78: Arrogant at first but respectful later

The family of three quickly decided on the matter.

Without further ado, they arrived at the Inner City gate.

To protect the "big shots" of the Inner City, the Inner City and Outer City were separated by a ten-meter-thick wall to prevent beast tides from threatening the Inner City.

As soon as they reached the city gate, Shen Xi's family couldn't help but frown.

At the Inner City gate, many people with dazed eyes, disheveled hair, and lost expressions wandered around.

"Let me in! I was once a Senator of the Inner City, how can you kick me out?!"

A middle-aged man with a limp, a stubbly face, and clearly unkempt for a long time, shouted unwillingly.

"No! I was a popular courtesan in the Inner City, countless rich and powerful big shots fell at my feet, why did you abandon me?"

On the other side, an old and faded woman clung to the city wall unwillingly, as if trying to climb in.

"I am a strong person in the Initial Stage of Acquired Realm, I have shed blood and suffered injuries for the Twenty-eighth City, how can you kick me out of the Inner City?"

In the distance, a man whose cultivation was completely Waste, roared at the sky.

Similar scenes played out near the city wall; the people gathered here all wanted to enter the Inner City.

No!

To be precise.

They were all former residents of the Inner City.

Either due to aging, or their cultivation being completely Waste, or bankruptcy, they could no longer stay in the Inner City and were expelled.

This made them unwilling, wanting to return to the Inner City.

Unfortunately, the Inner City never supported people without use, so it was naturally impossible for them to return.

This was the cruelty of this world.

Similar situations were not only happening in the Twenty-eighth City.

Every city was the same.

Only people of use could reside in the Inner City.

Sighing, Shen Xi didn't pay much attention to these people's situations; he was not a Saint, nor did he have the ability to help them.

Currently, he could only ensure the safety of his own family.

"Open the gate!"

Arriving at the city gate, Shen Xi looked at the guards on the city wall.

These guards were completely different from the guards of the Outer City.

The Outer City guards were, to put it bluntly, cannon fodder, but the Inner City guards' first condition was that they had to be Inner City residents to serve.

"During the beast tide, entry into the Inner City is not allowed!"

The guard looked down at Shen Xi with a condescending attitude.

A sneering smile was on his face.

The mere identity of being an Inner City resident was enough to make him look down on others.

"I want to buy a house in the Inner City and settle down there."

Shen Xi explained his purpose.

As soon as he finished speaking, the guard couldn't help but burst into disdainful laughter.

"Hahaha, what are you? You think you can buy a house in the Inner City?"

"Go take a good look at yourself in a puddle of your own urine; with your impoverished look, even if you sold yourself, you wouldn't be worth a single coin."

"Young master doesn't have time to joke around with you, hurry up and get lost, otherwise, young master wouldn't mind killing you!"

Saying that, the guard on the city wall spat in Shen Xi's direction.

This scene instantly darkened Shen Xi's expression.

Inner City people indeed didn't treat Outer City people as human beings.

Even a small guard could boss people around and spit on them.

"I'm giving you one more chance, open the gate."

Shen Xi was truly angry, speaking word by word.

"Young master just won't open it, what can you do to young master?"

The guard shook his head proudly.

Beside him, several other guards also looked on as if enjoying the show.

"Exactly! We just won't open it, what can you do? Bash your head against the city wall and die?"

"You dog, you dare to threaten us, believe it or not, I'll make your whole family die."

"Chen Lei, he actually dares to threaten you, just kill him. Anyway, during the beast tide, management won't be too strict, and besides, we are Inner City people. He's just an Outer City person; we can just say he severely interfered with our preparations for battle, which is why we killed him."

The guards became more and more smug as they spoke, sentencing Shen Xi to death in a few words.

And the guard named Chen Lei, who had spat at Shen Xi, also nodded in agreement.

"That's right, a mere Outer City person dares to be arrogant in front of me. Brothers, remember to testify for me later that he was the one who provoked trouble and affected our guard duty."

Hearing this, the other guards nodded one after another.

On one side was a guard of equal status, and on the other was an Outer City person whose life was like grass; they naturally knew whom they should help.

Then, Chen Lei came down from the city wall, opened the city gate, and approached Shen Xi with a sinister smile: "Fool, I told you to get lost, but you wouldn't. Now you want to get lost, but there's no chance. The two old folks next to you are your parents, right? I'm going to kill you in front of them, and then beat the two old things to death."

"I want them to know that if you don't have ability, don't have children. Offending someone you can't afford to provoke is just asking for death!"

Beside him, Father Shen and Mother Shen's expressions changed drastically upon hearing this.

"Xiao Xi, why don't we just forget about it?"

"If we can't provoke them, we can avoid them. Let's go!"

The old couple tried to persuade Shen Xi.

Having lived in poverty all their lives, they had an inherent fear of Inner City people.

Even though they now knew Shen Xi was successful, they were still afraid.

Moreover, they didn't want Shen Xi to be in danger.

"It's fine, don't worry, these small fries can't threaten me."

Shen Xi comforted the old couple.

Then, he proactively walked up to Chen Lei.

The next second, the aura of the Great Accomplishment of Yuanqi Realm burst forth.

"You, you are actually in the Great Accomplishment of Yuanqi Realm!"

Chen Lei's face changed in terror.

He was just a guard, and even an Inner City guard was only in the Initial Stage of Yuanqi Realm.

Shen Xi's strength made him tremble with fear.

"Just, just now was a misunderstanding, please don't take it to heart. I believe you have the qualifications to buy a house in the Inner City. I'll open the city gate for you right away."

Chen Lei's change from arrogant to respectful was simply laughable.

But he didn't feel ashamed at all.

One must know, there were only three ways to reside in the Inner City.

First, naturally, was to own a house in the Inner City and become an Inner City resident.

Second, was like the courtesans at the city wall, who could attract the interest of big shots and live in the Inner City. However, such interest came and went quickly; once the big shots grew tired, they would be ruthlessly abandoned.

Third, was to step into the Acquired Realm; even the Initial Stage of Acquired Realm. To win over strong people, the Federal Safety City would also gift a house.

Of course, once one lost their cultivation, they would immediately revert to their original state.

And in Chen Lei's view, Shen Xi, being under twenty years old, already possessed the strength of Great Accomplishment of Yuanqi. Becoming Acquired was only a matter of time. He could not afford to offend such a person.