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Chapter 223: Di Zong builds a city and guards the gate
The night is drawing to a close...

Gongliang City was bustling for most of the night, but the target mission Lu Zhigang disappeared without a trace.

The warriors were busy for a long time but gained nothing, and the blood in their hearts finally calmed down.

The Poison Goose Lu Zhigang, with his poisonous palm, can chase away souls and take away spirits, even martial artists suffer great losses.

Such a vicious person is not easy to deal with. Don’t try to hunt the snake but end up being bitten!
People left one after another, and the streets were filled with people, becoming increasingly sparse as time passed.

As daybreak approached, the city regained its rare peace, no longer as noisy as last night.

In the ruins, Captain Chang told the secrets of the past...

"Zhou You, do you know how many cities there are on earth?"

After hearing this, Zhou You shook his head decisively and said, “I don’t know. How can I know?”

Cities of all sizes are scattered all over the world, like the countless stars in the night sky, and Gongliang City is one of them.

There is no unified statement on the number of cities, whether in official announcements or in book records.

"I know!"

Captain Chang said calmly, "Since the celestial being came to the world, how many earthly clans have been born? How many cities are there in the world?"

From martial artist to strong martial artist, and then to the supreme master realm that is unprecedented in history.

The Grandmaster is also divided into three realms: Heaven, Earth and Man, and Earth is the second realm.

After Di Zong cultivated his body to perfection and developed the human body to its limits, he began to pursue the mysteries of heaven and earth.

Travel across mountains and rivers, explore dangerous places and secrets, and verify the infinite possibilities of martial arts.

When one reaches the level of Earth Sect, his flesh and blood body can unleash terrifying power, flattening mountains and rivers and tearing the earth apart.

It can even use Qi and blood as a bond to combine earth, wood, sand and stone to build a city created by nature on flat ground.

Such a city can resist all kinds of man-made disasters and isolate it from large-scale invasions by evil spirits.

Sucheng, Gongliangcheng and even Fucheng were all built by Dizong himself.

Descendants who lived in the city, receiving great favors from the Earth Ancestor, had to pay a city-building tax from the time they were born until their death.

This city-building tax was collected by local noble families and paid to Di Zong regularly. Even if Di Zong was no longer around, it would be passed on to his descendants.

"Can you imagine that earth and stone are merciless, but once a city is built, it can shelter thousands of people?"

"If there were no city walls, Gongliang City would have been destroyed by refugees, evil spirits, and plague just like Sucheng City."

Captain Chang revealed the real reason for the demise of Sucheng.

This city, which was also built by Di Zong, was destroyed due to some accident and could no longer provide defense and shelter.

Hunger, plague, banditry, and evil spirits took turns wreaking havoc and directly destroyed the city.

The people either died or fled, becoming rootless refugees like duckweed.

“In ancient times, the city-state and city-state were mentioned together, meaning that one city was a country.”

"The city lord is the local king, and he has the power of life and death over the villages surrounding the city."

"Nowadays, there is no king or city lord. Instead, there is a city-state governed by aristocratic families. They are descended from the 72 ancient tribes of ancestors. Their ancestors are all ancient heroes who have seen the gods."

"They have monopolized the origin and meaning of martial arts, and even worse..."

"Ninety percent of the land clans in the world are born into aristocratic families. The huge city-building taxes eventually flow into the private coffers of the aristocratic families and become a tool for exploiting the common people."

Zhou You discovered a key point. If that’s the case, what is the relationship between the city gate guards and the aristocratic families?
The aristocratic families stand at the top of the food chain, exploiting the desperate common people with city-building taxes, monopolizing martial arts, and suppressing resistance from the bottom up.

But judging from the operation of the city gate guards, this force has a clearly distinct attitude from the aristocratic families.

He guessed that Captain Chang had not yet gotten to the point.

Sure enough... "The changes in the world are ultimately a process of constant division and unification."

"From the past model of one city and one lord, to the current local autonomy, the aristocratic families all respect the common lord of the world."

"The common ruler of the world is called the emperor; the best of the noble families consider it an honor to be crowned a marquis."

"The dual system of monarch and prince is the top structure of power in the world."

"The distant Dijing, the center of the earth, is the most magnificent city in the world. It is also the center where the kings and princes discuss matters and rule the world together."

"There are two types of monarchs: feudal monarchs and abdicated monarchs. A feudal monarch is elected by the noble families of the world, and an abdicated monarch is the successor designated by the previous monarch. Both of them hold the power to command the world."

"The one who now occupies the capital is the thirty-sixth feudal lord, and he is also the master to whom our city gate guards are loyal."

At this point, Captain Chang said to Zhou You, "Enter my city gate guard, sacrifice yourself and serve the Lord wholeheartedly."

"So, the duty of the city gate guards is to monitor the cities of the world for the feudal lord?"

Zhou You asked.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Captain Chang was choked.

You guessed it right, but this matter cannot be said openly as it is not conducive to local unity.

"Hundreds of millions of people in the world are suffering from the harassment of evil spirits. Our city gate guards are ordered to be stationed in various places to secretly eliminate evil spirits and protect the peace of the area."

I see, that's how it should be said, seriously and with great righteousness!
Captain Chang added, “The cities throughout the world belong to the Earth Clan and their descendants, and the feudal lords do not interfere.”

“But during the reign of the tenth Zen monarch, an agreement was made with the noble families that the city would belong to the noble families and the city gates would belong to the monarch.”

"My city gate guards are the loyal guards who guard the gates for the Lord."

"As long as the city is there, the city gates will be there. We, the city gate guards, will protect the people in the city from being disturbed by evil spirits."

Therefore, once there is a demon causing trouble, the guards at the city gate will come forward to surround and kill it, and their response is quick.

Also because of their duties, they draw a clear line between themselves and the local forces, big or small, and once they enter the city gate guards have nothing to do with the boxing and martial arts circles.

There are two options for you, one is this or that. Once you choose your camp, you can't have the best of both worlds.

Zhou You originally came from a martial arts school. His mentor, Wang Lao Hu, has connections with the Qi family and also belongs to the aristocratic family camp.

Now that he has left the martial arts gym and is about to be abandoned, the city gate guards have extended an olive branch to him.

The guards at the city gates are all elite soldiers, not just any rotten ones.

If he had not killed three transformed demons with amazing means, there would not have been this recruitment.

The martial arts system of the city gate guards is different from that of the martial arts school, and all means are aimed at killing the evil spirits.

Zhou You, with his mid-level strength of Qi and blood, killed two large and two small monsters on the hills. He was exactly the kind of talent that the city gate guards were looking for.

Captain Chang spoke quickly and seized the initiative. The remaining captains were very upset and wished they could start over.

Talents are hard to come by, and Captain Chang already has Zheng Qing under his command, but he is still not satisfied and wants to "add wings to the tiger".

Captain Ye had a complicated expression. He was Zhang Shiyu's adoptive father, and he was the least likely to recruit Zhou You.

He also knew that after today, it would be impossible for Zhang Shiyu to take revenge.

"Forget it. I'll write a letter and send him to another place to avoid the limelight."

"If you keep going like this, sooner or later you'll be beaten to death by Zhou You."

Everyone was waiting for Zhou You's reply, and time passed by little by little.

Before we knew it, dawn had arrived. The first rays of morning sunlight shone on the ruins, bringing a glimmer of light and hope amid the decadence.

"Captain Chang, I'm sorry, I can't agree to that."

(End of this chapter)