Chapter 383: Zhang Qiang
"It's... How could Dream City be like this?"
Walking into the Dream City, the Mo Evil and his party were stunned by what they saw in front of them, where is this the prestigious fairy city, which is more dilapidated than the border towns.
They didn't see the elaborate pavilions, the beautiful surroundings, and the places that everyone longed for to live in peace.
Some are just dilapidated houses with smoke and some ruined walls, which are everywhere as far as the eye can see, and the smell of choking lingers in front of the nose, and no matter how much you drive them, you can't get rid of them.
It is completely opposite to the rumored description.
"Hey...."
After Zhang Qiang saw the expressions on the faces of Mo Xie and the others, he let out a sigh from his heart, in fact, even an old resident like him who had lived in Dream City for generations had the idea of leaving, but where else could a person like him go with his family? .
Especially in this world, I am afraid that before he has gone far, he will be killed by those scattered cultivators after robbing money, and even his women will become playthings in the hands of others, and his children will become slaves and be sold.
"Because there are people making trouble here every day, these houses are destroyed and rebuilt, and they are rebuilt, so no one wants to spend any effort over time. Zhang Qiang pointed to the crack in the wall and said bitterly.
"Fight and kill, Yun Mengzong doesn't care?" Wang Chongshan's expression was very exaggerated, he had never heard of an immortal city would become like this because of order problems, not to mention that this is a dream city, Yun Mengzong's eyelids are low, who eats the bear's heart leopard dares to make trouble here, is not afraid that Yunmengzong will chase and kill?
"Hehe, it's all the fault of the war. ”
Zhang Qiang looked around with a bitter expression as if it was the end of the world, and then told the ins and outs, he said softly
"Although the original Dream City is not called a paradise of birds and flowers, it is not much different, but since a few years ago, the Yunmeng Sect has been abnormal, except for asking Dream City to hand over resources on time, nothing else, even if Dream City is affected by the war. ”
"Heh... Since that day, the Dream City has changed, and we guards have been running around all day long to kill the troublemakers, and we have also paid for many people's lives, but despite this, the security of the Dream City is getting worse day by day. ”
Speaking of this, Zhang Qiang looked up to the sky and sighed: "What a sin." ”
"In that case, it's good that you leave with your wife and children, why do you have to hold on here. Xiao Jun asked incomprehensibly.
"Leave?" Zhang Qiang smiled bitterly when he heard this, and then said: "I can keep myself with this cultivation, but my wife and children, what should my parents do..."
"It's also... I'm sorry. Xiao Jun hugged Zhang Qiang with a look of guilt, saying that he was thinking too simply.
"It's okay, the end of this dream city is actually doomed, maybe when that day really comes, I will make a choice, but sometimes I really want that day to never come. ”
Zhang Qiang looked at the children laughing and playing in the distance, and he didn't know whether he was smiling or sad.
Maybe in Zhang Qiang's heart, the choice he has made, and the reason why he is still sticking to his post now is just for the sake of his children's future lives.
The atmosphere fell silent all at once.
After a while, Zhang Qiang sobered up from his emotions and said with a smile, "But the current situation is not too bad, with the help of several big families in the city and the City Lord's Mansion, those trouble-making scattered cultivators can't make any waves." ”
"That's good. ”
Mo Xie smiled and nodded, in fact, there are times when the family entrenched in the immortal city and the city lord's mansion that represents the belonging of the immortal city are not useless, such as at this moment.
In the case that the Yunmeng Sect does not clean up, these families will consciously become the guardian saints in the immortal city.
After all, the fairy city is their territory, and it is also their place to recuperate, if something goes wrong in the fairy city, then it is not only the residents who will be directly affected, but also these families.
Moreover, the existence of the family also proves the heritage of a domain, and the greater the number of families, the stronger the family also represents the strength and weakness of the domain.
Because they are the only cornerstone that supports the foundation of the domain except for scattered cultivators and mortals, whether it is the sect war or cholera, the family rarely participates in it, unless it threatens their own existence, otherwise they are not willing to risk being wiped out to participate.
And the same sect will not let the family participate, not that the strength of these families is too weak, but that there are unwritten rules between the sects, their survival and destruction are only related to themselves, but the survival of the domain is related to the existence of these families.
A quarter of an hour later.
Mo Xie and the others have already walked to the most prosperous area of Dream City, which is the central area of Dream City, and it is also where the City Lord's Mansion and the families in the city are located.
Exquisite buildings are scattered on both sides of the street, and stalls are neatly placed along the road on both sides, and the spacious avenue is full of people coming and going, showing the bustling atmosphere.
The surrounding vegetation is dense, with towering ancient trees and moss vines, and the colorful mist shuttles through it, like ribbons, which has a dreamlike beauty.
"This is the core of Dream City, because of the proximity to the City Lord's Mansion and several major families in the city, so there has not been much damage, you can walk around here casually. ”
Zhang Qiang pointed to the Fang City in front of him and said to Mo Xie and the others.
"Thank you!" Mo Xie took out a storage bag from the storage ring and handed it to Zhang Qiang and said, "This is a little bit of my heart, please accept it." ”
"This ....." Zhang Qiang rubbed his hands a little embarrassed when he saw this, and then took it and said, "Then thank you." ”
"What's polite, let's go, take us to taste the wine of Dream City. ”
Mo Xie patted Zhang Qiang's shoulder, he admired people like Zhang Qiang very much, because he knew what kind of pressure the man in front of him was under at all times, it was no exaggeration to describe that it was almost carrying the weight of the entire sky, as long as he fell, then the sky would fall.
"Okay!" Zhang Qiang nodded vigorously, and then took them to the most famous place in Dream City.
After three rounds of drinking.
Mo Xie, Wang Chongshan, Xiao Jun, Lao Chen, and Zhang Qiang drank very happily, but the four of Mo Xie didn't drink too much, because they still had to keep a clear head, firstly, for the purpose of Mo Evil's visit this time, and secondly, because the four of them felt very unsafe in this dream city.
And Zhang Qiang didn't have so many scruples, he drank crookedly, and even stumbled a little when he spoke, but he told Mo Xie a lot of funny things when he was a child, which made them laugh.
"I... I.. I know that I'm not a person. Not worthy of being the retinue of the old gods, I also know... Understand that the reason why the old fairy is not subject to me is... It's that I'm too weak, but I... I'm not reconciled, really not reconciled......"
Zhang Qiang held the wine glass with drunken eyes, shaking the wine inside, with an unwilling look on his face.
Mo Xie didn't feel anything, after all, there were more monks like Zhang Qiang in the immortal cultivation world, and he couldn't take everyone with him.
However, Wang Chongshan and Xiao Jun couldn't help but look at Mo Xie, their eyes filled with gratitude.
Because if it weren't for the ink evil, the two of them might have died in a battle long ago, not to mention that all the current use of the two of them was given by the ink evil, and there was no need for the two of them to run around because of this.
Although they also face many choices and dangers, how many people in the world have broken their heads for this kind of life?
"Family, we can't choose, but we can choose whether it's strong or weak, as long as you're willing to work hard. Mo Xie comforted from the side.
"Will I be rewarded for my hard work?"
Zhang Qiang raised his head and looked at the ink evil, his eyes were full of anticipation and apprehension, but then what the ink evil said dimmed the light in his eyes.
"I don't know if there will be a return, I just know that if you don't fight and don't work hard, you won't have a chance to become stronger. ”
Mo Xie is very serious, this sentence may be a little harsh to people who don't know him, it is a bowl of poisonous chicken soup, and he is talking about cool words.
But for the ink evil, this is the truth, because no matter how strong the qualifications are, no matter how many resources there are, as long as there is a self-motivated heart and a tenacious Dao heart, then everything is possible.
There is never a shortage of geniuses in the world of cultivating immortals, but how many geniuses have left an important mark in the world? On the contrary, how many of those who are considered by the world to have mediocre qualifications shine to the end?
But it is undeniable that there are certain factors to qualifications, but those are only a small part, and vision and determination and strategy are the main ones.
Throughout the ages, the wealthy couple has only one thing, so no matter what kind of qualifications can become a powerful monk, so sometimes you may be able to succeed after fighting, but if you have a fluke mentality, then in the end it will just become a handful of loess.
In the evening.
Mo Xie and his party lived in this inn, and Zhang Qiang went home, saying that if he didn't go home, his family would be worried and couldn't sleep.
However, before he left, Mo Xie made a deal with Zhang Qiang that seemed to be a transaction, and Mo Xie gave Zhang Qiang a thousand medium-grade spirit stones every day as a reward, and let Zhang Qiang be responsible for being their guide for a month, as well as dealing with official affairs.
Zhang Qiang woke up drunk when he heard it, a thousand medium-grade spirit stones is not a small amount, for a guard like him, he has to save for three or four years without eating or drinking.
And this is only a day's compensation, if it is calculated according to a month and thirty days, it is thirty thousand, which is converted into three million spirit stones, if you save a little money, it is enough to break through the foundation building period.
Thump!
Zhang Qiang suddenly knelt on the ground, and the seemingly strong man left tears of gratitude on the spot, he knew that Mo Xie was actually helping him in another way.
"Thank you, thank you!" Zhang Qiang looked back at Mo Xie and the others every few steps, and kept saying the word thank you in his mouth, and the four people who watched were embarrassed.
PS: The ability of the second is limited, and there are not too many more, I hope you will forgive me, and I will save more in the future to continue to explode, and ask for subscriptions, recommendations, monthly passes, and hold my fists.