When there was no one else around, Guigou turned to Robber Seven. "Speak. If it's worth it, we'll return it to you. "
"Really?" Robber Seven looked at Guigou suspiciously, then at Shao Xuan.
"That's only if it's worth it, or else …"
"It's worth it! Definitely worth it! Even if it's not, I can give you some other information, such as what kind of person Si is. " After Robber Seven suffered at the hands of Yanjiao, he would be well prepared for every operation. This time, he had done a lot of preparation to steal Si's things.
Seeing that Guigou and Shao Xuan had agreed, Robber Seven ignored Ao's frown and told them what he knew.
"Si is close to the new king of the Royal City, Ji Fang."
Robber Seven's first sentence shocked Guigou and Ao. Shao Xuan, on the other hand, wasn't too surprised. It made sense for a slave owner to be close to a slave trader. However, from Robber Seven's tone, Si and Ji Fang were working together. Perhaps Ji Fang's success in seizing the throne was also due to Si's help.
Participating in the fight for the throne was bound to bring many benefits. No wonder Bi could become the largest slave trading organisation.
"You're saying that it was Ji Fang's order to capture slaves from our side?!" Ao's eyebrows were almost raised.
"No." Robber Seven shook his head. According to what he overheard, "It was Si's order to capture slaves. After Ji Fang found out, he called him over and told him to bring all the people from the Flaming River Trading Point here and not to sell them. Si didn't seem happy about it but he didn't refuse. I knew you were coming because I overheard it. "Robber Seven didn't expect Yanjiao to come from Chao Qiu City. If he had known, he would have stayed as far away as possible.
"You want to trade this information with us?" Shao Xuan asked.
"What's the rush? There's more. " Robber Seven scratched his head and continued, "Let's talk about Ji Fang. Other than his many helpers, there's another important reason why he could seize the throne – his sword."
"Sword?" Shao Xuan was confused.
"Not bad. One of the main reasons why the Ji family could become the leader of the six major tribes in the Royal City and sit on the throne was because of their swords. If this had happened a thousand years ago, many people would have known that the Ji family's sword was known as the King's Sword. The aristocrats' swordsmanship actually originated from them. "
"Isn't the Ji family's sword made by the Gongjia family?" Guigou asked. He understood this from Gongjia Ren.
"No." Robber Seven glanced at Shao Xuan and the other two with an 'I knew you wouldn't understand' look. This was something he had investigated before he made his move. He had also learned a lot of secrets through various channels.
"Before the Gongjia family appeared in the Royal City, the Ji family's swordsmanship made them the leader of the six tribes in the Royal City. The other tribes feared them. Of course, the Yi family was an exception. The Yi family did not have such intentions. The other four tribes were no match for the Ji family in terms of martial prowess. That was why the Ji family was crowned king. "
"Now, the Ji family's advantage is even greater. The only threat to the Ji family, the Yi family, has been crippled. The Yi family is now divided by internal and external problems. Other than a few puppets, there are not many people left in the family. The six aristocrats of the Royal City should now be called the five aristocrats of the Royal City, "Robber Seven sighed.
"Let's not talk about the Yi family first. Let's talk about the Ji family's swords. Could it be that the Ji family's swordsmanship is better than the Gongjia family's?" Guigou placed great importance on this question. As for the Yi family, he had already heard some predictions from Yi Zong. That was why he was not surprised to hear about the Yi family's results.
"That's not it. In terms of skill, the Gongjia family is better. However, the Ji family's swords can break the swords of some of the Gongjia family's blacksmiths! The reason is that the Ji family uses blood to make their swords. The Ji family's blood can make swords! "
"Make swords with human blood?!" This time, even Shao Xuan was shocked. He always thought that only the blood of a few special beasts could be used to make swords. Who would have thought that human blood could be used to make swords as well? Anyway, Shao Xuan's own blood could not do it.
With the core seed, they had a gold mine. Plus, their own blood could be used to make swords. With their logistics, they had large fields of grains. One could only imagine how powerful the Ji family was.
"But …" Robber Seven's tone was strange, his expression perverted. "The glorious history of the Ji family where everyone could make swords is long gone. After the Ji family established the Royal City, there were people who could not make swords with their blood."
Robber Seven was so excited to talk about other families' dirty secrets and gossip that his spittle almost landed on Shao Xuan and the other two's faces. However, if what Robber Seven said was true, it was quite interesting.
When the situation first appeared, they were all in doubt and self-doubt. However, gradually, they realised that more and more people in the family were in the same situation. In the end, in order to maintain the glory of swords, they lured the Gongjia family into the Royal City. It could be said that the Ji family was the main reason why the Gongjia family was able to establish a foothold in the Royal City so quickly.
Since their blood could not be used to make swords, they would let others make better swords. After all, they had to carry a sword with them. It was a tradition.
However, although it was over, many people still felt sorry for the Ji family's ancestors.
Perhaps the Ji family's ancestors were reflecting in their graves. How could they have given birth to a bunch of useless people? Perhaps they were not even his children! The Ji family used their blood to make swords, that was how they became royalty. How could there be a bloodline that could not be used to make swords?
What a disgrace, what a disgrace!
Ridiculous, ridiculous!
The Ji family suspected that their bloodline was tainted but they would not embarrass themselves in public. They still maintained their kingly demeanour, but they lacked a sense of confidence. Very few people knew about this secret because the Ji family purposely kept it a secret!
In the past thousand years, the number of Ji family members who could use their blood to make swords could be counted with ten fingers. However, these swordsmiths were taking a huge risk. They had to let their blood out to make swords, which meant they were weak. Once they were weak, it would be easy for others to take advantage of them. If they were not careful, they could leave behind serious injuries in their bodies.
At the same time, once they succeeded, there would be less resistance to inheriting the throne.
"Ji Fang once went to Gongjia Heng, hoping that he could forge a satisfactory King's Sword. Unfortunately, he didn't succeed. In the end, Ji Fang used his own blood to forge the sword and was almost assassinated because of it," Robber Seven told him everything he knew.
Ji Fang's usurpation of the throne must have caused some opposition in the family. However, when the King's Sword appeared, no one said a word.
This sword was the proof of royal blood! No matter how despicable Ji Fang's usurpation of the throne was, no matter how many tricks he used, once the sword appeared, the entire Ji family fell silent.
The Ji family hated the Yi family. They could have divined the location of the Star Butterfly but they were worried that the Ji family's power would harm them. That was why they did not perform the divination until Yi Xiang's incident happened.
After the Yi family's incident, the Ji family was the first to attack them.
Shao Xuan remembered meeting Ji Fang at Gongjia Heng's place when he went to the Royal City. Ji Fang seemed to have gone there to ask for a sword but failed. Heng could not make a sword of Ji Fang's standard. According to Robber Seven, Ji Fang must have started the sword not long after Shao Xuan left.
He had to be careful when facing Ji Fang in the Royal City. There must be something special about the King's Sword.
"What about Si? Tell me about the leader of Bi, Si. What kind of person is he? "asked Shao Xuan.
"Si?" Robber Seven's high spirits were dampened. "Si, to many people, means death. No, it's worse than death. He's the leader of the slave traders. In his eyes, there are no nobles, no tribes, only the value of slaves. There is a term in the Bi organization called 'provincial people'. No matter what this term means in other places, in the Bi organization, its meaning is to examine whether a person has the possibility of becoming a slave and how much he or she is worth. "
It was like looking at meat on a chopping board with a critical eye.
"Si wears black and has a long 'cross' staff. There's a knife at the end of the staff in the shape of a horizontal Bi. The carving on it is an eye …"
Robber Seven picked out everything he knew about Si and only stopped when his mouth was dry. He looked at Shao Xuan and the other two. "I spent a lot of effort to gather this information. Hurry up and return it to me."
"No, it's not worth it." Shao Xuan looked at Robber Seven. "Tie him up."
Ignoring Robber Seven's hysterical curses, Shao Xuan ordered someone to stuff a piece of animal skin into Robber Seven's mouth. He turned to Guigou and said, "Take the others and continue forward. I'll meet Si."
"You want to use Robber Seven to lure Si here? Will Si really come? "asked Guigou.
"Si will be here soon." Shao Xuan crushed the knotted straw rope in his hand and scattered it.
Guigou wanted to say that he would stay as well but considering the large group, he swallowed his words. In the end, other than Shao Xuan, Gan Qie, Thunder Mountain tribe's leader Lu Zhai, Zhi tribe's leader Ci Du, Water Tiger tribe's leader Qu Li and Long boat tribe's leader Mu Fa remained. They all wanted to meet the legendary leader of the largest slave trading organization, Si.
Robber Seven's mouth was gagged and he was trapped in a cocoon. Only his head was exposed. At first, he wriggled left and right but now, he was calm.
The sun gradually set and the sky darkened. The night breeze carried a faint chill.
Robber Seven, who was about to be turned into a cocoon, was thrown onto a large rock on the grass. He didn't scream or struggle, he just looked up in silence. His eyes were focused on the sky, as if he was a philosopher pondering the mysteries of the universe. Who am I? Where am I? What do I want to do?
Clang clang clang —
The sound of chains rang under the night sky, attracting everyone's attention.
Shao Xuan sat on the rock and looked in the direction of the sound.
In the distance, a figure appeared. His black cloak fluttered in the wind. He held a long sickle-like object in his hand. He looked like a grim reaper walking out from the night.
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