Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 597: The Top of the Head

Ha ha…

Xiao Jiang decisively chose to be blind. After taking three deep breaths, he stood up calmly. When she turned around, she had the demeanor of a gentle and dignified lady from aristocratic family. She showed her eight large white teeth in a friendly yet dignified smile. "This young lady looks quite familiar..."

Before coming here, Qiqige had never expected that she was a young lady about his own age. At first, she looked fierce and sweary, and she looked a bit like the women of the Xiou tribe, but now she seemed so dignified and noble...

The image changed too quickly, and Qiqige was a little uncomfortable. She frowned, stretched out a hand and said bluntly: "Give me the Gu God."

Jiang Shangxian wanted to shrink back, but was afraid that the back of his head would hit the mother Gu.

He wanted to muster up the courage to negotiate with the other party, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Zhao Ji, who had just been lying on the ground holding his head and pretending to be dead, actually took advantage of the guards being on guard against Qi Qi Ge, and stood up and ran away without looking back.

Xiao Jiang's mind immediately twitched. He put the box against his chest and shouted in the direction where Zhao Ji ran, "Jiubai! Kill him!"

When Jiubai heard the noise, he turned around, chased after Zhao Ji and stabbed him in the back. Zhao Ji let out a scream, then fell to the ground and rolled down the mountain.

"Give me the Gu God!" When Qi Qige saw her put the box into her chest, her originally wheat-colored face immediately darkened three points, and she reached out to grab Jiang Shangxian's chest.

Jiang Shangxian's expression remained unchanged as he quickly dodged.

At the same time, Zhao Shan didn't know where he got the courage from, but he immediately stood in front of Jiang Shangxian. Qi Qige grabbed his chest tightly, and he screamed in pain again.

The noise forced Jiubai, who was about to continue chasing, to turn back. The guards pointed their long swords at Qiqige's back. Seeing that their master was in danger, the poisonous insects buzzed and surrounded the guards tightly, and the sky darkened a little.

For a moment, the atmosphere became tense again.

Jiang Shangxian felt bitter in his mouth. It was really like one problem after another. After sending away the giant snake, a more powerful one came. The key point was that this one was summoned by himself.

I don’t know if it’s because my wife is right next to me, but the little green left in the male Gu in the box is fading quickly, and its tentacles are starting to tremble at an almost imperceptible speed, obviously it’s about to wake up.

"Are you the Gu Po of this generation of the Xiou tribe?" Jiang Shangxian thought that it was better to lose the battle than the person, after all, he came here on behalf of Liu Manqiang, so he couldn't be too timid, so he asked in a timid tone.

Qiqige wondered what was wrong with this person's brain. It was clearly her who had urged her to come here, and now she was asking if she was a witch from the Xiou tribe. "If not, why did you call me?"

Humph, I haven't even started chasing her yet, but she's just playing the guitar non-stop.

The meaning behind these words was too obvious. Jiang Shangxian touched his nose. Although he felt a little embarrassed, he had to speak in a gentle voice, "This is a long story. I was also asked to do this by someone. If you don't mind, how about we talk about it here?"

In this remote wilderness, at least this gap is still a place.

When Qiqige heard that she was asked to do this, his expression brightened a little. They were only at odds with the defecting group, but his tone was still rather stiff: "Let these people go."

Since this matter concerns the Xiou clan, there is no need for these outsiders to know too much.

Jiang Shangxian nodded slightly and waved at Zhao Shan and Yingzi, asking them to leave quickly. However, the two hesitated because they were worried. Seeing Qiqige's face darken again, Xiao Jiang spoke first: "This matter is entrusted by the old lady of the Liu family. It is inconvenient for you to listen. You should leave first."

No one knows what the consequences will be if this female insect bites them, so they should just keep quiet.

After the area was cleared, the female Gu somehow landed on top of Xiao Jiang's head, scaring her so much that she got goosebumps all over her body that wouldn't go away at all.

"What is your relationship with the people who defected from my tribe?" Qi Qige asked first.

She couldn't understand. Since they were willing to send the insect back, why didn't they come here themselves? Shouldn't they come here in person to settle the matter of the past?

Noticing that the mother Gu hadn't made any further movement on her head, Jiang Shangxian relaxed a little and secretly rubbed her ankles. "The Liu family changed their name and surname since leaving Lingnan Road. Since then, the population has been declining. Now only Madam Liu is left. She is very old..."

Jiang Shangxian briefly recounted what she knew about the Liu family, and concluded, "If it weren't for this, an outsider like me wouldn't be handling this matter."

Unexpectedly, Qiqige's expression became more and more strange as he listened, and when she finished, he looked even more puzzled: "You mean, they put the Gu God on the heart meridian to raise it?"

"Yes, but what's wrong?" Jiang Shangxian didn't understand their line of work, and when he saw her like this, he realized something was wrong.

"It's not inappropriate."

Qiqige's expression was complicated, and it was hard to describe it in words: "It's not necessary."

Although raising the Gu God is different from other Gu insects, it does not need to be placed on the heart meridian. Only a few drops of fingertip blood are needed every day. However, she did not need to tell this to Jiang Shangxian, an outsider.

I think something went wrong during the inheritance process of the Liu family, so they were so desperate as to place the Gu God on the heart meridian to raise him.

She couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the Liu family. What kind of suffering had they endured in vain? It was a burden on their hearts every day. It was a blessing in disguise that they hadn't lost their family line early and had survived until now.

Jiang Shangxian looked at her expression and guessed that the Liu family might have been in such a state because of their own troubles, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

What the hell is going on? Some people even end up having no descendants.

What a talent.

Knowing that the Liu family had no descendants, Qiqige's expression relaxed. No matter what happened in this world, it was just a matter of death.

This person is about to die, and the debt will naturally be paid off.

She estimated that Old Madam Liu would not live for many more days.

"In that case, you hand the Gu God over to me now, and the matter will be resolved. They will have reaped the fruits of their own actions. I will talk to the tribe myself." Qi Qige stretched out her hand again. The person had been saved and the story had been heard. It was time for her to return to the village.

Having said that, Jiang Shangxian's smile suddenly became shy.

She felt a little embarrassed. This was the first time they had met seriously, and it was really embarrassing to ask someone to take her to dig a grave.

"It's not that I don't want to give it to you. Look, it's not easy for me to get to Lingnan from Chang'an. I have to ride a horse, take a boat, and climb mountains, right..."

Qiqige thought of the tradition in his tribe: the people of the Central Plains always pay attention to the pros and cons of everything, and they must get benefits after paying something. He couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Could it be that you want money?"

She spread her hands and said directly: "I have no money."