Chapter 79: Heart-to-Heart Communication (First Update Seeking Votes)

  Snow, blood...

  One white and one red, after blending together turned into a dark color.

  The sunlight reflected off the snowy ground looked pale and cold, without a hint of warmth.

  Bodies were scattered all over the sky, and the miserable breath still lingered in the air. Some wild beasts followed the bloody smell and came to gnaw on the bodies. A group of vultures also circled in the sky, ready to enjoy their next big meal.

  Groups of adventurers appeared one after another, looking at the snow-covered ground soaked in blood with either a terrified or complex expression, then retreated far away into the wilderness.

  Zi Bei. Nuo De brought back one hundred Black Armor Army to Xi Ling City, with the five Great Wolf Generals and eight Great Star Generals following closely behind him in a respectful manner, and everyone's gaze within the city was filled with reverence.

  No one doubted whether Qi Bei could control Xiling City anymore. Those who bet that he would definitely lose within three to five days were slapping themselves in the face one by one.

  In front of the castle, the bloody smell still lingers. When Qi Bei went to Kai Tian Kou, people from the three major forces came to attack the castle. At that time, onlookers thought Qi Bei was done for.

  But what happened next was a bizarre scene that left everyone stunned, the Blood Wolf and Starlight's people suddenly turned against each other, working together with the Black Armor Army in the City Lord's Manor to slaughter Charms' people until not a single one remained.

  Afterwards, Qi Bei returned safely, followed by the Five Great Wolf Generals and the Eight Great Star Masters. It was only then that many people realized the flavor of the situation - it turned out that this City Master had quietly subdued the Blood Wolves and the Stars, two of the three great powers.

  The recruitment of the city lord's mansion has attracted thousands of qualified warriors and magicians. These people were divided into 100 groups, with one black armor soldier as the group leader, taking turns patrolling in Xiling City, killing hundreds of people who fought in Xiling City. Only then did everyone believe that Qi Bei's words were not empty talk, and Xiling City became unprecedentedly stable.

  In the grand hall of the castle, Qi Bei wore a brocade robe and gazed at the map of Xiling City hanging inside the hall.

  The Western Spirit City was indeed very large, roughly half the size of the Golden Leaf Imperial City.

  At this time, Qi Bei's gaze was fixed on the Western City District, which occupied nearly one-fifth of the area of Xiling City. However, there wasn't a single flat street or decent house in that district, where approximately 1.8 million poor people lived.

  These poor people are mostly the old, weak, lonely and disabled. Many of them are family members of adventurers and merchants who died in the chaotic Western Spirit City, and their families fell into poverty after that.

  "Young master, what are you looking at?" The phantom walked to Qi Bei's back and whispered, a pair of jade hands habitually pressing on his shoulders.

  "Look at my territory, the next blizzard shouldn't be far off either. I'm thinking of resettling these poor people from the western part of the city." said Qi Bei.

  The Phantom was stunned for a moment, and suddenly seemed to have thought of something, his whole person suddenly becoming somewhat dazed.

  Qī Běi turned his head, only to see Huàn Yǐng's beautiful eyes welling up with tears. He pulled her hand and made her sit on his lap, his large hands gently stroking her face as he said, "No matter what you've been through, from now on I'll be by your side."

  The phantom didn't speak, just shook his head, and tears fell down one after another.

  "Okay, don't cry, Phantom...don't cry..." Qi Bei somewhat flusteredly pulled Phantom into his arms, softly comforting her, not quite understanding why she suddenly became so heartbroken.

  Outside, the golden eyes that were staring like a pillar flashed with a hint of pain. He had always thought that his sister was too young at that time and couldn't remember what happened back then, but now it seemed that she actually remembered everything, just never mentioning it.

  Next to him, Duo Yan's eyes were like golden copper bells with a pair of eyes full of evil spirit. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand and gently place it on his shoulder.

  Looking at the worried gaze of the one-eyed man, his heart warmed up and he suppressed the anger in his eyes.

  At this time, Murong Xingchen entered the city master's mansion, with three spirit girls, Yanling, following behind him.

  After hearing the report, Phantom wiped away a handful of tears and jumped out of Qi Bei's arms, rushing towards the backyard.

  Murong Xingchen still wrapped her headscarf around her face, with a thin veil covering it, only revealing a glimpse of starry-like beautiful eyes.

  "Xīng chén, do you miss this young master?" Qi Bei asked with a smile, pushing Mu Rong Xing Chen into the hall.

  Behind her back, the three spirit girls of Smoke Spirit exchanged a glance.

  Murong Xingchen ignored Qi Bei's teasing and his gaze fell on the map hanging in the hall, where he saw that the poor district of Western City was circled with a red line, and he couldn't help but flash a look of surprise.

  Zi Bei noticed Murong Xingchen's gaze and remembered her identity as Dr. Murong, couldn't help but smile and said: "You're here for this poor man?"

  "Mm." Murong Xingchen nodded slightly.

  At this time, three elf girls quietly retreated and also closed the large door in the hall.

  Zi Bei recalled the words Smoke Spirit had said, and a strange feeling flashed through his heart. These three girls were really going all out, it seemed they had made up their minds to pair Mu Rong Xing Chen with him.

  "Xīng chén, you say we are or not heart has spiritual connection? I just thought about how to settle these poor people." Qí Běi pulled over a chair and sat down beside Mù Róng Xīng Chén.

  "Really? Do you have a way?" Murong Xingchen's gaze towards Qi Bei softened, she had thought about it before, but the chaos in West Spirit City made her tread on thin ice. Without absolute control, reforming the slums would only make her a target for criticism.

  "There isn't a detailed plan yet, just before the next blizzard arrives, first build a batch of simple brick houses to let them get through this winter. Later, when I, Young Master Qi, integrate various industries, there will be many jobs that don't require much labor, and they can also make a living on their own."

  Murong Xingchen's beautiful eyes sparkled with a faint light, she looked at Qi Beidao: "Are you really willing to help them? You won't get any benefits from doing this."

  In the eyes of the nobles, isn't it just their own interests? Aren't the people in the lower classes just inferior lives? The nobles in Murong Xingchen's heart are all like this. No matter how elegant and refined they appear on the surface, their nobility is only highlighted by trampling on the people at the bottom.

  He smiled faintly and said, "Is that what you think? Actually, helping them is helping myself. The prosperity of a territory isn't measured by gold coins alone, but by the overall standard of living in the territory. If everyone in my territory is wealthy, no longer hungry or poor, then that's the greatest benefit I can get."

  Zi Bei did not want to hypocritically say that his territory had no class divisions. In any era, in any ethnic group, classes are inevitably present.

  Murong Xingchen stared blankly at Qi Bei, seeing this side of him for the first time, a side that moved her heart.

  Zi Bei peeled a fruit and handed it to Murong Xingchen's mouth after pulling down her veil.

  Murong Xingchen raised her hand to take the fruit, but Qi Bei dodged away, then brought the fruit back to her lips again, his eyes domineering.

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