While saying this, Liu Wushuang's tone was cold, as if those people were just insignificant ants in her eyes.

If you don't return, you secretly gasp. This newly succeeded young sect master is much more ruthless than her father, the previous sect leader Liu Shan!

Liu Wushuang looked at the sigh again, and said in a deep voice: "Elder sigh, this matter, don't embarrass you, right?" ”

"Huh? This-I-"

Sighing and still hesitating how to answer, Su Xiao next to him suddenly stepped forward.

"Elders are old."

"I'll just go for this."

Liu Wushuang and the elders were a little surprised, obviously they didn't expect Su Xiao to take the initiative to take over this errand.

But none of them objected. Liu Wushuang immediately thought of something again, and continued to instruct: "Oh yes, if there is a lack of tax for one of the people in a household. ”

Then cut off one of the old people, women, or children in that household. Men who can work are to be kept. ”

"After all, in the future, I will have to find them to collect taxes."

Su Xiao was speechless on the surface, but in his heart he was also cold to Liu Wushuang's viciousness. In her mouth, those people are like natural pigs and dogs, and the only value of their existence is to let them, the people of the sect, enslave and oppress!

As soon as Liu Wushuang finished speaking, Yao Qianshan followed closely and said, "In addition to collecting taxes, there is another matter. ”

"The Frostless Sect Master has just succeeded her this year, and many people still don't know about her prestige and virtue. When you collect taxes, by the way, you can get a 'People's Umbrella' for the Frostless Sect Master. When the four countries perform martial arts, they must beat out this umbrella of all the people, so that all the people who come can have a good look! ”

Wanmin umbrella is usually done spontaneously by the local people after the local parents have done a lot of good things for the local people.

And now, he actually took the initiative to ask the people for it, and at the same time levied the so-called "double-foot tax" on them, he asked them to be the umbrella of the people who sang the praises of Liu Wushuang.

This sounds, how can it feel like being a bitch and building an archway.

But Liu Wushuang didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this, and took over the conversation and continued: "The prefect has already greeted the representatives of the three nearby towns, and they will be waiting in the nearby towns. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Wushuang looked at Su Xiao again: "It's up to you to go and talk to them about the details." ”

"Considering the people of the Sword Forge Hall...... It's a little little, I've already asked Elder Lu to pick some people from the other three halls, as well as the outer gate, and I'll go with you when the time comes. ”

"The people of the western Xinjiang are the same as the aliens in the southern Xinjiang, they like meat and wine, and they have to sleep on animal skins. If you want them to know the atmosphere of my first sect in Chibei, the reception specifications must not be too excessive. For this reason, the tax levied this time must not be less than 10,000 taels! ”

Ten thousand taels! Su Xiao was stunned when he heard this number, most of the people in the fiefdom of the Cloud Sword Sect were ordinary farmers, such a sudden tax amount was almost equal to an astronomical amount to them, no wonder Liu Wushuang asked the other three halls to go with him.

It can be expected that the conversation with the representatives of the three nearby towns will not be too smooth.

Without waiting for Su Xiaohe to reply, Liu Wushuang finished explaining, shook his hand and turned around to leave the Sword Casting Hall.

"It's a matter of no sooner rather than later. In the afternoon, let's go. ”

Waiting for Liu Wushuang and the other three elders to leave, he sighed and walked to Su Xiao's side, his face full of sadness.

"Xiao'er, this-"

"Don't return to Uncle, the matter has been smashed to the head, and you can't hide it."

Su Xiao seemed to know what he wanted to say, raised his hand to stop his words, and comforted: "Don't worry, I will meet the opportunity." ”

But obviously, Su Xiao was also a little lacking in confidence when he said this.

In the face of the people of the Cloud Sword Sect, he could strike mercilessly.

But what about the oppressed people? Su Xiao was also a little bottomless in his heart......

After lunch, Su Xiao came to the gate of the Cloud Sword Sect. The three disciples and outer disciples assigned to him were already waiting on their horses, and when they saw Su Xiao, their faces were full of provocation and disbelief.

But fortunately, Chen Qingshan's figure was also found in it.

Su Xiao rode his horse, followed the local prefect who came to lead the way, and took the dozens of disciples to a small town dozens of miles away.

The prefect took Su Xiao and the others to a quaint courtyard, and he didn't get off the horse at all, so he turned the horse's head outside the courtyard.

"Childe, the representatives of the three towns are inside, you can go and talk to them yourself."

Su Xiao wanted to ask something, but the prefect had already left quickly. It seems that there is some flood beast in that courtyard.

It was impossible to stop him again, Su Xiao sighed, turned over and dismounted.

"What are you doing slowly? Hurry up, don't waste Lao Tzu's time! ”

As soon as he dismounted, he heard an impatient urging.

Su Xiao had just heard this voice yesterday, and it was from Fu Ming. The bandaging on his face was thicker than yesterday, his swollen nose was completely covered with gauze, and his bruised cheeks made his whole head almost like a pig's head.

And next to him, there was Gu He, who had not appeared for a long time, who was also staring at Su Xiao with an unkind gaze.

Su Xiao's cold eyes swept over the two. When Fu Ming saw Su Xiao looking at him, he immediately became nervous, swallowed his saliva unconsciously, and didn't dare to say anything more.

The other disciples didn't know why, but only one person squeezed through the crowd from the back of the team and came to Su Xiao's side.

"Brother Liuzi."

Su Xiao was taken aback instantly! After a closer look, I recognized that this person was actually Lu Meng dressed as a man.

"Why are you here?"

Looking at her dress, and thinking that she had no cultivation at all, Su Xiao could guess that she must have sneaked out without Lu Dingjiang without thinking about it.

"I've heard that the sect wants you to lead the team to collect taxes. This thing must be difficult to do, I don't worry, so I'll follow and take a look. ”

Lu Meng said, his uneasy eyes glancing to the side from time to time.

Su Xiao followed her line of sight and also looked at the closed gate of the courtyard.

"You can't hide from what you should be facing."

"Let's go."

Su Xiao said in a deep voice, took the lead and pushed open the courtyard door.

There were already a lot of people waiting in the courtyard. Among them, there were three old men with white hair and beards standing at the front of the crowd, who should be the mayors of the three towns.

Lu Meng and the other disciples also followed into the small courtyard. When one of the old men saw Fu Ming, he was first stunned by his nose bandage, and then quickly came back to his senses and greeted him in a deep voice.

"Fu Gongzi, meet again."

"Why did you call us this time?"

Fu Ming shrugged his shoulders and pointed at Su Xiao: "He is the leader, you can ask him." ”

Only then did the old man make eye contact with Su Xiao, who was wearing a flower-faced mask.

In the moment just now, Su Xiao had already observed everyone present. The three old men seemed to be polite, but their cloudy eyes were full of vigilance, and the young townspeople who followed them looked at them even more unkindly, and some of them were even gritting their teeth.

And judging from the conversation between the old man and Fu Ming just now, it was obvious that they didn't know that a heavy tax was about to fall on their heads.

I don't know how long the current politeness can last.

At the same time as Su Xiao's words, the old man was also looking at Su Xiao. The flower-faced mask was not much better than Fu Ming's style.

"Then, I don't know ...... this son"

"Old man!"

Su Xiao suddenly spoke up, and immediately looked at the hall next to him.

"The afternoon sun is scorching, and you are old, why don't we go into the house and talk about it?"

I probably didn't expect Su Xiaoyan to be so polite and polite. The old man was stunned for a moment before nodding and saying, "It's okay, it's okay." ”

"Then please come in."

The hall is not small, and it is more than enough to fit everyone into it. There was also a large round table inside, and Su Xiao and the three old men sat on both sides.

The young townsfolk gathered behind the old man, their faces grim.

The disciples of the Cloud Sword Sect were behind Su Xiao, their faces impatient and frivolous.

Su Xiao looked at the three old men opposite, and then at the group of young townspeople standing behind them, hesitated for a moment, but still explained his intention.

And just as he expected. Before he finished speaking, someone jumped to his feet and scolded.

"How many times have you Cloud Sword Sect taxed this year?! What kind of bullshit double foot tax are you still looking for us to collect now? Do you want two taels of silver per person?! Are you going to drive us to death? ”

"That's right! While forcing us to pay taxes, and on the other hand, you want us to make an umbrella for all the people for your bullshit sect master? What a beautiful thing you think! ”

Several men were the first to scold. With the one who took the lead, a group of young townspeople behind the old man were instantly excited!

And the disciples of the Cloud Sword Sect behind Su Xiao saw this, not only were they not frightened, but they also jumped to their feet and pointed at the opposite side and scolded angrily.

"Fuck! I want you to work because I can afford you! How dare you talk so much nonsense? ”

"Dare to make one less child? Lao Tzu breaks your feet! ”

The people on both sides frothed at each other's mouths, and the scolding was endless, and the whole hall was like a powder keg about to explode.

In the midst of the scolding, Fu Ming drew his sword and rushed up, pointing at one of the people who had just spoken on the other side.

"Dare to scold our sect master? I'll kill you now! ”