Chapter 281: Dragon King’s Invitation (2/2)
Shan Youxin said, ”After Your Highness finishes reading, you can get ready to kill people.”
Ling Yushu had a grave expression. ”Are the acquiring of lands that severe?”
Shan Youxin nodded.
Ling Yushu called the magistrate of Auspicious Prefecture over and placed the scrolls in his hand with a solemn look. ”Don't go to sleep yet. I won't sleep, and you shall read these with me! We will read them as we capture and kill the people. Those who should be captured will be captured, and those who should be killed will be killed! In these unusual times, we will have to hand out severe punishments!”
The magistrate of Auspicious Prefecture had an ashen face.
Qin Mu summoned Chen Wanyun and the rest. ”Your task is here. You guys shall follow the officials to capture the people later.”
Chen Wanyun muttered, ”Cult Master, didn't you say it would not be dangerous? To be able to acquire lands in the times of chaos, these people will all be tyrants of these regions. The strengths of the influential families are no joking matter!”
Qin Mu smiled. ”You guys are experts from Imperial College, elites of the empire, so how could you be scared of the tyrants in these regions?”
Wei Yong, Yue Qinghong, and the rest couldn't wait to make their moves.
Not long later, the crown prince and the magistrate passed down their orders to capture the people, so Wei Yong and the rest immediately followed the officials and left. They only came back in the afternoon, all covered in blood. It was evident that they had gone through several fierce battles.
Ling Yushu spent two days to settle the problems in Auspicious Prefecture, then continued to head east. On the journey, they managed the problems around Mud River as well. One day, they came to River Prefecture. This place overlooked the sea to the east and was far from the capital. Their waterways were developed, and they had a huge port. The merchant ships here were not only connected to all the ports in the world, they were even trading with foreign countries and had relations with the countries overseas.
Everyone was already familiar with the routine and went to do their own inspections without any instructions from the assistant minister. After settling the tasks in River Prefecture, Ling Yushu could see that everyone was exhausted and said, ”It has been hard on everyone, so why don't we take a few days break in River Prefecture before setting off.”
Everyone cheered.
Qin Mu was pulled over by Ling Yuxiu to stroll down the street. ”River Prefecture's trade and commerce are flourishing and they have many interesting items from foreign countries. Let's take a look at the fair”
”I'll go too!”
Si Yunxiang followed after them, and Ling Yuxiu took a glance at her while thinking to herself, 'Vixen!'
'Little hussy…' Si Yunxiang thought with a face full of smiles.
Sparks flew from the gazes of these two girls, but Qin Mu didn't notice anything. There were indeed numerous unusual and strange toys in River Prefecture's fair, but what attracted him the most weren't these strange items, instead, it was the foreigners.
He saw numerous foreigners wearing strange and different clothing, and their appearances were different from those of the people of Eternal Peace. There were even some that were cyclops. They only had a single eye at the heart of their brows, and it was grown vertically.
There were also four-armed and two-headed humans.
He even saw a few maidens from the sea tribe that was gorgeously dressed. However, they had eight legs like an octopus and walked quickly. When he looked at them in detail, he could also see gills beside their ears.
”They come from the sea,” Si Yunxiang whispered to Qin Mu. ”They are merchants of the sea tribe. I've heard they have founded a country under the sea.”
Qin Mu was astonished.
The items that the sea tribe was selling were also very strange. He stopped in front of a blue coral tree which was automatically giving off water vapor while a huge ball of water was wrapped around it. Within the water vapor, there was a girl that was three inches high, riding a seahorse and singing a folk song whose words he didn't understand.
After that, couple more maidens riding seahorses came down from the tree and began to circle the coral tree with some men, dancing and singing together.
This coral tree actually had small tribes.
Si Yunxiang and Ling Yuxiu were also entranced by it. Right at this moment, a slender and tall girl in a long dark green dress came forward and looked at that blue coral tree, exclaiming in admiration, ”What a strange species, Xiao'hong, don't you think so too?”
Qin Mu tilted his head and saw a red-colored jade earring hanging from the fair earlobes of that girl. Suddenly, that earring stretched itself and revealed itself to be a small red snake, opening its mouth to hiss at Qin Mu.
”Long Jiaonan!”
Qin Mu was astonished and wanted to pull out his sword when the woman smiled. ”It's best if Cult Master Qin doesn't make a move, my Xiao'hong is of Seven Stars Realm and can swallow all three of you with a single mouthful. Cult Master, my father would like to see you.”
Qin Mu's scalp turned numb as he said solemnly, ”Old Dragon King is here as well?”
Long Jiaonan chuckled. ”My father is known as the dragon king so how could he have no power in River Prefecture? However, all thanks to Cult Master, our Dragon Rider Sect got eradicated, giving my father and I no other choice but to hide in the east sea!”
Si Yunxiang blinked and said in delight, ”Congratulation Sister Long in capturing the Heavenly Devil Cult Master and Eternal Peace Sixth Princess! Since I'm not needed here, I shall take my leave first!”
Long Jiaonan sneered, and the little snake suddenly swam toward Si Yunxiang, stretching out its tongue to lick her neck. ”The eldest daughter of Si Family, the saintess of Heavenly Devil Cult, your worth isn't any inferior to that of Eternal Peace Sixth Princess. Did you think I didn't know who you are?”