Catching Monsters

Chapter 572 Is it really Qi Yushan?
After hearing what Adeshan said, Jiang Yun patted his body, quickly took out a hundred-tael silver note, put it on the table, but did not hand it over.

Adeshan's eyes lit up with a gleam, upon seeing the hundreds of taels of silver notes.

This is a huge sum of money on the grasslands.

Although there was trade between Zhou and the grasslands, official trade and large-scale trade in special goods could only be settled using official Zhou banknotes.

Even silver and gold are not acceptable.

First, you need to use silver and gold to exchange for silver notes.

For example, luxury goods such as salt and silk, which are scarce on the grasslands, must be settled with silver notes, but silver notes are very difficult to obtain on the grasslands.

The people of the grasslands weren't fools; they knew this was a trick by the Zhou state. They could exchange a large number of precious horses, cattle, sheep, furs, and minerals from the grasslands for some printed coins.

But there was nothing that could be done about it, since salt and other similar items were essential supplies for life on the grasslands.

Jiang Yun slowly said, "As long as your answer satisfies me, this silver note is yours."

"First of all, has anything unusual happened to Qi Yushan recently?"

Upon hearing Jiang Yun's question, Adeshan frowned and looked at Jiang Yun with some surprise.

This man from Zhou is already preparing to go to Qi Yushan. Could it be that he knows nothing about Qi Yushan?
Adeshan said in a deep voice, "This distinguished guest, Qiyu Mountain is no ordinary place. Long ago, it was considered a very famous sacred mountain on our grasslands."

"It is said that long ago, Qiyu Mountain was rich in resources and had many animals. Our ancestors, the Hu people of the grasslands, were able to live a life of plenty by hunting on Qiyu Mountain."

"Until one day, a dark shadow fell on Qiyu Mountain. From that day on, all the animals on Qiyu Mountain fled and disappeared without a trace."

"Upon reaching the mountain and pressing himself against the ground, it was as if he could hear the mountain breathing, and Qi Yushan seemed to come alive."

"Therefore, our ancestors regarded it as a sacred mountain and often went there to worship the mountain god in earlier years."

No wonder Ade-shan reacted this way when he heard his question. This mountain is not as simple as whether something unusual has happened.

Linglong, who was standing next to her, asked curiously, "Did you often go to worship the mountain god in the past? Don't you go anymore?"

Adeshan smiled awkwardly and said, "Making offerings to the mountain god requires a lot of cattle and sheep every year, but later everyone found that it seemed that the mountain god didn't really like to bless everyone, so people gradually stopped going..."

Seeing that Jiang Yun was still clutching the hundred-tael silver note and showed no sign of letting go, Adeshan understood that his answer had not yet satisfied the other party.

He kept thinking about Qi Yushan's deeds, and then, as if he had thought of something, he said, "By the way, not long ago, a group of people came to our horse market. They were quite generous and wanted to find a guide to go to Qi Yushan."

After saying that, Adeshan really couldn't remember anything about Qi Yushan.

Because Qiyu Mountain is too remote, and the water and grass there are not fertile, even nomadic herders are unwilling to live in that area.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun knew he wouldn't get any information out of them, so he handed over the silver note.

After receiving the silver notes, Adeshan thought for a moment and then said in a low voice, "You two have been targeted by someone named Heguka. He has a gang of more than a dozen people who specialize in robbery."

On the grasslands, there are many people like Heguka. During wartime, people like Heguka are summoned to raid the Zhou Kingdom in the south.

In his spare time, Heguka would lead his men to roam the grasslands, looking for targets to plunder.

Jiang Yun wasn't surprised to hear the news; she simply smiled.

Soon, the two ate naan bread and drank milk, and after regaining some energy, they walked out of the tent. Linglong also noticed that in a corner of the tent not far away, a Hu man was watching them suspiciously.

The two quickly mounted their newly acquired horses and continued their journey north.

Just after the two left, the Hu people who had been sneaking around watching them quickly turned around and ran away. Soon, Heguka, along with a dozen or so Hu people on horseback, galloped after them.

Jiang Yun and Linglong were heading north when they saw a dozen or so horses following behind them.

"You arrived quite quickly." A smile appeared on Linglong's lips.

Soon, Heguka and his men stopped Jiang Yun and his two horses. These dozen or so men were all tall and strong, carrying curved swords and looking fierce. Heguka, in particular, had sharp eyes. After stopping the two, he said in broken Zhou language, "You, hand over the money."

"Pay up, or we won't kill you."

Although clumsy, it was simple and clear. Jiang Yun and Linglong exchanged a glance.

Linglong rubbed her wrists: "I've been idle in the capital for too long, this is a good opportunity to warm up."

In less than half an incense stick's time, these tall and strong grassland men were all knocked to the ground by Linglong.

They were all lying on the ground, mostly with broken bones, wailing in pain.

Although Linglong said she hadn't killed anyone in a long time, she held back when she actually fought them and didn't really take their lives.

Only Heguka remained standing there, though he could guess that the two men were not ordinary people, after all, two people from the Central Plains dared to venture deep into the heart of the grasslands.

But he never expected that this woman alone would be so powerful.

He and his men were all top-notch fighters.

“These people are just following orders.” Linglong said, tossing a dagger lightly in her hand, her eyes flashing with murderous intent as she looked at Heguka: “You’re the mastermind, aren’t you?”

Sensing the murderous intent in Linglong's eyes, Heguka quickly dismounted, knelt down with a thud, and said, "Spare me, spare me..."

In his haste, he couldn't remember how to pronounce the character for "fate".

"Spare me, huh?" Linglong was about to kill the man.

Jiang Yun then said, "Don't kill him yet."

Jiang Yun rode over and asked, "What's your name?"

"Heguka".

"Do you know Qi Yushan?" Jiang Yun asked in a deep voice.

Qi Yushan?
Heguka was stunned for a moment. That desolate place was so remote that you couldn't even find a cow or sheep, let alone a person.

Why would someone like him, who makes a living by robbery, go to that godforsaken place?
"Don't you understand? Then kill him." Jiang Yun turned to leave.

Without hesitation, Heguka shouted, "I understand, I understand."

"Take all your men with you, and also, go and fetch two sets of your Hu people's clothes," Jiang Yun said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Linglong guessed that Jiang Yun was going to disguise himself as a Hu person. She looked at Jiang Yun with a puzzled expression.

Why would someone dress up as a barbarian for no reason?

Jiang Yun has a good relationship with the fox clan, so even if they run into each other, there shouldn't be any major problems, right?

Perhaps sensing the question in Linglong's eyes, Jiang Yun replied, "Better safe than sorry..."

Jiang Yunlai had thought about many things along the way.

Why would the fox clan suddenly arrive at Qiyu Mountain in the northern grasslands in such a large-scale manner?

All they can think about now is resurrecting the Fox Clan Demon Saint.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yun's expression became slightly more serious.

Soon, the group quickly headed north towards Qiyu Mountain.

Along the way, Jiang Yun was also thinking, could the Fox Clan Demon Saint really be in Qi Yushan?
(End of this chapter)