Chapter 46: The Goths (First Update Seeking Votes)

  The bright moon princess gazed quietly at the burning sky, she didn't regret what she did at the engagement ceremony, she respected him, but apparently, he didn't respect her.

  For Tongtian Mountain, a sect she had never been to before, she felt reverence and longing. The Five Great Sacred Grounds, any one of which was a place that many famous strongmen wanted to enter.

  However, this does not mean that she will feel inferior or humble when facing her fellow disciples.

  Feng Tian is her senior, but it only means he entered the door earlier than her. However, this senior's childish behavior yesterday made her inevitably feel a bit of disgust in her heart. Her life doesn't need anyone who thinks they are superior to point fingers at her.

  "Sister, are you blaming me?" Feng Tian's gloomy heart softened a little when he saw the lovely face of Ming Yue Princess, and his tone also became much gentler.

  "I don't dare." Princess Mingyue said calmly.

  "Sister, you look down on me?" The cold attitude of Princess Mingyue was like a thorn that once again pierced his wounded heart.

  Princess Mingyue didn't say anything, but not answering was also a form of consent.

  Actually, Princess Mingyue looked down on Xuan Tian's immature behavior, but in Xuan Tian's eyes, what she looked down on was the fact that a high-ranking wizard like him was injured by a mid-level warrior.

  "Sister, one day you will see Qi Bei kneel down at my feet and wag his tail in begging." Yan Tian said coldly, then turned around and left.

  The Moon Princess gently shook her head, and with a wave of her jade hand, the lone horned beast playing in the distance transformed into a white shadow that darted into her arms.

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  A caravan of about two hundred people moved forward slowly and quietly in the twilight, just like other caravans that came and went on this road. The only difference was that the guards of this caravan were all stern and expressionless, not saying a word as they marched. Unlike the guards of other caravans, who chatted and joked with each other as they walked, occasionally bursting into laughter.

  "Lift up your skirt and let me take a look at your butt, it's big and round like a ripe peach...". In the carriage, Qi Bei rested his head on Huan Ying's plump thigh, holding a sheepskin map in his hand, humming a tune, his mood apparently quite good.

  The phantom's face turned bright red as he listened, this shameless young master was singing some sort of obscene lyrics.

  It seemed that Zhi Bei had heard the phantom's voice, and he stopped his nonsensical humming. His finger pointed to a spot on the map, and his eyes appeared somewhat profound.

  Qī Běi sat up, and patted the lovely face in front of him. Before the little beauty could protest, he shouted: "Jīn Gāng."

  "What's the matter, young master?" A thunderous voice boomed from outside the carriage.

  "Pass down the order from Young Master, halt all advance and set up camp on the spot." said Qi Bei.

  The shadow said with some surprise, "Young master, are we setting up camp? The sky hasn't fully darkened yet."

  Qī Běi chuckled and pulled open the curtains of the horse carriage, saying: "This place is picturesque with clear mountains and water, suitable for setting up camp. Hmm, there's also a small stream, why don't we go take a mandarin duck bath with Young Master?"

  "No." The Phantom shot Zhi Bei a glance.

  Zi Bei jumped down from the horse cart, took a glance around, and indeed, this place was not bad. There were already several merchant teams and some scattered travelers who had set up their camps by the creek, apparently planning to camp here for the night.

  "Baron, all the good places have been taken, that piece of land upstream is the best, or should I go chase them away?" Tie Tou ran over to Chi Bei, they were now Chi Bei's private soldiers, so their form of address had naturally changed. At first, they called him Viscount Sir, but Chi Bei ordered them to change it to Baron, what kind of lordly demeanor did 'sir' have?

  A loud slap landed on the iron-headed man's bald head, and he said: "Hurry? Are we tyrants? I am a noble with gentlemanly demeanor. Go, politely ask them to make way, report... report the name of the Feng family's subordinate merchant group."

  Tie Tou frowned and rubbed his bald head. Isn't this the same as being forced? He called up three brothers to go towards the merchant group stationed upstream of the creek.

  At this time, Huo Lie walked to Qi Bei's side and said: "Sir, this merchant group is not simple. They might be a merchant group from the side of the Goths."

  Goth? Zhi Bei raised an eyebrow.

  "Huo Lie said, his tone somewhat cold and hard when mentioning the Goths: "Just now, my subordinate saw some Goths entering and exiting several large tents in the center. These guards on the periphery should be their hired men."

  The Goths, whose ancestors were the dwarves, but after the downfall of the dwarven civilization in the long river of history, the dwarven descendants moved out of their underground holes and came to be known as the Goths.

  The appearance of the Gote people has undergone great changes, becoming increasingly close to that of humans, but their tawny pupils and pointed ears have still been preserved in their genes.

  The Gote people are naturally cunning and very intelligent, relying on the remaining fragments of the ancient civilization to invent many exquisite and practical items as well as some powerful weapons, with which they trade with various major races and gradually become stronger.

  The powerful Goths were unwilling to be confined to the resource-poor mountain basins south of the Golden Leaf Empire, and repeatedly invaded, nibbling away at the empire's territory bit by bit.

  Although the Goths could not cultivate Dou Qi magic, they had powerful weapons and were skilled at digging tunnels. In the 800-year history of the Golden Leaf Dynasty, countless soldiers died at the hands of the Goths.

  For this purpose, the Golden Empire spent a full five hundred years building a golden fortress, only then did they manage to keep the Goths at bay.

  Nowadays, the Golden Leaf Dynasty and the Goths have reached a peace agreement, opening up trade routes. Therefore, it is not unusual to see Gothic merchant teams in the Golden Leaf Empire.

  However, as a soldier of the imperial court, Huo Lie had an innate hatred for the Goths.

  Just then, Tie Tou and his three companions clashed with the others, knocking down several of them before being surrounded.

  "Go take a look." Qi Bei said calmly, and walked over with Jīn Gāng and Huǒ Liè.

  Jin Gang charged forward, his two massive arms swinging out and sending several of the merchant caravan's guards flying.

  "What's going on?" asked Qi Bei.

  "Milord, I announced our family name, but they didn't buy it and instead insulted us, those damned Goths," Iron Man said sternly.

  Zi Bei patted his head, it was his fault. He reported the wrong household name, and the Wind Household had been guarding the Golden Fortress all along. The Wind Household had also been suppressing the development of the Gothic people with severe means, so the Gothic people naturally hated the Wind Household to the bone.

  "Let your people in charge come out and talk." Qi Bei gave a cold glance, and an overwhelming aura emanated from him.

  A Goth person looked at Ziqi Bei with some anxiety and then slipped into the luxurious tent in the center.

  Zi Bei's heart skipped a beat as he keenly sensed a faint killing intent. He gave Huo Lie a hint with his eyes.

  Huoli Xinling Shen Hui, with his back to the rear, quietly made a gesture to his brothers in the distance.