Xuanxia

Chapter 866: Treasures of the Sand Scorpion Tribe

Aiguli, with a nervous smile, once again returned to the big tent where Fu Qingzhou was.

Fu Qingzhou opened his eyes and gave him a somewhat dissatisfied and doubtful look.

"Master Shaman..."

She said helplessly: "All the treasures of our tribe are here."

"Oh." Fu Qingzhou closed his eyes again: "You take it."

Seeing him meditating with his eyes closed, Aiguli became more convinced that he was indeed no longer interested in the treasures of her tribe.

So she tiptoed to the corner of the tent, as if afraid of disturbing Fu Qingzhou.

There were a lot of sundries piled there, covered with a layer of oilcloth. She lifted the oilcloth and moved several boxes of sundries on top with great effort, revealing a large copper box at the bottom.

The box slowly opened, revealing its contents.

Fu Qingzhou's tightly closed eyelids moved slightly.

In the box were... some scattered scorpion tails and pincers!
Ordinary scorpions are only the size of a palm, but these scorpion tails and pincers are as thick as a human arm. You can imagine how big they must have been when they were still "living scorpions".

Not only that, they, like the bear tooth given by Mauisig, have an ancient and barbaric power.

Of course, it is much weaker.

"Sand Scorpion Tribe, it turns out that this is not just a random name."

Fu Qingzhou thought to himself, "Does each tribe of the Northern Barbarians believe in an animal as their ancestor? And do all tribes believe in ancestral spirits? Then what are ancestral spirits in their doctrines? What is the relationship between ancestral spirits and bears, wolves, and scorpions?"

While he was still thinking, Aiguli had already closed the box, holding it, and left the tent with some difficulty.

Outside the tent, the people of the tribe were still there.

Seeing her coming out with the box, many elderly people sighed quietly.

"Stop sighing!"

Aiguli pursed her lips and said softly, "We don't even have a shaman, there's no point in keeping these things!"

"Ugh……"

An old man in the crowd said weakly: "If there are shamans in the future, it will be the hope for our tribe to rise... Now for a heavy rain, just..."

"If there is no more rain, we will all die! How can there be any hope!" Ayiguli did not tolerate the elders in the tribe at all. She glared at her father angrily: "Father! You are the chief, you have already agreed, right!"

"Yes."

The old warrior said in a deep voice: "I have already agreed. Our tribe has been on the verge of extinction for a long time. We don't know how long this war will last. We don't even know how many young people in the tribe can come back... We just need a rain, even if it's only a rain, we can survive!"

"One month, three months, half a year..."

"We can only try to survive little by little like this. We need to survive until the children grow up and the war ends. Only then will there be hope that the Scorpion Ancestor's legacy will be passed on!"

His words were so enlightening that no one objected.

Aiguli looked at him deeply, and after the father and daughter nodded to each other, she carried the box and quickly squeezed out of the crowd.

The Sand Scorpion Tribe was so poor that they had no horses, no camels, no donkeys, and no other livestock that could be used for transportation. After she placed the box on a cart, she pulled the cart herself... and walked out of the tribe.

"Father!"

She turned around and shouted, "Take good care of Shaman these few days! I will be back within five days!"

……

Fu Qingzhou certainly didn't need any care. The tribe was so poor that they had nothing to entertain him. He said that he needed to rest and meditate quietly, and no one entered the big tent anymore.

Anyway, he doesn't actually need to eat or drink.

Thus, his senses followed the paper crane and Ayiguli, and slowly went to the heart of the Yi country.

The Sand Scorpion Tribe was close to the Northern Desert, where the soil and water were barren. The surrounding small tribes were similar, all poor and desolate. Therefore, if Ayiguli wanted to exchange things for money and buy pearls that were rare in the north, she had to go to a relatively prosperous big place.

Less than a hundred miles west, the desert gradually turned into grassland.

She did not rest during the whole journey. She chewed dry food and drank water bought from other tribes. After traveling for a day and a night, she finally reached her destination.

Qionglu Fort. The Northern Yi were a collection of many large and small tribes, all of which were nomadic peoples, and few of them had cities.

But just because it’s rare doesn’t mean there’s none.

Qionglu Fort is one of them.

On the grassland, tall earthen ramparts rose from the ground, forming a circle of city walls.

In the city, there are mud brick houses scattered around, and many large and small temples can be seen. In front of these temples stand various animal-shaped statues. Many northern barbarians kneel and pray in front of these temples.

"It would be great if our Sand Scorpion Tribe could build a temple of its own here someday..."

Ayiguli murmured.

She dragged the cart and walked among the crowd, looking at the bustling scene around her, with only deep envy in her eyes.

There was a market in Qionglu Castle, but when she passed by the market, she did not stop to sell or look for buyers.

She only stopped briefly to ask if anyone was selling pearls here, and when she got a negative answer, she left with a sigh.

A quarter of an hour later, Aiguli came to a three-story building with a Central Plains architectural style. She stopped, looked up at the plaque on the door, and swallowed.

Fu Qingzhou, who was watching all this through magic, was also stunned.

There were four characters written on the plaque...

Nebula Chamber of Commerce!

"Nebula Chamber of Commerce has opened stores in Beiyi? And they have put up signs directly? Haven't they always been very low-key?" Fu Qingzhou said secretly.

After hesitating for a while, Aiguli picked up the box of treasures from the cart and walked towards the Nebula Chamber of Commerce.

"Customer, are you here to buy or sell goods?"

Seeing her, a middle-aged man with a mustache immediately came up to her and asked with a smile: "Whatever business you want to do, the Xingyun Chamber of Commerce can handle it."

"It's just more expensive than other places..." Aiguli lowered her head and murmured in a voice that only she could hear.

"What?" The man with a mustache didn't quite hear it.

"nothing!"

Ayiguli raised her head, a look of determination flashed in her eyes, and handed the box forward: "Take a look and give me an estimate!"

"Haha, sir, I'm not an appraiser or an actuary... Please come in." The man with a mustache smiled and extended his hand to invite him.

The interior of the Xingyun Chamber of Commerce is decorated extremely luxuriously, which is different from the style of the Qionglu Fortress which is full of earthen walls and earthen houses. Once you enter here, it feels like you have arrived at the prosperous and wealthy capital of the Yanguo.

Not to mention that the shelves here are filled with good things that are nowhere to be found in the north. At first glance, almost all of them are goods imported from Yanguo in the south.

When Aiguli entered the Chamber of Commerce, she was immediately dazzled by the dazzling array of goods.

But she still held the box tightly, followed the man with a mustache through the lobby, walked around the guests in fancy clothes, and came to a long counter.

The person sitting behind the counter even surprised Fu Qingzhou who was observing secretly.

"Situ Chong?"

He was startled. "Isn't he a well-known actuary in the Nebula Chamber of Commerce? Why is he here? Wait, Nebula Chamber of Commerce... won't move its main industries to Beiyi?"

Situ Chong is an actuary of the Nebula Chamber of Commerce who once had dealings with Fu Qingzhou and Tang Jiao. Of course, he is also an appraiser. After being severely punished by Tang Jiao with the Xuanxing Divine Iron, he became much more honest.

Now, three or four years have passed, and he has aged a lot.

He looked at the scorpion claws and tails in the box and nodded slowly, without showing any surprise. He just asked slowly, "Girl, how much do you want to sell these for?"

Aiguli opened her mouth and was about to speak when a voice suddenly came from behind her.

"It's the breath of the scorpion spirit..."

I saw a middle-aged woman in extremely gorgeous clothes, as if she smelled something, she suddenly turned her head and looked over here.

Then, she frowned and said sternly, "Are you from the Sand Scorpion Tribe? How can you sell such an important thing for money!"

(End of this chapter)