Chapter 36: Wooing
Yan Pengyu's mount walked in the middle of the team, and his eyes looked at Lin Bin who was sitting on the roof of the car with a book in his hand from time to time, although the road was not smooth, and the carriage was naturally swaying and bumpy all the way, but Lin Bin was sitting on the roof of the car as steady as a mountain, which made everyone in the caravan amazed.
Moreover, Lin Bin's force was also collectively recognized by the caravan members on the second night of their journey, and a full sixteen large adult blue wolves became his dead spirits! The blue wolf was named because its fur would flash blue in the moonlight, and its temperament was fierce and bloodthirsty and brutal, and it often moved in groups of dozens at night, so it could be said that it was the great enemy of the wild sleepers. At that time, they had just stepped out of the forest, and they were still at least three hundred paces away from the caravan's camp. Those who have poor eyesight and hearing have not even noticed the existence of these blue wolves.
As a result, Lin Bin picked up his bow, a series of arrows, and shot sixteen arrows in a few breaths, and a series of miserable howls shocked the people in the camp in a panic, and when they calmed down, the blue wolf took more than twenty guards with torches to take a look, and the corpses of sixteen blue wolves lay on the edge of the forest, and they dragged them all back. Although wolf meat is not very delicious, it is meat after all, and people in laymen do not pay so much attention to it. Although the fur of the blue wolf is far less precious than that of Cadigo, it is still possible to sell a high-quality blue wolf skin for twenty or thirty gold coins.
After this incident, the people in the caravan no longer suspected that Cadigo was killed by Lin Bin's arrow through the eye five hundred steps away, Qi Dongyang and their eyes were full of fear when they looked at Lin Bin, and one of them was nailed to the wall by Lin Bin's arrow that night, and he still has his arm hanging. Even his retinue thought that if Lin Bin had a bow in his hand, no one in this caravan would be his opponent.
Regarding Lin Bin's origin, Canghu did not hide Yan Pengyu, and the reason why Lin Bin followed the caravan to Xinghai City was also promoted by Canghu.
Although Yan Pengyu said that he was also very curious about Lin Bin's origin, Lin Bin's affection and righteousness were very much to his appetite - a strong man who could shoot Cadigo five hundred steps away, and dared to follow the group of jackals alone in the depths of Mount Ashan for more than ten days, and was able to take care of Dongling Village and take care of the Canghu brothers, which is too rare. Although it is said that the Canghu brothers have a life-saving grace for him, in Yan Pengyu's opinion, Lin Bin can take the risk of following the gnolls into the depths of Mount Asan to determine their whereabouts, which is enough to pay them off.
The danger in the depths of Asan is known to the people of the East China Sea who have a little bit of knowledge, and the news that Lin Bin brought back also proves this, the hundred-person jackal brigade was silently annihilated in it, and there were no waves.
Of course, there are more mysteries on Lin Bin's body, such as his bow, the double-curved bow Yan Pengyu has seen, but the double-curved bow with a bow power of up to eight stones and only took dozens of days to make is a miracle. The six-stone bow owned by Canghu, although it is said to be very old, I don't know how much effort and material resources were spent at the beginning, but in Xinghai City, four-stone and five-stone bows are still not rare, and a good bow can also be inquired about how much time it will take. Obviously, the double-curved bow was made quickly by Lin Bin using a special technique. And a fast-made double-curved bow can exert such amazing power in Lin Bin's hands,
Being able to make an eight-stone strong bow that Canghu can't completely pull apart from his self-confession, Yan Pengyu feels that with this hand, Lin Bin can completely live a very nourishing life in Xinghai City, Donghai County is not very peaceful, so it can't be said that everyone practices martial arts, but most adult men can use both hands, and the bow and arrow are deeply loved by people because of their long-range attack characteristics. There are also many precedents for a superb bow to be sold at a sky-high price in Xinghai City.
Therefore, even if he didn't look at Canghu's face, Yan Pengyu decided to vigorously win over Lin Bin. Although the Yanjia family does not mainly deal in weapons, it is a superb bow, and it is extremely sought-after in Chongguo. If you can get a few eight-stone strong bows from Lin Bin every year, it may be able to play a very strong role in promoting the expansion of the Yan family. Moreover, such a powerful archer, in many cases, is also a powerful shock deterrent for opponents! Who dares to say that 500 arrows without missing a shot is Lin Bin's limit?
This will inevitably play a strong role in promoting his own status in the Yan family. As the core figure of the Yan family, Yan Pengyu naturally knows that the Yan family is not as prosperous as outsiders see, and there are countless holes under the glamour of the appearance. And in Xinghai City, not only those old rivals are eager to knock the Yan family to the ground, but those emerging families are also thinking about replacing them all the time. But even so, there is still constant infighting within the clan, this trip to Dongling Village, if it weren't for Lin Bin's efforts to turn the tide, he Yan Pengyu would have to fall hard!
Qi Dongyang's net worth and life were pinched in his hands, and naturally he knew everything and said everything, and Yan Pengyu could now determine the person behind his back. This time back to Xinghai City, he must look for an opportunity to teach the other party a lesson.
But...... If you want to win over Lin Bin, you have to do what he likes, and his good relationship with Canghu can be said to have laid an extremely good foundation for himself, but how to go further on this foundation requires him to plan by himself. Yan Pengyu is also in a good mood when he thinks of this!
After walking for six days, the caravan walked out of the mountains and into the plains, looking at the villages in the distance, and everyone felt relieved.
"Ahead is Miao Xiji, everyone quickens their pace and rushes forward before the sun sets. Yan Pengyu laughed loudly, "There is wine and meat tonight, but you are not allowed to get drunk!" When the caravan was neutral, it was like thunder! This time, I slept in the open for more than ten days on the road, and stayed in Dongling Village, where there was nothing to enjoy, for another seven days, adding up to more than twenty days, and the taste was really not good.
And Yan Pengyu, who got the Cadigo animal skin and subdued Qi Dongyang and others, was in a good mood, and really rewarded them with a lot of money, but in Dongling Village, they couldn't spend it even if they were rich, and now they arrived at Miaoxiji, although it was still not a big place, but at least there were taverns, inns and places for them to play. These guards and guys take risks to go into business, so that they can live a good life.
Out of the mountainous area, the road also seemed to be a lot smoother, Yan Pengyu drove to the carriage, stretched out his hand to buckle the corner of the carriage, turned on the roof of the carriage, sat next to Lin Bin and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, although this Miao Xiji is not a big place, but there are also some special wine and food, you and Brother Cang, are my distinguished guests, we will go out to eat at night." ”
"Then I'll be respectful and obedient, thank you, Brother Yan!" Lin Bin didn't shirk, with the sixteen wolf skins of the blue wolf, his pocket can be regarded as a small family.
Yan Pengyu was stunned for a moment before saying: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, Brother Lin is extraordinary." In his heart, he even determined that Lin Bin's background must not be ordinary, and such incisive words are not something that ordinary people who know a few big words can easily say.
"Brother Yan complimented. Hey, I want to ask, I see that the sea people are mentioned in this "Chongguo Geographical Record", I don't know if you can tell me about the situation of the sea people. Lin Bin asked with a smile.
"Sea people, in fact, it is a collective name for several races in the sea, just like we and the Botu Empire and the Holy Deman Empire are all human countries, but our country is dominated by yellow people, and these two countries are mostly Caucasian, and on the Tethys continent, there are also black people, but they are relatively rare in our country, and I only saw them in Jidong County many years ago. Except for the whiter teeth, it was really black, and it was difficult for the human eye to distinguish it if it was thrown into the coal. Yan Pengyu said with a smile, "The East China Sea is so big, no one can say clearly, how many sea people have lived, and there is no definite number." As far as I know, there are three races that belong to the Sea People, one is the Mermaid Clan, the other is the Naga Clan, and the other is the Sea Dragon Clan. ”
Yan Pengyu talked eloquently, telling everything he knew, and there was also some hearsay news.
"To distinguish these three sea clans, it is actually very simple, the mermaid clan is a human body with a fish tail, the Naga clan is a human body with a snake tail, and the sea dragon clan has two horns on the head. These three tribes occupy almost all the seas along the coast of Chongguo. Yan Pengyu said, "Whenever there is a sea boat going out to cross the sea, it must be approved by the sea clan in the sea area it crosses, otherwise once it is discovered, the ship may be capsized and killed." However, the relationship between the three clans and our Chongguo is quite reasonable, as long as we pay enough tolls, it is still negotiable. The Holy Germanman Empire, on the other hand, is said to be at odds with the Naga tribe, and wars break out from time to time. ”
"They also want money?" said Lin Bin with a smile.
"That's not it, it's usually something that is available on land and can't be produced at sea. And they often sell some of the goods in the sea to these ships, and if they are calculated carefully, the profits of the ships are higher than the so-called tolls paid. Yan Pengyu said with a smile, "Therefore, the merchants who can take the line of Shanghainese are now rich." "Although the Yan family is also a wealthy family in Xinghai City, compared to these maritime merchants, it is not half a star. It's not so easy to just open up the sea route.
Lin Bin nodded, the specialties in the sea, even if they can be seen everywhere, but when they are brought to land, they will be sold at sky-high prices.
"Brother Yan, are there immortals in Chongguo?" Lin Bin asked again.