Chapter 14: A Chance Encounter in the East City
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The eastern city of Qingyun City was crowded, although a catastrophe fifteen years ago made Qingyun City's strength no longer among the powerful of the human race, but this did not affect the development of the eastern city in the slightest. On the contrary, during the period when the Bodor scholars were in charge of the city's affairs, in order to promote the city's economy, the city was opened to trade between various ethnic groups, and more merchants and tourists could enter and exit Qingyun City more easily, and the eastern city was their first choice for settling down. After a long time, Dongcheng, which was originally known as the "Smoke Willow City", has become a famous trading city in the mainland, the source of vitality, and it has become more and more prosperous.
The more prosperous the place, the more it will attract the rich, and Dongcheng is a paradise for the rich. As long as you have money here, you can buy all kinds of rare treasures, you can eat all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and there is an important reason why the nobles and wealthy merchants often care about this place, that is, you can buy slaves of different races here.
A few decades ago, if there was such a degrading racial slave trade, it would inevitably lead to war, but today's dragon world is completely divided into two countries. Each race had several large families that controlled most of the land and wealth, and the slave trade seemed to them to be possible as long as it was not from their family.
Therefore, those ordinary people who do not belong to these big families not only have to worry about food and clothing, but also have to be on guard against the bad luck of being captured by slave owners. If they are unfortunate enough to be captured, they will be sold to a distant foreign race, and the slaves who become buyers will have something to eat, but if they meet a vicious and perverted buyer, they will die a tragic death in a foreign land, and most slaves are the latter.
The slaves were traded most often by orcs and phantoms, as they mostly lived in uncontrolled forests and wildernesses, and were no different from the animals of the other races.
The most expensive trade is the elven slaves, one is that they are noble, elegant, intelligent, beautiful, and good at art, and the other is that they haunt ghosts are particularly difficult to catch, and trading elven slaves also has to bear risks, although the elves love peace and do not listen to the world, but they will never tolerate their people becoming slaves.
A few years ago, a wealthy merchant of the human race spent a lot of money to buy a female elf, and then tortured her inhumane every day, and finally the female elf was humiliated to death, and a few days later the rich merchant suddenly died at home, and the death was very horrible. According to folk legend, the rich merchant was punished and killed by the Dragon Guardian, but those who know know that he died in revenge from the elves.
Even so, there are people who are willing to risk their lives and spend a lot of money to find elven slaves, just because they are symbols of power and wealth. When a rich man ceases to think of money as money, what can he show off, he will do whatever it takes to get his hands on it.
"Golden Ball, hurry up...... After a while, if all the fun slaves are picked away, you will be my slave. Qingkong stared at the fat man behind him, dragging his fat body, trying to catch up with him.
This fat man's name is Jin Ming, and he is Qingkong's follower.
Jin Ming is dressed with a powdery face and oily head, and the form of the rich young master can be seen at a glance, which is no wonder, his father is a well-known jewelry and gold jewelry rich businessman in the city, nicknamed "Jin Daya". Looking at his size, it's not an exaggeration to say that he is the ball. The fertile body, the horizontal width has almost caught up with his height, and he walks like a round ball.
"Alas, my young master of the sky......" Jin Ming exclaimed breathlessly.
"I told you a long time ago, so I told you to pay attention to your body type. You don't care, I still care, others think I brought a ball. Qingkong raised his good-looking eyebrows and said.
Jin Ming finally rushed to Qingkong's body, hunched over and gasping for breath. He was now complaining about his talk, and yesterday he had received an invitation from his father, and he wanted to go to the auction with Qingkong in the afternoon, and casually mentioned that there was a new batch of slaves in the city that would be sold in the East City. Who knew that Qingkong had never been so enthusiastic about slaves before, but this time he suddenly became interested, and he had to go to see the slaves first, and then go to the auction. He was picked up from his bed early in the morning, and he was not allowed to sneak in with his retinue, knowing that the slave owners were some of the most vicious men.
"Boss, why don't we go back and bring the guards back, these slave owners are not easy to mess with, you and I don't know martial arts, in case we suffer, ...... suffer" Jin Ming pouted.
"Who doesn't know martial arts?" asked Qingkong by grabbing Jin Ming's big ear.
"Hey...... Ay...... It's me...... It's me, Young Master Qingkong, you are strong in martial arts, but I don't know anything, I'm afraid that I will drag you down when the time comes. Jin Ming replied bitterly.
Qingkong let go of his hand, clasped his hands to his chest and said, "Bring the money." ”
Jin Ming rubbed his red ears, and although he was a little puzzled, he still handed over a bag of gold coins from his arms to Qingkong.
After Qingkong got the money, he turned around and left, saying as he went, "You go back, I'll go by myself." ”
The golden fat man saw the figure of Qingkong leaving, and his expression was complicated. In the end, he gritted his teeth, chased after him, and shouted, "Xiaokong...... Ay....... Boss, you wait for me, I didn't say I won't go......"
With a wicked smile on his face, he knew it was going to be like this.
As soon as he walked into Dongcheng, Qingkong was attracted by the dazzling array of goods on the street.
"If you don't come to this East City, it will turn the world upside down. Qingkong said to the fat man behind him while looking at all kinds of eye-catching goods.
Seeing that the fat man didn't talk, Qingkong turned around and found that the dead fat man was hooking up with several ladies from aristocratic families.
Qingkong picked up a stone and flicked it hard.
"Ouch. The fat man suddenly had a small bag on his head, causing several aristocratic ladies to cover their mouths and laugh.
"Who the hell ......" The fat man was just about to scold, when he suddenly found that Qingkong was staring at him. He didn't dare to shout at Qingkong with the scolding word "mother, mother". He has been Qingkong's follower since he was a child, and he knows that this is Qingkong's reverse scale.
The golden fat man hurriedly ran over, smiled and said, "Boss, ahead...... The front is there. You see...... You see there are so many people around, it must be something new. ”
Thinking that the golden fat man was lying to him, Qingkong glanced over there, and sure enough, he found a group of people on the street in front of him. The two of them ran in that direction.
"Come and see yo ......"
"As long as ten gold coins, this well-behaved fawn is yours. ”
Before he could squeeze into the crowd, he heard the slave owner shouting at his slaves.
"Let one go, let one let ......" At this time, the spherical figure of the golden fat man came into play, and he forced a way out of the crowd and came to the front.
As soon as he showed his body, Qingkong saw that the little slave squatting in the cage in front of him was not a half-beast and half-human monster as he imagined, the reason why he added a "small" was because this slave looked like a twelve or thirteen-year-old child. The little slave's yellow hair was messy as grass, obscuring most of his face, and his torn shirt barely covered his emaciated body.
Perhaps sensing the intense gaze, the little slave raised his head slightly, revealing a delicate face and looking at the sky.
The moment the eyes of Qingkong and the slave met, his body trembled a little, and there was a chill in the necklace attached to his chest in his shirt.
"How...... How his eyes ...... It's the same color ...... with me."
This slave owner has seen the world at a glance and can see what kind of person is rich. When Qingkong and the Golden Fat Man appeared, he noticed that these two people were not ordinary people, and he was thinking about how to sell this slave to these two young masters. When he found that Qingkong seemed to be a little interesting to his slave, his eyes immediately lit up, so he picked up the leather whip in his hand and threw it into the air, and he didn't know what language to say to the little slave.
When the little slave heard the sound of the leather whip, his body trembled slightly, but his face still had a stubborn expression.
Seeing that the slave owner's order did not work, the surrounding spectators laughed. The fat golden man also laughed, but when he saw that there was something wrong with the expression of Qingkong next to him, he closed his mouth boringly.
"Yo, do you dare to listen to Lao Tzu?" the slave owner whipped the cage again. He didn't want to beat this slave seriously, this little slave has fine skin and tender meat, if he is scarred, he will not be able to sell it for a good price.
The leather whip seemed to really hit the little slave, and the little slave pursed his lips, and his body suddenly began to twist, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a fawn.
Seeing that the child who was still in the cage just now suddenly turned into a small flower deer, the onlookers applauded, and the slave owner also proudly said: "This is a little phantom deer, I finally caught it in the depths of the forest." ”
As soon as the onlookers heard that they were slaves of the Phantom Clan, some of them turned around and left, they were all ordinary people, and if they wanted to provoke the wrong family, they civilians could not afford it.
"Hey. Hey, don't go, these aren't the clansmen of those big families, just livestock living in the forest... "Before the slave owner could finish explaining, everyone was already scattered, and no one wanted to spend ten gold coins on a useless fawn, and many people were just watching the excitement.
The slave owner scolded in a low voice, and suddenly found that Qingkong and the golden fat man had not left yet, so he smiled and said, "Are the two young masters interested? Eight gold coins...... Eight gold coins have been sold to you. ”
The little slave looked at the sky, his long eyelashes trembling.
"Fatty, get him money. Qingkong said expressionlessly.
"Oh. The fat man immediately took out the money bag from his bosom, counted eight gold coins from it, and threw them into the hands of the slave owner.
When the slave owner saw that the money had arrived, he was glad to bring an iron collar from the ground. When the little slave saw what was in the slave owner's hand, a trace of fear flashed in his green eyes.
"What are you doing?" said Qingkong as he saw the slave master walking over with his collar.
"Little master, this is the slave ring. The slave owner flatteringly showed the iron collar in his hand to Qingkong, only to see that the inside of the iron ring was full of sharp iron bumps, and the outer buckles could be adjusted at will to adjust the tightness of the collar.
"As long as you put this collar on this slave, you won't be able to run even if you have wings. Young master, you can play as much as you want, hehe......" The slave owner bared his yellowed teeth and smirked.
"No, open the cage. Qingkong said lightly.
"Young Master, this ...... The little slave ran very fast...... "The slave owner was a little embarrassed.
"I told you to open the cage and ...... You're good to go. Qingkong said unappreciatively.
The slave owner's face was embarrassed in an instant, but he was also smiling and welcoming, and he was actually scolded mercilessly by a young man. But a merchant is a merchant after all, and he looked at the gold coins in his hand, so without saying a word, he took out a bunch of keys from his body, found one of them, opened the cage, and turned away.
After the fat man saw the slave owner walking away, he wiped the cold sweat on his head, and thought: I don't know what happened to Xiaokong. If this slave owner had lost his mind just now......
"Fatty, go buy some clothes," Qingkong continued, looking at the little slave's bare feet, "and shoes." ”
The fat man's thoughts were interrupted by Qingkong, and he let out a soft "oh" and walked to the shop selling clothes and accessories with his money bag.
Qingkong looked at the same green eyes in the cage as himself, a hint of ghost flashed in his eyes, and his body slowly approached the cage.
"Tell me, why your eyes ...... The color of my eyes is the same as mine?" said Aoku's tone trembling uncontrollably.
"Why ......"
It was as if he had changed into a different person, repeating the phrase as he approached the open cage step by step.
The little slave's eyes were full of horror, and his legs kept retreating, but his body was already against the wall of the cage, and there was no way out.
When the golden fat man came back with the things he bought, he found that Qingkong was almost in the cage, and he kept repeating a sentence in his mouth, so he hurriedly ran over and shouted, "Xiaokong, Xiaokong." ”
Hearing the fat man's voice, Qingkong was in a trance, and the ghost in his eyes disappeared. Seeing that he had walked to the door of the cage, he seemed to have noticed the strangeness of his behavior, but when he saw the fat man with a nervous face, he complained: "You dead golden ball, why have you been there for so long? ”
The fat man seemed a little strange about the transformation of the sky, and looked at him suspiciously, but still handed over the things in his hand.
Qingkong threw the clothes and shoes he bought into the cage, and said casually: "Little slave, put it on, and then go home, this world is very dangerous, don't run around if you have nothing to do." ”
The golden fat man smiled innocently: "Boss...... Maybe the little slave didn't know Mandarin (note 1), and didn't you see the slave owner muttering a lot of unintelligible language?"
"Are you calling me stupid or am I stupid?" Don't you know?"
"I ...... That was not what I meant. ”
Without waiting for the fat man to explain, Qingkong snatched the money bag from his arms, took out a few gold coins from it, threw them on his clothes, and then used exaggerated body movements to indicate that the little slave would buy something to eat.
Neither of them noticed, and the little slave had a blush on his face at some point.
"Let's go. Thinking that the explanation was clear, Qingkong beckoned the fat man to leave.
"Wait......" The two had not gone far when a voice as thin as a bell came from behind them and stopped them.
Note 1: In the world of Longtu, Pu refers to the universal language, and each race will also have its own language.