"Two more who can't pay the cultivation tax..."
"Judging by that little girl's appearance, she might not last long. Spiritual energy through the body is like a bone-scraping knife..."
"Alas, two orphaned children, stranded here in Dingyuan City with no one to rely on. Surviving until now is already a miracle..."
"They seem to have been stuck in the city for nearly three months. Their elders went out of the city and then disappeared mysteriously, probably with little hope of survival."
"These Jade Puppets are devoid of humanity. With unpaid taxes, they're naturally bound to perform labor, rules are rules..."
Piecing these bits of information together, Chu Zheng understood the situation.
