: "Hey, Brother Yue, I didn't expect them to open a life and death battle arena here at first, but it makes sense. After all, our Qingning City is just a small place, and this kind of life and death battle arena is not
Formality is only for the entertainment of the upper class. If it is done openly and openly, it will not have a good impact in the city."
Yuesheng nodded. If the influence is not good, it is all false. Didn't you realize that the Qi Dynasty opened a life-and-death arena in its own royal city?
Does he know that the Arena of Life and Death is something that is supported by the imperial court for Da Qi? If it is really open and open, it will be taxed, and the tax on the Arena of Life and Death is usually 50%.
With the greedy character of those old foxes in the family, of course they don't want to hand over so much money, and Qingning City is located in a remote place, with the sky high and the emperor far away. All it takes is to shut the mouths of the two leading forces, the City Lord's Mansion and the Chijin Gang.
The City Lord's Mansion and the Red Gold Gang each receive 10% of the profits from the Arena of Life and Death without paying a penny each year. Of course, they turn a blind eye.
Anyway, if the higher-ups really knew about it, they would be responsible for not reporting it, but the families who actually run the life-and-death arena would be out of luck.
"These families are so courageous!"
Yuesheng looked a little weird. Although the Daqi Dynasty has recently declined, and most of the power is in the hands of the six major families, their strength is comparable to that of one family. I didn't expect that the small families in Qingning City would dare to take advantage of the Daqi Dynasty.
decree issued.
Half of the income from the Arena of Life and Death must be handed over to the court, which is clearly written into the laws of the Qi Dynasty. Violators will almost always have their homes confiscated and their families exterminated.
Otherwise, this kind of thing would not be allowed out by the two local gangsters in Qingning City, the City Lord's Mansion and the Chijin Gang.
"Yes, I was shocked when I first heard about it, but Brother Yue, you will definitely like this arena of life and death. I will take Brother Yue to see it now!" Xu Mao smiled mysteriously.
Yuesheng nodded and followed Xu Mao, slightly touched by the weak begging sounds on both sides of the streets in the refugee den. What they were begging for was not money, just a mouthful of hot food or a shabby quilt.
But Yuesheng is touched, but that's all. This world is like this. If you don't have strength, you can only live at the bottom, maybe not even as good as a beast.
Seemingly sensing Yuesheng's move, Xu Mao pursed his lips and said, "Hey, actually our Qingning City has been extremely kind to these guys. At least my father has made a place for them to live in Qingning City.
, and also gave the civilians unwanted food and daily utensils.
If it were another big city or county, they might not only not let them enter the city, but they might even throw them away to feed the wild beasts!"
"Fat Xu, I remember none of us have been here before, how do you know so much?" Yuesheng glanced at Xu Mao and said calmly.
"I've never been here, but Brother Yue, don't forget that my father is the city lord. You can find out these things just by asking around. In fact, Gang Leader Yue may know these things better than my father, but he won't tell you.
Well, I have to say that Gang Leader Yue treats you much better than my father treats me!" Xu Mao's tone was a little sour.
Yuesheng didn't say anything. Xu Mao's words were true. His cheap dad was really good to him.
Even when he killed the two incense masters under his command completely based on his own joy and anger without any reason, he didn't blame him at all, but went to wipe his butt for him. At that time, he was a little surprised.