In the long mountains in the early morning, the rising sea in the distance brought moisture, which turned into mist like light smoke and condensed into dew on the grass tips and treetops. Even the early birds are too lazy to flap their wings, hoping that the sun will rise earlier so that they can dry their feathers.
A four-legged snake lying on a stone suddenly jumped into the tall grass.
Two people hurriedly walked through the mountains and fields, walking in a hurry, breaking the tranquility of the early morning.
Yang Zheng wiped his face, his face was wet, whether it was dew or sweat. "Wu Gen, it should be in front. This is the widest place and can accommodate four people."
Wu Gen glanced at a basin not far ahead and nodded, "Yes, this place has the sparsest vegetation. It should be a good place to set up camp. Let's lurk here."
The two of them looked at the surrounding terrain and walked towards the nearest mountain peak, which could overlook the entire basin but was not easily noticed by others.
Ever since Ha Bao brought news about the hunting of the four families, Wu Gen immediately decided to rush here. These four families are the four largest forces around Shixing Village. If you want to develop here, these four families cannot be avoided.
Wu Gen didn't want to replace a certain company, he just wanted to take a closer look to see if he could catch up with any one, so that things would go more smoothly in the future.
On the road outside the basin, a group of people and horses came, with flags waving and carriages and horses tumbling, hugging a large carriage in the middle. On the red flag carried by a flag bearer next to the carriage, the word Mo Zhi is very eye-catching.
The Mozhi family is a medium-sized family on Zuoheng Road in Bailing Province. Their ancestors were granted the title of one thousand households. Over the years, through shepherds and
After the war between the Divine Cult subsided and Hengmen Port became increasingly prosperous, the family grew a lot, and the distance from other families such as Ansi, Baili, and Qi became wider.
Mo Zhicheng was sitting in the carriage with his eyes closed and his face flushed abnormally. In front of him, there was a human woman with her hands tied by soft ropes kneeling on the ground.
Mo Zhicheng placed his right hand on the woman's head, and the veins on the back of his hand popped out and bulged. The woman's body kept shaking, her face gradually turned pale, and finally she couldn't hold on anymore and fell to the side.
"Trash." Mo Zhicheng opened his eyes, glanced at the woman contemptuously, took the white silk scarf handed over by the maid next to him, wiped his hands gently, "Take it with you."
A guard outside the car agreed and dragged the unconscious woman out of the carriage. He was obviously used to it.
Mo Zhicheng looked at the palm of his hand and said to himself: "The tailless sheep at home are becoming more and more useless, and their essence is becoming increasingly impure."
The maid next to him handed him tea and gently lifted his back, "Sir, didn't we buy a few more tailless sheep this time? Why don't we use them."
Mo Zhicheng took a sip of tea and put the tea cup on the table in front of him. "I can't bear to use these. My father spent a lot of effort to get them from Master Heita. Use these first." Stock up and use those new sheep when the hunt begins. Good steel should be used on the blade."
Feeling a little hot, Mo Zhicheng motioned to the maid to open the curtains and stared at the scenery outside the window.
Mo Zhicheng is only twenty years old and has a mellow appearance. However, he has been addicted to wine and sex over the years, and his body has been hollowed out so much that he often
There are two dark circles under the eyes.
This hunting together by the four families is a custom among shepherds and is held every year. However, this hunting is particularly important because it involves a large harvest for each family.
In recent years, as Hengmen Port has become increasingly prosperous, the Hulan family, as the lord of the White Collar Province, has made a lot of profits from it. Nearly 40% of their annual income comes from this, and there is a trend of increasing year by year.
Seeing the Hulan family making money day by day, it is inevitable that the subordinate families, big and small, will be jealous. In order to appease people's hearts, the Hulan family transferred part of the peripheral income to other major families, but the direct income from the sea route was still firmly in their own hands.
What Mo Zhi and other four families are fighting for this time is the right to supply food to sailors and sea animals in Hengmen Port. Although this is not worth mentioning compared to the income from the sea route, it is still a huge sum for various small and medium-sized families. A wealth that cannot be underestimated.
But as to whose family the right to supply should be given, each family is in dispute. Therefore, the immediate superiors of the four families, the Heita family who had been granted the title of Ten Thousand Households, proposed that the four families close to Hengmen decide through hunting.
However, only the heirs of each family are participating in the hunt, and the head of the family is not allowed to participate, so that if something unpleasant happens, it will directly trigger a war between the families.
Hunting is the tradition of shepherds, and fixed rules have been formed over the years. For those who participate in the hunt, in addition to the direct participation of the heirs of the family, they also have to look at the final total harvest of each family.
As for how to judge, the Black Tower Family will also send people to supervise the judging. Anyone who cheats will be disqualified on the spot and will not be allowed to participate again for three years. This is Mu
From a human perspective, it is an extremely shameful thing, so in many cases, this kind of hunting competition is still fair.
Mo Zhicheng himself also knew that after so many years of indulgence in revelry, his own cultivation had no advantage compared to the children of other families.
In the past few days, in addition to diligently replenishing elixirs, I have also absorbed a lot of human essence using the extraction method. Seven of the humans raised by the family have died, all due to excessive loss of essence.
In order to replenish his cultivation as soon as possible, he brought six tailless sheep out this time, ready to replenish them at any time.
Looking at the mountains in the distance, Mo Zhicheng was a little upset. When he thought that he had to mount the horse and draw the bow himself, he complained a lot about the shepherd's rules.
Isn't it better to compare poems and songs? Drinking magnolias in the morning and autumn chrysanthemums falling in the evening meal, being graceful and graceful, this is what a noble person should do. Even though this human race is bad in every way, this is the only thing that makes it infinitely better than the shepherds.
"Is Qi Yue from the Qi family coming here?" Looking at a group of people in the distance, the uniform flags sounding loudly, Mo Zhicheng suddenly turned his head and asked.
"It's Young Master Qi Yueqi." The maid quickly replied. His young master has always had a secret admiration for Qi Yue, the only daughter of the Qi family. He thought of proposing marriage several times, but was rejected by the Qi family on the grounds that Qi Yue was still young.
Mo Zhicheng suddenly became interested. Qi Yue was not only beautiful, but more importantly, she was the only daughter in this generation of the Qi family. If she could be welcomed into the family, the power of the Mo Zhi family would probably be even greater. If you go up a floor, you can get more things from Master Wanhu in the Black Tower.
"Let's go up and have a look." Mo Zhi
Cheng straightened his clothes and ordered excitedly.
The two sides got closer and closer, and soon they met at a crossroads. Due to the large number of people and the narrow road, it was difficult for the two teams to move forward at the same time.
"Sister Qi Yue, you're okay." Mo Zhicheng stuck his head out and greeted a woman on the horse opposite him enthusiastically.
The girl has a slender body, an oval face, long eyelashes, big eyes, fair skin, and very beautiful appearance. However, her eyebrows are thicker, which makes her look more heroic.
Seeing Mo Zhicheng's face with dark circles under his eyes, Qi Yue felt an inexplicable feeling of disgust. This prodigal sent people to the house several times to test him. If he hadn't been afraid of the power of the Mo Zhi family, he would have been driven to the ground to breed worms.
"Young Master Mo Zhi, since we haven't seen each other yet, how can we say goodbye? You go first, or I go first." Qi Yue pointed to the road in front of him and said something to the other party, neither soft nor hard.
Mo Zhicheng was not angry, and opened the folding fan with a bang, "There is a lot of dust here, which is harmful to the skin. Why don't we get my sister in the car, and you and I will go to the hunting ground together, so we can talk about how to deal with the Baili family and the others?" An Sijia."
Qi Yue sneered and said: "Mo Zhicheng, it's possible that you can't even walk without the carriage. If that's the case, then I'm confident that I can beat you."
"Qi Yue, you think too highly of yourself." Mo Zhicheng said with a smile: "Your Qi family gave up on cultivating the Tailless Sheep. Instead, you planted those spiritual plants, and your strength is much higher than mine.
Eating people is the ancestral precept left by our shepherd ancestors, but you go and imitate the sheep to eat grass. How can the essence of grass be better than that of others? If you sacrifice the big for the small, how can you improve your cultivation quickly?
To be honest, other families
I don't take it lightly. Qi Yue and you and I join forces. There is no suspense in this hunting. If our two families merge, it will not be impossible for our family to take another step forward.
possible. "
Qi Yue's face suddenly changed, and she sneered: "I heard that Mr. Mo Zhi has dozens of beautiful maids at home. They are full of beautiful flowers and colorful flowers. They are so extravagant and extravagant that my Qi family cannot reach them." After saying this, he suddenly Dismount from your horse and take the lead. Upon seeing this, the entourage hurriedly followed, but the Mo Zhi family's men and horses were blocked behind them.
Mo Zhicheng's face was a little stiff, and he sat back in the car, with a trace of resentment flashing in his eyes, "Riding, huh, sooner or later, I will ride you underneath me. By then, everything in your Qi family will have to fall into place." In my hand."
Turning to look at the maid, "If you find another tailless sheep, I don't believe that meat-eating ones can't compete with grass-eating ones."
One day later, all four families gathered in the camp and each occupied four corners to set up camp. Among the four, the Mozhi family is the most powerful and naturally occupies the best position. Ansi's home is neither far nor close to each home, as if he is not close to anyone.
The Baili family and the Qi family are next to each other. These two families are the weakest, so they are naturally close, and they seem to stick together for warmth.
In the Mozhi family's camp, there was a special open space where six carriages were parked. Humans were locked inside, and there were guards with knives watching beside them.
These were all humans plundered from Beizhou and Tianyuan Continent for Mo Zhicheng's training on this trip.
Tailless sheep are an important resource in Kuntian Continent. They are usually controlled by provincial lords and households from all walks of life. Other small families are not allowed to get involved at will. If you want to obtain a tailless sheep, you must apply to the lord and the Wanhu family.
Leader, if you dare to hide privately, the corresponding punishment will be extremely severe.
Every time a new tailless sheep comes to Yingke Island, the lord and each Wanhu family will look at the goods they want in advance and discuss with each other how to distribute them, so as to avoid malicious price increases or the difference between the obtained tailless sheep and their own ones. The requirements are not met.
However, the Baili family and the Qi family have abandoned this way of cultivation. The family lives on spiritual plants and extracts the essence from the spiritual plants. The Baili family refers to the cultivation methods of the human race, and the family is good at alchemy. It just so happened that the Qi family could provide corresponding spiritual plants, so the two families moved around more, and their relationship was naturally close.
Soon after, people from the Heita family came here. The person who came was a steward who came to the camp with four or five guards.
Mo Zhicheng, An Siyuan, Qi Yue and the Baili family came out of the camp to welcome Bailisu. Don't look at him as just a domestic slave of the Heita family, with no official position or position, but he is a member of thousands of households in the Heita family. If he can't say a word, his family may be in trouble, so the four of them will not neglect it.
The steward was a slightly stooped old man with a kind face. He looked at the four people who were bowing and saluting with a smile. "Please get up quickly. Bai Yin is just a slave of the master. He was ordered to supervise this hunting. I really can't bear it." Such courtesy from the young master."
As he spoke, the butler named Baiyin raised his hands to the four of them with a very low posture.
After being polite, Baiyin looked at the four of them inquiringly, "To make a long story short, let's talk about the rules of this hunting. As usual, there are twenty people from each family, led by the young master. They are nearby. When hunting in the mountains, the performance will be judged based on the number of prey. Of course, Shao
The owner has to take action personally, and the prey obtained accounts for 60% of the score, and the harvest of the rest of the family accounts for 40%.
For example, the young master of the Mozhi family hunted ten prey, and the final count was six, and the other men hunted twenty prey, and the final count was eight, but you understand. "
The four people nodded one after another. This was fair considering the strength of the family and the ability of the young master.
