In fact, even if Sanniang didn't say it, Zhao Changhe still needed to go to the market.
Because what Yue Hongling asked him to bring were not food or water. She only needed to snatch some from the caravan to last for a few days. Bringing too much would be a burden. The food and water were what Zhao Changhe planned to prepare for himself.
The supplies Yue Hongling needed him to bring were mostly medicines and consumables such as hidden weapons, which had long been used up; it would be best if he had a good bow, which was particularly useful in this environment. She had brought it with her when she first came out of seclusion, but it broke long ago; she also wanted him to bring some clothes, but she had lost all her clothes except for her last set, and even that set had some damage, which was not bad at all, but it was also spoiled.
Other things are easy to deal with, such as clothes, Yue Hongling would never ask others to bring them, but since it was Zhao Changhe, it seemed that he could...
Zhao Changhe was strolling in the market, thinking that Yue Hongling was so damn amazing.
She had been wandering alone in the vast grassland for about three months, with enemies everywhere and no supplies. However, she still galloped around, killed the Black Wolf King, robbed various merchants, and beat the Hu people to special restrictions on the attribute of "women", and beat the caravans such as Qiao Er on the road with lingering fears of "single horse bandits".
Even when they ran out of ammunition and food, people were still frightened by the sight of the red shadow.
Zhao Changhe had to admit that he couldn't do this kind of thing. It took not only the strength, but also the heart to endure loneliness.
But Zhao Changhe still subconsciously felt a little worried.
The strong men of the Hu people are basically gathered at the front line. There may be fewer of them in the rear, but they should not be absent. For example, there should be masters stationed in the Eternal Heaven Temple.
Because there were few people, they couldn't run around the world to look for Yue Hongling's whereabouts, and it was even harder to meet him by chance, so Yue Hongling probably had never met a very strong person. But once his whereabouts were confirmed, he would be in great danger.
Yue Hongling should not have thought of this. After running out of ammunition and food, there was no need to stay here any longer. It would only take about five days to get back to Yanmen by horseback. What made her stay here? Was there any important idea that she wanted to complete before leaving
While thinking, I bought what I needed in the market.
Medicines, hidden weapons, bows and arrows were all easy to deal with, and he also picked out a good bow for himself, but he was having trouble choosing clothes.
There are many women's ready-made clothes here, but there are very few Middle-earth styles, most of them are grassland and Western styles, and most of them are the kind worn by Hu Ji, with arms and waist exposed and a few cloth belts wrapped around them, and long skirts underneath. If you buy this for Sisi, maybe she will wear it. Yue Hongling will kick you to death.
The Central Plains style can only be seen occasionally, and only skirts. It is understandable that if the Hu people want to buy women's clothing from the Central Plains, it is obviously to dress up their own girls. They are all formal dresses and long skirts or even palace dresses. There is no market for knight-errant costumes here.
Sanniang's ordinary thorn cloth skirt was low-cut. I don't know where she bought it. I guess it was custom-made? Anyway, it was not suitable to buy it from her, and Yue Hongling did not accept it.
I didn't expect to get stuck on such a small matter...
"I said, don't you have any working people here?" Zhao Changhe couldn't help but ask the owner of the clothing store.
"Ah? What is that?"
"It's the women who do the rough work."
"I say, you are from the Central Plains, are you not smart enough? This is a trading place outside the Great Wall, there are not many natives, and there are two kinds of women, one is the slaves transported here, and the other is people of status. The slaves were transported here because they are beautiful, not for work, so just remove the word 'movable' and that's about it."
Zhao Changhe thought for a long time before saying, "Then give me a set of men's clothes, thin type, should you have it? About my height. I want pants, not the kind with skirts."
The boss threw over a set of white men's clothing. Zhao Changhe grabbed it and felt that the fabric was good. He didn't unfold it to take a closer look. He just stuffed it into the package and asked, "Where is the market for rare items? I looked around but didn't see any. For example, treasures with special effects, antiques, or things that no one can identify... "
"You're going in the wrong direction. On the other side is the rare item market."
"Thanks."
Zhao Changhe picked up his bag and left, looking up at the animal arena next to him. This huge arena and slave auction house was the core of the entire market, and that Wu Commander was the local tyrant inside.
The major areas of the market are built around this place, and there are also various restaurants and inns around it. Han Wubing now lives nearby, which makes it convenient for him to observe the situation in this place up close. Sanniang's inn occupies the best entrance point to the market from the outside. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
The whole place looks very high-end and classy, and there should be many experts in it. However, Zhao Changhe has never been very interested in the situation inside and always feels that it has nothing to do with him.
Walking around the zoo to the opposite side, you can see the rare item market. Zhao Changhe took a rough look at it. There were many kinds of antiques, good and bad, but basically they only dared to claim to be antiques from this era. No one dared to claim to be from the previous era.
I don’t know if they really don’t have it, or if they are afraid of showing off their wealth. Once the things from the last era are revealed, everyone in the Heavenly Ranking will be interested in them. It doesn’t seem realistic to sell them in the market…
Thinking of this, I wondered if I should find a chance to go into the zoo... If there were any rare items being auctioned, it would be most likely in there. I felt that Han Wubing was squatting here for this reason. He was a sword fanatic. He had some interest and passion in the Hu-Han War. It was not that he had no interest in it, but it was not as strong as mine. This place of gathering of wind and clouds was good for his training and treasure hunting.
Just when I was wondering whether I should find Han Wubing to exchange experiences, I suddenly saw an acquaintance in front of me.
—Batu, who once fought with Chi Li and Zhao Changhe in Yangzhou, is said to be the direct descendant of He Lei. Logically, he should be his nephew, but it is not known whether he is his biological son.
Zhao Changhe's heart moved. It was said that the War Lion tribe had a hard time recently. The pillar of the tribe, He Lei, died unexpectedly in the Middle Earth, which was a devastating blow to the tribe. The tribe itself was fighting over inheritance rights and other issues, and other tribes were ready to make moves because of their unrest, and even the Khan Timur might be involved.
According to Sanniang, the food of the Qiao family caravan was supposed to be sold to the War Lion Tribe, but it was sold to the Wild Wolf Tribe halfway. It is very likely that the War Lion Tribe didn't even know who had intercepted the food. This is a very typical microcosm.
According to Cui Yuanyong, the Wild Wolf Tribe is a small and weak tribe with few people. Even such a small force dares to bite the War Lion Tribe, which shows that Batu is really sad now...
At this time, Batu was talking to a grassland man, and he seemed very excited. It was too far to hear clearly. Zhao Changhe moved to a nearby antique stall calmly, pretending to pick something, but actually eavesdropping.
Batu was waving his arms: "I can give you jewelry, but I can't give you that thing! Otherwise, my uncle will not forgive me in Changshengtian!" The man said: "But you want food. Don't you know that food is extremely scarce during this period? The Khan is more anxious to attack the pass for this reason. If you take down Yanmen, everyone will have food, treasures, and women. If you can't take it down, just prepare for a cold winter. It's not surprising that many people will freeze to death or starve to death."
If someone is going to freeze to death or starve to death, Batu's tribe is the most dangerous one now. This person looks like he is presenting facts and reasoning, but in fact it is a naked threat.
Batu's voice was very angry: "Hu Lie, my uncle was very kind to you back then..."
Hu Lie... Zhao Changhe had seen this name on the Chaos List, ranked 41st on the Human List.
There really is a human ranking here, and the ranking is not low. Zhao Changhe frowned tightly, wondering if this has anything to do with Yue Hongling
Hu Lie said calmly: "He Lei is your uncle, but he is also the uncle of your other brothers. Who else can help you? I know that you are the closest one, but others don't think so. I am the only one who is willing to help you a little. Why don't you try to find someone else?"
Batu said: "What is the difference between you and them? They want to swallow my tribe, and you want our treasure!"
Hu Lie said: "That's different. At least I am really willing to give you food. But they just want to swallow you and your treasures together."
Batu fell silent.
Although Hu Lie was also taking advantage of the situation, this was true. Compared to others, Hu Lie was reluctantly willing to help.
Of course, no one knows whether they will turn against each other after getting the treasure. Even if they are given food first, they can still snatch it back.
Should we gamble on Hu Lie's reputation? It seems that there is no other way to go.
Seeing that he was silent, Hu Lie looked at the sky and said, "I have other important things to do in Huangshaji, so I don't have time to chat with you here. You might as well think it over carefully. When I come back from my work in the evening, I will treat you to a drink and discuss it later."
Batu asked, "Are you here to kill Yue Hongling?"
Hu Lie tapped his head: "Yes, you have met Yue Hongling... Do you want to go with me?"
Zhao Changhe: “…”
Batu was silent for a moment and shook his head: "I'm not in the mood. I'll ask someone else..."
Hu Lie was so angry that he almost laughed: "You are a brainless reckless man. If you ask a few more people, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave Huangshaji alive! Now each family still has to have some dignity, so it's not easy to attack you in the Khan's place. Don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit... Well, let you hit a wall!"
After saying that, he turned away.
Batu stood there in silence for a while, sitting in the stall with his knees hugged.
He is actually selling jewelry here!
Zhao Changhe calmly walked to his stall and picked up a bracelet. "How much?"
Batu pointed to the sign beside him listlessly: "No money required, only food, cattle and sheep."
Zhao Changhe looked at him for a while, and suddenly asked, "You're exchanging food for tens of thousands of people like this?"
Batu squinted his eyes and looked at him: "What do you want to say, Central Plains people."
"It's not like you haven't done business with people from the Central Plains, right?"
"Of course. You have plenty of food?"
"I don't have any, but I know where I can find some, and it's something you can actually eat. How about exchanging information with you?"
Batu asked, "What news do you want?"
"What was their plan to kill Yue Hongling?"
Batu's eyes became fierce, and he stared at Zhao Changhe without blinking.
Zhao Changhe said calmly: "Yue Hongling killed the Black Wolf King, and she has no grudge against your War Lion Tribe. Do you think her life is more important, or your tribe's food is more important?"
Batu's eyes dimmed and he sighed, "You are right. But I don't know their arrangement either."
"Didn't they invite you just now? Just join us, and take me with you? How about I be your bodyguard?"
Batu asked, "Where can I get the Central Plains guards?"
"I'll change into your clothes. Who can recognize where I am from?" Zhao Changhe said impatiently, "Is this how a prairie lion works? Can you please say a word?"
Batu gritted his teeth: "Okay."
(End of this chapter)