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Chapter 170 Entering the Ruins City

A magnificent ruined city appeared before Zhang Yuan's eyes.

Zhang Yuan had traveled to many cities and encountered some abandoned villages and towns, but he had never seen a city that was in ruins and yet prosperous like this.

The scale of this ruined city is much larger than that of Nanxun Prefecture City.

This is Xiaxu!
To its northwest is the majestic Taiwu Mountain, which stretches for thousands of miles. A large river originating from deep in the mountains flows from north to south, making its geographical location extremely advantageous.

To the east and southeast of Xiaxu are plains with countless fields and farms reclaimed.

Villages scattered all over the place, together with the settlements around the city, formed the so-called outer ruins!

Since Zhang Yuan was located at a relatively high altitude, he could overlook the entire ruins city and the outer ruins.

He found that there were almost no tall buildings inside and outside this ancient capital, and most of the houses were weathered and looked dilapidated and old, having existed for who knows how many years.

In the center of the ruined city stands a broken tower, silently telling of the disaster it once suffered.

But even in such a nearly ruined city, the streets and alleys are crowded with people, and countless fireworks are rising!
"It is not allowed to build high-rise buildings in Xiaxu. This is the rule."

Mu Guangcheng obviously saw Zhang Yuan's confusion and explained, "Moreover, the height of a newly built house cannot exceed two floors. However, there is no vacant land in the city to build new houses. If you want to live in one, you can only buy it from others."

"There is no government here, no corvée service, and no head tax."

The caravan leader stared at Xiaxu and said in a deep voice: "But it's not easy to survive."

He looked at Zhang Yuan again and said, "Brother Zhao Yun, if you want to develop in Xiaxu, fighting alone is not the way to go."

"It's best to join a force!"

Join a force?
Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Brother Mu."

Mu Guangcheng once told him that the Xia ruins were divided into five inner ruins in the east, south, west, north and center, and an outer ruins, collectively known as the "Six Ruins".

The Liuxu area is divided and occupied by gangs of all sizes.

Then these forces sent representatives to form the so-called "Holy Ruins Alliance".

The Holy Ruins Alliance is not only a tool for major forces to compete for interests, but also a tool to mediate and balance conflicts between them.

Maintain internal and external stability of this huge ruined city.

However, despite the existence of the Holy Ruins Alliance, the open and covert struggles between different forces have never disappeared.

Sometimes it is particularly intense and cruel!

Of course, finding a big force as a backer is the quickest way to gain a foothold in Xiaxu.

Mu Guangcheng knew that Zhang Yuan was very capable, and the suggestions he made were well-intentioned.

However, Zhang Yuan's experience with the Angry Whale Gang made him no longer interested in these underworld forces.

He just wanted to find a safe place to practice hard and reach a higher level of martial arts!

"Brother Mu."

Zhang Yuan clasped his fists and bowed to Mu Guangcheng: "Thank you for bringing me here. Let's say goodbye now!"

Mu Guangcheng was stunned for a moment, then he responded with, “Take care!”

It is very common for people of all walks of life to meet by chance and to come together and separate due to fate.

The caravan leader had been through a lot in the world and was used to separations and reunions, so even though he felt a little regretful and reluctant, he did not force Zhang Yuan to stay.

"See you later!"

Zhang Yuan whipped the horse whip and the horse under him immediately rushed down the hill and galloped towards the ruins in front.

There are three city gates in Xiaxu, and Zhang Yuan went through the east gate.

what is interesting is.

Although this majestic city has tall walls, the gates of the city do not exist.

The city gates were completely open, allowing for unimpeded traffic inside and outside.

And at the busy city gate, there were no guards or soldiers collecting taxes.

Zhang Yuan noticed that no matter they were lone knights or groups of merchants, they all dismounted upon reaching the city gate.

Either leading a horse or sitting on a cart into the city. This is obviously the rule of Xiaxu!

Zhang Yuan had just arrived and his head hadn't been taken away by a wolf, so he naturally followed the local customs and dismounted his horse and walked.

At the city gate, he saw various notices posted on the weathered city walls.

There are both missing persons and wanted cases with rewards.

Zhang Yuan took a quick look and found no bounty on him.

This is actually quite normal.

Xiaxu is not within the ruling territory of Daqian and is thousands of miles away from Qingyun Temple. Even if the latter offers a reward, it is impossible to deliver it here within ten days or half a month.

But it’s better to be safe than sorry, and you have to hide yourself well no matter where you are!

Zhang Yuan's mind raced, then he retracted his gaze and calmly walked into this magnificent and unique city.

It was much more lively inside the Xiaxu than outside. The dusty streets were bustling with people, and the hawking and soliciting sounds from the shops on both sides came one after another, hitting everyone's eardrums.

Among the people here, warriors account for a large proportion.

Even ordinary people have strong temperaments and are often strong and healthy.

Even if they are women, there is still not much gentleness and tenderness!
Zhang Yuan noticed that almost everyone carried weapons such as swords, daggers, and bows.

"Catch the thief!"

Suddenly, a roar came from the front.

The crowd quickly parted, and a young man in a cloth shirt ran for his life, followed by a burly man.

Zhang Yuan calmly stepped aside, leaving space for the two to play cat and mouse.

The young man in cloth shirt darted past him, and his skills were surprisingly good.

The burly man chased the girl furiously, but the distance between them was getting farther and farther, and it seemed that he could not catch up.

"This young man..."

At this moment, someone suddenly came up to Zhang Yuan and said with a charming smile: "Do you want to stay here? My guest room is clean and comfortable, and there are beautiful girls to serve you. I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

Zhang Yuan: “…”

The one soliciting customers was a middle-aged woman, who was wearing makeup and looked very vulgar. She stared at Zhang Yuan with greedy eyes.

Zhang Yuan was speechless - did he look like a drifter?

Zhang Yuan ignored the other party and continued walking forward with his horse.

The middle-aged woman was unwilling to give up, and followed him for a distance, chattering non-stop, before finally leaving, cursing.

"Sir, please be kind and give me a copper coin!"

As a result, as soon as the procuress who was soliciting customers was driven away, a group of little beggars appeared out of nowhere.

Surrounding Zhang Yuan, begging for alms.

Some people even secretly reached out to touch the pocket hanging on the side of the saddle.

"roll!"

Zhang Yuan's eyes flashed and he shouted angrily!

These clinging beggars were suddenly frightened and looked at Zhang Yuan with fear in their eyes.

They realized that Zhang Yuan could not be bullied and immediately dispersed.

He disappeared into the crowd.

It’s such a mess!

Zhang Yuan shook his head.

It's not that he has no sympathy, but he can't have the slightest mercy on these beggars who are obviously under someone's control.

Otherwise you will be entangled endlessly!

(End of this chapter)