Chapter 2 Qingbei Town

Wu State of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Border of the Southern Region.

Qingbei Town.

There is a mountain one mile outside the town, named ‘Bai Ai Mountain’, with a dilapidated abandoned mountain temple on the top.

Morning.

The weather is clear, sunny and cloudless.

Xu Qing’s clothes are ragged, his hair is long, and he hasn’t washed it for a long time. It exudes a sour smell, and he is obviously a little beggar.

He could only find a vacant land near the mountain temple to bury the body of Grandpa Jiuzhi, only wrapped in a tattered straw mat, and erected a tombstone with wood. There are words carved out of stone on the tombstone.

Grandpa Jiuzhi’s Tomb.

“Grandpa.”

Xu Qing stood up and looked at the tombstone. A trace of sadness appeared on his face, but he soon cheered up, “I should go. I will come to see you next time. Then I will change a golden nanmu coffin for you.”

The voice fell.

Xu Qing faced the morning sun, the sunlight was shining, stretching his shadow very long, and also reflecting a faint golden light on his hair.

Xu Qing went down the mountain.

A mile is not far, he soon arrived at the gate of Qingbei Town, 20 to 30 meters away from the gate, Jiang Feiying, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family in Qingbei Town, was distributing porridge.

"The eldest daughter of the Jiang family is really a good person!"

"Yes!"

"She has been distributing porridge here for three days. I don't know how many refugees and beggars have survived because of the kindness of Miss Jiang."

"..."

Xu Qing heard a lot of people talking, and when he looked up, he saw a beautiful and charming young lady wiping the sweat on her face and distributing porridge to the beggars.

For the past 16 years, Xu Qing has been wandering around with his grandfather Jiuzhi, and it is even difficult for him to stay in one place for a year.

He was abandoned by his parents because of mental disability since birth. Fortunately, he was saved and raised by his grandfather Jiuzhi. It was not until his grandfather passed away yesterday that Xu Qing suddenly awakened his wisdom.

Previous life.

Xu Qing was a self-made rich man on Earth, but he suffered from illness in his later years and passed away in the hospital. Lying on the hospital bed, he lamented that life is short and mortals only live for a hundred years.

Unexpectedly, he was reborn into this world with the memory of his previous life.

Just when Xu Qing awakened his wisdom, a special silver illustration appeared in his mind, like a silver token, with the words "all things" engraved on the front and "illustration" engraved on the back.

Name: Illustration of All Things.

It can collect all things in the world for upgrading and strengthening.

Xu Qing is not sure how to operate it.

He also studied it, but there is no response at present. Maybe it is not time yet?

At this time.

Xu Qing has arrived at the gate of Qingbei Town and is queuing to enter the city.

Three months ago.

Xu Qing followed his grandfather Jiuzhi to Qingbei Town and lived in a dilapidated and abandoned mountain temple. He gradually got to know Qingbei Town.

Jiang Family.

One of the three great families in Qingbei Town, they are mainly in charge of the leather and cloth business in Qingbei Town. It can be said that they started as "cloth merchants" and have achieved their current position step by step.

The other two families are the He Family and the Nangong Family.

The He Family is mainly in charge of the rice and meat business in Qingbei Town, while the Nangong Family has a bigger background and seems to have some relationship with the government. He is the only salt merchant in Qingbei Town.

It can be said that.

The three great families are the three pillars of Qingbei Town.

Finally.

That is the mayor and government office of Qingbei Town.

The remaining various forces, big and small, all survive by relying on these pillars.

"Stop."

At the city gate.

It's Xu Qing's turn in line.

According to regulations.

Bandits and rebels are not allowed to enter the city. Beggars and vagrants need to pay a city entrance fee, and they are not allowed to stay in the city at night unless they have a place to stay.

"Beggar, right? Pay the money."

The guard looked at Xu Qing, who was ragged, messy-haired, and smelled sour, and pointed to a wooden box next to him, "Beggars, three cents to enter the city."

"Okay."

Xu Qing nodded, took out three cents from his arms and put them in the wooden box. The guard then gave Xu Qing a wooden sign.

"This is your wooden sign to enter the city. Take it well and don't lose it. You need to check it when you leave the city. If you lose it, you need to pay another three cents."

The guard kindly reminded him.

"Thank you, sir."

Xu Qing lowered his head.

"Go in."

The guard waved his hand.

"..."

Xu Qing lowered his head and entered the city.

"Next."

The voice of the guard came from behind.

Inside the city.

It is mainly divided into the outer city and the inner city.

The people living in the inner city are basically dignitaries, wealthy businessmen and martial artists. After Xu Qing entered the city, he could only be active in the outer city and was not qualified to enter the inner city.

The people living in the outer city are naturally some ordinary businessmen, as well as some gangs and martial arts halls. Most of them are ordinary civilians.

This time.

Xu Qing's purpose of entering the city is very simple.

The first one.

Xu Qing wants to make money.

The second one.

Xu Qing wants to enter a martial arts hall.

In troubled times.

If you want to live well, want to be a superior person, and want to be respected by others, in this world, the only way out for ordinary people is to "practice martial arts".

As long as you practice martial arts, you will have the opportunity to become a superior person.

As for "studying"?

That is more difficult than practicing martial arts. Studying is a qualification only reserved for those high-ranking officials. For ordinary people, in such troubled times, studying is an unimaginable luxury.

"There are many martial arts schools in the outer city, but there are only three that are relatively famous, namely: Yinghong Martial Arts School, Gravel Martial Arts School, and Goshawk Martial Arts School."

"Yinghong Martial Arts School generally only accepts women, and the martial arts taught are more suitable for women. Gravel Martial Arts School has some requirements for origin and talent."

"Only the Goshawk Martial Arts School is different. No matter where you come from or where you come from, as long as you pay, you can enter the Goshawk Martial Arts School and practice martial arts there."

“It’s just the price…”

Thinking room.

Xu Qing came to the door of Goshawk Martial Arts School.

"Where did the beggar come from? He dares to beg even at our Goshawk Martial Arts School."

door.

Two burly young men stood upright, exuding a ferocious aura. After seeing Xu Qing, they immediately turned coldly and even threatened to take action.

Squeak!

Just right.

The door of Goshawk Martial Arts School was pushed open, and a young man with a Chinese character's face walked out from inside. He walked like a dragon and walked like a tiger, and he was majestic. He was truly extraordinary.

"Big brother."

"I've met senior brother."

The two burly young men immediately calmed their expressions and bowed to the young man with a Chinese character face in a very respectful tone.

"Um."

The young man with a Chinese character face just nodded slightly, and his eyes fell on Xu Qing involuntarily.

"Where did the beggar come from?"

The elder brother with the Chinese character face said something unhurriedly.

"Ah! Senior brother! I'll drive him away right now!"

One of the burly young men was excited.

"Need not."

The big brother with a Chinese character raised his hand to stop the burly young man, and looked at Xu Qing with interest, "What are you doing in our Goshawk Martial Arts School?"

"I want to enter the Goshawk Martial Arts School."

Xu Qing said: "How much silver do you need?"

"Hahaha……"

Can't help but.

The other burly young man laughed out loud, his tone full of sarcasm, and said: "I'm laughing to death. You, a beggar, dare to say that you want to enter our Goshawk Martial Arts School."

"puff……"

In addition, the burly young man couldn't help laughing.

"Shut up."

The elder brother with the Chinese character face snorted coldly, "Although our Goshawk Martial Arts School does not have any rigid requirements, even if you are missing arms and legs, as long as you can afford the tuition, you can enter our Goshawk Martial Arts School." Pavilion.”

"but."

"Our Goshawk Martial Arts School charges ten taels of silver a month. There is no guarantee that it will really teach you anything. What you can achieve in the end can only depend on you."

"so."

"Do you have ten taels of silver?"

"No...no..."

Xu Qing lowered his head.

"..."

The two burly young men were still holding back their laughter.

Because a little beggar with no money actually dreamed of entering the Goshawk Martial Arts School, which was completely idiotic. This was the biggest joke they had seen this year.

"You can't enter the Goshawk Martial Arts School if you don't have money."

The elder brother with a Chinese character smiled and said, "But I can recommend you to go to a place where you have the opportunity to earn ten taels of silver in the shortest time."

"where?"

Xu Qing asked.

"Underground black boxing."

The elder brother with a Chinese character said: "In this world, if you want to make money, you have to risk your life, but some people don't even have a chance to risk their lives."

"So are you going or not?"

The big brother with a Chinese character asked.

"I go."

Thought for a moment.

Xu Qing nodded solemnly.

"Then come with me."

The big brother with a Chinese character walked straight and passed by Xu Qing, and Xu Qing quickly followed the big brother.

"this……"

then.

Only two students from the Goshawk Martial Arts School were left, looking at each other.

"You must be wondering why I want to help you, right?"

en route.

The elder brother with a Chinese character said something.

"Dear Sir, it will be the honor of my life if you can help me."

Xu Qing lowered his head.

"Hahaha……"

The elder brother with a Chinese character laughed out loud, "What you say is quite interesting. You don't look like an ordinary little beggar."

"..."

Xu Qing was silent.

"I'm not helping you."

The elder brother with a Chinese character said: "You look a bit like my late brother. If he were still alive, he should be about the same age as you."

"I was the one who opened that underground black boxing place. Something happened some time ago, which resulted in the death of many boxers in the underground black boxing place that I opened, and there was a lack of fresh blood."

"And your conditions are pretty good."

"So you understand?"

"Thank you for your cultivation. It is my blessing to be valued by you."

Xu Qingdao.

"interesting."

The elder brother with a Chinese character laughed again, "I hope you won't be beaten to death now. Besides, my name is Huo Yi."

"Xu Qing pays homage to Lord Huo Yi."

Xu Qing saluted again.

"I hope you can have the opportunity to call me senior brother."

Huo Yi said something.

"It will definitely live up to your expectations."

Xu Qingdao.