"Ten taels of silver?" Xu Hong frowned. He didn't know that he had to pay such a high tax to enter Hillwood City. When he joined the Seven Wolves Gang, the Huanglin Village where he lived was also affiliated with Hillwood City.
, but it is quite far away from Hillwood City, so he has never been to Hillwood City.
But the city tax of ten taels of silver is really too high, and it is impossible for ordinary people to afford it. Ten taels of silver is enough for ordinary people to live in Huanglin Village for several months.
However, Xu Hong did not know that ordinary people did not have the opportunity to enter and leave Hillwood City. The taxes of several villages and towns under the jurisdiction of Hillwood City were collected uniformly by the city lord's palace.
Under normal circumstances, the only people who usually come in and out of Hillwood City are those caravans traveling between several cities.
The city entry tax of ten taels per person is nothing to those who come to the caravan.
"Wherever the refugees come from and want to enter the city without money, they will go back wherever they come from." The guard took one look at Xu Hong's outfit and immediately became impatient and began to chase them away.
Xu Hong is still dressed in the same outfit as when he came out of the Seven Wolves Gang, and he was later chased by Lin Min, and went through a battle with spiritual beasts in Tianfeng Mountain, so his current image can be said to be terrible, even compared to
Beggar is no better.
Moreover, Xu Hong really has no money now.
Just when Xu Hong was hesitating, the guard was completely impatient. He shot the iron gun at Xu Hong, but he had already avoided the tip of the gun. It seemed that he just wanted to shoot Xu Hong away, not to
Take Xu Hong's life.
"I don't know where the rural refugees came from, and they want to enter Qinglin..."
The guard suddenly paused before he finished speaking, because Xu Hong reached out and pinched the shot he fired. It was as if he was stuck in a stone. The guard tried his best and couldn't move.
"I don't have any money on me now, so I'll use this to pay the city entrance tax."
Xu Hong said lightly, and immediately raised his hand and threw a black pill the size of a thumb towards the guard.
He didn't want to cause trouble. Xu Hong knew that he was still being cared about by the Lin family. If he caused trouble in Hillwood City and the Lin family got wind of it and came after him, he might have to run away again.
Therefore, he could only throw out a Spirit Disciple Pill to use as city tax.
The savings bag that Xu Hong got contained all Spirit Disciple Pills. When he was at the fifth level of Spirit Disciple, Xu Hong could not take out anything from the savings bag and could only infiltrate his power and flip through the books.
But not long ago, after he advanced to the sixth level of the Spirit Disciple, his strength increased greatly. He could already take out some small things from his savings bag and fish out dozens of Spirit Disciple Pills.
"You..." The guard was shocked and angry when Xu Hong casually grabbed the iron gun. However, before he could say anything, he saw Xu Hong throw out a pill, and the strong fragrance of the medicine rushed to his face.
He subconsciously took it in his hand and looked at it, and couldn't help but said in shock: "Refining... Lingtu Pill!"
No wonder he was surprised. You must know that the Spirit Disciple Pill is used by spirit disciples in the Spirit Disciple Realm to temper their bodies. It can be said to be common currency in Hillwood City. It is more valuable than gold and silver. A Spirit Disciple Pill is worth
At least it's around one hundred taels of silver, and it's priceless but not marketable. Ordinary spiritual beings with money can't buy it.
Xu Hong didn't care, because his physical strength had almost reached the peak of the eighth-level spiritual disciple. The usefulness of the spiritual disciple pill to him was already very small, and it was not as good as him refining the essence of the spiritual beast's origin to practice.
.
Moreover, there are more than seventy boxes of Spiritual Disciple Pills in his savings bag. It is conservatively estimated that each box can hold at least 10,000 Spiritual Disciple Pills.
More than 70,000 Spirit Disciple Pills may have been accumulated by the Lin family over decades or hundreds of years, but now they are all cheaper for Xu Hong.
"I can finally enter the city now, right?"
Xu Hong smiled slightly, let go of the iron gun, and walked inside. After he let go, a clear mark was revealed on the guard's iron gun. It was Xu Hong's fingerprint, a steel-forged spear.
, in Xu Hong's hands, it was no different from soft soil. Not only was it crushed, but even the texture on his palm was clearly imprinted.
"This... what kind of monster is this man? My spear, which was forged by the city lord's palace with hundreds of refined steel, was shaped like this. I clearly couldn't feel any power fluctuations on his body before, so I started to drive him away.
How could he be so powerful? Could it be... could it be that his essence is hidden inside and his whole body of blood is sealed inside his body? Could it be that he is a spiritual person with a perfect body and a ninth-level spiritual disciple?"
The guard who blocked Xu Hong looked at the fingerprints on his spear and seemed to think of something. He was so frightened that he couldn't even hear the shouts of other guards nearby.
Xu Hong naturally didn't take the little episode to heart. He walked into Shanlin City and saw that it was very prosperous. Both sides of the wide street were full of restaurants and shops. Many pedestrians were walking back and forth on the street, including some
Many of them are spiritual beings who have practiced boxing and kicking.
However, Xu Hong took a quick look and found that most of those spiritual beings had some rough knowledge of boxing and kicking skills, and most of them were below the fifth level of spiritual disciples.
Because, once they reach the fifth level of spiritual disciples, those who can attack and kill with their fists will basically be recruited by the four major forces in Hillwood City.
A fifth-level spiritual disciple, he is already considered an intermediate master in Hillwood City.
This was Xu Hong's first time in Hillwood City, so he didn't know much about the situation inside. However, after he walked a certain distance, he finally found something was wrong. It seemed that the people next to him were looking at him in a very strange way.
, look at yourself.
He was stunned, then looked at the tattered clothes on his body, and a wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. If he stayed in Tianfeng Mountain, it would be nothing, but in Hillwood City, it would be a bit conspicuous.
No matter who sees it for the first time, I'm afraid they will think of themselves as a beggar.
Just now, Xu Hong originally wanted to find someone to ask for directions and see where there was a relatively large drug store. However, before he could get closer, everyone else had already stayed away.
"Looks like I need to buy some outfit first to dress up."
Xu Hong smiled bitterly and shook his head. After wandering on the street for a while, he finally found a silk and satin shop and walked in.
When the waiter in the store saw Xu Hong's appearance, he immediately wanted to drive him away. However, he didn't know what Xu Hong said, so the waiter let him in with a questioning look on his face.
A moment later, Xu Hong walked out of the silk and satin shop. Even though he was still wearing the same tattered clothes, he was followed by the old clerk. The clerk was holding a package with a flattering look on his face. What was even more strange was that even the silk and satin shop
The owner of the store also had a flattering smile on his face and sent Xu Hong out of the door.
After a while, the boy from the silk shop took Xu Hong to a bathhouse.
Xu Hong fought the spiritual beasts in Tianfeng Mountain, and his body was stained with a lot of blood, and he had to clean it up. After burning incense, when he came out of the bathhouse again, his whole image had undergone earth-shaking changes.
He was wearing a crescent-colored robe, with dark golden mysterious patterns embroidered on both sides of the collar. His long black hair was tied up with a purple glazed hairpin, giving him a sense of boundless nobility.
Xu Hong's appearance is already extraordinary. However, in the past, the Seven Wolves Gang did not pay attention to this aspect of grooming. In addition, his skin color was dark, which made him look a bit inconspicuous. However, these days, he has successively advanced to realms and his body has undergone transformation.
, the dead skin on the body surface fades away, and the new skin is as white and flawless as jade, with a noble and noble temperament, just like the image of a noble prince.
"Lin Mu, okay, please lead the way." Xu Hong greeted the man waiting at the outer door of the bathhouse.
"You...you..." Lin Mu, the silk shop clerk, was stunned for a moment when he saw Xu Hong, not daring to recognize him.
Xu Hong smiled, then threw out a Spirit Disciple Pill and said: "Lead the way."
"Yes, Young Master." Lin Mu finally reacted and took the elixir, with a look of ecstasy on his face: "Young Master, it seems that he came from the surrounding cities. If you want to buy the elixir in our Shanlin City, it's best
Go to the Chamber of Commerce Alliance established in the City Lord's Mansion. The transactions of various cultivation resources in the city are basically concentrated there. In Hillwood City, all the powerful families have basically set up shops there."
Lin Mu benefited from Xu Hong, and became more and more excited as he talked. While leading the way, he explained in detail all the questions Xu Hong had asked before.
Xu Hong didn't say much. He just nodded and listened. Occasionally, he inquired about the situation of the four major forces in Shanlin City, especially the situation of the Lin family. Xu Hong was very interested.