Capítulo 103: Chapter 103
Tln: for those that may be confused, Yucun means Yu Village.. If you see anything cun in this story it means village, and Wucun is Bee Village, and Yacun means Salt Village, zhieti whatever means Iron forging village. Thanks
Recently, life in Yancun has been tough.
Yucun's salt is finer and cheaper, with caravans delivering it to their doorstep. Now, the villages on this plain refuse to trade salt with Yancun; they all use Yucun's salt. To survive, Yancun had to proactively lower the salt price. However, even with reduced prices, people were unwilling to trade.
The treatment disparity was too significant, causing distress among Yancun residents.
"Village Chief, our salt isn't selling. What should we do?"
"Yes, we're almost unable to make ends meet."
"It's all because of Yucun. If not for them, we wouldn't be in this situation."
Mentioning Yucun, the resentment in Yancun's residents, especially Yanci, was palpable, yet they felt helpless.
"Village Chief, continuing like this isn't a solution. We need to find a way to deal with Yucun."
"Yes, if we don't find a solution, we won't have a foothold in this plain."
Yanci certainly wanted to deal with Yucun, but the problem was he couldn't. Yucun had the protection of the mountain god from Mount Lushen and formidable warriors. Even the three-headed birds of Yuli were slaughtered. With just their people, how could they deal with Yucun?
"Village Chief, if we can't do it ourselves, we can seek help from others."
"What do you mean?"
"Let's ask Fengcheng for help."
"That's right, Fengcheng is the ruler of this land. No matter how strong Yucun is, they have to listen to Fengcheng."
After much contemplation, Yanci finally decided that, after spring arrived, he would take a group of people to Fengcheng.
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Black Flame Valley.
Yu Su had traveled back and forth between Yucun and Black Flame Valley several times, while Lu Yan stayed in Black Flame Mountain without coming out.
A month and a half later, Lu Yan successfully broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refinement.
"Not bad, breaking through in just a month. It's faster than I expected," Yu Su remarked.
Lu Yan, however, felt it was too slow. If he hadn't absorbed most of the fire spiritual energy in Black Flame Mountain, he would have liked to spend another month in seclusion.
Yu Su and Lu Yan returned to Yucun.
The winter, which usually felt long, passed quickly this year.
After another month, the snow stopped.
With temperatures rising, the big river began to thaw.
After waiting for the river to completely thaw and the snow to melt, Yu Su officially turned sixteen.
According to the customs of the barbarians, he was considered an adult now. However, according to the rules of the later years, one needed to be eighteen to be an adult. He still had to wait for two more years.
He wasn't in a hurry to hold an adult ceremony. Moreover, with the arrival of spring, it was time for spring plowing, and busy times lay ahead.
After spinning around like a top for two months, Yu Su finally finished all the busy work.
At this time, a message arrived from Zhutiecun, saying that Yanci had taken a team from Yancun to Fengcheng.
"Did Zhutiecun say why Yanci and the others from Yancun went to Fengcheng?" Jian Yunchuan asked.
Yu Su shook his head, "Zhutiecun doesn't know."
However, he thought that if Yanci led a team to Fengcheng as soon as spring began, it definitely wasn't for trivial matters. Who knows what they might be plotting.
Jian Yunchuan said, "Fengcheng is far from here. Even if Yanci wants to get reinforcements from Fengcheng, they won't arrive until the end of the year."
If it were before, Jian Yunchuan might worry about the threat from Fengcheng. However, after more than a year of changes, Jian Yunchuan was no longer so wary of Fengcheng. Still, just in case, Yucun needed to make some preparations.
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A few months passed in the blink of an eye.
With the efforts of a large number of slaves, the reclamation on the east bank of the big river progressed well.
The original territory of the Arman tribe was now enveloped by Yucun's territory. Yucun's vast and fertile fields extended to the vicinity of the southern Wu Village, with lush crops.
Looking at these vast fields, the people of Wu Village were envious.
Now, most of the labor force in Wu Village worked in Yucun.
They frequently traveled between Wu Village and Yucun, and their sense of belonging to Yucun grew stronger.
Talking about the prosperous scene of Yucun, they were also proud and felt a sense of honor.
After all, beneath this prosperity, there is also their share of credit.
Unconsciously, the southern Wucun has undergone significant changes. They not only built roads between villages but also, following the example of Yucun, renovated houses, improved sanitary conditions, and even donned linen clothing obtained from Yucun.
Venturing out, they appeared almost identical to the people of Yucun.
When young people talk about Yusuo, they show more respect than when talking about their village shaman.
People from even farther south, witnessing the tremendous changes in Wucun, were astonished.
They almost doubted if they had come to the wrong place.
"Your Wucun has changed so much, we almost didn't recognize it."
"Heavens above, you actually have pure white rice."
"And linen clothes, even colorful shells."
"We truly envy you."
At that time, the villagers of Wucun were still unaware of the lurking crisis.
Proudly discussing the changes in Wucun, the gifts from Yucun, and the vast fertile fields, they were oblivious.
These external teams from distant villages, after staying in Wucun for three days, left. Before departing, they exchanged rice and salt brought with them for items from Wucun.
After some time, one night, the shaman Shanyang from Fengcun suddenly had a dream.
He dreamt that Wucun was attacked by barbarians from the south. Wucun, caught off guard, suffered heavy losses.
Shanyang woke up, immediately realizing something. He called the village chief Shanfeng, informing him of the foreseen attack by southern barbarians and urging him to quickly seek reinforcements from Yucun.
Shanfeng was startled and promptly arranged for people to swiftly go to Yucun for help.
Shanyang said, "I fear they might launch a surprise attack at dawn; we need to prepare early."
Shanfeng informed the village chief of Wucun.
On the other side, when Yusuo received the plea for help from the southern Wucun, it was already dawn.
Despite the presence of a major road, the distance between the two places was still considerable. Even with the road, it took two or three hours for the messengers from Wucun to reach Yucun, and they arrived when the day was almost breaking.
Yusuo frowned, "Shanyang says barbarians might attack Wucun?"
"Yes, Lord Yusuo, please, we beg you to save us." The messenger pleaded.
Yusuo immediately summoned Jian Yunchuan and others, telling Jian Yunchuan, "Father, gather some warriors and support Wucun. Luyan and I will go first; I fear they might already be in combat."
Jian Yunchuan nodded, "No problem."
Yusuo summoned his sword and, accompanied by Luyan, flew to Wucun.
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Wucun.
As Shanyang anticipated, Wucun faced an attack just as day broke.
Numerous barbarians attacking them were not only armed with sharp spears but also had some tamed tigers and leopards fighting alongside them.
Yusuo was surprised, "Where did these barbarians come from, and they can even command tigers and leopards in battle?"
Luyan knew something, "They are southern barbarians. They worship the beast god, baptizing their newborns with beast blood as the first ritual. Hence, they are naturally adept at dealing with animals. Skilled barbarians can even tame tigers and leopards for combat."
Yusuo nodded, gaining some understanding of these barbarians.
At the moment, the Wucun forces were in retreat, with many casualties.
After a brief conversation with Luyan, Yusuo joined the battle.
Luyan jumped off the sword, summoning fireballs to repel the barbarians.
Yusuo shouted from the sky, "Wucun people, fall back!"
Hearing this, the people of Wucun looked up, saw Yusuo in the sky, and were excited almost to tears.
"It's Lord Yusuo!"
"Lord Yusuo is here; we are saved!"
"Quick, retreat! Lord Yusuo told us to retreat!"
People of Wucun hastily withdrew, paying no attention to the ongoing fight with the barbarians and tigers.
Once they were far enough, Yusuo descended and swung his sword.
A cold light descended from the sky, splitting the ground in a loud roar. Those barbarians and tigers either fell into the sudden chasm or were severed by the icy light.
The scene of cries and screams quickly settled.
The terrified barbarians couldn't believe someone could fly in the sky and unleash such a formidable sword strike.
They didn't understand what it was, but someone in the crowd shouted in fear, "Divine punishment!"
"In the name of the beast god, this must be divine punishment!"
"Is that person a god?"
"Run!"
The once fearless barbarians turned and fled, abandoning their spears.
Afraid that the divine punishment might strike them if they didn't escape, they sprinted away, not even bothering to pick up their spears.
The unlucky ones who couldn't escape lay on the ground, wailing in terror, watching Yusuo in the sky.
Yusuo raised his hand, conjuring a vine bridge over the chasm. Luyan took people to capture those barbarians alive for interrogation.
Yusuo, landing with his sword, was approached by Shanfeng and the people of Wucun, all kneeling.
"Lord Yusuo, thank you for saving our Wucun." Shanfeng shed tears.
Yusuo helped him up, asking others to rise as well.
Others got up, still excited and nervous. That sword strike by Yusuo was the first time they witnessed it and left them quite frightened.
Frankly, in their hearts now, Yusuo was no different from a god.
"Lord Shanfeng, why did those barbarians attack you?" Yusuo asked Shanfeng.
Shanfeng, not daring to let Yusuo address him as a lord, quickly said, "We of Wucun have not provoked them. Who knows why they suddenly attacked us."
The village chief of Fengcun walked over and solemnly said, "It's probably to plunder food."
He then informed Yusuo about the recent arrival of outsiders in the village.
Yusuo, after hearing the details, understood that those barbarians attacked Wucun, seeing it prosperous and having white rice. Perhaps they also intended to plunder Yucun.
Shanyang was unaware of this before and felt guilty, "Lord Yusuo, it's my fault for not managing the people in the village well, letting them boast and bringing disaster upon us."
Yusuo said, "Wucun has changed a lot. It's hard to prevent others from noticing. We can't stop them from noticing, but we can make them understand that they shouldn't dare to come again."
Shanyang still felt guilty, especially those villagers who had boasted to outsiders before. They hung their heads and dared not look up.
Shortly after, Luyan brought people to
capture those barbarians who failed to escape, bringing them to Yusuo for questioning.
The barbarians, seeing Yusuo, trembled and prostrated themselves, muttering fearful words.
Yusuo looked at Luyan.
Luyan explained, "They are begging for your forgiveness, saying that if they had known this was a place where gods reside, they wouldn't have dared to come and plunder food."
Yusuo inquired about some information regarding the southern barbarians.
Learning that they were a large tribal gathering that collectively worshipped the beast god, considering themselves the children of the beast god, Yusuo was surprised. It was the first time he knew that there was such a large tribal gathering in the farther south. No wonder they could assemble so many people for an attack in a short time.
Yusuo said, "It seems I need to go meet this southern barbarian tribe."
Luyan said, "Those barbarians are fierce and belligerent, very difficult to deal with."
Yusuo sneered, "Let's see if my fist is difficult to deal with or if they are difficult to deal with."
After some thought, Luyan agreed that there was probably no one who could contend with Yusuo. He didn't say anything more.
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After this incident, the southern Wucun was greatly alarmed.
When Jian Yunchuan arrived with people, they decided to assist in constructing some defensive structures.
At least this way, they could resist the next attack to some extent.
While Jian Yunchuan was helping with the defensive structures, the leaders of southern Wucun gathered for a secret meeting.
"Everyone has seen the situation this time. If not for Lord Yusuo's protection, our Wucun would probably have been wiped out by the claws of those barbarians."
"Those barbarians are truly despicable!"
"What I want to say is, what are your thoughts on joining Yucun?"
After Shanfeng finished speaking, others fell silent for a while.
"Lord Shanfeng, we understand your intentions. Indeed, without the protection of Lord Yusuo, we would be in great danger. We don't even know if the barbarians will attack again. If we join Yucun, we won't have to fear anything."
"But we have lived in this place for generations..."
"This is also my concern. We have lived here for generations, and each of us has our own gods to worship. If we join Yucun, will our gods hold it against us?"
Talk of the gods made everyone fall silent.
Finally, Shanyang said, "This time, in our time of distress, it was Lord Yu Su who came to save us. If this is indeed the arrangement of the gods, then I believe that if we join Yu Village, the gods should not blame us."
Upon hearing this, the others were somewhat stunned.
Was all of this an indication from the gods?
In reality, Shanyang was not entirely certain, but from his visions of the future city in Yu Village to the recent attack by barbarians and Yu Su coming to our rescue, he always felt that there was divine guidance behind these events.
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