The Chu State is slightly different from other countries geographically. Chen Baiqi once understood the historical records and knew that the Chu State was an important line of defense for the Zhou Dynasty to guard the various ethnic groups in the south. King Hui of Zhou once told Chu Zi to suppress the unrest of the Yiyue people in the south.

, not to invade China, so Chu expanded its territory to the south to a thousand miles in radius.

Therefore, the Chu people were regarded as barbarians by the Chinese people, and as Huaxia by the barbarians. Although the Chu people were happy to call themselves Huaxia, they did not hesitate to treat themselves as barbarians when they had quarrels with the Zhou royal family.

Therefore, Chu State is such an embarrassing existence in China.

There are many barbarians living in Chu State, but there are no strict barriers to other ethnic groups in Chu State or other countries. There are only conflicts of interest. Among them, the land of the clawed frog is the southern part of Chu State. Although the area is

It is small, but it has gathered many minority people.

Since the Chu region is located between Jianghan and Hanhuai, the Chinese language in the north, the Tibeto-Burman language in the west, the Miao-Yao language in the south, and the Zhuang-Dong language in the southeast all came into contact and communicated in the Chu region. Naturally, the Chu language formed was

It is a language that absorbs elements from multiple languages ​​and has rich vocabulary and unique sounds. This is the official language of Chu, and the local language is therefore all-encompassing.

Chen Baiqi finally understood why it was so difficult to travel to a place in ancient times. Just the effort required in language can break people's minds.

When he arrived at Diji, the dry and cold autumn air and environment here made Chen Baiqi feel a little uncomfortable. Chen Baiqi traveled more and more remote places, from paved roads to dusty mud roads, from mountain forests and plains to canyons and stone streams. Local pedestrians

It was very different from her own attire, so she went to an official pavilion and exchanged two sets of beard clothes with the nearby farmers and hunters.

One set is a primitive animal clothing, and the other is a narrow-sleeved short-coated Hu suit.

She doesn't need to be too extravagant in terms of style and texture, but the warmth retention is too poor and the holes are leaky, so she has to wear a separate layer of clothing under her clothes.

She put on a neat short coat with narrow sleeves, put on leather boots, and a small fur hat, and then led a tall horse for a leisurely stroll on the road, giving her a bit of a nomadic heroic appearance.

This village has no county seat, no temples and manors, only nomadic markets. They build walls with stones and create a simple market with east and west as the boundary, although they have no "market" to speak of.

Market is nothing more than setting up street stalls at rural crossroads.

The historical origins of market trade can be traced back to the "barter exchange" in the late primitive society. Although it is now the Western Zhou Dynasty, it is similar to the primitive society here. They do not trade currency, but exchange goods.

Under the open sky, everything is simple and primitive. Basically, everything that can be used is hand-picked from nature, such as stone benches, coir raincoats, and wood for buildings, furniture, and stalls.

The smell in the market is complex, including the sour smell of sweat, animal excrement and earthy smell. Most of the people walking in the market are local people, including Chu people and foreigners. At least they can tell the difference at a glance.

Chu people always wear their hair in buns, or wear small hats and scarves. They are not like Di Rong and other barbarians with sparse hair and arrogant hair. Women wear cross-collar long gowns with narrow sleeves, while men wear short brown ones. However, the appearance and skin color of Chu people are very different.

It is slightly different from other people in the Central Plains. Most of the people who live here are Chu people who are mixed with Di Rong and other foreign races.

Most of the barbarians wear animal skins, or narrow-sleeved short coats like Chen Baiqi's (generally only barbarians with status or wealth can afford to wear them, so there are not many such outfits in markets like this).

), they like to wear animal hair on their sleeves or collars. These people are tall and strong, or they carry bows and arrows, stone axes, or are barefoot and bare-chested. They have dark skin and deep facial features.

The barbarian women are even more generous in their clothing. It is cold and cold in late autumn, but they don't change their expressions. They only wear a bra with a cloth belt hanging from the chest, and a short skirt that covers the hips. They walk in the wind. This is

A completely different style of bodybuilding from that of the Central Plains people.

Chen Baiqi held the reins and stared at the people passing by her with interest. Although the smell of these people was really smelly, she didn't dislike it at all when she saw that these ancient literary styles in front of her gave birth to real primitive ancestors.

Stepping on the most pristine mud, looking at the most uncontaminated sky, living in the most primitive and remote society, she admired and was rigorous.

Sure enough, the cultural atmosphere produced in each era is different. For example, the open and bold humanities of the Warring States Period can only be found in modern times.

Chen Baiqi pursed her lips and smiled. Because she frequently looked at others, some people gave her a sidelong glance in displeasure, but with this glare, they could no longer look away.

Because people's skin color is generally darker or bronze, and of course the barbarians are the worst. Some of them are born with it, and some are caused by hard work. If you meet a white person (a person with fair skin), you must be from a powerful family.

Poor people cannot raise such noble people.

Chen Baiqi, who has a sense of the Warring States period, in order to avoid drawing attention to his skin and hair, Chen Baiqi blackened his face with herbs mixed with ginger, braided his long, smooth and straight hair, and put it on his head.

She wore a small leather hat, but because she was too tall, she put several layers of wool cushions in her boots. Coupled with her neat attire, her whole body grew taller, and she looked more like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy.

But even though Chen Baiqi acted ugly, her facial features remained unchanged. Her soft and beautiful face turned into a young boy, and she was also a properly handsome boy. In this rough and barbaric style with a high nose bridge and protruding cheekbones,

Among them, the sudden appearance of such a naturally unadorned young man is indeed very attractive, especially to Di Rong, a group of foreigners who admire the Central Plains style.

When Chen Baiqi saw someone staring at her blankly, as if he was drooling, he immediately pulled off the brim of his hat, turned around and blended into the crowd with "Run Fast" in hand.

Chen Baiqi's "Lu De Kuai" can also be regarded as a marshal-level horse. It is one of the best in a thousand. There is nothing she can do about its height and strength, so it doesn't count if she disguises it herself. The horse's body is also painted with a dull skin color.

, its hair and tail were cut unevenly, just like alopecia areata.

"Running Fast" was very upset about this. He snorted all the way and bit her hat with his teeth in silent protest. In desperation, Chen Baiqi had no choice but to bribe him with horse food to appease and calm this "Marshal Horse"

The anger of having one's dignity offended.

After walking around the market, Chen Baiqi didn't see anything good. Most of the stalls were pottery pots for washing. They were rough and had weird shapes. There were also some stones, which were suspected to be ores. They were not big and were arranged one by one.

There are also gray coarse cloths, wrapped very loosely and wrinkled like sheets, and some donkeys, thin horses and animals.

Chen Baiqi didn't find out anything about Mr. Cang Yue at the market, so after going to the market, Chen Baiqi rested for the night and went to two other places with a relatively large flow of people, but he still couldn't find out any information.

She could see that the foreigners were very xenophobic. Even if they were bribed with heavy objects, they would remain half-hidden.

Chen Baiqi rode "faster" even though he set off later than Si Jiang and the others, he still arrived first.

So during the few days that Chen Baiqi stayed in Diaozhu, he basically figured out the scope and structure of the place, and then his own Chen Family Army troops finally arrived.

After meeting them, Chen Baiqi temporarily settled them in "Guimei Mountain". This mountain is a place with a natural waterfall barrier that Chen Baiqi used the system map to find. Moreover, the mountain is not a dry forest, but has natural streams and rivers.

There are fruit trees, but there are no big boss beasts, so there is no danger.

She then threw down all kinds of sufficient grains, cooking utensils, and tents and camping supplies, so that they could hide from others for the time being and train in this secret place.

When Si Jiang and the third battalion of Chen Jiajun saw the small mountain-like pile of bags of grain, chestnuts and various camping cooking utensils that Chen Baiqi had hidden in the "Guimei Mountain", they no longer knew what to do with this frenzied man who could do anything.

What happened to the girl!

How did she move so much food up the mountain alone?!

No, what they should be complaining about in this question is, where did she get so much food?!

From Diaozhu? Haha, if Diaozhu had such financial resources, he would have already built a city and recruited troops to garrison and attack! Why is it so dilapidated?

Chen Baiqi ignored the collapsed hearts of her men. Chen Baiqi began to replace the copper spears, peach wood bows and other ordinary weapons in their hands, and replaced them with the green-level weapons that Chen Baiqi had forged before - Overlord Spear, Thousand Stone Bow and Qingluan Fan.

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In the previous battle at Dianchi Lake, the Chen family's army only used some ordinary weapons, because Chen Baiqi had estimated the opponent's combat power. Since he could win without replacing high-end equipment, there was no need to go to the trouble of going to war.

It's just that in this barbaric land, Chen Baiqi still has an important person who needs to be protected, so he doesn't dare to take risks, so he lets them prepare for the battle in the best condition.

When Chen Jiajun saw that Miss Chen had escorted more than a thousand heavy weapons to the mountains, they were already very calm. After calmly putting on brand-new weapons and equipment, they even thought to themselves that their girl was the one who brought the entire army to the mountain.

If Chen Jiabao moves to this mountain, they will no longer be surprised, surprised, or surprised!

Sijiang saw that the personnel had been arranged well, and he didn't have to worry about food, water, or training, so he felt that he could be relieved of the task of leading the troops, and made up his mind to follow Chen Baiqi down the mountain, but he didn't expect that Chen Baiqi had a task assigned to him.

Now that the three battalions have their own squad leaders, Chen Baiqi generally entrusts all affairs in the battalion to these three people. The loyalty of these three people is basically 90, so Chen Baiqi is very relieved.

As Si Jiang was a man with many treacherous tricks and strong abilities, Chen Baiqi asked him to send a "strategist" to go to the Three Houses of Diji to inquire about the whereabouts of Master Cang Yue.

Chen Baiqi has analyzed that if Mr. Cang Yue really comes to Jiuzhu, the first thing he will do when he is seriously injured is to heal his wounds and hide his identity. The foreigners of Jiuzhu have always been xenophobic and have a rebellious mentality, so he does not dare to reveal his identity and become a civilian.

, so he is very likely to seek help from the Three Prefectures. Even if he does not seek help from the Three Prefectures, he may still be noticed by the Three Prefectures' sphere of influence.

The "Three Prefectures" are the ruling buildings built by the Chu people in Jiuzhu, with the three surnames Mu, Gong, and Lu as the center of power.

Of course, this is just one of the guesses. She will also think of other ways to find him.

And Chen Baiqi would naturally bring Ju. She restored Ju's disguise. He was originally from Di Rong, so his original appearance was very familiar to the people in this barbarian land. Chen Baiqi took him to walk together, so

Asking for information will get twice the result with half the effort.

Before coming to Qizhu, Chen Baiqi never expected that it would be so difficult to find Young Master Cang Yue, because the system had always shown the approximate direction of Young Master Cang Yue, such as southeast, northwest, and so on.

But why was Chen Bai unable to find Mr. Cang Yue using the system map even though he was in trouble?

After some research and system prompts, Chen Baiqi found out that it was because of the task (1) of [Assisting King Chuzhuang to successfully ascend the throne]. The task requirement is "The person must formally meet with Prince Cangyue in Danyang in December."

Note that the "time" and "place" mentioned here are very clear - December, Danyang.

In other words, she was not allowed to meet Mr. Cang Yue unless she was at the designated time and place, and the system was not going to give her directions. It also pointed in the same general direction as before. It was probably telling her that he was not hanging up yet.

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As for their main task (1), they must meet up in Danyang to complete the task successfully. If it is completed early or times out, it will not count and the task will be considered a failure.

If this main task fails, Chen Baiqi will receive unimaginable punishment.

Will it be wiped out directly? Chen Baiqi doubted it.

After learning about this matter, Chen Baiqi was very upset, which meant that even if she found Master Cang Yue, she could not let him know where she was. She helped him, and she had to protect him secretly and not show up.

This is really... forced to be a live thunder feng!

System: [Side Mission 1] Whatever you gain, you must lose. Everything in the world must be exchanged at equal value. Please go to Hu Lin's stall to exchange something. Accept/reject?

Oh? A side mission has actually been triggered. I can’t find anyone yet, so I might as well try to proceed from another direction.

Chen Baiqi checked the details of "Side Mission 1".

Jiuzhai's map system loaded automatically, and she easily found the specific location of "Hu Lin Stall".

There is also information about "Hu Lin Stall". This "Hu Lin Stall" is obviously different from the small living market that Chen Baiqi went to before. "Hu Lin Stall" is a large--well, it can be regarded as an armed trade bazaar, of course.

This is a vernacular that Chen Baiqi understood himself.

In the history that Chen Baiqi was familiar with, she knew that the Chu State, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period and one of the Seven Hegemons of the Warring States Period, had the largest and most advanced arsenal. Of course, the Chu State was still in a turbulent second-tier stage at the moment, far away from the Five Hegemons or the Seven Hegemons.

There is some distance.
To be continued...