Chapter 474 Diqiu (2/2)

Shen Lian heard plenty of stories about Tianyi on the carriage. The stories were mainly about his moral and honesty. Occasionally, people would also mention about Tianyi's strength.

Shen Lian was curious about Tianyi. A leader who had the respect of the generals was definitely a bright leader. But not all bright leaders could earn the respect of Qi cultivators who were beyond the mortal world.

Shen Lian predicted that Tianyi was a saint from the outside and emperor inside. Tianyi was definitely not a simple figure.

The entourage of traders were headed to Da Xia and Shen Lian thought that it would be difficult for him to meet Tianyi. But on the way to Da Xia, rumour has it that Tianyi was summoned to have an audience with Emperor Xia at Diqiu.

Diqiu was the capital city of Da Xia.

There were different versions of what happened to Tianyi after entering Da Xia but one thing for sure was that the Emperor Xia did not mention when could Tianyi leave.

Some said that Tianyi would never be able to return to Yin Shang because in Yin Shang's growing influence was a threat to the rule of Da Xia.

Emperor Xia was a brave and intelligent leader who wanted everyone to submit to him. Therefore, people like Tianyi, no matter how virteous they were, as long as it was a threat to Da Xia, the Emperor would be dissatisfied.

Because of Tianyi, the traders felt uneasy and as the insecurities creeped in, everyone started to feel blue and dejected.

Without Tianyi, Yin Shang would decline and the traders would lose their source of protection. The wealth of Yin Shang would be root of chaos and the Qi cultivators too would lose a save place for them to cultivate.

The only exception on the carriage was Shen Lian and the black tiger.

The black tiger crawled under Shen Lian's feet and slept lazily. It would drool and spit its tongue out from time to time as if it was dreaming about something delicious while Shen Lian would just stand next to the window. They just passed empty wilderness that did not even have an inch of grass. They heard that this place was known as Zhuo Lu, and was a battlefield before this. The lost souls of Zhuo Lu had dispersed but their hatred still lingered around, making it difficult for grass to grow there.

After Zhuo Lu, they have entered the territory of Da Xia. Even if they were travelling about a thousand miles everyday, it still took them two years to arrive.

Throughout the journey, the traders have collected all sorts of goods and it was also an eye opening experience for Shen Lian.

Due to the incident of Tianyi, the traders were uncertain if these goods were able to be sold. They were afraid to hear news about Tianyi being prosecuted once they enter Da Xia. If that really happened, their fate would not end well in Da Xia.

The most unique feature of Da Xia was the classification of slaves and the aristocrat. They had no commoners in between.

It would be tragic if anyone ended up as a slave as it was almost impossible for the following generations to escape slavery. Yin Shang too had slaves but they also had commoners. The merciful Tianyi gave the slaves a chance to become commoners while Da Xia does not have such opportunity.

Yin Shang did not only open their arms to the people of other countries, they also accept slave refugees from Da Xia and made them into commoners.

Perhaps this was what Tianyi did that angered the Emperor Xia and the aristocrats of Da Xia.

There were twelve aristocratic families in Da Xia. They were the Xiahou's, Youhu's, Younan's, Zhenxun's, Tongcheng's, Bao's, Fei's, Qi's, Zeng's, Xin's, Ming's and the Zhenguan's.

The twelve aristocratic families had the most noble blood of human race. It was not the prestige of the family that made them stood out but the nobleness of their own blood. They were born with the ability to tear tigers and leopards, and once they hit adulthood, they would have invincible strength that was as strong, or stronger, than Qi cultivators.

The Xiahou family was the royal family of Da Xia. The 'Xia' of 'Da Xia' came from the family's name.

On the way to Da Xia, they heard that Tianyi was alright and they could trade their goods. Soon, they made it to Diqiu.