Chapter 747: Northern Grasslands (1)
In the vast northern savannah, the vast and sparsely populated areas of the vast and sparsely populated areas are very scattered among the major nomadic tribes.
The entire Northern Regions can be divided into ten royal courts, and under these ten royal courts, they control the power of hundreds of tribes.
Of course, these hundreds of tribes were only nominally subject to the rule of the royal court, but in fact they had very much autonomy, and their control was very scattered.
It was difficult for such a scattered tribe to form an effective rule, so it could not develop into a unified dynasty like the Middle Domain.
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Li Qing and Liu Ke'er descended from the sky and walked on the prairie on foot, but they also had a different feeling.
The mood is ethereal, free from all distractions, and the whole body is integrated into the boundless sky and earth.
Along the way, Li Qing and Liu Ke'er suddenly heard a noisy sound in front of them, and when they got closer, they saw that there was a war going on.
The men and horses of the two tribes are fighting fiercely, staining this vast and boundless green land.
Contrary to the imagined peace and tranquility, the prairie seems to be slaughtered at every moment, the people are fierce, and tribes often pay with their lives for turf.
Of course, this so-called war between tribes is actually just a very ordinary battle in Li Qing's eyes, not to mention that the level of the war is not very powerful, and even the number of people is far inferior to the war in the Middle Domain.
It can be seen that the most powerful person on the battlefield may be just a congenital tenfold, and the number is not much, maybe only four or five people, who are catching and fighting.
The total number of people in the entire battlefield is less than tens of thousands, most of them are martial artists in the acquired realm, and the number of innate powerhouses is relatively rare.
It's too weak!
It is supposed that two smaller tribes are fighting. On the prairie, the tribes are divided into sizes, the big ones are the top ten royal courts, and the small ones may only be a few hundred people, and even the horse thieves in the grassland are not as good as them.
Since Li Qing and Liu Ke'er got closer to each other after coming here, a warrior rushed over on a horse, not knowing what bird language he was saying, and slashed down at Li Qing with a bent horse in his hand.
At the same time, his eyes have been staring at Liu Keer, with a greedy look in his eyes, obviously attracted by her beauty.
The next moment, Li Qing stretched out his hand and lightly pierced his forehead, falling to the ground, and the horse was held by Li Qing's hand and stopped.
Several soldiers next to them were furious when they saw that Li Qing dared to kill their brother, and they all rushed towards this side.
"Outsider, die!" they slashed at Li Qing's head with their bent horses in their hands.
Li Qing clicked three times in a row, easily killed these people, and at the same time took a horse, and said to Liu Ke'er: "On the prairie, of course, you have to ride a horse to feel the customs here, let's go, let's gallop the grassland." ”
The two men rode their horses and soon left the place where the battle was fought. Although some people noticed Li Qing and Liu Ke'er, the two outsiders, they finally let them go and did not pursue them further.
After all, it is the person who kills the other clan in front of him that is the king.
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A month later.
The sun was shining, but the wind on the prairie was still very cold, and the temperature was extremely low in the northern part of the prairie.
Outside a felt tent, several young men were training in archery on horseback. Most of them are only twelve or thirteen years old, and they generally start training various armed forces very early on in the northern prairie to cope with the difficult living environment on the prairie.
In the cold air, the noses of these young men were even more cold and red, but there was no lazy look at all. After so much tempering since childhood, the steppe warriors are basically tenacious and fearless of death.
In the distance, two figures suddenly appeared, walking slowly towards this side.
"Hey, there are two people over there?" one of the young men looked into the distance, a little surprised, in the dangerous prairie, it was dangerous for several people to be alone.
When the two men approached, they saw their faces clearly, and they were a young man and woman, each holding a horse in their hands, dressed in thin clothing.
In this cold environment, they are also dressed so thinly, either they have no money to buy clothes, or they are strong and not afraid of the cold.
Seeing that these two people don't look down, they must have good strength.
Of course, some young people recognized it at a glance, and these costumes did not look like they should be in the grassland, but should have come from other places.
"Can we go in and sit down?" Li Qing said with a smile as he approached.
"Wait a minute, I'll call me Daddy. One of the young men turned his head and shouted, "Daddy, there's a guest coming." ”
Soon, out of the felt tent came a tall man with broad shoulders and a thick back, with a rough face and two thick braids.
In other places, men rarely wear braids, but they can be found everywhere in the grasslands.
"Guests from afar, welcome to our Lanhe tribe!" the grassland man smiled simply.
"After walking for a long time on the grassland, I saw that there was a tribe here, and I was curious, so I wanted to come in and sit down, hoping not to disturb my master's house. Li Qing said with a smile.
"I look at the appearance of the two of them and the clothes they are wearing, they shouldn't be from the Northern Regions, right?" said the steppe man as he looked at the two.
"That's right, we are from the Central Regions, and it is the first time we have come to the Northern Regions, and the scenery of this prairie is also unforgettable. Li Qing admitted calmly.
The appearance of the people of the Northern Regions is very distinctive, basically they are rough in appearance, and their skin is relatively red and black, which is caused by the constant cold wind of the Northland.
Of course, there are some noble children of large tribes, and there must be exquisite ones, but after all, they are only a few, and the clothes they wear are also very different from Li Qing and Liu Ke'er.
From this, it can be easily judged that Li Qing and Liu Ke'er are not from the Northern Regions.
"Come in, please. The prairie man laughed.
Several people entered the tent and took their seats. Dahan immediately sent some special delicacies from the Northern Grasslands, which also gave Li Qing and Liu Ke'er a full taste and an eye-opener.
After some conversation, Li Qing knew that the name of the big man in front of him was Keza, his strength was in the ninefold realm of the day after tomorrow, and of course he still had a lot of strength, which could add up to fight against the tenfold powerhouses of the day after tomorrow.
The warriors of the Northern Regions are fierce, in addition to their achievements in qi refining and cultivation, most of them can also exercise the strength of their physical bodies, and their horseback archery skills are very superb, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong.
The tribe they are in now is called Lanhe Tribe, and Li Qing didn't ask about the specific strength, this kind of thing can be regarded as semi-secret, if you inquire rashly, it may cause others to misunderstand, thinking that it is a spy of the rest of the tribes.
However, Li Qing swept it with his divine sense, and he could probably see it almost clearly, seeing that there were hundreds of tents, each one represented a family, and there were only thousands of people who died, which was a very small tribe.
"Two of you have come from the far Middle Realm, this is really a rare guest. But judging by the way you look, are you all riding all the way?" asked Crow.
"Yes, I did come on horseback. Li Qing nodded.
"This is really not an easy thing, the land of the Northern Regions is full of natural and man-made disasters, either it is attacked by demon beasts, or it will be robbed by horse thieves, if you want to come here safely, you have to follow the large army. Crowe asked, slightly curious.
"Maybe we were lucky that we didn't encounter monsters or horse thieves along the way. Li Qing said with a smile.
In fact, it was really said by Crowe that Li Qing and Liu Ke'er did encounter a lot of troubles along the way, not to mention the demon beasts, and the number of horse thieves was also quite a lot, and they encountered four or five waves, of course, they all died in the hands of Li Qing.
"You really didn't encounter horse thieves along the way, then your luck is really good!" Crowe sighed, "Don't say that you are alone like this, even our Lan and tribe will be harassed by horse thieves from time to time." ”
"Is the horse thief so bold?" asked Li Qing.
"That's for sure, the strength of those horse thieves should not be underestimated, almost stronger than many tribes, and there are no draggers, no burdens, only absorbing wandering warriors, so the speed of development is very fast. ”
"Aren't you very dangerous, then?"
"No way, I'm used to it. However, we will also often seek the protection of those big tribes, for example, there is a very powerful Kedan tribe nearby, sheltering one side, as long as we hand over some property, cattle and sheep, etc., basically no horse thieves dare to harass us. ”
Li Qing said: "Haven't you ever doubted that these horse thieves will be similar to the people of the Kedan tribe pretending, on the one hand, they can pretend to be horse thieves to loot property, and on the other hand, the Kedan tribe will stand up to protect you, so that you can gain fame and fortune." ”
Crowe's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "You can't talk nonsense, being heard by others will cause disaster!"
When Li Qing saw him like this, he knew that this kind of topic was taboo, so he didn't ask again.
After a while, several big men walked in from outside the tent and said with a big grin: "Brother Crowe, why are you still staying at home? Let's go out to watch others compete in martial arts, today the marksman Shen Lei is going to come out to show his archery skills, let's go out quickly, otherwise there will be no good show!"
While these people were saying these words, they broke in directly, and when they saw Li Qing, everyone was stunned.
"Brother Crowe, who are these two?" one of them asked.
"These two were guests from afar, and as they passed by, they came in and sat down. Crowe said.
"It used to be a guest, but now it's lively outside, do you continue to accompany the guest or ......?"
Li Qing naturally wouldn't let Crowe be in a dilemma, and took the initiative to say: "Let's go out together, it's a pity not to see such a lively scene." ”
"That's right, let's go, hurry!" said the crowd.
Li Qing and Liu Ke'er walked out of the tent and saw hundreds of tents standing in the distance, forming a tribal living area.
The lively place is in the center of hundreds of tents, and a bonfire is lit at this time, and many people stand there to watch, some are jousting, some are riding horses and archery, and some are dancing merrily.
"Is there really a Yanshen Bead in this place?" asked Liu Ke'er in a low voice.
"That's right, it's in this tribe that I've basically determined which one to be on. Anyway, the time is not in a hurry, just come in and experience the customs and folklore here, which can be regarded as a broadening of your horizons. Li Qing said with a smile.
A few people talked all the way, while walking towards the lively place in the middle. Li Qing could know from the conversations of those people that Shen Lei, the sharpshooter, was the strongest person in their tribe, and he currently had an innate eightfold cultivation, and he had a great reputation within a radius of hundreds of miles.
It is rumored that the archer Shen Lei's archery is extremely accurate, and even if the enemy is miles away, he can shoot an arrow through the enemy's eye.
Not only the archer Shen Lei, but even his father and grandfather, for several generations, are all famous marksmen, and they can already be called a family of archers.