Hearing that Jianchen wanted to go to the Qiangan Kingdom alone, the three experts from the Kingdom of Gesun were surprised. They could not understand why the Imperial Protector of the Qin Empire would hate the Qiangan Kingdom so much. Although the Qiangan Kingdom had sent experts to interfere, this alone was not enough for Jianchen to go to the Qiangan Kingdom.
Although they were puzzled, they did not dare to ask because of their status. They could only keep it to themselves.
"Imperial Protector, let Xiaotian go with you," Xiaotian said. Jianchen was not a Saint Ruler yet, so he was afraid that Jianchen would be in danger.
Jianchen shook his head and said, "No, I can go alone.
Xiaotian, you stay here for the next few days to prevent another attack from the Blue Wind Kingdom. "
Xiaotian showed a helpless expression and said, "Alright, Imperial Protector, you must be careful. Although the Qiangan Kingdom has lost a few experts, they still have many experts."
Afterward, Jianchen left the Royal Grace City alone. He flew a thousand meters in the air and hurried to the Qiangan Kingdom. He held a tiger the size of a cat in his arms.
Jianchen did not plan on bringing the White Tiger with him, but the White Tiger kept clinging to him before he left, so he had no choice but to take it with him. He was very confident in his current strength. He believed that he could protect the White Tiger in front of several Heaven Saint Masters.
In the blink of an eye, the sky darkened. In a grade 2 city in the Qiangan Kingdom, the number of people on the streets decreased rapidly. The bustling city gradually quieted down.
At the city gate, a man who looked like a general looked at the sky and said to the people below, "It's time to close the city gate."
Immediately, a dozen or so soldiers ran out and pushed the heavy city gate shut slowly.
"Wait!" At this moment, a voice rang out from outside the city. Following that, a white figure flashed. Just when the city gates were about to close, a young man with a small magical beast in his arms had already flashed into the city and left.
The soldiers did not stop the young man from entering. They guarded the gates all day long and had seen many different people. They had already trained a pair of discerning eyes. From the speed at which the young man entered, they could see that he was very strong. He was at least a Great Saint Master.
The young man was Jian Chen. It was already late, and Jian Chen did not want to cause trouble in the royal palace of the Qiangan Kingdom in the middle of the night. As a result, he planned to rest for the night and continue his journey the next morning.
Jianchen carried the cute White Tiger in his arms as he walked on the deserted streets. He entered several inns, but they were all full rooms. there were no extra rooms.
At this moment, Jian Chen entered a smaller inn and asked, "Boss, do you have any extra rooms?"
"Yes, yes, yes. How many rooms do you want?" Immediately, a young man in his twenties walked out and said with a smile on his face.
Seeing the young man's face, Jianchen was stunned. A person's face appeared in the depths of his mind, but he quickly recovered and said, "Give me the best inn. Also, give me a plate of barbecued beef." While speaking, Jianchen flipped his hand and a gold coin appeared in his hand. He extended his hand and handed it to the young man.
The young man immediately received the gold coin Jianchen threw over and said with a smile, "Sir, please take a seat. I'll bring you the dishes right away." While speaking, the young man walked away.
Jianchen stared blankly at the young man's departing figure. He gradually sank into deep thought. He casually walked to a clean table and sat down. Uncle Kendall's face appeared in his mind. For a moment, he was immersed in his memories.
"Sir, the dishes you ordered are here." But after a while, a voice woke Jianchen up from his thoughts. He saw that the waiter had already placed a large plate of barbecued beef in front of Jianchen's table. It was the young man who had just left.
"Wuwu …" The White Tiger let out a happy cry. It jumped on the table and began to gobble up the food without holding back.
Looking at the White Tiger's appearance, Jianchen couldn't help but show a trace of a bitter smile on his face. He said, "Give me another plate of barbecued beef."
"Okay, sir!" The young man straightforwardly agreed and then left.
Jianchen sized up this inn. This inn wasn't big. There were a total of twenty or so old wooden tables. They were wiped clean and shiny. A middle-aged woman who seemed to be the shopkeeper was sitting in front of the counter, calculating on an abacus. The sound of the abacus moving was endless. In the entire inn, there seemed to be no one else other than this young man and a waiter.
At this moment, a few burly men with bare upper bodies walked in from outside. One of them immediately shouted, "Madam, this month's deadline is up. Hurry up and pay the fees that you should pay."
Hearing this, the middle-aged woman who was calculating on an abacus in front of the counter raised her head and looked at the few men. Her eyes showed a trace of embarrassment. After nagging for a while, she took out a handful of silver coins from under the counter and said, "Gentlemen, the sound of this little shop is not good this month. We can only barely make a living. We don't even have the fees to hire a waiter, so we can only take out this much."
"How much is this? One hundred and thirty-five silver coins? Do you think we are beggars? I don't care how your business is. In short, three gold coins a month, not one less." A burly man shouted fiercely, as if he was going to start fighting at the slightest disagreement.
The Madam was forced to helplessly take out another handful of silver coins with a bitter face. Her face was full of unwillingness. The total amount was exactly three hundred silver coins.
The few burly men counted the amount of silver coins. After confirming that there was no mistake, they left here.
Just as they left, the young man came out with a plate of barbecued beef and said, "Mother, did they come to collect the fees again?"
"Yes." The middle-aged woman said with a sad sigh. She looked weak and her face was full of worry.
"Mother, we can't go on like this. We can't make much money a month. Once we pay the fees, we won't have much left." The young man said with an indignant face.
The middle-aged woman sighed and said, "This can't be helped. Who told us to have no support behind us? It's the same no matter where we go."
Hearing this, the young man lowered his head with a helpless face.
"Shopkeeper, what kind of fees do they charge? Does everyone who opens a shop have to pay a fee? "Jianchen, who was sitting not far away, suddenly asked.
The young man held a towel in his hand and carefully wiped the table. He said without raising his head, "Of course it is the protection fee and the site fee. Three gold coins a month, not one less. Our little shop only makes a total of a dozen gold coins a month. After deducting the five gold coins that the City Lord's Mansion has to pay, we don't have much left. We can barely make a living."
"Does every shop have to pay such a fee?" Jianchen continued to ask.
The young man shook his head and said, "The City Lord's Mansion's tax is something that every shop has to pay. However, the people behind us are all members of the Mercenary Group. Relying on their power in the city, they began to pick on those small shops that don't have a backer and charge them recklessly."
Jianchen fell silent. He knew in his heart that this kind of thing happened everywhere. In this world where the strong preyed on the weak, those without strength would only be bullied. This was the unspoken rule of almost every world.
"Madam, are there any empty rooms?" At this moment, a voice came from outside. A few young men in white robes walked in from outside.
Seeing the guests come in, the inn's waiter hurriedly went up and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, of course there are rooms. How many rooms do you need?"
The young men looked around the inn arrogantly. They frowned slightly and said with some dissatisfaction, "This inn is too shabby. Will the young master be able to get used to it?"
"We came too late. The other inns are all full. We'll have to put up with it first," said a young man beside them.
"That's the only way. Shopkeeper, we'll take all the rooms in this inn. Drive out all the irrelevant people." One of the young men said arrogantly.
Hearing this, the waiter and the middle-aged woman sitting behind the counter looked embarrassed. The middle-aged woman said, "Sir, we still have a lot of rooms left in the inn.
It should be enough for you to rest. "
"Cut the crap. Do what you're told. Are you afraid that our Yangji Zong won't pay?" The young man in white robes said arrogantly.
When they heard that it was Yangji Zong, the middle-aged woman and the waiter's expression changed. They had no choice but to go upstairs and ask all the guests who had already stayed in the inn to come down. For a time, there was a burst of noisy cursing from time to time on the second floor of the inn.
"Damn it, what kind of business is this? I've already paid to stay here. Why are you suddenly asking me to leave? Do you not want to continue operating? I'm a member of the Bloodthorn Mercenary Group." On the second floor of the inn, a deep voice came down, but in the next moment, the voice suddenly changed and exclaimed, "What, Yangji Zong's people? Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."
Then, a big man with a bear-like waist and a tiger's back quickly came down from the second floor.
Next, people came down from the second floor one after another. Although there were many people with bad tempers, as soon as they heard the name Yangji Zong, they immediately shrank their necks and obediently left without saying a word. Their faces were full of fear.
Soon, the guests in the inn had been cleared out. Only one person and one beast were still leisurely eating barbecued beef on the first floor of the inn, seemingly indifferent to everything around them.
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