From the north district to the west district, one had to pass through a relatively run-down area. It couldn't even be called a slum, because even the poor didn't live there, unless they were homeless. There were a lot of people idling around here, so there was a certain amount of risk in walking.
Of course, these idlers wouldn't dare to attack the rich people in carriages with bodyguards. They would only bully the lone outlanders.
The rain was heavy, and occasionally, a few carriages sped past, splashing muddy water all over the ground. Du Feng didn't dodge, allowing the muddy water to splash onto him. As he walked, he considered a few things. According to the rules of the north bank, even if he completed his mission, he had to stay for three years before he could leave. But he didn't want to waste three years here. How could he leave early?
In other places, he could bribe or black-market transactions to get what he wanted. He was sure that there would be a way to do the same in the north bank.
"Halt!"
Just as he was thinking about the problem while walking, he suddenly heard a loud shout. Then, he saw a large group of people emerge from the ruins. They were all dressed in rags, and their weapons weren't particularly impressive. They didn't seem like robbers, but rather beggars throwing a party.
"What can I do for you, gentlemen?"
Du Feng didn't want to fight them, because they were all pitiful people. To put it bluntly, they were people who'd been forced into the ruins by the cruel competition.
"I opened this road, I planted these trees. If you want to cross this road, stay...."
Before they could finish, Du Feng asked casually, "Are there any trees here? Why don't I see any?"
Great, his question really stumped the group of robbers. This was because this place was filled with ruins and there were no trees at all. Since there were no trees, how could it be that they'd planted them?
"There aren't any trees, but this road...."
The beggar-like robbers wanted to explain, but then they looked down at the road. Because the rain was so heavy, the roads that hadn't been crossed were already soaked. When they stepped on it, it was all mud. It couldn't even be considered a road.
"This road.... This road isn't much."
These robbers were telling the truth. This road was indeed not that good.
"Big … Big Brother, we are here to rob."
Their big brother only reacted after one of his lackeys reminded him. Yes, we are here to rob. The path and the tree were not important. What was important was to hand over the immortal stones.
How could such a malnourished robber scare Du Feng? He said lightly, "It's not safe for you to live here!"
Then, with a flash of white, he disappeared. He disappeared, and the robbers were scared out of their wits. What was going on? Why did a person suddenly disappear? Where did he go? Just when they were puzzled, Du Feng appeared again. To be precise, he came out from their underground nest.
In fact, Du Feng had already detected that there were still some people living underground. They were all old, weak, sick, and disabled. There were even some children. These adult male martial artists came out to rob, while the old, weak, sick, and disabled hid in the underground rooms. He used an Earth Escape Technique and directly entered the underground room. Then, he followed the stairs and walked up from below.
"Mother, are you alright!"
"Child, did that person hurt you? If he dares to hurt you, I will fight him to the death."
The robbers all panicked and quickly ran down to check if their family was alright. They never thought that Du Feng would be able to directly enter the underground room. Because there were very few people in the Heaven Realm who knew Earth Escape Technique, and the Heaven Realm's geology was special, even if they knew Earth Escape Technique, they might not be able to go down.
"This place is too weak. If the rain accumulates too much, it might collapse."
Du Feng was not talking nonsense. He had gone through an on-site inspection. The underground rooms that the poor lived in were directly dug out holes in the ground. They were not hardened at all and did not even have a piece of stone. They did not know where they got some cheap talismans from and stuck them on top, thinking that everything would be fine.
But they did not know that the rain on the ground kept seeping down, and the elemental energy on the talisman was almost used up. As long as the talisman lost its effect, the rain would soak the soil above, and this place would definitely collapse. At that time, the old and children living below would all be crushed to death.
"Benefactor, please save us!"
The group of people who wanted to rob Du Feng earlier all knelt down in front of him. These people had low aptitude and talent, and their competitiveness in the Heaven Realm was too weak. It was not easy for them to barely survive in the ruins. If this place collapsed again, then they really would not be able to survive.
"This … Get up first, all of you get up first."
If the other party was really a robber fighting with him, then Du Feng would not hesitate to exterminate them. But what he met today was actually a group of homeless poor people. When they robbed, their hands were trembling. With one look, he could tell that they were not professional. How could Du Feng have the nerve to bully such poor people?
In the end, not only did Du Feng not exterminate them, he also helped them strengthen the underground room. The method of strengthening was not as simple as adding a few talismans, but taking out a few large stones from the small world of the necklace and first propping up the room. Then, on the flat stone surface, he drew a lot of runes that strengthened the room.
Although the effect was not as good as the inscription spirit, it was more reliable than writing runes on paper. This was because paper was afraid of being soaked in water. Once the runes were soaked, they would completely lose their effect.
Of course, Du Feng also had his own selfish motives. He deliberately dug out a separate room for himself and also strengthened it. He thought about it and decided not to go to the West District, but to live underground in the ruins. For safety reasons, he deliberately dug a deeper room, and basically cut off contact with the outside world.
This matter passed quickly. Because Du Feng lived in a deep place and did not go out, the poor people even forgot that he was still there. They thought that the benefactor had already left the ruins.
Actually, during this period, Du Feng actually cut off contact with the outside world. Especially cut off the training with the Ximen sisters, and focused on hiding in the underground room to cultivate. His Cultivation had already reached the peak of Heaven Immortal Stage Level Nine before he went into seclusion. After more than a month of adjustment, his Cultivation had begun to show signs of loosening.
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