When he woke up, the generals were already leading their men to bury the corpses.
It was said that it was buried, but in fact it was just that everyone worked together to dig a deep pit, threw the corpses in, burned them, and then buried them.
But this is better than leaving the body exposed on the street.
"Ah Yuan, come here and pay homage to these people who died in vain." King Dingnan clasped his hands together and worshiped the corpses sincerely.
Wen Yuan is now worried about Shen Huaiyan and Chi Zhaoyue. It stands to reason that they can use magic to go back quickly, but until now, no news has been sent back.
The two of them were hiding their auras and sneaking into Gu territory. Most people there didn't know that many Gu masters had joined forces with monsters to rebel.
So everything is peaceful on the streets. "The aura of monsters in the city is too strong. It seems that there are quite a few gathered..."
It's just that Shen Huaiyan and the others are not worried about monsters with low cultivation levels, but they are afraid of those with extremely high cultivation levels and great ambitions.
"Let's find a foot shop or inn to rest first. People in Gujiang are very wary of strangers." Chi Zhaoyue looked at the foot shop not far away, "Just over there."
He carefully observed the surroundings and found that there were many businessmen coming and going here. "It seems that the news of Gu Jiang's rebellion has not spread yet, and only the inside knows about it."
The city was bustling, and there was no sign of rebellion.
At this time, the waiter came up with several plates of side dishes and asked, "Where do you two guests come from?"
The waiter didn't mean any harm, but he saw that neither Shen Huaiyan nor the two men were dressed like Gu Jiang people, so he asked a lot.
"We are from the far north." Shen Huaiyan laughed, and the waiter thought that the two of them had something important to discuss and prepared to withdraw.
Before taking two steps, Shen Huaiyan stopped the waiter and said, "Brother, are there so many traders coming and going here? I've seen several of them."
"That's not true." The waiter put the handkerchief on his shoulder, and it looked like he had a lot to say, "Here we are, no matter how remote the place is, but merchants are coming here one after another. To be honest, , I don’t even know what the charm is.”
"Where is this business easy to do?" Chi Zhaoyue asked next. His tone made people think that he was a profit-seeking businessman, and he looked like him.
"It's hard to say, there are people who sell spices, there are people who sell cloth, there are people who sell animals... Anyway, as long as the goods are good, there is nothing that cannot be sold in our land."
"animal?"
"Yes, there are common cats and dogs, as well as some that are only found in the Western Regions. The two guests will go to West Street for a while. They are all businessmen coming and going." After saying this, the waiter was called out by the shopkeeper, "You You two eat slowly, I'm busy."
Shen Huaiyan also enthusiastically took out a few coins and gave them to the waiter, "Here are you, little brother, we'll go over and take a look later."
"Hey! Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir!"
This is only the outermost city in Gu territory. If you go further in, the people inside may not be so enthusiastic, so why don't you hurry up and get some news now.
In the afternoon, the two of them came to the West Street that the waiter had chosen. Most of them were businessmen from various places, and it was a mixed place.
But there are indeed many novel little things, some of which even Shen Huaiyan and the others rarely see.
"You should like this cat Yuan'er, but on the march...it's not convenient to bring a cat with you..." Shen Huaiyan had forgotten what he was here for, and actually browsed the surrounding stalls.
Chi Zhaoyue followed him helplessly, "I asked you, did you forget something..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the long-haired white cat that Shen Huaiyan had taken a liking to opened the bamboo cage with his paws and walked towards him.
Meow~meow~
The white cat kept tilting its head against Shen Huaiyan and meowing softly.
The stall owner smiled and rubbed his hands, "I'm afraid this cat is destined to the young master, so just buy it."
Shen Huaiyan really likes this cat, but...
If he brought back a cat at this time, would A Yuan think that he was not doing his job properly, even though he said he was here to investigate?
But A Yuan would definitely like the cat because of its clingy look, so Shen Huaiyan simply bought the cat out of necessity.
"Just wait for Yuan'er to pick up the name and everything." He took the cat back to the foot shop, and Shen Huaiyan gave a lot of silver to the waiter just now to take care of him, "We will finish the work then." I came back to pick it up, please help me take care of it."
After explaining to the waiter, the two returned to the same place, but this time Shen Huaiyan became serious and did not look around again.
These merchants spoke in an incomprehensible language, and Shen Huaiyan was also distressed, "It seems there are no valuable clues here. Where should we go now?"
"How about going deeper into the inner city?" Chi Zhaoyue suggested in a low voice.
It's not impossible, but I'm afraid it will arouse people's suspicion. Shen Huaiyan thought for a while, took out a bag of silver and asked the cloth seller next to him, "Is it enough to buy your car?"
"All of them?" Xingshang's eyes widened, "You want them all?"
"That's right, including your cart." Shen Huaiyan's appearance of spending a lot of money attracted the attention of many vendors.
Others started to promote what they were selling, "Master, look at my products! They are a hundred times better than his!"
"What? My stuff is the best!"
Some merchants didn't even speak Mandarin fluently, so they lamely asked Shen Huaiyan and his wife to buy from them.
Shen Huaiyan bought a bunch of big and small things. Chi Zhaoyue didn't understand what he meant, "You don't want to give all these to A Yuan, do you?"
"Of course not, I want to pretend to be a merchant and sneak in."
With so many things, those Gu Jiang people can't doubt them, right?
Moreover, most of the goods he buys are of the same type, so there are not a lot of miscellaneous items that would arouse suspicion.
"That's okay, but...do we two have to disguise ourselves?"
"You mean to use magic to create another face?"
"Of course, you see, these are products from the Western Regions, but you and I don't look like Westerners at all."
Chi Zhaoyue nodded and took Shen Huaiyan into a deserted alley. When the two came out again, they had completely changed their appearance.
The two of them looked unattractive, and they were not tall. "This way you won't attract anyone's attention. Let's go."
Dragging the newly purchased goods, the two of them headed further into the city while it was still dark.
Gujiang is such a city within a city. The most central place is populated by "nobles" who have been in Gujiang for generations, but in their words, they are God-sent people.
But the more you go inside, the more it looks like a primitive jungle. Many outsiders don't understand it. Only the Gu people who have lived here for generations know that the ancient secrets are guarded there.
"Who is it! Stop, stop, check!"
as expected.
The two men looked at each other. They had just arrived at the second city, and there were already such strict guards.
Shen Huaiyan pretended to be blunt and official, "We are here to sell goods. Sir, please take a look."
Without any sloppiness, he pulled away the black cloth on the goods and said, "My lord, you can inspect it at will."
The city gate guard looked at it for a few times, pulled out some with his hands and confirmed that there was no problem before letting him go, "Go in, go in."
"I don't know what it will be like when we get inside." Chi Zhaoyue thinks too much, so she always worries too much about the future.
Shen Huaiyan's attitude towards life is to take it one step at a time, "Oh, the soldiers will come to block the water and cover it up with the soil. Just wait and see. Let's take a look around here now."
The two inquired about it and found that there was a place similar to West Street, where vendors would stop to sell their goods.
"Come on! Come by and take a look at our goods! You are guaranteed to be satisfied!" Shen Huaiyan suddenly started shouting after finding a suitable location.
This startled everyone who was passing by and Chi Zhaoyue, "Why are you shouting so loudly?"
"There are guards over there looking at us. It's strange that you are looking around here without being suspected if you don't sell goods." Shen Huaiyan used magic to transmit messages to Chi Zhaoyue, still shouting.
Only then did Chi Zhaoyue realize that the officers and soldiers who had been guarding the city gate just now had actually followed two people to monitor them.
He imitated Shen Huaiyan and started shouting loudly, and soon someone came to buy their fabrics.
But the two officers and soldiers still came up and asked, "Why are the things you sell so cheap? I don't think this material is cheap."
"Eh! My lord, you don't understand. This is called making a profit at a loss. It's a common method used by businessmen like us." Shen Huaiyan calmly dealt with the two officers and soldiers.
The eyes of the two men opposite were full of suspicion, but they said nothing more, "Selling too cheap will destroy the market. Be careful of others making trouble for you." After a few reminders, they left.
"I finally left... I didn't expect that the second city would already be so strict." Chi Zhaoyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Huaiyan has been selling goods here all morning, but the two of them already have a lot of information.
It is rumored that the ancient secret at the center of Gu territory has been solved recently, so the skills of those Gu masters have greatly increased.
Others say that Gu masters colluded with monsters to prepare to release the secret...
Release, doesn’t that mean that the ones being suppressed are living creatures.
Shen Huaiyan even learned some simple witchcraft during this period.
And these were all overheard while chatting with other merchants.
"Tell me what is being suppressed there. Although I came from Gu territory, I have never heard of the secret inside."
In the past, when Gujiang had not built such a layer upon layer of cities, it was just a hot and humid wilderness. Later, these Gujiang people established a culture and slowly surrounded Gujiang with bricks and stones.
"I just hope it's not something we can't deal with. If it's really something that can destroy the world as the transmission says, then I'm afraid there's nothing we can do."
But Shen Huaiyan guessed that it probably wasn't some powerful demon. If so, he and Chi Zhaoyue must have heard of such a powerful character being sealed and suppressed.
"How about we wait until nightfall and the two of us go invisible and go directly to the inner city?" Chi Zhaoyue suggested. He didn't want to go inside like this. It would be more convenient to use magic to go in directly.
