Seeing everyone's comments, I answered a reader's question about whether Jiufeng's words can be understood by others, but after seeing everyone's comments, I found that the reason you asked for was more reasonable, so I giggled~~
So I decided to take this more reasonable reason proposed by everyone: Jiufeng's level is higher, and his mental power is also higher, so he can use his mental power to communicate directly with some non-kinds who are also high in mental power. In the future, I will use this reason in the situation where non-human beings cannot communicate—it’s really great, and it solved a big problem for me!
Thank you for your questions and suggestions, really benefited a lot, thank you very much! ! !
After some secret talks, the Blackwater Tribe and the Dona Tribe did not travel together. They would go to Tucheng with the selected warriors. The three parties agreed to meet in Tucheng.
The people of Da'ao were very grateful to Yan Mo and others, and followed them all the way to the gate of the city.
Ziming wanted to ask them about their next destination several times, but the high priest of Heitu City was still there. He was afraid that the questions he asked would be detrimental to the Jiuyuan people, so he could only bear it in his heart.
He didn't know how many times he peeked at Ding Ning. It stands to reason that it would be good for him to leave such a person who made him uneasy. It's about to break.
Ziming clutched his chest, he didn't know what happened to him. He wanted to see that person, wanted to get close to him, but he was afraid, and he didn't even know what he was afraid of.
"Ziming, don't look, they have gone far. Thanks to Lord Mo Wu and Lord Yuan Zhan this time, all three of our fighters were favored by noble Wu Shang, and our winter life will be much easier in the future. Elder Hao's face was filled with relief, "Ziming?"
"Ah, here we come." Ziming walked back to Elder Hao with three steps and turned his head, and asked in a low voice: "Elder, is Jiuyuan really downstream in the black water?"
"Hehe, what do you think?"
"Then do you know where Jiuyuan is?"
"What? Are you curious about that tribe?"
"I, I want to go and see."
"Jiuyuan, I don't know where it is. When Mo Wu and the others left, they didn't say... Ziming?!"
Ziming burst into tears but didn't know it.
After walking out of the Black Earth City, Ding Fei put the long-billed beast on a sleigh, and said in disbelief, "My lord, is that how we came out?"
Yan Mo commanded Da Da to wrap the comatose teenager in animal skins and put them on the sleigh, "Then what else do you want? Get it out?"
Ding Fei nodded foolishly.
The curse witch patted Ding Fei on the head and cursed: "Idiot! With me here, even if they want to keep people, they won't dare to do anything in the city."
"Oh!" Ding Fei understood on the surface, but in fact, like their priests, they don't really understand the weight of the word curse.
"It's time to come out, but everyone must not relax. I'm afraid someone will stop us after we go for a long time." Yan Mo turned his head and asked Jiu Feng who was standing on his shoulder: "Which direction is Tucheng going?"
"Jie! I'll take you there!" Jiu Feng said as he was about to grow bigger and grab Yan Mo.
"Wait." Yan Mo quickly stopped him, "We can't go directly to Tucheng like this, otherwise I will just release the bone bird."
When Jiufeng left the city, he thought of the younger brothers he had just taken in. He had already urged Yan Mo several times. This time, he heard Yan Mo say to wait again. Three silver-white hair strands.
"Hiss." The force was actually not heavy, but it also caused Yan Mo a little pain.
"Fat bird!" Yuan Zhan, who was helping to set the sleigh together, whipped out a spear and stabbed at Jiufeng.
"Jie!" Jiufeng was wronged to death, he didn't try hard at all, and he used to play with Mo Mo like this before, and he never saw the big two-legged monster so angry.
"A Zhan!" Yan Mo stopped Yuan Zhan first, and then called Jiu Feng: "Stop making trouble, come into my arms."
Jiu Feng yelled aggrievedly, and bumped his head into Yan Mo's arms, clawing and pulling himself into his clothes with his little paws.
Seeing that Fat Bird is so close to Yan Mo, Yuan Zhan wants to teach him a lesson.
Yan Mo could only hold onto his hand firmly, and explained to Jiu Feng who poked his head out: "You also know that Ah Zhan needs to go to Tucheng. Before the priest of Tucheng came, we could use The selection entered Tucheng in a fair manner. But the priest of Tucheng came and saw the true strength of Ah Zhan. In fact, this is not bad, because he can directly enter the Tucheng Temple through the invitation of the other party, and even the later selection is avoided. , but... now there's a problem."
The curse witch pointed to his nose, and said proudly, "I."
Yan Mo had no choice but to say, "Yes, the priest of Tucheng has recognized you as an old man. Under such circumstances, it doesn't make sense whether Ah Zhan continues to participate in the later stage selection or accepts the priest of Tucheng's invitation."
The curse witch nodded, "That's right, Yuan Zhan is your guardian warrior, with me here, how could it be possible to let him go to Tucheng."
Ding Ning, Ding Fei, Da Da and Bing slowed down their work, they knew that Yan Mo was not only explaining to Jiu Feng, but also explaining to them.
"So we want to go to Tucheng, but we can't take the initiative to go, so there is only one way." Yan Mo paused, and then said: "Didn't the witch eye say that the high priest of Tucheng is already on the way? They missed it, we must not take the bone bird, so that we can meet him on the way, and we have to pretend that it is not the direction to Tucheng."
"Jie? And then?" The innocent child Jiufeng felt that human beings are so complicated.
"Then we will find an appropriate time for Ah Zhan to act alone. If the priests of Tucheng are really so greedy for Ah Zhan, they will definitely follow us after they find us and see if there is a chance to do it. We just want to give them this opportunity , Let them take the initiative to take Ah Zhan away."
Yuan Zhan frowned, Yan Mo had already told him all this, but when he thought that he might be separated from his Mo for a while, he was extremely upset.
"Then we find out that A Zhan is missing, so we can have a reason to lead people into Tucheng. Not only can we take advantage of the chaos to rescue your little brother, but A Zhan can also do something in the chaos. In this way, even if Tucheng finds out We took away their treasures, and we have reason to say that this is the compensation for their captives. In this way, we are not thieves and robbers, but powerful sufferers who have obtained compensation. The other upper cities have no reason to trouble us when they know about it. Everyone Do you understand everything?"
"Jie!" Jiu Feng finally understood.
Ding Ning Ding Fei's eyes are full of admiration.
Bing nodded, as expected of their lord priest, he was thoughtful.
Da Da scratched his face and realized that to be a robber is to be a reasonable robber.
The curse witch shook his head greatly, thinking that there was no need for this at all, and he just grabbed what he wanted. Even if it doesn't make sense, so what, he is still alive and well, the biggest reason is being strong.
Yan Mo, who was forced by the guide to find ways to stand on the moral high ground: "Okay, Jiufeng, Master, can any of you tell me which direction Tucheng is in now? Let's choose a direction that is slightly off from her, not too far away." , lest their High Priest and us miss it."
The High Priest of Tucheng was not their first wave of guests. About half a day after they left Black Soil City in a sleigh, they were overtaken by a group of warriors riding war beasts.
The first one to discover is Bing, who is in charge of looking out. His vision is very special. Even if the sky is full of ice and snow, and everywhere is white, it does not affect his vision at all. It's just that when the sun comes out, he can't face the sun head-on Look.
"Mo Da, someone is chasing them. Judging from their leather armor and war beasts, they should be fighters from Black Earth City. They are very fast."
"Ready to fight!" Yuan Zhan raised his hand, and all three sleighs stopped slowly. "Bing is in charge of guarding, Ding Ning and Ding Fei are in charge of protecting priests and ancestral witches, and Da Da is in charge of sneak attacks."
Answering "Aw", his body instantly turned into a beast shape. What is surprising is that his originally black fur turned into white, and it was impossible to tell where he was hiding when he ran into the snow.
Yan Mo smiled proudly. This is the new ability he helped Dada's animal body develop. It can make the fur change color according to the environment. Of course, this ability did not appear out of thin air. It's too obvious that it has the current effect only after his intentional guidance. However, it is not known which of his parents this color-changing ability comes from. Yan Mo speculates that fish are more likely.
"Everyone, be careful, this is to rob people, but not to rob our leader, but to rob our newly recruited members. I think these fighters will probably treat us first and then attack us. Don't attack first."
Yan Mo guessed right again, nearly fifty soldiers, led by King Wu Shang, rushed to the Jiuyuan people.
But Bing reminded again at this time: "There are still a group of people following, and they are not far away."
"Everyone, don't do anything. I am the lord of Black Earth City. I came here to make a deal with you." King Wu Shang's voice came from afar.
Yan Mo was a little surprised. He expected someone to catch up, but he didn't expect that it would be the king himself. It seems that the boy's background was more complicated than he imagined. After thinking for a while, he went to Ding Ning Ding Fei's sleigh and woke up the sleepy boy who was taking medicine.
The boy opened his eyes and was about to speak, but Yan Mo raised his finger, "Shh, listen to me later, don't talk."
The boy didn't know why, but he nodded obediently.
Yuan Zhan signaled Bing to put down his bow and arrow.
The other side dared not put down their shields.
The two sides gradually approached, Yuan Zhan got off the sleigh cart, his big bare feet deliberately submerged in the deep snow, and lightly stroked on the frozen ground under the snow surface—this was a reminder from the witch, that the warriors of the earth should always have A part of the body can be in direct contact with the earth.
"Boom!" There was a low muffled sound.
The ground cracked, and a crack about one meter wide suddenly appeared, and the crack continued to grow.
The soldiers of Heitu City jumped in fright and stopped the war beasts one after another.
What Yuan Zhan did was not only for deterrence, but most importantly, he didn't want them to get close. Once these warriors who can turn into stone men let them get close, bows, arrows, fire, and knives are of no use to them, even if they are buried with soil. They can't die for a while, but his ability is not accurate enough to let any piece of land collapse if he wants to collapse before he is not prepared, so in order to prevent Yan Mo and others from being buried alive , he simply put out the melee possibility first.
This crack really frightened the soldiers of Black Earth City.
King Wu Shang laughed three times, and walked out from the soldiers' siege, "As expected of a land-controlling warrior, you are amazing. We are both of the blood of the God of the Earth, but your ability is much stronger than our Wu Shang's blood."
Yuan Zhan had no expression on his face, "Indeed."
King Wu Shang's face froze. He probably hadn't talked directly with the barbaric savage tribe for a long time, and he was very uncomfortable with the directness of the original battle.
"Tell me, is there anything you can't talk about in the city, and you have to chase it out?" It's not that Yuan Zhan can't be tactful, but he's not in the mood now.
The soldiers behind King Wu Shang were very angry, but King Wu Shang waved him secretly. This time he came out in person to try to resolve the matter without force.
"A Zhan, wait, someone is coming from behind, it seems they are also from Heitu City." Yan Mo also got off the sleigh cart and walked slowly to Yuan Zhan's side.
Yuan Zhan habitually reached out and pulled him into his arms.
Yan Mo endured it, this person couldn't leave him for a moment these days, he was sick! The Pian Curse Witch also said that his situation was normal, and that he was relatively restrained. It is said that people who have been cursed by the same kind can lock up their favorite people directly and let no one see them.
King Wu Shang on the opposite side of the crack also heard what Yan Mo said, and heard that another group of Heitucheng people were chasing after him, he clenched his fists angrily, his whereabouts were leaked!
"Second brother, my younger brother is here to help you!" Wu Shangque's voice came from afar.
King Wu Shang closed his eyes, this bastard!
Not wanting to wait for that mindless bastard to come over, King Wu Shang sped up his speech and said, "Master Curse, everyone in Jiuyuan, I heard that you took a slave from the city, maybe the waiters didn't tell you clearly, this name The mother of the slave used to be very fond of me, and I promised her that she would take good care of her son, and that I would help him get rid of his status as a slave when I found a suitable opportunity in the future. I am a waiter, but this child has not awakened any ability, the high priest is not very willing, and after I managed to talk to the high priest, I found that the child was actually given to you as a slave... "
King Wu Shang continued apologetically: "Although it is a good thing for him to follow you, I promised his mother to take good care of him, and the temple has agreed to let him be a god servant. If you are willing to hand over this child Give it to me, I am willing to give you ten beautiful female slaves or ten second-level yuan crystal coins."
A young slave exchanging ten second-level yuan crystal coins, the price is not suitable or not, but ridiculously high.
Yan Mo turned his head and asked the boy lying on the sleigh, "You heard everything, do you want to go back with your original king?"
The young man stretched out his hand and sat up with the help of Ding Ning and Ding Fei. He shook his head vigorously at Yan Mo, "No, I won't go back." He is not a fool. How can he be a slave for His Majesty the King himself? For the transaction, it is still a transaction of ten secondary Yuanjing coins.
Yan Mo turned around and smiled apologetically at King Wu Shang, "Your Majesty, you heard it all. This kid doesn't want to go back with you. I think this deal is fine. We still don't lack these Yuanjing coins in Jiuyuan."
King Wu Shang cursed secretly in his heart, feeling extremely regretful.
At the beginning, the queen was very jealous, and he couldn't see the slave son being put in front of his eyes, so he had to move the older child out of the palace and put it in the outer palace where the queen could not see. If he made a mistake, he became the slave of the fourth magpie. But as long as the child is still alive, he doesn't want to care about it too much, and if he puts it with the fourth child, no one will doubt it.
He regretted not regretting that he didn't care about the child, but regretting that he was not cruel enough at the beginning. He should have put the boy and girl who were born as sacrifices directly into the secret prison of the palace like his father, and then recovered when the time came. For their identities, just send them to sacrifice.
The public may wonder where these eldest men and eldest daughters came from, but as long as Wu Shang's blood is pushed out to make sacrifices, as long as there is no doubt about the temple, as long as the sacrificial ceremony every thirty years can be held normally, As long as the walls of Black Soil City are still strong, the people will not think too much at all. They are even happy to see those men and women with Wu Shang's blood burned to ashes by the flames.
The use of slaves as sacrifices was already a secret consensus between Wu Shang's blood and the temple. The temple knew what they were doing and acquiesced in their behavior. After all, who is willing to let their own eldest son and eldest daughter only live to be thirty years old at most? If the relationship is deep, it is even more reluctant.
So the first thing that almost every Wu Shang blood who ascended to the position of city lord did was to find a few beautiful female slaves, give birth to eldest sons and eldest daughters with them, and then imprison the children and prevent anyone from touching them. The father's city lord will not even look at them, so that when the time comes for these children to be sacrificed, they will not feel distressed.
They are not afraid that the child will die halfway, because the eldest son and eldest daughter of Wu Shang's blood seem to be blessed by the gods. So far, none of them has died.
He was still too soft-hearted. King Wu Shang thought, he actually gave his eldest son and eldest daughter a chance to live freely, although they are still slaves, compared to the previous sacrifices who couldn't even speak and were raised in the dungeon that was forever dark , they are happy enough.
King Wu Shang thought a lot in his mind, but his reply was not slow at all: "Are you Mo Wu? I have heard your name, and I heard that this child was saved by you? Thank you for your kindness. It's really important. If you are worried about his life in Black Earth City in the future, then I can guarantee here that when he returns, he will immediately get rid of his status as a slave and enter the temple to be a god servant. At that time, I will also let people Take good care of him."
Yan Mo turned his head again and asked the young man: "Are you moved? Are you tempted? I will ask you one last time. Do you want to go back? If you want, I don't want any Yuanjing coins. You can go with that majesty now."
The young man bit his lip, shook his head again, his expression was even more determined than before, "No, Mr. Que has given me to you, I am from Jiuyuan now, I don't want to go back to Heitu City."
"Even if you can become a prince when you go back?"
"Huh?" Ding Fei opened his mouth wide, while Ding Ning looked at the boy and then at King Wu Shang, feeling that he saw something.
"King Wu Shang's child is a slave? He was abused to the point where he was bruised all over his body, and he was almost beaten to death by a servant?" Ding Fei was so surprised.
The curse witch patted him on the head, "Son, you know too little. There are many cruel things in this world. Parents eat their newborn children directly."
King Wu Shang's expression changed. Who leaked this secret
No, no one knows this secret except him and the queen. How did that old witch know
By the way, he is a witch, so it is not surprising that he can see the blood of that young man.
"Prince? Second brother, did I hear correctly? Is this little slave your child?" Wu Shangque finally arrived, just in time to hear the last few words.
King Wu Shang glared at Wu Shangque, who was chasing after him on purpose. After seeing Wu Shanggao behind Wu Shangque, he was really angry, "Third brother, why did you follow here too?"
Wu Shanggao said in embarrassment and at a loss: "I heard that the fourth child said that you were in danger, so I took people to chase it out with him."
"Hehe, third brother, you should thank me. If I didn't bring you with me, you wouldn't have heard the big secret. It turns out that our king already has two sons... no, Wu Shang who succeeded the city lord The first child of the blood must be a boy, the second child must be a girl, where is the other girl?"
Wu Shangque was proud at first, then frowned, and finally said suddenly: "The first son is here, third brother, maybe one of your female slaves is the eldest daughter of our king."
"Wu Shangque!" King Wu Shang roared, "Don't meddle in this matter. If you don't understand, you can ask the temple, and they will give you an answer."
Wu Shangque roared back, "Don't use the temple to pressure me, what do you mean by hiding your eldest son and daughter?"
Wu Shanggao secretly pulled Wu Shangque, with embarrassment and pain on his face, even he could hear it, why didn't the fourth child hear it? Can this kind of thing be said in the open
Although those eldest sons and daughters are very pitiful, they have always been like this, and even if he sympathizes, there is nothing he can do.
King Wu Shang saw that this was the case, so he simply broke the jar, "Thank you again for your kindness, yes, this child is my eldest son, the first prince of Heitu City. Because his mother is a slave, and my queen is jealous That's why she hid him until now. Now, can you give me back my child?"
The soldiers brought by King Wu Shang were very silent, they were all the king's confidantes, even if they heard such an important secret, they were only surprised in their hearts.
However, the people brought by Wu Shangque were different, and there was a buzz of discussion. Many of these people were selected fighters that Wu Shangque had just recruited.
King Wu Shang pretended not to hear it. How could these outsiders and the Wu Shang nobles who only knew how to enjoy life know the pain and sacrifice of Wu Shang's blood as the city lord.
The boy's face became pale and pale. As a native of Heitu City, how could he not know the legend of Heitu City, every thirty years, the eldest son and daughter of King Wu Shang will be sacrificed and thrown into the flames...
King Wu Shang avoided Yan Mo's eyes, and stretched out his hand directly to the boy, "Son, I didn't tell you that all of this is my selfish intention as a father. I just want you to live a happier life. Now you already know your You should also understand your responsibilities. There are still ten years before the thirty-year sacrifice. I can promise you that after you go back, I will publicly restore your identity. You will be the most respected by the people of Black Earth City. The first prince. Come on, child, my Wu Shang's blood flows in your body, you belong to Heitu City, and I can't let anyone take you away."
The young man began to tremble, he didn't want to go back, he didn't want to be a sacrifice that was destined to die tragically, he, he was from Jiuyuan, he had already been sold to Jiuyuan by Mr. Que.
Yan Mo received the child's help-seeking gaze and asked him for the last time: "Do you want to go back to Black Earth City?"
"No!" How could a tortured slave have a sense of loyalty and responsibility to the Heitucheng people who abused him? And no one instilled this in him since he was a child.
"Very good." Yan Mo turned his head and faced King Wu Shang and the others, "You heard me, this kid doesn't want to go back with you, and this kid has been given to us by Lord Que before, so unless he pays off his debts, he wants to go back with us." Leave, otherwise he will be from Jiuyuan from now on."
King Wu Shang's face darkened, "Jiuyuan people, are you really going to fight our black earth city for a slave? He is my eldest son, how could he go with you, he must go back with me whether he wants to or not."
"Go to war? Okay, let's see how many of you can escape back alive." Yuan Zhan smiled grimly, and pulled out Mo Sha from his back with his backhand. Ah, he wanted to kill so much, finally someone sent himself to let him kill. Now his Mo can no longer blame him, can he? This is not his active provocation.