In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 512 Original Intention

Chen Dao remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "I just wanted to repay a debt of gratitude for a meal!"

At that moment, Chen Dao's experience in Qingshui Village flashed through his mind.

Even though her family was destitute, Yu Cui still took out her family's precious grain to treat them. This is the most sincere kindness of ordinary people.

Such kind and warm-hearted people... Chen Dao felt that he should do something for them!

At this moment, Chen Dao even felt a pang of regret. Why hadn't he inquired about Lü Xiaoyu's situation earlier? If he had put in the effort to find out more, perhaps...

Lü Xiaoyu would not have died, and Yu Cui and Lü Xiaoyi would not have suffered the pain of being separated forever.

"Young friend Chen, you mustn't act rashly!"

Jiang Changye earnestly advised, "Although the Green King is a beast, he is still a prince of the Xia Kingdom. If you make a move against him, you may find no place to hide in the entire Nine Provinces."

"Humph!"

Xue Qi snorted coldly and said with dissatisfaction, "Old man, I think you've lived too long and are becoming more and more hesitant. That Green King is so hateful, I wish I could tear him to pieces!"

"that is!"

Jiang Weiyu also said indignantly, "So many women's corpses here were all killed by that Qing King. Such an evil person should go to hell."

"What do you know!"

Jiang Changye said angrily, "That prince is the current emperor's younger brother, holding a high position and great power. If we kill him, the Xia family will definitely be furious."

The Xia family has ruled the Nine Provinces for nearly three hundred years; their foundation is immeasurably deep. No one can withstand the wrath of the Xia family!

The policy of pooling the resources of the entire nation to support Jingzhou has been in place for three hundred years in the Xia Kingdom. All grains and precious medicinal herbs produced by the other eight states must be sent to the capital to strengthen Jingzhou, the royal family, and the powerful families of Jingzhou.

It's no exaggeration to say that among the nine provinces of Xia, the most powerful is Jingzhou, or rather, the capital city!

Having drained the blood of the other eight states for three hundred years, the capital city's foundation is unmatched by any other state's power. As the controller of the capital city, the Xia family is the biggest beneficiary of this policy.

No one knows how deep the Xia family's foundation is. Therefore, although rebellions are rampant in other states, Jingzhou, located in the center of Kyushu, has never seen a rebellion.

It's not that the people of Jingzhou are living so well, but that they dare not. Even if some people who really can't survive rebel, it will be immediately suppressed and won't cause any big trouble.

"Senior Jiang, there's no need to persuade me anymore. I will definitely kill this King Qing!"

Chen Dao glanced at the sky. It was already getting dark, and the city gates should be closed. With Chen Dao's current fourth-rank strength, the city walls, though high, could not pose any obstacle to him. Entering the city would not be difficult.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of the Qingzhou army, Chen Dao decided to spend the night outside the city and set off for the prefectural city the next day.

He patted Lü Xiaoyi's head and said, "Xiaoyi, I'll take you to get revenge first thing tomorrow morning!"

"it is good!"

Lu Xiaoyi nodded vigorously. At this moment, he was too lazy to think about whether Chen Dao could defeat the King of Qing, nor did he care about the consequences of killing the King of Qing. Right now, he only wanted the King of Qing to die!

"Brother Chen, I will go with you."

"I am coming too!"

Xue Qi and Jiang Weiyu stepped forward simultaneously, their hands on the hilts of their swords, their faces filled with murderous intent.

Having stayed in Qingzhou for a long time, they had long been disgusted by the evil deeds of the King of Qing. They had even attempted to assassinate the servants of the King of Qing's mansion on several occasions, but due to their own limitations, they had never been able to take action against the King of Qing.

Seeing that Chen Dao was going to kill Qing Wang, they naturally wanted to participate.

"No!"

Jiang Changye quickly stopped the two, saying, "You can't go."

Although Xue Qi and Jiang Weiyu rarely revealed their identities as successors of the Sword Sect when traveling through the Nine Provinces, their identities were not a secret to some major powers. If the two of them were to participate in the attack on the Azure King, it would definitely implicate Zhangshan Village. Therefore, Jiang Changye had to stop the two of them from acting rashly.

"Old man."

Xue Qi turned his head and said to Jiang Changye with a serious expression, "Have you forgotten the tenet of our Sword-Wielding Sect? To help the weak and punish the strong and to kill all the evil people in the world is the tenet that our Sword-Wielding Sect has upheld for 500 years. Now, the Qing King, such a heinous villain, is right in front of us, and you want to stop us?"

"..."

Jiang Changye remained silent.

He certainly wouldn't forget the purpose of the Sword Sect, or rather, Zhang Zong's original intention in founding the Sword Sect.

but……

Chen Dao wanted to kill the Green King. Killing the Green King would mean making an enemy of the entire Xia Kingdom's court, and with the strength of the Sword Sect, it was simply impossible to contend with the court.

"Don't worry, old man!"

Jiang Weiyu said, "Now that Yuezhou, where we are, is occupied by the White Lotus Sect, the imperial court can't reach there. Moreover... my senior brother and I will also conceal our identities and will not reveal our identities as successors of the Sword Sect."

"All right!"

Jiang Changye nodded and finally agreed to the matter.

As for the others here, Chen Cheng naturally followed Chen Dao's lead, while Zheng Qiuyan looked worried.

She knew Chen Dao well, and knew that once Chen Dao made a decision, no one could change her mind, therefore...

The conflict between Chen Dao and Qing Wang was already inevitable.

That's why Zheng Qiuyan has such a headache.

In a feudal country like Xia, attacking the royal family is no different from rebellion. As long as Chen Dao takes action, regardless of whether he can kill the King of Qing, it will probably cause a huge uproar.

"It's getting late, let's give Lü Xiaoyu a proper burial first!"

Chen Dao gave a speech, and then everyone sprang into action.

Xue Qi and Jiang Weiyu used their swords to cut down several trees, whittled the wood into tools, and then began digging a pit to bury Lü Xiaoyu and the other relatively intact corpses.

Gazing at the bodies slowly being buried by the soil, and at Yu Cui and Lü Xiaoyi who were constantly shedding tears, Chen Dao's eyes were filled with complex emotions. He said to Jiang Changye beside him, "Senior, when you traveled through the Nine Provinces, did you ever see anything similar?"

"I've seen it."

A heavy look flashed across Jiang Changye's face as he said, "When I traveled through the Nine Provinces, the Xia Kingdom was not yet so corrupt, but even so, the people were suffering terribly!"

Especially for the people living in the three upper prefectures, which are barren, even if the people work with all their might, the harvest they get after paying the grain tax is only enough to keep them from starving!

However, the common people faced not only the imperial grain tax, but also the oppression of officials and the exploitation of powerful clans.

Jiang Changye paused for a moment, then continued, "In the Upper Three Provinces, there are far more powerful families who collude with the barbarians than in Qing Province! When I traveled to Liang Province, I personally witnessed a local magistrate forcibly conscripting young women from the common people's homes and then using these women to trade with the barbarians to obtain large amounts of gold and silver!"