Chapter 527
Chapter 527: Zhang Yi and Bai Qi
Translator: StackThatCoin Editor: Hitesh_
Chapter 526 - Zhang Yi and Bai Qi
The barren mountain where Wu Qi had bumped into Reverend Li Yang and Fairy Xuan Die was inside the territory of Mu Province, one of Great Yu's ninth-grade provinces .
It was a fairly young province which was inaugurated less than one hundred years ago . It had a total population of fewer than ten million people, among which, about one million lived in its administrative center, while the rest in various cities and villages . The city with the greatest population was never more than one hundred thousand people, as most of them lived in villages . It was a typical lower level province which had a vast territory with a sparse population and low yields . However, its natural resources were as rich as all the other bigger provinces .
Just three hundred miles eastward of this barren mountain was a little city called Six Rivers City .
Six great rivers went passing around the little city and converged into a great lake right next to it, before pouring into one massive river which rushed straight eastward like an arrow . The Six Rivers City was built on a plain beside the great lake . It was a fertile land, and the city was occupied by nearly sixty thousand people . Nearly one hundred villages were scattered across the land outside the city, with over ninety percent of the villagers working in the farmlands .
Wu Qi was leading Reverend Li Yang and Fairy Xuan Die to the Six Rivers City through the main road . He had told them that with their prestigious status and the beautiful features of Fairy Xuan Die, they should not be punished by staying in the wilderness . They should find a comfortable lodge in the city, having dozens of maidservants taking care of their needs .
Both Reverend Li Yang and Fairy Xuan Die had been living a comfortable life . They could barely endure the life of the refugee that they went through over the past three months, roaming from place to place . Hence, they were tempted by Wu Qi's suggestion . On top of that, as both of them were severely wounded, they did need to stay in a better environment so they could heal . Therefore, they agreed to the suggestion, and followed him all the way to the Six Rivers City .
Wu Qi had also told them that it was almost impossible to encounter any Immortal cultivators in the wilderness of a ninth-grade province, so they would not be able to find a target to rob . So, instead of trying their luck and waiting there for some Immortal cultivator, it would be wise for them to just rob the local authority of Six Rivers City . Every couple of years, it was a custom for the provinces, counties, cities, and towns of Great Yu to gather a great deal of offerings and send them over to the Imperial Clan . There would certainly be many energy stones and immortal stones found in Six Rivers City's treasury .
Reverend Li Yang and Fairy Xuan Die nodded and praised him for that idea . They believed they had Wu Qi's life in their hands, as he was only a Nascent Soul cultivator, and would not do something to harm them . And so, they let Wu Qi decided their next course .
Along the way to the Six Rivers City, Wu Qi was observing the surrounding sceneries with curiosity . Six great rivers had injected their water into the great lake next to the city at different spots . The city sat firmly beside the lake, with a distance of three miles between them . The land was fertile outside the city . Farmlands stretched thousands of miles into the distant horizon and beyond, among which, hundreds of villages were dotted sparsely . Uncountable farmers were working laboriously in their respective farms .
Wheat stood breast-high, rippling like waves when the winds blew, sending forth the fragrance of crops that caressed his face and swirled around him . He took a deep breath, feeling all freshened up . Off in a distance, several hundred Long Bo men were seen running across the farmlands with plows in their hands, digging deep into the soil and sending dirt flying in all directions . They were followed by many farmers who sprinkled seeds into the plowed soils . It was a busy scene .
Thousands of feathermen were wheeling above the sky happily . Some had flutes in hands, playing sharp tunes that scared the birds away . With them guarding in the sky, no birds dared to come pick away the seeds on the ground . It seemed that the City Lord of Six Rivers City had made the best possible use of men, as everything here appeared to be well organized .
But, there was something that puzzled Wu Qi . Apart from these people who were working in the farmlands, in the opening between the farms, he saw groups of young adults practicing martial arts in a serious manner . Their punches were as swift as wind, and so strong that each punch produced a loud pop in the air . And, when they stamped their feet on the ground, Wu Qi could clearly see that the earth underneath their feet raise a few inches tall waves . It told him that each of their steps came with a force of at least thousands of kilograms .
Quietly, he exercised the True Body of Heaven and Earth Scripture, injecting a wisp of purple energy into his Mystic Eyes of Universe and gave the youths a glance . What he saw startled him .
All the young adults, who were practicing in groups of at most twenty men and at least five to six men, each had wisps of purple energy rushing into their bodies . Obviously, they were practicing some cultivation technique specific to the human race, something similar to the True Body of Heaven and Earth Scripture . He counted at least ten thousand of them along the way to Six Rivers City . It was definitely not the size of a force which this little city was supposed to have .
Wu Qi had a rough understanding of Great Yu's military system . For a great province such as Zhong Province, the ratio of soldiers to ordinary civilians was roughly one to five hundred, and up to one thousand . And, for those low-grade provinces with a smaller population and lesser yields, the ratio was usually one to over one thousand . Sometimes, they only drew one soldier from among five to six thousand civilians .
After all, the soldiers who practiced the True Body of Heaven and Earth Scripture were not the same as ordinary people . They had a mighty strength that could allow them to carry a mountain on their shoulders . When they went into an advanced stage, toppling the mountains and overturning the seas was just a piece of cake for them . Therefore, the peace and order of a place could be easily maintained with just a few soldiers, who all had the strength required to handle the disasters caused by some savage beasts .
The total population of Six Rivers City, including all the people who lived in the hundreds of villages outside of it, was about two hundred thousand . Although it only had such a small population, it actually had nearly ten thousand soldiers who were practicing martial arts and absorbing the purple energy! The ratio was a shocking one to twenty! This could never be an official act carried out by the Great Yu's authority . Unless the City Lord of Six Rivers City was planning a revolt, he had no reason to recruit so many soldiers .
Then again, how could one revolt with only ten thousand soldiers? Was this just a jest or a fool's act?
Wu Qi stared at the soldiers with consternation . He sensed the entire Six Rivers City being shrouded in a bizarre air .
The couple had given those young adults a brief glance, and they could not help but smile scornfully . The strongest among them were merely as strong as a Nascent Soul cultivator, weaker than an ant and could never trouble them . So, they did not think further beyond what they saw, and did not discover the unusualness hidden behind the high ratio of soldiers .
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