"Brother Hu, thank you very much," Hu Yang's relief made Lu Yunyou feel much better. Although he knew that Hu Yang and the others could not protect themselves, Hu Yang's words still made him feel deeply at ease.
"Brother Hu is right. Mr. Lu, you don't have to worry. You have helped us for several years. Even if we all go begging in the future and let others beat and scold you, you will never let you suffer with us." Like Hu Yang, some The refugees also want to repay Lu Yunyou's kindness to them.
"Master Lu, if you don't come here tomorrow, what will we old guys do?" Unlike Hu Yang and others, because Song Miao had just threatened Lin Xuanzhong, a stooped old man suddenly walked up to Lu Yunyou and said with an uneasy expression. : "Can we old guys survive without Mr. Lu's protection in the future?"
The old man wiped his tears directly after speaking. In fact, he also knew Lu Yunyou's difficulties, but for the lowest people like them, facing the current situation, they would be even more helpless.
"Mr. Chen, don't worry, I will ask Lu Yi to deliver food to everyone tomorrow!" Seeing the sad look on the old man's face in front of him, Lu Yunyou comforted him on the surface, but in fact he didn't know what to do.
"Master Lu, we untouchables have been dragging you down for too long. Please don't come tomorrow. We really don't want to cause you any more trouble. Let us fend for ourselves from now on." At this moment, an older voice said It came from the crowd. The speaker was the oldest man among the refugees. He was usually very prestigious among the refugees.
"Mr. Peng is right. Mr. Lu has helped us a lot over the years. I must not drag Mr. Lu down anymore."
"If Mr. Lu needs anything from now on, we people will go through fire and water without hesitation."
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Immediately afterwards, those who had the same idea as the old man surnamed Peng expressed their feelings one after another.
"You don't need to say much. Although I, Lu Yunyou, am mediocre in strength, I am definitely not someone who is greedy for life and afraid of death. If Song Miao dares to come here to cause trouble again, just let him come. As long as I am here, I will never let them succeed." Men and women, old and young, looked at him with so many fearful eyes. Lu Yunyou couldn't bear it. In a moment of excitement, he said something he had said to everyone before, but he didn't know if it would be useful this time.
"Mr. Lu, you are really our savior. If there are more people like you in the world, it will be a blessing for the people." The next moment, some refugees knelt on the ground and thanked Lu Yunyou, but all Lu Yunyou could do was Lift up those who are kneeling.
"Brother Hu, I will ask Lu Yi to buy some ointment and deliver it to you later. If there is nothing else, Lu Yi and I will go back today and come to visit you tomorrow." After Lu Yi finished distributing the food, Lu Yunyou took it directly Lu Yi walked up to Hu Yang and others.
"Mr. Lu, my injury is not serious. I will be fine after just two days of rest. No need to spend any money." The pain in his body can be tolerated. Hu Yang does not want to increase the burden on Lu Yunyou. They already owe Lu Yunyou too much and cannot rely on Lu Yunyou for everything.
"Okay, Brother Hu, let's go back today." After saying goodbye to everyone, Lu Yunyou said no more and immediately turned around and took Lu Yi away.
On the way back, recalling the anxious and uneasy expressions of the refugees, Lu Yunyou suddenly felt a sense of compassion in his heart. While he secretly hated himself for being useless, he also knew very well that he could not change the facts in front of him, so looking back, he even hated himself for being useless. Neither can be done.
After the feeling of compassion gradually faded away, there was only deep sadness left in his heart. In fact, every time he came to visit these refugees, he would feel complicated for a while. It took a long time to adjust his mood, but today it took longer. A little more.
After walking forward for a while, Lu Yunyou was still not worried about Populus euphratica's injury, so he had to ask Lu Yi to buy some medicine for Populus euphratica, while he walked towards the city gate alone, preparing to relax outside the city.
When Lu Yunyou went outside the city, the huge square where the martial arts competition was held in the city was crowded with people. If the space was not limited, half of the people in the city might have gone to watch the martial arts competition.
In the middle of the venue is a high square arena, which is divided into four areas. Four groups of people are competing on it. Without exception, the participants are all outstanding children of the four major families in Wuyang City.
Members of the four major families corresponding to the central positions around the ring, each family invited some distinguished guests to support them to enhance their prestige. Among those guests were wealthy families in the city, and also friends who came from other cities. Among them, their identities The most distinguished ones are undoubtedly the black market personnel, because the purpose of the four martial arts competitions is also related to the black market.
Although Wuyang City is a trading center in the nearby area, the main income in the city comes from the black market. Earlier, the person in charge of the black market had contacted representatives of four families. In order to expand cooperation between them and Wuyang City, the four major families need to work together. A highly respected city lord was elected to represent the whole city and work closely with them.
The requirements of the black market are very simple. However, the four major families in the city have no intention of cooperation and win-win. It is time to hold a martial arts tournament, so the four families unanimously decided to hold a martial arts tournament to determine which family will fully cooperate with the black market in the future.
There are a total of four rankings in the martial arts competition, corresponding to the profit sharing of the subsequent cooperation with the black market. The family ranked first will become the representative of Wuyang City and will receive 50% of the profits in the future. The family ranked at the bottom will only receive 10%, and the rest. It was divided equally between the two families ranked second and third.
Currently, only the Lu family in the east of the city and the Wang family in the west of the city can compete for the first place. The other two families are slightly less powerful. The result of this martial arts competition not only represents the profit sharing, but also indicates which family can truly give birth to a saint in the future. Martial arts cultivator, that is, eighth-level martial arts cultivator, because the black market also said that they will vigorously support the largest family in Wuyang City in the future, which means that all four families may cultivate an eighth-level martial arts cultivator with the help of the black market. From then on, he dominated one side.
It is self-evident that the conditions provided by the black market are generous. This martial arts tournament is more important to the four major families than anything else. Even the Zhou family and the Song family, which are slightly less powerful, have tried their best and put almost all their efforts into cultivating. Beneficial elixirs were used on the young tribesmen participating in the competition, just to achieve better results.
As for the Lu family and the Wang family, which are most likely to win the first place, they have been secretly competing for many years. Now they finally have the opportunity to show off. The top leaders of the two families naturally spared no effort and used all the treasures accumulated by their respective families in the competition. For these reasons, this martial arts tournament is very eye-catching among the clan members.
The martial arts competition was held for three days, and today was the second day. Judging from the current situation, the results of the Lu and Wang families were evenly matched, and no one had gained a clear advantage.
In the arena, the contestants from the four families showed off their strengths. The Lu family members were characterized by body skills, the Wang family was strong in marksmanship, and the Zhou and Song families specialized in swordsmanship.
Due to the prestige that the Lu family has accumulated in Wuyang City for many years, except for the Wang family who are not timid when meeting people from the Lu family, people from the other two families will be wary when meeting people from the Lu family.
In any case, the unique skills of the four families are fully displayed in the ring, with swords and swords everywhere, and every time someone performs well, there will be a round of applause.
Round after round, since the start of the martial arts tournament, the city has been extremely lively. Some people even paid money to sit in the front just to see it more clearly.
The discussion around the venue was also endless, and the contestants from the four companies were the objects of their discussion. As the competition progressed, the audience became more and more excited. In the future, the reputation of the big figures in Wuyang City will spread from this, but The lively scene in the city has nothing to do with Lu Yunyou.
The area near the city gate was extremely quiet. It seemed that because of the martial arts competition held in the city, no caravans were seen passing by. After leaving the city smoothly, Lu Yunyou walked directly along the moat outside the city, watching as he walked. , and unknowingly, he walked to the place where he committed suicide by drowning himself in the river.
Six years ago, because his mother died of illness, he was bullied everywhere in the Lu family and lost support. He wanted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river, but he was saved by a refugee at a critical moment.
It had been so long that he had forgotten the voice, appearance, and even the name of the refugee who had rescued him. He only remembered that it was because of that person that he knew there were people with a more miserable fate than him in the world.
Six years later, the person who saved him had already left Wuyang City. He didn't know what his current situation was like. If possible, Lu Yunyou would like to see him again.
After a while of nostalgia, Lu Yunyou recalled that Song Miao had not allowed him to rescue refugees before. This time the situation was different from the past. In the past, Song Miao threatened to do something to him, but this time Song Miao targeted those refugees. , if he acts impulsively again, he is likely to harm those refugees. Thinking about the fact that refugees are often killed by Song Miao and others, what happened today really made him feel powerless.
It was hard to calm down because he thought about this matter. He couldn't understand why it was so difficult to do even a trivial act of kindness.
He hates, he gets angry, he complains, but in the end he becomes powerless, because at any time he understands the truth that he lives in a world where strength speaks for itself. It is precisely because of his low strength that the servants of the Lu family are If they dare to laugh at him, Song Miao and others dare to bully him unscrupulously.
