radicalducati Chapter 169 Miao and Chu People
Chapter 169 Miao and Chu People
Shanmen Village where Bai Jiujiu is located is the largest village within a hundred miles.
Under his leadership, Yang Qing and his companions soon arrived at a busy long street west of the village.
Different from the ancient wooden buildings in Miao area, this street, with its green bricks and tiles, has a bit of the prosperity of the streets in Chu State.
"This street is called Churen Street. It is the gathering place for the Chu people in our village and it is also the location of our market.
If you Chu people want to bring your goods into our Miao territory, they are all distributed from here.
To be honest, you Chu people are good at making money. The annual output of these villages near us is basically consumed by you Chu people."
“What types of goods are they?”
Yang Qing asked after hearing this.
"It's mainly food, ironware, salt and other necessities.
There is no other way. Although our Miao area is known as the Ten Thousand Mountains, there are seven mountains, one river and two parts of farmland. The scarcity of arable land means that we need a large amount of food. The small amount of arable land in these mountains is simply not enough to feed our tribe.
In addition, your iron tools, salt, talismans, etc. are also indispensable to us.
Fortunately, you also need the herbs, animal skins, cinnabar ore and other materials that are abundant in Miaojiang, so it can be considered a mutual benefit."
Seeing that Yang Qing asked, Bai Jiujiu gave an introduction.
"Animal hides? You still sell animal hides here?"
When Yang Qing heard the word animal skin, he couldn't help but ask.
In this world, the wild has long been dominated by evil spirits. For example, wild beasts have long been extinct outside Hengzhou Prefecture. Although Yang Qing knew that the situation in Miaojiang was special and the strength of the ferocious beasts was stronger than the evil spirits, he did not expect that there were still animal skins for sale.
When Bai Jiujiu heard Yang Qing mention the word animal skin, she patiently explained: "My Miao region is rich in resources, so it is normal to sell animal skins, but don't underestimate the fierce beasts in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, their strength is no less than that of the evil spirits.
In addition, evil spirits need to avoid sunlight during the day, and the better caves are owned by others. In addition, we, the Night Walkers, patrol at night. With both sides clearing out the evil spirits, there is not much room for them to survive in the wild.
Therefore, these 100,000 mountains are still the world of the Miao people and wild animals."
As they were talking, Bai Jiujiu brought Yang Qing to a store after a while.
As soon as she entered the door, Bai Jiujiu greeted everyone inside loudly.
"Boss Huang, aren't you recruiting people to escort the convoy deep into the mountains? I've brought someone here for you, and he's also from your Chu tribe. You can rest assured now.
As for my skills, I think they are OK. You can try it yourself."
As she spoke, Bai Jiujiu put her thumb, index finger and middle finger together and made a gesture.
Inside the shop, the shopkeeper surnamed Huang came out upon hearing the noise, followed by two of his men who were obviously dressed as monks.
After seeing Bai Jiujiu's gesture, Shopkeeper Huang nodded silently, as if approving a certain agreement, and then asked Yang Qing.
"You want to follow our caravan deep into Miao territory?"
"Well, I want to go to Jinguan City, and I need to pass through the Miao border. If it's convenient for you, we can go together."
"Name, place of origin, and level of cultivation."
"Xunyang Prefecture, Long Congyun. The soul opens the three souls realm."
After listening to Yang Qing's words, Manager Huang thought about it for a moment and decided to agree to recruit Yang Qing: "His cultivation is barely enough, and we are indeed recruiting good people to escort our caravan to Youyang in the depths of Miao territory.
That place is also one of the roads leading to Jinguan City, so it is indeed convenient for us to go there."
"Shopkeeper, wait a moment."
But he was talking to a monk behind Shopkeeper Huang.
"I don't know if you have reached the state of opening three souls, but I see that you seem to be injured. Our caravan is recruiting good escorts, not deliberately looking for a burden on the road."
While speaking, the man kept signaling Manager Huang to look at the corrosive wound on Yang Qing's left hand, and gave Yang Qing a provocative look from time to time.
After discovering this, Shopkeeper Huang looked back at Bai Jiujiu, wondering why he introduced a "disabled person" like Yang Qing to his caravan, which was a sheer waste of his time.
"My left hand is fine, and I don't have to join your caravan."
Seeing this, Yang Qing said indifferently.
He himself also felt that it would be more convenient to travel alone, but the situation in Miao Territory was complicated, with tens of thousands of mountains and intricate terrain, and there were no towns along the way, only various large and small villages.
As an outsider entering Miao territory, he could only use the sun to determine the direction, but he had no idea about the terrain and roads, and he had no idea about the customs and habits of the various villages.
If one accidentally gets trapped in the mountains, there’s no telling how long it will take to get out.
But it would undoubtedly be much more convenient if there was a caravan leading us that was familiar with the terrain and culture.
So this is also the reason why Yang Qing followed Bai Jiujiu to come here to find the caravan, but now Yang Qing is looked down upon.
Seeing that the two sides were starting to disagree, Bai Jiujiu immediately stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Manager Huang, I won't say anything more. You will know if this skill is effective after you try it yourself.
Besides, I have had a brief exchange of moves with Brother Long, and his seal-making skills are quite proficient."
Bai Jiujiu and Yang Qing had indeed fought one or two moves. Although Yang Qing's spiritual light finger seal was easily broken by him, he still recognized Yang Qing's speed in forming seals with one hand.
Besides, Yang Qing’s guess was correct. Bai Jiujiu was indeed a part-time dental dealer.
If Yang Qing was hired by the caravan, he would get the agency fee, and even from the witch doctor Apa, Bai Jiujiu would go there to collect a commission later.
For every Chu person he introduced to seek medical treatment there, he would get a 50% commission.
"Okay! Since you, Bai Jiujiu, have spoken, I'll give you some face.
Liu Xiuwei, come and try his skills."
Shopkeeper Huang nodded in agreement, then spoke to the monk who had just pointed out that Yang Qing had an injury on his hand.
"Well, boss, just watch out! I won't let those disabled bastards join our caravan."
After saying that, Liu Xiuwei quickly formed seals with his hands: "The spirit and soul are Jia, the qi and blood are Ding, the image and the mind are in harmony, Ding and Jia will appear quickly! Summon!"
As the incantation was chanted, two figures who looked identical to Liu Xiuwei quickly appeared beside him.
The first move Liu Xiuwei made was to use the Dingjia Seal and summon out two clones. His purpose was to bully Yang Qing because he had a disabled hand and it was inconvenient for him to fight against many people at once.
Afterwards, the three figures had two three-pronged short spears flashing in their hands. They attacked Yang Qing at the same time, blocking Yang Qing's left and right retreat routes.
Liu Xiuwei had just joined the caravan and his salary was average, so he was eager to use Yang Qing to establish his authority in order to win the favor of Manager Huang.
Bang!
The imagined scene of Yang Qing being bullied by Liu Xiuwei with more numbers did not appear. Instead, Yang Qing kicked him five or six meters away.
The attacks of his other two clones were also easily dodged by Yang Qing, who summoned the Mandarin Duck Axe and dispersed them with just two strikes.
With the ability to see through walls, Liu Xiuwei's Dingjia Seal was completely ineffective, and Yang Qing saw through his true form.
Yang Qing showed mercy in this kick and only used 30% of his strength. After all, it was just a sparring match. But even so, the force was over 10,000 pounds.
The fight was over in just a moment. Liu Xiuwei fell to the ground with blood spitting out of his mouth, his ribs fractured by Yang Qing's kick.
"it is good!"
Bai Jiujiu cheered and at the same time greatly improved his evaluation of Yang Qing in his heart. He knew that he had underestimated him.
The shopkeeper Huang at the side also cheered and ignored Liu Xiuwei who was injured and fell to the ground. Instead, he stepped forward, shook Yang Qing's hand and said.
"Young man, you have great skills. Welcome to join our Huangji Company. Our company will give you three thousand, no five thousand taels of silver as a reward for this trip to Youyang. We only ask that you must come with us."