Forced to be a villain, my righteousness comes first

Chapter 156 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish

Ancient Xia City, there has always been a legend among the Xia Clan that this city was the first city of the Xia Clan, which was burned down and rebuilt after countless wars.

After the last alien invasion and burning, the original outline of the city was completely destroyed, and those houses and city walls had disappeared.

All that remains is a huge plausible ruins, and a lot of stories passed down here.

After being abandoned for hundreds of years, the tenacious Sanchuan people started to settle down here again, but at that time the Xia clan had already left the land of Sanchuan, completely expanded the living space of the Xia clan, and began to build brand-new one after another outside. of the city.

But there are always people who can't leave their homeland. They gathered here again and rebuilt the ancient Xia city, but this time they didn't rebuild the city on the original site.

They chose to inherit the name of the city, but moved the city to the riverside.

There is a round hill more than [-] meters high here, and it is also the confluence of three rivers. The rivers converge here and converge into a larger river reaching the sky, which slowly flows out of the three rivers and flows to the sea.

The people of Sanchuan built their city on the mountain by virtue of the river and the hill. From the foot of the mountain, they gradually built it to the middle of the mountain and the top of the mountain. They even hollowed out the hill, just to build an ideal city that will never be burned. of the city.

Why did the people of Sanchuan insist on building a city here?

There are many theories about this. One is that they want to commemorate the story of the Xia people overcoming obstacles and overcoming difficulties, and establishing a great foundation for the Xia people, and they are unwilling to cut off this place.

But in fact, there should be a second reason, that is, there is a plain at the site of the ancient Xia city, and this plain is one of the few fields in the land of three rivers that can grow food on a large scale!
Li Xing raised his head, and there are densely packed small boats nearby, some of which are docked aside, the boatman is fishing leisurely, and some seem to be carrying anxious guests, who are looking forward to going ashore early, and there are smoke from the small boats When the sun rises, it is the boatman preparing their dinner.

There are also houses built on the boats, which are pulled by iron anchors or ropes so as not to float away from the shore.

Where the boat goes is a wharf built by countless planks rooted in the bottom of the water. The strange thing is that after these logs were felled and transferred to this place, after taking on the heavy responsibility, there are actually many logs alive. come over……

The sprouts of green leaves grow tenaciously, embellishing this city on the water.

Looking forward, there are countless bridges connecting the water to the ground, and the ground is also densely packed with buildings, but they are not high, at most two floors.

The building spread all the way to the foot of the mountain, and then the city 'floated'.

There are still countless logs, but these logs are rooted on the ground, pierced into the hills, tenaciously supporting the climbing roads, and those on both sides of the road standing in mid-air like clouds and fog. architecture.

This city is really different. Li Xing never imagined that a city would be built like this.

"Boater, have there always been so many people at this pier?" Li Xing asked curiously seeing that the boat didn't move even after waiting for half the salary.

The boatman showed his head and looked ahead curiously. There were more than a dozen small boats waiting in line to enter the dock.

"It's really strange. There weren't so many people at this pier before, and I don't know why. Recently, more and more people have come to Ancient Xia City!"

Li Xing and Haitang looked at each other, and they both thought about the composition of these people.

"What kind of people are they?" Haitang asked curiously.

The boatman smiled and said: "I can't answer that! But I always feel that everyone is aggressive!"

"The same people as us?" Li Xing also smiled.

"The guest is joking, you are not aggressive!"

That must be the quack who came to find fault!Speaking of this, Li Xing still felt quite strange, why did Haihe set up a checkpoint on the land road entering Sanchuan, and strictly defended it, so that blood flowed like a river, but it was defenseless against the waterway?

If Li Xing had malicious intentions, wouldn't he have easily touched the edge of Guxia City, the core area of ​​the Haihe Society?
Didn't the various inspections and interceptions from the outside world become a joke?

Although it was slow, the boat moved forward slowly. After turning a bend, the pier behind the trees came into Li Xing's eyes.

First of all, hundreds of minions in short black jackets stood on the pier in full force, scanning every person who landed.

Then the crossbow cart on the side was exposed without any disguise, and the sharp arrow more than one meter long gleamed coldly!

The arrows shot by this kind of crossbow carts have no problem penetrating boulders. They were originally used by border towns to deal with the threat of alien races, but at this moment, more than a dozen crossbow carts are lined up, even the masters of the gods will have to Weigh it and see if it's worth it.

This is to lure you into the urn!
In an instant, Li Xing threw the question just now out of the blue.

Soon it was the turn of Li Xing's boat, and Li Xing took out a handful of silver and put it on the boat. This was the last payment he had agreed in advance.

In the thanks of the boatman, Li Xing pulled Haitang up and walked onto the pier.

"Where did you two come from?" Sure enough, three or five minions immediately surrounded him, and the one who was in the lead asked, bowing his hands.

These minions also seem to understand the principle of courtesy first and soldiers later. They seem to be very polite, even if they are cold-faced, they are very measured in every move, showing the demeanor of a big gang.

"I came here to find the hall masters Wang Jia and Wang Yi!" Li Xing returned a salute, instead of directly answering his question, he opened his mouth to answer.

Hearing Li Xing's words, my face straightened, and I looked Li Xing up and down carefully: "May I ask who is the young master? Is there a token as a guarantee?"

"I don't have a token, but if you are willing to inform me, I would be very grateful!"

Saying so, Li Xing casually put the broken silver into the hand of the minions in front of him.

"As long as you report that Li Xing, the old man of Mingjingzong, is visiting, they will know!"

Money, no one will dislike it, this Haihe Club member received an unexpected surprise, a smile began to bloom on his face immediately, but after a while he said with some embarrassment: "But the two hall masters are not in the ancient Xia city now. ...do you have any other acquaintances?"

Acquaintance?

Li Xing scratched his head: "If you have to talk about other acquaintances, then only your deputy gang leader!"

"Deputy leader?" There was a weird smile on this guy's face, it was probably the first time he heard that outsiders wanted to meet the deputy leader of his family called Jade Raksha.

"May I ask what is the relationship between the young master and the deputy gang leader?" These words are a little floating, why do you feel the strong aura of Le Ziren?
"Friend!" Li Xing replied decisively, and while speaking, he couldn't help touching the jade pendant on his waist.

Li Xing's actions also made the opponent's eyes move down with his own hand, and finally fell on the jade pendant.

Immediately, this minion changed his face, obviously he recognized the origin of the jade pendant, after a moment of stupefaction, he immediately nodded and bowed his head enthusiastically.

"Mr. Li, please, please forgive me for wasting your time for my lack of vision! Damn it!" As he spoke, he slapped himself.

"Don't, don't, don't!" Li Xing felt something was wrong, and immediately stopped his movements, "What does this mean?"

"Hehe!" The guy in front of him showed a smirk, then took out a small bronze medal from his pocket and handed it to Li Xing.

"My lord, the authority on my side can only give you a bronze medal at most. After you get it, you must show this bronze medal when you enter the city and stay at the top of the hotel."

"After you see the hall master or deputy gang leader, let them replace it for you. But you may have to stay for two more days, because the deputy gang leader doesn't seem to be in Ancient Xia City either!"

"Thank you!" Li Xing took the bronze medal, but he still felt a little strange about his attitude, he must be too attentive!

Others are not like this!
The corner of Li Xing's eyes swept aside, and one of them, who was dressed like a foreigner, was being besieged by a group of strong men.

"Then can I leave?"

"of course can!"

What happened over there, caught the Jianghu people who wanted to fish in troubled waters?
Not really, they are very easy to deal with!If you respect me a foot, I will give you an inch, isn't that harmonious!Why bother to fight and kill all day long.

Leaving the pier and walking along the trestle to the shore, there are already many shops on both sides of the trestle.

Most of these shops are supported by a few thick logs and built directly on the water surface, and the shops sell some common food and clothing.

Li Xing casually took a few glances from outside the door, and immediately discovered many local characteristics.

But after all, it is a store on the water, and humidity is unavoidable. In order to keep many goods dry, the store had to place a lot of charcoal in the store to absorb water.

It also burns bursts of incense to dehumidify.

The air is filled with the smell of all kinds of incense, including mugwort leaves and sandalwood, which makes the place smoky. If it rains again, it will be like a scene in a dream.

This trestle was more than 100 meters long, and Li Xing finally set foot on land.

People who have been on a boat for a long time, even if the boat is running so smoothly as if walking, but after a long time on the water, they can obviously feel the difference.

Stepping on the ground again, Li Xing even felt a little staggering, as if his feet were used to drifting on the water, and not so used to this kind of safe land, but this feeling disappeared soon.

Although looking at the strange buildings distributed from bottom to top in the distance, but being in it at this moment, the feeling is naturally even more different.

The first floor in front of you and the one near the river and built on the river are the residences of common people. There are also some small shops, external board and lodging, and inns built on this floor.

And the further you go in, the closer you get to the small round hill, the grade of the shop seems to be getting higher and higher, until you go up the hill, it's a different scene.

The residences of the dignitaries, as well as those high-end restaurants, shops, and the offices of the Haihe Society are all built on this hill.

Now that he has already entered the arena and has to wait for a few days, of course Li Xing has to find a place to stay first.

So I randomly found a good-looking inn by the road and went in, but I didn't expect it to be unusually deserted inside.

The clerk and the owner of the inn were obviously idle there, but when they saw the guests coming to the door, they didn't look enthusiastic at all, but rather indifferent, staring at Li Xing from time to time with a somewhat vigilant look in their eyes, until they I saw Li Xing take out the bronze medal given by the guy on the pier.

Only then did it become normal, and the kind of politeness and enthusiasm that a businessman should have regained: "Guest officer, do you stay at the top or stay at the hotel?"

"Everything!" Li Xing sat down on the table in the middle of the room, and put the package on the table casually: "Pick a few special dishes and serve them first, and the wine will be unnecessary! Then arrange a room for us to go to the room." !"

"Okay, wait a minute." It was a big customer, Xiao Er yelled enthusiastically, and turned around to ask for help.

Li Xing took this opportunity to look back at the store. It was neither early nor late at this time, but there were still three or five tables of customers sitting there, eating and drinking.

Looking at the appearance of these people, they are not too vicious people from the rivers and lakes, but they all seem to be local people.

This is a bit powerful!Is the management of Haihe Club really so flawless?

Can those highly skilled and crooked people from the rivers and lakes be completely blocked from the ancient Xia city?

"Tea, please!" The waiter in the shop moved quickly, and after a while, he brought a pot of hot tea and placed it in front of Li Xing.

"Xiaoer, inquire about something!" Li Xing showed a piece of silver, deliberately threw it in front of Xiaoer, and grabbed it again.

Looking at Xiao Er's greedy and unblinking eyes, "Answer well, and this will be yours!"

"Guest officer, just ask, I know all the answers!" He was originally a chatty person, but when he saw that chatting and getting money, he immediately hit Xiao Er's heart.

"Is there a lot less customers recently? When did it start?"

"Hey, you're asking this!" The waiter patted his thigh, and Dang even said, "That's a few months ago."

"This gang leader took many brothers to a place called Huan'an City in the distance, and it is said that he got back a secret treasure that was lost in our Sanchuan land!"

"It is said that this secret treasure can free our land of Sanchuan from the embarrassing and backward situation, but it will offend many people!"

"Then the deputy gang leader ordered us ordinary businesses to cooperate with Haihe Society's actions and keep an eye on those strange outsiders!"

"No wonder your business doesn't look very good!" Li Xing was thoughtful.

"That's not true," Xiao Er's answer was somewhat unexpected: "It's not like blocking everyone, we still welcome serious people, for example, people like you who can hold a bronze medal, that's our guest of honor! "

"The store promises to make both of you feel at home!"

Li Xing tactfully put the broken silver into Xiao Er's hands.

At least you know that Yu Luocha, Wang Jia and Wang Yi have successfully returned to their lair, and they are the gang leaders of the Haihe Society?

There are also these people from the rivers and lakes, the rumors are so fierce outside, is it because the Haihe Society mobilized the masses and made them unable to deal with it?
No!
(End of this chapter)