The convoy drove through Guanshi and continued on its way to a slum. Except for a very wide official road on the outskirts, the buildings of the entire slum are very cramped and narrow, and there are only very narrow paths in the middle of those simple shacks, and the garbage is all over the ground and sewage flows sideways. The poor people in ragged clothes all lived in shabby huts that were ventilated on all sides, and they looked sluggish and unresponsive, not knowing what they were thinking. Su Dengxiao couldn't help frowning when he saw some poor people using shabby wooden basins to catch the sewage dripping from the simple eaves made of thin wooden planks, and covered his nose with his sleeves in disgust.

"How can there be so many slaves in Zhaowu City?" Su Dengxiao's face was a little ugly.

"What's so strange about that. Su Qi said flatly, "Zhaowu City is very large, and there is a lot of garbage generated every day. The mansions of those dignitaries and nobles have to produce a lot of sewage and garbage every day, and those shops and liquor shops also have too much swill and filth. ”

"But...... This, this inevitably affects the image of Zhaowu City too much. Su Dengxiao frowned and said.

"Those dignitaries don't think so. Instead, they felt that slaves should be ragged and mud-stained. If all the slaves wore yarns and brocades, it was something that the nobles could not bear. The more lowly and humble these dignitaries saw the lower and more humble the slave life, the more they felt that they were living in happiness. In their opinion, Zhaowu City's willingness to set aside a separate area for these slaves to live in was already a great gift, but it reflected the tolerance of the Great Yan Kingdom. Su Qi said lightly.

"These people...... Are they all slaves?" Su Lang, who had been closing his eyes and meditating, suddenly asked.

"Not exactly. Some were slaves, some were peasants, some were descendants of sinners, and some were simply prisoners. All the people who couldn't live with dignity in Zhaowu City, but couldn't leave, all became members here. ”

"Why are we going from here? It smells like I want to vomit. Su Dengxiao frowned and said.

"That's your psychological effect, the slums are downwind, and the smell over there can't blow on our side. Moreover, this road is the shortest route from the official city to the grandfather's mansion, so there is no need to deliberately avoid this detour. ”

Su Qi was not affected by the scene in front of him in the slightest, and still looked out the window seriously, looking at those poor people with dull eyes and blank eyes, with a sad face.

"Su Qi, can you lower the curtain? I don't know what these slaves are so good about. Su Dengxiao said with some complaints.

"In the market, there are many strange people and strange things. It's filthy and filthy, but it's anything but simple. Su Qi seemed to have seen enough, put down the curtain and turned around to sit down, "This is like the underground world of Zhaowu City, and there must be a ruler, a king of the underground world, and it must be an extremely strong cultivator." ”

Su Dengxiao pursed his lips and was noncommittal.

The carriage continued on its way, and after passing through the slums, it turned northwest and headed for the center of Zhaowu City. After a while, the carriage came to a bustling neighborhood. The tourists around are obviously more numerous, and there are two-storey small buildings on both sides of the road, carved beams and painted buildings, and the eaves are pecked high. The construction technology of this era is very limited, the second floor is already a tall building, and the whole street here is extremely elegant small buildings, which shows the prosperity of this street.

"What kind of place is this?" Su Dengxiao suddenly came to his senses, looked at the small buildings on both sides of the street with interest, and saw those warblers and Yanyan who were leaning on the railing and smiling, and couldn't help blushing, and hurriedly lowered the curtain and didn't dare to look at it again.

"This is probably the famous Fireworks Alley. The whole street is full of restaurants, green buildings, casinos and all kinds of shops, it is the largest gold cave in the whole Zhaowu City, and many children of the family spend here for a night, which is enough for a large family outside Zhaowu City to eat more than half of the load. Don't be embarrassed, we're going to be here a lot in the future. After Su Qi finished speaking, he smiled at Su Dengxiao.

"Hey, don't talk nonsense! Am I the kind of person who asks for flowers and willows?" Su Dengxiao's face turned red, and he quickly retorted.

Su Lang, who had been pressing his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes and frowned: "Many masters." ”

Su Qi was slightly surprised, and said strangely: "Can you feel the true yuan released by those people?"

Su Lang shook his head: "No, it's just a feeling." From the moment I entered this alley, I instinctively felt a sense of extreme danger, and now this feeling is even stronger. ”

Su Qi casually looked out of the window, and saw a swordsman dressed in black sitting in a gorgeous restaurant. The swordsman was drinking with a wine lord, but he glanced at Su Qi's location seemingly inadvertently.

A feeling of extreme danger rose in Su Qi's heart, he knew that this was just a subconscious warning, and he would not really fight, so he closed his eyes and forcibly suppressed the sense of crisis in his heart.

"That person just now has at least reached the Five Realms. Although he is not yet the top cultivator, he can already have a certain say in Zhaowu City. Su Qi gently wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and the glance with this swordsman just now consumed some of his divine sense.

"Zhaowu City is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Su Lang's eyes seemed to have some kind of strange brilliance.

"Every shop here, the forces behind it are by no means simple. I have a feeling that the swordsman is probably from this restaurant town, and he is probably related to some forces in the slums. Su Qi said.

"How so?" asked Su Lang.

"The clothes on his body are very expensive, and the pulp is extremely clean, and he sits on the second floor of the elegant seat facing the street, and he looks very rich. But in fact, he was drinking alone on the street, and his drinking appearance was somewhat restrained, and he exuded an extreme vigilance, which did not look like he was drinking for pleasure at all, but as if he was shouldering some extremely important mission. Su Qi said.

"However, this is Zhaowu City after all, and it is bound by the laws of Dayan, can there be any underground forces that can't do evil?" Su Dengxiao said with some incredulity.

"Where there are people, there is intrigue. As for these underground forces, most of them are tacitly approved by the government. Since the government acquiesced to the existence of these underground forces, it must also acquiesce to the struggle between them. ”

"Why?" asked Su Dengxiao with some puzzlement.

"You'll know later. Su Qi didn't continue to explain, just looked at the streets and alleys outside, thoughtful.

The carriage passed through Fireworks Alley and finally came to a secluded place. It is a very large residential area, full of mansions of dignitaries. These mansions are all very luxurious and wide, and the roads between the mansions are very wide, and the pedestrians are obviously sparse.

Soon, an extremely magnificent mansion appeared in front of him, and Old Lady Su's carriage stopped in front of the door.