Chapter 263 Being Harassed Upon Entering the City

The guard gave Gu Xiang a disdainful look.

"Look at your outfit, isn't it just like those other people's?"

At this moment, Gu Xiang was wearing clothes given to him by Ning Bao. Although Ning Bao was young, she was a thrifty child.

She didn't waste a single thing she could collect along the way, but she still had her bottom line; she would never do something like stripping clothes off a dead person.

The clothes she collected were all from living people.

Gu Xiang's clothes were indeed the same as those of a refugee, because he was a refugee.

Seeing the guard's disdainful look, Gu Xiang wasn't angry; he simply glanced at the guard indifferently.

"Brother, my clothes are indeed tattered, but what does that have to do with me being a relative of the Prefect's family?"

"You stipulate an entrance fee to enter the city. I'll pay that fee and just let me in."

The guard shook his head.

"That won't do. If all the refugees outside come into the city, won't our Yunlu City become a refugee's paradise?"

Everyone entering the city not only had to pay an entrance fee but also clearly state where they were going and who they were looking for.

Gu Xiang patiently took out ten coins.

"I'll go to the Prefect's residence to find Prefect Gu Zheyuan, or the Prefect's steward Gu Fu will also do."

The two guards exchanged a glance, instantly sensing something was wrong. They had only received orders to start collecting money in the city today.

Their family said that this matter must not be known to the garrison commander.

Just now, their leader saw the garrison commander's steward coming over and immediately tricked him into leaving.

The person in front of me knows the garrison commander's name and the steward's name, so it seems he really is related to the prefect's mansion.

but…………

The two men scrutinized Gu Xiang and realized he was no important person; he might just be a relative of one of the servants in the mansion.

The two guards gave a signal to the group of people standing nearby, and the group immediately surrounded Gu Xiang.

Upon seeing the men with unfriendly expressions, Gu Xiang immediately adopted a defensive posture. These men were notorious thugs in Yunlu City.

I often do low-level things for these government officials.

Gu Yunrou and her son, as well as the people in Shanglin Village, all knew that Gu Xiang had gone to the city, and they had been paying close attention to his situation.

Seeing Gu Xiang being beaten by the crowd, Shen Muyang took off running towards the city gate. However, he was stopped by Ning Bao and the members of the field team after only a few steps.

Ning Bao looked at Chen Muyang, who was panting heavily after running just a few sentences.

"Brother Muyang, where are you going?"

Shen Muyang looked anxiously at Gu Xiang, who was already fighting with someone.

"I'm going to rescue Uncle Gu."

Ning Bao frowned.

"Are you sure you're not going to get beaten up? And with so many of us, if we really wanted to fight, we certainly wouldn't be afraid of those guards. But look, Aunt Gu and the village chief didn't send any of their strongest men to fight. What does that mean?"

Shen Muyang felt a little guilty for almost causing trouble.

"This means we shouldn't get into conflicts with these people, but it's not a big deal if it's just young children who don't know any better who have a conflict with them."

“A little kid? Brother Mu Yang is absolutely right. I'll go help Grandpa Butler. You stay here and wait. You're too weak; you'll fall over if those people touch you…”

Ning Bao finished speaking and ran towards the city gate before Shen Muyang could react.

Seeing Ning Bao run away, Shen Muyang felt a surge of anxiety and tried to chase after her, but before he could even take a step, Mu Chunping grabbed him.

"Stay put and don't cause trouble for my Ningbao."

Shen Muyang watched anxiously as Ning Bao rushed into the crowd.

"Uncle Chunping, let me go! I need to help Ningbao."

Mu Chunping held onto Shen Muyang tightly and did not let go.

"Go help Ningbao? What do you have to offer?"

Kid, let me tell you, the biggest help you can give Ningbao is to stay put right now.

Also, when you have free time, you should work out more; you're too weak for your small frame.

After speaking, Mu Chunping gave Shen Muyang a disdainful look. Shen Muyang was extremely frustrated at this moment; compared to Ning Bao, he was indeed too weak…

Although Gu Xiang had some basic martial arts skills, he was still outnumbered and was hit a few times when he was caught off guard.

Ning Bao was short but agile, and slipped into their encirclement when no one was paying attention. Seeing Gu Xiang being beaten, Ning Bao didn't say a word and swung his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, at the thugs.

Unfortunately, the first punch not only missed, but also caused him to stumble and almost fall...