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The old farmer sighed and said, "It's not because of the Shenlong Sect!"

The old farmer lowered his voice, but could not suppress the anger in his heart.

"Because of the Shenlong Sect??"

Chu Yang was even more confused. The Shenlong Sect was now the ninth largest sect in the Qingxu Realm. Although it was just a newcomer, Xue Yuanhua probably didn't understand the principles of supporting the people. If there were so many mourners down there, what would it mean if he became the ninth largest sect? significance.

"Since the Shenlong Sect took over our place, there has suddenly been a huge increase in taxes and miscellaneous taxes. What we need to pay is ten times what we paid in Fengtian City before! How can we afford such fees! If we can't pay them, those people will come and rob them. , what can we ordinary people do?" the old farmer said helplessly.

"Is it all like this, or..."

Chu Yang asked with a frown.

"All of them! Every city does this. Many city lords who did not comply with the requirements of the Shenlong Sect have either stepped down, disappeared inexplicably, or been accused of unwarranted charges." The old farmer shook his head and said.

The Shenlong Sect is fishing in a dry lake!

Doing this can indeed make the Shenlong Sect stronger in a short period of time, but it will do more harm than good. When public resentment reaches a certain level, an uprising will inevitably break out.

Although the Shenlong Sect has monks who can suppress it, if that time comes, the eight major sects will definitely condemn the Shenlong Sect. After all, the Shenlong Sect is ruining the reputation of the sect and destroying the foundation of the Qingxu Realm sect!

You must know that many talented monks come from ordinary people. This is also a result of the reincarnation of heaven. Five or six out of ten people with great luck and talent come from the common people.

"What exactly does the Shenlong Sect want to do?"

Chu Yang couldn't understand that the Shenlong Sect gave the eight major sects a reason to take action against them.

"It would be great if Fengtian City still manages places like ours."

The old farmer looked up in the direction of Fengtian City and spoke yearningly.

At the beginning, Fengtian City did not collect taxes randomly at all. The taxes collected every year were basically symbolic. When their people encountered natural disasters, they would even reduce or reduce taxes and provide money and food to help them with disaster relief.

But now, everything has changed.

"The Shenlong Sect is really in vain as the nine major sects!"

The old farmer said sadly: "What is the difference between what they did and the Ten Thousand Magic Immortal Alliance back then!?"

"They will be punished by God for doing this!!"

As if he had a place to vent, the old farmer gritted his teeth and said again.

Chu Yang shook his head. There was nothing he could do about this situation. In fact, this was the territory of the Shenlong Sect. Even if he killed the chief officer here, the Shenlong Sect would still send the next chief officer, and he might still be able to return the favor by then. They will put resentment on these people, which will not be worth the gain.

The only solution is to destroy the entire Shenlong Sect from the source. However, it is obvious that Chu Yang does not have the strength and time now.

"Old man, everything will be fine."

Chu Yang thought for a while, then took out some Tongbao and gave them to the old farmer.

"Young man, what are you doing? I see that you are also a scholar. You should keep these things to yourself. When the time comes..."

Before the old farmer finished speaking, Chu Yang's figure disappeared in front of his eyes.

"Where are the people?"

The old farmer rubbed his eyes vigorously, his face full of disbelief.

"Is it a powerful monk?"

The old farmer's knowledge was limited, and he only came into contact with some low-level monks. Those monks did not have the ability to disappear in an instant.

Not to mention how confused the old farmer was.

Chu Yang had seen too many villages like this along the way, and every place shocked him, because many of these villages were previously under the management of Fengtian City, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but now they are like this.

"For the time being, we can only rely on the people to fight on their own." Chu Yang murmured.

After walking through one village after another, Chu Yang finally came to a city.

"Fu Feng City?"

The grandeur of the city gate of Fufeng City is comparable to that of Fengtian City. Such a large city should have been a scene of people coming and going in an endless stream, but now it seems extremely depressed. Only the people gathered at the city gate are looking at the city wall. The notice posted had a sad look on his face.

"Why is there another category that requires taxation?"

A short, fat middle-aged man said dissatisfiedly.

"The Shenlong Sect is really crazy about money! Who will come back here to do business in the future? There are more people in Fengtian City, and you don't have to pay to enter the city. In Fufeng City, the price is one per day!" Another businessman looked like The man said angrily.

"Old Yan, be careful what you say!" the people around him quickly spoke to persuade him.

The businessman named Lao Yan seemed to realize that he was too excited. He quickly looked at the city gate and felt relieved when he found that the guard had not come.

"Hey..." Lao Yan sighed.

"Hey! Do you want to enter the city? If not, then don't block it here!" Seeing this, the guards at the city gate yelled at them.

"us......"

These merchants looked at their loaded goods. It would be unrealistic to transport them back. The road to Fengtian City from here is high and far away. Who knows what accidents might happen. This kind of thing has not happened before.

There are also businessmen who would rather lose money than enter the city. In the end, their goods were robbed by bandits, and they even got in.

"Come into town and we'll pay."

Finally, a businessman spoke helplessly.

The guard laughed sarcastically: "Pay early and get in early. The price may not be the same tomorrow!"

These merchants were reluctant. It can be imagined that they will never come to Fufeng City to do business next time.

Chu Yang also came to the city wall. He found a notice with thirteen items that need to be paid to enter the city.

The most outrageous one is the maintenance fee of the main road in the city.

"Pedestrians have to pay..."

Chu Yang really didn't know what Xue Yuanhua was thinking at this moment.

"Pay money before entering the city."

The guard saw Chu Yang coming and said beside him.

"Get out if you don't have money!"

The guard looked Chu Yang up and down and felt that a poor scholar like him would probably not be able to pay the fee to enter the city.

Chu Yang didn't argue with the guard and asked: "How much does it cost to enter the city?"

"Ten Tongbao."

The guard answered directly.

"Ten Tongbao!!!"

Chu Yang's eyes widened.

"According to the calculation method above, it shouldn't take so much, right?" Chu Yang frowned and asked back.

"Didn't you see it written above? The final amount to be paid will be decided by our Fufeng City Gate Guards based on the situation?" The guard looked at Chu Yang with contempt and said.

Chu Yang had no choice. Of course he had ten Tongbao, but it was really unpleasant to be taken advantage of.

After entering the city, Chu Yang saw another scene.

Every citizen in the city had a panic expression on their faces. There was no sound of conversation on the street. Not only that, there were guards patrolling the street from time to time.