Chapter 67: Overall Situation in The World

Su Yang and Gu Xiu rode their swords out of the prefectural city.

After a short while, they arrived at the border of Linjiang City.

While flying in mid-air, Su Yang suddenly noticed a large number of people sleeping on the ground outside the city walls of Linjiang City.

It looked like a refugee camp.

“Old Gu, let’s go down and take a look.”

Since they were here to solve problems, they should investigate what was happening.

Could it be that the oppression of the Snake Sect had reached such an extreme level?

The common people didn’t even have houses to live in?

“Old man, why are you all gathered here?”

An old man who was sitting on the ground and munching on dry food looked up and quickly stood up when he saw the approaching individuals.

“Sir, some of us have fled here from the neighboring Kaiyang City, while others have moved here from the village because of the Evil Blood Cultivation Sect.” The old man replied respectfully upon seeing Su Yang’s official attire, revealing some information:

They had fled here.

If the person in front of them was a good official, they might take care of them, right?

Li Tong calculated in his mind. but he appeared cautious.

“Fled here from Kaiyang City?” Su Yang thought of the task on the panel and said in a deep voice, “Is it because of the drought?”

“Yes, sir!” Li Tong became excited. He felt like the person in front of him would take care of things.

“I understand. I will deal with this matter soon.”

“Since you fled here, why didn’t you enter the city?”

Su Yang glanced over and saw at least thousands of refugees gathered there.

But they seemed to have food and shelter, and some had even built makeshift houses. They didn’t appear extremely impoverished.

“Sir, it’s not that we didn’t try to enter the city. It’s just that there are too many people trying to get in, and entry has been restricted for now. We can only stay outside the city.” Li Tong explained the reason.

Su Yang quickly understood.

The Blood Cultivation Sect targeted small villages, so Tianfeng Prefecture temporarily gathered the villagers from those villages in the city for safety. But as a result, a large number of people naturally flocked in, and the city couldn’t accommodate them all at once.

It was normal; they couldn’t be considered refugees; it was just that the city couldn’t accommodate them due to restrictions.

“I understand. I will handle this matter soon.” Su Yang nodded, feeling touched.

Regardless of the conflicts between cultivators, the chaos in the martial world, or the atrocities committed by evil cultivators, it was the common people who suffered the most.

They had no right to resist; they could only accept all the disasters and struggle for survival in the midst of calamity, praying to live.

Fortunately, from the current perspective, the imperial court was not completely inactive.

However, it seemed that Daxia was currently facing too many issues, and even if the rulers had ideas, their power was insufficient to implement them.

In such an era where the strong reigned supreme, the weak were the ones who suffered.

The imperial court was the reliance of the common people, and if the court was weak, it would be even more tragic for them.

Just like the Snake Gate, they didn’t listen to the orders of Daxia and didn’t respect the laws of Daxia.

With their powerful forces, they exploited the common people to gain more benefits.

To change the fate of being oppressed by cultivators, exploited by sects, and squeezed by major families, two things were necessary:

A wise emperor and a powerful imperial court.

Creating the Martial Suppression Division was to truly serve the people and no longer refrain from acting due to insufficient strength.

The current problem faced by the Martial Suppression Division was the lack of power, which also reflected the insufficient strength of Daxia.

Su Yang had yet to meet the current emperor of Daxia, although he hadn’t seen him.

But just by establishing the Patrol Department, Su Yang felt that he wouldn’t be inferior.

Currently, Daxia’s most pressing issue was its strength.

Directly and rapidly increasing it was not realistic.

However, as long as they solved several major problems in Daxia, many forces suppressed by Daxia would return.

Then…the situation in the world would undergo a complete change.

“Old Gu, why do most cultivators in the world, despite having such strong power, still like to oppress the common people?” Su Yang asked.

“Well…” Gu Xiu hesitated and thought for a moment before saying, “The common people have no ability to resist, so it’s easier to oppress them.

Cultivators will resist.”

Gu Xiu could tell that the Sword Master he followed cared about the common people.

So he spoke cautiously, but some things were just facts, and he couldn’t find nicer words.

“Sword Master, you don’t have to think too much about it. It’s the overall situation in the world, and the few of us cannot change it.” Gu Xiu consoled him tactfully, hoping that Su Yang wouldn’t dwell too much on this path and hinder his own talent.

Gu Xiu believed that Su Yang had the talent to break through to Martial Saint, but he couldn’t neglect cultivation. Talent was just talent; it wasn’t guaranteed.

“The overall situation of the world…” Su Yang looked up ahead and smiled, saying, “I am also the overall situation of the world!” “Hahaha… Old Gu, watch closely. I will change this world.”

Gu Xiu smiled and said, “Good.”

In one’s youth, one is reckless.

Regardless of whether he could succeed, if he wanted to do it, he would go for

As the two passed by the refugee area and approached the city gate, there were indeed soldiers guarding it.

But Su Yang didn’t need to show any tokens; his attire alone as a member of the Patrol Department made the two soldiers quickly let them pass.

After entering Linjiang City, they were greeted by a bustling crowd.

There were so many people that it was clear the city was overcrowded.

There were people everywhere on the streets. How could there not be many?

In addition, Su Yang also noticed that it seemed like every household was raising snakes here.

And as they walked along, it was clear that although some people were already emaciated, they didn’t lack anything when it came to feeding the snakes.

When Su Yang passed by the front of a house, he happened to see a woman in her forties holding a few eggs to feed the snakes.

The woman, with a sallow complexion and thin skin, swallowed visibly before hesitating for a few seconds and then placed the eggs in the snake’s nest.

“Grow quickly… the people from the Snake Gate will come again in half a month… We can’t afford to be beaten again…”

Su Yang approached a few steps, and the woman sensed someone coming and immediately looked up.

Seeing Su Yang dressed in official attire, a trace of anger flashed in her eyes, but she still respectfully performed a bow.

“Madam, no need for such courtesy.” Su Yang sensed the anger through his sword intent and said, “I came from the prefectural city to deal with the problem of the Snake Gate. Can you tell me more about the situation?”

Zhang Cui’s spirits lifted, and she immediately became alert, starting to explain in detail the dire situation of the common people in Linjiang City:

The disciples of the Snake Gate acted arrogantly, forcefully requiring the people of Linjiang City to raise venomous snakes. Every household had to keep them without negotiation.

If they didn’t keep the snakes and couldn’t hand them over when the disciples of the Snake Gate came to collect them, they would be lightly beaten. Those who resisted would be beaten to the point of being unable to get out of bed.

The key issue was that the reward given by the Snake Gate was insufficient. The cost of raising a venomous snake exceeded fifty wen, but the Snake Gate only provided fifty wen.

If someone accidentally got bitten by a venomous snake, they could only wait to die.

The Martial Suppression Division was not neglecting these matters; the main issue was that the division couldn’t control Snake Gate. Without higher-level intervention, even the Martial Suppression Division in Linjiang City alone was inadequate.

Regarding this, Su Yang, in his position, gradually understood the reasons why the imperial court hadn’t managed these matters.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to, but compared to these minor issues, Daxia was facing too many problems.

Evil spirits, evil cultivators, evil immortals…

These were running rampant within Daxia’s territory, and Daxia didn’t have enough power to suppress the chaos. There was a faint sign of major upheaval in the world.

Before facing various great calamities, the issue for the common people wasn’t just about being able to eat enough. It was about being able to survive.

In terms of the general direction, Daxia was correct, but they lacked the strength.

And it couldn’t be said that Daxia completely ignored the common people; the establishment of the Patrol Department showed that Daxia had that intention.

The key was the lack of strength.

Ultimately, this was a world where the strong ruled.action

Even if the current emperor of Daxia was wise, without sufficient strength, it would be difficult.

Let him see how the emperor of Daxia is.

After this incident of eradicating the Evil Blood Cultivation Sect was reported, he might have to go to the center of Daxia.