The Emperor is Above

Chapter 338 The Mysterious Big Cat Watching the Show

"Oh? All supplies are half price?"

Qing Yi was stunned at first, then he smiled brilliantly, "Huoqiu City is located in the north and the prices are cheap, and Doctor Ziyu only charges half the price, it is really a kind offer that is hard to refuse."

Yesterday, Senior Doctor Zi Yu behaved in a humble manner. Even though Qing Yi rejected his request to stay, he was still very fond of this sixty-year-old senior doctor and thanked the retainer who delivered the goods repeatedly.

The retainer also bowed respectfully and said, "As a retainer of the city defender, it is my duty to deliver some food and supplies. How can I deserve the gratitude of the senior doctor?

The city guard specifically told me yesterday to send it early today so as not to delay the convoy's journey. Now I wonder what else the doctor needs? I will arrange for it to be sent as soon as possible from the city!"

The words were spoken with great respect and enthusiasm, but Qing Yi felt confused after hearing them. He felt that behind this enthusiasm, there was a desire for him to set off as soon as possible.

After thinking about it, Qing Yi quickly understood Doctor Zi Yu's intention. Since the other party could not keep him, he might as well be used as a target to divert the Ghost Witch Tribe's attention, so as to ensure the safety of Huoqiu City.

Doctor Zi Yu's actions could indeed ensure the safety of Huoqiu City, but this approach was just a clever trick and had no big picture, which quickly shattered Qing Yi's good impression of him.

After seeing off this humble retainer and staying outside Huoqiu City for another day, Qing Yi sent someone to say goodbye to Doctor Zi Yu, and without waiting for the other party's response, he led the team to continue heading north.

People with different ideals cannot work together. Since the other party has ulterior motives, it is enough to maintain superficial harmony. There is no need to invest too much emotion.

The huge convoy moved quickly along the wide Tongdu Avenue, passing by some villages on both sides from time to time.

Many people in villages and communities are gathering in safe places with their families, but there are also many people who are unwilling to leave their homes.

"A broken home is worth a fortune!" Nan Guoshi sighed beside Qing Yi, "The northern border is full of saline soil and alkaline soil, which cannot compare to the prosperity of the villages and communities in the capital.

The area around Huoqiu City is considered good, at least it has the convenience of irrigation from rivers and lakes, and can also grow millet, wheat, beans and sorghum. The further north you go, the closer to the salt lake, the poorer the land becomes.

Even so, the people here are reluctant to migrate easily, otherwise after the Lord recaptures the Dragon City, he can recruit people along the way. "

"Let's talk about the future later. It's still a little early to talk about retaking Dragon City now."

Qing Yi also noticed this. The further north the convoy traveled, the more dilapidated the villages along the way became, and the smaller the villages were, which meant that the same area of ​​land could support a lower population.

By evening, the convoy camped near a village close to Yanze. This village, called Ganquanli, was larger than the other villages they had seen before, with at least more than a thousand people.

"My Lord, more than ten miles north of this sweet spring is Yanze, the last village we passed. Normally, the land here is barren and it should be the poorest place, but the well water here is sweet."

Nan Guoshi pointed to the bustling village hundreds of feet away and said with emotion, "The nobles and ministers, as well as the merchant caravans, would come here to replenish their water before crossing the salt lake, making it possible to make a fortune just by selling water from this sweet spring."

Qing Yi nodded slightly without saying anything, but Tu Shigu was surprised and asked, "Huh? Mr. Nan Guo, we saw many people from villages and communities along the way hiding from the Ghost Witch Tribe. Why is it that no one has left this Ganquan, which is closest to the Salt Lake?"

"Master Tuan Gu, you may not know that this man in Ganquan has made a very comfortable living just by selling water, and has long been envied by the poor people in the surrounding villages.

If the people of Ganquan choose to leave for fear of the unrest in Yanze, people from other villages will immediately risk their lives to occupy these houses. How can they bear to leave this precious land?"

Nan Guoshi said with mixed feelings, "What's more, the northern border is poor. Even if they leave the villages for safety, where can they go? Therefore, these people would rather take the risk of holding on than leave their homes easily." In fact, the people in the villages did not have so many feelings. Seeing the huge migrating team of 15,000 people, they were happy about the big business, and many old, weak, women and children ran out to watch the excitement.

Although there were many people in the camp, they were well-organized. A steaming hot dinner had already been cooked in the kitchen car. After the people finished eating, they watched the freshly-made puppet show in an orderly manner.

The ones responsible for manipulating the puppets are the female soldiers of Guqiu and some young boys and girls. They are very interested in these interesting things, and one by one they manipulate the three-foot puppets to perform in front of the stage.

The lively and interesting puppet show made the villagers who came out to watch the show envious, and they all requested to enter the car camp to watch the show.

However, there is a large army of Ghost Witches in the Salt Lake, and they are being followed and watched by Ghost Crow Scouts. There are hidden dangers in allowing a group of unfamiliar Chinese people to enter the chariot camp at this time.

When this difficult problem was presented to Qing Yi, he pondered for a moment and chuckled, "This problem is very simple to solve. Da Niu, you can take a group of puppets to the village and perform a play for the people in the village. Isn't the problem solved?"

Qing Yi has just started writing the plot of the puppet show. The boys and girls as well as the female soldiers who manipulate the puppets are all unskilled. Both the plot and the details are very rough and have many flaws.

Fortunately, the common people in the villages had never seen this form of entertainment. In addition, the dolls made by the Imperial College students and Qing Yi were extremely exquisite. Aunt Hua also led a group of women to make various exquisite little clothes, which fascinated thousands of villagers.

"My Lord is very clever and clever. I am fascinated by this puppet show, not to mention the people in the villages along the way. It would be best if it can be preserved after we reach the Dragon City."

San Yisheng said with a smile, "Maybe we can use this to establish good relations with the forces around Longcheng Fengtu."

Qing Yi's heart moved, and he also nodded with a smile and said: "That's right, our migration to the north cannot be just for the sake of getting on the road, we have to become seed drills and propaganda teams.

When the Dragon City Enclosure is built in the future, we can continue to use puppet shows to promote the Dragon City Enclosure and attract a large number of Chinese people to migrate here on their own initiative—"

Qing Yi's body tensed up before he finished speaking. He was keenly aware of a powerful and sharp gaze that seemed to have swept over him without any hesitation.

Looking in the direction where the gaze came from, Qing Yi was slightly startled. Behind the group of villagers who were watching the show, there was a huge stone that was nearly two meters long. There was a lazy big cat that was five feet long lying on it.

"Cat ghost?"

When Qing Yi saw the mysterious big cat that suddenly appeared, he was startled at first, thinking that it was a cat ghost that had changed its body and came to seek revenge on him.

But then he noticed that the big cat had a peaceful look in its eyes, without any murderous evil aura, nor was it the black cat favored by cat ghosts and gods, and it seemed to be very interested in the puppet show that was being performed.

"strangeness!"

Qing Yi was even more confused when he saw this. After observing carefully with his divine eye, he found that this big cat was indeed a living second-grade exotic beast.

But after careful observation, Qing Yi discovered that this big cat was different from ordinary beasts. There was a magical power fluctuation in its body.

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