The Emperor is Above

Chapter 380: Trip to the Willow Tribe

"Wow—"

A great wild dragon eagle cried loudly and flew happily in the blue sky.

After being promoted to the second grade, the dragon eagle became larger in size, with a wingspan of nearly twenty meters. The color of its feathers became increasingly bright red, like a red cloud passing through the blue sky.

"Wow—"

"cry--"

Following a few excited cries, three more Great Wilderness Dragon Vultures followed closely behind, constantly rolling, circling, and crying in the sky to express their excitement after their promotion.

"It's so damn cold, can't you fly lower?"

Qing Yi on the bird's back gritted his teeth and grasped the feathers on the dragon eagle's back tightly. Even though the dragon eagle had a barrier formed by the strange fire to protect itself from the cold, it could not withstand the cold wind from the high altitude in the dead of winter.

"Hehe, Doctor Yishang of Longcheng, do you have a great view from the sky?" Liu Xu's laughter came from below. She and Liu Yi were riding on a blue bird and flying dozens of feet above the ground.

Qing Yi immediately said unhappily, "Of course the scenery is great. You'll be at the top of the mountain, overlooking all the other mountains! Liu Xu, you and Brother Liu should also come up and take a look. The scenery is magnificent!"

"Hehe, we won't be fooled!" Liu Xu laughed loudly, "I tried it several years ago. In winter, if you fly too high, you will freeze. Ouch——"

Liu Yi knocked on Liu Xu's head unceremoniously and laughed loudly to Qing Yi: "Doctor, we still have more than ten miles to go to the habitat of our tribe."

Seeing the bluebird flying leisurely below, and the leisurely Liu Yi and Liu Xu, Qing Yi couldn't help but murmured in a low voice with some regret:

"I should have listened to Gongsun Wu's advice and set off with a team of private soldiers on a sled. A hundred miles only takes half a day anyway."

Fortunately, Qing Yi has seen the location of the Jiliu tribe from high above. The landmark is of course the real body of Mr. Wu Liu and the guardian totem of the Jiliu tribe - the Willow God.

Even if it is ten miles away, the huge willow tree that is hundreds of feet tall can be seen at a glance. The sturdy big willow tree is located in the valley between two mountains.

The thick trunk is dozens of feet in diameter, and each branch is twisted and full of extremely powerful strength. The lush green crown covers an area of ​​hundreds of feet in radius, and the leaves remain lush even in the cold winter.

There are no guards at the entrance to the Jiliu valley. The powerful willow guardian totem is the Jiliu tribe's most powerful sentinel, isolating the outside world from the Jiliu tribe and keeping tens of thousands of wild people out of the valley.

The wild people outside the valley are mainly the elderly, the weak, women and children. They should be the families of the wild people from the Fushou and Xiongzhong tribes. They cannot enter the hinterland of the Jiliu tribe, so they can only build some simple straw huts here to avoid the cold.

Groups of women, teenagers, and children huddled together in groups of three or five to keep warm. Even when they saw the Great Wilderness Dragon Vulture appear, they had no intention of hiding. They all looked confused, not knowing where their hope for the future lay.

When the dragon eagle spread its wings and landed in the valley, Liu Yi also jumped off the blue bird's back. He noticed that Qing Yi was observing the disheveled people in the wilderness, and explained with a complicated look:

"Do not think that my people are too cruel, sir. It is because many elders in the tribe strongly oppose it, and the people of each tribe are unwilling to accept the disbanding of their settlements and their resettlement.

In addition, our tribe had to fight against the Ghost Witch Army led by the Beast King Warrior, which delayed the resettlement of these wilderness people. "

"That's right. They don't want to listen to their grandfather's arrangements, but they want to continue living together. We are in a difficult situation!" Liu Xu also added, muttering behind him.

"I understand that those who are not of my race must have different hearts!"

Qing Yi nodded slightly. As the descendant of an ancient country whose legacy has been passed down for thousands of years without interruption, and with a powerful guardian totem like Mr. Wu Liu, the Jiliu tribe is naturally extremely proud and conceited.

When tens of thousands of people from the Great Wilderness came to surrender due to their desperate situation, the Jiliu tribe had only more than 10,000 people and was simply unable to absorb 50,000 or 60,000 people. In addition, they looked down on the people from the Great Wilderness and of course were unwilling to take them in.

At this time, Qing Yi had some guesses about the old patriarch's intention to invite him, so he stopped wasting time and let the dragon eagles wait outside. He walked towards the valley where the Ji Liu tribe lived under the leadership of Liu Yi. When he was in the sky before, Qing Yi saw clearly the terrain where the Ji Liu tribe was located. To the west was the rolling mountains and forests, and to the east was the flat salt marsh.

Before the salt lake dried up, this place would definitely be a Feng Shui treasure land with mountains behind and water in front. Even now that the salt lake has dried up, the environment of a small basin in the valley where the Jiliu tribe lives is still very good.

The surrounding mountains are densely forested, and a large number of streams must converge for irrigation in spring, summer and autumn. More than 100,000 acres of fertile land can be reclaimed in the basin for cultivation.

In addition, they usually go into the woods to gather, hunt, and graze, and the Jiliu tribe cultivates their own spiritual herbs, so they live a comfortable life.

The entrance to the valley was only a hundred feet wide and was guarded by more than a dozen young men from the Jiliu tribe. Liu Yi greeted them with a warm expression and immediately received a respectful response.

The group of young men looked at Qing Yi curiously but did not ask any questions. Qing Yi smiled and nodded at them and continued to walk forward a hundred feet. When they passed the narrow valley, the view in front of them suddenly opened up and the entire territory of the Jiliu tribe came into clear view.

The basin with a radius of hundreds of square miles is covered with thick white snow, but it cannot hide the rich green color showing under the snow. Obviously, these are crops such as spiritual medicines and fruits cultivated by the Jiliu tribe.

The villages of the Jiliu tribe are not all concentrated together. There are many courtyards scattered in groups of three or five on the surrounding hillsides, which is very random and scattered. This shows that the Jiliu tribe has been very safe for thousands of years.

In the middle of the basin rises a small hill with a radius of two miles. It is the core location of the Jiliu Department. There are as many as three or four hundred courtyards distributed in an orderly manner. The big willow tree that houses Mr. Wu Liu is also here.

Qing Yi noticed at the first moment that the clothing of the men, women, young and old in the Jiliu tribe was not much different from that of the people of the Xing State. If he hadn't known, he would have thought he had come to a village in Tingli, Xing State.

When Qing Yi got closer, he was even more surprised. The courtyard was filled with various kinds of spiritual medicines and fruits, many of which were very precious sixth-grade and fifth-grade spiritual medicines.

He couldn't help but sigh: "Only the Jiliu tribe dares to plant so many spiritual herbs without worrying about people coming to steal them. Even Old Man Shi has to give away large tracts of spiritual herbs frequently!"

"Of course. Our clan has been based in the northern border for more than a thousand years, and the Willow God is protecting our territory. Even the founding emperor of the Xing Kingdom suffered losses."

Liu Xu introduced with pride, "Besides, the most famous person in my clan is actually the pharmacist. The spiritual medicine products he refines are extremely popular. People outside can't wait to beg for them, so how dare we offend them?"

Qing Yi nodded. He could smell the scent of high-grade elixirs, powders, ointments and the like in many courtyards. It was obvious that these were all the elixirs being made by the pharmacists of the Jiliu Department. Their techniques were very sophisticated, and in many ways exceeded the level of the pharmacists of the Imperial College.

The three of them talked as they walked, occasionally greeting the members of the Willow Sacrifice Tribe they met on the road, and soon they arrived at a courtyard very close to the willow tree.

A pool of clear water in front of the yard exuded a faint warm steam, obviously drawn from a hot spring. Several large golden fish were swimming slowly in the water.

However, the few houses in the courtyard were very simple, just simple thatched houses. The aroma of elixirs in the courtyard was rich, and Qing Yi couldn't help but be shocked when he smelled it.

"Grandfather, Doctor Yishang from Longcheng is here!" Liu Yi called out respectfully towards the thatched pavilion by the water.

In the thatched pavilion, an old man in a green robe and white beard was flipping through a bamboo scroll. He looked kind and amiable, like a scholar who was well-versed in poetry and classics.

"I am so sorry to trouble you to come here. I should have come here myself!"

The old man in green robe put down the bamboo slips in his hand, stood up hurriedly and came forward with a bright smile on his face. He looked at Qing Yi as if he was looking at a golden doll.

“I dare not trouble the old patriarch!”

Considering some future plans, the Jiliu tribe might be of great help to him, and Qing Yi was also willing to get along well with the Jiliu tribe.

The first impression seemed good at the beginning, but the next moment he was frightened by the words of the old patriarch.

(End of this chapter)