Novelink #222 - The treasure was found
#222 - The treasure was found
Time passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it was dawn.
It wouldn't be long before the sky brightened.
Liang Jin and his group also returned to the entrance of the inn at this time.
Besides Liang Jin, Xiao Wan, and Yunlong, many people followed.
At least two hundred!
These people were of both genders, old and young.
These people were clearly divided into two groups.
One group had a better temperament and image. They were all loyal subjects of Ju Huan or descendants of loyal subjects. After Ju Huan's destruction, they became slaves because they were unwilling to submit.
Tonight, Liang Jin and his group swept through several slave markets to rescue these people.
Liang Jin originally had no intention of rescuing slaves.
But tonight, he discovered from Xiao Wan that the loyalty of brainwashed slaves was much higher.
This could save him the process of buying people's hearts.
This gave Liang Jin an even bigger idea in an instant.
So, in the process of sweeping through the slave markets, Liang Jin would take away any valuable slaves he saw.
These slaves were either martial artists, literate and able to do accounting, or had some artisan skills, and so on.
They were all top-quality slaves.
Besides assassins, the Azure Clothes Tower also needed some talents who knew other skills.
Liang Jin killed their masters, gave them orders, and they obediently followed Liang Jin.
It was simply too easy.
If he hadn't seen these slaves, Liang Jin really couldn't imagine that humans could be tamed to be as docile as dogs.
But people are people after all, and human hearts are unpredictable.
Liang Jin would not really treat them as slaves, and he had no intention of being a slave owner.
At this time, Liang Jin looked at everyone and said:
"You are now following me, perhaps for various reasons, but it doesn't matter."
"I will ensure you have food and clothing."
"But similarly, you also need to work for me!"
"If you want to change your mind now, it's still not too late. Those who want to leave can leave now, and I will never stop you."
The crowd looked at each other, but no one left.
The Ju Huan group was unwilling to leave. If they left, they would only become slaves.
It was better to trust Yunlong and the little princess and follow Liang Jin together. Perhaps they could have a better life.
And that group of slaves was also unwilling to leave.
For them, following their master was their mission, and now Liang Jin was their master.
Liang Jin nodded:
"Very good, then follow me back to the inn, and all of you wash up and change into a set of clothes."
Immediately, Liang Jin led this group of slaves into the inn.
The innkeeper initially had some objections. His rooms were reserved for free people, and slaves were only worthy of sleeping in the slave stable.
After Liang Jin slapped him a few times and smashed him down with a few ingots of silver, he finally became honest while hugging the silver.
There were too many slaves, which led to insufficient rooms.
So Liang Jin could only kick all the guests out and book the entire inn.
Cang Du walked out of the room, frowned greatly when he saw Liang Jin bringing back so many slaves:
"Young Hero Meng, isn't this… a bit too much?"
"It's really inconvenient to bring so many people when we go out to perform tasks."
In Cang Du's expectation, Liang Jin would bring back a team of elite martial artists.
But who would have thought that there would be such a variety of men, women, old and young.
Liang Jin said:
"Lord Cang, don't worry, it won't affect the mission."
"If it weren't for helping you complete the mission, I would have wanted to stir up a big wave in this city."
"Now I'm already very restrained by only bringing this few people. Only after we complete the mission and come back can I continue to have a good time in this city."
Cang Du was speechless when he heard this.
You've already made such a big mess these two nights, and you still think it's not enough?
Then what exactly are your plans for making a big one?
He shook his head helplessly and could only temporarily ignore Liang Jin.
Then he said:
"I have guests coming later, please accompany me to meet them, Young Hero Meng."
Now it was Liang Jin's turn to be puzzled.
Would Cang Du, this outsider, have guests?
Just as he was wondering.
It dawned.
As the sun rose, the golden sunlight shone on the yellow city in this oasis.
In the sunlight, a group of white-robed men and women kept their guard up and quickly walked towards the inn.
And the leader was the Ice Palace Mistress of the Great Snow Mountain Sect, Lü Yingrong, whom Liang Jin had met last night.
Lü Yingrong was injured last night, and her complexion was already not good.
Coupled with a night of fear, it made her look pale and haggard.
"They are… your guests?"
Liang Jin asked.
Cang Du nodded:
"The Great Snow Mountain Sect is not a native sect of the Western Desert. Their roots were originally in the Great Qian."
"So the Great Snow Mountain Sect has always had a good relationship with the Great Qian. In the past, the Great Qian's rule in the Western Desert was indispensable to the assistance of the Great Snow Mountain Sect."
"And this time our mission has also been striving for the Great Snow Mountain Sect."
"It just so happens that the Great Snow Mountain Sect suffered a heavy blow last night and also needs our help, so that both of us can achieve mutual assistance."
"Young Hero Meng, please come down with me to greet them. I will introduce you to them. Maybe you will need this important connection for your future development in the Western Desert."
After listening to Liang Jin, he really felt inexplicably ironic.
Last night, he had just killed a group of disciples from the Great Snow Mountain Sect, and even killed one of their peak masters.
And today, the two sides are actually going to join hands?
Soon, the two came to the entrance of the inn downstairs.
A group of disciples from the Great Snow Mountain Sect were already on guard near the inn.
And Lü Yingrong strode over.
She looked at Cang Du and Liang Jin and asked:
"May I ask, which one is Lord Cang?"
Cang Du stepped forward, cupping his fist in greeting, "I am indeed Cang Du. This gentleman beside me is Meng Xinghun, Young Hero Meng, our assistant for this trip."
"Young Hero Meng is always ready to help those in need, a true hero. He has been developing Dingfeng City with remarkable success."
"I presume you are Palace Master Lu Yingrong of the Ice Palace from the Great Snow Mountain Sect?"
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"Palace Master Lu, please, let's talk inside."
Lu Yingrong immediately returned the greeting to Cang Du, and also nodded amiably to Liang Jin.
She did not recognize Liang Jin.
Liang Jin had worn a mask last night, and even deliberately disguised his voice.
Lu Yingrong would never have imagined that the person who fought fiercely with them yesterday was not a Protector of the Star Demon Sea, but actually this young man in front of her.
As for the slaves, Xiao Wan and Yunlong, even if Lu Yingrong saw them, she would not have any suspicions.
After all, when the disciples of the Great Snow Mountain Sect died the night before, all the witnesses around were killed, and even Ai Lijiang, who was most likely to have information, was now dead.
Lu Yingrong would not associate the deaths of these disciples with these slaves.
Immediately, Lu Yingrong followed Liang Jin and Cang Du into the inn and into the room.
The three sat down and had a conversation.
Liang Jin also roughly understood the situation.
After the peak master of the Great Snow Mountain Sect died last night, the Great Snow Mountain Sect's station in Liusha City faced a huge threat.
It could be said that Lu Yingrong and a group of disciples had spent the whole night in fear, lest the Star Demon Sea take the opportunity to attack them, and also fearing that the Boundless Bright King Sect would take advantage of their misfortune.
Fortunately, just as dawn broke today, the station received a letter from the Sect Leader, saying that there were experts in the city who could provide assistance to the Great Snow Mountain Sect's station in Liusha City.
Therefore, Lu Yingrong dared not delay and immediately led the crowd to come.
Lu Yingrong was very satisfied with Cang Du's strength.
Cang Du himself was a Fourth Grade expert, and he also had a Fifth Grade subordinate, as well as Liang Jin, a Fifth Grade martial artist, to assist him.
In this way, the safety of the Great Snow Mountain Sect in Liusha City could finally be considered guaranteed.
After a brief conversation, the two sides temporarily formed an alliance, intending to advance and retreat together in this Hidden Wind Valley treasure incident.
Naturally, both parties achieved their expected outcome with this ending.
"To be honest, my sect will continue to send experts to assist in the coming days."
"I'm afraid they will arrive in no more than two days."
"In these two days, we will have to trouble Master Cang and Young Hero Meng to take care of us."
Lu Yingrong was asking for help, so her attitude was very humble, and she did not show the arrogant appearance that Liang Jin had seen her in last night.
Among the three major sects, the Great Snow Mountain Sect was the closest to Liusha City, so their experts would naturally be the fastest to come and provide support.
Cang Du nodded and was about to speak.
Suddenly!
Only a burst of violent clamor could be heard coming from outside the inn.
This clamor did not originate near the inn, but echoed throughout the entire city.
It was as if something major had happened, alarming the entire city.
Such a commotion caused everyone in the inn to feel a burst of surprise.
Soon.
A Jinyi Guard came to report:
"Chief, news has spread in the city that the exact location where the treasure is buried has been discovered in Hidden Wind Valley!"
"Now that the news has spread, all the forces in the city are rushing out of the city, heading towards the direction of Hidden Wind Valley."
Everyone came to the window to take a look.
Sure enough, the streets were quickly becoming crowded, and groups of martial artists were moving forward.
Obviously, the news of the treasure's appearance had made everyone impatient.
Liusha City had attracted a large number of outsiders in a short period of time because of the treasure.
Now, these outsiders would quickly leave because of the treasure.
Cang Du frowned as he watched this scene, not knowing what he was thinking.
Lu Yingrong said:
"Master Cang, now that the treasure has been discovered, should we set off?"
The actions of ordinary small sects and small forces would not make Lu Yingrong anxious.
However, when Lu Yingrong saw that the Boundless Bright King Sect and their monks had already begun to leave the city, and also heard that the Star Demon Sea had already left the city last night, Lu Yingrong was indeed a little restless.
Cang Du came back to his senses and said:
"That's right."
Immediately, the two groups began to make brief preparations.
Liang Jin naturally also went to gather his slaves and seize the time to purchase supplies.
After everyone was ready, they left Liusha City and headed towards the location of Hidden Wind Valley.
They converged with all the treasure hunters' teams in Liusha City on the road, and the crowd was vast and continuous.
Liang Jin rode on his horse, followed by his two hundred men.
He turned his head and pointed at the gradually receding Liusha City, and said to the slaves:
"It won't be long before we return to this city."
"When that time comes, this place will become our territory!"
"And you will no longer be slaves, but will follow me to rule this city!"
The slaves were expressionless, obviously without any inner fluctuations.
They did not know that Liang Jin's ambition was extremely great at this time.
These days, he had been killing people everywhere, even killing Fourth Grade martial artists, which had also allowed him to see a wider world.
The City Lord of Liusha City did not belong to one of the three major forces, and could be considered to have a good relationship with the Boundless Bright King Sect.
But he was able to rely on his Fourth Grade strength to exclusively occupy such a treasure land as Liusha City.
He could do it, and Liang Jin could naturally do it too!
In this place of broken order in the Western Desert, it was inherently a world where the weak were prey to the strong, and the strong should have the status that matched their strength.
Liang Jin had already sent a letter to Dingfeng City to mobilize manpower.
After he helped Cang Du complete his mission, he would also strive for the status that matched his strength!
Liusha City was just the beginning!