Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 688 - 688: Half a Roll of Map

Walking in the quiet town, you can occasionally see a few children wandering around in the empty streets, or taking off their pants to pee on the street.

But adults are rarely seen.

Xu Qi'an speculated that these children are still weak and do not need to hide themselves every day to alleviate the side effects of the dark Gu.

When they grow up and their abilities improve in the future, they will become like their parents, hiding in corners every day.

"Did Grandma Tian Gu say that the "economic situation" of the Dark Gu Department is not good? It would be strange if it could be good. Most of the time is wasted on meaningless hide-and-seek." Xu Qi'an muttered in his heart.

When he first got the Seven Deadly Gu, he only felt that the side effects of the dark Gu were very troublesome. He had to take time to hide himself every day, and he would hide for one or two hours.

He never thought that if all people of a race were like this, it would actually be a "disaster."

"In fact, you can hide at night, there is no need to hide during the day."

Xu Qi'an said. .

The young man on the patrol team nodded repeatedly:

"Of course there are people hiding at night, but most of them are single. Married people don't have time at night.

"In addition, the higher the level, the purpose of hiding is not just to eliminate side effects. You are also a master of dark Gu, you should understand."

Side effects are the most basic needs of dark Gu. If you want to increase your cultivation and cultivate dark Gu, you have to take the initiative to hide in the shadow and feel the power of dark Gu.

While speaking, he saw Xu Qian'an looking at the shadow under his feet, and smiled:

"You are not mistaken, the other people on the patrol team are hiding in the shadow under my crotch. "

God damn crotch shadow, do you all live under the shield......Xu Qiyan almost couldn't help vomiting.

Passing through the quiet alleys, the two approached the center of the town. The population here was much denser. Pedestrians in groups of three or two shuttled through the empty streets, and there were shops on both sides.

Xu Qiyan saw that among these pedestrians, there were people from the Central Plains and South Xinjiang, wearing tattered cloth, not much better than the refugees from the Central Plains.

The main thing is that most of these pedestrians did not have dark Gu in their bodies.

"They are slaves. Some were captured from the Central Plains, and some were some unruly South Xinjiang tribes. We cleared them out and the population was divided equally among the seven tribes."

The young man from the patrol team said:

"These slaves are the precious labor force of our tribe."

Xu Qiyan pondered for a moment and said: "The Gu tribe often conducts population trade with the Central Plains caravans."

The four words "population trade" made the young man stunned for a long time before he understood, and said:

"That's right.

"The caravans in the Central Plains know that we are short of people, so they often send people to southern Xinjiang in exchange for some herbs, wood, minerals, etc. that are unique to southern Xinjiang."

And most of those people were abducted...Xu Qiyan thought of the ancestor of the Chai family. When the ancestor was young, his family was killed by enemies, and he himself was sold to the Corpse Gu Tribe in southern Xinjiang as a slave.

Later, he somehow escaped back to the Central Plains and founded a sect in his hometown of Xiangzhou.

By the way, I have to ask You Shi for a map. The half of the map of the ancestor of the Chai family is in the Corpse Gu Tribe...At this time, Xu Qiyan saw a mansion with the words of southern Xinjiang written on the plaque.

"This is the leader's mansion, Xu Yinluo, please come in."

Stepping into the mansion, Xu Qiyan glanced at the layout of the courtyard. A bluestone-paved road led to the inner courtyard. On the left side of the road were water tanks covered with wooden boards.

On the right side were deep pits with narrow diameters.

There were people hiding in the pit and the jar...Xu Qi'an retracted his gaze and followed the young man deeper. After walking for a while, he didn't see a single person.

It was not until they entered the inner hall that Xu Qi'an saw the shadow of the leader of the Dark Gu tribe, wearing black clothes, sitting in the main seat with a cup of tea in his hand.

He had not seen the sun for many years, so his pale face showed a little smile:

"The tea is ready, Xu Yinluo, please sit down."

Serving tea to guests is the etiquette of the Central Plains.

After Xu Qi'an sat down, he said again:

"Wait a minute, I have sent someone to invite the elders. The matter of sending troops is not something I can decide alone."

This was something that had been preliminarily discussed during the battle yesterday.

In half a cup of tea, eight shadows emerged from under the table and transformed into eight middle-aged or elderly elders in the inner hall.

"The leader has told us that Xu Yinluo wants to invite the An Gu tribe to go north to assist Dafeng in fighting against the Yunzhou rebels."

The white-haired old man seemed to be the elder, and said slowly:

"It's not impossible, it depends on what price Xu Yinluo can offer."

Xu Qian'an took a sip of tea and said:

"After the war is settled, Dafeng will give the An Gu tribe 50,000 taels of silver, 50,000 pieces of silk, and 30,000 stones of grain and grass every year, but only for five years."

Several elders were slightly moved and whispered in Nanjiang dialect.

"Fifty thousand taels of silver can fill my room."

"Fifty thousand pieces of silk can make all the people in our An Gu tribe wear beautiful clothes."

"Grain and grass are more important. We have never had time to hunt and farm."

The white-haired elder coughed hard, interrupting the elders' whispers. Fortunately, Xu Yinluo didn't understand Nanjiang dialect, otherwise his bargaining confidence would be ruined by these losers.

The elder shook his head:

"But what if Dafeng loses? Wouldn't it be a waste of our efforts?"

Xu Qi'an remained calm:

"What do you want to increase, elder?"

"Great!" The elder nodded and said in a deep voice: "Double it."

"Great!" Xu Qi'an stood up silently and bowed:

"I still have to go to the Heart Gu Department. I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye."

Shadow's hand moved, but he held back. Seeing Xu Qi'an walk to the door of the hall, he sighed and said:

"Sixty thousand taels of silver, fifty thousand pieces of silk, fifty thousand stones of grain and grass, for six years.

"In return, my tribe will send eight hundred elite tribesmen to participate in the war. Don't worry, they are all absolutely elite."

Although all the people of the Gu tribe are soldiers, excluding the elderly, women and children, and ordinary tribesmen, eight hundred elites are indeed not a small number.

Xu Qi'an stopped and smiled:

"Deal! "

He had communicated with Huaiqing before coming here, and obtained the reasonable range of "annual gifts" from her.

After all, Xu Qiyan was not a historian, and he had no research on this thing, so he didn't know the market price of "annual gifts".

The request raised by Yingzi was within a reasonable range.

Yingzi exhaled: "The elite warriors of the Dark Gu Tribe will do their best to help Dafeng to eliminate the rebels."

As for whether Xu Qiyan can represent the Dafeng court, Yingzi and the elders have no doubts. This man is not only the first warrior of Dafeng, but also the dual cultivation partner of the national teacher Luo Yuheng.

In the eyes of the Dark Gu Tribe, what he said is more reliable than the golden words of the emperor of the Central Plains.

"After a while, I will ask the court to send a document as a certificate of the alliance between Dafeng and the Gu tribe. "Xu Qian'an said.

The shadow nodded slightly.

......

After leaving the Dark Gu Tribe, Xu Qian'an flew into the air, and half an hour later, he arrived at the territory of the Heart Gu Tribe.

This place is full of birdsong and flowers, and birds and beasts are everywhere.

The houses of the Heart Gu Tribe are built in dense forests, and pavilions are hidden among the green branches and leaves. People and beasts live in harmony.

The girl rides a colorful tiger and plays happily in the mountains and fields; various giant creatures serve as animal power in the fields; flexible and small long-tailed monkeys carry bamboo baskets and pick fruits all over the mountains and fields.

Suddenly, Xu Qian'an saw a giant beast covered with scales rushing out of the dense forest below, flapping its membrane wings, carrying a young Heart Gu tribe member, and circling around him.

"Xu Yinluo, the leader asked me to receive you. "

The young patrol member was very respectful, speaking in a not-so-standard Central Plains Mandarin.

Xu Qian'an said "hmm". He chose to fly in the air, which meant he was "exposed" and let Chun Yan notice him.

The young Xin Gu tribesman rode the flying beast and landed in the forest.

Well, this flying beast is not female, it seems that the knight is a serious knight... Xu Qian'an had this thought for no reason, and followed the patrolman to a loft on the south side of the mountain, on the edge of the cliff.

There is an old pine tree next to the loft.

Squirrels are playing on the branches, and white apes are crying under the pine.

Outside the loft, several big birds with long legs and black feathers lowered their heads to peck at food. When they saw the stranger coming, they flapped their wings in panic and flew away.

Chun Yan, who was wearing a blue long skirt and had two red snakes hanging from her earlobes and beautiful eyebrows, stood outside the loft with a faint smile on her face.

"Chief Chun Yan!"

Xu Qian'an smiled back.

The two entered the loft and sat down in the lobby on the first floor. As a heart poison master, Xu Qian'an immediately noticed all kinds of poisonous insects, snakes, and small beasts hiding in the corners.

"Do the snakes, insects, rats, ants, birds and beasts everywhere here make Xu Yinluo feel at home?"

Chun Yan said half-jokingly.

I couldn't help but want to call them all out to dance square dance together......Xu Qian'an smiled and said, "It really makes people linger and feel very at home."

This simple sentence seemed to bring the two sides closer.

Chun Yan's eyes were full of ripples, and she said with emotion:

"But if you get too close to animals, you can easily get lost in them."

You mean doing forward and backward movements with animals... Xu Qian'an smiled without any prejudice:

"This is their personal choice."

Chun Yan looked at him steadily, and seeing that he was indeed unbiased, she smiled a little softer and said:

"The tribe stipulates that anyone who has violated the rules with animals is not allowed to marry again. This is both to deter the tribe members and to respect their choices."

Xu Qian'an continued:

"Resisting the impulse from the natal Gu helps to sharpen the will, and if you indulge in instinct, it is beneficial to the practice of the heart Gu. It must be said that it is a double-edged sword."

He made up his mind not to let the mare out during his stay in southern Xinjiang, and let it stay in the pagoda.

Otherwise, he was worried that it would be stolen by the people of the heart Gu department, or eaten by the people of the power Gu department.

Seeing that the conversation was pleasant, Xu Qian'an explained his purpose and offered the same conditions to the Heart Gu Department as to the Dark Gu Department.

Chun Yan thought for a moment and said:

"The Heart Gu Department is not short of food and grass. I hope to exchange the food and grass for cloth, tea, porcelain, and salt and iron."

For the Heart Gu Master, eating meat is not a problem at all. In terms of farming, beasts can also be driven as animal power.

"No problem." Xu Qian'an agreed.

The deal was concluded, Chun Yan's smile widened, and asked:

"So, what kind of troops does Xu Yinluo want? Heart Gu Masters are best at controlling beasts. The Central Plains lacks powerful beasts, and they are scattered all over the place, making it difficult to directly engage in combat. The reasonable way is to directly recruit them from my Heart Gu Department."

Xu Qian'an agreed: "What suggestions does Chief Chun Yan have?"

The Central Plains is not like the Southern Xinjiang. There are poisonous insects and fierce beasts everywhere. The city is full of cats and dogs. There are many beasts in the mountains, but it is difficult to guarantee that there will be abundant beasts to control at the edge of the battlefield.

Ordinary beasts are not very useful, and their combat effectiveness is not on the same level as the exotic beasts in southern Xinjiang.

Chun Yan said:

"The Heart Gu Department has two major arms, the exotic beast cavalry and the flying beast army. I personally suggest that Xu Yinluo choose the flying beast army. The exotic beast cavalry marches slowly, and it takes at least a month to go to Qingzhou in groups.

"People eat beasts along the way, so food is a big problem. After arriving in Qingzhou, food is still a big problem. Dafeng is suffering from a severe cold disaster and is already short of food, and the exotic beast cavalry only eats meat, not grains.

"Although the flying beast army also only eats meat, it marches fast and can reach Qingzhou in six days at most. Along the way, the tribesmen can find food on their own, which is easy for us heart Gu masters.

"In terms of combat capability, Dafeng has no shortage of cavalry, but the flying beast army is very few, with only the red-tailed eagle that shined in the Shanhaiguan battle. "

However, because the national strength was declining and the court could not afford to raise the red-tailed eagles, it had sold them to the local chambers of commerce and wealthy families in Leizhou, and only a very small number of flying beasts were retained.......Xu Qiyan sighed inwardly.

"How much can the Heart Gu Department give?"

"There are only 1,200 flying beasts in the tribe, and at most 500 can be given to Dafeng."

"Deal!"

Chun Yan knew that Xu Qiyan had something else to do, so she did not try to keep him and sent him out of the attic.

........

Xu Qiyan's next stop was the Corpse Gu Department. Among the seven tribes of the Gu Clan, the Sky Gu was not good at fighting, so it was excluded; the Poison Gu tribe had too deep a hatred for Dafeng, so it was excluded; the aphrodisiac gas of the Love Gu Department did not distinguish between enemies and friends, and at the same time had a deep hatred for Dafeng, so it was excluded;

So, he wanted the four major tribes of Power Gu, Dark Gu, Heart Gu and Corpse Gu.

Among them, the Corpse Gu Department played the greatest role. Although the Corpse Gu Department needed a child Gu to manipulate corpses, it was impossible to The method is like the wizard's corpse control technique, which manipulates corpses in batches to form an army, but the zombies of the Corpse Gu Department are superior in quality and combat power.

And a team of high-powered death squads can play a considerable role on the battlefield.

The situation of the Corpse Gu Department is somewhat different from what Xu Qian'an expected. He originally thought that the Corpse Gu Department's base camp was similar to the legendary ghost city of Youdu.

But in fact, the Corpse Gu Department's base camp is the most impressive among all the departments, enough to be on par with the Sky Gu.

This is simply a small city.

The stones are piled up high. The city wall is in the shape of a square. The architectural style in the city is similar to that of Dafeng, with a combination of bricks and wood.

People come and go in the city, and trade is quite developed.

The only weird thing is that the sedan bearers all have white eyes, and there must be one or two zombies following the living people, acting as followers and coolies.

In the market where people come and go, two-thirds of them are zombies.

This is very scary.

Who would have thought that a group of iron-headed Li Gu tribe is the most normal Gu tribe, second only to Tian Gu tribe... ...Xu Qi'an sighed silently.

Because he deliberately exposed his aura, he immediately attracted the attention of You Shi and was invited into the three-story courtyard in the center of the city.

In the courtyard, servants came and went, doing their own work, and the patrolling guards all had white eyes.

Zombies and living people get along well.

After entering the inner courtyard, Xu Qi'an saw many maids in revealing clothes. They seemed to be accustomed to it and had no sense of shame.

Xu Qi'an waited in the reception room for a while, and You Shi came late and said lightly:

"Just state the conditions directly."

He did not come directly, but manipulated the zombies to meet Xu Qi'an.

Xu Qi'an looked at him and smiled:

"Did I disturb your elegance? "

With his current cultivation, he could hear clearly the movements of You Shi's main body enjoying the maid inside.

"You Shi" said lightly:

"This is the best way to restrain the side effects of the corpse Gu. Whenever you can't help wanting to have something with the corpse, there are a few maids with revealing clothes around you, which can divert your attention very well.

"When you vent your desires on them, you will not be interested in the walking corpse for a long time."

Cleverly use the sage time to resist the side effects of the corpse Gu......Xu Qi'an nodded slightly.

The Corpse Gu Tribe is relatively wealthy, so it did not raise the price like the Dark Gu Tribe, but You Shi added a condition that Xu Qi'an must leave the ancient corpse in the Corpse Gu Tribe during his stay in Southern Xinjiang.

When to leave the Gu Tribe, take the ancient corpse away.

Listening to You Shi's forced calmness, but actually extremely eager tone, Xu Qi'an pondered:

"Okay, but I also have a condition."

"Just say it." You Shi said immediately.

"I once traveled to Xiangzhou, where there is a Chai family. They learned the secret techniques of the Corpse Gu Tribe and can refine iron corpses..."

Xu Qi'an told You Shi about the Chai family, "Do you have any impression?"

The ancestor of the Chai family lived more than a hundred years ago.

You Shi recalled for a moment and nodded:

"There was such a slave. That was when my father was the leader. If I remember correctly, he seemed to have exchanged half a roll of maps for his freedom."

The maps that Xu Pingfeng deliberately collected are definitely not simple...Xu Qi'an said:

"I need that half roll of maps."

You Shi pondered for a moment:

"Okay, but I have a request."

No nesting dolls...Xu Qi'an nodded: "Just say it."

"If you can unlock the secret of the map in the future, I hope you can tell me."

After Xu Qi'an nodded in agreement, You Shi said: "Wait a minute!"

More than ten minutes later, a walking corpse with white pupils walked into the reception room, holding a black wooden box in his hand.