The undulating mounds, the end of the passage is a thick wooden gate, an ancient village that looks quite primitive.
Wearing an animal skin vest and shorts, and a few bird feathers on the headband, the young man guarding the village was stunned and said, "Where did the Taoist priest come from?"
"Wei is from Jingyang and passes through Guizhai. Can he enter the village?"
The young man was a master of martial arts. How could Xue Tong dare to make a mistake in front of him? However, he did not show any fear and fired a bomb without opening the door.
The camel bells rang softly, and two camels ran out from the depths of the valley, one male and one female, both about thirty years old.
"Young Master Pei, this person wants to enter the village, but I don't know if he can," the young gatekeeper greeted respectfully.
The woman's skin was brown and red, unlike ordinary humans. She turned her eyes and stared at Xue Tong, asking: "Who are you and where are you from?"
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Pei Ling, the daughter of Pei Zhongqin, the leader of the Peijia village of the Luwa tribe, listened to Xue Tong's story and ordered his men to open the door.
The Luwa tribe is one of the fifteen minority ethnic groups in the Canghan Kingdom. They have formed eight villages in the southeast of the Lieyan Desert. Peijiazhai ranks fourth.
Pei Zhongqin had three sons and one daughter, Pei Ling was the youngest, thirty-two years old, early acquired, with bright eyes, a plump face, a light body, and seven colorful bird feathers in his hairband.
The man next to her has a respectful expression and a strong physique, as if he is a guard.
Pei Ling happened to be on duty today, and Xue Tong's cultivation status made her feel extraordinary, so she invited him into the village.
"Daozhang Wei plans to stay in Peijiazhai for a while and inquire about the location of his companions and teleportation," Pei Ling asked.
"Wei does have this intention," Xue Tong said while looking at the scenery on the roadside.
The low rolling hills of earth and rocks are home to large and small earthen caves, which are close to the desert. The interior of the earthen caves is cool and can resist the scorching heat.
"Have the Fourth Young Master heard about the warriors from the outer continent?" Xue Tong asked.
"No, but at the Luwa Autumn Gathering in half a month, all the villages will gather together. Maybe we can get some news about the things that the Taoist priest cares about."
"Zhenyuan Palace has no good intentions towards me. I won't cause any trouble for you when I come to Peijiazhai." Xue Tong asked worriedly.
"No, they will always cause trouble whether you come or not, it doesn't matter." Pei Ling said lightly, not satisfied with the Zhenyuan Palace and disapproving of it.
The Luwa people they met along the way were all very curious. There were very few foreign guests in the village, and the fourth lady even led them into the village herself.
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Pei Zhongqin lit the dry cigarette and took a few puffs. The earthen house immediately smelled of smoke.
He is in his sixties, his skin is darker, smooth and plump with no wrinkles, his face is broad, and his eyes are slightly muddy.
Pei Zhongqin said: "It sounds like You Mingshu intends to ask fellow Taoists to search for sand crystals in the designated area, and then reports to the Zhenyuan Palace to arrest them."
"Yeah, almost."
"You can stay here if you wish, Taoist Master. The people in Zhenyuan Palace are really not that good. If the Luwa tribe wasn't protected by the dynasty, we wouldn't dare to accept you." Pei Zhongqin raised his eyebrows and said.
"Thank you very much, clan leader. Wei has no use for this sandworm that I hunted, so I gave it to the Luwa clan."
The sand worm is in the late acquired stage and is at the same level as Pei Zhongqin. Such monster worms are a rare thing for the village.
"Oh." The Pei family and their daughter looked at each other with joy, and Pei Zhongqin said: "The Taoist priest is generous, the Luwa people live on sand, and sandworms are my people's favorite thing."
Xue Tong did not ask why the Luwa people were protected by the dynasty, but added: "The desert seems to be hotter than usual recently. If there are any other strange phenomena, I hope the leader of the village will inform him as soon as possible. Wei will definitely thank you very much, especially for the news about the transmission device."
While talking, there was a noise outside the house, and a person broke into the big house.
"Second brother!" Pei Ling shouted.
"Dad, I heard that we have invited guests..." Pei Yaoxin said loudly.
He stopped suddenly and noticed Xue Tong in the room.
"Taoist Master Wei is a passing guest," Pei Zhongqin said.
"I'm not here to kill the python," Pei Yaoxin blurted out, his face full of disappointment.
Xue Tong understood something in an instant and answered: "Wei can kill pythons. If you need help, just ask. I'll ask the Pei family to help find out the news. It's my duty to help wherever I can."
After hearing this, Pei Ling's eyes flickered, as if he was thoughtful.
Pei Zhongqin immediately rambled on about the trouble of the quicksand python.
Half a month ago, the Pei family discovered a herd of desert lizards that had migrated six hundred miles away. However, the lizards were followed by acquired sand pythons. After losing two people, the Pei family no longer dared to try to catch the lizards and planned to hire someone to exterminate the pythons first.
Pei Yaoxin thought that Xue Tong was the python exterminator invited. He was impatient and reckless and shouted out without asking clearly.
"It's not difficult for me to kill this python. The second young master will lead the way."
Xue Tong guessed that the reason why the Pei family was willing to take him in was to kill the python, but he was just too embarrassed to speak out on the first day.
"I'll go too!" Pei Ling stood up and asked to fight.
"Don't get involved. Your two brothers are experienced and powerful. I won't worry about you going." Pei Zhongqin shook his head.
"Dad~" Pei Ling put her arms around Pei Zhongqin's neck and acted coquettishly, "With a master like Daoist Master Wei, what are you worried about?" After saying this, he winked at Xue Tong.
With a thought in his mind, Xue Tong patted the bag and summoned the bone puppet, "With this spiritual pet, it is almost certain to kill the python alone. Leader Pei can rest assured that the safety of the four young masters is absolutely guaranteed."
Xue Tong saw Pei Ling's status and helped her today, which would bring great benefits in the future.
The bone puppet's aura calmed the three of them on the spot. The Pei family brothers and sisters circled around the spirit puppet with envious expressions.
"Well, go and have a look. Don't run around and stay with Daoist Wei." Pei Zhongqin said.
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Five hundred miles away, there are sandy hills and lizards.
Xue Tong ordered the bone puppet to wait beside the three Pei brothers and sisters, and went to the dangerous area to hunt lizards alone, and led out the six-foot-long sandy-yellow python.
In full view of everyone, Xue Tong slapped the quicksand python on its head.
With the hidden danger removed, the people in Pei Village hunted lizards to their heart's content and almost caught more than 300 lizards, including a small number of warrior lizards.
"Oh, I really need to thank the Taoist priest! There are more than 800 people in the village, and they can't eat all the food in three months. They can even keep live lizards in captivity." Pei Ling bowed.
Her two brothers were also impressed by Xue Tong's force and were very polite and respectful.
"You're welcome. The Pei family has lived in the desert for a long time. I must have a lot of clues about monsters and beasts. If you are willing, you can share them. With Wei's help, I will never take more." Xue Tong said.
His quicksand python corpse was sold to the Pei family at half price, that is, it was divided 50-50, and the usual ratio was 60-40.
Xue Tong originally thought that the Pei family would provide clues about the monster, but a few days later, Pei Ling told him more exciting news.
"The Luwa tribe's Yanjiazhai has taken in a foreign warrior!"
"What's that person's last name?" Xue Tong asked anxiously with eyes wide open.
"I don't know the details, but it was hard to get this information," Pei Ling said.
"The more information of this kind, the better." Xue Tong grabbed a handful of orange spirit stones, "I will use this reward to buy wine for the brothers."
"Am I the one who wants to reward you?" Pei Ling was unhappy and rolled his eyes angrily.
"Okay, then go quickly." Xue Tong was eager to set off. As soon as he got on the camel, Pei Yaoyi, the eldest young master of the Pei family, stopped the two of them.
"Fourth sister, you can't go to Yanjiazhai!" Pei Yaoyi said.
"Why?" Pei Ling said angrily.
"It's obvious that he's going to cause trouble again. For peace of mind, I'll accompany Dao Zhang Wei to have a look. If necessary, just bring him back. It won't take much effort." Pei Yaoyi advised.
"Yeah, let's avoid causing trouble." Xue Tong didn't know how Pei Ling and the Yan family celebrated the festival, but it was always good not to cause other troubles.
Pei Ling's chest heaved and his face turned redder. Finally, he suppressed his anger and said, "Okay, you go back quickly. If the Yan family makes rude remarks, come back and tell me."
Four camel carts traveled more than 200 miles to Yanjiazhai, the third largest village of the Luwa people.
Pei Yaoyi's guard shouted at the door to open the door. The figure in the village shook a few times, but the door did not open.
"The guard report has gone, young master, there seems to be some dispute between the Pei family and the Yan family," Xue Tong asked.
Pei Yaoxin smiled bitterly, "It seems to be related to the fourth sister. Yan Chengpeng, the third young master of the Yan family, failed to propose marriage back then. The relationship between the two families has changed sharply since then, and now they rarely communicate with each other."
"How many people are there in the Yan family?"
"There are more than 1,200 people. The leader of the village, Yan Lijing, has three sons. They are known as the three tigers of the Yan family, Yan Chenglong, Yan Chenghu, and Yan Chengpeng."
"Yan Chengpeng and Pei Ling are of the same martial arts level, age, and are quite intelligent, but they are eccentric and eccentric. The fourth sister doesn't like them, so the Yan family flatly rejected them when they proposed marriage." Pei Yaoyi said helplessly.
"What is the relationship between the Luwa clan and Zhenyuan Palace?"
"No, the Luwa tribe is a minority group. They are allied with the Huqi tribe and the Mofeng tribe. They live in the south of the desert. The dynasty still takes care of them. They have sent a greeting to Zhenyuan Palace, hoping that they will not embarrass Canghan's minority ethnic group. "
While they were talking, the village gate opened wide, and Yan Chengpeng led people to block the entrance.
"Why, the Pei family is here to propose marriage?" Yan Chengpeng blinked and said with a strange voice.
"Young Master Yan, I heard that Yanjiazhai took in a foreign warrior. This Taoist priest, Wei Wuhuang, wanted to see if he was his companion." Pei Yaoyi got straight to the point.
"I'm sorry that you don't have to worry about the Yan family's affairs. This Taoist priest Wei can't help it."
In the middle of the day after tomorrow, he was still polite to Xue Tong.
"Three young masters are not in a hurry to reject people from thousands of miles away. Wei passed by the Pei family and heard rumors. He wanted to know that the martial artist accepted by the Yan family was named Yao Bendao and came from the outer continent." Xue Tong asked hurriedly while the village gate was still open.
"Where did you come from?" Yan Chengpeng was slightly startled.
"Transmitted from Wanyu Island" Xue Tong showed the Wuji Sect's jade medal and said: "That warrior has the same jade medal on his body."
"No!" Yan Chengpeng said coldly, turned around and left.
"Young master, wait a minute, Wei is willing to pay the spirit stone to lead the people!"
Xue Tongjian discerned appearance and color, and knew that out of ten people, Yao Bendao would be treated by the Yan family. With the tense relationship between the Yan and Pei families, he would definitely not be returned without paying the price.
As for being strong, it's even more impossible. The Luwa clan doesn't even give the Zhenyuan Palace much face, so why should they be afraid of him reaching the peak of the day after tomorrow?
Yan Chengpeng's face turned back, "Two hundred thousand spirit stones!"
"You guys are too shady, please show some propriety in your behavior!" Pei Yaoyi couldn't help but said.
"It's not the Pei family's turn to make irresponsible remarks, get out of here!" Yan Chengpeng said harsh words whenever he had the chance. His resentment from two years ago has not yet completely disappeared.
"Wei is willing to pay the spirit stone and take Yao Bendao away!" Xue Tong smiled faintly, and his words surprised everyone.
Yan Chengpeng casually asked for a price just to drive away Xue Tong and make the Pei family angry. Unexpectedly, the unattractive middle-aged man in front of him actually agreed.
