Chapter 70: Turmoil
"Hey, Fengqing, take the 'hard goods' to the recycling bin for your grandfather?"
Aboriginal people often refer to 'hard goods' as recycled metal that can be sold to recycling stations for money. At this time, it was a one-eyed middle-aged man, with a defective left limb and a slightly hunched back, wearing a gray-brown dress, with flying gray hair and sallow skin, and looked much older than his actual age. The bamboo-like body seems to be a little weak, and there are deep wrinkles buried under the rough skin, which has a feeling of miserable life. However, with a real smile in his eyes and a comfortable attitude towards life, he is full of optimism.
When the thin young man with short hair heard this, he smiled heartily, revealing a mouthful of bright white teeth, which made people feel good.
"Yes, Uncle Wenzao. I see that the things on your back are quite heavy, do you want me to carry them for you? ”
"Eh, no need, your Uncle Wen and I are not old, I can carry this little thing. Besides, if you are crushed by your little arms and legs, your grandfather will not be able to come to me to settle accounts. ”
"Where can I be, they're all old acquaintances, who won't help you? To let my grandfather know that I didn't respect the old and love the young, he had to clean me up. ”
After saying that, he took the big bag on the one-eyed man's back and carried it on his shoulder, and walked forward steadily. From behind, the two huge back pockets completely covered his body, and the empty trouser legs dangled underneath, looking a little out of harmony. The middle-aged man could only accept it helplessly, but with gratitude in his heart, he followed behind the short-haired young man and helped the other party a few times from time to time.
"You kid is kind-hearted. I saw you a few years ago, and you were completely stunned, not at all as aura as you are now. It seems that God has blessed him. I will have a great future in the future. ”
"Hehe, thanks to my grandfather, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am today."
"Yes, your grandfather is also a kind-hearted man, once the metal I collected was robbed, and the family didn't have much money to buy food, so I almost starved to death. Fortunately, your grandfather delivered it in time. Saved my life. Now that I think about it, this is probably what your master used to call the cycle of cause and effect. He planted good causes. The fruit of good will be upon you. Although you look thin and weak, you are blessed to be free from illness and disaster. ”
Oh yes. I forgot to mention that the short-haired young man in front of me is Gu Pinyao, who has been in the garbage star for three years. On that day, she landed on the garbage star and was picked up by the Wind Ancient City, and then apprenticed to the teacher and began to practice the Tianyi sect's master technique. Of course, it is impossible for her to stay in her master's hut to practice all the time in the past three years, so she pretends to be a puppet and pretends to be the mentally handicapped grandson Feng Qing who has restored the Qingming Dynasty in the ancient city of Feng, and occasionally comes out to breathe the wind, so as not to completely break away from human society. What now. It's the time she goes out once a week. By selling recycled metal to recycling stations, she can learn about the latest inquiries from the outside world and hide the differences between their mentors and apprentices. After all, the people of Junk Star depend on selling scrap metal for a living. If she and her master both practiced behind closed doors, others would naturally find out that something was wrong after a long time. This was not in line with the worldly cultivation concept of their master, so she used the phantom technique of the Wind Ancient City Sect to adjust her appearance slightly, and then changed into an old clothes that did not fit and appeared here.
Before Gu Pinyao could respond to the one-eyed middle-aged man, a female voice interrupted their conversation.
"Fengqing, are you here so early?" A middle-aged woman in a floral dress walked by. greeted Gu Pinyao with a smile on his face. It looks like he's in good health, but if you look closely, you'll see it. The woman's hands had only six fingers, and her eyes were sickly abnormal.
"Aunt Fang is also early, you look much more beautiful today, did you encounter any happy event?"
"If you can encounter any happy events in this place, it's good not to be blackmailed." Although the woman denied it, the smile in her eyes was about to overflow.
Since a group of thugs came to Junk Star, the lives of these aborigines have become more and more depressed. Although they were abandoned by their families due to genetic defects at birth, they grew up with a tougher personality and a more positive and optimistic attitude. Even if they were oppressed and exploited by the wicked and powerless to resist, they did not go to extremes, they just tightened their belts and lived their own lives, which made Gu Pinyao extremely emotional.
However, the middle-aged man with the one-eyed stump heard the woman's words and quipped, "Oh, I said Aunt Fang, this flower dress on your body is quite new, and your family just bought it for you." ”
Seeing that the middle-aged man saw through it, Aunt Huayi Fang didn't hide it anymore, glared at the other party with a smile, looked at Gu Pinyao and said.
"My family said that they wanted to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their marriage, and they spent money to buy such an impractical dress."
"This is Uncle Zhong's intention, besides, why is this dress not practical? New clothes and old clothes are all to be worn, but beautiful clothes Aunt Fang looks more beautiful when she wears them, isn't money earned and spent, not brought by life and not brought with death, isn't it? ”
"That's right, wearing this dress, I think the whole person's popularity is much better......"
Everyone chatted, and it didn't take long for them to walk to the recycling bin. It was only when they got closer that they realized that the people they knew were scattered outside, and the door of the recycling bin was closed, and they didn't know what was going on. With a puzzled expression, Gu Pinyao put down the two big pockets on his back and pulled the person closest to him to ask.
"Uncle Kuller, what's going on? Why is everyone scattered outside the recycling bin, and there is no one inside? ”
"Oh, it's the wind, I'm too late, I don't know exactly what happened. But according to those who came before, the recycling bin was open in the morning, and it didn't take long for a group of people to break in, and the door was never opened again, so it should be that group of people looking for trouble. ”
The group of people in Kuller's mouth is the group of people who immigrated more than ten years ago, they are healthy and have special abilities, but they always want to get something for nothing, and wantonly oppress the aborigines of the garbage star. The residents of the garbage star can't fight and fight, so they can only swallow their anger, but fortunately, they have a good temperament, and they are not strong enough to confront this group of outsiders, and there are relatively few bloody casualties. It's just that they originally didn't interfere with the river water from the well water of the recycling station, so why did the conflict suddenly break out today?
"I heard that the group of people has long been dissatisfied with the recycling station, and they feel that they have less money to squeeze us, and they want to take the majority of the recycling station themselves."
Hearing the conversation between Gu Pinyao and Kuler, the person next to him hurriedly interjected. Junk Star is not big, and they have been neighbors for decades, even if they live far away, they know each other. also knew that Gu Pinyao was the grandson of the old man Hei who restored Qingming three years ago, and when he saw that this handsome short-haired young man was puzzled at the moment, he stepped forward to solve his (her) doubts familiarly.
"Isn't the recycle bin guarded?" Anyway, it's also a big organization that feeds so many people in the garbage star, and if it says that there is no defense in it, she doesn't believe it. It is necessary to ensure the safety of property in order for the business to continue to develop. It's just that the closed door in front of me doesn't look good.
Listening to Gu Pinyao's question, the man lowered his voice and said, "Yes, why are there no guards, they still have laser guns in their hands." But I heard that the group of people got a master of ability out of nowhere some time ago, and wanted to forcibly occupy this chassis, so I guess it's coming now. I don't know who wins and who loses, but we've all worked with the recycle bin for decades and have trust in each other. If that group wins, we'll have a harder time in the future. ”
"Ability master? If you're here to grab land, how can it be so quiet? It's weird. Gu Pinyao looked at the surrounding environment of the recycling station, there was nothing damaged, and if there was a vicious fight, it would not be possible to be so quiet.
"Shh......h It is said that the master of the ability is a legendary spiritual system, and he can block the nerves of the human brain with a single stroke, which can cause him to be stunned at least and comatose or even to death. ”
Eh, Fa Gong, this word made Gu Pinyao a little speechless, and the spiritual system is also legendary?
"Aren't there quite a few psychic powers? There are fewer mutant and spatial systems. Gu Pinyao couldn't help but speak. Although her rebirth fused with the memories of the original owner, the original owner was at best an abandoned daughter from a wealthy family and a waste mercenary, but she knew more than ordinary people. Compared with the people who have lived on the garbage star for decades, her insights are not enough.
"You're talking about more mysterious abilities, and what we usually see are the powerhouses of the earth, fire, and wind, and the most of the wicked people in that group are also from these three lines. This is followed by the secondary abilities of the water and wood types, and the thunder and healing abilities again, and the combined number of mutant and spatial abilities in the Federation is not much. The spiritual system is still relatively small, mainly because the attack power is relatively strong, and it is effective against both ordinary people and supernatural people. That's why they have the courage to grab the territory. ”
Listening to this person's words, Gu Pinyao nodded, "But since the two sides are fighting viciously, why is everyone gathered here and not afraid of being injured by mistake?" ”
Gu Pinyao had doubts in her heart, after all, in her opinion, everyone on the garbage star was fragile. With no abilities and physical defects, wouldn't it be dangerous to gather here?
When everyone heard this, they smiled kindly.
"Although we are forgotten by the mainstream society, we are also a large group, and some people have rules to exist. From the first day we were here, we were asked to follow the rules of conduct of the Junk Star. One of them is that any dispute between interest groups shall not involve the property and personal safety of residents, otherwise double the compensation and expulsion from the garbage star. Your grandfather forgot to sue you, right? ”
Hearing this, Gu Pinyao understood. Three years is enough to turn the immortal into a yellow-faced woman, and the profound and mysterious Wind Ancient City has already exposed his true nature. To put it nicely, it is to be quiet and inactive, and to put it bluntly, it is to live roughly, and it doesn't care about the terms and conditions outside. In short, her master has lived in his own world for a long time, so how do she know what rules there are for Junk Star. Even if he had, he would have ignored it, let alone remember to sue her. It's just that Gu Pinyao doesn't understand why a group of people with bad minds moved here more than ten years ago and were not punished for oppressing the aborigines, and now the two sides will be punished if they hurt the residents, which is obviously unreasonable.
"So who made these rules, and who upholds them?" As far as she knew, since the garbage star has been forgotten by the mainstream society, the Federation will naturally not spend effort to govern it, so who will pay attention here? (To be continued)