Thousands of monks gathered in this market in Liangshuigou. Most of these monks were casual cultivators. They were a mixed bag of fish and dragons. You can imagine the chaos in this world.
It can be said that the order of the city was established by the Aquarius Sect.
"Whether the city is in chaos or not, the Aquarius Sect has the final say." This is definitely not a joke.
It is no longer a secret that the Aquarius Sect had an accident when they went on an expedition and lost a lot of people.
It is true that its reputation has declined, but no one dares to openly challenge the Aquarius Sect. Everything remains the same because a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. After all, it is still the strongest in the entire city.
The most important thing is that the Aquarius Sect has foundation-building monks guarding this place.
It can be said that the foundation-building monks are the Dinghai Shenzhen of Fangshi, which determines the background of the Aquarius Sect that cannot be offended.
But now that the foundation-building monk is dead, the situation is somewhat uncontrollable.
Perhaps in terms of overall strength, the Aquarius Sect is still the most powerful here, but after this incident, it is no longer invincible in the eyes of outsiders.
You must know that the Aquarius Sect used some thunderous methods to manage the market before, which inevitably offended some people.
Nowadays, chaos has arisen in the city. In this scene where the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, there is a shortage of rice and meat. If the Aquarius Sect is unable to maintain the most basic order, it is scary to think about what will happen here.
Some monks can do anything.
"Why are all Zhuji dead?"
"It's like I had a hidden injury when I came here, but when I went out I encountered a troublesome evil spirit. The new injury was connected to the old one, but I didn't survive it."
"Why is this place so dangerous? Even a great foundation builder lost his life."
"Who knows, there are all kinds of weird things in this world. Some people wonder if they have found clues to the Golden Taoist Temple, which is why the Aquarius Sect is so desperate."
"Tsk! Do you really have a clue?"
"How can we care about this now! The most important thing now is that if the Aquarius Sect fails, we must not be implicated."
"Yes, even if someone wants to fight for it, go and rob those who have everything. Don't harm us honest people."
Wang Laodao and several neighbors complained with miserable expressions.
Because we helped Duan Yu repair a house together before, the relationship between these households is the most harmonious.
Yes, once the foundation-building cultivator died, even the lowest-level casual cultivators could see that "the storm was about to come".
Some people's eyes are shining brightly and they think it may be an opportunity, while more people are like Wang Laodao and just hope that it will not affect themselves.
In Wang Laodao's words, this year is the most difficult. If I had known, I would have left earlier.
Duan Yu and Yao Xue would go to the market to collect some rice every two days, and almost everyone in the household had this idea.
The market became more and more chaotic, and from time to time there would be one or two fresh corpses on the road, as if they had been murdered and sold goods.
Wang Laodao and others only dared to go out with Duan Yu and the others.
The atmosphere in the entire city is becoming more and more depressing, and strangers often appear in this street, which makes people think that there are unscrupulous people stepping on the place.
Duan Yu sometimes wakes up suddenly in the middle of the night and feels irritable.
On this day, after Duan Yu and Yao Xue finished their shopping as usual, they walked home and found that the little junior sister from the Aquarius Sect who liked steamed buns was collecting rent.
She wears twin ponytails and knocks on doors one after another to collect rent. She has a gentle temperament.
To be honest, such people are not suitable for rent collection.
Now that she is doing this kind of thing, people have to suspect that there is no one available in the Aquarius Sect.
It should have gone smoothly in the beginning. The other party looked at her Aquarius Sect costume and gave her money as usual. At most, she complained a little more.
But there seemed to be a problem with the household in the middle.
You could hear several people eating and drinking in the house, and there was the sound of people drinking and drinking, but the door didn't open for a long time.
"Fellow Taoist, I'm the Aquarius Sect's Lu Lingshuang, it's time for you to pay the rent."
Ling Shuang knocked on the door five times in a row before a man in Taoist robes opened the door.
This man smelled of alcohol, glanced at Lu Lingshuang, and said with a fierce look on his face: "Why are you collecting rent again?"
Lu Lingshuang should rarely see someone showing such a fierce look, her little face looked slightly nervous and she said: "Fellow Taoist, according to the rules, it's time to collect the rent."
"What rules? Where did this yellow-haired girl come from? Where did Sun Sanhai go?"
"Senior Brother Sun is in trouble."
"Is something really wrong, or are you unable to come?"
Inside the room, another man's laughter came.
Lu Lingshuang didn't speak, her eyes deliberately avoided this group of people.
It was obvious that she was not used to this situation.
"I'll keep it on credit this time. I'll only recognize him but not you. Wait until Fellow Daoist Sun comes to collect it in person."
The Qian Taoist priest said loudly.
He looked drunk and showed no fear.
Lu Lingshuang insisted: "Fellow Taoist, these are the rules, please abide by them."
At this time, noises came from inside, shouting: "Why don't you bother my boss to drink!"
"It's not like I won't give it. What's wrong with delaying it for a few days?"
"That's right, do you Aquarius Sect still have the intention to accept this money? First of all, you won't be able to go to my house for the time being, so I'll take it on credit first."
...
Maybe they saw that Lu Lingshuang was immature, and maybe they drank too much. Several people in this room were clearly trying to cheat.
But everyone knows that in the past, even if these people drank too much and were drunk, they would not dare to say such things.
Lu Lingshuang insisted on asking twice, but still didn't get the money.
Her eyes were red and she looked like she was about to cry because of her grievance.
When the people around heard the movement, they all gathered around to watch and talked in low voices.
"Okay, I don't buy it if I have a thorn in my side. Today is different from the past, and that's probably the case with the Aquarius Sect."
"Yes, it is said that many people are already dissatisfied."
"Then are you convinced?"
"I'll watch first."
"What about the rent received from your house?"
"You have to give what you have to give, it would be nice if you could give less."
...
Lu Lingshuang went back directly without going to the next house to collect rent.
The Taoist's house suddenly became more lively and full of joy.
"When Sun Sanhai was here, I gave him a favor, but now, ha!"
"Where is Sun Sanhai?"
"The devil knows."
...
Duan Yu and Yao Xue saw that there was no chance and were about to leave, but at this time, Lu Lingshuang came back again.
Only this time, there were more than ten people behind him.
The group of Aquarius Sect monks quickly came to the door of Taoist Xue and threw out a bunch of talismans without saying anything.
boom! boom! boom!
More than twenty Pyroblast Talismans exploded in an instant, and a shrill scream suddenly came from the room, and the entire roof was lifted off.
Some people struggled out of it and tried to escape, but several whisks came face to face with their fierce energy and knocked them away.
This is the energy of the Third Realm Condensing Yuan Realm, and it is the same species as Senior Sister Yao's sword energy.
boom! boom! boom!
More than twenty talisman papers were thrown in, and the Aquarius Sect outside formed a unified seal, causing everyone to fall off their feet.
A moment later, Taoist Xue, whose skin and flesh were torn all over, was dragged out.
He opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice: "Master, I..."
With a snap, a whisk hit him in the face.
The whisk thread went straight into his flesh and blood, and pulled!
Taoist Xue's face was ripped off immediately, and he let out a shrill scream.
The onlookers were immediately frightened and retreated one after another, while Duan Yu and Yao Xue retreated faster, protecting everyone in front of him.
Taoist Xue's screams lasted for a moment and then stopped.
His head was blown through by a whisk, and he was dead.
The leader of the Aquarius Sect monk shook off the blood on his fly whisk and said loudly: "Who thinks that our Aquarius Sect has no one left? You can give it a try!"
The remaining four people in the room were also taken away. Those who were still conscious saw Taoist Xue's faceless body and peed their pants.
The onlookers fell silent for a moment, and no one dared to discuss whether to pay rent or not.
Duan Yu saw this and seriously suspected that this was a fishing incident.
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
The Aquarius Sect deliberately asked Lu Lingshuang, who looked easy to bully, to collect rent, but in fact he was already prepared.
As soon as this "chicken" appeared, it was dead in an instant without any body. It can only be said that it was a thunderous method.
From this point of view, the Aquarius Sect still has not given up its management of this market, or in other words, it still wants to maintain its position.
But how long can it last?
There is no answer.
This was the first time I had been given such a strong dose of medicine. It would be hard to tell if something went wrong again.
