"After the other exercises have been cultivated to the depths, they have no characteristics, but only the Dragon God Claw and the Taixuan Sutra have characteristics, could it be because the exercises after reaching the Heavenly Rank will be like this?"

Shen had never practiced the Cloud Rank Exercises, so whether this situation began to appear from the Cloud Rank or from the Heaven Rank was unknown to him.

However, this is a good thing after all, it means that under his current cultivation, he can burst out with more powerful combat power.

After a brief cleanup, Shen Cong left the house.

The moment he went out, he found that Ruan Hongyu had just gone out, and her face was extremely solemn, and there were two more existences of the same age as her, a man and a woman, and their cultivation was in the seventh grade.

That man, with a strong breath, was already infinitely close to a six-rank powerhouse.

"Master Xiao Shen."

Although her face was a little ugly, Ruan Hongyu still took the lead in saying hello when she saw Shen Cong.

Shen Cong also responded.

"Ruan Fengwei."

After a simple greeting, the other party left in a hurry, and Shen Cong also walked towards the shop.

Along the way, he noticed that the order on the street was a little messy, not as stable as before.

Many ordinary people packed up their bags, carrying parcels on their backs, dragging their families and mouths to run to their homes, and some ordinary people ran towards their homes with rice and other food they had just bought.

Shen Cong, who was smart-minded, immediately judged that it was estimated that nine times out of ten, something was wrong on the northern frontier.

As he thought, a few passers-by were discussing the war in northern Xinjiang.

"This Beimang is really powerful enough, as soon as the war started, it actually hit our Great Xia border guards, annihilated 80,000 enemies, and penetrated deep into my Great Xia Baili! If it weren't for the fact that Ling Bupo, the general of Zhenyuan, led his army to attack for hundreds of miles and cut off the waist of the Northern Mangyi barbarians, so that they could not take care of each other, I am afraid that they would be driven straight into by the Beimang barbarians. ”

"The Northern Mang barbarians have lived on the grassland for a long time, not to mention the fierce folk customs, and their kung fu is even more first-class, and their cavalry is far superior to that of Great Xia. It's hard to resist. ”

"Now that the war has started, I don't know how many people will die."

"Isn't it? I heard that some blacksmith shops now have to add an extra tael of silver to make a sword, and I think the common people are running out of life. ”

...

"Master Shen."

Just as Shen Congzheng was listening, he suddenly heard a familiar shout, and turned his head to see that it was Master Song's son, Song Daqi.

He trotted forward and saluted respectfully.

"Master Shen is early."

Shen Cong nodded, noticing the large bruises hidden under his sleeves, and asked lightly:

"Got into a fight?"

Song Daqi lowered his head.

"When I came home from work yesterday, I saw the people of the Changfeng Gang bullying the neighbors and snatching grain and rice, I couldn't bear it for a while, so I just... And he fought with them. ”

"When a husband walks in the world, he should bend down and keep his part, so that when the time comes, he should not fight with his fate."

"Master Shen, I don't understand."

"Be low-key, you can't control your fists, and you're easy to die."

"But are we poor people destined to be bullied? It's hard enough for us to be bullied by those ruffians..."

Song Daqi clenched his fists, and his eyes were a little red.

Shen Cong shook his head and said no more, a half-grown child of Song Daqi's age naturally couldn't compare to his state of mind in two lives.

He doesn't understand the complexity of the rivers and lakes, the sinister hearts of people, and he doesn't know how to be low-key and forbearing, endure humiliation, and at his age, he is only full of enthusiasm.

Maybe only after suffering some more losses will he understand that it is not too late to develop first and then take revenge.

The two of them walked down the street one after the other, and soon came to the blacksmith's shop.

However, as soon as they came not far away, they saw the blacksmith shop in a mess.

A group of warriors dressed in blue were making trouble, and the leader kicked the bench away with just one kick, obviously quite powerful, and was about to enter the product.

Song Daqi clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said:

"Master Shen, that's the Changfeng Gang, I didn't expect their hands to reach the blacksmith shop."

Shen never said much, just watched quietly.

The steward has come forward to settle the matter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, are you here to craft weapons or...?"

"Hit your mother's head! Let me tell you, from now on, this street will be under the control of our Changfeng Gang, and your blacksmith shop, and even all the blacksmiths in your shop, will have to pay protection money. The shop is one hundred taels per month, and the craftsmen are one tael per person, if anyone dares not to pay, don't blame the master for twisting his head that night pot! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed greatly.

Let's not say that the blacksmith shop has to pay a hundred taels of silver a month, let's just say that these blacksmiths have a lot of a month's silver that is only more than two taels of silver, and if they pay one tael, it is equivalent to cutting meat directly on them.

"You're too dark, aren't you? If you have to pay so much protection money all at once, who will give you the right? ”

"That's it! You're too overbearing. We're going to sue the official! ”

"Hahahaha..."

The Changfeng Gang and the others immediately burst out laughing. As if mocking the innocence of the blacksmiths.

"Sue, go with you. If you can sue us, you will be called Dad, but if you can't sue you, hehehe... When the time comes, don't blame the master for being ruthless and going to take two dog things. ”

After the words fell, they directly snatched the silver taels and silver tickets from the counter and walked away.

The blacksmiths waited for the others to leave, and immediately cursed.

"Why is this Changfeng Gang so arrogant?"

"Shall we just let them bully? I only have two taels of silver a month, which is not enough for my own family to eat, so I don't pay any protection fees, and if you want to deduct money from my hands, unless you step on me. ”

The steward let out a long sigh.

"Hey! Isn't there anyone behind the Changfeng Gang? I heard that the leader of the Changfeng Gang is the brother-in-law of our Cloud City Lord!

In peacetime, they would not dare to be so rampant, but now that the war in the north is tight, the imperial court has to send troops, and it has to draw troops from the major state capitals, county capitals and county seats, and the troops are often concentrated in the hands of officials at all levels.

At this time, the major officials will take the opportunity to plunder some benefits, the court will ask for food, and the following will blatantly loot the people's fat and ointment.

The imperial court needs major forces to maintain stability, and the control is naturally loosened, which is almost an unwritten rule. It is also useless to sue the officer.

Perhaps, you will sue the official during the day, and someone will come to your house to greet you at night. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces instantly became a little weird, and even the master who was shouting just now to let people step on his corpse was swallowing his saliva at this moment, and he didn't dare to say a word.

Song Daqi looked at Shen from beginning to end, without saying a word, and his heart was greatly shocked.

The man from the Long Wind Gang just now kicked his chair!

A powerful person like Master Shen didn't even teach them a lesson just now, could this be what Master Shen said about forbearance?

Master Shen, he is really extraordinary!

In fact, Shen Cong's emotions were already soaring at this moment.

Mom, bullied your grandfather?

It's crooked!

However, he is not a fool, the city lord of Cloud City, although he only has five grades, he is on a par with himself.

But what he represents behind him is the Great Xia Imperial Court, and it is not a wise choice to act rashly on his own, in case he is tracked down.

Before becoming an absolute powerhouse, Shen Cong would not confront the big machine of the imperial court.

Safety, Shen Cong, retaliation, Shen Cong too!

Collect some interest tonight, and wait for grandpa to break through the four grades...