When Ao Wu and his party were worried about Hang Shiqi sleeping in the open air, Hang Shiqi was lying on the thick fur, sleeping soundly.
Thanks to Shuangyu sorting out his memory, Hang Shiqi felt that his little head was much smarter than before. He no longer acted impulsively and relied on instinct like before.
For example, Hang Shiqi's escape this time was a careful plan.
In the past two days, he would take advantage of patrols to go to the dock to inquire about the fleet, and finally found out that a merchant ship left at the right time and had the right destination.
This caravan was engaged in the fur business. They came to the north to buy some thick animal skins to make clothes and blankets. Their return trip happened to be shortly after the departure of the Aowu fleet. Their destination was the Senhai Plain and passed through Wanze City.
Hang Shiqi originally wanted to discuss with the owner of the caravan and let him take a ride, but he came twice and did not meet the real owner. He only met a few temporary boatmen. I heard that the boss was not accustomed to the local environment and was too dissatisfied with the north.
It was too cold, so I slept under the quilt in the inn.
Hang Shiqi was afraid of delaying his trip and leaking the news, so he decided to sneak on the ship first. After sending Ao Wu away, he decisively followed Ao Wu to the dock and got on the merchant ship. After he boarded the ship, he still didn't see anyone in the fleet.
There are only some workers carrying goods.
Hang Shiqi thought for a moment, turned into a beast, got into the fur storage cabin of the other party, spread it flat, and became invisible among the layers of fur.
The ship was coming up, but Hang Shiqi was confused about what to do next.
Do you still want to say hello to the boss? What if the boss disagrees? Or don’t say anything and just hide on the boat for half a month?
It shouldn't be too difficult to hide it, right? Seeing as the people in the fleet don't like to go out, maybe they won't notice it.
Water and food were all available to Hang Shiqi. Yun Wuzhen gave him a food box. In half a month, it was enough to eat and drink.
Just as Hang Shiqi was thinking about it, the boat was already swaying. Hang Shiqi blinked his eyelids a little heavy, feeling sleepy, yawned, curled up his tail, pressed his head on his front paws, and lay on the thick
Between the soft fur, he smacked his lips and fell asleep.
Half a day later, Hang Shiqi woke up in a daze, feeling dizzy and dizzy. He was stunned for a while before he remembered that he was on a ship. Moreover, he had sneaked up on his own without saying hello to the boss.
"Well," Hang Shiqi tried to crawl out of the fur, but he lost his balance and knocked over the iron rack next to him for drying furs. After a jingling bell, Hang Shiqi was pressed at the bottom.
It's over, have you caused trouble again?
Hang Shiqi buried his face in the fur, refusing to face reality.
Rhythmic vibrations came from the ship's deck, and they kept approaching the cabin where Hang Shiqi was. With a creak, the door opened, and when he lifted up the gap in the blanket, he saw a giant over two meters tall against the light.
The giant and he looked at each other for a second, and both of them were stunned.
Before Hang Shiqi had time to speak, the giant turned around and ran away, making the floor creak and the ship shaking more violently. As he ran, he yelled in full force: "Boss, the boss is bad, it's haunted."
Come on, let’s buy furs, move, move a little!”
Hang Shiqi: I'm not a ghost, come back...
A few minutes later, a dozen giants were crowded into the small cabin, each one taller than the other. Standing in the cabin, with their heads pressed against the ceiling, the cargo compartment was packed from top to bottom, left and right, until it was full.
"Where is it? Which blanket has moved, where is the ghost?" The giants turned over the fur blankets in the cabin in a hurry, and their words were like thunder, and their roars made people's ears hurt.
Hang Shiqi was weak, helpless and pitifully hiding in a corner, but was picked out under an indiscriminate search.
More than a dozen pairs of eyes glared at Hang Shiqi. Hang Shiqi felt like he was bathing in a row of searchlights, not even his shadow could be seen.
Hang Shiqi endured his physical discomfort and looked at the large row of two-meter-tall strong men in front of him, feeling despair in his heart.
"Is this a wolf?"
"Dog, how can a wolf be so big?"
"Can it talk? Is it a beast or an orc?"
"It must be a wild beast. How could an orc run into someone else's ship?"
"Tsk, this fur is shiny and smooth, it must be very valuable. Not as good as us..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? You don't even know what breed it is, and you only think about money! You see, it scares people. If you raise it so well, it couldn't be that some wealthy family in Yuehua City lost its pet, right?"
A group of people were talking, putting their hands on Hang Qi's head and purring here and there. Hang Shi Qi suspected that they were taking the opportunity to pet the dog.
"What's the fuss about?" Zong Yao pushed open the cabin door and asked angrily. Zong Yao is the owner of this merchant ship, but he always likes to be the hands-off shopkeeper and doesn't care much about the following things. If these people weren't too noisy
Even if I disturb his nap, he won't come down and ask questions.
"Boss, there's a dog here! It's furry!" One person lifted Hang Shiqi's two front paws and lifted him up to Zong Yao as if he were taking credit.
Zong Yao was about the same height as the giants around him. He carried Hang Shiqi just like he was a little chicken. He lifted him in front of his eyes, squinted his eyes and came closer, his face almost touching Hang Shiqi’s belly.
Zong Yao stared at it for five seconds, then suddenly remembered something, threw Hang Qi Qi back on the fur, and stared at the others: "Is this a Frost Wolf cub? Whose cub did you steal?
No matter how cute you are, you can’t do this, right? I wonder if those frost wolves are famous for fighting with each other to the death?”
Unlike these employees who have never seen the world, Zong Yao has seen the true form of the frost wolf, which is very similar to Hang Shiqi, except that it is larger.
"Shuang, Frost Wolf cub?" The giant was confused by the question. He was the first to notice that Hang Shiqi was pushed out. He scratched the back of his head and said, "I don't know, I just found it in this skin. That boss, this
If it’s a Frostwolf cub, why don’t we send it back?”
It is absolutely impossible to send it back. Hang Shiqi climbed up from the fur, turned into a human form, sat cross-legged on the fur, and said weakly: "I am not a cub. Can you not send me back?"
"Wow! He is really an orc."
"Female, so beautiful, silver hair!"
"Wipe the saliva, it's dripping on my hands!"
"Give me a moment and let me see."
"Little cutie, don't be afraid, we are not good people..."
Zong Yao saw a group of adult bachelor armored bears gulping saliva at a female orc. He was so angry that he kicked each of them: "Get out of here, don't be embarrassed here!"
The cabin finally became quiet, with only Hang Qi and Zong Yao looking at each other.
Zong Yao rubbed his hands honestly, put away his arrogant look towards his subordinates, grinned and said, "Hehehe, I didn't scare you, did I?"
"I... um!" Hang Shiqi suddenly covered his mouth, pushed Zong Yao away and rushed out of the warehouse. He hugged the railing and vomited, then fell back and fainted.
A row of huge heads poked out from the side.
"What's going on here, you fainted from fright? That's not the case, is it?"
"Boss, what did you say to scare others like this?"
Zong Yao scolded angrily: "Ganggungun, can't you see? He's obviously seasick!"
At night, Hang Shiqi woke up quietly and found that he had been moved to a big bed. His dizziness, nausea, and discomfort still did not subside.
"Do you feel better?" Zong Yao asked as he stayed by the bed.
"...Am I going to die?" Hang Shiqi said weakly, picking up the corner of his quilt.
"It's just seasickness." Zong Yao handed over a bowl of decoction: "There are herbs to treat seasickness on the ship. I asked them to make a bowl for you. If you drink it while it's hot, you should be fine."
"Thank you." Hang Shiqi poured the medicine into his stomach. Although the medicine was bitter and not good to drink, seasickness was obviously more uncomfortable.
"My name is Zong Yao, from the Iron Bear Clan, I am 18 years old and unmarried. The criteria for choosing a mate is that the animal shape must be hairy and good-looking. You...what about you?" Zong Yao introduced himself while pinching his fingers nervously.
How come the criteria for choosing a mate are all out? What the hell is it if you have so much hair? Hang Shiqi was confused. But it turned out that he was not a giant, but an armored bear tribe. This was the first time Hang Shiqi saw him: "Everyone in your tribe is
Is it that high?"
"Absolutely." Zong Yao smiled naively: "Probably due to the influence of blood, the people in our clan are indeed taller."
Hang Shiqi nodded: "My name is Hang Shiqi, I am 19 years old, my race is...frost wolf mixed blood."
Hang Shiqi didn't say it was a husky, after all, it would be too laborious to explain.
"Ah, you are older than me." Zong Yao said unexpectedly: "Looking at the animal form before, I thought you were underage."
"I was surprised to find out you were eighteen." Hang Shiqi complained. Without saying a word, he thought he was an uncle in his thirties.
"Why did you come to our boat? Does your family know?" Zong Yao asked.
"I want to go to Wanze City, but my family doesn't agree. But I left a note for them." Hang Shiqi responded vaguely, and then said: "I heard that your ship is going to Senhai Plain and passing by Wanze City, just like
I came to see you twice when we took the boat, but you were both sleeping. When I got anxious, I snuck up on my own. Can you please stop chasing me off the boat? I will pay the fare."
"That doesn't matter." Zong Yao pondered for a moment: "I'm just going to Wanze City at this time. Do you want to participate in the Seven Royal Clans Conference?"
"You also know about the Seven Royal Clans Conference?" Hang Shiqi was a little surprised.
"Of course I know." Zong Yao said calmly: "I've been there before."
Hang Shiqi: “Been there?”
"Yes, ten years ago, when my grandfather went to attend the meeting of the seven royal clans, he carried me and played around. The meeting was not interesting, but the fight between the frost wolf and the liger clan was quite fun." Zong Yao recalled: "You wolves
The king is really powerful in fighting, but I heard that the old wolf king passed away and now there is a new king who is even more powerful?"
"He is quite powerful." This was the first time that Hang Shiqi heard someone other than Frost Wolf mention Ao Wu, and it felt a little strange: "Is your grandfather the king of the Iron Bear Clan?"
"Yes, but we are used to calling the clan leader." Zong Yao replied.
"Then will you also be the leader of the clan in the future?" Hang Shiqi asked.
Zong Yao smiled and shook his head: "Our entire Iron Bear Clan is a big family with many relatives. Below my grandfather's branch and my generation, there are dozens of brothers. I rank lower among my peers.
There is no way that the heir will fall on me, and I won’t go even if it’s my turn. It’s more suitable for me to be a businessman, where I can run around.”
"That's good, but you have a lot of brothers." Hang Shiqi sounded a little envious.
Zong Yao remembered that Hang Shiqi said that he was of mixed race, and guessed that he might have had a rough life experience: "It's quite a lot, and my brothers are easy to get along with. Why don't you come home with me to play? We have hammocks and wooden buildings over there.
There are tree houses, vine bridges, and honeycombs bigger than my head, and the honey inside is so sweet that I guarantee you’ve never seen it in the North.”
"Wow -" Hang Shiqi was moved when he heard this.
When Zong Yao saw Hang Shiqi's support, he spoke even more enthusiastically: "And the people there are very hospitable, and they especially like orcs like you with beautiful fur. If you are willing to turn into an animal shape and let them touch you, they will definitely treat you like a pig."
A dear son should be loved again."
"Touch two?" Hang Shiqi couldn't react.
"Ah, sorry, sorry." Zong Yao noticed that he had accidentally blurted out what was on his mind, and he was very rude to a female: "No offense, your animal-shaped fur is really too beautiful, I can't bear it.
Just stay..."
"That's okay." Hang Shiqi waved his hand. Either he felt offended, or he was surprised that these armored bears seemed to have a deep obsession with fur: "Your family all likes beast-shaped fur to look good orcs?"
"Yes." Zong Yao nodded honestly.
"Why?" Hang Shiqi was puzzled.
Zong Yao smiled bitterly: "You can see for yourself."
He transformed into an animal shape and turned into a big bear over two meters tall. The whole body of the big bear was covered with a large piece of lin, covering its chest, abdomen, back, limbs, and head. Only its joints, hands and feet were normal, and it really looked like it was wearing iron armor.
Hang Shiqi touched the scales tentatively. They were very hard, cold and smooth, and felt like metal: "How cool! Then shouldn't you be very powerful when fighting like this? No one else can hurt you."
"It's not that powerful, it's just that the skin is rougher and the flesh is thicker." Zong Yao changed back to human form: "That's why our tribe has always loved soft fur, and when looking for a partner, we look for animal-shaped fur that looks good."
Hang Shiqi finally understood the meaning of "how hairy you look". The armored bear tribe probably has the most hair per capita.
But he still had doubts: "Aren't you looking for a mate from the same race?"
Zong Yao smiled bitterly: "There is a characteristic of our clan. No matter what race we are married to, the boy born will definitely be an armored bear, and the girl will follow the mother's race. There are only males in our clan and no females, so we must find wives from other races.
"
"Pfft--hahaha" Hang Shiqi was inexplicably struck with laughter, and he laughed for a while: "It's so miserable that the whole clan is male."
Zong Yao: "That's why our tribe loves their wives very much. If anyone treats his wife badly, it will ruin the reputation of the Iron Bear, affect the whole tribe's ability to find a wife, and make him cast aside by the whole tribe."
"Yeah, yeah, that's good." Hang Shiqi nodded.
Zong Yao came to the bed and said seriously: "So Hang Shiqi, do you want to consider being my wife?"
"Hmm... ah?" Hang Shiqi was dumbfounded by the sudden proposal of marriage: I already knew that you, the armored bear, were married, but I can't be so hasty, right?
"I'm a man." Hang Shiqi was afraid that the other party wouldn't understand clearly, so he added: "I just don't have facial tattoos for some reasons. I'm not a female."
"This is really the most unique way of rejecting something I've ever heard." Zong Yao was stunned for only a few seconds and then laughed heartily: "It's okay. In fact, my heart is very strong. It doesn't matter if you reject it directly. We can still be friends."
But even though he was smiling, a pair of round bear ears lay on his head.
"I'm really a male... a male." Hang Shiqi had to say it again.
"Well, I know." Zong Yao nodded pretending to believe it, not wanting Hang Qi to be embarrassed.
Hang Shiqi felt a little sorry: "How about I touch Maomao for you?"
Zong Yao was instantly resurrected with full blood, and his voice was no longer calm: "But, is it okay?"
Hang Shiqi turned into a beast and jumped out of bed. He remembered that he liked to pull his ears and tail, Aowu, and added: "But not the ears and tail."
Zong Yao dared not touch his ears or tail, nor his belly. He acted cautiously like a first-time petting cat, for fear of accidentally making the cat angry and making it impossible to touch it.
He carefully purred twice on the husky's back hair with the palm of his hand. The soft and smooth back hair covered his palm with body heat. It was a completely different feeling of happiness than touching a fur blanket!
With the seasickness medicine in hand, Hang Shiqi spent the next half month fairly comfortably. Half a month later, the merchant ship arrived at Wanze City. Zong Yao parked the ship at the pier and sent him off: "There are still a few days before the meeting of the Seven Royal Clans, Wanze City."
I'm familiar with the city, why don't I accompany you for a walk around Wanze City first? The merchant ships have to repair and supply supplies here anyway."
"Okay, okay." There is no word for politeness in Hang Shiqi's dictionary.
Wanze City is the largest city in the continent.
Because the city was too big, Zong Yao hired a carriage to travel around. He took Hang Shiqi to tour the entire Wanze City.
Looking down from top to bottom, you can have a panoramic view of the entire Wanze City. The architectural styles here are very different, as if the entire city is pieced together with several different puzzle pieces.
Hang Shiqi looked around, finding everything new and interesting.
"Wanze City is divided into nine areas. The middle area is the central area, where the Seven Royal Clan Conference meets. The dock generation is a trading area, and people from all ethnic groups often come here to trade with their own specialties. There are seven remaining parts.
It’s the territory of the seven royal families.”
"Why is there an island here?" Hang Shiqi asked.
"That's the place where the mermaid tribe lives. They dug the surrounding area into a river, and naturally an island was formed in the middle."
"What about that mountain?"
"That one is called Xiao Kun Mountain. The buildings on it were built by the Crane people and imitated Kun Mountain."
Hang Shiqi looked around and found a familiar area: "That's the Nanxia territory, right? I've seen it before."
Zong Yao: "Yes, have you been to Nanxia?"
Hang Shiqi: "Well, I lived there for a while. Where is your place?"
Zong Yao pointed to a piece of dazzling golden roof and said: "That piece is it."
Hang Shiqi: “Don’t you live in a tree house?”
Zong Yao: "The elders say that it doesn't matter if you live in a tree house at home, but you should look classy outside to leave a good impression on the females outside."
Hang Shiqi suddenly remembered Yun Wuzhen's evaluation of the Iron Bear Clan: "Local nobles". At least they have a noble position. It should probably be regarded as a good impression?
"What's that big pot-like building?" Hang Shiqi asked while pointing at the fire.
"That's the territory of the Fire Feather Tribe. The Fiery Flame Tower." Zong Yao: "The Fire Feather Tribe has a bad temper. If you say anything about a big pot in front of them, I'm afraid there will be a fight on the spot."
"Why don't you tell me if it looks so similar?" Hang Shiqi muttered, then pointed to the other side: "The buildings over there are so beautiful."
"That's the territory of the Yunhu tribe. Yunhu is the most particular about this kind of thing. I've been to Dongye once, and the buildings there are more exquisite and beautiful than the other." Zong Yao introduced, and seemed to sigh as he thought of something again.
: "The Yunhu's fur is also very beautiful, but it's a pity that the Yunhu clan loves cleanliness, and their fur will never be touched by foreigners."
Hang Shiqi immediately thought of the young prince Yun Wuzhen who had all the exquisite food, clothing and accommodation, and nodded with deep approval.
"Is the Frostwolf territory next to it?" Hang Shiqi asked, looking at a row of buildings that were in the same line as Yuehua City.
"Yes. This is the Frost Wolf place." Zong Yao asked, "Do you want to say hello?"
Hang Shiqi immediately retracted his head: "No way."
"Speaking of which, the Wolf King should arrive around the same time as us. Do you know him? Do you want to say hello?"
Hang Shiqi immediately shook his head like a rattle: "If you don't go, I'm not familiar with it."
Hang Shiqi thought that Ao Wu should have known that he left a note by now. What's the difference between going back now and giving away someone's head?
The carriage landed on the public road at the junction of the territories of the Liger Clan and the Iron Bear Clan.
As soon as Hang Shiqi got out of the car, he noticed that there were many young Nanxia orc girls on the streets of Nanxia Territory, eagerly waiting for something. The scene was familiar and frightening.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" A rude shouting came from behind, and a long whip was thrown in the direction of Hang Shiqi.
"Be careful." Zongyao, who was always paying attention to Hang Shiqi, immediately took Hang Shiqi aside. A rare look of anger appeared on the face of the good-tempered young man, and asked the whip-wielding groom: "What are you doing! Beating people in the street?"
"A good dog doesn't block the road. If it does, it deserves to be beaten." The groom raised his head arrogantly, with an expression of "I'm right, he deserves it."
"The road is public, and this is not your Southern Xia territory. Is it the etiquette of your Southern Xia tribe to attack innocent passers-by?" Zong Yao refused to give in.
A slender finger stretched out from the carriage and opened the curtain, revealing the liger king's profound and handsome features. His eyes, one blue and one green, were like two glazed gems. They swept deeply between Hang Shiqi and Zong Yao, and his voice was lazy and low.
, and with inherent arrogance: "If you were in the Nanxia territory and you were dead at this moment, how could you still stand and talk to me."
Different from other ethnic groups, the hierarchy system in Nanxia is very serious. The lives of the people are worthless and the nobles are superior. If someone blocks the chariot of the Liger King in Nanxia, it is really possible to lose his life. The words of the Liger King are not true.
That's an exaggeration.
"This is not the territory of the ligers and tigers, and we are not your subjects." Zong Yao said, holding his neck.
"I don't care who you are. Get out of the way." The Liger King didn't even bother to argue with Zong Yao. He was tired from traveling all the way. At this time, he just wanted to go back to his palace, bask in the sun and have a good sleep, and then find Sanwu again.
A beautiful maid, grooming herself in animal form.
"Apologise." Zong Yao directly transformed into his animal form, which was tantamount to inviting a fight.
"Oh, it turns out it's a junior from the Iron Bear Clan who protects you so well, and next to you is your furry wife?" The Liger King did not accept the challenge, instead he teased with malice.
The people watching around him immediately started laughing. The Iron Bear Clan has a lot of down hair per capita, and it is basically a public joke among the Seven Royal Clan to find a wife with good-looking coats. However, few people dare to laugh like this in front of their faces.
Sure enough, Zong Yao's expression immediately changed after hearing this, and his fists clenched loudly.
But before he rushed forward, a faster white shadow flew out from beside him. Before anyone could react, he kicked the liger king on the chest with his claws and kicked him back into the carriage, tearing down the carriage door curtain.
Hang Shiqi raised his head, gave the Liger King a look that was more arrogant and contemptuous than him and said: "I am your furry daddy.":,,,