Immortality Cultivation: I Can increase My Stats Using Clansmen's Qi-Blood-Chapter 904 - 439 Lu Familys Solution_2

If the Qingshi City Luo Family stopped offering protection,

or turned a blind eye,

or used this situation to gain even greater benefits from the Lu Family,

it’s likely that any sane person would choose to exchange greater benefits and profits, thus ignoring the lives of those two individuals.

“Captain, what do you think about the Lu Family…”

After a long silence,

the young soldier clad in iron armor with a sharp steel knife at his waist once again couldn’t help but try to ask out loud.

But this time, he didn’t finish his sentence,

as his captain silenced him with a warning glance, forcing him to swallow the words that reached his lips.

Between the pros and cons, everything had already been made clear.

The captain, being one of the ten soldiers, had done his moral duty.

If that naive young man still wished to foolishly seek death,

then his captain of the ten soldiers could not be blamed.

…

Time flew rapidly.

It seemed like merely a blink, and seven days had passed.

Luo Mountain Prefecture, Qingshi City.

Outside the city, a line as long as ever stretched out, reaching imperceptibly into the distance.

It was now noon.

A fierce sun hung in the sky, its harsh rays continuously shining upon the land, causing the many people lined up to suffer greatly.

Of course, for the most ordinary citizens, this suffering, although difficult, is not completely unbearable.

But for the wealthy households, prominent families, or those who once held power,

standing under the harsh sun for an extended period became hard to bear.

Yet, even with such unbearable suffering and pain,

people still strictly kept their small spots in line, seemingly fearful that leaving might get them pushed out of the queue and sent to the very end to start all over again.

Of course, during these seven days,

there were those who, banking on their status, tried to cut in line or enter the city directly.

However, before these people could start trouble,

they were beheaded by the Lu Family members coming from the Inner City of Qingshi City, and their bodies were immediately burned.

The severed heads were processed and specially preserved,

then placed at the gate of the outer city of Qingshi City.

The location was incredibly conspicuous and straightforward.

This discouraged any thoughts of making trouble amongst the nobles arriving afterward, forcing them to line up silently with the commoners they usually wouldn’t even glance at.

Although this situation was highly distasteful to the dignitaries,

what could be done about it?

To enter the city of Qingshi City, one must endure such torment and pain.

Otherwise, you are free to turn around and leave.

No one will hinder your path; you are completely free.

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In the blink of an eye, two hours passed.

Atop the city walls of Qingshi City.

In the region still sheltered by talismans and formations was a soldier clad in iron armor, with a sharp steel knife tied to his waist.

At this moment, he squinted his eyes slightly.

He looked at the man in front of him, a figure who was corpulent with a greasy face.

His body adorned with several pieces of jewelry.

He seemed to be a nouveau riche.

Right then, he was forcibly pressed to the ground by several members of the Lu family dressed in different garments, accompanied by a group of soldiers.

And shortly after, a freshly severed head with eyes wide open.

Silently appeared just outside the city wall of Qingshi City.

Once that round head hit the ground, crimson blood flowed onto the earth.

The rich stench of blood gradually spread among the people lined up.

This made the crowd, who were somewhat restless, instantly quiet down, each one bowing their heads tightly.

It seemed they no longer had the courage to even glance up.

“Captain, how many groups have been executed today?”

On the city wall, still in the area protected by talismans and formations, the young soldier couldn’t help but quietly ask the leader of his small team of ten.

After pondering for a moment, the captain blurted out in response, “It should be the third, oh, no, the fourth group…”

As he spoke, the captain on the city wall couldn’t help but purse his lips and shook his head helplessly, “There’s no other way, it’s the inherent vice of those outsiders. Even if a pile of salted heads is set up at the city gate, and they know that misbehaving will cost them, reality always has some wealthy individuals or powerful families who seek special treatment for themselves.”

“It’s as if they look down on us, the people inside this Qingshi City, as mere country bumpkins.”

“But, it’s not difficult to resolve.”

“Just pull out a few of the liveliest troublemakers each day and chop their heads off in front of everyone, and this matter is pretty much resolved.”

“Though, this method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause, and can only maintain peace for a few hours.”

“But given the current situation, this method is truly the simplest and most direct way to resolve the issue.”

“Actually, it’s because those from the Lu family have a family backing them that they dare to act this way.”

“If it were us commoners, even knowing that we wouldn’t be severely punished for killing outsiders from outside the city, for the sake of stabilizing our lives and maintaining our current positions, we wouldn’t create so much slaughter in such a short time.”

The young man clad in iron armor silently nodded his head.

He seemed to very much agree with the words of his captain.

They were, comparatively, above those outsiders lined up outside the city walls.

But compared to the major figures inside Qingshi City,

Their identities were not so noble.

In the past, if someone caused trouble,

Their most common solution was to simply beat them up and send them away; that was sufficient.

As for killing,

Unless absolutely necessary or unable to restrain themselves, these city guard soldiers or those tasked with maintaining the near order of the city, would not readily employ it.

If it were just to kill a few insignificant characters, then so be it.

But if it caused trouble with some powerful entities not to be trifled with, or led to targeting by their peers,

To forcibly seize their current positions,

Then things would become a bit troublesome.

The city guard soldiers, seemingly not of high status, but their benefits and various securities were nevertheless quite substantial.

Therefore, under normal circumstances,

No one would want to give up their current status of city guard soldier, unless… they were presented with higher, better, and more beneficial positions to choose from.

Otherwise, who would risk for an uncertain gain by giving up their decent current status and position?

“The captain is right.”

“It’s probably just as you say.”

“We city guards, though we hold the power of life and death, who would want to exercise it unless necessary?”