Chapter 52 Fifty Gold

After the three Li tribe members left, Hanyu Mountain returned to its former tranquility.

Lu Heng once again received the heavenly thunder and returned to the underground for cultivation.

The sudden epiphany made him realize the magical power of using the calamity cloud to bring rain, and also made him understand more about the nature of the heavenly thunder. So this time of retreat will probably be longer than before.

In front of the Wolf God Temple, Xiao Ai did the most hard work besides cleaning up the dead leaves.

With two hundred years of practice as a wolf demon, she no longer needs three meals a day like ordinary people, and her demand for food is not great.

Some vegetables were planted on the few wastelands reclaimed in the back mountain, and the rice, oil and salt brought from Shuisheng Village were enough for the little girl's daily life.

Except for the monkey head who basically did not come to the Wolf God Temple, everything in the mountain seemed to be the same as usual. If the biggest change is to be said, it is the plants in the mountain.

Hanyu Mountain, which had originally withered leaves in the dead of winter, began to sprout after the rain, as if early spring had arrived.

A wild peach forest on the back mountain even bloomed in the dead of winter, which was out of season. The refreshing fragrance of peach blossoms floated in the mountain, and could be smelled even in front of the Wolf Temple, which was quite far away.

Outside Hanyu Mountain, in the camp of the Xifeng tribe, a raging fire was burning in the newly built sword furnace.

The astonishingly hot and high temperature and the strange and cold icy air alternated in the sword furnace day and night.

During the day, the cold wind was biting and the area around the sword furnace was as cold as an extremely cold abyss. After night fell, red flames appeared from the sword furnace, and the terrifyingly hot temperature scorched everything in the air. With the sword furnace as the center, the grass and trees within a mile withered and everything withered.

Such a strange environment of alternating hot and cold made even the Li people living in the Xifeng tribe camp feel a little uncomfortable. If the villagers of Shuisheng Village outside the mountain came to live here, they would probably flee without staying for a quarter of an hour.

The two priests who worked hard to forge the magic sword never came out after entering the sword furnace. In order to prevent interference from the outside world, they even sealed the inside and outside of the sword furnace until the day when the sword was completed.

So Qianqian became bored.

After the old priest went into seclusion, she was responsible for handling all the affairs of the tribe, but most of them were trivial matters that annoyed the girl.

But she couldn't be lazy, so she had to bite the bullet and deal with the boring trivial matters in the tribe with a helpless look.

After the heavy snow stopped, Shuisheng Village outside the mountain became much more lively.

Because the heavy snow stopped, the weather in recent days has been good, and the Xifeng tribe and Shuisheng Village have resumed communication.

Two ethnic groups with different cultures and even different living habits temporarily chose an open place outside the mountain to hold a market and exchange their things with each other.

The Li people smelted gold and iron tools, various prey furs collected on the journey, mountain herbs and other items, and Shuisheng Village brought out their own brewed wine and raised livestock, and even some villagers set up stoves and fired fires at the market to fry food for the Li people on the spot.

This market is held every six days, and it is quite lively.

Qianqian is very concerned about the market. After all, it is fun, so she took the lead in establishing the market and did a lot.

It’s a pity that the market was only held three times and had to be temporarily suspended because of heavy snow again.

It’s approaching New Year’s Eve. Even in the remote Hanyu Mountain, which is not connected to the outside world, the New Year atmosphere in the village is gradually becoming stronger, not to mention the ancient cities outside the mountain.

Qianzhen City, which is very far away from Hanyu Mountain, is now snowing heavily, and thick snow is piled up on both sides of the road outside the city, almost knee-deep.

It is extremely inconvenient to travel on such a blizzard, but there are many pedestrians on the road. Because there is a grand gathering in Qianzhen City today, many villagers living near the city will come to the city to buy New Year's goods.

In the wind and snow, people are shadowy on the road outside the city gate. In order to resist the severe cold, the villagers are dressed very thickly, so that they have some inconvenience in movement.

In the largest building in the city, the hall of the God of Fire, Gongshu Jie put down the bamboo slips in his hand and looked at his subordinates who came out of the door.

"Are you ready?" Gongshu Jie asked.

The subordinate nodded respectfully, "It's all ready, just waiting for the order from Master Wuzhu."

"Okay," Gongshu Jie nodded with satisfaction, looking at the heavy snow outside the window, thought for a while, and asked, "Have the old clans reacted?"

The subordinate shook his head, "The old clans didn't react, but some young people from the clans were wandering around the city. Maybe the elders knew the news, so they sent these young people out to test it."

Gongshu Jie laughed, "If they want to test it, let them test it. With the wisdom of those people, how can they understand the deep meaning of my actions today?"

"Although sooner or later, they will understand it. But it will be too late to understand it then."

"If today's matter is accomplished, my great power will be halfway up...haha...let's go, let's go to the city gate."

"Today, I, Gongshu Jie, will make the whole Qianzhen City stunned!"

Gongshu Jie laughed loudly, in a good mood.

In the past, he hated and despised the old clans in the city, those clan elders who played power games and greedily seized profits, but he could not think of a way to deal with them, so he could only watch from the sidelines.

But Han Yushan and his party had a good conversation with the Wolf God, which made him gain a lot. The Wolf God's subtle words and profound meanings made him see a path he had never imagined.

After returning, he prepared a detailed plan, carried out detailed ideas and deductions, and finally determined what to do next.

But to do those things, there must be a reason and a beginning.

Although the name of Wuzhu is grand and majestic, it is impossible to accurately convey his will to the ears of the villagers. The group of old clans who are not capable of doing anything will definitely interfere and ruin his good deeds.

But after today, the situation must be different! The villagers are dull, but they can also be educated and trusted.

Thinking of this, Gongshu Jie was in a good mood and laughed even more happily.

A quarter of an hour later, a three-meter-long log was erected at the south gate of Qianzhen City.

A message spread quickly among the crowd entering the city.

"Master Wuzhu said that if anyone can move the log from the south gate to the north gate, he will be rewarded with ten gold coins!"

Less than an hour after the news was released, it spread throughout Qianzhen City, and the speed of transmission was extremely fast.

Because of the gathering, Qianzhen City was already crowded with people today. Many nearby villagers came to the city to buy New Year's goods. It can be said that it was very lively. After such a strange news spread, it instantly caused the public to discuss in amazement.

"Ten gold coins? So much?"

"Just moving a piece of wood, can you get a ten gold coin reward? It must be fake, right? How can you get so much?"

"That piece of wood shouldn't be very heavy, no one can move it..."

Similar discussions appeared everywhere in the city.

Whether it was the villagers who came to buy New Year's goods nearby or the original residents in the city, everyone was extremely surprised by the news and some didn't believe it.

Many people even went to the South Gate to see it in person, and found that there was really a three-meter-long log standing there. Although it was heavy, it was not impossible to move.

There were also wizards from the Fire God Temple waiting next to the log, constantly telling the villagers in and out of the city that they could get ten gold coins by moving the log, and even the bounty was ready and ready to be taken at any time.

Such a strange thing soon caused an uproar in Qianzhen City.

However, from morning to noon, although many villagers gathered at the South Gate to watch the show, no one personally stepped forward to try.

After noon, the snow stopped, and the sun broke through the clouds and shone into Qianzhen City.

The news about the increase in the bounty spread again.

"Master Wuzhu said that if you move the wood now, you will be rewarded with fifty gold!"

"Hiss... fifty gold... is this true..."

"Why is it so much? What is Master Wuzhu going to do?"

"Yes! Fifty gold for moving a piece of wood, isn't that too strange?"

"Master Wuzhu is really sophisticated, it's really hard to guess."

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The city was in an uproar because of the bounty.

In one of the quiet mansions, a young man came back from outside and went straight to the house of the family elder.

"Grandpa, I went to see that Gongshu Jie was serious. He really prepared a fifty gold reward. As long as you can move the wood, you can take the bounty!"

The young man shouted, causing the old man by the fire to raise his head slightly. He put down the sheepskin scroll in his hand and asked, "Is there anything unusual about the wood?"

"Nothing unusual, it's just an ordinary wood. Any strong man can move it by himself," the young man said, "Grandpa, what do you think Gongshu Jie is up to? Just moving a piece of wood, a bounty of fifty? Does he have too much money to burn?"

The old man thought for a while and shook his head, "Gongshu Wuzhu must have a deep meaning for doing this... Let's see how he will act later. Today's matter is definitely not aimless."

"Then are we going to make trouble?" The young man said with a smile, "How about I move the log? Get the fifty gold?"

The old man smiled and glared at him, and scolded with a smile, "Be careful that Gongshu Jie will burn you to ashes..."

Similar questions and answers appeared several times among the old clans in the city.

But because they could not see the deep meaning of Gongshu Jie's actions, the old clans finally reached a tacit agreement-don't interfere with this matter, and see how he plays.

As the news of the reward for the tree was spread, the atmosphere in the city became more and more lively for ordinary residents and villagers from outside the city. Countless people ran to the south of the city to watch the show, wanting to see what kind of wood they had to move for the reward of fifty gold.

The snow-covered roads in the city were bustling with people.

On the tower, Gongshu Jie looked at the large crowd gathered below with a smile on his face.

Listening to the noisy discussions in the crowd and feeling the success of today's event, he was in a good mood and couldn't help looking in the direction of Hanyu Mountain.

Full of smiles.

If the Wolf God could see his success today, he would also be happy, right?

But today's event is just the beginning. When the matter of moving the tree to establish trust is spread, he can do the follow-up things.

By then, even if the old clans in the city react, it will be too late.