On the rugged path, a white figure rode on the black donkey and ran quickly.

"How could this be?"

Huan Chang's eyes were a little confused, and he felt that the belief in his heart seemed to collapse in an instant.

"How could this be!"

Huan Chang's face was a little pale and his brows were tightly frowning.

It’s not that Huan Chang was like this. After talking to the old man, the old man’s words caused Huan Chang’s heart to suffer a great impact.

According to the old man, it was not that they did not want to hide from the government, but that they had other hidden information.

Perhaps the vast majority of the people did not know the difference between the cities under the jurisdiction of the princes and the cities under the jurisdiction of the sect, but the old man knew a little about it.

The old man told Huan Chang that they were originally people in the Lu government.

However, as a commoner in the government, he not only had to pay taxes to the government, but also had to serve various corvee labor.

The most important thing is that the government often has no way to protect the people in the country, which is also the most important reason why the old men and the others escaped.

Generally speaking, the people who are sheltered by the government can indeed be protected.

However, this is a very chaotic world, an era of knights and bandits.

The people living in Shandong have relatively stable lives, but some people living in the cracks are indecent miserable.

The so-called gap refers to the territories between the princes and the princes, or between the princes and the sphere of influence.

Unfortunately, the old man and the others lived in the city of Lu, and were in the crack between the city under the Juye Gang.

This kind of crack is often the three-in-one area, where bandits, bandits and wanted criminals gather.

Even the government and the Juye Gang will not interfere too much in order not to touch the opponent's nerves, and will not send troops to suppress the bandits.

As time goes by, these bandits in the three areas become more arrogant.

Some powerful bandit groups even openly plunder princes and sect territories.

Because the vassal territory is too large and the troops stationed are very scattered, the vassal territory is often looted.

If it were compared with comprehensive strength, a third-rate sect like the Juye Gang would definitely not be stronger than Lu.

However, the several cities occupied by the Juye Gang are their lifebloods, so they will naturally send sect masters to station here.

Therefore, generally speaking, bandits dare not plunder the sphere of influence of the sect on a large scale.

He once had a master of the Transcendent Realm. He gathered in the Three Non-Personal Area and became stronger and stronger. In the end, he actually plundered the people under the Juye Gang on a large scale.

At that time, the interests of the Juye Gang were harmed, and all the masters of the sect came out. They first destroyed the powerful bandit force and kept chasing the bandit in the Transcendent Realm into Qi.

In the end, even the warrior in the Transcendent Realm could not escape the fate of death.

After that incident, although the bandits in the Sanwuguan area were rampant, they did not dare to anger the interests of the sect too much.

On the contrary, the Lu government treated these bandits much more moderately.

As long as these bandits do not attack the cities and plunder the people in the hinterland of Lu, the Lu government will not send troops to suppress them.

In this way, the destiny of those people living on the border of Lu can be imagined.

These people are not qualified to live in the city at all. They not only have to pay rent to the government, but also face endless looting.

Fortunately, most bandits have their own rules even if they rob.

Generally speaking, bandits will not do anything to avoid killing chickens and getting eggs. They usually only ask the people for protection fees.

However, apart from the land rent given to the government, the remaining grains in the people's homes are very small.

If it is a bumper harvest, the bandits can still be paid for protection, but once the harvest is not good, they will not be able to afford it at all.

The end that the people cannot afford is that they will bear the anger of the bandits.

The old man and his tribe could not bear it anymore and could not resist. He wanted to move to the sphere of influence of the Juye Gang, but he would not be allocated to the land.

After all, there is no shortage of people in the Juye Gang, but what is lacking is land.

There was no choice but to leave your hometown and live a difficult life in poverty and bad waters.

For these people, they would rather face the beasts and poisonous snakes in the mountains, and would rather endure hunger and cold than continue their previous lives.

The old man may be just an exception, but it may also be a microcosm of a group of people.

When the old man said these words, he was not angry, resentful, and he was not emotional.

However, after Huan Chang finished listening, his mood was unable to calm down for a long time.

When Huan Chang was studying, although he knew some general things, he could not know the details without personally experiencing them.

As the successor of Shujian Pavilion, he knew that three hundred years ago, the senior Shujian Pavilion had assisted the princes and fought against the major sects in the Jiuzhou Continent.

Huan Chang always believed that the people in the world were displaced, wars continued, and bandits were rampant, all of which were due to the fault of the sect.

However, Huan Chang has a subversive understanding of the princes and sects from the old man today.

From the old man's words, Huan Chang could hear that he felt deeply disappointed with the Lu government and his yearning for the lives of the people under the Juye Gang.

The people in the Juye Gang paid the same taxes as those in the Lu State.

However, they rarely served in military service and were blessed by the Juye Gang. They lived a lot better than the old men.

Even if the border is occasionally robbed by bandits, bandits dare not be too rampant, worried that they will anger the Juye Gang.

This kind of life may not be good, but it is better to live the lives of old men and others.

Moreover, the people under the Juye Gang are generally higher than those in the territory of Lu.

This is why many people flocked to the Juye Gang's sphere of influence and wanted to become the people under the Juye Gang.

They may not know that these cities are the sphere of influence of the Juye Gang, but they want to be able to live in it.

However, the Juye Gang has limited sphere of influence and very limited land, so it is impossible to accommodate too many people.

The vast majority of the people come with excitement and return with disappointment.

Over time, living within the sphere of influence of the Juye Gang has become the ideal of many poor people.

"If the sects are more dedicated than the vassal states and the people in their territory live better, then is it really correct for the ancestors to help the vassal states launch a war with the sect?"

At this moment, Huan Chang was confused.

He didn't know where his path was, nor did he know whether he wanted to inherit the career of his master.

He only knew that the lives of the people in the Juye Gang were far higher than those in the Lu territory.

"Maybe, the old man said it more one-sidedly. After I understand the matter of Heisha Gang, I must walk around and see what the truth is."

A look of firmness flashed in Huan Chang's eyes.

He will not blindly obey what the old man said, nor will he think that what his master did must be correct.

Huan Chang will know the truth only if he has experienced all the things himself.
Chapter completed!