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Chapter 209 On the Valkyrie Machine in February (for Subscription)

February [-]th was the day when the new issue of "On Martial God Machine" was released.

Just when the Lunwu Towers were on sale in various places, a new copy of "On Martial God Machine" and "On Martial God Machine*Dong Zhou Zhi" was sent to the study of Shen's mansion, and the county captain Shen Zhou handed it.

"Nine No. 20 on the Qing Yun List?"

Shen Zhou narrowed his eyes, thinking that this ranking is just right.

Chu Xisheng's current eighth-rank cultivation, the sword skills, sword intent and blood talent displayed are all very terrifying.

In the past two months, this son has turned upside down in the Xiushui area. Before that, he joined forces with Tie Niujia to defeat the entire army of Xishan County, which shocked Dongzhou.

In fact, this child's ranking can be even higher.

Shen Zhou thinks that Chu Xisheng's strength is not too much even if he enters the general list.

The conditions for entering the Qingyun Ranking are as follows, and there is no limit to the grade.

The rule is to first look at age, the year of practice - this determines a person's talent for cultivation, followed by talent, combat power, record, cultivation and so on.

Therefore, on the Qingyun list of each state, the top ten eighth ranks can be found everywhere.

Si Huangquan, who was once defeated by Chu Xisheng, has already ranked No. 20 in the Luozhou Qingyun Ranking this time, and has thus entered the bottom of the Qingyun General Ranking.

However, most of them are less than fourteen years old. They are the so-called 'Super Talents', and they all hope to enter the ranking list within 20 years.

Chu Xisheng still suffers because he is a little older, all his victories are in the local area, he is not recognized by the Lunwu General Building, and his reputation is not out of the state.

The county lieutenant Shen Zhou then flipped through the scrolls and found the article that Lunwulou had invited Chu Xisheng to write - "Introduction to Chasing the Wind Knife".

He read the first page carefully and smiled.

This person's Chasing Wind Saber Technique is indeed at the sixth level.With such a superficial knowledge of swordsmanship, he still has the confidence to post an article on "On Martial God Machine * Dongzhou Zhi", which is ridiculous.

——But as far as Chu Xisheng's current level is concerned, it is already very good.

Shen Zhou had lost interest, but he continued to read patiently.

And just a moment later, Shen Zhou's expression gradually changed.

After reading this "Introduction to Chasing the Wind Knife", Shen Zhou put down the book, and looked thoughtfully at Long Heng who was sitting across from him: "How do you feel?"

Recently, as the link between him and Shangguan Shenhao, this person often came in and out of his mansion.

Shen Zhou had accumulated too much dissatisfaction with the Shangguan family and the Long family.

But the situation is so bad that he can't help being willful with Joe.

The three families must strengthen their ties in order to counter the Iron Banner Gang.

"How should I say it?" Long Heng frowned: "His words are plain and concise, penetrating, and easy to understand. The articles are also very down-to-earth, without any difficult, obscure, and profound content. And it covers everything, no! It's too comprehensive No, there's no downside. It's just, it's—"

He didn't seem to know how to describe it, so he pondered for a moment before saying: "Almost all the saber styles have reached the ideal state of the sixth level of the Chasing Wind Knife, which is simply the highest level of the level of the Chasing Wind Knife. It will be regarded as the standard by countless low-level martial artists who practice the Wind Chasing Knife!"

Shen Zhou nodded slightly, with a complicated expression on his face: "It's really comprehensive and shocking. Every move and every style has reached the ultimate level of this level. This shows that its foundation is solid. In terms of chasing the wind knife, it is unmatched in the world. Right. This kid's comprehension is already very terrifying, but he can still bear the temper and polish his foundation."

Long Heng is no longer interested in this.

No matter how comprehensive and perfect Chu Xisheng has practiced Chasing Wind Knife, it is still at the sixth level.

Studying Chu Xisheng's sword skills will not help them solve their current predicament.

"Let's talk about Xishan." Longheng took a sip of tea in disbelief: "What do you think of the current situation of the Orion in Xishan? I heard that the situation over there has been very bad in recent days? Tie The Banner Gang is deeply supported by tens of thousands of coolies, trackers and boatmen at the pier in Xiushui County, it is already very scary, if the six thousand hunters are also controlled by them, our situation will only become more embarrassing."

"Unthinkable."

Shen Zhou sighed.

Because of the battle with the iron madman a few days ago, he hurt a little vitality, and his face was a little sluggish: "The Dan family set up checkpoints and blocked three commercial roads. All the food, vegetable oil, soy sauce vinegar, cloth and other supplies can't be delivered. We can't even transport private salt to Jiudaowu and Baiyunzhai."

Long Heng nodded slightly, frowning: "I've heard about this too. It is said that not only the three commercial roads of Xishan, but also the two waterways leading to Shenxiu River from Jiudaowu and Baiyunzhai were also destroyed by warships of the Iron Banner Gang. blockade.

In addition, including Li Cang, the one-armed swordsman, several underworld figures who sold stolen goods for Xishan thieves were all beheaded by Chu Xisheng recently.In the past few days, the entire ancient market has been in turmoil, and all the shops dare not get involved in the business of bandits in the Western Mountains. "

Shen Zhou's face was calm, and his voice was flat: "These merchants seem to be forced by Chu Xisheng and have to cooperate. In fact, they are following the trend and turning a deaf ear to my words. However, in recent years, the power of Jiudaowu has increased greatly, and several commercial roads in Xishan have been robbed. It really angered everyone. Their current situation is extremely difficult."

As far as he knew, the nests of thieves and bandits in Xishan could not sell their stolen goods, nor could they buy daily necessities.

The time Chu Xisheng chose was also very good, it was just after the Chinese New Year, when all the families were in a hurry.

Although Chu Xisheng blocked Xishan for only a few days, it has already shown results.

Shen Zhou sighed slightly again, and looked in the direction of Xishan: "It's not that I haven't thought of a way, such as dispatching grain and rice from Cangwu County. The problem is that the [-]-mile mountain road in the mountain is winding and rugged, and the cost is huge. side five times.

I also let people follow those hunters to smuggle rice grains into Xishan by trail.The problem is that Xishantang is very strict in investigation. They ignore the Xishan Orion, but they are extremely cruel to my subordinates of the Shen family. So far, more than [-] people have died. "

Speaking of this, he thought of Lu Pingyuan.

When Lu Pingyuan played under Liu Dingtang's command, he didn't feel much.But when this person was in Chu Xisheng's hands, he felt that this person was a talent.

The entire Xishan area is impeccable.

Long Heng also frowned: "This son is really vicious!"

What are the consequences of the Xishan bandits being blocked?

When they were in dire straits, they would not hesitate to attack those Western Mountain hunters, squeezing their money and robbing them of food.

Chu Xisheng not only wants to force Xishan Orion to beg for mercy, and take the initiative to hand over the safety money, but also subdue his heart!
Those hunters don't think so much, they only see the bandits in Xishan, and they are getting more and more unreasonable to them.

If there is no protection from Xishantang, the bandits will take whatever they want, and even drive them to their homes.

They would only ask Chu Xisheng to come to the rescue and ask the other party to collect the blood tax.

Unless the Shen family can control those Xishan bandits, they will not rob Orion's money, food and property.

The problem is that if the bandits can be banned and do not harm the local area, then they will not be called bandits.

However, Longheng came here today precisely to solve the problem.

"You might as well start with Dan's house."

Long Heng was thoughtful, with confusion in his eyes: "They are so courageous! They dared to take over the wealth of the county captain and set up a card in Xishan. Dan Chiling is not afraid of the failure of the Iron Banner Gang in the future. Lord Lieutenant settle accounts after autumn?"

If Dan Chiling had a little bit of understanding, he shouldn't have blocked those three mountain paths to make it airtight, so as to leave a little room for the future.

Shen Zhou smiled coldly, and played with the teacup in his hand: "You are wrong, just last night, Dan Chiling sent 3 taels of magic silver to the governor."

So what if the Iron Banner is defeated?
The Dan family had no choice but to surrender to Xishan Hall, they have the protection of the county guard, why should they care about Shen Zhou's opinion?
People can see it very clearly. At that time, whether Shen Zhou still had the money to occupy the post of 'Xiushui County Captain' was a matter of debate. Why didn't the Dan family do this business?

Longheng was stunned for a moment, and then his mood was extremely complicated.

He is not only helpless by the county guard's greed for money, but also admires Dan Chiling's cunning.

Longheng then restrained his mood, and his eyes showed a stern look: "If you can't do it softly, then come hard. Dan Chiling blocked the three passages with the power of one family, which can be said to be beyond his control. Let the thieves from Xishan Bandits, work together to force a crossing and teach them a lesson."

The corners of Shen Zhou's lips raised slightly when he heard the words, with a sarcastic expression.

Thinking about this matter, you still need to talk about it?
He shook his head slightly: "I'm already planning this matter, but I have to wait for the right time."

What kind of timing is most suitable?
Of course, it was when Chu Xisheng couldn't save her in time.

Otherwise, this person will block those narrow mountain roads with the intent of Ya Zi and knife, and it will be a real case of "one person guards the gate, and ten thousand people cannot open it".

No matter how many people there are in the nests of thieves and bandits in Xishan, they are not enough to kill them.

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At the same time, at the southern foot of the Western Mountain, there was a small village called 'Jijia Village'.

The 17-year-old Orion Jiyuan looked angrily and helplessly at the thieves who broke into his house.

These people searched around the house like wolves and tigers.

They carried away the rice bags from his house, and also took away the hangers of animal meat and bacon hanging under the eaves, and took away his animal skins to dry.

They took almost all the belongings in these thatched huts, even the oil and salt in the kitchen.

Among them is a plant of 'Dragon's Blood Grass' which Ji Yuan risked his life to pick up as a secret medicine.

This was his hope for promotion to the eighth rank in the future.

The poor life of these hunters in the mountains is mostly caused by the high price of salt rice outside the mountains, which is exploited by outside businessmen.

The animal meat and furs brought in cannot be sold at a high price, but the salt rice and saltpeter sold in the mountains are twice the price outside.

But in practice, they are much more convenient than ordinary people.

And if you want to get rid of this poor life, you can only practice.

Ji Yuan clenched his back teeth, his hands were bulging with veins, and he was considering whether to try his best to stop it?

He has a cultivation base of the eighth rank, and the sword and bow are also on his body, and he has the power to fight.

However, the three red-clothed thieves were holding their knives, blocking Ji Yuan's front.

One of them smiled kindly: "Little brother, don't be so nervous, we brothers are only looking for money. There is not enough food in the village, so I came here to borrow some from everyone."

He looked at Ji Yuan's hand holding the knife, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Little brother is well-cultivated, but you have to think clearly, we have more than 800 brothers in Baiyun Village, and you can easily level this small village of yours." .

The little brother may be quite good at fighting, but your family members may not be able to.If you don't want them to die, just be honest with me!If you don't have things, you can still earn money. If you don't have people, you have nothing. "

Ji Yuan didn't speak, and the unwillingness and resentment in his heart became more intense.

But when he turned sideways and looked towards the corner of the courtyard, his heart tightened slightly.

Over there, Ji Yuan's widowed mother was hugging his younger sister, shivering in the corner of the courtyard.

Ji Yuan pursed his lips, but still suppressed his killing intent.

Fortunately, these thieves may also have scruples about the more than 100 hunters and more than 200 ninth-rank martial arts in Jijia Village, so they didn't dare to go too far.They searched the whole house, and when they found that there was no food left, they withdrew.

Ji Yuan's face was indifferent, but his eyes followed the bandits.

Through the fence of his house, he could see hundreds of thieves retreating from the courtyards of various houses.

They each carried rice and hung up hanging bacon. They all looked happy and relaxed, chatting and laughing loudly and walked out of the village.

At this time, inside the village, women's cries were everywhere.

Some people were robbed of their family property, and some were killed by thieves because the men in the family were unwilling to resist.

Ji Yuan watched these bandits leave the village, so he opened the door and went straight to a green brick courtyard with two entrances in the south of the village.

It was the house of the village chief, Ji Shan.

This person is also the patriarch of their Ji family, and the only seventh-rank master of the Ji family.

When Ji Yuan arrived at the gate of this courtyard, the place was already surrounded by people from the village.

Everyone was sad and angry, and the crowd was raging.

"Village Chief, didn't you say before that the Shen family promised that as long as we don't pay the blood tax, the bandits in the mountains won't bother us anymore? But what happened today?"

"The whole village has been looted, it's really ruthless!"

"Erlang of Ji Jia's family is dead, and those thieves moved his wife. They shouldn't have been let into the village just now, everyone should fight them desperately!"

"I've said before that you can't trust the words of the Shen family. Those who exploited our village in the past are the dogs of the Shen family? If their words can be trusted, even a sow can climb a tree."

"If I had known this, I might as well have paid a piece of peace money! Several villages outside the mountain had paid it a month ago. It is said that the peace money collected by Hall Master Chu is only one-third of what it used to be, and he is much more kind than Liu Dingtang." gone."

"It's not just that there is less money for Ping'an. It is said that a few days ago, Xishantang will help them underwrite medicinal materials and all the mountain products. It is said that they are sold directly to merchant ship owners under the Iron Banner Gang. The price is [-]% higher than before!"

Some even glared at Ji Shan, the village head standing at the door, their eyes were burning.

"Master Village Chief, just now you asked us to open the gate of the village. You said that the people of Baiyun Village would not do anything to us. What about now?"

"Master Village Chief, what should I do! All the food and meat in my family have been taken away. How will you tell my family of seven to live?"

"In any case, I'd like to ask the village head to give everyone an explanation!"

"Village head! You said you can't offend Mrs. Shen, otherwise there will be endless troubles, but now everyone can't live anymore. Also, I look at the appearance of those thieves, I'm afraid they will come again in the future. Once, there will be the second time."

Ji Yuan also clenched his hands tightly, secretly resentful in his heart.

During the Chinese New Year, he actually intentionally paid the safety money.

The peace money Liu Dingtang collected was indeed a blood tax, which made them overwhelmed.

But now that Hall Master Chu is very benevolent.

It is fair for people to collect money for safety to keep their family safe.

Not to mention that a few days ago, the Xishan Hall of the Iron Banner Gang began to underwrite the mountain products and medicinal materials collected by Orion at high prices.

But it was their village head who forced each family not to pay the peace money.

There is also Zhaimen.

The gates and outer walls of Jijia Village are very simple, even if the gates are not opened, they cannot be guarded.

But they have more than 200 bows and [-] men, at least they can make the people of Baiyunzhai fearful, and have the qualifications to bargain with each other.

The village head, Ji Shan, looked gloomy and remained silent.

He knew that the prestige he had accumulated in the village for decades had collapsed today.

But what made him even more angry and resentful was the looting of Baiyun Village.

He thought that the other party entered the village just to buy food and oil and salt, but he didn't expect the other party to directly grab it!

What made Ji Shan uncomfortable was not only the other party's treachery.

Baiyunzhai did not kill many people today, but it took a lot of money and food, leaving many people in the village in a desperate situation.

"To shut up!"

Village head Ji Shan let out a soft snort, and glared angrily at everyone present.

After all, he has accumulated power for many years, gradually calming down the noisy voices around him.

Then he let out a long breath, and said in a difficult voice: "Tomorrow, if you collect some more money, I will go to Xishan Town to ask for the protection of Hall Master Chu and Xishan Hall!"

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help but look at each other, and there was a buzz of discussion.

"Collect money? Where do we have money to collect now?"

"To ask Hallmaster Chu? Will he agree?"

"In the past, they sent the accountant over to ask nicely, but we chased him away, but now they are licking their faces and begging. Isn't it embarrassing?"

"If Hall Master Chu is willing to help, even if we go bankrupt, we still have to get the money out. I'm afraid it will be useless. If I were that Hall Master Chu, it would be great if we didn't kick us out."

"It is said that some people said that they would give the family members of Xishantang to the Shen family. This is absolutely impossible."

The village chief, Ji Shan, seemed to be ten years older. He cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, don't worry! This time, the old man is trying to avoid this face, and he also asks for Xishan Hall's help. Don't forget, there are still people in our village who work in Xishan Hall." Hall Master Chu is also known for his benevolence, righteousness and kindness, as long as we show sincerity, he will definitely not sit back and watch us fall into a desperate situation."

He secretly sighed, wondering how could that Master Chu not agree?

The purpose of that person is to make them, the hunters, submissive.

This young man from the Iron Banner Gang, Yingjie, is really good at it.

It not only made these hunters feel the pain, but also made them lose the prestige of the hunter leaders.

Afterwards, all the hunters would be grateful for his kindness.

But Ji Shan has no complaints.

This time, they can only blame their own stupidity for actually trusting those thieves and stealing their skins from tigers.

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At this time, Chu Xisheng was in the gazebo in the backyard of a 'Fumanxiang' bun shop in the south of Xishan Town, drinking tea leisurely while concentrating on reading a book.

He didn't expect that this Fuman sachet shop would open to their Xishan town.

However, it may be due to the remoteness of the place and the recent opening, the business of this bun shop is very poor, and there are very few customers.

The book Chu Xisheng was reading was naturally this issue of "On Martial God Machine * Dong Zhou Zhi".

Before the release of this issue of "Lun Wu Shen Ji", Chu Xisheng was quite nervous, worried about gains and losses, and lacked confidence in his own articles.

However, after it was released, Chu Xisheng read his "Introduction to Chasing the Wind Knife" again, and felt that it was well written and very exciting.

This is not his bragging, it is supported by achievements.

At this time, the martial arts points on his illusory screen were increasing wildly, which proved this point.

Character: Chu Xisheng
Fame: Under the Seventh Rank (Super)

Martial Arts: Chasing Wind Saber Technique (sixth stage), Light Cloud Zong (fifth stage), Chasing Lightning Finger (fifth stage)

Martial Intent: Yazi True Intent (Eightfold), Wind and Thunder Martial Intent (Quadruple)
Yuan Gong: Yang Yuan Gong (fifth level/upper eighth grade), nine refinements of extreme Yuan Zijin body (triple level)
Martial Arts Points: 52123
Talents: Shen Shang (Tier [-]), Burying Heaven (Tier [-]), Pure Yang (Tier [-]), Taishang Tongshen (Tier [-]), Hand to Control Wind and Electricity (Tier [-]), Body of Time and Shadow (Tier [-]) order)
Status: Liuyin Resurrection Curse, Symbiosis (beginning)

Lifespan: 72 days

In the short three quarters since the release of this issue of "On Martial God Machine * Dongzhou Zhi", the number of martial arts points of Chu Xisheng has increased from [-] points yesterday to [-] one hundred points.

——It's not just because of his being promoted to 29th in the Qing Yun list.

The situation this time is very different from two months ago.

At that time, few people in Dongzhou knew about him, Chu Xisheng, and many martial artists noticed his name from the Qingyun list for the first time, so the martial arts points Chu Xisheng gained were extra huge.

But after Chu Xisheng became famous, the few battles he experienced recently spread to the entire eight counties of Dongzhou in a very short period of time.

Before the release of the new Qing Yun Ranking, people had already recognized that he had the ability to enter the top [-] of the Qing Yun Ranking.

That is to say, Chu Xisheng has already obtained these fames, and has already pocketed the corresponding martial arts points.

However, after the release of this issue of "Lun Wu Shen Ji * Dong Zhou Zhi", his martial arts points still skyrocketed.

It can be inferred from this that the "Introduction to Chasing the Wind Knife" written by him this time has indeed been recognized and even loved by many people.

Chu Xisheng thought that with this increase, by tomorrow night, his martial arts points might rise to more than [-].

But then he shook his head, and the joy in his heart faded a little.

This is because Chu Xisheng thought of the martial arts points needed to improve the talents of several bloodlines.

Pure Yang (Level 165625) - requires [-] martial arts points
Shenshang (Level 312500)—requires [-] martial arts points
Holding the Hand of Wind and Electricity (Level 312500) - [-] martial arts points are required.

The body of instant shadow of time (sixth level) - requires 109375 martial arts points.

Taishang Tongshen (Level 15625) - requires [-] martial arts points.

The corners of Chu Xisheng's lips twitched.

The growth rate of this martial arts point is nothing compared to the amount of martial arts points he is currently exchanging for blood talent.

His more than 5 points can now be exchanged for a fourth-order Taishangtongshen.

Chu Xisheng couldn't help but reflect secretly.

Recently, he has been too honest, and the speed of harvesting martial arts points is a bit behind.

It seems that he still has to find a way to make things happen, to find a way to become famous, so that more people will recognize his strength——

Just as Chu Xisheng was planning a good plan, a figure with green hair, green beard and green eyebrows walked into the courtyard.

That was Cao Xuan from Jinyiwei Qianhu.

Behind him was a man in black robe.

Chu Xi frowned slightly, and estimated with his eyes.

This person was about 1.7 meters tall and was covered in black robes. It was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman, and naturally he couldn't see his appearance clearly.

Chu Xisheng's impression of this guy was unfathomable and difficult to discern.

"Master Qianhu, you are late!"

Chu Xisheng put away the "Lun Wu Shen Ji * Dong Zhou Zhi" in his hand, and said in a displeased voice, "Your Excellency should know that I am very busy now, very busy."

He didn't expect those Xishan bandits and hunters to be overwhelmed so quickly.Just in the past two days, more than 1000 people from five villages have voluntarily paid safety money to Xishan Hall and asked for asylum.

In addition, Chu Xisheng also opened up a new source of income for the hall, selling animal skins, animal bones, animal teeth, animal tendons, etc., as well as medicinal materials collected by the hunters.

By selling these items directly to the merchant ship owners of the Iron Banner Gang, not only can Xishantang earn about [-]% of the price of the goods, but those merchant ship owners can also get the goods at a lower price.

——This is called 'no middleman earns the difference'.

Those businessmen are too dark-hearted, there are second-class dealers, third-class dealers, no wonder those hunters are poor.

So with another swipe of the pen, Chu Xisheng expanded the staff of Xishan Hall to a thousand—he can afford it now!
However, these affairs were actually done by Chu Xisheng's accountant and Li Shenshan.

Chu Xisheng's main energy was still devoted to practice.

He is now dreaming day and night, preparing to raise both Fenglei Wuyi and Wu Dao to the sixth level in the virtual illusion.

Especially the 'Wind and Thunder Martial Intent', this martial intent can only be used with his hand of controlling wind and electricity to maximize its power.

So Cao Xuan invited him out today, and Chu Xisheng was very upset.

How dare this guy be late!

Chu Xisheng then looked at the man in black again: "And what is this identity? Cao Qianhu, I hope that the fewer people know about my identity, the better."

When Cao Xuan heard this, he frowned slightly.

He thought that the guy in front of him really had stiff wings.

Every time Chu Xisheng spoke to him, his attitude was different.

However, Cao Xuan had to admit that after the Xishan War, Chu Xisheng did have the right to speak like that.

In Xiushui County, there are not many powerful people in the world who can compare with Chu Xisheng.

However, this guy has indeed cultivated to the third level of "Nine Refining Extreme Yuan Zijin Body".

Cao Xuan looked at Chu Xisheng's increasingly fair skin, as well as the faint golden fluorescence hidden in the skin texture, and the corners of his lips raised slightly.

"There was an important matter in the Yamen just now, so it was delayed for some time."

Cao Xuan remained calm, smiled and cupped his hands: "I was wrong about this, and I will be fined three glasses of wine later! As for this one, he is one of my confidantes. Don't worry, this is a reliable person, and he will keep his secret about Hallmaster Chu's identity." .”

He sat down on the other side of the gazebo and poured Chu Xisheng a cup of tea himself.

"Cao also knows that Master Chu is busy, but he has something important to do today, so he has to talk to Master Chu. I heard that your Iron Banner Gang recently purchased a batch of ordnance, including three." Four-armed god-killing crossbow'."

Cao Xuan looked at Chu Xisheng and observed his expression: "I wonder if it's true?"

The 'Four-Armed God-Punishing Crossbow' is a heavy ordnance, and it is a magic weapon specially made for the giant god race.

It is said that even a giant spirit of the fourth rank can seriously injure one of them.

Chu Xisheng immediately thought of the news from the gang, but there was no expression on his face: "The four-armed god-killing crossbow? I haven't heard of it, so I don't know much about it."

Cao Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

He instinctively felt that Chu Xisheng was not telling the truth.

Cao Xuan was not annoyed either, he smirked secretly, and secretly made a hand formula under the stone table.

Today he can let Chu Xisheng know that the exercises given by others should not be practiced indiscriminately.I also tasted the taste of life being worse than death and being controlled by others.

(End of this chapter)