Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 152 Poor and desolate places breed unruly people

Although the Yang and Li families dominate Zhuolu, their dominance is entirely different from the foundation's sweeping, transformative dominance. ✩ 🎀 60M.K.❤� 🎀 ✩

The Li and Yang families' dominance model involves collecting taxes from each mountain peak every year. If you give them a token amount, the Li and Yang families won't bother with you.

If you resist fiercely, the Li and Yang families will pretend to fight you a few times, but if they find they can't beat you, they will put pressure on you, saying that you'll give them face on the surface, but they'll give you real benefits in secret.

Then, in most of these wars, the other side would concede defeat on the surface, but in reality, the Li and Yang families would offer tangible benefits, and the war would end like this, for example, the Undying Mountain was such a case.

Of course, besides those who are pragmatic like the Undying Mountain, there are also those who are not, such as the Li people of the ancient battlefield of Zhuolu.

The Li people, also known as the Jiuli people, are descendants of Chiyou.

There is an idiom called "黎民百姓" (Limin Baixing). One explanation is that "黎民" originally referred to the people of the Nine Li tribes, and "百姓" refers to the Yanhuang tribes. In a broader sense, "黎民百姓" refers to all human races.

The relationship between the Li people and the Yang and Li families is the kind of close relationship where they fight to the death whenever they meet.

The Yang and Li families said, "Give me some face and acknowledge our position as the boss, and I can give you money every year. You can manage your own affairs."

The Li people said, "We've always been self-reliant. Why would we need you to give us anything? As for you wanting to be the boss? It's simple. Just like Xuanyuan defeated Chiyou, defeat our Li people, and we'll acknowledge your status. Otherwise, get out of here!"

So here's the question: why do the Yang and Li families insist on having Zhuolu? Couldn't they just ignore the Li people?

There are hidden secrets in the ancient battlefield of Zhuolu.

The Zhuolu Cave Heaven was created because of the ancient battlefield of Zhuolu. Although the ancient battlefield of Zhuolu is full of fierce and evil spirits, no one would believe that there are no treasures inside!

Even the Yellow Emperor himself didn't go in to collect the bodies. The corpses and magical treasures of the powerful warriors of the Chiyou and Yanhuang tribes who died inside all those years ago are all inside!

Let's just talk about some of the people who came out of the river. Leaving aside Chi You and his eighty brothers, let's just talk about Xuanyuan's former subordinates, Yinglong, Hanba, Fengbo, and Yushi. Each of them was a true master with great abilities!

Furthermore, Zhuolu is a sensitive place. Your Yang and Li families can be subjects of the Zhou Dynasty, but you cannot deny your human identity. As humans, you don't even want the battlefield of your ancestors. Legally speaking, the Li and Yang families cannot stand up.

Therefore, for a long time, the Li people and the Yang and Li families in the vicinity of Zhuolu have been interacting very frequently!

Fighting year after year, month after month, day after day, the Li and Yang families maintained a high-pressure stance on the ancient battlefield. Even when Tianhe Pass was breached by the Foundation, the Li and Yang families did not allow the troops from the Zhuolu ancient battlefield to support Tianhe Pass.

He firmly believes that internal stability must precede external resistance, making him a true confidant of the principal.

Especially after Qin Feng heard about the deeds of Chi Man, the chieftain of the Li tribe, he exclaimed that the principal was a kindred spirit.

Chi Man, as the chief patriarch and leader of the Li people, exhibited many similar behaviors to the principal, which were closely related to him.

For example, he's a terrible person but addicted to micro-management. He's extremely skilled in martial arts and very strong in one-on-one combat, but his intelligence is lacking when it comes to leading troops in battle. Yet, he's addicted to it and gets carried away. Not only does he boast that his military skills are the best in the world, but his favorite thing to do is micro-management. He often gives orders to make the Li army, which is currently in formation, advance a few steps, raise the angle of the archers by a certain degree, and divide 200,000 elite heavy cavalry into 200 teams to launch a chaotic attack on the enemy.

Some even say that the Yang and Li families were able to remain on the ancient battlefield of Zhuolu largely thanks to the excellent match of the Chi Man. If the Li tribe had a smarter leader, the Li and Yang families' armies would have been wiped out long ago.

The person who said these things was not speaking randomly; there was a reason behind it.

Outside the ancient battlefield of Zhuolu, near the Lushan Mountains, the total population of the Li ethnic group exceeds ten million, and the army is approaching one million!

The total number of troops from the Li and Yang families was only 200,000, and with some miscellaneous troops included, they could barely raise 300,000.

Despite having a million-strong army fighting on their home turf, they were repeatedly suppressed by the 300,000-strong Yang and Li families. Was it because the Li and Yang families were too strong, or because the Li people were too weak? It was difficult to say for a while.

However, one thing is certain: if the foundation were to attack Zhuolu, it would be an easy victory!

The Foundation's 300,000 troops swept through the two million troops of the two families in Zhuolu and annihilated them all. Based on this battle loss ratio, the Foundation doesn't even need to send all 300,000 troops. It is estimated that sending only 30,000 troops would be enough to wipe out the Li family, the Yang family, and the Li ethnic group!

In fact, Qin Feng had considered trying this approach, but considering that most of the elites from the seven kingdoms had been recalled, he no longer had the 300,000-strong army he once had. At most, he had less than 100,000 security troops, with no more than 500 mechs among them! They could only defend Tianhe Pass at most. Attack? How could he possibly attack?

Ying Zheng wasn't stupid, and neither were the rulers of the six states. When he was conquering the world, they were willing to lend him troops because they could gain benefits from it. After he finished conquering them, they immediately took all the troops back, leaving him only with manpower to guard the territory, just to prevent him from acting recklessly.

This is why Qin Feng wanted to establish a martial arts hall, a martial arts sect, and create his own armed force.

You can't go to the seven kingdoms to borrow troops every time you have a war. They might give you face once or twice, but if you do it too often, no one will give you troops.

If I had my own strength at this time, even if I were to do something someday, I wouldn't be at the mercy of others.

Walking along the long street of the Li ethnic group, Qin Feng saw a beautiful landscape completely different from the outside world.

The girls here all wear silver hats with densely packed teardrop patterns, a common feature among the Li ethnic group, and long blue-green peacock feather dresses. Their skin is very fair and radiant, giving them a unique beauty.

Most of the men here have tattoos on their foreheads or necks; some are words, others are animals or birds.

What interests Qin Feng the most is the architectural style here. There are no steel and concrete castles like in a sci-fi city, only stilted houses made of logs and bamboo. At a glance, you can see bamboo houses that are hundreds of meters high. The most amazing thing is that the bamboo used to build the bamboo houses is still growing vigorously! As the bamboo grows, the height of the bamboo houses also increases.

The means of transportation here are mostly various kinds of animals, including tigers, black leopards, bison, and even white deer; there are almost no flying cars or spaceships.

The stalls along both sides of the street display all kinds of spiritual herbs and medicines, while those seemingly ordinary foreign technological products are actually quite expensive here.

"Reinforcement Vouchers! Newly wholesaled reinforcement vouchers in Xianyang, Qin Dynasty!"

"You can enhance your weapons!"

A shout reached Qin Feng's ears. Wasn't that his enhancement voucher?

Qin Feng approached the shop next door.

The shop is an arms store, and judging from its appearance, it can be considered a large store with an impressive and imposing presence, with its huge floors reaching into the clouds.

A commoner stood on the steps, enthusiastically greeting, "Enhancement coupons! Products from the Xianyang main station! They were hard to get here! Up to +10! Instant enhancement success! Only five million spirit stones per coupon!"

As soon as the price was announced, Qin Feng took a few steps back. "I...I'll take it!"

are you crazy?

When this thing first came out of the oven, it was worth only a few hundred thousand!

And it's a limited edition!

Later, as word spread, this thing became worthless; you could even buy it for 100,000 or 200,000 yuan!

After all, the material and grade of a weapon determine its upper limit. If you have a yellow-grade trash weapon, the upper limit is only +7, and there is no possibility of using a +10 ticket.

Just then, a low voice came from beside Qin Feng, "Hey buddy, I've got some good stuff here that's cheap, want to take a look?"

Qin Feng paused for a moment, looking at the young man from the Li ethnic group beside him with his pointed face and monkey-like features. "You have goods?"

The young man grabbed Qin Feng's arm and pulled him aside. "Let me tell you," he said, "this shop is a rip-off. They specialize in ripping off tourists like you. Look at their shouts—it's all the official language of the Xuanyuan tribe, not our Li ethnic dialect. They're no good!"

"Besides +10 enhancement scrolls, I also have all sorts of enhancement and attribute boosting scrolls, such as [Constitution], [Qi], [Insight], [Stamina], [Spirit], and even [Flying General], [Azure Lotus], [Foolish Old Man]—you name it, I have it!"

Qin Feng was even more confused after hearing what the young man said.

I'll blanch it!

If I remember correctly, [Root Bone] was a new amplification attribute that was released in the second month after I left the foundation. As for the others, they will be gradually promoted according to the sales cycle.

Consider the hunger marketing strategy of the Qin people of Xianyang: exploiting the internal and external markets, and finally harvesting the entire inner universe.

Qin Feng estimated that it would probably be at least six months before the news actually got out.

In other words, the [Root Bone] attribute will only be available in six months, but you already have it now!

They even managed to get hold of my later attribute information. How did you do that?

As a supplier, I don't even remember having any plans to develop this.

Seeing Qin Feng remain silent, the young man assumed he was intimidated and said smugly, "Let me tell you, this good stuff doesn't wait for anyone! If you want it, I'll give you a great price! 500,000 spirit stones! A +10 coupon plus a [Root Bone] enhancement coupon! Pretty generous, right?"

Qin Feng said, "I only have 100,000, can you give me a discount?"

The young man, seeing Qin Feng's hesitation, said, "Then I can only give you a +10 enhancement ticket!"

Qin Feng said, "Let me take a look first!"

The young man pulled out an enhancement ticket. "Here, would I lie to you?"

Qin Feng took the enhancement ticket, wiped it, and then the zero after the 10 was erased.

The atmosphere became a little awkward.

Qin Feng smiled slightly, and the young man's expression changed drastically.

The young man reacted incredibly quickly. He pointed at Qin Feng's nose, his eyes gleaming, "Help! This kid stole my +10 reinforcement ticket and gave me a +1 reinforcement ticket! Help!"

Before long, dozens of young men surrounded Qin Feng.

Qin Feng sized up the dozens of fierce-looking young men around him and realized it was a pig-slaughtering scheme!

Oh my god! We actually capsized in the gutter!

Just as Qin Feng was about to make a move, a voice came from behind, "Get lost! A bunch of thugs, bullying people again!"

Before the dozen or so fierce young men from the Li people could react, a tremendous force came from outside, and with a single sweep, they were all smashed to pieces.

Outside the crowd, dozens of Xuanyuan men dressed as local Xianyang knights surrounded them.

And the one leading these people was none other than the tomb raider who had met Qin Feng once before—the leader of the Empty Gate Sect, Daotian!

Dao Tian, ​​looking utterly defeated, pointed at the group of guys in front of him and shouted, "Damn it! I'm the only one who ever steals from others, who the hell dares to steal from me! These bastards cheated me out of over three million spirit stones yesterday, today I'll break their legs!"

Seeing this, the Li people shouted loudly, "Help! Those bastards from the Xuanyuan tribe are attacking our Jiuli people! Come quick!"

This shout caused quite a stir, instantly drawing the attention of the surrounding common people. Dao Tian, ​​who had been the first to make a move, was immediately thrown to the ground.

Subsequently, more Li people joined the battle!

Daotian and his group were forced to retreat continuously as they were attacked.

Qin Feng had no interest in Daotian; instead, he was focused on the Limin boy who had tricked him. The boy was a bit short and slipped away through the crowd.

Qin Feng chuckled and followed.

But what I saw was that this Limin boy's running posture was very cool, just like those foreign Red Bull parkour performers from my past life. Every time, he walked close to the edge of various bamboo houses.

After walking for a while, he turned around and disappeared.

Qin Feng chuckled. "We're both thousand-year-old foxes, why are you trying to pull this dirty trick on me?"

Qin Feng didn't move; he just stood there and waited.

Sure enough, a woman named Li appeared at the spot where she had disappeared.

A girl wearing a green hat adorned with peonies, who appeared to be around twenty years old, with a pair of beautiful, clear eyes, glanced back at the empty space behind her, and gave a cold, disdainful smile. "Pigs and dogs of the Xuanyuan clan, hmph!"

Li Nu wandered around for a while longer, and Qin Feng only heard the lively sounds of children playing.

"Big sister's back!"

"Sister, sister!"

In the huge courtyard, there were at least several hundred children, and at a glance, they were all disabled. Almost none of them were healthy. Some were blind, some were lame, and some were missing arms or legs.

As Li greeted the children, she took out some spirit stones from her bosom and distributed them to the helpers there. Clearly, she was supporting all the children on her own.

Just then, one of the helpers whispered, "Miss, is that your friend?"

Li was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw a middle-aged swordsman leaning against the door, sizing her up.

Li Nu's face turned ugly. She knew that Qin Feng had discovered her hideout and understood that this person was not easy to deal with.

Li turned and walked to the door, lowering her voice, "Can we go somewhere else? I'll accept whatever punishment you give me, okay?"

Qin Feng didn't say anything and walked towards the alleyway to the side.

Li followed behind.

As the two walked deeper into the area, a sudden gust of wind howled from behind.

Qin Feng didn't dodge, or even try to avoid it, and the knife struck his neck directly!

Then, the gleaming, thin blade twisted.

Qin Feng turned around and looked at the astonished Li Nu. He grabbed the knife with one hand and tore off Li Nu's coat with the other, then flung it away!

Li Nu's white strapless top was exposed, her face ashen and deathly, as if she already knew her fate.

However, Qin Feng simply used her coat to tie her hands and feet together and then hung her on the tree!

A gentle breeze rustled the branches, and the Li woman swayed in the wind.

Qin Feng, standing beneath the tree, looked at Li Nu hanging from it and said, word by word, "Is this how you confess?"

Li stared at Qin Feng, "Who exactly are you?!"

Qin Feng said, "Now I'm asking you, not the other way around! What's your name?"

Ms. Li said, "Ge Qiaojun."

Qin Feng said, "That's too difficult to pronounce. How about I just call you Ayu?"

The woman struggled, saying, "I don't want the name Xuanyuan! You either kill me or let me go!"

Qin Feng raised his hand and patted Li Nu's cheek. "If I were to spread the word that you're a liar to your younger siblings, what do you think the consequences would be?"

Li looked at Qin Feng with fear, "What... what exactly do you want to do?"

Qin Feng said, "It's nothing. I just find you pleasing to the eye and quite clever, making you suitable to be my maid! You just need to obediently follow me and do my work. When I finish my business in Zhuolu and leave, I can give you a large sum of money, enough for all your younger brothers and sisters to live on for a lifetime!"

"How much can you give me?" asked the woman.

Qin Feng said, "Ten million!"

"Why should I believe you!" said Ms. Li.

Qin Feng said, "I'll tell your secret to your younger siblings, so they'll know that their good sister is a liar!"

"Despicable Yanhuang people!" said Li Nu.

Qin Feng took out a pill from his pocket. "Since you've already called me despicable, I won't pretend anymore! Here, try my unique poison!"

Qin Feng pried open Li Nu's mouth and stuffed the medicine in. After doing so, he carefully checked her mouth to make sure she had swallowed it.

Qin Feng untied the ropes, and Li Nu vomited violently, trying to expel the pill.

Qin Feng, however, stood there unperturbed, chuckling, "If you can spit it out, I'll change my surname to yours. That poison is a secret recipe; it melts in your mouth and even has a slightly fruity sweet and sour taste. Don't bother struggling!"

The woman stared at Qin Feng, "Among the Li people, it has always been women who use witchcraft on men, never men who poison women. You Yanhuang people are truly shameless!"

"What are you saying!" Qin Feng retorted. "We Yanhuang people have an old saying: 'A petty person is no gentleman, and a ruthless person is no true man!' Right now, you're the fish on the chopping block, so please get your bearings and don't make things difficult for me. If you continue this cold war, all my goodwill towards you will vanish. I'll consider ruining your reputation and selling you to a brothel. A beauty like you should be worth a lot of money!"

Li Nu angrily pointed at Qin Feng, "You, you, you! If you dare to do anything to me, my brother will not let you get away with it!"

Qin Feng laughed, "Your elder brother? Who is he? Do you know who I am?"

"Does it matter who you are?" Li Nu said. "My brother-in-law is a renowned master of the Yanhuang Clan. He is the most powerful genius in the world, ranked number one on the Astounding Ranking!"

Qin Feng said lazily, "All I know is that the current number one on the Seven Kingdoms' Astounding Ranking is a kid named Qin Feng. Could it be that Qin Feng is your older brother?"

Li Nu said smugly, "No way! Qin Feng is the number one on the list this year. I'm talking about the number one on the list last year, the number one on the list for the seventeenth year, Liu Sha Bai Feng!"

Upon hearing the name Bai Feng, Qin Feng was momentarily stunned.

Qin Feng had seen this person before when he watched the show "Seventeen Amazing Champions". The introduction to him was very simple, saying that his lightness skill was amazing. How amazing? Back then, even the masters who fought against him couldn't touch him!

Moreover, this person is extremely mysterious. He usually wears a white feather robe, keeps to himself, and is noble and elegant. He is commonly known as the White Phoenix.

Even in the quicksand, he only cares about what Senior Brother Wei Zhuang says; he doesn't take anyone else seriously. He is the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings in the quicksand!

The ethereal being Bai Fenghuang is actually connected to this Li woman? Could it be that Bai Fenghuang has been here before? This is incredibly interesting!

Seeing Qin Feng hesitate, Li Nu realized her words had worked and added, "Bai Feng is my brother. How dare you offend me? Quickly give me the antidote and let me go! Otherwise, when my brother comes to kill you, you won't even have time to regret it!"

Qin Feng rubbed his hands together and said, "I am Hei Bai Xuan Jian!"

Li Nu froze on the spot, her face filled with disbelief. "No, no, impossible! The number one of the Luo Wang, the king of assassins! You, you weren't retired?"

Qin Feng said, "Let me tell you something else. Bai Feng and Dao Zhi, the leader of the Kongmen Sect, are very close friends, they can talk about anything. And that young man who led a large group of people to beat you up on the street earlier is called Dao Tian, ​​he's Dao Zhi's cousin!"

"If Bai Feng knew that his sister had deceived his best friend's cousin!"

"Tell me, what do you think the consequences will be?"

Li Nu's face turned deathly pale. "You mean that tomb raider is Dao Zhi's brother? How, how could that be! You're lying!"

Qin Feng said, "With your level of intelligence, deceiving you would be an insult to me! I wouldn't stoop to lying to you!"

"You keep targeting the Yanhuang tribes; you should realize that one day you'll end up deceiving someone you know!"

"This whole mess is blown out of proportion. Not only will your younger siblings be disappointed, but your older brother, Bai Fenghuang, will be disappointed too!"

"A viper like you, deceiving people all the time, don't you feel ashamed?"

Li Nu stared at Qin Feng. "I'm ashamed? I'm just a petty liar. I'm nowhere near as good as that usurper Qin Feng!"

"Qin Feng, under the guise of benevolence and righteousness, stirred up chaos within and outside the universe, launched an attack on the East Sea, slaughtered millions, and now covets the Zhuolu Grotto!"

"He, a treacherous villain who has wreaked havoc on the world, seized control of the two celestial realms, and harbored rampant ambitions to steal the country, is sung about by everyone as a great hero of the Yanhuang tribe. What am I, a mere thief from the Jiuli tribe? Can I compare to Qin Feng?"

"If we really have to kill the traitors, Qin Feng and I both deserve to die!"

"If you, Hei Bai Xuan Jian, are truly the King of Assassins, and truly uphold justice, then you should kill Qin Feng first. If you can do that, what's wrong with me committing suicide!"

"You obviously can't do it!"

"All you do is bully women!"

"The mighty king of assassins from the Net, all you do is bully women? Aren't you ashamed if word gets out?"

"How ridiculous! No wonder the Luo Wang organization can't compare to the Quicksand and the Death Alliance, and can only rank third. Now I understand..."

As Qin Feng listened to Li Nu's sophistry, he finally understood the pain his teacher felt when faced with his own sophistry.

He spouts nothing but fallacies, and you can't even argue with him.

This kind of frustration is truly unbearable.

However, Qin Feng was not a scholar; he was a rough man. So he simply grabbed Li Nu and shut her up, silencing her.

After a long while, Qin Feng exhaled, wiped his lips, and savored the taste.

The woman beside him, Li, kept her head down, motionless, her face flushed with embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)

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