Repugnant Gateway

Chapter 563 – Am I a bad person?

Chen Shaobai didn’t understand what An Zheng was saying. “Relying on one person? This broken society can’t be changed by just a group of people. Do you really think you can change it by yourself? No one truly lived forever. Even after death, no one could live forever. For example, you, if you rely on yourself in the future, you might change the world a bit. People will respect you and believe in you. But not more than a hundred years after your death … No, if you don’t use it in fifty years, the items you left behind will be overthrown.

“Yes.”

An Zheng nodded: “You’re right, I can’t refute a single word. But I can’t save the rest of my life. I can only save me for the rest of my life. If you don’t do it because of your despair, you won’t even have the chance to change it for the rest of your life. ”

Chen Shaobai patted An Zheng’s shoulders: “Luckily you have a lot of people by your side.”

An Zheng said: “Actually, Purple Ivy could have done it, but he had given up all hope.”

“You guys continue watching, I’ll go out and take a breather.”

An Zheng felt too stifled in his heart. He let Qu Liuxi and the others accompany Oldman Huo to continue watching, and walked out of Star Seizer Pavilion alone. An Zheng did not know where the Heaven Defying Seal was currently located. He walked up to the platform controlled by the Heaven Defying Seal and took a look. Surprisingly, the location on the map had already arrived at Zhuoguo.

In the sixteen kingdoms, the Zhuo Nation and the West Qiang Kingdom bordered each other, making it one of the weaker ones. To the west was the powerful West Qiang, and a small part of the south was bordering with the State of Zhao, which had always been in an alliance with them. With the two countries working together to suppress the Zhuo Nation, coupled with the harassment from the West Qiang, the development of the Zhuo Nation had been very slow.

After being silent for a while, An Zheng decided to go out and take a breath of fresh air.

After exiting the Heaven Defying Seal, An Zheng discovered a small grassland. Zhuoguo was already close to the Western Regions, and the land was becoming more and more sandy. Every year, in order to prevent desertification, the Zhuo Nation had to invest a large amount of manpower and resources. This small grassland should be the barrier that was used to block the sand dunes from continuing to move towards the east.

An Zheng stepped on the grass as he walked further ahead. About ten minutes later, he saw a small village.

The poverty here caused everyone to feel even more stifled.

Even if they temporarily stopped the desert from continuing its invasion to the east, the people living at the edge of the desert would still havard time living. When An Zheng was in the State of Yan, he had heard that the Zhuang Nation had many thieves and many grass bandits. Just think about it, if life could not go on, there would be many people who chose to do evil.

There were three to four rows of poplar trees at the edge of the grassland. It seemed like they were planted to stop the invasion of the desert, so there weren’t many years of age. The biggest tree was only as thick aerson’s thigh. On the other side of these rows of poplar trees, there was a small village. There was still some dirt at the entrance of the village, and he could see three to five villagers bent over and working there.

The Buddhist countries of the Western Regions and the Great Xixi were at loggerheads. Zhuoguo was the first place to bear the brunt of the conflict. At this moment, the commoners had not been captured yet. It was either due to good luck or some other reason.

An Zheng walked to the edge of the field to have a look. It was just past harvest time, and it would be better to plant vegetables and cabbages on the only available land before winter came.

An old lady who looked to be in her sixties or seventies was carrying a load onto the field. She seemed to be unable to stand up straight. At his age, if he still had to work in the fields, the burden would not be easy.

An Zheng asked: “You are already so old, why are you still working in the fields? Where’s your family?”

Most of the old lady’s hair was already white, and her face was covered with deep wrinkles. It was an old man with an aged face but still a trace of benevolence. When An Zheng reached out to take the courage from her shoulders, the old granny hurriedly dodged.

“Noble Young Master, do not touch it. It’s all fecal water, it’s dirty and smelly. Do not dirty your clothes with your hands.”

When she said these words, her expression was slightly anxious. It was obvious that it was because of the bright and beautiful clothes that An Zheng wore that made her feel a little afraid.

An Zheng shook his head: “There’s no harm, I was born with a bitter child as well. Back then, my parents died early, so I was the only one who could support myself.”

The ridge of the field was not very wide, so when An Zheng saw the old granny dodging, he did not dare move, for fear that she might fall down unsteadily. However, the old woman was too old and didn’t have much strength left in her body. Moreover, there was still suceavy burden on her shoulders, so she still couldn’t stand properly. She tilted her body and fell into the fields.

An Zheng pulled her back with one hand and lifted the carrying pole with the other.

Although he didn’t fall, the old man was still shocked. With An Zheng’s cultivation, if the old man were to fall in front of him, he would be considered a waste. The old man was so scared that his face turned pale. He looked back and still couldn’t believe that he didn’t fall down.

“Thank you, thank you. This young master is truly a good person.”

After the old woman steadied herself, she hurriedly expressed her thanks. Her actions of holding her hands in front of her and bowing down in gratitude really made one’s heart ache for her.

An Zheng held the carrying pole in one hand and the old woman with the other.

The old woman was extremely grateful.

At this moment, a farmer rushed over from the field. He had a well-built stature and was bare-chested. His upper body was tanned. He rushed over with large strides, carrying a pair of dung forks in his hands. “What are you doing, that man?!”

An Zheng looked at the man and felt that he was a very simple farmer.

From his appearance, that man really did look sincere and honest. No matter how he looked at it, he was not related to those evil villains. Sucerson was so common that it could be seen in any village. Yet for some reason, when the madame saw the man approaching, her face turned even paler than when she was frightened.

The muscular man walked in front of An Zheng and looked at the old woman with concern. “Grandma, are you alright?”

The old woman quickly shook her head. “It’s fine, it’s fine.”

The black faced man looked at An Zheng again, and looked at him carefully: “You don’t look like one of us, but wearing clothes, it looks like you are from State of Yan.”

An Zheng nodded: “I am from State of Yan.”

The dark faced man immediately became hostile: “What are you State of Yan people doing in Zhuang Nation? This iemote place, don’t say that you’re a spy from State of Yan!”

An Zheng replied: “I was just passing by.”

The dark faced man looked around and asked, “Looking at your clothes, you should be a young master from a rich family. Why don’t you bring along a follower or something?”

An Zheng thought about it and then replied, “I did, I was resting over there. I felt depressed inside the carriage by myself, so I came out to take a walk.”

The dark-faced man asked, “Not far.”

An Zheng replied: “A little too far.”

The dark faced man acknowledged, “You don’t look like a bad person to me, but you are an outrageous person. “Earlier, you disturbed my mother-in-law and scared her so much that she fell to the ground. Why don’t you even apologize?”

That old granny quickly said, “No, no. It was my fault. I almost fell down. It was all thanks to the support of her.”

The dark faced man said, “Don’t worry about it! How can a foreigner bully our own people? “I don’t think he’s unreasonable …”

He reached out his hand towards An Zheng: “I am a man that is easy to fight for. Everyone in the village listen to me. You knocked your mother-in-law down, so there must be an explanation for this. What do you think is wrong with him? Do you want to pay him or report him? Our countrymen and your State of Yan have never had a good relationship with each other.

An Zheng looked at his outstretched hand, and thought of the paintings Purple Ivy had made in Star Seizer Pavilion. He shook his head slightly. Why were there so many people who made things difficult for him in this world?

“I won’t give you a copper coin. I didn’t knock him down. “Even if it scared Grandma, I would still apologize to Grandma, it’s not up to you.”

“Fuck, are you not going to give it to me?”

The black faced man pointed at An Zheng with his forks: “Do you believe that I won’t let you leave this village?”

An Zheng shook his head: “I don’t believe you.”

The dark-faced man stuck his pinky into his mouth and whistled loudly. Someone in the village looked out, and soon, a few youngsters in relatively new clothes ran out, all holding sticks in their hands.

“Brother Hei, what’s wrong!?”

someone asked loudly.

The old granny quickly begged: “Hei Ya Zi...” Grandma, please don’t cause trouble, okay? They really didn’t do anything to me, and they even helped me carry the burden out of kindness. You can’t do this. You will have your retribution if you do this. ”

“Retribution my ass!”

The dark faced man said loudly, “I am already so poor, what need am I afraid of retribution? You’re not allowed to say anything. If this person pays you silver, I’ll cut two taels of pork and send it to you. If I don’t have the money and let this deal go, Grandma … The pig in your house is about to grow fat, do you still want it? ”

An Zheng looked at the perverts and then looked at the black faced man. At this moment, a disheveled woman stood up from the grass in the distance and ran away in panic.

Only then did An Zheng realize that the black faced man from before was not working in the fields. The woman was also extremely afraid of this dark-faced man. She didn’t even dare to resist, nor did she dare to make a sound. Only after seeing the dark-faced man walk far away did he dare to stand up and run away.

“How can you do suching!”

When Nanny saw that the woman had fled, her face became deathly pale. She wanted to go up and beat the dark-faced man.

The dark faced man coldly snorted and said, “If it wasn’t for your wife still having some looks, I would have allowed your family to plant some land. Grandma, if I didn’t help your family with the work, you would have starved to death already. To be honest, I also have true feelings for your wife. Otherwise, why would I grow up in your field every day? ”

An Zheng frowned, his fingers moved slightly, his killing intent rising.

He pulled the old lady back and asked the dark-faced man, “How much do you want?”

“You can carry as much as you want.”

The dark faced man said loudly, “I know you think I’m a bad person, but I’m not. This village was a lonesome place, from time to time bandits would come to visit. If I wasn’t guarding this village, who knows how many people would have been killed. I like her daughter-in-law, and I’m still guarding this village. So what if I sleep with her? Besides, if I didn’t get some money occasionally, the people in this village wouldn’t be able to survive. I have a village to myself, do you think I’m a bad person? ”

An Zheng looked at him with incomparably complex emotions.