novelraw Chapter 882 466: Watch Closely! What You Can't Do, This Young Hero Will Do!
Chapter 882 466: Watch Closely! What You Can't Do, This Young Hero Will Do!
Quite a few men and women have already put on short-sleeved shirts, revealing their arms and legs.
This place boasts customs and manners that are completely different from other places Duan Yun has visited.
In the early morning, carried by the sea breeze bearing the scent of the ocean, Duan Yun and Feng Ling'er arrived at Yunju City.
This is still morning; the freshest fish and seafood have just been transported to the market not long ago, yet there's a place even more lively than the market.
Much more lively.
The longest street in Yunju City is called Cloud Water Street, which can be said to run through the entire city.
At this moment, a long line has already formed on Cloud Water Street, with both men and women.
Duan Yun caught hold of someone and asked, "Little brother, why are so many people lining up here?"
"There's no need for Silver to get a number card, how can there not be many people? This is already considered few." The young man replied.
Then, he couldn't help but continue, "I can tell you're from out of town. The Red House girls only rest for an hour and a half each day, if they're not engaging in philanthropy, they're on the path to philanthropy."
"But since there's no need for Silver, who goes first becomes the issue. Previously, many people fought and killed here, and quite a few died just to vie for a spot. Later, the Red House girls came up with a method, which is to issue number cards, and the cards have the time written on them. When it's your turn, regardless of gender, you can go up with the number card.
If anyone breaks the rules, the Red House girls will uphold justice and directly kill them. Those who narrowly escape death will never think about getting a number card again."
"That's why it's time to issue cards again, and everyone is here to join the fun."
Looking over, Duan Yun found the queue absurdly long and said, "Even without needing Silver, there are so many people? Anyway, why is that pregnant woman lining up too?"
The man continued, "That's the local specialty here. The number cards have the time but not the name, and many people here specialize in this, turning a profit, and it feels great."
"You see, those at the very front might have been lying down since last night."
Duan Yun felt a headache and said, "Why are there touts everywhere?"
Having come here, Duan Yun was already certain that the target for his Demon Slayer mission was here, yet he still queued.
Lining up is a virtue; after getting the number, going in to kill the whole family of the Red House girls who secretly modified public transportation is the true style of a Young Hero.
Feng Ling'er couldn't understand his logic—wanting to massacre the whole family yet still lining up for a number—but she said nothing.
This kind of group of Red House girls wouldn't pose much threat to Duan Yun, so she decided to go shopping, eat, drink, and enjoy herself first.
Duan Yun lined up from morning till noon.
This was clearly the latter part of the line, and the street became extraordinarily lively here.
The shops on the side were selling all sorts of toys, like whips, masks, red ropes, exquisite wax oil, and Fusang spices.
Just as Duan Yun reached here, someone came up to promote.
According to the man ahead of Duan Yun, these items are for personal use, not for the Red House girls.
Hai State people love this—both men and women enjoy the pleasure of being disciplined.
To hell with the pleasure of being disciplined—I can only say there aren't many normal people in Hai State.
It's undeniable that the Red House girls maintain the order well, and even with many people, it's neatly arranged.
But at this moment, three men headed straight to the front of the line.
Duan Yun's first reaction was "cutting in line!"
As someone with a penchant for seeking justice, his temper flared, and he said, "Cutters! Get to the back of the line."
Faced with his questioning, the three men stopped.
The leading man in purple showed instant anger and said, "Baka, only you lowly pigs and dogs queue."
"What?" Duan Yun's forehead veins throbbed, he was furious.
At this moment, the man in front quickly pulled Duan Yun, speaking to the three men, "Lord Hai, he realized his mistake, he's from out of town and doesn't understand."
"If this grandpa wasn't in a hurry to play with your girls from the Red House, I would've killed you today and used you as a urinal." The man in purple said.
"What's going on? What's going on! Would you dare be responsible for neglecting our esteemed guest, Lord Hai?"
At this point, a middle-aged woman came out from the building—presumably the madam of Qinghong Building—and she scolded Duan Yun, bowing and scraping as she welcomed the three men inside.
Then Duan Yun noticed that these three men's attire was somewhat different from the locals, bearing a resemblance to traditional garments from the past, and the leader's purple robe was embroidered with cherry blossoms.
The people in line started complaining to Duan Yun.
"Honestly, we nearly got killed by this out-of-towner."
"Exactly, if Lord Hai got angry at us, we'd be in trouble."
"Don't even mention Lord Hai, if the living Buddhas blame us for offending their highly revered Lord Hai and forbid us from getting a number card, what should we do then?"
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Upon hearing this, Duan Yun retorted, "Come on, you few are from the Martial World too, after all, aren't they just outsiders like every other martial artist? Why do you need to be so spineless?"
Those martial artists replied to Duan Yun with annoyance, "You're from out of town, what do you know? Those from Fusang, known as Lord Hai, rank several levels above us, even much higher than these ordinary folk in line. Calling you pigs and dogs is rather mild."
Just as Duan Yun was about to speak, the man who had explained things to him earlier pulled him aside, "Brother, you seem to be from the Martial World too. You outsiders don't understand, but the Martial World in Hai State has long been like this."
"Anyone who arrives by boat is Lord Hai, and black people are lords. These warriors from Fusang are the highest of the high among lords."
Duan Yun said, "Surely your local Martial World forces don't want to stoop so low?"
In a quiet voice, the man replied, "Stop talking, the reason they're called Lord Hai is that we, the Maritime Martial artists, truly can't win against them. Besides, today it was really your fault; we're pleading to get a number card for the ladies of the Red House, but Lord Hai is someone the ladies of the Red House plead with to show them the honor of playing. The gap between these situations is as vast as it sounds; pigs and dogs are mild terms."
At hearing this, Duan Yun's hair nearly stood on end.
After being enlightened, he roughly grasped the situation. Although Hai State is one of the Nine Provinces, it's long ceased to be the realm for the locals of Hai State.
The Martial World in Hai State is similar.
In Hai State, people can roughly be divided into four tiers. The top tier is outsiders arriving by sea, referred to by the locals as "Lord Hai," with people from Fusang being the most esteemed among them. The second tier is the major powers of Hai State; they can treat minor sects and ordinary folks as pigs and dogs but have to kowtow to Lord Hai—just like these Red House girls, who dole out charity from high above yet grovel before "Lord Hai" to solicit them to play. The third tier is the lesser powers among the maritime Martial artists, who can oppress common people, while the lowest tier is, naturally, ordinary people.
Many of those queueing are from the lower and bottom tiers, yet they still advocate for these "lords" who drift in from the sea, simultaneously griping about Duan Yun's behavior.
According to these people, the martial artists from Fusang are "people from the heavens," naturally born with unparalleled talent, an unattainable existence for any martial artist from the Nine Provinces, and these Fusang warriors even boast that if they ever had the time, they could enslave every martial artist from the Jiuzhou Martial Arts as pigs and dogs.
It's shocking that none of the Hai State people doubt this claim.
Upon hearing this, Duan Yun was nearly boiling with anger.
This Martial World in Hai State is truly disgracing the Jiuzhou Martial Arts, just the thought of sharing the same martial path with them filled Duan Yun with shame and extreme displeasure!
If you folks are so soft, I'll be the one to toughen things up for you!
If you folks are so fond of being dogs to these outsider pigs, I'll slaughter these outsider pigs instead!
Duan Yun even pulled out a small notebook and wrote down "Fusang Martial Arts."
Given these Fusang martial artists claim they can indiscriminately enslave Jiuzhou Martial Arts like pigs and dogs, and they do run rampant in Hai State, highly esteemed, as evidenced by the behavior of the Red House women, then his task is to wipe out this "Fusang Martial Arts!"
Slaughter them like pigs and dogs!
If Duan Yun says it, he does it!
At this point, Duan Yun has reached the front of the line for his number card.