Chapter 39 – Toad Caravan Merchant

The month of May was a transition between spring and summer.

The fragrance of flowers filled the air, the huge mountains evergreen and the sunlight began to gradually release its ardent side.

Under the clear azure skies, the white clouds drifted like cotton.

On Qing Mao Mountain, the bamboo forest was straight like spears as always, pointing towards the blue sky. Weeds grew wildly everywhere, and unknown varieties of wild flowers dotted the grass thicket. As the light breeze blew, the wild grass moved to and fro, the heavy fragrance of flower pollen and the smell of green grass assailing visitors.

Halfway up the mountain was a huge number of terraced fields. Layer by layer, step by step, the soft green wheat sprouts were planted down. From afar, it looked like a verdant green sea.

On the terraced fields were numerous farmers busily working away. There were some farmers cleaning the canal for the channeling of water to irrigate the fields, while some farmers were rolling up their trousers, standing in the fields and planting sprouts.

These people were naturally all mortal outsiders as the Gu Yue clansmen would never have do these lowly jobs.

Ring, ring…

The sound of camel bells could be faintly heard in the spring breeze.

The farmers straightened their bodies as they headed down the mountain, only to see a caravan moving like a colorful worm from the mountain side, slowly showing its head.

“It’s the merchant caravan!”

“Yes, it’s already May, it is about time for the caravan to come.”

The adults caught on the situation at once, and the children stopped playing with the water and clay in their hands. Together, they energetically approached the caravan.

The Southern Borders had a hundred thousand mountains – Qing Mao Mountain was just one of them. On every mountain, there were villages after villages, which were maintained by everyone through their blood relationships and kinships.

In between the mountains, the forests were deep and ominous, the cliffs steep and full of the dangerous falling rocks. Additionally, in the complex surroundings of the forest dwelled a large number of ferocious beasts and peculiar Gu worms.

could not pass through at all. It was difficult to get past these obstacles alone, one had to at least be a

most important form of trading was through the caravan merchants. Only by organizing a merchant group in such a large scale could Gu Masters come together with the power to help each other, conquering the difficulties in the

merchant caravan’s arrival was like a bowl of boiling water that poured into

only arrived in May. At least they’re here now.” The owner of the inn let out a deep breath upon hearing the news. The inn’s business was poor in the other months, so

was some green bamboo wine within

the inn, the business at the

a half meters tall, its entire body orange-yellow in color. The back of the toad was thick

Toad’s back, thick ropes were tied around plenty of goods. At a glance, it seemed

had a large belly. Both of his

cultivation was at

hopped, his height would level with the windows on the second floor of a building. Even when he was back on the ground, he was at a height greater than the first

was like a beast that intruded into the midst of a

was a huge fat worm. It had two eyes that were similar to multi-colored glass windows, the colors bright and gorgeous. The worm was fifteen meters long, its body shape resembling a silkworm. However, the surface of the worm was covered in a thick layer of black porcelain-like leather armor. On the armor

were also mortals who were robust and sturdy martial warriors, slowly moving forward on the ground following

two pairs of feathered wings and so on. However, these were in small numbers, most of the creatures were

the Treasure Brass Toad, but they were smaller in size and had the build of cows

merchant caravan wound deep into

look on curiously with wide

mountain villagers observing the merchants from a short distance. Some had eyes that flashed with fear and some others waved

the identity of a clan head,

the status of a Rank four Gu Master, if a Rank three elder were to be

few good men. Then on Jue Bi Mountain we ran into a mountain fog, and

their tones were

Gu Yue village needed the merchant caravans every year to come and

it’s good enough that you are able to come. Please, the clan has prepared food and wine, let

polite, too polite.”

were stationed in the Gu Yue Village. When it was dusk, the surroundings of the village had formed into a widespread area of temporary shops and stores. All kinds of red, blue, yellow

descending, yet it was still brightly

into the area from the village. There were mortals as well as GuMasters. The little children hopped around in high spirits, and the adults showed an expression of joy akin to

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