"Shopkeeper, come here." Yang Kai waved to him.

He had been watching coldly just now, and didn't know what was going on, so he wanted to inquire. After all, no matter what, this place has something to do with Lingxiao Sect.

"What are the instructions for the guest? But I still have to serve some wine and food?" The shopkeeper came to Yang Kai and asked with a smile.

"There is no hurry to drink and drink." Yang Kai smiled slightly and looked at the stairs suspiciously: "Who are those two people just now? Why do they come to this restaurant to eat and drink, not only do they not have to pay, but they also ask you to give it to Shengjing?"

"This..." The shopkeeper was stunned and looked around. He found that the guests were drinking and having fun, and he did not mean to pay attention to this place. He lowered his voice and said, "Are the guests who have just come to Bibo City?"

"Not bad." Yang Kai nodded slightly.

"Then you'd better leave early. Bibo City is not a place to stay for a long time." The shopkeeper looked secretive, and after saying that, he waved his hands repeatedly.

"Isn't it a place to stay for a long time?" Yang Kai frowned, "Is there something going on here?"

He saw that the city was coming and going, and it seemed quite lively and prosperous, and the situation in the city was calm and there seemed to be no sign of a major event.

"Haha..." The shopkeeper smiled bitterly, "Customer, listen to the advice of the old man. If you want to leave, hurry up. If you stay here for a long time, you can't even leave."

"What does it mean? Please let the shopkeeper explain it clearly." Yang Kai looked at him with a bright look, "I heard that this is an affiliated place of Zhantian City, and it is considered to be the industry of Lingxiao Sect. How come there are still people who dare to be unfavorable to this city?"

"I can't say it, I can't say it anymore. Although the old man has been living for a few years, he doesn't want to die so early. You can do it yourself." The shopkeeper kept shaking his head, his face looked ugly, and he turned around and left as he said this.

"I am from Lingxiao Sect!" Yang Kai said in a deep voice.

"What?" The shopkeeper's face changed drastically, and he looked at Yang Kai in surprise.

"Don't be so nervous." Yang Kai smiled, "I am a disciple of Lingxiao Sect. I have been ordered by the sect leader to come here to conduct an open and secret investigation. If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly. I really want to know if there is anyone who dislikes his life and dares not take my Lingxiao Sect seriously."

"Are you from Lingxiao Sect? Are you really from Lingxiao Sect?" The shopkeeper looked excited and a little suspicious. He approached and asked in a low voice.

"Yes! Don't worry, old man. Your words can be spoken and my ears. I won't say it everywhere." Yang Kai comforted softly and tempted him.

The shopkeeper's expression changed, as if he was hesitating. After a while, he gritted his teeth and sat down opposite Yang Kai.

Yang Kai reached out and poured him a glass of wine. The shopkeeper picked up a sip and drank it. The strong wine was brave and emotional. He said, "The guest doesn't know. I'll tell you to leave quickly. It's not that anyone is going to be unfavorable to Lingxiao Sect, nor is it that something is going to happen in Bibo City. It's really not a place for people to stay here."

"Oh? Then, please inform me in detail about what happened. I am very grateful." Yang Kai smiled slightly.

"Oh, it's hard to describe!" The shopkeeper sighed deeply, "Guest, you have seen the behavior of those two people just now."

"Yes, who are they?"

"From the City Lord's Mansion."

"City Lord's Mansion?" Yang Kai was shocked.

"Haha, the guest also finds it strange? The City Lord's Mansion should protect us, but why did he come to the shop to search and exploit the Holy Crystal?" The shopkeeper's tone was low, "Because that is the tax that the City Lord's Mansion wants to collect!"

Yang Kai frowned.

"Any shops operated in Bibo City must at least 70% of the income from the city lord's mansion. The remaining three costs are barely enough to cover all kinds of expenses, but they can't help but find all kinds of reasons to exploit them. The shop is alone and can't resist at all. Some days ago, someone died in the store." The shopkeeper complained, as if he had drunk some wine and became much more courageous. As he spoke, his expression became angry.

"Is this what the city lord's mansion means?" Yang Kai asked in a cold voice.

"Not bad! Otherwise, those people would not have the courage to act like this? The two of them came to collect taxes just now."

"Since there are so many taxes here, why don't the old man leave Bibo City and make another way to make a living?"

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly: "Who can leave? No one can leave! Once the people from the city lord's mansion find that there are escapees, they will be killed without mercy. The heads hanging on the city walls are all bloody lessons. Not only are we small businesses with small capital and profits tied up here, but all the small families and warriors living in the city are like this. The various benefits they gain from their adventures outside also have to pay a large part of the tax. As long as there are resistance, they will be targeted. Several small families have been wiped out."

While speaking, the shopkeeper looked at Yang Kai carefully and asked softly: "Brother, I'll ask, "Is this an order issued by Lingxiao Sect?"

"How could Lingxiao Sect issue such an order?" Yang Kai looked ugly and snorted coldly: "I, Lingxiao Sect, can't do such a thing. Well, where is Zhantian City? Does Zhantian City care about it?"

"The little old man is not clear, but if Zhantian City is in charge, these things should not have happened. I just don't know if this is the meaning of Zhantian City or the meaning of Bibo City's lord's mansion. But I heard that since the change of ownership, the tax revenue in Zhantian City has been particularly low, attracting many people to go there, but now it is crowded. Many people are attracted by the name of Lingxiao Sect. If you want to join it, you can't enter it. Zhantian City can't enter it. You can only retreat to the second best and go to the place related to Lingxiao Sect. Bibo City is one of them. Outsiders can't see the sinister darkness hidden under Bibo City, but the little old man can't know it anymore, so I asked you to leave early. If you live here for a long time and be included in the roster, you can't even leave at that time."

"Interesting!" Yang Kai sneered.

"Brother, since you have come here to conduct an open and secret investigation under the order of the leader of the Lingxiao Sect, then hurry up and pass the news back. I hope that your Lingxiao Sect will come soon to remove the cancer in Bibo City so that the old man can spend the rest of his life here!" The shopkeeper looked at Yang Kai with a look of wings on his face.

"Don't worry, old man, I, Lingxiao Sect, will not sit idly by this matter." Yang Kai grinned, "No matter what, there are many people here who come for the name of Lingxiao Sect. They can't be bullied, otherwise it will really ruin the reputation of my Lingxiao Sect."

"Brother, don't be impulsive." The shopkeeper saw the fierce light flashing in Yang Kai's eyes and was shocked.

"Don't worry, I have my own sense of responsibility." Yang Kai's eyes became cold.

If it weren't for a coincidence this time, he wouldn't have known that someone would do these things under the name of Lingxiao Sect.

Yang Kai suddenly remembered that on the way back from Biboyuan, the girl named Feier was a little reluctant to speak when she talked about the situation in Bibo City. It turned out that there was this reason.

The rise of Lingxiao Sect was too short, the number of disciples in the sect was rare, and the foundation was unstable. Now it is the time to win over the hearts of the people, but the situation in Bibo City was slandering Lingxiao Sect, so Yang Kai naturally could not sit idly by.

At this moment, a noise suddenly came from the street below. Then, an energy fluctuated up and down, followed by a scream and scream.

Yang Kai looked downward along the source of the sound, and a girl in green immediately entered her eyes and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Old sir, the money for the wine has been collected." Yang Kai threw down a few top-grade holy crystals, grabbed a jar of wine, and jumped down from the window.

In the middle of the street, in front of a grocery store, three or four young men stood there with anger, looking at the other two with red eyes, circulating in the holy Yuan, secretly guarding, but dared not take action easily.

Behind these young people, a girl in green was supporting an old man. The old man seemed to have suffered serious injuries, his face was pale, and blood was flowing out from the corners of his mouth.

Countless people watched.

"Uncle Second, are you okay?" asked the girl in green nervously, with a look of worry on her pretty face.

"It's okay." The old man shook his head slowly and spit out two words with difficulty.

"How can you hit someone?" The girl in green turned her head and whispered to the two warriors who had attacked before.

"Beat someone?" One of the burly men smiled and said, "What's wrong with beating someone? Who made this old guy ignorant of his ruthlessness? I'm not taking his life, I'm already showing mercy. You little girl are not grateful, I'm not going to blame me, but I dare to blame me. Do you believe it or not, I will kill him now!"

"You..." The girl in green pale in her pretty face. After all, she is not strong and is young. After being threatened by the other party, she didn't dare to say anything more, for fear that the other party would be really angry and start a killer.

"Hmph, the city lord has an order. Any sacred crystal obtained from the transaction must be paid part of the city lord's mansion. Why? Old man, are you deaf or blind? You dare to trade with others secretly. If you weren't caught by me, I'm afraid you wouldn't know that you are so bold!"

"You dare to ignore the orders of the City Lord's Mansion. Old man, you are impatient." The other person also laughed sinisterly.

The old man's face turned pale, but he did not dare to refute at all. Although there were many onlookers, he did not dare to make any changes. However, when he looked at the old man, the girl and others, he showed sympathy.

The amount of taxes and exploitation in Bibo City almost all people can barely maintain food and clothing, and they cannot escape from this place. Therefore, if everyone gets something out when going out for adventures, they will find familiar and reliable stores to trade secretly, so that people will not find it, so as to avoid the harsh taxes.

This phenomenon has become commonplace in Bibo City.

The old man and his group were unlucky this time, so they were accidentally caught by the people from the City Lord's Mansion, and they suffered a great loss.

Taking a deep breath, the old man clasped his fists with a serious expression and said, "You two, we are not ignoring the order of the city lord's mansion. We were originally planning to pay the Holy Crystal after the transaction, but we didn't have time."
Chapter completed!