Xiaomeng City is nominally part of the Daxu Kingdom, but the surrounding cities are actually under the control of the Vajra Sect. Official orders from the Da Xu Court must first get the nod from the Vajra Sect to be enforced here.
Even the appointment of officials requires the Vajra Sect's approval, which is the result of years of power struggle between the Imperial Family Yang and the Vajra Sect.
Zhi Hua felt somewhat ashamed sharing this, but it is the truth.
"Please, officials, I beg you, let me go. My family has money; I don't need to work."
As three people walked down the street, several governmental officers dressed in constable uniforms were escorting a man out of a house.
The man's hands were tied behind his back, he pleaded pitifully, while his wife, daughter, and elderly father came forward to stop them, only to be rudely pushed away by the constables.
"Damn it, get out of here, ungrateful fools! We're doing you a favor, getting you some work to feed your family.
