2123: C2123 Using His Power for Personal Gain

C2123 Using His Power for Personal Gain

chapter 2123. - Using power for personal gain

The current Pingyao City was indeed very lively.

From afar, one could feel the festive atmosphere coming from the Pingyao City. The noisy noise could also be heard from time to time.

The closer they got to the Pingyao City, the more teams they saw heading towards the Pingyao City.

The Pingyao City only had four city gates, which were divided into four gates: north, south, east, and west. Because the Pingyao City was very large, the four gates were very far away from each other.

On the main road from all directions, there were quite a number of troops rushing into Pingyao City, increasing the popularity of this city.

Most of them were riding dragon horses, and some of them were riding luxurious chariots. Of course, the one pulling the chariot was also a tall and mighty dragon horse.

This place was originally a barren land, and there were very few powerful forces here. Therefore, there were naturally very few extravagant scenes.

Normally, there would only be twenty to thirty people, and a very small number of people would be above fifty. No matter how many there were, they would not be able to see them for the time being.

Everyone went their own ways. Even if they met, they would only look at each other a few times and would not communicate much. It was as if they would all have some vigilance.

It could be seen that there were probably very few interactions between the various towns. Perhaps it was because they were quite far away.

The barren land here seemed to be even more prosperous than the Southern Wasteland.

However, when he thought that this was only the border of the Jiuzhou Huaxia Country, Qin Xiao felt slightly relieved. He had yet to enter the true prosperous area of the Jiuzhou Huaxia Country.

Everyone lined up and entered the Pingyao City in an orderly manner.

The city walls were very tall, about three thousand meters tall. However, Qin Xiao discovered that there was no powerful defensive formation in this city.

Generally speaking, a large city would have a powerful defensive formation, just like the Linfu City. It was a defensive formation that was personally deployed by an Ancient Saint. If that was the case, it wouldn't be so easy for the enemy to invade the city.

However, Qin Xiao had a feeling that any Third Step Heavenly Sovereign from the Pingyao City would be able to break through the city wall and enter the city.

Therefore, Qin Xiao thought about it. It seemed like there shouldn't be any powerful warriors in the Pingyao City.

He estimated that there would at most be a few Fourth Step Heavenly Sovereign Stage guarding the city.

Along the way, Qin Xiao learned from Lin Xian and the others that there wasn't a single Fourth Step Heavenly Sovereign in the hundred thousand towns in this territory. The strongest one was only at the Third Step Heavenly Sovereign Stage.

Moreover, a town with a Third Step Heavenly Sovereign Stage was considered a relatively strong one.

Therefore, from this, one could infer that the Pingyao City wouldn't be very strong. At most, there would be a few Fourth Step Heavenly Sovereign Stage guarding it.

However, Qin Xiao didn't care about all these. He was only here to stroll around, and didn't intend to do anything here.

The queue to enter the city was very long. Each town would send at least one team to enter the city. If that was the case, then there would be at least one hundred thousand teams to enter the Pingyao City.

"Wow, there are so many people. This is the first time I've seen so many people."

"Wow, this is the Pingyao City. It's really too majestic. That city wall should be at least three thousand meters tall, right? It felt like it had stretched for tens of thousands of miles, and there was no end to it at all!"

"Look, what a domineering chariot! It's so extravagant to use eighteen flood dragons to pull it, and three of them came at once. Tsk, tsk, which town has so much money? It's very rich."

" Haha, we're about to enter the city. Just thinking about it makes me so excited. "

It was the first time many people had come out. They had never seen much of the world, so they were very curious and excited.

Lin Xian, on the other hand, felt better. This wasn't his first time coming to Pingyao City. He was familiar with everything here, so there wasn't any change in his expression. On the contrary, he was very calm.

Qin Xiao became even more calm. What kind of big scene had he never seen before? Such a small matter would naturally not enter his eyes.

Lin Xian also secretly sized up Qin Xiao a few times, and secretly clicked his tongue in his heart. "Looks like Mr. Qin really has some background. He is much more relaxed than me. He must have seen a lot of big scenes."

"Pa!!"

Suddenly, a clear sound of a whip hitting the body was heard. Hearing the sudden sound of the whip, many people were shocked.

What they heard made them shiver in fear.

What was going on?

Everyone looked towards the city gate. There were a few more teams in front of the city gate. They saw that the team that entered the city gate had some conflict with the city gate guards. Thus, they were directly taught a lesson by the city gate guards.

The whip in the hands of the city gate guards was not an ordinary whip. When it hit a person's body, it would be very painful, and it would hurt the soul.

This type of whip was usually used to torture people, and was used to torture people.

He did not expect that these city gate guards would also hold such a whip in their hands. It was quite a deterrent force.

If anyone dared to resist even the slightest bit, they would be struck by the whip.

"Brother Lin Xian, what's going on over there?" Someone asked worriedly. Anyone who saw this situation would have a bad feeling.

Lin Xian looked at it for a while, then frowned and said to everyone, "It seems that the city gate guards have to pay the entrance fee. That group of people will argue with the city gate guards. In the end, they offended the city gate guards, so they were whipped hard. After that, they will have to pay double the entrance fee before they can enter the city."

"What? How could it be like this? It doesn't make sense. Every time the big and small markets enter the city, it's completely free of charge. "

" You beat people up without paying the entrance fee? Isn't that using power for personal gain? Could it be that this time's big market is different from the past? I've never heard of the Pingyao City Lord giving such an order."

" Could it be that someone wants to use power for personal gain and take advantage of this opportunity to corrupt a sum of money? If every group of people were to pay the entrance fee, it would be a huge amount of wealth."

Lin Xian frowned and said with a serious expression: "I have never heard of it. All along, one doesn't need to pay the entrance fee to enter the Pingyao City. Besides, there is a clear rule that states that everything must be treated with preferential treatment."

"There are a lot of things that the Pingyao City Master will make arrangements for, including our food and accommodation, as well as the place where we set up the stall. They will all be arranged in a uniform manner, and it will be completely free of charge."

"This is also beneficial to the promotion of big and small markets. This is a golden signboard of the Pingyao City. The Pingyao City Lord has always attached great importance to it."

"Furthermore, this is the first time that a big and small market is being held. It will also bring a huge fortune to the Pingyao City. Therefore, there's no reason for the Pingyao City Master to throw away a watermelon and pick up a sesame seed. "

"Since these city gate guards are so rude and unreasonable, then they must be using their power for personal gain. Moreover, judging from the fact that their fees are not low, it's no wonder that some people have complaints. "

Regarding such a matter, Lin Xian was clearly filled with righteous indignation and was very displeased.

" Then what should we do? Should we also honestly pay the entrance fee?"

"Sigh, even if we know that those city guards use their power for personal gain, so what? Do we still dare to force them? I think we can only obediently pay the entrance fee. "

" That's right. An arm can't twist a thigh. We'd better compromise and bear with it. It's better than not being able to enter the city, right? "

"It's just that this kind of thing is indeed infuriating, but it's also true that there's nothing we can do about it. This is Pingyao City, we have to be honest. "

Lin Xian gritted his teeth and shook his head helplessly. He smiled bitterly and said to everyone, "Alright, everyone, don't make a sound later. Let me handle this."

"We have to take the bigger picture into consideration. Since the responsibility of handing over the town has been given to us, even if we have to suffer some grievances or suffer some losses, we still have to complete the task."

Everyone nodded. That was the only thing they could do.

Just bear with it. There was no other way.

"There really is rat poop everywhere. These city gate guards are really bold."1

"If this matter is really known by the Pingyao City Lord, it is inevitable that they will die. However, they still dare to do so. They are willing to take the risk just to earn a huge sum of money."

Qin Xiao thought about it in his heart. Naturally, he scoffed at such a thing.

However, Lin Xian and the others had to prioritize the overall situation. He was too lazy to stand out and wanted to keep a low profile.

There was a precedent of a group of people being whipped by a whip. The few groups of people in Xu had also become much more obedient. Every group had to honestly pay before they left.

There was no other way. In the face of power, they could only spend money to get rid of disaster.

Finally, when it came to Qin Xiao and his group, Lin Xian respectfully walked forward.

A shifty-eyed city gate guard walked forward with a wild and unruly look on his face. Anyone who saw him would want to beat him up.

That pair of eyes sneakily looked at Qin Xiao and the others, as if they wanted to find something.

After scanning the area, the guard arrogantly said to Lin Xian, "You have 21 people, 10 Flood Dragon Horses, 20 Chaos Source Stone each, 10 Chaos Source Stone per Flood Dragon Horse, a total of 520 Chaos Source Stone, I'll give you a total of 600 Chaos Source Stone."

"Hurry up, don't dawdle. Hurry up and enter the city after handing it over."

What? 600 Chaos Source Stone?

Five hundred and twenty, and he had actually obtained six hundred Chaos Source Stone? Wasn't this extortion?

It simply felt like he was asking for a sky-high price.

Such an exorbitant price really pissed them off.

Even Lin Xian, who had been prepared for this, felt like he was about to explode from anger.

The entrance fee was twenty Chaos Source Stone for one person, and the Flood Dragon Horse also had to pay ten Chaos Source Stone. What was this? How could one collect entrance fees like this?

600 Chaos Source Stone. To them, it was definitely not a small amount.

They did not have so much preparation for this trip either. Hence, they did not have much Chaos Source Stone on them. Even if they gathered all of them together, they might not be able to gather six hundred Chaos Source Stone.

Although Lin Xian was very displeased in his heart, he could only speak in a humble manner in the face of such a situation. "Sir, we did not bring so many Chaos Source Stone this time around. All of us together can only take out 500 Chaos Source Stone at most."

"Sir, please do us a favor. Can you take a look at 500 Chaos Source Stone?"

"Hmph!"

Lin Xian's words had obviously made the guard extremely angry, and he was very displeased.

He raised his eyebrows and snorted. He glared at Lin Xian and said angrily: "Nowadays, anyone who says they are poor will cry. All of you know how to pretend. All of you know how to pretend to be poor. "

"That group of people just now also said that they're poor. They didn't bring enough Chaos Source Stone, so they can't make up for it. They want me to do it."

"Bah! Everyone, come over and let me do it for them. Do you still want this rule? Do you want to collect the entrance fee?"

"If you can't pay it, then get the hell out of here right now. Don't go into the city anymore. If you don't even need to pay a single cent, how good would that be? "

"If you want to enter the city, then quickly hand over 600 Chaos Source Stone. Don't waste my time! There was still a large number of people queuing behind him. He had to hurry up. If you say half a word more, your father will double the amount you pay. "

Arrogant, indeed incomparably rude and unreasonable.

Lin Xian was really infuriated. He really couldn't come up with anything.

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