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Chapter 126 The Village
"Sorry, the wealthy merchants and immortals are unwilling to exchange for grain."
Li Biao bowed apologetically to Jiang Yueming and said...
He had relayed Jiang Yueming's requests word for word, but the wealthy businessmen were unwilling to budge. Li Biao had tried to use his influence to help Jiang Yueming, but unfortunately, his influence was completely undermined.
Then he offered Jiang Yueming as a way to help them quickly comprehend the cultivation technique, but this failed to sway them. Instead, he was scolded by the wealthy businessman.
The cultivation techniques in this world are divided into four levels from highest to lowest: Immortal Techniques, Divine Skills, Saint-level Techniques, Heaven-level Techniques, Earth-level Techniques, and Profound-level Techniques.
The latter four levels of cultivation techniques each have three different grades. For example, Li Biao's Golden Toad Stance is a mid-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique, but Jiang Yueming's Golden Eagle Wings is a low-grade Di-level technique.
Although they belong to different fields, the consumption of spiritual energy varies greatly between cultivation techniques of different grades.
The techniques are divided into grades, and also into levels of proficiency. Proficiency is generally divided into four levels: beginner, minor mastery, major mastery, and perfection.
The higher the proficiency, the more powerful the spiritual technique can be.
However, mastering a cultivation technique is not something that can be achieved easily. Some cultivators with poor comprehension may never be able to fully master a single technique in their entire lives.
Under Jiang Yueming's temptation, the wealthy merchants should have agreed, since food can be regenerated, but the opportunity to cheaply improve their cultivation level is truly lost if they miss it.
"Strange, do you know why they're unwilling?" Jiang Yueming asked Li Biao, rubbing her chin.
Li Biao stepped forward slightly and said in a low voice, "Because these wealthy merchants are fleeing from the Men's Gang. If this grain spreads widely, they will be able to track down the merchants."
"The wealthy merchants won't be able to take any of their gold and jewels with them, which is why the coachman was in such a hurry to get going."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yueming thought for a moment and then asked, "What is the Men's Gang? Are you implying that this area is their territory?"
"The Men's Gang..." Before Li Biao could finish speaking, the wealthy merchant behind the carriage began urging him to set off.
He had no choice but to bid farewell to Jiang Yueming and return to the caravan to direct the voyage, leaving Jiang Yueming's problem unresolved.
However, Ye Mo's matter was settled, and he believed that Li Biao would definitely not let him down.
I just hope she can obediently go back to her peaceful life and never set foot on the border again.
Amidst the flashing blades and shadowy swords, even Jiang Yueming couldn't guarantee how long she would survive; she might be killed in the next second.
After all, he had personally experienced the power of the British field artillery. He was just curious why the British army couldn't use magic? Or rather, why they didn't have any magic to use?
"Never mind, there's more to my curiosity than just these things." Thinking of this, Jiang Yueming couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
From Ye Mo's bra to the group of men in black, and now to this textbook-like reenactment, Jiang Yueming still has no clue about any of these events.
Logically speaking, this world should belong to the feudal period, so how come there are so many modern elements?
Ye Mo and the man in black represent modern civilization, while the British dog clan represents modern industry. But the host he transmigrated into was an ancient figure!
Could it be that three planes overlap, and the place he is in is at the corner of three different worlds?
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! The imperial court has urgent news for Prefect Chu!"
Just as Jiang Yueming was lost in thought, he heard the sound of horses' hooves again and looked up.
A dozen or so messengers from the post station were riding fast horses, making an urgent journey of eight hundred li, raising dust all the way.
"Chu Ting? Hmm! Could it be…?"
A thought suddenly flashed through Jiang Yueming's mind, and her expression changed slightly. She immediately stepped forward to stop the messengers.
Since these messengers said they had a message to deliver to the prefect of Chu, it means that the royal family already knew about the border war situation and that the royal family planned to start another war with the Yingquan tribe.
Because in the textbooks of my previous life, there was indeed a battle in Chu Ting. In that battle, the barbarity of the British barbarians led to a resistance by the people of the Celestial Empire, which exacerbated the contradictions between the people of the two countries.
"You brat! Get out of the way!" The messenger shouted angrily when he saw Jiang Yueming blocking the middle of the road.
They were already exhausted from their long journey delivering messages, and their emotions were already running high. Then, they encountered a bratty kid blocking their way, which ignited their anger.
They raised the reins and sped across the road, intending to run over Jiang Yueming, who was blocking their way, just like the previous driver.
However, this time Jiang Yueming did not intend to stop them. Instead, just as the post horse was about to arrive, she jumped into the air and landed on the back of a messenger's horse.
He gripped the horse's belly tightly with his legs to prevent himself from falling off, then snatched the letter from the messenger's waist, opened it, and frowned instantly upon reading it.
The letter actually ordered the Chu court to send a large army to annihilate the Ying barbarians, and said that royal nobles would lead troops to support the Chu court. Once the army arrived, they would immediately send troops to completely wipe out the Ying barbarians.
From Jiang Yueming's perspective, this was an extremely foolish move!
However, the people in power at the time did not realize that this was a war between nations, and regarded the invasion of the British as just a minor border battle.
Moreover, the King probably has no idea what really happened in the Battle of Dinghai. It seems that the King has never witnessed the power of strong ships and cannons.
"Where did this brat come from, daring to obstruct the imperial court's official duties? He'll pay with his life!"
Before Jiang Yueming had finished reading the document, the messengers on either side drew their gleaming broadswords from their waists and slashed at Jiang Yueming with a powerful wrist strike.
Whoa!
Before the two could make a move, two tripwires suddenly appeared in the dust of the road, and the three horses immediately fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Jiang Yueming's attention was entirely focused on the broadswords on both sides, and he did not realize that the horse's hooves would slip ahead, causing him to fall to the ground along with the post horse.
However, relying on the agility he had deliberately trained during his previous military service, he spread his five fingers and landed with a palm in the instant his body leaned forward. Then, he pushed off the ground with force, and the reaction force helped him adjust his center of gravity and stand up.
After performing this set of movements, I didn't get injured at all, and I didn't even get covered in dust.
The other three messengers fared much worse, especially the soldier who rode ahead of him; he landed headfirst on the ground, the force of which killed him instantly.
The remaining two messengers were covered in dust; one had a broken left arm, and the other had a broken right leg.
Seeing this, Jiang Yueming was about to step forward to help them up when he suddenly felt a chill on his neck. When the dust completely cleared, he found a cold, curved knife pressed against his throat.
The person who kidnapped him was actually at the late stage of the Condensation Realm!
Jiang Yueming looked around and realized that they had been kidnapped by a group of bandits whose strength was at the Nascent Soul Realm.
"Brother, we don't have any money. You can search us if you don't believe me," Jiang Yueming said softly, his expression unchanged.
However, the other two messengers were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, ignoring their own injuries.
"My lord, we're just delivering messages at the post station; we have no money whatsoever. Please, spare us!"
"Sir, if you just don't take us into the village, we'll show you great respect and gratitude! Please, please don't let us into the village!"
Jiang Yueming looked at the scene with wide eyes, and suddenly many question marks appeared above her head.
These two officers and soldiers of the Celestial Empire, who are both serving and have numbered posts, actually bowed down to bandits. It's outrageous!
And you beg them not to bring it back to the village?
While it's only natural to be afraid of death, this kind of backbone is truly admirable.