Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 281: Cuibai Main City, the Hometown of the Past! (Two in One)

Seeing this group of warriors rushing towards them, Song Ping'an and Su Qingqing wanted to take the two dogs with them to charge into the battle.

However, Song Changming didn't have the patience to waste time with this group of people.

As he took a step forward, purple-gold electric currents rushed around like deadly electric snakes.

hum!
A group of people were entangled by the electric snake, and screams were heard instantly, and they fell to the ground one after another.

They were horrified to find that using internal energy to protect themselves was completely ineffective against these electric snakes.

“Innate Qi!!”

The leader was so frightened that he fell to his knees.

Song Changming had been low-key before, but as soon as he showed up now, he displayed his innate aura, which was enough to sweep away all of them!

This is also a very normal thing. Don't think that just because Song Changming had encountered many innate warriors before, it means that innate people in Guyuan Kingdom can be found everywhere. You can even meet several of them even when going to the toilet.

In fact, apart from Chu Wantong, Huang Silang and others who served as generals under the city lord, innate warriors were still relatively rare among the people.

Therefore, this group of robbers were shocked by the innate energy displayed by Song Changming, and they knew that they had hit a wall today.

Song Changming ignored the group's pleas for mercy, turned around and took Su Qingqing away from the white forest, leaving Song Ping'an to deal with the group.

"You really don't have the soul-locking talisman? You don't recognize the disciples of Fushan Sect?" Song Ping'an stood in front of this group of people, his face frosty, and asked in a muffled voice.

"This..." The guide was speechless. It was obvious that these were all fabricated just to trick Song Ping'an into coming here.

"Okay, then there's nothing more to say." Song Ping'an drew his sword and said nothing more.

He had no psychological burden in killing this group of evil people.

After experiencing this, the group did not stay for too long and set off again.

After that, there were no soul-locking talismans in the several big cities along the way, so Song Changming hurried past them, thinking of going to the main city first.

The main city of Cuibai, located in the center of Cuibai Road, is the center of political power and governs the area.

Some of them are similar to the county towns of Dalai, but the scale of the cities is completely incomparable.

The entire main city is said to be able to accommodate a population of tens of millions.

God knows how much materials and manpower would be needed to build such a huge city.

The huge four-sided walls alone are an astronomical figure that is difficult to estimate.
A wide official road, wide enough to accommodate ten carriages running side by side, extends a hundred miles outside the city.

Two large dogs as big as lions and tigers were walking among them. Their mysterious appearance attracted many glances from passers-by.

On the back of the big dog, Song Changming looked at the carriages and horses coming and going on the official road. It had never been as lively as this place before.

As the economic center of Cuibai Road and an important commercial city, the daily flow of people coming and going in the main city is naturally needless to say.

"My friend, your two big dogs are really majestic and domineering. I wonder if you can sell them for fifty low-grade spirit crystals?" A carriage drove by, and a young man in brocade clothes in the carriage suddenly asked Song Changming.

Hearing this, Dabai just glanced at the young man indifferently, while Dahuang bared his teeth with an unfriendly look.

"Hey, your intelligence is quite high. How about one hundred low-grade spirit crystals?" Before Song Changming could reply, the young man raised the price on his own.

Now Song Changming understood a little bit, and knew that this young man was very generous, and the price of one hundred low-grade spirit crystals was already not low.

An ordinary tamed beast is not worth this much money.

"I don't plan to sell it." Song Changming shook his head and refused.

In fact, there were quite a few people who were attracted by the two dogs along the way, and they all directly offered a price and asked Song Changming if he could give them up.

Song Changming would naturally not accept it.

The two dogs, Dahuang and Dabai, were picked up by him when he was in poverty. Later, they ate the Dragon Pearl and evolved. From then on, they shed their ordinary lives and followed him all the way from Dalai to Guyuan Kingdom.

They have been together for decades and have a deep affection for each other. How could he sell these two dogs for a few spirit crystals?

When the young man saw Song Changming's straightforward refusal, his expression quickly turned cold. Just as he was about to say something else, a faint voice suddenly came from the carriage.

"Master, the other party is a congenital warrior, so forget it."

Upon hearing this, the young man frowned, but finally snorted, lowered the curtains, and said nothing more.

"Could this guy be trying to force a sale?" Song Ping'an observed the change in the other party's expression and said unhappily.

"Forget it." Song Changming shook his head and didn't say anything more.

This main city is no different from other places. There are too many crouching dragons and crouching tigers. It is possible that there is a dragon crossing the river in the carriage.

As long as the other party doesn't provoke him, he doesn't care what the other party thinks.

His eyes fell on Su Qingqing behind him.

Now that they were not far from the main city, Su Qingqing became silent again.

The Changsheng Su family is located in this main city of Cuibai.

After being away from home for more than 20 years, she now returns and doesn't know what the outcome will be.

"No matter what, you must stay calm and remember not to get carried away." Song Changming couldn't help but remind them as they got closer to the main city of Cuibai.

"I remember, sir." Su Qingqing nodded calmly, with a serious expression on her face.

Song Changming said no more.

Another hour passed and the hundred-mile official road was quickly completed.

The main city of Cuibai has also appeared on the horizon. From afar, you can see the tall and thick black city walls, which are more majestic and shocking than the walls of the big cities seen along the way.

Like a huge black monster, it lay prone on the plain.

This main city of Cuibai has a long history of thousands of years. It has always been firmly occupied by the human race and has never been shaken by other races.

As they got closer, Song Changming seemed to be able to feel the hardships and long years that this city had endured, and he couldn't help but feel awe.

In the sky, a group of falcons flew out in an orderly manner from the direction of the city and passed over the heads of Song Changming and his group.

Song Changming saw clearly that there was a human figure riding on the flying falcon.

These are the main city's guards, aerial patrol units.

Those armored falcons are of course tamed flying mounts.

"Stop, where are you from? Each person needs to pay a hundred coins to enter the city." A burly man wearing armor with white cloud patterns stopped Song Changming and his companions and said in a buzzing voice.

Song Changming glanced at the others. They didn't have to pay to leave the city, but they had to pay a hundred coins to enter the city.

"This is the rule of the main city, not just for a few of you. If not, everyone would have crowded into the main city."

Beside the burly man, another city gate guard seemed more patient. He seemed to notice that Song Changming and others were here for the first time, so he explained a little more.

"Okay, I understand." Song Changming nodded and didn't say much.

Since that's the rule, they just do it.

One hundred coins is neither too much nor too little for ordinary people, and is almost enough for a family's several meals.

And for a warrior like Song Changming, it is even more insignificant.

Just as the guard at the city gate said, the entrance fee is just a threshold. It cannot be too high or too low. It must be just right to keep out some outsiders.

Prevent people from other towns and villages from running to the main city, and no one will develop other places in Cuibai Road.

After paying the fee and informing them that they were coming from Fengcheng, the guards only took one more look at the two big dogs and let them pass. The city wall was so thick that the corridor through the city gate was like a tunnel through the mountain.

After entering the city wall, there are layers of buildings and pavilions with tiled roofs.

The main road, which is wider than the official road outside the city, the towers and observation towers that are thousands of meters high, and some magnificent large buildings are all very eye-catching.

These large-scale buildings can be found everywhere in the city.

What Song Changming was most concerned about was another high wall he saw when he looked into the city from afar.

"Friend, may I ask what that is?" Song Changming asked a warrior who happened to pass by.

The middle-aged man in shorts and holding a knife first looked at the two big dogs behind Song Changming, and then looked at the high wall inside the city.

"Brother, this is your first time in the main city." The middle-aged man chuckled and explained to Song Changming.

"That's the inner wall, inside is the Fourth District."

Song Changming finally understood.

This main city of Cuibai has a total of five urban areas, the core city in the center, and four urban areas that have been expanding outward.

These five major urban areas together constitute the huge framework of Cuibai main city!
There is a high wall between each urban area, which is basically a symbol of historical heritage.

In fact, the original Cuibai main city was only as big as the core urban area.

But later, alien races rose, the human race declined, and the land of Kyushu was invaded by various alien races. After a large-scale population migration in various states, this main city of Cuibai was also crowded with too many people, making it appear overly bloated.

This led to the process of repeated expansion.

Therefore, the birth of each urban area is the result of an expansion several years later.

The four additional urban areas mean that the main city has been expanded four times over thousands of years.

The high wall is a symbol left after the original city wall was demolished.

As for why they didn't choose to demolish it completely and merge the five urban areas, this involves the issues of public opinion and the political power.

It's not that they don't want to demolish it, but too many people don't want it to be demolished. Over time, the high wall has continued to stand, and each urban area has been clearly divided.

“Originally, apart from the core area, the remaining four urban areas did not have much difference except that they were getting bigger and bigger. But since some time ago, powerful families and various forces have moved to the inner city, so that gradually a certain saying has emerged.

The closer you are to the core city, the closer you are to power and wealth. Today, this statement has become the mainstream and a reality," the middle-aged man shook his head.

“When I was a child, my family lived in the third city district. Unfortunately, our family fell into poverty and my father had no choice but to sell the property in the third city district and move to the outermost city.

Fortunately, I still have some talent for martial arts. Now I have learned martial arts and joined the Green Banner Army. I moved to the Fourth City District with my family. One day, I will definitely buy back the ancestral home in the Third City District."

To some extent, returning to the Three Cities District is an important symbol of his family's resurgence and is of great significance.

"I see." After hearing this, Song Changming also had a general understanding of this green cypress main city.

The past experiences of this person basically prove that people in different urban areas almost represent different classes.

The wall is merely the materialization of class barriers.

Song Changming didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

In his view, wherever groups appear, classes will emerge, dividing the groups into different levels.

There are common people, powerful people, strong people, and sinister and cunning people.
This is the case with Dalai, and the human race in Guyuan Kingdom is no exception, but the way it manifests itself is different in different places.

Then Song Changming asked the Su family in the main city and got an expected answer.

The Su family is a longevity family, so it is located in the core city at the center. In terms of power and reputation, it is one of the top families in the city.

"Dongqing, hurry up and leave. If you're late you'll be beaten and scolded by the commander!" two other companions urged.

The middle-aged man originally wanted to talk to Song Changming, but his expression changed slightly when he heard his words, and he immediately said goodbye and left in a hurry.

"So we are now in the fifth district." Song Ping'an looked around.

The fifth urban district, as the outermost city, has been under construction for several decades and now has a large population.

Looking around, the streets and alleys were filled with people and crowds of people.

Most of these people are ordinary civilians, including peddlers and hawkers. This is the city with the heaviest atmosphere of daily life.

As they walked along the street, Song Changming bought Su Qingqing the candied haws skewers she liked.

"How?" Song Changming asked.

"I seem to have been here before," Su Qingqing said with a look of reminiscence in her eyes and a frown on her face.

"That's right." Song Changming nodded.

Day two.

A carriage slowly drove over the high wall from the fifth district, entered the fourth district, and then to the third and second districts.

There are high walls between each urban area, but the walls do not really restrict people from entering and leaving. In name, everyone can enter and leave with complete freedom.

However, most residents only stay in their own areas and rarely enter other urban areas.

The reason is simple: the real limitation is the amount of money each person has.

Ordinary people cannot afford to spend money in higher-end urban areas, so they can only return to their own comfortable places and stay there.

"Sir, the entrance to the core city is ahead. I'm afraid our small carriage is not allowed to enter." The coachman turned his head and said to the carriage.

"I told you to go in, so just go in and stop talking nonsense." Song Ping'an was very dissatisfied when he saw that the driver was hesitating to move forward.

"I dare not," said the driver with a bitter face.

"Then you stay outside until we come out to return the carriage."

Song Ping'an didn't want to waste time, so he gave the driver some more money, drove him out of the carriage, and drove the carriage to the entrance of the core city himself.

"Stop, ordinary people are not allowed to enter here." Several guards with strong auras shouted.

Song Ping'an, the coachman, was about to speak when a strong aura emanated from the carriage, causing the guards' faces to change suddenly.

"Innately strong!"

"I have come here today because of the fame of Changsheng Su's family. I wonder if I am qualified to enter the city?" Song Changming did not show up, only his voice came from the carriage.

"Enough, enough." The guards hurriedly made way, and the carriage slowly drove into the core city.

People can enter and exit the four outer urban areas freely, but if they want to enter the core city, there are some requirements.

One either has to be rich or noble, or have to be very powerful, or have someone's recommendation to enter.

Song Changming demonstrated his innate strength, and was considered a very powerful person, which was why he was able to enter.

Entering the core city, I immediately felt the difference.

There are magnificent mansions with red walls, green tiles, flying eaves and pointed corners. The buildings on the street alone appear extremely luxurious.

It makes people realize that they have come to a wealthy area.
In addition, another obvious difference is that the spiritual energy here is richer than that in the four outer city districts.

"That's it!"

As soon as she entered the core city, Su Qingqing sat in the carriage, looking at the streets passing by, and scenes from the depths of her past memories all came to her mind.

She was absolutely certain that this was the hometown where she was born and raised and where she had always been attached to!
There have been too many things going on in life recently, so the updates have been a little unstable. I hope you can forgive me and I will adjust it soon.

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