Ding ding.
Two copper coins, slightly yellowish-brown, were thrown down, rolling to the feet of the small beggar who was shouting while sitting on the ground.
The copper coins glinted under the light.
The beggar, with a face full of dirt, stared blankly at the copper coins before him. For a long time, his eyes didn't move, nor did he shout again, as if he were stunned.
"Alas, beggars, truly pitiful."
The city guard who gave the copper coins couldn't help but shake his head slightly. After a moment of contemplation, he gritted his teeth, reached into his embrace, and threw out a few more copper coins.
"Take it."
Whispering, the city guard turned and left with a mournful expression.
"You, stop."
Unexpectedly, a low voice came from behind. The city guard subconsciously turned his head and saw the beggar standing up, but the copper coins were still on the ground.
"Are you giving me copper coins?"
"They are for you," the city guard whispered softly. "Our city does not accept beggars, and my income as a city guard is not high. Although these copper coins are not much, they can still let you eat two full meals. You don't need to be embarrassed; everyone has times of hardship. Just take the money."
As he spoke, the city guard couldn't help but whisper.
"It's all due to the war. Bandits have become more rampant in recent years, and the activities of monsters have become much more frequent. So many people are displaced."
The city guard's eyes were filled with sadness.
It was evident that he felt genuinely pained for the beggars. Unfortunately, he was just a city guard, and there wasn't much he could do.
A few copper coins were just a token of his concern.
"Heh~"
To everyone's surprise, the beggar couldn't help but scoff at the city guard's kindness.
"You, giving alms to me?" The emaciated beggar's eyes widened as if he were enraged. "You think you're worthy of giving alms to me? What are you, to dare to give alms to me!"
Before his words could even finish, the beggar kicked the copper coins on the ground away.
Seeing this,
the city guard couldn't help but frown.
Although he was displeased, he still nodded, suppressing his anger.
"Since you don't need it, then I was meddling. In any case, our city does not accept beggars. You might as well try other cities."
Then, he bent down to pick up the kicked copper coins.
As he reached out,
the beggar actually raised his leg and stepped down.
Those who can be city guards are not ordinary people. Just as the beggar's foot was about to land, the city guard instantly withdrew his hand and grabbed the beggar's arm in return.
"What do you want to do?"
"Damn it, you dare to grab me? Let go!" The beggar shouted with wide eyes, but the city guard didn't listen to him at all. The beggar, whose arm was being twisted painfully, couldn't help but frown and yelled at the burly beggar, "What are you standing around for?"
Hearing the call, the burly beggar walked over and patted the city guard's shoulder.
"Sir..."
"Take your hand away." Before the burly beggar could finish speaking, the city guard turned his gaze and stared intently at him, whispering, "If you take your hand away now, I won't consider you an attacker of a city guard."
"We are..."
"Take it away."
"Why are you talking nonsense with him? He's just a damned soldier. Kill him for me!" the captured beggar shouted, while the burly beggar looked troubled.
Just as he hesitated, the city guard had already thrown a punch at him.
The burly beggar immediately retreated.
"Heh, it seems they're not ordinary beggars." The city guard raised his eyebrows slightly. "Since you're not beggars, why are you dressed like beggars? It seems you're spies sent by an enemy country."
"You're mistaken, we..."
"If you want to explain, wait until I've caught you!"
In an instant, the city guard released the beggar in his hands and swung his fists like the wind towards the burly beggar. To his surprise, those powerful punches all missed. After dodging for a while, the burly beggar also raised his hand and grabbed the city guard's fist.
"We are not beggars, nor are we spies."
"Golden Realm." After a brief exchange, the city guard had judged the burly beggar's strength. "A dignified expert of the Golden Realm, no matter what, you shouldn't have fallen into such a state, right? Still claiming you're not spies, who would believe that!"
Bang!
Suddenly, the city guard stomped his right foot fiercely on the ground. Powerful strength surged from his arm, causing the burly beggar to stagger back several steps in surprise.
Coincidentally, he missed his footing while retreating.
With a thud,
the burly beggar fell to the ground. By the time he regained his senses, a sharp sword blade was already pressed against his neck.
"Give up resisting."
Seeing this, the burly beggar couldn't help but sigh.
"Brother, you've truly misunderstood. We are not spies at all, nor are we beggars. We are simply citizens of this town."
"Citizens? Do you have residency permits?"
"We encountered some accidents along the way, so we don't have them on us. Once we enter the city, someone will naturally be able to prove our identities."
"Heh, then you can tell me that in the prison."
The city guard's face was cold. His colleagues, who had noticed the situation, all rushed over when they saw the city guard turn back.
"Dressed indecently, violating public morals, and assaulting city guards warrants additional punishment. Suspected of being spies from another country, arrest both of them and take them back for interrogation."
"Yes!"
The surrounding city guards responded in agreement. The emaciated beggar glared and shouted angrily.
"How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare you arrest me? Believe it or not, I'll have all your heads!" the beggar shouted angrily, then glanced sideways and said, "Giles, what are you doing? You failed to take care of my mercenary mission, and now you're letting these little city guards bully me?"
"Giles?"
Someone among the city guards raised an eyebrow slightly.
"This name, it sounds so familiar?"
As the murmur fell, someone's eyes suddenly widened as they looked at the burly beggar.
"Are you... Mr. Giles?"
"It's me." The beggar, who was being pointed at by the sword, smiled bitterly. "I am Giles. If you know me, you should know that I am indeed a citizen of this town, right? The one you consider a beggar over there is actually Master Tony of the Scar family."
As he spoke, the burly beggar also smiled bitterly at the city guard.
"You heard that, some of your colleagues know me. Now, can you..."
"Heh, what does that have to do with me?" The city guard pointing the sword at him had no contempt in his eyes. However, the city guard beside him tugged at him. "Clark, put away your sword quickly. The person you're pointing at is Mr. Giles of the Scar family, a Golden Realm Great Swordsman. As for the beggar you gave copper coins to, he is Master Tony, the direct young master of the Scar family. We can't afford to offend either of them."
"So what?"
Unexpectedly, the city guard's eyes showed no movement. The sword in his hand didn't even shift. With a cold expression, he said,
"Indecent attire, violating public morals, and offending city guards, any one of these is enough for them to be thrown in our prison for a meal. I don't care if they are from the Scar family or the Raka family."
"Arrest them!"