The Emperor is Above

Chapter 116 Hyogo was robbed
Until the end of the dinner, Tu Shigu was still in a trance from time to time, and kept muttering: "Fifteen ninth-grade warriors, fifteen..."

Qing Yi shrugged helplessly. In fact, even he was surprised. He thought that the most basic cultivation method mentioned by Mu Ling was nothing surprising.

Unexpectedly, with an abundant supply of exotic beast meat and the militiamen's hard training, these militiamen who were lingering at a high level of body forging were promoted to the ninth level in just over half a month.

These ready-made success stories further stimulated the motivation of the remaining militiamen, and after dinner they spontaneously went to practice.

It seems that next time I enter the God's Spirit Realm, I have to ask Mu Ling carefully. The origins of these two sets of skills are probably not as simple as Mu Ling said.

As the night deepened, the bonfire gradually dimmed, and finally only a pile of charcoal was left. The people on the hill gradually dispersed, and Tun Shigu finally regained some spirit.

His face was full of envy and bitterness as he said, "Brother, I am so envious. Your progress in the past two months is really beyond my expectations.

The etiquette system only requires the ninth-grade strongman realm for the lower-ranking officers to be granted a title, but you actually have fifteen ninth-grade strongmen as your private army.

Not to mention Gongsun Wu, a seventh-rank lower-armored soldier, and the two Dongmen brothers, who are at the eighth-rank, they are almost as high as the officials."

Qing Yi also smiled and shook his head and said: "Brother Shi Gu, you also know the whole story. It is not easy to be caught between the king and the ministers. The ministers drove me to this lonely hill beside the Jiming Lake and gave me a title.

There are millions of wild animals in the surrounding wilderness, and the exotic beasts and ferocious birds are extremely dangerous. Every year, there are countless barbarians and thieves who harass you. If you don’t work hard and speed up your cultivation, you don’t know when the barbarians will chop off your head. "

At this point, Qing Yi pulled Tu Shi Gu and walked towards his living room, saying with a smile: "Speaking of which, Brother Shi Gu being enfeoffed to Tu Qiu is a happy event for me.

You also know that my brothers are isolated and helpless in Guqiufengtu. Originally, the nearest place was Xiema Pavilion, which could barely provide support, but last month he had a falling out with the pavilion chief Ma Zhiyuan over the migration of his people.

So let's discuss how to connect Guqiu and Tuqiu in the future. If I encounter danger in the future, I will have to count on you, Brother Shigu."

The followers brought by Tuan Shigu were naturally arranged by the house steward Gongsun Wu. Tuan Shigu waved to them and came to the living room with Qing Yi with a wry smile on his face.

As soon as he sat down, he said helplessly: "Brother, you are really a joke. Now among all the people in my fiefdom, I am the only one who is of the ninth rank.

I also want to ask you how to quickly advance. After all, Pig Hill is surrounded by swamps on three sides, and it is inevitable that it will be harassed by the barbarians in the future."

Qing Yi looked at Tu Shigu with a half-smile: "So, Brother Shigu, did you come to Guqiu just for this matter?"

"How is that possible? I haven't seen you for a long time, so I came to see you specially!" Tun Shigu answered very confidently, but his little eyes flickered and he didn't dare to look directly into Qing Yi's eyes.

As close friends who had been dealing with each other for a long time, Qing Yi was too lazy to beat around the bush and said directly, "Brother Shi Gu, we have known each other for more than half a year. We can be considered close friends, but we know each other well.

If it wasn't a matter of life and death, even if you knew I was in the Lonely Hill, you wouldn't risk your life to come in easily. Or tell me honestly, are you facing any problems?"

"This—that—"

Being questioned so directly, Tu Shigu's fat buttocks twisted back and forth, with an embarrassment on his face, hesitant and unable to say a word.

Upon seeing this, Qing Yi realized that he had guessed correctly. His face suddenly turned serious and he pretended to be angry and said, "Brother Shi Gu, I always thought you understood me. If you continue to hide things and hesitate like this, I will really not care about you anymore."

“No, no, no—” Tu Shigu couldn’t bear it any longer, and hurriedly stood up and grabbed Qing Yi’s sleeve. He gritted his teeth and knelt on the ground, his fat face full of resentment and self-blame, saying: “Brother, please save me, there is a big problem in my family.”

His exaggerated behavior made Qing Yi's heart tighten. It seemed that Tun Shigu was facing a big problem, otherwise he would never act like this.

After all, he had just been promoted from a commoner to a corporal, and from a lifelong to a hereditary titled minister. It was the peak moment of his life, and he should have been riding high with great success, but he was forced to kneel down and beg for help.

He lifted Tu Shigu up and looked around to see if anyone was approaching. Qing Yi then whispered, "Brother Shigu, what happened that forced you to act like this? How do you know I can save you?"

"Ugh--"

Tu Shigu couldn't help but sigh. Since he was forced to kneel down, he didn't care about his face. He stood in front of Qing Yi and lowered his head and whispered:
"It all started when you returned home in March. When you left Huaiqiuli and headed for Guqiuli, a group of people in black robes suddenly appeared in Maoqiuting."

Qing Yi looked calm, but his pupils shrank slightly. He interrupted and asked, "Black-robed people? Could they be the ones who spread the word about worshipping cat ghosts and gods?"

"That's right, it's the black-robed man who claims to be the cat ghost god's messenger." Tu Shigu said with a look of resentment and regret, "Initially they preached that as long as you offer sacrifices to the cat ghost god, you will be granted money and food.

Brother, you also know that our Tuan family has been making armor and weapons for three generations, so naturally we are wealthy. How could we lack this little money of unknown origin?

But the child's mother was greedy for small gains, and secretly bought a cat ghost statue behind my back and offered sacrifices to it every day. My brother was very angry at the time.

But I didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Since this woman likes to worship cats and ghosts, and she is rewarded with money and cloth every day, I let her worship as she pleases."

Hearing this, Qing Yi frowned and said, "I also know the name of the Cat Ghost God. It has bestowed a lot of wealth on your family before.

Now they have pushed you to this extent. Could it be that these cat demons have made some excessive demands on you? Are they asking you to sacrifice your son?"

"Not this one!"

Tu Shigu shook his head, and his voice became even lower. "In early April, I received the document from the king promoting me to a corporal, and I was so happy.

I mobilized my whole family and some villagers who were willing to follow me to the burial ground to move, but when they moved, they found that my family's armory was empty! "

"Hyogo? Brother Shigu, what does your family need Hyogo for?" Qing Yi was stunned.

"My family has been making armor for three generations. My grandfather started a habit of keeping a set of armor from each batch as a souvenir."

When Tu Shigu said this, he carefully glanced at Qing Yi, "At that time, I found that all the weapons and armors stored in the armory over the years had been stolen. In addition, all the armors and weapons made in the recent period were also stolen."

"What? All the armor and weapons that were made recently were stolen?" Qing Yi grabbed Tu Shigu in disbelief and confirmed again, "What about the forty sets of ordinary wild wolf skins, three wild wolf skins, and the wild wolf bones that I asked you to tan?"

Tu Shigu didn't dare to look at Qing Yi at all. He let him sway there for a long time before he replied in a mosquito-like voice, "They were all stolen."

(End of this chapter)