The three major families in the city stand together as the backbone of Dilong City. The strength of the three major families is far beyond the power of those families in the surrounding cities. Any one of them has the strength to build an ordinary city. Up to now, the three major families have Its background has long been unfathomable.
In addition, the three major families are only forces on the surface of Dilong City. Large bandit groups like those have a certain foundation in Dilong City, but they are hidden very secretly.
Due to the presence of various forces, the business roads in the city have already developed very maturely, and the corresponding trading system is even more complete.
It is worth mentioning that unlike the way many cities operate, the entire Dilong City itself is a large black market. In the city, no matter what its origin, as long as it is valuable, you can get it and sell it in a shop. Not only is the price reasonable, but it is also There is no need to worry about the store leaking the seller’s identity information.
Based on the above characteristics, Dilong City has always been called the "City of Darkness". Throughout the ages, Dilong City has always been a paradise for some martial arts cultivators, and also a hell for some martial arts cultivators.
Putting aside the situation in Dilong City, another morning passed unknowingly. Shortly after lunch, Lu Yunyou and Ling Yun had already reached the place where they were still twenty or thirty miles away from Dilong City. The woods on both sides were greatly reduced, and the two of them walked into a plain area.
Slightly slower than the two of them, the convoy is still traveling on the main road more than fifty miles away from Dilong City. The wide road indicates that they are not far from Dilong City, which also means that they have reached a safe area and have experienced too much. After this trouble, everyone really relaxed now.
On the way forward, everyone met many martial arts groups from Dilong City. Whenever those people asked them about the movements of ferocious beasts, Li An would take the initiative to deal with them. He only needed to answer some of those people's questions. However, it is not troublesome, and the more people they meet, the safer their situation is.
There are many seventh-level martial arts cultivators in those martial arts groups, as if seventh-level martial arts cultivators are very common here in Dilong City. This is an eye-opener for everyone, but those people are all arrogant and abnormal, and they don't care about everyone at all. The posture in their eyes also made everyone feel the gap between them and those people. Compared with those powerful and superior people, they were too ordinary.
Fortunately, those people were not bandits, and they didn't even bother to do open robbery. Although they escorted a lot of goods, they didn't do anything extraordinary. The only bad thing was that every time someone came to them to ask about the situation, Delay their trip.
Time passed little by little. Regardless of the situation on the convoy's side, Lu Yunyou and Ling Yun, who were traveling lightly, approached Dilong City at twice the speed of the convoy. Behind them, there was a blur and they could no longer be seen. Where the mountains are.
"How long will it take to get to Dilong City?" As they walked, Lu Yunyou wanted to know how far they were from Dilong City.
"It should be there soon." It was also the first time he came to Dilong City. Ling Yun didn't know the specific distance between their location and Dilong City.
In front of them was an endless plain area. Even though it was already winter, green grass was growing everywhere. It seemed that the aura of heaven and earth in the area around Dilong City was more abundant. But looking around, there was still no ferocious beast in sight. It was completely silent. I don't know if it was because of the giant beast before, or if this area has always been like this. Walking on the lawn, the two of them were not worried about being attacked by ferocious beasts, but they also found it very boring.
After another half an hour, patches of golden crop fields appeared in front of us. Looking around, we could see regularly distributed fields everywhere. The scene was very different from before.
"How come there are so many fields?" Out of curiosity, Lu Yunyou expressed his doubts immediately.
"I don't know." Ling Yun shook his head and looked around. He saw a figure on the edge of the field, so he said to Lu Yunyou: "There is a person over there. Let's go over and ask him the way to Dilong City." How to go."
"Yes," there was no objection, Lu Yunyou directly followed Ling Yun's pace.
Not long after, the two of them walked to a field ridge. Not far away from them, there was an old man in ordinary clothes repairing the field ridge. When the two got closer, the old man also noticed the arrival of the two and asked him. He looked at the two of them warily, seeming to be a little afraid of them.
"Excuse me, father-in-law, where is this place?" After getting closer, Ling Yun directly asked the old man for directions.
"This is the Nan family's field. Lao Chen is just a person who helps the Nan family farm. Please don't embarrass Lao Chen." Faced with Ling Yun's inquiry, the old man showed even more fear.
"Don't worry, father-in-law. Our brothers just want to ask how to get to Dilong City from here. We are not here to cause trouble for you, father-in-law." Worried that the old man would misunderstand their purpose, Ling Yun hurriedly explained to the old man.
"There are still more than 20 miles away from Dilong City. You two adults can go straight in this direction. When you reach the intersection where there is a fork, you two adults can turn right onto the main road and keep walking forward." Understand After the two people came to him for the purpose, the old man felt a little relieved and directly pointed the direction to the two people.
"Thank you, my father-in-law, for the direction. Let's take our leave, brothers." After thanking the old man with his hands, Ling Yun took Lu Yunyou into the city according to the route pointed by the old man.
"Two adults, please don't take a shortcut out of hurry. You must take the main road." As a result, the two of them turned around and walked a few steps. The old man stopped them again. When the two of them turned around with doubtful expressions, the old man had a look on his face. He said anxiously: "The old man suddenly remembered that today is the day for the Nan family to collect grain. There should be grain collectors from the Nan family nearby. The two adults must avoid those people, otherwise they will most likely be injured if they collide on the Nan family's territory. These two adults are causing trouble.”
"May I ask what you mean by this?" His eyebrows were raised. The next moment, Ling Yun, who had turned around, looked at the old man nervously.
"To be honest with you two adults, this area is the territory of the Nan family. The Nan family has a guard team nearby to protect the safety of us tenant farmers. Today happens to be the day when the Nan family harvests grain. The Nan family has sent inspectors here. What's more, now that the two adults have mistakenly entered the Nan family's territory, if they encounter the Nan family's escort team, I am worried that the two adults will not be able to explain it to them."
"Can you please explain me more clearly?" Lu Yunyou asked after slowly getting some clues. After a while of worry, he asked.
"If the host family regards the two adults as a gap between hostile forces, they will definitely arrest the two adults for torture. If the two adults cannot explain clearly the reason why they accidentally entered this place, they may be imprisoned directly." Seeing that the two of them did not look like evil people, the old man was worried that the two of them would be in trouble, so he enthusiastically explained to them.
"It's so serious?" After hearing the old man's more clear statement, Lu Yunyou, who had already understood the general meaning, felt it was too incredible, and at the same time he felt a sense of fear.
"I have lived here for more than sixty years, how can I still not know these things?" After saying so many words to the two of them, the old man was no longer as vigilant as before, but more enthusiastic.
"Old man, you said you have been here for more than sixty years, have you never left here?" Frowning, Lu Yunyou was surprised again by the old man's answer.
"Of course," nodded, the old man, who was already a little rickety, said seriously: "It is true that for more than sixty years, the old man's family has been tenants of the Nan family for generations and has never left here.
"Then why don't you go somewhere else, father-in-law?" Lu Yunyou was confused.
"This is the rule of the Nan family. All tenants can only live here forever and grow food and medicinal materials for the Nan family. If they escape privately and are caught by the Nan family, they will be severely punished at the least, and their families will be implicated in the worst. For decades, I have not dared to leave here even half a step," his tone was mixed with helplessness. The old man did not want to live such a life, but he had no choice.
"Why won't the Nan family allow you to leave?" Unknowingly, Lu Yunyou felt deeply frightened by what the old man told him. That feeling urged him to find out the situation as soon as possible, but he was not sure whether he could accept it calmly. Answer.
"The Nan family is too powerful. I am just an ordinary tenant farmer. Naturally, the Nan family can do whatever they want to us." With a look of helplessness, the old man actually felt that Lu Yunyou's question was a bit unnecessary.
At this moment, Lu Yunyou and Ling Yun finally understood that the old man was reminding them to pay attention to safety out of good intentions. If they were really encountered by the Nan family's people in the Nan family's territory, even if they were right, they might not be able to explain clearly. It's best to take the safe route.
"Thank you for your kind reminder, father-in-law." After he became more aware of the seriousness of the matter, Ling Yun quickly thanked the old man.
