In the Divine Martial Realm, ordinary people have very low status.
Upon hearing Xu Xingguang's explanation, Ying Zhongmei felt as though she understood.
Ying Jing overheard their conversation, glanced back at Xu Xingguang, and said expressionlessly, "This is Black Water Sea's oldest dock, and everyone living here is a criminal."
"Criminals?" Ying Huai frowned, puzzled, "Aren't criminals supposed to live in prison?"
"Prisons in the Divine Martial Realm only hold the most heinous criminals. Ordinary criminals are exiled to remote, backward places for labor. And once exiled, they must remain until their sentence is complete."
"No wonder people here seem to be living such arduous lives." Ying Zhongmei had thought the entire Divine Martial Realm was like this.
"Follow me ashore." As soon as the boat anchored, Ying Jing led the three of them off the vessel.
