Seeing Xiao Feng's stunned look, Wei Fei had no choice but to say, "Since Brother Feng doesn't know, then I'll tell you about it!"

"Actually, I don't know when this tradition came into existence, maybe it started on the day when practitioners appeared!"

"According to tradition, practitioners and their sects are under their jurisdiction, and all the populations in their territory are under their jurisdiction, and practitioners and sects are to protect the safety of the people, and to ensure social order and fairness."

"And in return, the area has to pay tribute to the cultivators, as for the amount, it is entirely up to them, only those families who appear to be cultivators will be exempted from the tribute."

"What!" Hearing this, Xiao Feng suddenly became angry.

In his opinion, cultivators not only have a great increase in lifespan, but also possess abilities that are beyond the reach of mortals, and it is only right that cultivators should unconditionally protect mortals, so how can mortals pay tribute to them instead!

"I don't know which sect you belong to, how much jade do you have to pay every year?" Xiao Feng had to ask with a sigh of relief.

"We are under the jurisdiction of the Qingyun Sect, and each person has to pay a tribute of five hundred primary jade and one intermediate jade every year!"

Seeing that Xiaofeng didn't seem to understand, Wei Fei explained: "Jade is divided into three grades: primary, intermediate and superb."

"And a thousand primary is about one intermediate, and five hundred is about one superb jade!"

However, Xiaofeng just took care of himself and remained silent.

"Due to the large number of entrances to the house, and the good jade mines are controlled by many powerful teams, we can only owe more and more, and finally we can only sell ourselves."

"To put it mildly, we are slaves, and the only way to pay off what we owe is to be free. Otherwise, even if you are alive and have a family, the next generation will still be slaves!"

"And a Cai Yu team like us, as far as the entire Qingzhou is concerned, I am afraid that there are countless of them!"

Looking at Wei Fei's cheeks, Xiao Feng only felt that his chest was suddenly blocked by a big stone, and it was indescribably uncomfortable.

He never imagined that such a small stone would cost mortals to sacrifice their freedom, or even their precious lives!

But as far as Xiao Feng knows, these stones have become a tool used by cultivators to illuminate, decorate their houses, and restore their temporary strength, which is really ridiculous!

However, this little jade is not a necessity for cultivators, but for mortals, it is just an ordinary stone, and it can't even compare to the value of a bowl of rice.

"Why, why, why does a small need of a few people cost countless weak people such a price?"

"But you can escape! The world is so big, you can go to a paradise to live, why should you be restricted by them?"

"Having said that, where can you flee, and where do you not have to pay tribute?"

"Besides, how powerful the Qingyun Sect is. What's more, we are all under some kind of curse, and we will be found wherever we flee!"

"Some kind of spell?"

"Brother Feng, please look!"

I saw Wei Fei stretch out his left arm to Xiao Feng, and on his arm, there was a finger-sized pale red square pattern.

After carefully examining this pattern, Xiao Feng found that it actually contained a spiritual power seal, and it was obvious that this pattern was created by a cultivator using spiritual power.

Although he wanted to help, Xiaofeng had never seen this kind of spell before, and he didn't dare to lift it indiscriminately. If something happens to Wei Fei and the others, it will be a disadvantage.

"What are you talking about? It's so lively!" the man surnamed Wei had already walked up to Wei Fei.

"Brother, you're alright!"

"Well, it's half better. I don't know what kind of elixir you gave me, it got better so quickly!" the man said to his sister's side.

"This is thanks to Brother Feng, what my brother ate is the slain spirit beast Neidan!"

"What!" the man jumped to his feet.

"What's wrong, brother?"

"I'm dead, I'm dead, what are I going to do with such a precious thing!"

"Brother, no matter how precious things are, they are not as important as your lives!

"It's not that you don't know that such a ferocious spirit beast must be very precious! even if it can't be exchanged for all of us, it is extremely possible to restore your freedom!" the man seemed to be extremely angry.

"Brother, if you and everyone die, even if I get free, what's the point!" Wei Fei seemed to be angry.

"Meaning, you ask me meaning?"

"Isn't it that we are bleeding all over the place for the sake of meaning, and everything we do is for freedom, even for the freedom of one person!" the man growled.

"I don't care so much, I just want you to live!

"Alive... To live like a slave?"

"But what good is freedom if I'm alone?"

"If you can regain your freedom, you can marry a good family, teach your husband and children, and live happily!"

"You can also open a pharmacy, be a good doctor, and live the rest of your life in a dull way!"

"If I can exchange my life for your freedom, what can my life be worth!"

At this time, Wei Fei just hugged his brother into his arms with tears in his eyes and sobbed.

"If you are free, what is life!" This sentence kept knocking on the door of Xiaofengxin, like a big stone smashed into the calm lake water, straight up a thousand waves!

"If it is for the sake of freedom, life can also be thrown away!"

How many people in this world have gone through countless hardships, but in the end they have found that they have never been able to live in freedom, and have become slaves of fate!"

"What about me? When will we be truly free?"

At this moment, Xiao Feng couldn't help but recall himself. For more than 100 years, he has lived in hardship every day, and everything he has worked hard for is not also to one day obtain the so-called freedom!

"Can Nedan really set you free?" asked Breeze Leisurely.

"It depends on how much jade it's worth?"

At this time, Wei Fei had already wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and sat back on the boulder.

"How much jade will it take to set you free?"

"The five of us owe a thousand finest jades in total!" replied the man this time.

"I only owe more than 2,000 jade in total!"

"What?" Actually, Xiao Feng didn't know what a jade could buy.

"You don't know the value of jade?" the man was also puzzled.

"Brother, Brother Feng lives in seclusion in the mountains all year round, and he doesn't know much about these things!" Wei Fei explained.

"In this case, I'll give you an analogy with the pills sold in the city!"

"The price of a two-color lower-grade Qi Returning Pill is about ten top-grade jades, while a five-color medium-grade Returning Qi Pill needs about a thousand top-grade jade!"

"What!" Xiaofeng was stunned.

"How's that, you know how valuable it is!" said the man.

At this time, Xiao Feng just shook his head in silence!