readx; No matter which country or world-class metropolis you are in, there are countless skyscrapers, but there will always be dilapidated slums. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Although under the same sky, the people living in the slums are very different from the lives of others in the city.

The same is true for Wuchang Province. On the south bank of the Yangtze River, just a few hundred steps away from the Yellow Crane Tower, there are large shacks. The people who live here are either poor fishermen, hawkers selling fruits and vegetables in the city, and some are homeless people from other places.

The dignitaries on the Yellow Crane Tower could enjoy the rain while eating and drinking, but the people at the bottom of the society could only huddle in dilapidated thatched huts, using dirty pots and pans to catch the rainwater leaking from the roofs. In the eyes of these unfortunate people, the rain that is extremely favored by the literati is just another kind of torture that God has inflicted on them.

At this moment, in a hut that was no different from the surroundings, there were two men in black standing without saying a word. Covered by the sound of the rain outside, one of the men in black, who was tall, his face was covered by a black cloth, and only a pair of sparkling eyes were exposed, said slowly in an extremely hoarse voice: "You have come from afar, it is really hard. ”

"Serving the Holy Sect, never giving up, some mustaches and horses are nothing." Another black-clothed man with a petite figure and a black veil quickly said in a crisp voice, "Dare to ask Venerable Ka Ye, is the sect leader good for his old man's holy body, I don't know when to summon his subordinates?" ”

"The sect leader is very good." The tall black-clothed man said, "But for the sake of everything, the sect leader has already left Wuchang, so I won't see you this time." ”

A hint of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the petite man in black, but he didn't dare to ask, just bowed his head respectfully.

The tall man in black saw it in his eyes and said quietly: "Actually, the sect leader also values you very much, otherwise there are so many good people in the sect, why would you let you come all the way to Wuchang to carry out this mission." Especially since you discovered the whereabouts of the silver snake this time, and made a great contribution to the Holy Sect, the sect leader also said that he would reward you heavily when it came to this matter. ”

The petite man in black immediately said with joy: "Really? The Sect Master really... So say subordinate? In fact... In fact, the subordinates don't want any rewards, as long as they can see the sect leader from time to time..."

"You're wrong. The sect leader is the life of the world, and everything is complicated, how can I have so much time to see you. The tall man in black snorted coldly and said, "Whether you are loyal to the sect leader or not is not to wait day and night, but to resolutely complete the tasks assigned by the sect leader!" ”

"It's... The subordinates know that they are wrong..."The petite man in black blushed and apologized in a low voice.

"It's good to know." The tall man in black pursed his lips and said, "Sect Leader asked me to ask you, how do you plan to deal with the silver snake?" ”

"The Sect Master said that this person is a great threat to my Holy Sect." The petite man in black said coldly, "He is now traveling in small clothes, and there is only a North Korean woman by his side." Although the woman's martial arts are not weak, she may not be able to defeat her subordinates. It's better to let his subordinates kill him to prevent future troubles! ”

"The sect leader was afraid that you would do this, so he specially asked me to pass down the edict." The tall man in black said in an extremely cold tone, "Not only can you not kill the silver snake, but you have to secretly protect it all the way until he returns to Jingyang!" ”

"Why?" The petite man in black said in surprise.

"You should know that the Holy Sect has spent a lot of effort on the Silver Snake." The tall man in black said expressionlessly, "Although he is now growing in his wings and is becoming more and more difficult to control, he still has use value." When the world is in chaos and the golden snake is the head, it is easy for the sect leader to take the life of the silver snake, so why rush for a while? ”

When the petite man in black was chattering, the tall man in black suddenly followed up: "How can I see that you are a little relieved?" If the Sect Master asks you to kill him now, you won't be unable to do it, will you? ”

The petite man in black was taken aback, and hurriedly said resolutely: "My subordinates only know that there is a sect leader, but I don't know that there are others." As long as the sect leader orders, his subordinates will go to the soup and die without giving up, how can they pity the life of an irrelevant person. ”

"Hmm." The tall man in black snorted from his nostrils, "Now the silver snake has been targeted by the people of Dongchang. The eunuch hates the silver snake to the bone, and it is estimated that he will kill him tonight, and you will have to help him cross the river and go north. In the meantime, don't delay this mission! ”

"Your Holiness rest assured, everything is ready." The petite man in black replied hurriedly.

"In that case, I'm leaving." The tall man in black was about to leave, but the petite man in black hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "I wonder how the Holy Mother is doing?" ”

"Our Lady is good, do your own thing!" The tall man in black said impatiently, dodged out the door, and quickly disappeared in the rain and mist.

The petite man in black was still standing quietly in the room, his expression slightly melancholy. It took a long time before she took off the black veil and breathed a sigh of relief. If Zhu Youzhen could see this situation, he would be stunned again, because this person was the White Lotus Sect Holy Maiden he had seen in Haicheng County!

But of course, he didn't have the skills of such an unpredictable prophet. At this moment, he is holding an oil-paper umbrella, holding Li Zhenyan's slender waist, strolling along the Yangtze River embankment!

"Lord Wang, why did you offend that Wen Gongzi just now." Li Zhenyan obediently snuggled in Zhu Youzhen's arms and murmured, "After all, people invite us to dinner, and we eat people with short mouths, and we just chat, why are you two making trouble." ”

"Zhenyan, don't wronged me, is it okay for him to mess with me?" Zhu Youzhen smiled bitterly, "I only said that it was a wise move to become an ancestor, and I don't know why he was so sensitive to this topic." Don't talk about him, you see a lot of people in front, let's go and see the excitement! ”

The two walked along the river with a smile and a smile, and found that the place where the crowd had gathered turned out to be the government organizing people to strengthen the river embankment. I saw that on the embankment on the south bank of the long Rio Sh, hundreds of people were struggling to carry heavy sandbags, walking up step by step from under the embankment about a foot high. When you reach the top of the dam, unload the sandbags at the designated place.

However, it can be seen at a glance that these people are all forced laborers, in other words, compulsory labor, so they have no enthusiasm at all, and they have to grind foreign workers for a while whenever they have the opportunity. And some of the officials of Wuchang Mansion who supervised the work were too lazy to take care of these people, and found a place to shelter from the rain and sleep by themselves; Some of them are like fierce gods, holding leather whips to patrol around, and the lazy people are a whip.

Zhu Youzhen saw it, not only thinking of those workers in Jingyang County. is the same work, just because he has abolished the forced labor, the workers can get paid for their work, and the motivation is very different from the people in front of them!

Just as she was sighing, Li Zhenyan suddenly touched him lightly, and whispered in his ear: "Lord Wang, the shed where sandbags are stored is weird!" ”