Everyone in the room had mixed feelings.
Ji Yan froze with the bag. No matter how stupid he was, he knew he had been played. It wasn't just him who wanted to play the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. The planner and executor of this incident were all fooled.
He threw the bag in his hand in disdain at the equally shocked Ji Jing in front of him. Holding his breath, Ji Yan left with his men in large strides.
They also had fields outside King City, but they were used to enjoying life since they were young and rarely went to their own fields. Even if they did go, they would not do it themselves. They would just watch others farm and sit in King City to count the results. If it were not for the secret that Ji Ju had been hiding, they would not have gone to the fields previously. They would avoid the smelly fertilizer and had never been treated like this before.
After Ji Yan left with a cold expression, Ji Jing smashed everything in the room that could be smashed. After she was done, she remembered why she was smashing things in this smelly room. So she changed to a clean room and continued to vent. When she was almost done, she called Luzhe over and gave him a good scolding.
Luzhe was the driver of Ji Jing's carriage when she went to the Golden Grain fields. At the time, Luzhe was trying to please Ji Jing but unexpectedly, he ran into Shao Xuan and 'Black Bear'.
This time, because of the Lu family's Lubi being beaten up, Luzhe heard from his tribesmen that the Lu family was thinking of revenge. Then Ji Jing gave him a mission. So he went to find some people. These people would do things for money and had already formed a group. They were tight-lipped and wouldn't leak information about their customers. They had met before the Lu family moved to the Royal City and moved to the Royal City together. So when Ji Jing gave them a mission, Luzhe went to find them.
With Ji Jing around and a generous reward, these people were happy to do it. Ji Jing only wanted the animal skin bag Shao Xuan carried around but Luzhe had ordered his men to kill Shao Xuan because of Lubi.
But who would have thought that after losing one and injuring several others, not only did they fail to kill the person, even the bag that they snatched back turned into a "poop bag"?
It was no wonder that Ji Jing would be angry. Even Lu Zhe was holding back his anger. Running into those people again and again, they were unlucky. It was simply a disaster!
After smashing things and cursing to her heart's content, Ji Jing led her subordinates back. She had to clean up the stench on her body. Although she had changed and washed, the stench was too strong. After washing, the stench was not strong, but it persisted. Even wearing fragrant flowers could not cover it up.
After Ji Jing left, Lu returned to the Linlu tribe's place in the Royal City.
"How is it?" Luming, who had been waiting for a long time, asked. In fact, when he saw Luzhe's gloomy face, he knew that things weren't going well. But he still wanted to know how things were going.
Luzhe told him everything he knew. "I didn't expect that kid to be so lucky!"
This was within Luming's expectations. "How could someone who could beat Lubi up be killed so easily? Lubi's hammer is still the chief's … the patriarch personally went to the Gongjia family to ask for it." When they were in the tribe, they called him the chief. Now that they were in the Royal City, they called him the patriarch.
"Are we going to let that kid go just like that?" Luzhe was unwilling. "Now that the kid has left the Golden Grain fields, I'm worried that he'll leave the Royal City. Once he leaves, it'll be difficult to find him."
"Don't worry." Luming smiled. "He won't be able to leave."
Seeing Luzhe's confusion, Luming explained, "The patriarch plans to do it himself!"
After Shao Xuan beat up Lubi, the Lu family had lost a lot of face in the Royal City. Even now, people in the Royal City still talked about Lubi being beaten up. The Lu family could not take this lying down. They did not want to waste any more time so they had to resolve this quickly. Hence, after some consideration, the current chief of the Linlu tribe, the patriarch, decided to do it himself.
If there were still some Yanjiao tribesmen in the Royal City, they would not have made such a rash decision. After all, based on past experience, the Yanjiao tribesmen were not easy to deal with. Even the aristocrats of the six tribes had suffered losses. However, they now knew that there were only two Yanjiao tribesmen in the Royal City. They were the two they met.
Since there were only two of them, things would be easier.
The Black Bears? That was not a problem. The Black Bears were few in number after all. Now that the Linlu tribesmen were all here, the Lu family had more confidence. If only they had succeeded last time …
When he thought about what happened at the Gongjia entrance, hatred flashed across Luming's eyes. However, this would be resolved soon. He began to plan how to restore the Lu family's reputation after dealing with the two Yanjiao tribesmen.
The Royal City people who liked to watch drama were forgetful. They would only remember the final result. Last time, the Lu family lost to Shao Xuan but if they won the next time, the Royal City's reputation would change.
As for bullying the weak with numbers, there was no such thing here. Even if there was, they would not admit it. They believed that the final winner would rule everything.
Shao Xuan did not know that the Lu family was plotting against him. After he and Guang Yi were attacked, the manager of the Golden Grain fields sent a new bullock-cart over with a few guards.
The guards and bullock-cart only returned after they sent Shao Xuan and Guang Yi to the city gates.
When Shao Xuan arrived at the Black Bears' outpost, Black Bear had just returned.
"Shao Xuan, you're back just in time. Master Tianheng sent someone to say that your sword and knife are ready. You can take them when you come back." Black Bear was overjoyed because Gongjia Heng had promised to make him an axe. However, it would be delayed and the price would be higher. Black Bear had no objections. He was lucky enough to have Master Heng make him a weapon. Gold leaves were nothing. He could earn more if he didn't have them.
"It's ready? I was just thinking of getting a new sword. "Shao Xuan was overjoyed. His sword was chipped so it was inconvenient to continue using it. It was a good time to get a new one.
He was thinking that it would be great if there were good stones around so he could make a few more swords. He could polish the chipped sword and continue using it. Unfortunately, other than the good stones at the city gates, he did not see any good stones around.
"I've just finished my business. I'll go with you. Eh, Shao Xuan, what's wrong with your sword? Did you get into a fight in the fields? "Black Bear turned to look at Guang Yi's sword. There were also many scratches on the blade.
If there were scratches like that, it was definitely not a small fight. A few more hits and the sword would break.
Shao Xuan briefly explained the situation to Black Bear.
Black Bear was silent for a moment. His smile faded and he said sternly, "Shao Xuan, I advise you to leave the Royal City as soon as possible. Almost all the people from the Linlu tribe have moved here. Once things settle down, I'm worried that they will attack you. Shao Xuan, you don't know this but while you were at the Golden Grain fields, some of our people managed to sneak in. If it weren't for the tight security, someone would have stolen our stuff. Especially the grain cellar and the crypt. Your grains are all in there. "
"For the Thousand Grain Gold?!" whispered Guang Yi.
"No, not completely. That's just one of the reasons. More importantly, you've been targeted. More things might happen in the future," said Black Bear.
It was hard to find a chance to deal with Black Bear but it was much easier to deal with Shao Xuan. After all, Shao Xuan did not have a place to stay here. Plus, he was alone.
"Mm, I understand." Shao Xuan had already thought of this when he was attacked. Now that he had met Heng and learned about the Thousand Grain Gold, it was time to leave. It was more dangerous to stay here.
"Why don't you leave tomorrow? Maoda was supposed to leave in three days but since you're in trouble, you should leave earlier," said Black Bear.
"Thank you!"
"Sigh, you're welcome. I even used you to get some golden grains and met Master Heng. This is nothing. "Black Bear chuckled.
When Shao Xuan arrived at Gongjia Heng's place to get the sword, Heng was busy in the forging room so Shao Xuan did not see him. However, Heng had already instructed his apprentices to bring him the sword and knife he had made. There were also a few decent weapons, all axes.
When Heng was at the Yanjiao tribe, he had heard that tribesmen preferred axes when they hunted. This time, he asked his apprentices to forge some axes for Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan took the sword and opened the cloth wrapping it, revealing the golden blade. Compared to before, the golden colour of the blade was lighter, but Shao Xuan felt that it was sharper. The patterns on the blade had changed. Within the golden blade, the silver lines were like flames.
He tossed a piece of wood the apprentice handed him to test the sword. The blade flashed and the wood as thick as a forearm was easily cut in half.
"Do you still want to try rocks?" asked the apprentice expectantly.
"No need, I know what to do." Shao Xuan put the sword away. After the modification, although the sword had been upgraded in all aspects, it might not be able to cut through rocks easily. Even if the blade was flawless, it would still be affected. For a sword like this, if the blade was damaged, it would be broken.
If there was a chance in the future, Shao Xuan wanted to forge a sword for himself. A knife would be even better. However, the tribe's core seed was on the other side of the sea and the core seed here was controlled by the six major tribes. The Gongjia family would not let outsiders take advantage of them.
He did not know when he could go back. Shao Xuan sighed as he kept the sword. He asked Guang Yi, who was testing the knife next to him.
"How was it?"
Guang Yi's face was glowing. "Very good!"
"Thank Master Heng for me. Tell him that next time I have something good, I'll get the Black Bears to bring it over," Shao Xuan said to the apprentice.
'Black Bear' was overjoyed. Their trading party was the connection between the Yanjiao tribe and Gongjia Heng. They were happy to be this connection as they benefited greatly from it.
After taking the things and thanking him, Shao Xuan did not stay. Since they were leaving tomorrow, he should go back early to prepare.
When he left the Gongjia residence, Ji Fang happened to be there.
Shao Xuan greeted him and continued walking. After all, he wasn't familiar with this person. Unexpectedly, Ji Fang called out to him.
"Wait." Ji Fang turned around. "If there's nothing else, please don't stay in Royal City."
It was not a warning but a reminder. Shao Xuan and the other two understood.
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