Experience of living in a chaotic world of demons

At the head of Gujiazhuang, groups of tenant farmers are hardworking in spring plowing and sowing.

After finally getting through last year's winter, everyone is working hard to do something big in the spring and save as much money and food as possible. Last year's winter still left people with lingering fears.

Sweat dripped, but no one cared.

Ta-ta-ta!

The sound of trampling horse hooves was heard in the distance, and the tenant farmers raised their heads. They were a little confused at first, and then became frightened.

There were more than twenty figures in black on horseback, all of them arrogant and domineering, their faces full of playful cruelty.

"Black Sand Gang!"

The tenant farmers hurriedly dodged, and the horse hooves as big as bowls trampled on the path, making the tenant farmers even more embarrassed and swaying. What was even worse was that the villagers on the roadside were unable to dodge. A knight whipped them, and their skin and flesh were torn. Screaming, he rolled down into the field.

The knight laughed and cursed.

"What a pariah! Ten of your lives are not enough to compensate for disturbing my beloved horse!"

All the knights laughed, headed straight towards their master's house, and walked away.

The tenant farmers behind them looked at the backs of the knights, gnashing their teeth, but they dared not speak in anger.

…

Gujiazhuang martial arts arena.

When Gu Sheng and Gu Xiaojiang arrived, the two parties were confronting each other.

One side is naturally composed of many warriors from Gujiazhuang, and the other side only has a few dozen knights, but all of them are sitting on horseback, looking down at everyone in Gujiazhuang.

From Gu Sheng's perspective, he could probably tell that these twenty knights were all warriors!

"A very powerful force!"

"Especially this leader, with his fierce aura and huge strength, I'm afraid he is no weaker than Gu Jingang!"

Gu Sheng looked at the bearded man headed by the Black Sand Gang. The two meteor hammers behind him were as big as a head and extremely heavy. They were covered with spikes and shone with a cold light, making people feel heart-stopping.

"It turns out that Gang Leader Han is here to make a grand visit. I would like to invite you all to take a seat inside and have a cup of tea."

Gu Changming cupped his hands and smiled.

The big man with the beard smiled, turned over and dismounted, and stomped lightly on the ground. Cracks suddenly appeared in the blue bricks, and everyone in Gujiazhuang stared at them.

"Don't look down on Han Lu and me, Gu Changming, our Black Sand Gang has only one gang leader, and that is Gang Leader Zhao. As for me, Han Lu, I am just a pawn under Gang Leader Zhao.

"There is no need for tea. I, Han, am afraid that you will poison me, so I am here today to collect the annual tribute."

Behind Han Lu, many knights from the Black Sand Gang dismounted and looked at the warriors in Gujiazhuang with arrogance.

Gu Xiaojiang, who was next to Gu Sheng, looked at him with fire in his eyes and could only snort in his heart.

Gu Changming's expression froze, and his smile gradually faded.

"Since Deputy Gang Leader Han doesn't want to drink tea, let's count this year's annual payment. It's the same as in previous years, it's still two thousand taels of silver."

Listen to these two thousand taels of silver.

Everyone in Gujiazhuang's breath was stagnant and they clenched their fists. This was bloodletting on Gujiazhuang's body!

Anyone would be angry if two achievements of a year's income were taken away like this.

But there is no way.

The situation is stronger than the people. If you can't beat it, you have to surrender and resist, but the price is too high.

"Wait!"

Han Lu shouted and stopped Gu Changming's words.

"Last year, there were a lot of rebels and bandits around. Our Black Sand Gang killed and injured many of these bandits, so this year -"

"You have to pay more!"

He looked straight at Gu Changming, glanced at the people around him, and spoke slowly, his voice like a bell.

"Three thousand taels! This year's annual payment is three thousand taels!"

Wow——

After Han Lu finished speaking, Gujiazhuang was suddenly in an uproar.

From two thousand taels to three thousand taels, it was a full increase of 50%, which was almost 30% of Gujiazhuang's annual income!

Gu Jingang, who had been silent all this time, strode out and roared:

"Han, please don't go too far. Do you really think our Gujiazhuang is easy to bully?!"

His whole body was vibrating with energy and blood, and the power of light red energy and blood lingered around him. His fists turned blue and black, and he looked very fierce.

Many warriors from Gujiazhuang followed closely behind, looking angrily at the Black Sand Gang members.

Han Lu was unafraid and sneered.

"Tsk, it turns out that you have achieved a breakthrough in blood refining, no wonder you are so confident!"

"It just so happens that I, Han, am not bad either!"

He picked up the meteor hammer and slammed it. With a bang, the meteor hammer hit the bluestone bricks, creating a huge hole. Cracks spread and the martial arts arena was in a mess.

Under the shock of energy and blood, his momentum was not inferior to that of Gu Jingang, and even slightly surpassed it.

The members of the Black Sand Gang behind him also stepped forward, all of them with fierce expressions. These were the people who licked the blood with their sword heads, and their evil aura was beyond that of ordinary warriors.

In the battle for power in the county seat, the Black Sand Gang also gained a lot of benefits.

Han Lu's realm has also been broken through.

Gu Jingang's expression changed.

Han Lu swept through the crowd like a demonstration and snorted:

"I, Mr. Han, am reasonable, and I am not here to fight with you today. Let me tell you, Lijiabao and Yanzibao have honestly paid tribute for three thousand two years. If your Gujiazhuang doesn't If you are willing, we will have a long time ahead.”

"Don't blame me for not reminding you that there are many wild bandits around. Without the deterrence and cleanup of my Black Sand Gang, if Gujiazhuang encounters disaster in the future, don't blame us for not fulfilling our duties."

"The horse bandits who attacked Lijiabao at night some time ago have been caught by our gang leader. This is the benefit of your money."

Everyone in Gujiazhuang cursed in their hearts.

Gu Sheng couldn't help but be speechless. This man was indeed telling lies.

Gu Changming's face turned pale, and he took a deep breath and said:

"Three thousand taels is too much. If you insist on doing this, aren't you afraid of the county lieutenant's blame?"

Han Lu laughed wildly.

"You still expect the county lieutenant to support you? I tell you, the county lieutenant hates you fence-sitters the most, tut..."

This unclear light tut sound immediately made Gu Changming's heart tremble.

He didn't choose to stand on the side at the beginning, and now he finally tasted the bad consequences.

He knew.

Today, the three thousand taels must be paid.

The county lieutenant turned a blind eye, no wonder the Black Sand Gang dared to be so arrogant.

Paying an extra thousand taels is better than standing on the wrong side like Lijiabao.

"Take out another thousand taels."

Gu Changming took a deep breath, closed his eyes and shouted in a deep voice.

"Changming!"

Gu Jingang was very anxious, and Gu Dajiang also looked at Gu Changming.

"Go get it!"

The warriors of Gujiazhuang looked at each other, feeling extremely aggrieved. Someone sighed heavily and turned around to move another box of silver.

Three boxes, exactly three thousand taels.

Han Lu reached out and picked up three boxes of silver, as if he was fiddling with a toy, and he laughed.

"You are still sensible, Gu Changming. Wouldn't it be over if you did this earlier? Why make everyone unhappy?"

"Don't worry, we in the Black Sand Gang will naturally contribute after receiving the money. The bandits outside will be kept obedient by you, but if there are new ones, we can't control them——"

Han Lu ignored the ugly faces of the people in Gujiazhuang, and walked away with the gang members laughing.

Do you really expect the Black Sand Gang to clean up the bandits?

It's good that the Black Sand Gang doesn't come to rob!

Gu Sheng looked at Han Lu's back, his eyes were calm, just watching quietly, with no expression on his face.

Gu Xiaojiang had already clenched his fists, his nails digging into his flesh, and his face flushed red.

The rest of the people were all dejected. The Black Sand Gang was showing off their power, but they could only swallow their anger. This feeling was too aggrieved, and even made people doubt the meaning of practicing martial arts.

Gu Changming saw the expressions of the people, and deep in his eyes, he also suppressed a heavy anger.

"Go and ask the elders to come to discuss the matter."

He turned and left, and his low voice echoed in the ears of everyone.