The slum area is very wide, occupying almost half of the West City, and is dotted with hundreds of slums, large and small.
certainly.
Not all ghettos are ghettos.
The existence of slums is nothing more than to provide a place for some people who are homeless, penniless, or have little ability, or who have lost hope in life and have given up on themselves.
Civilians who are really capable and have certain skills live in areas with relatively better environments, such as villages, neighborhoods or gathering places protected by certain local forces or powerful soul masters.
But even so, the order in these areas is only slightly better than that in the slums.
Fights, killings, plundering, etc. can still be seen everywhere.
After all, slums are inherently barren, lacking resources, and have a large population. There are more wolves and less meat, which will naturally lead to disorder and chaos.
In the slums, the two most important things are money and food.
Money can buy food, and food can fill the stomach and keep people alive.
Only if the husband survives will he have the opportunity to consider other things.
So people in slums usually fight or kill each other for these two things.
This is especially true for money.
Food should not be stored and can be purchased at any time.
Although food is scarce in the slums, it is still available.
But money is different.
Money is easier to store and will not deteriorate. Whether it is gold soul coins, silver soul coins, or copper soul coins, they are all hard currency.
As long as you have money, you can buy it, whether it’s food or anything else.
So the temptation of money is greater.
In a place like the slums, if you have money on you, be sure not to let others know, otherwise it will definitely attract others to covet you.
No matter men, women, old or young, it’s the same.
...
Not long after.
Ye Qifeng took Qian Renxue through a slum again and came to a neighborhood.
The living environment in this neighborhood is slightly better than that in the slums. Although most people still live in tents, they look much more orderly and less chaotic.
These people are civilians with some abilities or skills. Although their lives are difficult, they at least have hope, which is much better than those in the slums.
Many of them live in dilapidated houses on both sides of the street. It seems that they have some status in this neighborhood or have special abilities, such as soul warriors with soul power.
Facing the curious eyes of the surrounding civilians, the two of them walked through the street as if nothing had happened.
Ye Qifeng's face was calm, he had long been accustomed to strange things, and his mental energy swept through them casually. He didn't notice any danger, so he stopped going too far.
Qian Renxue's expression was also as calm as water. She followed Ye Qifeng side by side, as if she had learned the latter's ability to stay calm and focused, but in fact she was already a little numb, and she gradually got used to those curious eyes.
Seeing the neat clothes on the two people's bodies, their good temperament, and their threatening aura, someone living in the small house felt awe-inspiring and immediately sent a message to the residents in the block to warn everyone not to have any ideas about the two of them.
So nothing happened. ….soon.
Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue walked through a neighborhood where civilians gathered, and turned the corner to a deserted street.
Turning to look at Qian Renxue, Ye Qifeng saw a bit of fatigue on her beautiful face.
After pondering for a moment, he realized that the impact of being in the slums on Qian Renxue's soul seemed to be quite severe, making her mentally and physically tired.
Looking up at the sky, the weather was still gloomy. Only the clouds in the west showed a bit of bright white in the gloom. It was already entering the afternoon.
Ye Qifeng thought for a while and said to Qian Renxue:
"Xue'er, let's go back."
Qian Renxue was stunned for a moment and asked:
"Aren't you going shopping?"
"No more shopping."
Ye Qifeng shook his head gently and said warmly, "We have a general understanding of the situation in this urban area. The rest of the city is pretty much the same. There is nothing good to see."
As he said that, Ye Qifeng looked at her and his tone became softer:
"I see you are a little tired, go back and have a good rest first."
"So you care about me."
Qian Renxue's heart felt warm, the corners of her mouth curved slightly, and the fatigue on her face suddenly dissipated a lot.
Then she nodded slightly and said softly:
"Then go back."
...
After agreement.
The two immediately quickened their pace and crossed the deserted streets, preparing to rush back to the east in the direction of Liu Erlong's home.
Just when the two of them reached the street entrance.
Sudden.
Four children walked towards me.
The children were not very old, probably between seven and ten years old, and they were not very well dressed. They wore the same coarse cloth clothes as most civilians, which looked a bit loose and worn.
The child walking in front was nearly 1.3 meters tall, and his skin showed a bit of wheat color.
Her hair is not long, barely hanging down to her shoulders, but its color is very special, silvery gray with a hint of purple.
What attracted the most attention was the pair of eyes, which were blue-green, as transparent as amber, big, bright, and extremely conspicuous.
The child with silver-grey hair should be around seven or eight years old. His gender cannot be determined for the time being, so let’s just assume he is a boy.
The skin color of the other three children is slightly different from that of the first child, and they appear a little darker.
Walking one position behind the silver-gray haired child was a boy with short black hair. He was a little over 1.3 meters tall and looked to be over nine years old.
The two people following behind were about 1.4 meters tall and about ten years old. Their hair was a little messy and not as dry as the first two children.
The four children were all a little thin and their complexions were yellowish. It was obvious that they were all malnourished.
However, although the child walking in front was thin, his slender arms had a trace of muscle outline. He seemed to be in the best physical condition and the strongest among them.
The silver-gray-haired child is the shortest and youngest, but the other three children are vaguely headed by him, and he looks like the leader among several children.
"The kid in front seems interesting."
Looking at the children coming towards him, Ye Qifeng smiled slightly and suddenly said something.
"Huh? Xiaofeng, do you mean the child with silver-gray hair?"...Qian Renxue also noticed it.
"Don't you think his eyes are rare?"
Ye Qifeng asked with a smile.
"It's indeed very beautiful. It's green in color, so clear and translucent, like a gem. If he were a girl, he would be very charming with such a pair of eyes."
Qian Renxue also commented.
Seeing that they were about to pass by several children, the two of them stopped talking. They looked at the silver-gray-haired child with a smile and nodded at him.
Several children who walked into the street naturally spotted Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue.
Looking at the two people with extraordinary momentum.
Several children's hearts trembled slightly, a little surprised and a little scared.
Especially the three people at the back, when they saw the stranger entering this neighborhood, they instinctively felt fear and did not dare to express their anger.
The silver-gray haired child seemed much calmer.
She, yes, she is actually a girl.
It's just that because of her young age, the loose clothes she wore, and the stains on her face, it was hard to tell her gender.
Although they are all orphans, unlike the other three, she is not a local resident of the slums.
The girl originally came from a knight's family in the empire, but her family declined and her relatives passed away one after another, leaving her as a young girl alone and becoming an orphan.
Two years ago, he lived in the Tiandou slums. A year ago, he awakened his martial soul with the help of the Wuhun Palace. Because he had innate soul power, he became a soul warrior and was absorbed into this neighborhood.
With her good physical fitness, smart mind, and fierce and loyal style, she soon became the leader of several orphans of the same age in the neighborhood.
“These two are so beautifully dressed!”
The moment she saw Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue, the girl couldn't help but exclaim in her heart.
She was still young and didn't want to come up with too many adjectives, so this exclamation was a bit simple.
After marveling, she quickly thought about it and secretly guessed the identities of the two people:
"Are they...are they big shots from outside?"
She found that the aura exuded by the two people across from them seemed similar to the big shots she had seen in her vague memory. At first glance, they did not look like people from the slums.
And she didn't feel any dangerous aura from the two of them.
On the contrary, what she felt was kindness and kindness.
This made her feel slightly relieved, at least she didn't have to worry about these two people attacking the four of them.
The girl calmly led her three friends and continued walking into the deserted street. At the same time, her eyes always fell on the faces of the two people opposite. Although it was very rude, but for some reason, she couldn't help but think Take a few more looks.
Because the two adults opposite them felt really good, like gentle big brothers and big sisters, at least that's how she felt at the moment.
Just when the two sides passed each other.
The girl suddenly saw that the big brother with black hair and black eyes opposite her gave her a bright smile and nodded to her, and the beautiful big sister with blond hair and blue eyes next to her did the same. ….The girl’s eyes suddenly widened and she was a little flattered.
At this moment, the smiles between the two of them fell into the girl's eyes. They were so warm and kind, much like their former family members.
After the two sides passed each other, she couldn't help but turn around to look at the two of them.
"Ruiwen, do you know those two people?"
After Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue walked over, the boy with short black hair next to the girl took a long breath and asked in a low voice.
The boy's name is Xiaoliu and he has no surname.
The girl's name, as the boy called her, was Raven, also without a surname because she couldn't remember it.
"do not know."
When Raven heard the question, she looked away and shook her head.
"Who are they? They show up here dressed so well and they haven't been robbed?"
Xiao Liu asked again in surprise.
"Maybe some big shot from outside comes in."
Ruiwen pondered for a moment and guessed, "They should be soul masters."
"A very powerful one." After a pause, she added.
"Hun, soul master? Very powerful?"
Xiaoliu immediately opened his mouth and exclaimed. He had never doubted Ruiwen's judgment. The other two companions were also a little dumbfounded.
"No wonder no one dares to mess with them."
Xiao Liu said clearly, and then sighed:
"If only we were as powerful as them!"
When Ruiwen heard this, her face darkened. She should have had the opportunity to grow into a powerful soul master, but it was a pity...
Her martial spirit is a useless martial spirit.
"However, I will not give up. No matter what, I will definitely become a soul master."
For a moment, Raven clenched her fists, her little heart filled with determination.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's rescue Xiao Qi first."
Raven collected her mind and touched her chest. There was a slight bulge there, as if something was hidden there.
"Cheng Xin, that turtle grandson!"
Hearing Ruiwen's words, Xiao Liu's face suddenly turned ugly, his voice was a little louder, and he cursed:
"It's okay to bully a small one. I couldn't beat you, but I actually used a dirty trick to capture Xiao Qi, and even asked us to redeem him with money."
"What a dog show!"
Cheng Xin is a gangster from the next block. He is eleven years old. Like Xiao Liu, he is a soul warrior and leads five or six ordinary people of the same age.
Cheng Xin is a person who bullies the weak and fears the strong. He specializes in picking people younger and weaker than him to rob and bully.
Xiaoliu and the others were often bullied by him and robbed by him. It was not until Ruiwen awakened her martial spirit and became a spirit warrior that she beat him severely and finally restrained herself.
But recently, Cheng Xin didn't know where he got the news. Knowing that Ruiwen had hidden savings, he used a secret trick to capture his companion Xiaoqi, and threatened Ruiwen to use the money to redeem her, otherwise she would not let him go.
This is why a few of them came to this deserted street, because this is the place where both parties agreed to redeem people.
Seeing that Ruiwen's face was a little ugly, Xiao Liu restrained himself, sighed, and asked:
"Ruiwen, that money is the savings you have worked hard to save for more than a year. It is reserved for asking people to help hunt for soul rings. If you use it to redeem Xiao Qi, what will happen to your soul rings in the future?"
Ruiwen pursed her lips, a little reluctant, but finally said:
"Let's redeem people first, and we'll talk about asking people to help hunt for soul rings later."
Xiao Liu murmured a few times, but finally said nothing more.
The two people who stood behind and said nothing shrugged helplessly. There was no good solution.
After all, Xiaoqi is their companion, and they must not give up.
To redeem Xiaoqi from Cheng Xin, money is needed, and now, only Ruiwen has some savings, while the three of them are penniless and can't even scrape together a copper soul coin.
At this time, Xiaoliu couldn't help but defend Ruiwen and said loudly:
"Speaking of which, Ruiwen, you are obviously a genius with innate soul power, but the person who awakened the martial soul for you actually judged that your martial soul was a useless martial soul. He was really blinded!"
"Where in the world can there be a waste martial soul with innate soul power? Anyway, I don't believe it."
"That's right, if Ruiwen's martial soul hadn't been judged as a useless martial soul, she would have obtained the soul ring and become a soul master by now."
The other two people also echoed.
Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue, who had already left the street for some distance, suddenly stopped at the same time, looked at each other, and said in surprise:
"Innately full of soul power?!"
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