Two Realms: Don’t call me evil!

After the little conflict just now, Aiti Galao and his party did not continue on their journey, but chose to enter Fuqing City to rest.

Fuqing City is a city with a population of 70,000. Because it is close to Qingzhou, a major grain-producing province with rich resources, there are many traveling merchants from all over the country. The endless stream of caravans is shoulder to shoulder, and the wharf connecting to the tributary of Luochuan River is bustling with people and merchant ships coming and going.

The Western Regions team that Aiti Galao was in entered Fuqing City, which inevitably caused some commotion.

Many local people watched curiously, especially the huge dragon elephant, which shook the earth and mountains as it walked, attracting everyone's attention.

"Puppetry is quite popular in this city."

Aiti Galao walked out from the back of the dragon elephant and walked barefoot on the bluestone street.

Because some puppets on the street caught his attention. They were some steel-cast puppet vehicles with several wheels underneath. They were loaded with large amounts of food and supplies and were constantly transporting the goods to warehouses and docks.

There is nothing special about puppetry, Aiti Galao has seen it before, but generally speaking, the puppets created by puppeteers are basically human-shaped puppets for combat.

However, the puppet in front of him was obviously not specifically used for combat. It was more like a simple means of transportation. It was built without expensive spiritual materials, just some materials such as steel. Moreover, the people controlling it were not cultivators, but just ordinary mortals.

"Amitabha, excuse me for disturbing you. I am Aiti Jialuo, a poor monk from the Western Regions. This is the first time I have experienced the magical puppetry of the Dali Dynasty. May I ask what this kind of puppet is called?"

Aiti Galao walked up to a puppet vehicle that was loading and unloading cargo, and asked the middle-aged man in the driver's seat in a gentle manner.

"ah!"

Aiti Galao thought about it in his mind. He couldn’t remember any sect in Qingzhou that was good at puppetry.

"It is said that it was built by Guiling Palace. They also built many other things, including a giant steel dragon that can travel a thousand miles a day, a giant steel bird that can fly, and a giant steel ship on the sea."

The middle-aged man introduced the place incessantly. He had obviously been to Qingzhou and was quite familiar with everything there.

"Guiling Palace, the most powerful magic sect in Qingzhou!"

After some communication, Aiti Galao seemed to be thinking about something.

He knew that the demonic sect in Qingzhou had flourished in recent years. A demonic sect called Guiling Palace defeated the alliance of righteous sects and actually dominated the entire province.

"The Demonic Ghost Ridge Palace in Qingzhou is interesting. After my trip to Chongzhou, I will go to Qingzhou for a visit."

With an idea in mind, Aiti Galao turned around and said goodbye and left.

But before leaving, Aiti Galao looked up to the left.

On the eaves of the street there, a graceful white figure stood quietly. It was Qin Yushang, the head of the White Tiger Hall of the Patrol Sky Bureau.

"Ghost Ridge Palace"

Qin Yuchang's bright eyes flashed. She glanced at the departing backs of Aiti Galao and others, then turned around and disappeared on the roof.

The next morning!

At the Fuqing City Pier, Aiti Galao led the team here.

Next on their journey, they will take the water route to Chongzhou via the Luochuan River, the largest river in the Dali Dynasty.

The dock was bustling with people, with a large number of businessmen and coolies busy at work. There were also some puppet mechanical creations here, which were similar to the puppet vehicles seen yesterday, and their styles were obviously made by Guiling Palace.

In addition, on the left side of the pier, there are hundreds of refugees gathered.

They were all dirty, many of them were starving and skin and bones, and they emitted a sour smell. They were queuing in an orderly manner to board a ship.

"You will have a good life in Qingzhou. Guiling Palace will arrange for you to farm and reclaim wasteland and work in factories. As long as you work hard, you will have enough food to eat."

On the boat, a merchant was loudly giving orders, arranging the refugees on board.

Hearing the name Guiling Palace again, Aiti Galao couldn't help but look over there twice. He didn't know whether Guiling Palace wanted these refugees to do good deeds or to practice magic.

Without further investigation, they had already chartered an entire large merchant ship last night and quickly boarded the ship smoothly.

"Donor Qin, why don't you take a boat trip together? The rooms are ready."

Aiti Galao did not enter the cabin immediately, but bowed to the sky from a distance.

"No need."

Qin Yuchang's figure floated down from the sky and stood on the bow of the deck of an official ship.

As the head of the Sky Patrol Department, it was easy for her to requisition official ships. It only took a few words.

Without even looking at Aiti Galao, Qin Yushang frowned slightly and looked at the merchant ships at the dock that were busy transporting refugees.

The Dali Dynasty is now plagued by natural disasters and man-made tragedies. There are refugees in many large states, the only difference is the number.

Qingzhou was a major grain-producing province in the Dali Dynasty, so it was understandable that refugees migrated here to escape.

But if Guiling Palace actively recruits this kind of behavior, the situation will be different.

The evil ways are often cruel, using humans to practice their magic. In Qin Yuchang's opinion, these refugees would most likely fall into the tiger's mouth if they entered Qingzhou.

"Follow that ship."

Qin Yuchang instructed the ship owner behind him to pay attention to the ship that was transporting the refugees.

"yes!"

After a while, the boats at the dock set sail with their sails inflated, and sailed away from the dock, heading south along the Luochuan River.

After half a day's sailing, the ship sailed out of Jingzhou and arrived in the Qingzhou River Basin.

As you enter here, you can see more ships with your naked eye, and the Luochuan River is full of ships.

In addition to the common wooden merchant ships, there are also some large steel ships sailing on the river.

These large steel ships had no sails or oars, and seemed to be propelled by a spiral iron frame at the tail that stirred the water. They were even faster than wooden merchant ships with sails.

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On both sides of the river, there are large tracts of rice fields. Square plots of rice fields are planted on the fertile land on both sides. Some steel puppet vehicles are working on the land, and a large number of farmers are busy in the fields.

This is a rarely seen sight in the Dali Dynasty.

In other major states, many fields were abandoned due to natural disasters and wars.

Qin Yuchang hadn't seen such a scene of vast fertile fields and fertile farmland for a long time.

"Didn't they say Qingzhou was ruled by the devil?"

Qin Yushang felt that what she saw was a bit outrageous. She had heard about the chaos caused by the Qingzhou demon sect. In her opinion, Qingzhou ruled by the Guiling Palace must be dark and gloomy, and the people were in a state of panic, and they might become the nourishment for the disciples of the Demon Sect to practice their magic skills at any time.

But no matter how you look at it now, this is also a paradise where people can live and work in peace and contentment, and have no worries about food and clothing.

While observing, a bustling canal dock appeared in front, and the merchant ship transporting the refugees was approaching the dock.

There are many huge steel machines loading and unloading goods on the dock. In the distance, on a railway track laid on the ground, a steel vehicle hundreds of meters long rumbles into the dock warehouse area.

From time to time, you can see from overhead that there are huge steel vehicles flying through the air near the dock, flying on the airflow ejected from inside the vehicle.

The refugee merchant ship that Qin Yuchang was concerned about had already docked at the pier.

After the refugees got off the boat, there were specially waiting monks who took them into the house and performed the Qingfeng technique on them to clean the stains and bacteria on their bodies.

Afterwards, a special person separated them and arranged them to recuperate nearby to restore their physical condition.

It is not difficult to hear from the conversations of those managers that these refugees will be arranged to work in farmlands or factories in various parts of Qingzhou only after they have recovered some of their health after ten days or half a month of recuperation, to help them resume their production and life.

“Get off the boat!”

Because it was gradually getting dark, many ships chose to dock at the pier for rest, including Qin Yushang and Aiti Galao.

Qin Yuchang got off the boat and came to the city behind the dock, and then saw a scene.

Some people lined up and had their blood drawn in an orderly manner. After each person completed the blood draw, they would receive rewards such as grain, oil, rice and flour.

Qin Yushang walked and stopped, and saw factories lined up in the suburbs of the city. A large number of people worked in these factories, producing mechanical parts.

When it gets dark, street lamps light up on both sides of the city streets, dispelling the darkness of the city.

The shops along the street also hang colorful signs, display some iron shells, play pleasant music, and enthusiastically solicit business to attract customers.

Many people also finished a busy day's work and gathered in one place, coming to an open air space.

There was a huge screen placed on the open space, on which was playing a mirage-like image, which seemed to be telling some story about ghosts.

The realistic scenes caused bursts of exclamations at the scene. Many people were frightened and shrank their feet and necks, but they were reluctant to look away. They were both afraid and playful.

What really caught Qin Yuchang's attention was that around the open space, there were some kinds of boxes that absorbed the aura of fear. The fear emotions generated by the people watching the movie were continuously flowing into these boxes.

From the locals, Qin Yuchang learned that this thing was called a movie, and that Guiling Palace arranged for it to be shown free of charge to the people.

"Is Qingzhou really ruled by the devil?"

Qin Yushang began to doubt in her heart. Everything she saw in Qingzhou was ten times better than what she had seen in other places in the Dali Dynasty.

The people here lived and worked in peace and contentment. Although she also discovered some cases of blood drawing and absorbing fear emotions, it was obvious that Guiling Palace did not drain the pond of fish, and the people here also accepted this ruling order.

If Qin Yuchang had not seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that the place ruled by the devil was much more prosperous and developed than other big states.

Such a strong contrast even made Qin Yuchang unable to help wondering, compared with Guiling Palace, who is the righteous path and who is the evil path. (End of this chapter)