Along the western part of the Hengduan Mountains, the faint sounds of fighting continued, and the warm sunshine in spring did not dissipate the coldness much.
More and more monks are joining this strangulation order, including many from the eastern part of the continent.
Yuling Sect dispatched a large number of disciples, and since they were at the forefront of the battle line, news about their casualties could be heard from time to time in Shuangjiao City.
Just when the entire Shuangjiao City was becoming more and more restless, hundreds of thousands of miles away, Taiqiu Mountain, which had been calm for a long time, was about to receive a message.
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In the large port outside Wujiangfang City, a huge ship is about to set sail.
A group of monks wearing the same black mysterious clothes were carrying the last batch of ore from the port to the deck of the treasure ship.
The ore is gray stone, with a first-level mid-grade quality and low value. It is generally not used for refining weapons and is mainly supplied to the major cultivating forces for use in building large buildings.
"Yu Qin, how many things do you have left?"
There was a sound of questioning from the deck, so a young monk who was still on the ground in the port poked his head out from behind a huge gray stone with his hands wrapped around him, and looked up.
Due to the glare, the midday sun was too dazzling, so he could not clearly see the monk leaning out from the deck of the treasure ship at the first time.
When he squinted his eyes slightly and his vision became clear again, he realized it was his fifth uncle Li Xuanying.
Taiqiu Li Jiayu was ranked 42nd in the generation. He looked at Li Yuqin who looked a little naive and responded loudly.
"Hey! Uncle Wu, not yet!"
After saying that, he threw the gray stone ore in his hand, which weighed eight to nine hundred kilograms, straight towards Li Xuanying on the deck of the treasure ship.
The latter was startled, but quickly reacted. Before the gray stone fell to the deck and shattered, he cast a spell to pull it and put it directly into a specific area behind.
There, various large and small gray stones have been piled up into a hill.
"Yu Qin, you kid, didn't you tell me last time not to throw it away like this?"
Li Yuqin, whose neck, arms, waist, and thighs were all thicker than those of ordinary people, smiled naively and showed his big white teeth to Uncle Wu above him.
"Isn't it because Uncle Wu is here? You will definitely be able to catch it."
Li Xuanying was speechless for a moment, but he actually felt that what the other party said was somewhat reasonable.
The midday sun shone warmly on people's bodies. Yuqin and several other tribesmen had spent the afternoon moving goods, and their bodies were all wet with sweat.
And because Li Yuqin was born like a briquette, when the sweat was flowing on his cheeks, from Li Xuanying's perspective, it looked like crystal white lines reflecting light.
"You're a kid. You usually look so arrogant, but I didn't expect you to be so naughty."
In response to Uncle Wu's laughter and scolding, Li Yuqin said nothing, still raising his head, showing his big white teeth, and said "hehe" with two more silly laughs.
When Li Xuanying was about to say something more, someone called "Fifth Brother" from behind, so he turned around and responded, and then hurriedly spoke to Li Yuqin and several others at the port below to talk about business.
"Xuanshan said that the treasure ship will set sail in half an hour. Yuqin and you must finish moving these quickly."
After saying that, he looked at Li Yuqin who was touching the back of his head with his hand. He felt a little worried, so he added:
"Don't throw away these gray stones at will anymore. If they break into pieces, the goods are not worth the spiritual stones and will not be sold at a high price."
"If Xuanshan sees it, he might even kick your kid in the butt."
Yuqin put down the hand on the back of his head and nodded seriously this time. The other clan members who were more reliable than him, although they had never done this before, agreed at this time.
Li Xuanying took one last look, then turned and walked towards the direction where he was called just now on the treasure ship.
Half an hour later, all the gray stones at the port were moved.
Before the treasure ship set sail, Yu Qin and several other tribesmen also carried a few boxes of spiritual plants that had been temporarily sent aboard.
When the last clan member also boarded the deck, the Li clan member in charge made a gesture to the rear.
After a while, the treasure ship started to move.
Accompanied by the loud rumbling sound, two silver lines appeared on the vast Tianhe River with the treasure ship as its axis.
The beautiful waves start from these two silver lines and push towards the river bank layer by layer.
Li Yuqin casually wiped the sweat on his face and neck with his sleeves, then walked to a place beside the treasure ship's deck and stood still.
The river breeze came slowly and quickly dissipated all the heat in his body, making his whole body feel refreshed from the inside out.
He was performing a routine duty on the treasure ship to guard against high-level monsters that might appear in the Milky Way.
And on duty with him, in addition to the other six tribesmen, there were also seven second-level low-grade ape-shaped puppets.
Li Yuqin's current level of cultivation is at the fifth level of Qi refining. It stands to reason that he cannot take on the mission on the family treasure ship if his cultivation level is not at the later stage of Qi refining.
However, everything has exceptions. Fifth uncle Li Xuanying spoke to Li Xuanshan, who was in charge of the treasure ship, and took him with him.
Li Yuqin was on duty very seriously, staring motionless at the turbulent Tianhe River. He was not much shorter than the ape-shaped puppet next to him, and with his dark and resolute face, he looked like another animal puppet.
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In a room on the third floor of the treasure ship, Li Xuanshan was holding a jade tube in his hand. He looked at it with tangled eyes, his small eyes rolling.
After a long while, he forced himself to look away from the jade tube.
Although he really wanted to know what information was recorded in the latest jade tube that Li Yuqian sent back from Shuangjiao City, he still gave up when he thought that his eighth uncle Li Changji had already left the country and the jade tube no longer passed through Li Yuxian's hands first.
Got the idea of peeking.
After all, if the eighth uncle discovered that the jade tube had been opened by him, the second uncle might come down from Mount Taiqiu, board the treasure ship, and kick him back to the clan.
"Hoo...oh..."
"The flowers and plants on the mountains are not as beautiful as the Tianhe River and the East China Sea!"
"Anyway, I have to go back to the clan this time. I will know when my eighth uncle opens it. There is no need to rush now."
He comforted himself in this way, and then put the jade tube in his hand into the storage bag deliberately and clearly.
After he completely let go of his thoughts on this aspect, a delicate jade box the size of a palm appeared in his hand.
If Li Xuanshan was just curious about the jade box before, then when he looked at this jade box, his eyes were filled with treasure.
He turned it over and over in his hand and looked at it for a long time. The more he looked at it, the happier he became, but he had no idea of opening it. It wasn't until someone knocked on the door of the room where he was from outside that he put the jade box close to his body again.
Keep it.
"Xuanshan."
Li Xuanshan opened the door, and Li Xuanying followed in. The former called out "Fifth Brother" and then stepped aside to let him sit down on a chair.
Li Xuanying ranks fifth among the Xuan generation. His cultivation talent is not good among the entire Xuan generation of the Li family. His cultivation so far is only at the eighth level of Qi refining.
As the fifteenth younger brother, Li Xuanshan had already broken through to the middle stage of foundation building a few years ago.
Therefore, although the two are brothers of the same generation, their faces look very different.
Li Xuanying is already old, while Li Xuanshan still looks young.
However, cultivation comes down to cultivation, and the respect you deserve will not be less.
Li Xuanshan honestly called Fifth Brother again, and then sat down on another wooden chair in front of him.
In fact, the two of them have a very good relationship. Li Xuanshan has followed several clan brothers since he was a child, but later he gradually couldn't keep up with the pace of his second brother and ninth brother, and he began to be busy practicing again, so he stopped following these clan brothers every day.
After the treasure ship was repaired by the seventh uncle Li Changzhi, Li Xuanying was the first clan member to board the treasure ship. After so many years, he knew the many matters on the treasure ship best.
The presence of fifth brother Li Xuanying actually saved Li Xuanshan a lot of trouble.
"This is a list of all the supplies carried on this treasure ship. I have checked it again. There should be no gaps. Xuanshan, please take a look again."
Li Xuanshan took the list handed over by Li Xuanying, his eyes wandered over it, and he checked it again column by column.
Only when he was sure that it was correct did he put the list away and said with a smile:
"no problem."
"Oh, by the way, Fifth Brother, those batches of Wu Ling Vine must be stored carefully. The treasure ship is heavy with moisture, so don't reduce the quality."
"Don't worry, I've arranged for someone to take care of it. I've also set up a small fire array in the warehouse. There shouldn't be any problems."
The smile on Li Xuanshan's face became even wider, and he began to think about how many spiritual stones he could earn for his family through the treasure ship's trip.
"Fifth brother."
Li Xuanying was about to get up and leave, but was stopped again, so he sat back on the wooden chair.
"After the treasure ship arrives in Tianhefang City this time, I may have to return to my clan. Then you will be responsible for loading and unloading this batch of resources."
"The other third uncle, Li Qinghuan, is also in Tianhefang City. I informed him half a month ago that he will come to assist."
"But Third Uncle is mainly responsible for taking care of the treasure ship, so I still have to ask Fifth Brother to take care of the specific matters."
Li Xuanying did not respond directly as usual, but hesitated for a moment at the news that Li Xuanshan was returning to his clan, and then said:
"Don't worry, I understand. I will start making arrangements after Third Uncle arrives. We have communicated with the forces behind those shops before, so there should be no problem with the transaction."
Li Xuanshan was still very relieved that fifth brother Li Xuanying was doing things, so after thinking about it, he had nothing to explain, so he got up and prepared to send the former away, and he also planned to go around the treasure ship.
"Xuanshan."
"Um?"
"What do you think of this guy Yuqin?"
"The one as black as briquettes?"
Li Xuanying: "..."
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ps: I have sorted out some things and put them in relation to the work!