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Chapter 387: People outside the city

The towering city is right before our eyes.

Zhou You's vest has been here more than once, but this is the first time his real body has come.

Just by hearing the surprised reactions of the people around me, I knew what a huge impact the size and scale of the city had on them.

Compared with Gongliang City, Fucheng City is simply an impossible creation in the world.

The idea of ​​Di Zong building a city has existed since ancient times, and it needs to be explained here.

Only those with the strength of the Earth Sect are qualified to build cities, but not all cities in the world are built by the Earth Sect.

There are exceptions occasionally. Some special beings were so obsessed with martial arts training and breakthroughs when they were promoted to Earth Sect that they did not fulfill their obligations. When they were upgraded to Heaven Sect, they could no longer refuse and thus built a city.

The city built by Tianzong is naturally taller and more magnificent than the work of Dizong.

That’s right, the city is one of the only three cities built by the Tianzong in Beixuanzhou.

According to legend, there is a city built by the Martial Saint himself, and that is Dijing, the hub of the world and the core of all places.

The city is no longer what it used to be. Surrounding the city walls, many shacks, tents, etc. have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. These are temporary residences.

There are also high platforms made of piled earth, and from time to time, there are strong winds of fists and feet passing by, which are warriors colliding and fighting.

The bustling crowds and the complicated and chaotic environment made the originally spacious streets crowded and messy.

Some people even ran from the roadside to the front of the convoy, raised their arms and said, "Give us some food, dry food or raw rice will do."

Soon, someone pulled the beggar away and the convoy was able to pass smoothly.

The women in the car did not show their faces and hid in the carriages and behind the curtains. The men clenched their fists and were on guard against any movement around them.

There were many twists and turns along the way from Zhoujia Village to the provincial capital, and the caravan lost most of the livestock, but fortunately no one was hurt.

Before Zhou You set out, he specifically asked for hundreds of empty boxes to be carried. Everyone else thought they were filled with supplies and materials, but only he knew that the supplies were in the hungry bags and the boxes were empty.

These empty boxes were used to deceive people, and everyone thought that food and daily necessities were placed inside.

When they met criminals with bad intentions on the road, they all targeted the wooden boxes and ignored the more vulnerable women.

Therefore, before reaching the provincial capital, the caravan lost a large number of wooden boxes, and even had animals injured and left behind, but they still arrived safely.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, many people were envious and jealous when they saw the large amount of luggage in the convoy and the wooden boxes filled with countless supplies.

When war breaks out, cities absorb population at a rate far greater than in peacetime. As the population increases, prices soar, especially food prices.

With fewer people farming, food has become much more valuable.

People cannot live without food for a long time, but food can be stored for a long time, and the supply and demand relationship is extremely unbalanced.

If ordinary people do not have oil and water to supplement, they need to eat at least several kilograms of food every day to maintain daily consumption.

People who practice martial arts consume the most energy, vitality and blood. Their appetite is often several or even dozens of times that of ordinary people. Not only do they eat grains, they also eat meat, drink alcohol and other high-calorie foods.

"Friend is coming from the direction of Gongliang City?"

As the convoy moved forward, some people kept asking questions as they walked, and would not stop until they got an answer.

Zuo Twelve whipped the horse and answered without a single mistake, "Gonggongliang City has long been occupied. Who can escape? We are a country family nearby."

Look at these men and women, they are all neatly arranged and well-fed, they don’t look like country folk at all!
The person asking the question pleaded again, "Do you have any extra food? Please give me some. I won't take it for free. I will buy it with real money."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people in the background around them pricked up their ears at the same time.

It is conceivable that once Zuo Twelve gave a positive answer, people would rush forward and use various means to seize food from the convoy.

"No, we were hungry for a while before we got here, and we were waiting to go into the city to buy some food."

Zuo Twelve swung his whip, and with the infusion of Qi and blood, the air exploded with a wave as big as a bowl. Seeing that he was quite powerful, the person who asked the question immediately stopped and did not dare to stick with him any more.

Because the caravan contained not only Zuo Twelve, but also Qi and Blood Warriors like Tie Niu, Liu Bing, Zhou Sheng, etc. They had strong bones and flesh and normal complexions, and it was obvious at a glance that they were well fed and warmly clothed.

Looking at the people around, they all had hungry looks on their faces. They were also energetic warriors, and one person in the convoy could beat ten people.

Not to mention traveling around.

There were martial artists nearby, but they were all so hungry that their legs were weak. They were no match for a junior martial artist in peak condition.

"Please let us go, we are going into the city."

Zuo Twelve whipped the horsewhip, and the air exploded, sounding heart-wrenchingly loud.

This is also an invisible warning. If someone blocks the road without knowing what is good for him, he will be whipped on the spot until his skin and flesh are torn to pieces and his bones burst.

Suddenly, a figure passed by and blocked the horse's head.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Although the person was moving very fast, he took a few deep breaths when he stopped, and seemed to be unable to continue.

"I am Yu Chengcan, the martial arts master of Zhenwu Fist. The friend in the car wants to borrow some food from you."

Zuo Twelve glanced at Zhou You and said directly, "I just told you that, don't bother me anymore."

Yu Chengcan's cheeks were sunken, his complexion was gray, and his feet were weak. It was obvious that he was starving. His qi and blood were less than 20% to 30% of the normal level, and even his muscles and bone marrow were mostly exhausted.

If he was in a normal state, Zuo Twelve would never dare to offend him, but now...

"My friend, those unknown people naturally cannot borrow food, but I, Yu Chengsan, am a martial artist. Think about it before you answer."

Martial artist, so what?

Zhou You shook his head, "There's not even a grain of food left."

He had plenty of food, but it was all for his own people. No matter how miserable the outsiders were, it was not worth it for him to use up his own reserves.

Yu Chengsan took a deep breath and said, "My friend, I am not lending you food for nothing. I will return it to you tenfold, if not a hundredfold, in the future."

"No need, I don't do food business."

Seeing Zhou You's decisiveness, Yu Chengsan's eyes flashed with ferocity. He nodded, "You wait!"

He turned around, took a step, crossed his feet and leaped dozens of meters away, a flush appearing on his face.

His target was the road that the touring convoy had just passed!
Zhou You looked at his back and shook his head. Why would he bother to consume his flesh and blood to refine his qi and blood and forcibly drive his martial artist-level strength?
Under normal circumstances, as long as one does not consume Qi and blood, one's martial arts foundation can sustain hunger longer than a normal person.

"Pfft!"

A moment later, a bloody body was broken into two and fell to the ground.

Yu Chengsan went and came back, pointing at the corpse and said, "The man who asked for food just now was this man. He has ulterior motives. He is a gang member in the city, watching at the door and tipping off when he sees a target."

"I killed him to show my sincerity. I know you have concerns and are afraid that the food will cause trouble. If you lend me the food, I will trouble you to solve it."

interesting!
Yu Chengsan's cheeks were burning with redness that was almost pathological. His stomach was empty, and forcing the blood to flow would consume his flesh and blood, which was equivalent to overdrawing his life.

If there is nothing to eat, you will definitely fall seriously ill afterwards and your life or death may be unknown.

Boom!
The grain bag fell to the ground, standing upright to a height of a person, emitting the charming aroma of rice, flour and dried meat.

Yu Chengsan looked at the food in the bag greedily, and suddenly looked up, but only saw the backs of the convoy disappearing through the city gate.

The gazes around me became even hotter and hungrier!
(End of this chapter)