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Chapter 175 Human World is Like Hell
Jinmen.

The sun shone brightly on the streets and alleys. Dai Yue, dressed in a white martial arts outfit and with his hands bound, walked out of a martial arts shop.

Behind him followed only four martial arts masters, also dressed in training uniforms. These were the four who had first sparred with him in the Bagua Hall.

They were specifically left behind by Da Ganzi to help Dai Yue.

"Grandmaster, where do we go next?"

"Concession".

Dai Yue walked ahead. In the first half of the day, he had already visited all eleven of the largest martial arts schools in Tianjin.

He hadn't originally planned to come; he wanted to interrogate Qin Lu about some things.

However, the remaining leaders of the other martial arts schools had obviously been given instructions by the school owners who had come to the capital, and a few disciples alone would not be enough to keep things under control.

People don't trust them.

So Dai Yue went along with them.

His method was simple and direct, simply showing two human heads.

His identity as a top-tier fighter was confirmed by the old man's four direct disciples. Anyone who disagreed would be taught a lesson through fists and kicks by Dai Yue.

At the same time, he also figured out the identities of the two people whose heads he had cut off.

One was an old eunuch who had retired from the palace, and the other was a current imperial bodyguard.

Dai Yue squeezed the deer crackers in his pocket, and the pocket twitched.

This guy is someone of high status.

Can a spirit hold a high position in the imperial court?

"The four of you."

"Find a few more sharp-eyed men to keep an eye on the nine concessions. Two men per concession. If they spot any martial arts practitioners going in, notify me immediately."

Dai Yue thought for a moment and said, "Go to Lingdang Hutong, to the place where the Tianjin Daily is located, and find me there."

The four men exchanged glances, then clasped their hands in a fist salute and said, "Yes!"

Regardless of anything else, Dai Yue's strength and aura, as well as the composure, decisiveness, and domineering presence he displayed, were far better for these passionate young people than their master's lethargic demeanor!
That unique personal charm made the four martial arts masters have no doubts about Dai Yue's words.

The four of them immediately headed towards the martial arts hall!

Dai Yue walked down the road, his brand-new robes fitting him perfectly. He hadn't changed into new clothes for quite some time.

"Sir, please have mercy! I haven't eaten for three days..."

On the roadside corner, several beggar children squatted, speaking weakly.

"Look at her, such a clean-looking girl, she doesn't eat much..."

"Six taels of silver is fine! An equivalent amount of grain will also do!"

Dai Yue paused slightly and looked to the side.

Beside the road, a woman was holding a baby with tears in her eyes. A girl with grass stuck in the back of her neck was kneeling beside her.

The girl looked to be seven or eight years old. Her face was clean and pretty, but her neck and exposed arms were still grayish-black and covered in dirt.

"Master, master!"

Seeing Dai Yue stop, the woman excitedly nudged the girl and said, "Want a maid? Six taels of silver! Only six taels of silver!"

The woman's hair was dry, yellow, and sparse; her face was pale and her cheeks were almost sunken. This was the appearance of someone suffering from prolonged hunger.

Dai Yue shook his head and turned to leave.

"The smaller one! The smaller one is 3 taels, sir! 2 taels! 2 taels!"

The woman's voice sounded like a howl, tinged with despair.

Dai Yue slowed his pace, and a voice gently came: "Master Dai, your mind is in turmoil."

Dai Yue's eyes narrowed!
He caught a glimpse of a figure beside him out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't notice it until the person spoke!
He is a master!

Dai Yue's arm hairs stood on end slightly, but he remained calm, his steps steady, and he turned his head slightly.

A familiar face appeared in front of him.

A young man with phoenix eyes and a sideburn tied in a white linen robe smiled at him.

"It's you?"

"Ah."

Dai Yue turned back, his pupils trembling slightly. This Tai Sui's friend was also a master!
Most importantly, I hadn't noticed him when I saw him before!
What is Mr. Li doing here?

"I was just looking for you."

Paper Man Li suddenly stopped, cupped his hands towards Dai Yue and said, "First, I must apologize to Master Dai."

Paper Man Li raised his head and pointed at his feet.

Dai Yue looked down and saw a pale, smiling paper doll face, about the size of a thumb, peeking out from the sole of his shoe in the sunlight!
Immediately afterward, the little paper figure crawled out from under his feet, stood up, patted its white paper clothes, and darted behind Paper Man Li's feet, hiding its body and peeking out shyly to look at Dai Yue. Paper Man Li smiled and said, "I had this little guy follow me earlier to find out what Master Dai really wanted to do."

"I hope you will forgive me for not speaking frankly."

"It doesn't matter."

Dai Yue spoke up, saying, "Since he's a friend of Tai Sui, he must be someone who does important things. It's only right to be cautious."

"Thank you."

Paper Man Li straightened up and laughed, "I saw clearly what Master Dai said and did before. Your cheap apprentice Jiang Zhihai, well, he's just a big shot in the Bagua Hall. He's a good person, but also a coward."

"He's willing to go all out even in his old age, but unfortunately, he's young and strong, so he can only go to the capital to contribute his remaining energy."

"As for you, Mr. Dai, although you have only just arrived in Tianjin, your skills have already reached their peak. You can be called a grandmaster."

"Don't dare."

"No need to be humble."

Paper figure Li raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, leading Dai Yue forward.

“I just heard that you were upset, Master Dai.”

"Is it because of that woman?"

"right."

Dai Yue nodded and pointed to the corner ahead, where a restaurant dumped its swill.

At this moment, an argument and a fight are taking place.

"mine!!"

"roll!"

Several emaciated elderly people were fighting amongst themselves! These elderly people all looked to be at least fifty or sixty years old, each of them hunched over, dressed in tattered clothes, with their ribs protruding high from their chests and abdomens.

An elderly man was tackled into swill by two other elderly men because he was holding a half-eaten chicken foot!

Upon seeing this, another elderly man rushed forward, grabbed the old man's hand that was holding the chicken claw, and bit him!
"Ahhh! My finger!"

The old man was clearly starving, and the dog bit down on his finger! The old man, pinned to the ground, was in so much pain that he desperately slapped the swill away.

Several old men, in broad daylight, were fighting like animals over the swill.

"I'm wondering, why is the world like this?"

Dai Yue withdrew his hand and continued walking with Paper Figure Li. The two didn't bother with it, because they simply couldn't manage it; these kinds of paper figures were everywhere in Tianjin.

Impoverished elderly people, when they go begging, are often beaten and driven away by other beggars. They can only find food in swill and garbage.

If they freeze or starve to death in a corner, the yamen runners will lift them up with ropes and throw them outside the city to be fed to wild dogs.

"I've been thinking about this problem ever since I left the South. I just haven't been able to figure it out yet."

Bang!

A person running ahead knocked over a vendor's shelf, but amidst the shouts and curses, the person ran without looking back to the pawnshop ahead, took off his still relatively intact clothes and a package containing various quilts.

"Shopkeeper! Shopkeeper! Please, just one more yuan! We have three kids at home, and they're all waiting for this meal!"

"Shopkeeper! Shopkeeper! Please..."

"roll!"

The shirtless man, clutching a few copper coins, left the pawnshop with a mournful face. He had no way, nor the capacity, to think about how he would survive the winter if he had pawned his blankets for the summer.

All he knew was that there was no food and people in his family were going to die.

Paper Man Li spoke softly, saying, "Master Dai, it's not that you don't understand; it's that you understand too well."

"You're just numbing yourself."

"It wasn't until you killed that shaman that you began to dare to hate and face reality."

“If that weren’t the case, I wouldn’t have asked you to come here today.”

Paper Doll Li stopped and looked at Dai Yue seriously, saying, "Master Dai, do you think this world is a good place?"

"It's rotten to the core; this is probably what hell looks like."

Paper Man Li smiled and said, "Master Dai, are you afraid of dying?"

"Not afraid."

"Then let's make a scene!"

creak-

Before the two of them, the gate to a pear orchard stood open.

The clanging and banging were actually part of a grand performance!
(End of this chapter)