In the next few days, the caravan passed through the wilderness and arrived at the heart of the Righteous Canal Country. The terrain was undulating and the weather was becoming warmer. The Qilian Mountain Range and the Helan Mountain Range in the distance were like a pair of giant arms that met at the Righteous Canal Country's Six Pan Mountain and Long Mountain Range. They blocked the cold wind and snow from the north, creating a warm winter camp.
The caravan was getting closer and closer to the Righteous Canal Country's capital. Large fields appeared on both sides of the road and there were many War Hounds slaves working in the fields.
This kind of ancient farming scene that could only be seen during the slash-and-burn era attracted a bit of Chen Ang's interest. From the Righteous Canal Country's War Hounds' productivity, it was around the same level as the central continent's Shang and Zhou dynasties. Slaves were widely used and after asking the youth surnamed Zhu who was familiar with the Righteous Canal Country, he learned that although the central continent called the War Hounds and Ghost Square people the same race.
Their internal divisions were very strong. Those War Hounds would only call themselves people of a certain tribe and would not think of themselves as War Hounds. Killing and enslaving each other was very common.
The Righteous Canal Country was ruled by the Righteous Canal Country. The Righteous Canal Country was made up of six tribes, Peng Lu, Yu Zhi, Quan Gao, Yang Ju, Gui Ji, and Qu Yan. Each tribe had the Quan Gao Family as the royal family and the six tribes had twenty thousand soldiers and several hundred thousand people. They were the Ghost Square Hounds' War Hound Ge Tribe, one of the most powerful tribes in the central continent.
Other than these six tribes in the Righteous Canal Country, there were also many small tribes. Some were the descendants of the Mastiff Tribe that invaded the Zhou Dynasty in the past, some were the remnants of other Ghost Square tribes, some were tribes that split off from the six tribes, and some were War Hounds that grew in disorder. The Righteous Canal Country did not actually have a fixed territory. Other than building several large cities like the central continent and allowing the six tribes to station themselves in the most fertile places, the other territories were all controlled by the Righteous Canal Country's soldiers. The four tribes that paid tribute were the Righteous Canal Country's territory.
Therefore the Righteous Canal people did not treat the War Hounds Tribe as citizens. They were constantly on guard against them, suppressing them, capturing them as slaves, and stealing their goods and livestock. The Righteous Canal's Three Evils, rather than saying it was a disaster, it would be better to say it was the Righteous Canal's six tribes' deliberate indulgence.
On the way to Righteous Canal City, the caravan had met several nobles from the six tribes who had brought their own warriors out to plunder slaves. There were also sorcerers from the six tribes who had purposely forced the smaller tribes to sacrifice their children in preparation for the sorcerers' blood sacrifice sorcery to weaken their population potential. However, Chen Ang naturally would not understand such a humane competition for survival.
If someone followed the ethics of the Dong Sheng Divine Continent, they would naturally think that this kind of cruel and bloody slaughter was an unpardonable crime. This was using one's heart to replace the heart of the heavens. When they met the civilized environment of the War Hounds and Ghost Square, there would be many conflicts and they would even make a fool of themselves. Chen Ang looked at the development of civilization, so he naturally would not fall into this rut.
The large caravan had met two attacks from the nobles of the six tribes. The first time was when the great merchant Zhu appeared and gave up some goods to make the nobles retreat. The other time, when both sides fought, the old Qin caravan was really tough. Everyone carried their weapons and dared to charge forward and kill. Chen Ang saw the old, weak, women, and children in the caravan being protected by the carriages, but they still dared to shoot the War Hounds with their bows.
Chen Ang also felt the Chinese martial style and personally shot three arrows, killing the leader of the War Hounds.
The mixed tribes around the caravan did not feel any sympathy for the death of the rabbit. Instead, they were the most pleased with their killing. Seeing how they often took the opportunity when the caravan was resting to plunder the surrounding small tribes, one could tell that this caravan did not believe in the morality of fair trade. If it was not because the great merchant Zhu had a 'big business' to do and did not want to cause any trouble, perhaps they would also turn into horse bandits and plunder a few small tribes.
When it was close to winter, the caravan finally arrived at Yi River City. The great merchant Zhu had some connections here and it was unknown how he dealt with it, but the Quan Gao tribe stationed in Yi River City did not have any suspicions and brought them to the barbican outside of the city. Chen Ang could understand this. Looking at the style of the caravan, he could tell that the merchants of the various countries were not easy to deal with.
If the people of Yiqu dared to bring them into the city without any precautions, maybe one day the great merchant Zhu would find an opportunity to burn down the city and return with their wealth. This was not the fear of the people of Yiqu, but there were many such incidents since ancient times. Huaxia in the Central Plains had always erased the shameful things that they had done from history, but there was a country called Troy in the West, a Greek state. In their own epic, it was recorded that when the Trojan envoys went to another state, Sparta, to trade, they saw that the city of Sparta was unguarded, so they took the opportunity to plunder, and even kidnapped the Queen of Sparta, Helen.
Later on, the rumors spread that Helen was shockingly beautiful and attracted the Trojans to plunder her. It could be seen that the reputation of framing a femme fatale existed in every country and it was a plot that the people loved to see.
The caravan was busy for a long time and the sky gradually darkened. Chen Ang saw that the caravan had settled down and called for the Monkey King, "Monkey King, we are here to spread our teachings but we want to meet the King of Yi River so that we can get his help and head west. Go and ask the great merchant Zhu if he has any way to let us meet the King of Yi River and ask for his help. "
The Monkey King received the order and went to find the great merchant Zhu and told him the purpose of his visit.
Merchant Zhu said hesitantly, "It is not difficult to meet the monarch. The people of Yi Qu Country are greedy for wealth. I will definitely be able to meet the monarch in the name of offering tribute. However, Gentleman Sun, many of the nobles that I have befriended in Yi Qu City have secretly told me that the current Yi Qu Country is treacherous and not a good place! Although the Quan Gao Clan is the royal family of Yi River, they are barbarians and there is no loyalty between the king and his subjects. Today, I received news that there is a great shaman in the Qu Yan Clan and he has mastered a powerful witchcraft that allows the warriors of the clan to fight bravely and be possessed by ghosts and gods. Now, the Qu Yan Clan's power has increased tremendously and they have already gained the support of three out of the six tribes. They want to usurp the throne of the Quan Gao Clan and they will launch an attack in a few days. "
"The tribes that are close to the Quan Gao Clan have been faced with calamities and there are often cases where the entire clan is wiped out. If we meet the King of Yi River at this time, we might be in danger!"
The Monkey King did not care about these and he laughed, "Master Zhu, I will not hide this from you. You might have noticed along the way but the four of us are not mortals! No matter how treacherous the Yi River Country is, what does it have to do with us? "
The great merchant Zhu complained, "Gentleman Sun is able to subdue that demon tiger and he is a powerful being. Of course, he is not afraid of a mere Yi River King. But I am a mortal and my family business is too big for me to handle! If the Yi River Country is in chaos, Gentleman Sun and the two physicians are not afraid but our lives will be in danger. Please, Gentleman Sun, spare us a way out. "
"What a cunning old prostitute. You dared to risk your family business to follow us, so how can you be a coward?" Goku laughed and said, "You must have stretched out your hand to ask for benefits from us!"
"How dare I!" Zhu Dahao smiled apologetically and said, "Gentlemen may not know, but ever since the day of Doctor Chen's test, my good-for-nothing son of mine has been flipping the Heavenly Book over and over again. His mind is in a trance. Please enlighten him and wake him up."
The Monkey King thought for a while and understood the great merchant Zhu's plan. He knew that his family could not get along well with Chen Ang and the others and he could not say anything in front of them. Hence, he wanted to send his son out to build a relationship with them. This was known as son diplomacy. The great merchant Zhu understood that in order to build a relationship, it depended on whether the person was compatible or not. In front of Chen Ang, his son was nothing but a mortal. Why not send that foolish and courageous young man out to ask for guidance?
After the Monkey King understood, he called the young man over and asked, "How many marks have you completed on the homework that my master gave you?"
The young man naturally did not dare to be so presumptuous in front of Wukong, but when it came to the homework, his whole body collapsed, and he said with a pale face, "Don't talk about a few marks, I haven't even understood the question on the first page!"
The Monkey King sighed, "Then you are really not fated! Back then, when I was imparted by the Patriarch, it only took me a day and a night. Although I didn't understand everything, I was able to answer most of the questions. Now that 20 years have passed, you still can't even understand the questions. Your aptitude is too low, I'm afraid you are not fated! "
The Monkey King really didn't lie to him. However, the Monkey King was a Heavenly Stone Monkey and had the title of Spiritual Stone Monkey. He was born with innate intelligence. Even if he didn't become a disciple of Chen Ang, he would still be able to cultivate top-tier spells under Patriarch Subhuti. After becoming a disciple of Chen Ang, he would be able to form a quantum primordial spirit and gain boundless intelligence. With a single thought, he would be able to know everything under the heavens and create a virtual world.
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