The sun had just shone down and there were already people coming and going at the city gate of Qinghe City. Long Fan weighed the money bag in his hand and finally walked over with a trace of confidence. In fact, when Long Fan opened the money bag with hope, he was greatly disappointed. He still couldn't understand why a young lady's wealth only added up to five gold coins. Sigh! It seemed that his losses in Muguang City were quite serious.
"1 silver coin per person!”The guard shouted coldly, and the disorderly pedestrians quickly got into formation. The 1 silver coin that he didn't think much of yesterday was now too heavy for Long Fan. No wonder ordinary people rarely entered the city. In fact, he did not know that as long as he revealed his strength, no one would dare to ask him to pay. Dou Huangs did not even need to pay the entrance fee within the four great countries.
"Damn old man, hurry up!”He saw an old man in front of him hurriedly lighting up the copper coins in his hand under the urging of the guard. "Damn it! Go and count slowly!" The guard impatiently pushed the old man out, and the copper coins in the old man's hands scattered all over the ground. The old man let out a muffled groan and endured the pain to pick up the copper coins on the ground.
"How can you be so rude to an old man? Are you okay?”Long Fan finally couldn't stand it anymore. He ignored the cold gazes around him and helped the old man up. The guard snorted coldly and did not care. The people around him seemed to have become numb to such a situation.
"Thank you, young man. My old bones can still hold on.”The old man gently wiped the sweat off his forehead and smiled at Long Fan as he continued to pick up the copper coins on the ground. Long Fan looked at the cold gazes around him and revealed a mocking smile. He shook his head and bent down to help the old man pick up the copper coin. When the two of them finished picking up the coins on the ground, the line had already stretched for a long time. Long Fan supported the old man and slowly walked to the back.
"Sorry for troubling you, young man." The old man said apologetically to Long Fan. Long Fan smiled warmly and didn't say anything. Finally, it was their turn again. Long Fan helped the old man put the copper coins on the table and waited for the guards to let them go.
"Humph! Old man, I suspect that you don't have enough money. Count it for me again.”the guard said with a laugh. Then, he looked at Long Fan with a hint of provocation.
"You…!" Long Fan was furious. "It's alright, young man. I'll show you again.”The old man was afraid that Long Fan would fall into the guard's trap, so he pulled him back and continued to fiddle with the copper coins on the table.
"Alright, old man, don't order anymore.”Long Fan kept the copper coins on the table and placed them in the old man's hand. Two silver coins fell on the table, rolling on the ground and lying there quietly. "Is this enough?" Without looking at the guard's expression, Long Fan supported the old man and walked into the city. After taking a few steps, Long Fan turned around and looked at the people who were still queuing behind him. In their eyes, Long Fan saw their envy for the old man. Long Fan did not laugh at them. He just looked at the poor people who were also holding copper coins.
Sighing slightly, Long Fan put down the old man and walked back. "Clang!" A golden coin instantly caused the entire place to fall silent. "There's no need to line up. Let them all go in!”Long Fan sighed and turned around to walk into the city.
"Thank you, Young Master! Thank you, Young Master!" Waves of thanks rang out behind Long Fan, but he did not turn around to receive their grateful gazes. He knew that this was all he could do. They would not change anything because of his gold coin. Suddenly, a guard in valiant armor stood in front of him. Long Fan frowned slightly and stopped.
"This subordinate was ignorant and offended Young Master. I hope Young Master will forgive me! Actually, this high tax is also the intention of the higher-ups. We are only following orders.”The man silently bowed to Long Fan and said to the people behind him,""Let them all pass. We won't charge any extra fees today.”
"Yes, Captain!" The guards received the order and immediately pulled open the fence. The people in line rushed into the city. Long Fan took a deep look at the captain of the guards and smiled warmly as a return. Then, he supported the injured old man and walked into the city. Strangely, the people who rushed into the city automatically slowed down when they reached Long Fan. He followed behind the two of them silently.
"Captain, who is he? I don't think I've heard of such a person.”The guard was puzzled by the captain's reaction. "In any case, it's not someone we can afford to offend!”The captain of the guards took the gold coins on the table and left. A person who could casually throw out a gold coin to help others was not someone they, the guards, could provoke. Due to the high cost of entering the city, there were not many people who usually came. One gold coin was already the standard set by them, so he gave Long Fan face.
"Old man, do you have a place to go in the city?”Long Fan supported the old man and asked.
"I'm here to look for my daughter. She's married into the city. Thank you for today, Young Master!" Seeing Long Fan's generosity, the old man could not help but be a little reserved. Long Fan felt the change in him and sighed silently. Long Fan continued to support the old man as he moved forward under his guidance. Finally, after more than an hour, the old man stopped. "Young Master, this old man is here. Thank you for your trouble!”The old man bowed slightly to Long Fan, and Long Fan raised his hand to help him up. He then placed a gold coin in his hand."Old man, you're old. It's better not to travel too much. I'll take my leave!"
"Young Master, you can't do this!" However, when he wanted to ask Long Fan to stay, Long Fan had already walked far away. Looking at the gold coin in his hand, the old man's eyes couldn't help but blur. 'So there are good people among the nobles,' the old man thought to himself as he watched Long Fan leave.
Long Fan let out a sigh of relief and walked towards the bustling city in front of him. However, he did not expect that his unintentional action had changed the situation in Qinghe City.
"What's going on with Qiuhan? Why did you take care of Lu Yan?”Sang Juntao asked Sang Qiuhan in confusion. Sang Tianhao, who was also sitting in the upper seat, had the same expression. As soon as Sang Qiuhan returned in the morning, he immediately told them not to attack the Ling family. At the same time, he ordered the doctor to treat Lu Yan's injuries. Only after Lu Yan was sent back to the Ling Family did the three of them sit down and chat.
"What is it? An expert whose strength had surpassed the Dou Zong class had taken a fancy to a girl from the Ling clan?”Sang Juntao had a look of disbelief, while Sang Tianhao remained silent. "Qiuhan, what do you think?" After a while, Sang Tianhao said to Sang Qiuhan, who was silent.
"We can only wait and see! "If this is true, then I'm afraid," Sang Qiuhan said with a self-deprecating smile. He never expected the situation to change so quickly.
"I don't think so. How could such an expert be interested in a little girl like her? It was most likely just a momentary interest.”Sang Tianhao tried to interrupt Sang Qiuhan's concerns.
"But father, even if he was just interested in it for a moment, he wouldn't mind attacking us for the sake of our relationship.”Sang Juntao had a look of despair. After all, destroying their Sang family was as easy as lifting a finger for an expert of any level.
"Young Master!" A voice interrupted their discussion. Then, the servant walked over to Sang Qiuhan and whispered something. Suddenly, Sang Qiuhan's face was full of smiles. Then, he waved his hand to signal for the person to leave. A moment later, the three people's joyful laughter came from the hall. Just now, someone brought back news that the young lady of the Ling family had returned to Qinghe City, and she was alone. Compared to the Sang family's happiness, the Ling family was in a completely different situation.
Shuang 'er, why are you back?" Seeing Ling Ruoshuang return, Ling Qingxuan sighed helplessly. He had already learned about the incident from Lu Yan. After a short period of anger, he was immediately overjoyed. He had just received the news, but he was rather conflicted. He was angry at Long Fan's shameless behavior, but he was glad that he had a relationship with an expert. He hoped that his daughter would come back, but he was afraid that his daughter would come back alone. In the end, Ling Ruoshuang still appeared in front of him in a way that he did not want.
"I'm sorry, Father." Ling Ruoshuang lowered her head guiltily and told her father what had happened to her.
"What?" After hearing Ling Ruoshuang's words, Ling Qingxuan was furious. She pointed at her disappointing daughter, not knowing what to say. She had lost the last hope of the Ling family. Ling Ruoshuang almost lowered her head into her chest, not daring to meet her father's eyes. She knew that she had made a huge mistake. Even if she didn't manage to invite Long Fan, she should have disappeared. That way, the Sang family would have scruples and wouldn't dare to attack the Ling family.
"Bastard! Is that how you talk?" A furious roar came from outside the hall. Hearing this voice, Ling Qingxuan immediately lost his temper. Ling Ruoshuang finally raised her head when she saw the old man walk into the hall. His watery eyes were filled with endless grievance."Grandpa!" Under the old man's kind gaze, Ling Ruoshuang finally cried.
"Child, you've suffered." Ling Zongheng caressed Ling Ruoshuang's head lovingly and then shouted at Ling Qingxuan,""If you want to vent your anger on me, it's because my old bones are useless. Don't lose your temper at Shuang 'er!"
"Father, I didn't let you down. It's my fault!”Ling Qingxuan was about to explain, but when he saw his daughter's tearful eyes, his heart ached. He had originally doted on Ling Ruoshuang the most, but the situation was too serious and he had lost his composure. "I'm sorry, Shuang 'er. Father shouldn't blame you. Your grandfather is right. This is a competition between the older generation. I shouldn't have placed the responsibility on your shoulders. Forgive father!”Ling Qingxuan gently pulled Ling Ruoshuang over and said gently.
"Wuuu…!" Ling Ruoshuang threw herself into her father's arms and cried non-stop. The experiences of the past day had already made her very depressed. At this moment, she finally let it all out.
"Sigh! It's all my fault for being too indecisive, which led to my Ling family's current ending.”Looking at his son and granddaughter hugging each other, Ling Zongheng sighed. Actually, the strength of the Ling clan had already surpassed the Sang clan a year ago because Ling Qingxuan had broken through to the Dou Huang class a year ago. However, Ling Zongheng had no intention of attacking the Sang family, which resulted in the current situation.
"Haha! Father, why blame yourself? The Sang family is cruel and my Ling family disdains it. I've also let it go. As long as we're together as a family, there's no need to care about anything else. If his Sang Family wants to destroy our Ling Family, he will have to pay the price.”Gently combing his daughter's hair, Ling Qingxuan was full of pride.
"Hahaha…! As expected of my son. Good! Let us father and son join forces to fight against the enemy!" The same laughter echoed in the Ling family, but it sounded a little sad. Dusk had already quietly stopped, and the fiery red setting sun carried a trace of blood.
"Sigh! The setting sun was infinitely beautiful, but it was nearing dusk.”Long Fan had already felt the changes in Azure River City as early as this afternoon. Perhaps tonight was destined to not be peaceful! Looking at the money bag in his hand, Long Fan shook his head and chuckled. "Take someone's money and give them a way out. This Dou Huang of mine is really cheap!”Long Fan sighed and disappeared.
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