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Chapter 13 Jingye City

into town.

This matter was something that seemed somewhat distant to Wu Ming before.

Although Wu Village is relatively close to Jingye City, only about ten miles away, the outside world is naturally not peaceful due to the rampant demons and monsters of this time. Therefore, Wu Ming has never been to the city since he was born.

But from today onwards, he will probably be like Wu Qi, frequently traveling between Wu Village and Jingye City.

Fortunately, Wu Village and Jingye City are close enough that traveling back and forth is relatively easy. Normally, Wu Qi would go to the city with several uncles from the village, but for a warrior like Wu Ming, traveling more than ten miles alone was no problem.

Of course, on the first trip into the city, he accompanied Wu Qu, since Wu Ming still knew very little about the outside world at that time.

"Ming'er, take this money. You might need it once you get into the city."

Wu Qi stuffed some loose silver and a few strings of copper coins into Wu Ming's hand.

Wu Ming weighed it in his hand, did a quick mental calculation, and estimated the equivalent value to be around fifteen taels. He was slightly surprised and asked, "This money is..."

"It's the money from the spring tax, plus the celebratory money from your Uncle Yang, Uncle Bai... and several other families. Put it all together, don't worry about the family. Your brother-in-law also sent over ten kilograms of rice, which is enough for the family's needs."

Wu Qi, with a calm expression, spoke to Wu Ming.

When someone in the village becomes a martial artist, it's a joyous occasion, even more so than a wedding. The village had just collected its spring tax, and ordinary families couldn't afford much money. However, the Wu and Yang families were relatively wealthy, so they gave some money to the newly minted martial artist's family as a kind of tradition. After all, for poor families to become martial artists, they had to exhaust their resources, and this was usually the most difficult time.

In reality, it would be easy for a martial artist to borrow some money, but since they were all distant relatives and neighbors in the village, it wouldn't put him in such a predicament. A few scattered coins wouldn't amount to much for the wealthy families in Wu Village who had martial artists. Besides, since Wu Ming had become a martial artist, they would need each other's help sooner or later, so the money given at this time was just a small token of goodwill.

"It's definitely different from before."

As Wu Ming weighed the money in his hand, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

If he hadn't mastered martial arts, even if his family was in dire straits, he might not be able to borrow more than a hundred copper coins even if he went to ask for help. Unless he was so poor that he was about to starve to death, the clan chief Wu Qu might provide some food to help him get through the crisis.

Once he became a warrior, he didn't need to borrow money. Knowing that he was in dire straits and needed some money, several relatively wealthy families, including Wu and Yang, immediately took the initiative to send him congratulatory money, easily contributing seven or eight taels of silver.

"Okay, then I'll take the money for now."

Knowing the source of the money, Wu Ming did not refuse it.

"On this trip with your Uncle Qu, remember to listen more, observe more, speak less, do less, and listen to your Uncle Qu's guidance. He has been through it all and can help you avoid some losses. Although you have mastered kung fu, you should still be cautious in everything you do. The city and the village are very different."

Wu Qi put the silver in a cloth bag, hid it inside Wu Ming's clothes and tied it up. Then, he looked at Wu Ming with a serious expression and earnestly warned him. Although he was not a martial artist, he had seen many storms over the years. He was not worried about anything else, but he was afraid that Wu Ming would become a martial artist and cause trouble in the city because of his youthful impetuosity.

Fortunately, Wu Ming's personality was just like his own; although young, he was very calm and composed. And since Wu Qu was leading the way into the city, Wu Qi didn't have many worries. He simply shared some of his experience in dealing with people with Wu Ming.

"Don't worry, Father, I know everything."

Wu Ming responded with a single sentence.

If he had not awakened the mystery of his birth and was merely a seventeen-year-old boy, he might indeed be clueless about everything. But now that he has regained his memories of his past life, it is as if he has lived two lives. Although the situation in this life is very different from that in the past life, with martial arts and demons, there is only one thing that is the same no matter where he goes: the complex human heart.

When traveling, he would naturally be on guard. Apart from his own family, he only trusted the clan leader Wu Qu to a minimum.

"Alright, go ahead then."

When Wu Qi heard Wu Ming's words, he knew that his son was intelligent and steady, so he was relieved.

Liu walked over from the side. She had been nagging several times since early morning. Seeing that Wu Ming was about to leave, she came closer and wanted to say a few more words. However, footsteps suddenly came from outside the fence. It turned out that Wu Qu had arrived.

"Uncle Qu".

Wu Ming immediately went out from inside the house to greet him.

Wu Qu waved to Wu Ming, then looked at Wu Qi and Liu Shi who had followed him into the courtyard, and said, "Third Brother Qi, Third Sister-in-law, no need to see me off. It's still early. I'll take Ming'er to the city to familiarize himself with the way. If all goes well, we'll be back after noon." Seeing this, Wu Qi and Liu Shi stopped walking. The old couple naturally trusted Wu Qu quite a bit.

"Let's go."

After nodding slightly to Wu Qi and Liu Shi, Wu Qu led Wu Ming out of the village.

To say that this was Wu Ming's first time leaving the village wouldn't be accurate, but even when he occasionally left the village before, he would only stay within a mile or two, or go to the nearby river a little over a mile away to fetch water and wash clothes with Wu Yuhuan.

This trip took us far from Wu Village to Jingye City. From the perspective of demonic chaos, the city was undoubtedly safer. However, from other perspectives, the city was much more chaotic than the village. After all, in a world where martial arts were revered, there were countless instances of martial arts breaking the law. Some powerful martial artists completely disregarded the laws of Yong Kingdom.

Although Yong State had the Shenxing Division to monitor the people, a military man's anger could cause bloodshed for miles, so it was impossible to completely control the situation.

These were all casual conversations Wu Qu had with Wu Ming along the way.

After leaving Wu Village, we walked for about two or three miles, and the view opened up considerably. A wide road appeared ahead, which was an official road of Jingye City. Looking further ahead, we could vaguely see patrolling soldiers stationed on the official road.

Wu Ming had thought the world outside the village was fraught with danger, but after walking this stretch of road, he felt quite safe. In Wu Qu's words, the area within a 20-mile radius of Jingye City was relatively safe under normal circumstances, and troubles were very rare.

Both were warriors. Wu Qu didn't walk too fast in order to take care of Wu Ming, but even so, the journey of more than ten miles was over in an instant. Soon, a magnificent city stretched out in Wu Ming's sight.

The city wall is at least ten zhang high, and looks extremely magnificent.

"This is Jingye City."

Wu Ming gazed at the city wall and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

This world is indeed very different from his previous life. At least the scale and size of Jingye City far exceed the capitals of those ancient dynasties in his previous life, while Jingye City is only one of the fifty-four cities of Yong Kingdom.

Such a colossal city would be difficult for ordinary mortals to build, and the materials would also be a problem. Clearly, many things in this world are beyond his understanding from his previous life and are not within his knowledge.

beside.

Seeing Wu Ming staring blankly up at the city wall, Wu Qu couldn't help but smile slightly. He recalled that when he first came to Jingye City after mastering his martial arts, he was just like Wu Ming, marveling at the towering height and magnificence of this giant city, and stood there in a daze for a long time.

There was a time when he even dreamed that he would definitely have a place of his own in this magnificent city, but the various difficulties he encountered later made him realize the reality.

presumably,

Looking up at this city now, Wu Ming feels the same ambitions and aspirations he had back then. He just doesn't know how far he will go in the future, or whether he will have any chance to establish his own residence in this city.

……

The city gate.

Dozens of armored soldiers stood with their weapons, their cold, sharp spears exuding a hint of menace. The people entering the city carefully accepted the inspections on the side. The entry and exit of the city were quiet and orderly, and no one dared to cause trouble.

Wu Ming and Wu Qu were also questioned, but were quickly released into the city.

"Is the defense of Jingye City always this tight?"

Once inside the city, Wu Ming whispered to Wu Qu, "I wonder if something has happened?" He looked at the heavily guarded city and wondered if something was amiss, but Wu Qu's answer dispelled his concerns.

"Jingye City is naturally heavily guarded, and this is the case every day. It is not only to guard against some vicious bandits who are wanted by bounty, but more importantly, to guard against evil spirits and the like from sneaking into the city."

Wu Qu nodded slightly, responded to Wu Ming, and then said, "Alright, the branch of the Seven Martial Alliance is just ahead."

The Seven Martial Alliance's business spans the entire Jingye City, involving all aspects of life, so there are branches of the Seven Martial Alliance in various parts of the city.

After Wu Ming followed Wu Qu into the city, they only crossed three or four streets and turned two or three corners before arriving at a very spacious courtyard. Outside the courtyard was a very conspicuous plaque that read "Outer Hall of the Seven Martial Alliance".

(End of this chapter)