Chapter 184: Autumn 1 Leaf
The young man looked at the prisoners eating the sumptuous food.
The food these prisoners received was much better than what he normally ate when he was sleeping in the open.
In addition to white rice, there are two dishes and one soup, one meat and one vegetable, and enough white rice.
If you eat such a meal in a restaurant, it will cost at least dozens of coins, but here it is for the prisoners.
He could only watch but could not eat.
Then he returned to the dormitory. Sharing the same dormitory with him were two men and a rabbit demon.
"Are you new here?" The rabbit demon and the two men came to the young man.
"What did you do wrong?"
"I was chasing a snake demon, but ended up getting caught by that bearded guy."
"Are you from another place?" asked the rabbit demon.
"how do you know?"
"Nowadays, everyone in our Guobei County knows that the human race and the demon race have been living in peace. As long as the demon race does not commit crimes, they have the same rights and treatment as humans." said the rabbit demon.
"I'm Niu Da, a transformed bull demon, and he's Chen Ergou. What's your name, kid?"
"Zhiqiu Yiye, I am a disciple of Kunlun." Zhiqiu Yiye replied: "How could a transformed monster like you be caught here?"
"I wasn't captured. I came here to do heavy work." Niu Da said.
"Isn't this where criminals come?"
"Some of the people working here are not prisoners. I came here voluntarily. With my strength, I can earn one or two taels of silver every day."
"Hiss... the reward here is so high?" Zhiqiu Yiye's eyes widened.
One tael of silver a day, he might not be able to earn one tael of silver even if he travels around for a month.
At this moment, Zhiqiu Yiye felt really sad.
"I am strong and I work hard, so I get paid more."
"You are a monster, what do you need money for?"
"Naturally, we need to build a large pasture and plant a large area of alfalfa. We can eat it whenever we want and as much as we want."
People have their own pursuits, and monsters have their own pursuits.
"Don't you want to practice?" Zhiqiu Yiye asked.
"I am a bull demon. The stronger I am, the higher my cultivation level will be. Mining here can improve my cultivation level." Niu Da said.
"Mixed with the human race, is this what you want?"
"Is there anything wrong with it?" Niu Da didn't quite understand what Zhiqiu Yiye meant by this sentence.
In the past, he lived alone in the mountains and forests, facing threats from other monsters or attacks from wolves.
In Guobei County he had no such worries at all.
There is food and shelter here, as well as friends you can trust. There is also no danger and you don’t have to face the dangers in the mountains.
So he didn't understand what Zhiqiu Yiye meant at all.
Zhiqiu Yiye looked at the rabbit demon again: "What about you?"
"As for me, I wanted to become a resident of Guobei County, so I dug up an acre of land." The rabbit demon answered as a matter of course.
"Is Guobei County really that good?"
The rabbit demon looked at Zhiqiu Yiye with caring eyes for the mentally retarded person.
Now most of the monsters in Qingzhou want to flee to Guobei County to make a living.
Isn't this enough to explain the problem?
Zhiqiu Yiye talked a lot with his three roommates and learned a lot.
Two monsters, an ordinary person, and him, a cultivator, the four of them spent a night in the dormitory.
No conflict occurred, and Zhiqiu Yiye's mentality had quietly changed at this moment.
Everything here overturned his cognition.
Humans and demons coexist peacefully here.
The next day, Zhiqiu Yiye got up listlessly.
Then he was dragged to the cafeteria by Niu Da.
"Niu Da, do you cows also eat meat?"
"I am a bull demon. All demons eat meat. Look, Chang'er eats even more diligently than me."
After breakfast, Zhiqiu Yiye was about to go to work. He didn't plan to be lazy this time. After all, being lazy would mean starving. In his opinion, the three-month sentence was not too heavy, and he also accepted his punishment.
At this moment, Yan Chixia came to Zhiqiu Yiye.
"Big Beard, why are you here?"
"What do you think of my Guobei County?"
Zhiqiu Yiye was silent for a long time, and then said, "It is unorthodox, but also reasonable. This is how the world should be."
"What sect do you belong to?"
"Kunlun."
"Are you willing to become a member of the City God's Office?" Yan Chixia asked.
"Ah? Can I?"
"As long as we put aside our prejudice against the demon race, there is no difference between humans and demons."
"What does the City God's Office do?"
"It's mainly aimed at those people and monsters who use magic to commit crimes."
"That... that..."
"The regular working hours are four hours a day, and the monthly salary is fifteen taels of silver, which includes carriages, food allowances, and additional overtime allowances."
"Okay, I did."
In just a few days, Zhiqiu Yiye has completely integrated into Guobei County.
Zhiqiu Yiye discovered that although he was a member of the City God's Office, his job was very easy and he just patrolled outside the city every day.
On this day, when Zhiqiu Yiye was on patrol, a group of people suddenly came over from the front.
It was a prison van carrying exiled prisoners.
Zhiqiu Yiye rode his horse forward, and the other party noticed someone approaching and immediately drew his sword to fight.
When Zhiqiu Yiye saw this, he immediately became alert.
"This is the territory of Guobei County. I am a flag bearer of the City God Department of Guobei County. Who are you?"
Captain Zuo stared at Zhiqiu Yiye. The young man in front of him was wearing brand new clothes and did look like an official, but he had never heard of the City God's Office.
"I am Zuo Qiu Sheng, a captain of the capital city. I am under the order of the Ministry of Justice to escort an important criminal of the imperial court to Lingnan. I am passing by here and am about to find an inn to rest. This is my token."
Zhiqiu Yiye took the token and looked at it. It was a city defense commander.
Zhiqiu Yiye threw the token back to Zuo Qiu Sheng.
"Guobei County is just ahead. I will go with you."
"Thank you."
Zuo Qiu Sheng also didn't want to have a conflict with the local tyrants.
However, we still need to take necessary precautions.
When Zhiqiu Yiye brought them to Guobei County, Zuo Qiu Sheng finally felt relieved.
"The prisoner can be temporarily sent to the local jail. We in Guobei County have a clean government and will never let the prisoner escape. You can rest in Guobei County for a few days."
"I really didn't know that there is such a prosperous place in Qingzhou." Zuo Qiu Sheng and his men were all stunned.
This Guobei County is really too prosperous, unlike the way here, where there were wars, banditry and disasters everywhere.
Only after seeing too much suffering can you deeply understand how prosperous this place is.
Every passerby had a rosy complexion and eyes full of hope, completely unlike the gloomy looks in other places.
"Please take us to the local county government office." Zuo Qiu Sheng's tone towards Zhiqiu Yiye became much more polite.
They were exhausted from the journey and really planned to rest here.
