In the Great Zhou Dynasty, kneeling was the heaviest ritual, generally used for courtiers to meet the king or sacrifice to their ancestors.

In other cases, kneeling is rarely used.

The nine people outside the courtyard, carrying iron pillars, knelt on the ground to ask Zhang Qi for their guilt, which can be said to be an extremely serious and humiliating punishment.

Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated.

But if they don't, they will be punished more severely.

That is to be expelled from the Black Riding Valley!

The reason why they were punished so heavily was not because they came to provoke Zhang Qi, but because they failed to provoke him.

Nine hit one, and I didn't even fight.

An elder spoke on the spot: "A bunch of insects, what's the use of keeping them. ”

Fortunately, another elder interceded for him, otherwise, Xu Zhi and his eight companions would have been expelled from the Black Riding Valley overnight.

At last.

After the deliberation of several elders, Xu Zhi and the other nine people were convicted of the crime of taking the pillar and pleading, and they also had to serve a month of hard punishment.

But if you are not satisfied, then leave the Black Riding Valley.

Xu Jiu didn't think much about it, and all of them chose to plead guilty and serve their sentences.

Thereupon.

This is the scene in front of me.

Zhang Qi looked at the nine people who knelt in front of him to plead guilty, and his face showed a little surprise.

In his opinion, what happened last night was certainly hateful, but it was not so serious that he had to kneel down with a big iron pillar on his back and plead guilty......

"Which one is this singing?"

When Zhang Qizheng was wondering, the nine people who were kneeling on the ground shouted in unison again: "Please forgive me!" ”

Not far away, there are already a lot of people gathered to watch the excitement.

"Get up."

"I don't care about what happened last night."

In front of everyone's eyes, what else could Zhang Qi do, he could only choose to forgive.

You can't let these nine guys kneel here all the time.

It's not a deep hatred.

He is a newcomer, and he is not familiar with the place, so it is better to leave a line in life and work.

After hearing Zhang Qi's words, the nine people who were kneeling on the ground put down the big iron pillar weighing thousands of catties and stood up from the ground.

One of the young men with a pale face walked up to Zhang Qi and said, "In Xia Xu Zhi, I took the lead in last night's incident, and Brother Zhang has a lot of ......."

Zhang Qi looked at the young man in front of him who confessed his mistake.

He remembered.

This guy was hit in the stomach by him, and then flew out of the roof, at that time he used eighty percent of his qi and blood power, after a punch, this guy lay down directly, and was carried away later.

Unexpectedly, after a night of hard work, this guy was alive.

It's just a little bit of a bad complexion.

Xu Zhi took the lead in admitting his mistake, and the other eight people also stepped forward to apologize in turn.

Among these eight people, Zhang Qi saw two 'acquaintances', Yao Dun from the Great Liang of the Jin State, and Xiong Ye from the Chu State.

Yesterday, when he and Jiang Jiu first entered the Black Riding Valley, they met three patrolling knights, two of whom were Yao Dun and Xiong Ye, and they exchanged pleasantries with each other at that time.

Seeing the smiling expression on Zhang Qi's face, both of them showed shame.

Speaking of which, they still picked up this matter.

I thought it was a soft persimmon that could be kneaded to my heart's content, but I didn't think that it was kicked to the iron plate, not to mention the embarrassment, and I was almost expelled from the Black Riding Valley and ended up in disgrace.

"If you don't fight, you don't know each other."

Seeing that the other party admitted his mistake sincerely, the last trace of mustard in Zhang Qi's heart was also eliminated, and he hugged his fists and said: "Being able to meet here is a fate." In the next Zhang Qi, nicknamed Saburo, I have met all the brothers. ”

Hearing this, the nine people were shocked.

In addition to being ashamed, they couldn't help but feel convinced by Zhang Qi's tolerance and open-mindedness.

The nine people bowed at the same time and said, "I've seen Brother Zhang!" ”

"Hmph."

On a roof in the distance, a figure wearing an iron mask withdrew his gaze and snorted: "Buy people's hearts!" ”

With that, he jumped off the roof and disappeared.

……

After a small turmoil, the Black Riding Valley quickly regained its calm.

The people who watched the excitement of eating melons dispersed one after another, busy with their own things, and there was no idler here.

Zhang Qi was not idle.

He dragged Xu Zhi and the others to his house and asked them about the Black Riding Valley.

Only then did I know that in the huge Black Riding Valley, in addition to more than 800 reserve black riders, there were only seven elders and more than 100 black-robed deacons, and there were no other outsiders.

Because of this, every reserve black rider here has to rely on his own strength.

Gold and silver from the outside, cannot be traded here.

The currency circulating here is an ancient knife coin minted by the Black Riding Valley itself, which looks like a small knife and is pitch black all over, and all of them are also called black knives, or knives.

This kind of black knife coin can be used to buy weapons, mounts, and other cultivation resources.

Clematis, for example.

As a military supply, clematis is not scarce in the Black Riding Valley, and its price is not expensive.

The most expensive hundred-year-old clematis can be bought for only one hundred and fifty black knife coins. Even honeysuckle can be bought here, but the price is a little expensive, and the cheapest thirty-year-old honeysuckle can only be bought for three hundred black knife coins.

The way to earn Black Knife Coin is to receive a dispatch from the black-robed deacon, which is equivalent to doing a task.

Or trade with other people.

Zhang Qi has no long-term things now, and he can't take out anything to trade with others, so he can only do tasks.

He inquired.

Sweeping the streets is the easiest and doesn't take much time, and you can earn five Black Knife Coins a day.

Patrolling the Black Riding Valley, it takes a little longer, and you can earn ten dollars a day.

I went to the horse farm to clean up the manure, although it was dirty and tiring, but there were many people rushing to do it, because I could earn 20 dollars a day.

……

Zhang Qi was not very satisfied after hearing this, he was now in urgent need of high-grade clematis, and he had to save money by doing tasks, so he had to save until the Year of the Monkey.

So, he asked, "Is there a more profitable way?" ”

"Yes, yes."

Xu Zhi, who was sitting cross-legged opposite Zhang Qi, thought for a while and replied: "If you can receive a dispatch from the seven elders, you can get a very generous reward, and there are one or two hundred knives at a time. ”

"That's good."

Zhang Qi's eyes lit up, and he continued to ask, "I don't know which elder is the most generous?" ”

"Seven Elders." Xu Zhi and others said in unison.

"How much can you give?"

"Start at least five hundred dollars."

Zhang Qi's breathing was a little short, five hundred knives could buy three hundred-year-old iron thread grass, which should be enough for him to complete the cultivation of the third realm 'Steel Bone Realm'.

"Brother Zhang, don't worry."

Seeing Zhang Qi's expression, Xu Zhi said: "Although the Seventh Elder has given a lot, he has not shown up for three years, and I heard that he is in retreat. ”

Zhang Qi sighed with regret on his face.

Xu Zhi continued: "In addition to the Seventh Elder, the Second Elder is also very generous, but the Second Elder is extremely demanding, and few people dare to try. ”

Zhang Qi asked, "What do you say?" ”

"The second elder teacher inherits the soldier's family and only teaches the art of war." Xu Zhi sighed and said, "If you want to receive a dispatch from the Second Elder, you must be proficient in the art of war. ”

"Proficient in the art of war?"

Zhang Qi touched his chin, not knowing if thirty-six counted.

No matter.

Try him first.

After sending Xu Zhi and the others away, Zhang Qi went straight to the second elder's residence.