Asura Continent/C13 poverty-stricken water
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C13 poverty-stricken water

Six hours later, Lu Yang and the old man arrived outside of He Chong City. Looking at the city in front of them, Lu Yang was stunned.

This was the first time Lu Yang had seen a city. Although it was only a county city, it was still on a small scale.

River Rush's city wall was about fifteen meters tall and thirty feet wide at the top. On it stood many armed guards with spears in hand. Every fifteen meters, there would be one person. The city was built with green brick, heavy and solid, majestic and deep. The city gate was built with city towers, gate towers, arrow towers, and a majestic aura. Outside the city walls, there was a ten-zhang wide moat. The river rippled like jade as boats flew by.

Seeing Lu Yang stare blankly at the city, the elder looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Child, what are you looking at?"

He didn't think that Lu Yang was shocked by the appearance of the city because he felt that Lu Yang lived in Riverrun County City and could see the city every day.

Lu Yang smiled in embarrassment but didn't explain. Moreover, he didn't know how to explain it so he hurriedly said, "It's nothing. I can go home. I'm a little excited."

The old man glanced at Lu Yang and said in deep agreement, "Looking at you, you must have been out for quite a few days. Now that you're going home, you're naturally excited." He paused for a moment before continuing, "Alright, I'll send you here. You city people need no fees to enter the city. An old man like me wouldn't be able to afford to build a few copper coins, so I'll send you here!"

There were three common types of coins in the Western Chu Nation: Copper, Silver and Gold.

One gold coin was equal to ten silver coins, and one silver coin was equal to ten copper coins. Copper coins were also called copper coins.

Of course, there were also rare spirit stone coins, and their value was even higher. Only the upper class would use them.

Lu Yang looked gratefully at the old man, cupping his fists together in thanks and said, "Grandfather, thank you very much. I'll be going now."

"Go! "After you get home, don't be naughty anymore. If you meet any bad people, you'll be in danger." The old man waved at Lu Yang and said smilingly.

Lu Yang turned around and walked towards the city gate. But just as he walked a few steps, he saw that the people in front of him could only enter after they had paid the copper coins. Lu Yang suddenly turned around and quickly chased after the old man. In a few steps, he caught up to the old man and said while panting, "Grandfather, I went out and didn't bring my identity card ?"

A identity token was actually a proof of identity. Only the people in the city would have it, and even if ordinary people wanted it, they wouldn't be able to get it.

The elder understood the meaning behind his words and said with a smile, "Child, don't worry, this old one has some here." Saying that, he took out two coins covered in mud from his pocket and handed them to Lu Yang, "This is for you. I haven't been in the city for a long time, it used to be two coins.

Lu Yang was truly touched. He had lived a life of scheming and scheming within the Lu Manor. Other than his parents, he had never met anyone who sincerely helped him. Just as he escaped the Lu Manor, Lu Yang met a kind-hearted person. How could he not be moved? Lu Yang took the two coins and choked with sobs: "Grandfather, thank you. How can I return this money to you?"

The elder shook his head. "It's only two copper coins. Consider it as me giving them to you. You must remember what grandpa said to you before that."

"Hm!" I will remember. " Lu Yang gave the old man a deep look, then turned around and walked towards the city.

The old man looked at Lu Yang's departing back and did not leave. He had to see Lu Yang enter the city before he could leave.

If two copper coins were not enough to enter the city, the old man would have to wait for Lu Yang's return. From this, it could be seen that he was indeed a kind-hearted person.

Lu Yang came to the city gate and waited in line to enter. After waiting for a while, it was finally his turn.

Outside of the city gate, two young guards holding long spears stood horizontally in front of Lu Yang, blocking his path. One of them said, "Little guy, where is your family's master?"

The two guards were young, only around twenty years old. They wore armor and gave off an imposing aura.

If there was a body technique expert here, it would be easy to tell that these two guards were both Xuan experts.

Lu Yang's expression was relatively calm as he replied at a moderate pace, "My parents have already entered the city. Can't I go in alone?"

With these words, not only were the two guards stunned, the people waiting to enter the city behind also looked at Lu Yang in admiration. After all, Lu Yang was still too young, only a little over ten years old. Judging from his clothes, he didn't seem like a child from a wealthy family. If he was a disciple of a noble family, how could he have come here alone at such an age? If he was the child of a poor family, it would be even more impossible for him to enter the city alone.

This was exactly the case. Many people were secretly guessing Lu Yang's parents' identities. Why did they abandon their child and enter the city first?

Of course, no one said that in their hearts.

The two guards looked at Lu Yang in shock and didn't say anything more. They followed the rules and said, "Whoever enters the city doesn't matter their age, they only need to pay three copper coins."

"Three?" Lu Yang was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "Weren't you two before?"

The guard nodded his head and said, "That's right. There were indeed two before, but the price has increased."

The other guard saw that Lu Yang was unable to take out the three bronze coins so he coldly snorted and said disdainfully, "Poor commoner, do you really think you can enter the city without the money? If you are unable to take out the copper coins, then scram back to the city.

Lu Yang's heart turned cold. He had heard too much ridicule and ridicule when he was young, he was even a little numb to it. He didn't expect that he would still be able to hear these words after leaving the Lu Manor. However, Lu Yang did not believe that there was no kind-hearted person. He said, "Sir Officer, since I'm still young, can I take a coin less?" As he spoke, he spread out the two bronze coins in his hands that were already sweating.

The guard who was the first to speak saw that Lu Yang was too young and felt pity for him. He said, "I think that's fine. You can enter the city first!"

Just as Lu Yanggang was about to thank Wang Qiang, another guard said coldly, "Wang Qiang, have you forgotten the rules of the county? Do you want to go against it? "

"Chen Bo, look at how young he is, how pitiful he is!" Wang Qiang thought for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, "At worst, I'll pay for this copper coin. That should be fine, right?"

Chen Bo glanced at Lu Yang and snorted, "There are so many poor people. Look at the slums outside the city, how many children are there that rely on begging to survive? Moreover, it's not too hard to obtain a single copper coin. They have hands and feet, so why don't they just collect three copper coins before entering the city? "

"Didn't his parents enter the city earlier, so ?" Wang Qiang was about to retort, but he was interrupted by Chen Bo.

Chen Bo waved his hand and said, "Do you believe his words?" I am also a Heaven Ranked Innate Ranker, do you believe me? " Seeing that Wang Qiang wanted to continue speaking, he turned to the crowd behind Lu Yang and asked, "Tell me, do you guys think that the words spoken by this kid will be trustworthy? If you believe me, you can either support me with your hands or give me a copper coin. "

Lu Yang subconsciously looked towards the crowd, but when he did, he almost lost his breath. Everyone lowered their heads and didn't even look at him. Not to mention that someone had given him a copper coin, even those who wanted to raise their hands couldn't see a single one. For the first time, Lu Yang felt a chill in his heart. He suddenly remembered what his mother had said to him at that time and bitterly smiled in his heart.

The poor and the evil, the shrewd and the wicked make things difficult for the people.

These people were self-centered. They felt that it was better to have less trouble than less. It was none of their business.

With regards to these people's reactions, Chen Bo had an expression that was already expected. He said to Lu Yang, "Brat, did you see that? No one gave you any copper coins. You'd better scram quickly!"

Lu Yang sighed on the inside. Gripping the two copper coins tightly, he turned around and was about to leave.

At this moment, a youth's voice came from behind the crowd. "Wait, I have a copper coin."

Lu Yang raised his head and looked over. A copper plate was flying over the crowd, accurately landing on top of his head.

With such precise movements, it was clear that the other party was also a martial cultivator expert. Lu Yang raised his right hand, grabbed the copper coin from the air, and clasped his fist. "Big brother, thank you very much ?"

"What are you thanking me for? We are all children of poor families. We should help each other out." The young man's voice rang out again, because behind the crowd, he did not show himself. Lu Yang could not see his face clearly, but he could roughly remember where he was.

Lu Yang was not a pretentious person. He passed three bronze coins to Chen Bo and said with a straight back, "I can go into the city now, right?"

Having been humiliated, Chen Bo was in an extremely bad mood. He glared at Lu Yang and viciously said, "Consider yourself lucky. In the future, don't let me meet you again."

Lu Yang didn't even look at him as he quickly walked into the city. After entering the city, he didn't immediately leave but stood in an inconspicuous corner and waited.

After the time it took to make a cup of tea, a chubby youth walked in. The youngster looked to be around 15 or 16 years old. He wore a set of green clothes, and on his back was a cloth bag. The youth looked a bit fat, but his steps were light. It could be seen that his cultivation was not low, at least in the Yellow Rank.

The youth did not care about the surrounding situation. He quickly walked forward. Just as he took a few steps, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Who is it!" The youth's reaction was very fast. He quickly moved three steps back and looked at his opponent warily.

The person who suddenly appeared was Lu Yang. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Big brother, it's me. Thank you for the copper coin just now."

The teenager wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead and gloomily said, "Little brother, you scared me to death. I thought the city was the same as the village and we were going to fight when we saw each other!"

Lu Yang obviously didn't understand and said in puzzlement, "We'll fight when we meet?"

The young man laughed and shyly said, "This is the custom of our village. Anyone who knows some martial arts has to compare notes first. In fact, there is no ill intent."

"So that's how it is!" Without wasting any time, Lu Yang went straight to the point, "Big brother, I'm called Lu Yang. Could you leave me an address? I'll return the copper coin to you in the future."

The youth was stunned, he looked at Lu Yang as if he was looking at a monster, and only when he saw Lu Yang and felt uncomfortable did he say: "No way! You waited here for me for so long just to return my copper coin? "

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