The Great Seminary

Chapter 32 Dashi Venus
Dashi Jinxing is the title that only the bravest and most powerful warrior of the Stone Corpse Tribe can have.

It comes not from the tribal king, but from the divine ancestors.

Only warriors who manifest the powerful bloodline of their ancestors can receive this honor.

If this person is not the Stone Corpse King or the heir to the throne, a civil war is almost inevitable.

Another major reason for the decline of the Stone Corpse Tribe was the appearance of a 'Big Stone Venus' who was not a king hundreds of years ago.

His mother's reaction was beyond Zhang Gui's imagination.

After a long while, he murmured to himself:

"Is this the true color of the last 'Female Stone Crown' of the Stone Corpse Nation?

Mother, you always say that your uncle is too arrogant and doesn't know the current situation, but what about you? "

The next morning.

As soon as the sky was getting light, Yang's wife got up with her sister-in-law and niece to go to the fish market to buy small fish and shrimps.

When Zhang Gui woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

When he walked into the outer room, he saw a full basket of cold noodles on the table, two pots of thick red sauce for seasoning, and boiled small fish and shrimps. He couldn't help swallowing.

The fish and shrimp were mixed in a greasy and salty paste. I picked up half a pound of it with one chopstick and finished it in a few bites.

After filling his stomach and drinking two pots of cold strong tea, Zhang Gui burped comfortably.

I went to the well in the yard to fetch some water to rinse my mouth, then washed my hands and face while chewing salt and mint leaves. I felt refreshed.

He went back to the room and took out a large bag from under the bed. He put it on his back and went out.

At this time, the adults go out to work and do business to make money.

Only the elderly and children who are not yet old enough to go to school or become apprentices are at home.

Several children running around on the street saw Zhang Gui and greeted him with laughter:

"Hey, Brother Gui, you're back. I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Hello, Brother Gui, are you going to play with Brother Jiujiang?

My mother said he has made great progress and has gone out."

"Hello, nephew. Hehe, did you buy some candy when you came home from the sea? Please give some to us."

Zhang Gui has always been very nice to the children of his neighbors, most of whom are from the same clan.

He took out a few candies and handed them over.

“There is sugar, but it’s not the Western kind with milk.

Eating that thing will make you bloated and lose your appetite. Children should not eat it.

The sour pear candies made in our town are better, they are delicious and appetizing."

The children rushed over to grab the candy, but they were still not satisfied.

"You speak better than you sing. Brother Gui, it's obvious that you don't give us Western milk candies because you think they're too expensive."

"Yes, yes, but thank you for the candy anyway."

"Your nephew is the best, the best."

When the elderly people who were sitting on low stools and basking in the sun at their doorsteps not far away saw this scene, many of them smiled.

Greeting Zhang Guidao:
“Xiaogui is back, I know you are okay.

He is a good person and has a good face. After a great disaster, there will be good fortune. "

But there are still some people whispering strange things,
"I'm still in Houfu's life. I lost my job in Houdao and registered with the clan leader.

From now on, her fate is to follow her mother and sell stinky shrimp paste."

The same rice feeds all kinds of people.

Recently, Mrs. Yang has been buying a house and collecting seafood and doing business with her two sisters-in-law and several nieces.

While it has won the admiration of many neighbors, it has also aroused the envy of many people.

It's normal to be criticized behind your back.

Zhang Gui pretended not to hear anything. He talked to whoever greeted him and ignored everyone else.

We walked and stopped like this and left the town.

The county roads in front of him led in all directions, but Zhang Gui ignored them all and walked onto a small path leading to the sheep farm.

This kind of road is like a road that originally didn't exist, but as more people walked on it, it naturally became a road. At the end was the Xuanzhi Mountains, the provincial border.

A few decades ago, many mountain people passed by here to buy mountain products and salt and ironware.

Now it is becoming increasingly deserted.

Zhang Guixian still had some concerns and walked forward quickly.

When I looked back and could no longer see the county road, walking gradually turned into flying.

With the help of Shen Cong's strong feet, he used the footwork of a flying kicker, and he was as light as if he was gliding in the air.

The twenty-mile journey soon came to an end and entered the mountains and forests.

The settlement of the Stone Corpse Tribe, which is also the capital of the Stone Corpse Kingdom, is located in the 'Mushroom Valley', the largest basin along the Tongling River, the longest river in the Xuanzhi Mountains.

The royal palace here is a cave, the government office is a cave, the military camp is a cave, and the houses are also caves, giving off a wild and desolate atmosphere.

Zhang Gui walked into the "Mushroom Valley" and saw that there were several patches of tree mushrooms growing on the barren yellow soil in the valley.

I remembered what my aunt said last night: there are more than ten households living here, and twenty or thirty elderly people are waiting to die. I couldn't help but feel sad.

In the past, saying that he was the prince of the Stone Corpse Kingdom or the king of the Stone Corpse Tribe seemed like a joke, but now it has become a heavy burden.

"If nothing else, we must at least get more money to buy food so that the people don't starve to death.

Otherwise, I, the emperor, would be too incompetent."

Thinking silently in his heart, Zhang Gui frowned and walked towards the most conspicuous cave in the valley, Dashi.

But before he got close to the cave entrance, which was at least three meters in diameter, an old and hoarse voice came.

"This is the Stone Corpse King's Court. Anyone coming here should stop."

"Old Sang ghost, can't you even recognize me?"

Zhang Gui said softly.

"Master Kuihehan, no, now you are the 'Big Stone Crown' of our Stone Corpse Clan.

My eyes are blurry.”

"I am not only your 'Big Stone Crown,' but also your 'Big Stone Venus.'"

As he spoke, Zhang Gui's divine cluster activated, transforming into a human version of Transformers, standing in front of the large stone cave.

"Just keep guarding the cave entrance here, Old Sang Ghost.

I'll go in and take a look."

The Dashi Cave is deep and deep, with overlapping caves, and is connected by a huge corridor called the "Black Stone Road".

The first cave is the "Soldier Cave".

Before the fishing and hunting barbarians like the Shishi were assimilated into the agricultural civilization of the Ming and Song dynasties, adult men and women could serve as soldiers and fight, and a thousand households would have thousands of soldiers.

The most elite few hundred soldiers were called "Stone Corpse Soldiers".

Their fighting power is said to be no less than that of heavy cavalry. They live in the soldier caves for a long time to guard and be ready for battle at any time.

The Heizhi Road goes deeper and leads to the next cave, called the "Cave of the Headmen".

The headman is an official, and the headman cave of the stone corpse is equivalent to the yamen in the Song and Ming dynasties.

In addition to the Heizhi Road, there are dozens of small corridors leading to dozens of small caves, which are the various government offices, and the homes of the government office chiefs, who are the leaders.

Continuing deeper along the Heizhi Road, you will reach the Stone Corpse King's Court.

In the center is a stone platform that serves as the throne, and on the left and right are smaller stone seats for the leaders.

Very simple.

Behind the throne is the Heizhi Road, which goes deeper and leads to the "Dry Food Cave", which is the granary and national treasury.

Going deeper is the final 'Dixing Palace', which is equivalent to the sleeping palace of the Song and Ming emperors.

The entire cave is long and deep.

Although the cave walls are naturally embedded with countless fluorites, which can serve as light sources.

But thousands of torches must be burned day and night to prevent it from being too dim.

Now the torch is naturally gone.

Zhang Gui, carrying his bag, continued walking along the black stone path in the central corridor until he arrived at the Stone Corpse King's Court, which was as dark as night.

(End of this chapter)