Chapter Fourteen: Taboo

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  Shi Qiren and Shi Taizhen arrived, the two hundred officials had a unique aura on their bodies, which could be seen at a glance even in the vast crowd. Shi Qiren nodded slightly towards Xiao Yi, then looked at Shi Lei with a glance, being looked at by his father like this, in the past, Shi Lei often avoided eye contact, and even felt uneasy in his heart, but this time he met his gaze straight on, although his heart was still racing, but his chest was exceptionally excited.

  With a soft hum, Shi Qiren didn't say much, but only took a deep look at Xiao Yi. Soon, the two 100-man warrior teams had arrived, and they set off under the moonlight towards the east, Jingyuan Valley, which was 100 miles away in the eastern direction.

  Two hundred people, extremely fast, the news was leaked during the day, now set off, compared to the Wind Tooth tribe more than 1,500 miles away, several days of preparation were made, but a nearly ten-mile-long Jing Shi vein was too important, and in Xiao Yi's heart, there would only be one outcome in the end.

  Jingyuan Valley, a ring-shaped valley with steep cliffs, over a hundred feet high, and at the top, there are occasionally eagles soaring, their cries piercing the clouds. However, soon after, arrows of dark clouds shoot into the sky, and one by one, black dots fall continuously, quickly disappearing without a sound. Jingyuan Valley is very large, covering dozens of miles in circumference. Inside the valley, strange rocks jut out, with four entrances on all sides. The Bloodstone Tribe has stationed an army of over a hundred people inside.

  In the valley, among the rocks and stones on the ground, there were several holes in the earth. From time to time, digging sounds came out of them. After a while, a Bloodstone tribesman would climb up with a stone basket on his back, filled with soil and rocks.

  The sunset was like blood, on the second day at dusk, Xiao Yi and others arrived at Jingyuan Valley. At the entrance, dozens of soldiers, eight squad leaders walked out of the valley mouth. In the front row, there was a middle-aged Han man, a hundred-man commander. However, at this moment, Xiao Yi frowned slightly because these people were all injured, even one of the squad leaders had lost an arm, and even the hundred-man commander had obvious scars on his body.

  Shi Qiren and Shi Taizhong's faces changed at the same time. The hundred-man team stationed in Jingyuan Valley did not enter the war, and the Wu Chang Baifu was not ranked, but they knew that the Baifu in front of them was named Gan Gu, who was the elder brother of Gan Yuan Qianfu. His personal combat power was strong, even among many Baifus, he was not a weak one, at least he could enter the top five, and anyone who could make him bleed must be very formidable.

  Before they could speak, Gan Gu Bai Fu Chang said: "The Feng Ya tribe had long been prepared. They gathered the scattered tribes' warriors from nearby, among whom were two Bai Fu Chang-level strongmen and twenty-four Wu Chang-level strongmen. They are stationed ten miles outside Jing Yuan Valley. Although they didn't launch a fierce attack, they repeatedly provoked us throughout the night. We lost two Wu Changs and over a dozen warriors."

  What!

  Although there were already some guesses, knowing the truth still shocked Shi Qiren and Shi Tai. The many Wu Chang and war soldiers who followed them all had bloodshot eyes. The brothers in the clan did not die under the knives of other tribes, but were killed by the Fengya tribe. Every one of them had a strong aura of resentment emanating from their bodies.

  A flash of murderous intent in his eyes, Shi Gong may have left, but Xiao Yi has even more entanglements. In the era of technological greatness that cannot be seen, nowadays, every day there are lives withering away, and every day, his hands are stained with blood.

  Entering the Jingyuan Valley, Qian Gu's hundred-man team led the way. Everyone arrived at a corner of the mountain valley, where there was a large pit with an area of several dozen square meters. Tribe members were entering and exiting one after another. The pit was very deep, nearly a hundred meters, and the air inside was scarce. Ordinary tribe members could only last for a short while before coming out, and even strong warriors like Wu Zhang could barely hold on for less than half an hour.

  Unlike other caves, in this cave, from time to time, some of his tribesmen would climb up, and behind their stone baskets, apart from soil and rocks, there would occasionally be a piece of white stone the size of an infant's fist, emitting a faint fragrance, with a layer of faint white mist flashing on its surface. This was the essence stone, born by absorbing and merging the essence of heaven and earth at the bottom of the earth. Xiao Yi had seen these essence stones before, but they were slightly different. However, after that day, he couldn't find them anymore.

  "What a fine and pure heavenly energy." Shi Qiren exclaimed, "It's even more refined than the lower-grade essence stones in the Essence Stone Veins that our Bloodstone Clan previously controlled."

  A hint of unusual color in his eyes, Shi Tai said: "We haven't dug to the center yet, maybe there will be a mid-grade spirit stone."

  Mid-grade precious stone!

  Shi Qiren's expression changed slightly, but he shook his head immediately: "It's probably not big, a mid-grade essence stone. Generally, only essence stone veins over ten miles can give birth to this kind of thing. Although this one is close to ten miles, it still falls short."

  Pausing for a moment, Shi Tai asked: "Qian Gu Bai Fu Chang, how is the excavation speed of this fine stone?"

  "In Jingyuan Valley, there are 80 clansmen responsible for excavating Jing stones. In the past, they could dig out at most two blocks a day, but now they can dig out at least ten blocks a day." Qian Gu's eyes shone brightly as he said, "In the past, in one year, they could only dig out less than 800 low-grade Jing stones, but this year, it is possible to get 4,000 low-grade Jing stones. With 4,000 low-grade Jing stones, we can even exchange for many good things at the annual Barter Convention."

  Four thousand pieces of low-grade fine jade!

  This is an astonishing amount, even the top three Wǔ Cháng of each year can only get two pieces of low-grade spirit stone, a hundred husbands can get two pieces a year, except for the leader who can get five pieces a year. As for the thousand husbands, they need to impact that supreme great perfection realm, consuming more, and can get twelve pieces of low-grade spirit stone every year.

  It's different now, with the large-scale excavation of low-grade essence stones. At the rate at which this vein is nurtured, as long as it's not over-exploited, it can be sustained for a hundred years or more. This is extremely important for the entire Bloodstone Tribe, and for each individual lower-blooded member, it's an irresistible temptation.

  At this moment, several soldiers rushed over from afar, their eyes were bloodshot, almost frantic, and the killing intent all over their bodies was hardly concealed, but it wasn't directed at everyone.

  Qian Gu's expression changed suddenly, and Shi Qi Ren and Shi Tai Yi also stared at him with a glance. Even when facing foreigners, it was rare to see people of this tribe in such a frantic state, and they must have encountered a great grievance.

  "Xiao Si has been taken away." A soldier gritted his teeth and said as he approached.

  "Damn it!" Qian Gu's hundred soldiers suddenly became furious, his black hair dancing wildly, his eyebrows and beard standing on end.

  In an instant, the air was filled with a murderous aura, and even Xiao Yi's eyes gleamed with a fierce light. If that were truly the case, then the thread of concern in his heart would have completely vanished. Even among humans, there were some taboos that should not be violated.

  Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

  A line of over two hundred people burst out in unison, each person's body surging with blood and energy, their hair standing on end, unable to contain their rage, almost surpassing their hatred for the Hundred Clans Great Tribe.

  After half of the fragrance column, Jingyuan Valley East entrance.

  Xiao Yi looked over a hundred feet away, the killing intent in his eyes bursting out without any concealment. A hundred feet away, there were more than ten Feng Ya tribe members, each wearing cyan wolf skin on their bodies, with a strong aura of evil spirits emanating from them. Xiao Yi could vaguely judge that among them was one Baifu-level strongman, two Wuzhang-level strongmen, and the remaining ten were ordinary soldiers.

  In the hand of one of the Feng Ya tribe's warriors, a two-year-old toddler was pinched, the little guy was lifted by one arm, his small face turned bright red, his two chubby legs kicked and struggled, his big eyes blinked, filled with tears. When he saw Gān Gu come, he suddenly burst into loud wails.

  "Grandpa Qian Gu, Xiao Si is in pain."

  This is the youngest of a pair of Jingyuan Valley's mining Jing Shi tribe, they have been stationed in Jingyuan Valley for many years, and their children are taught by Qian Gu and others about military tactics and combat skills, this is their smallest fourth son.

  "Fengyan, after all these years, you're still not making any progress." The centurion of the Qian Gu army said in a deep voice, "Let him go."

  A hundred feet away, a Wind Tooth tribe member stepped forward two steps. His eyes were icy cold and behind him was a crimson copper halberd radiating a chilling glow. This was one of the two great Hundred Warrior-level strongmen from the nearby Wind Tooth tribe, Feng Yan Hundred Warrior.

  "Bring me 100 pieces of low-grade crystal and I'll trade with you."

  Almost three hundred Bloodstone Clan members clenched their fists. Gan Gu's eyes shone like a sword as he stared back at him: "You let them go first!"

  "You have no choice." Feng Yan said coldly, "Bring me 100 low-grade spirit stones. You should know that if I want to leave, the three of you can't stop me."

  "Go and fetch the essence stone." Qian Gu said in a deep voice.

  After a moment, a Bloodstone tribesman came forward with a piece of animal hide, on which were piled over a hundred inferior spirit stones. Each spirit stone was crystal clear and emitted a faint fragrance that wafted through the air, causing many of the Windtooth tribesmen's eyes to reveal a greedy glint.

  A glint flashed in his eyes, and Feng Yan burst out laughing: "So easily taking out a hundred pieces of low-grade spirit stones, it seems that we will have to meet more often in the future. Who knows, maybe one day I'll even have to borrow one or two from your esteemed department."

  Immediately, a member of the Wind Tooth tribe stepped forward and took over the animal skin. Qian Gu said, "The fine stone has been obtained, release the person."

  Feng Yan shook his head.

  "You want to back down!" Shi Qiren took a step forward, his body surrounded by raging winds and thunder, an astonishing momentum began to brew.

  "Wait until we leave Sanli, and they will naturally release the person." Fengyan said with a light smile, "Although I can leave, my clansmen do not have any guarantee. Once we leave Sanli, they will naturally let this little guy go."

  "Qian Gu!" Shi Qiren shouted in a low voice.

  "Let them go." Taking a deep breath, Qian Gu said, "Three miles away, give you the time of an incense stick."

  "Alright! Let's go!" Fengyan shouted, and many of the Fengya tribe people burst out laughing. A dozen or so people retreated like the wind, quickly disappearing into the dense ancient forest.

  Outside Jingyuan Valley, the air was heavy and condensed. Every single Bloodstone Tribe member's face was tense, without a sound. One incense stick had passed, and everyone suddenly shot out at the same time. (Please collect, please recommend votes, thank you for your support!)