Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 836 The strong man attacks

Seeing that Gu Chan was in a good mood, Xuan Xiao spoke.

"Miss, we have been walking all night, and we are all tired. It's time to rest."

"Let's find a village to stay overnight! Just like before, rest until noon, and then set off." Gu Chan ordered.

Xuan Xiao nodded.

Then he and the three drivers sped up and headed forward.

Soon after, the convoy arrived at a small village called Xintian Village. There were only twenty or so households in the whole village. It was not a big village. Although the people looked poor and their clothes were simple, they had enough food to eat and their lives were quite fulfilling.

Gu Chan found a villager to lead the way and brought them to the village chief's courtyard.

The village chief is an old man in his sixties. All his children have gone to work in Xinyue City, leaving only a five-year-old grandson to live with him.

Upon learning that Gu Chan and the others were here to stay the night and would only rest until noon, and were willing to pay him money, he immediately began to entertain Gu Chan and the others warmly. He not only steamed buns and served them on the table, but also cooked a pot of fragrant millet porridge for them.

Gu Chan did not want to treat the old village chief unfairly, so she took out five taels of silver and gave it to him.

The old village chief put away the silver and said happily, "Girls, after you have eaten, you can go to the side room over there and sleep. You can sleep as long as you want. You don't have to get up until noon!"

"Old village chief, let me ask you, has anything happened in Xinyue City recently?" Gu Chan asked while eating steamed buns.

"Why are you asking this, young lady?" the old village chief asked puzzledly.

Gu Chan said cunningly, "We are a caravan doing business in medicinal herbs! Naturally, we have to find out the situation clearly before we set off, so as to avoid running into trouble and delaying our journey. That would be troublesome."

"That's true. The herbal medicine business cannot be delayed. So when you arrive in Crescent City, you must be careful of the Chen family." The old village chief said solemnly.

Gu Chan and others became interested and looked at him with confusion.

The old village chief explained, "The Chen family is the largest family in Xinyue City. Their business is spread all over Xinyue City. And most importantly, the head of the Chen family and the mayor of Xinyue City are relatives. They can be said to be well connected with both officials and businessmen. Any caravan passing through Xinyue City, in addition to asking the mayor to write a letter of approval, must also pay some tolls to the Chen family."

"Ah? Is there such a thing? The caravan has to pay tolls to the Chen family when passing through Xinyue City?" Gu Chan said dumbfounded.

When she lived in modern times, she was familiar with the term "toll". She originally thought that this thing probably only existed in modern times. However, judging from the current situation, she was wrong. It turns out that this term also existed in ancient times!

The old village chief said helplessly, "Xinyue City used to be a poor city, but since the Chen family moved here, they gradually relied on doing business to boost the tax revenue of the entire Xinyue City. For example, the East Gate of Xinyue City was built by the old man of the Chen family, so the descendants of the Chen family have to collect tolls now."

"So that's how it is! Then I understand." Gu Chan said with relief.

"Anyway, when you pass through the East City Gate, just pay the amount you are supposed to pay. Don't cause trouble, or you might be targeted by the Chen family. It would be difficult for you to pass through Xinyue City again," the old village chief reminded.

Gu Chan nodded quietly in agreement.

What she lacks the least now is money. She just needs to pay some tolls, which is nothing. As long as she can pass through Crescent City smoothly, she doesn't want to cause any more trouble.

Thinking of this, Gu Chan did not continue to ask more questions, but ate quietly. After filling their stomachs, she and Xuan Xiao and the other three found a room and lay down on the bed to rest.

The old village chief brought hay to feed the donkeys and horses.

The calico cat lay on the donkey's back and said, "I hope nothing will happen when we go to New Moon City. Otherwise, we will have to follow our master and suffer hardships again."

[If you can't even bear this little hardship, why did you follow her in the first place? You might as well follow that tabby cat and live in the open air.] The donkey said sarcastically while eating hay.

[You stubborn ass, you can’t spit out ivory from a donkey’s mouth. Can’t you say a few nice words? ] The calico cat cursed angrily.

Just as the donkey was about to retort, a huge black tiger beast suddenly walked slowly past the village chief's house, with a young man dressed like a bandit sitting on its back.

Moreover, this young man exuded a strong murderous aura, and the powerful spiritual energy in his body continued to surge out.

The donkey immediately became alert and whispered to the calico cat, "Do you feel it? This person is not simple! He is definitely not an ordinary person."

[Look, he is quietly staring at the room where his master is resting, as if he is coming for his master.] The calico cat said solemnly.

[Don't disturb him. Wait until he passes by, then quietly go into the house and inform the owner.] The donkey reminded.

The calico cat pretended not to notice anything and immediately became quiet.

While they were talking, the young man had already ridden on the black tiger beast and walked past the village chief's house, apparently going to stay overnight at another villager's house.

When the calico cat saw him walking away, it quickly jumped off the donkey's back and quickly ran into the room where Gu Chan was resting.

At this time, Gu Chan was already lying on the bed and sleeping soundly.

The calico cat jumped to her head and scratched her face with its claws several times before waking her up.

Gu Chan stared at the calico cat with an unhappy look on her face and said, "What are you doing? Are you going to let me sleep?"

[Master, we just found a very powerful and murderous young man riding a black tiger beast passing by the village chief's house. He kept stealing glances at the room you live in.] The calico cat explained.

Gu Chan was stunned at first, then she came to her senses immediately and sneered, "It seems that it is coming for me!"

[Master, what should we do now? Should we get up and run away immediately? ] asked the calico cat.

"Why are you running? You can't escape from the fifteenth day even if you can outrun the first day. You have to face it eventually. Otherwise, I'd be very nervous if there's such a strong man following me all the time." Gu Chan said coldly.

After saying that, she immediately got out of bed, packed her clothes and went out, telling Xuan Xiao and the other three not to get up at noon and to sleep until they woke up naturally. They also didn't have to leave tonight and could stay at the village chief's house for the night and leave tomorrow morning.

After doing all this, Gu Chan returned to her room, lay on the bed and whispered to the calico cat, "You go out and keep an eye on it. If there is any unusual movement, let the donkey go first and catch him off guard."

[Yes, Master.] The calico cat responded respectfully, immediately jumped off the bed and left the room to convey Gu Chan's order to the donkey outside.

Gu Chan closed her eyes and continued to sleep peacefully.