Immortality Cultivation: I Can increase My Stats Using Clansmen's Qi-Blood

Chapter 682: Chapter 329: The Current Situation of Qiuyue City_1
 

Not far outside Qingshi City.

At the gates of a large city named Qiuyue City, which has a population of over five million.

At this moment, there are numerous soldiers clad in iron armor, wielding steel blades.

In stature, they appear rather robust as they patrol the gate under the scorching sun.

One of the iron-clad soldiers couldn’t help but squint his eyes and whisper to his comrade-in-arms, “Have you noticed that there seem to be a lot more people trying to enter the city today than usual…”

Next to the young man clad in iron armor, a middle-aged soldier also in armor, holding a steel blade.

However, his expression looked somewhat fierce, somewhat daunting to look straight at, glanced at the long queue.

He smirked slightly before whispering back, “You’re right, the number of people wanting to enter the city today is indeed much higher than on other days, but who knows if those people have the money to enter the city…”

Upon hearing this, the young man sighed with a sense of helplessness.

Then, he turned his gaze to those at the city gate wearing special leather armor, looking quite daunting—private soldiers of the Lu Family of Qiuyue City.

After watching for a while, he sighed again with helplessness.

Yes, under the stringent conditions imposed by the Qingshi City Luo Family.

To enter the city, one must not only have the money for the fast-track entrance fee.

But also access to the free entrance that doesn’t require paying.

In the beginning, Qiuyue City followed the same practice.

But as the power of the Lu Family of Qiuyue City grew stronger,

their audacity also gradually increased day by day.

Until now, the Lu Family of Qiuyue City has even dared to blatantly extend their reach to the fees associated with entering the city.

The so-called free entry passage, although still termed free,

requires a “voluntary donation” from the commoners who genuinely wish to enter Qiuyue City from outside.

If you donate, you may enter the city.

But if you are unwilling to donate the “voluntary” funds, the private soldiers of the Lu Family at the gate have countless ways to prevent you from entering Qiuyue City.

In the beginning, as the City Lord in charge of Qiuyue City,

he intended to govern Qiuyue City well.

He even hoped to lead Qiuyue City under the guidance of the Luo Family of Qingshi City, gradually developing it into the foremost city under Luo Family’s control.

But now…

Let’s just forget about it.

With the Lu Family of Qiuyue City in place, it’s difficult for Qiuyue City to achieve any substantial development.

…

Time flies swiftly.

Suddenly, it’s noon.

After queueing for a long time at the “free entry passage” of Qiuyue City,

Luo Yao, who will be the next Family Head of the Luo Family, finally approached the front of the queue.

Even at this moment, he had nearly set foot within Qiuyue City.

Under the shade of the city walls, he could faintly feel a hint of coolness,

although it still couldn’t compare to the comfort of Qingshi City under his Luo Family’s control.

But it was still quite pleasant.

…

At the gates of Qiuyue City.

Under the organization of the city guards and the private soldiers of the Lu Family of Qiuyue City who lingered nearby,

this long queue was progressing at a slow pace.

Just as Luo Yao was becoming somewhat listless,

even considering closing his eyes to rest a bit,

he suddenly sensed some commotion not far ahead.

“Pay up.”

Inside the gate of Qiuyue City, a private soldier wearing leather armor from the Lu Family spoke indifferently to a man around six feet tall, who looked somewhat honest and simple, as he said casually.

“Pay up?” The honest man scratched his head and asked in a low voice, puzzled, “Why should I pay? Isn’t this supposed to be the free entry? Shouldn’t it be free of charge?”

“The toll entry is over there, isn’t it?”

The middle-aged man pointed to another entrance with far fewer people.

“That place?” The private soldier clad in leather armor glanced at where the honest man pointed; he made a face of resignation and then went on, “It’s cheaper here; the amount required at that place would probably exceed what you’d get from selling your whole self…”

“So, cut the chatter and just pay up.”

“Otherwise, move aside. Others behind you still need to enter the city, don’t block the road…”

The private soldier in leather armor shooed his hand.

It seemed he wanted to disperse the honest middle-aged man before him.

So that he could continue to collect the [voluntary donations from the civilians].

“Huh?”

“What’s the matter with you, why aren’t you moving?”

“Either pay up or leave. Can’t you understand what I said?”

The leather-armored private soldier saw the honest man standing still on the spot without any further action.

So, he frowned slightly.

His expression began to sour significantly.