Chapter 4039 The Territory of the Di People

We stayed overnight in this village in Nie Er Kingdom. The chief of Wukan treated us very warmly. Early the next morning, I set off to Zhaoyao Mountain.

When we left, the people of Wukan and the village were reluctant to part with us, especially the Wukan chief, who was very grateful to the slovenly Taoist priest for the Fire Soul Machine he had given him, which was extremely useful.

The slovenly Taoist priest reminded him that this thing couldn't be used often, and it wouldn't work once it ran out of gas.

He really meant well; he hadn't mentioned this to anyone who bought the Fire Soul Machine back in the desolate region.

I remember quite a few people bought his lighters. The windproof ones were twice as expensive, and the non-windproof ones cost ten thousand taels of gold. I guess all those lighters he sold are long gone now. The people in those desolate areas must have cursed the slovenly Taoist priest's ancestors for eighteen generations several times over.

Wukan knew we were going to Zhaoyao Mountain, and he specifically reminded us that the five countries of the Fire Domain usually do not interact with each other and do not like people from other countries entering their territories, especially us foreigners. Once we enter their territory, we are likely to be attacked by them. He reminded us to be careful, to find sparsely populated places to travel, and to rest during the day and travel at night.

If you enter the vicinity of Zhaoyao Mountain, you must be even more careful. Those from Guanxiong Kingdom will surely kill anyone from other countries who appear on Zhaoyao Mountain. Do not approach the main body of Zhaoyao Mountain, or you will die an even more miserable death.

Then, Na Wukan asked another crucial question: "How did your friend end up near Zhaoyao Mountain? He shouldn't have been able to get there."

The slovenly Taoist priest blurted out, "Because our friend is good friends with a nobleman from the Kingdom of Pierced Chest, and he asked him to treat his injury, so..."

Wukan immediately nodded: "That makes sense! Your medical skills are all excellent, and you are welcome wherever you go."

Wukan, along with several of his people, saw us off for a long distance. Afterward, he gave each of us a wild animal tooth.

Wukan told us that this tooth was the longest tiger tooth of the spotted tiger and a token of the Nie Er Kingdom. If people from the Nie Er Kingdom harassed us on the road, we could show them this spotted tiger tooth, and they would know that we were friends of the Nie Er Kingdom. This is because the Nie Er Kingdom would only give a tiger tooth to someone who had done them a great favor.

We put away the tiger teeth, bid farewell to the Wukan chieftain, and continued our journey through the forest full of red plants.

Wukan was so reluctant to let us go, and said they would welcome us back anytime.

The area where Nie Erguo was located was indeed quite large. We walked quickly through the forest full of red plants for three days before we finally left the area.

During our journey, we encountered several villages belonging to the Kingdom of Nie Er. Indeed, many people from Nie Er were wary of us when they saw us, these foreigners, in their territory, and some even wanted to attack us.

We took out the tiger tooth that the Wukan chieftain had given us and waved it in front of the people from Nie'er Kingdom. Only then did they lower their guard against us and abandon their attack.

During our visit, we also discovered a large city in this fiery red forest, which we believe was the residence of the nobles of the Nie Er Kingdom.

We were in a hurry and didn't have time to go inside the royal city.

The slovenly Taoist priest really wanted to go. He planned to go in and use the lighter to try and get some treasures out of them, preferably by finding the nobles and princes of Nie Er Kingdom to exchange for a few leaves of the Zhaoyao Wood.

The idea is good, but it's very time-consuming, and we don't have much time to waste here.

Besides, the leaves of the 'Swallowwood' tree that you traded for lighters are nowhere near as fast as what we can snatch.

Once we get to Zhaoyao Mountain, won't we be able to have as much as we want?

I'm really curious about what that 'Swish Tree' looks like. If even its leaves are so precious, I reckon it probably doesn't grow many leaves.

Three days later, we left the area where Nie Er Kingdom was located, and a large body of water appeared in front of us, stretching as far as the eye could see.

I had heard the chief of Wukan say before that this body of water was the location of the Di people's kingdom.

The people of the Di people look like mermaids, with human heads and fish bodies. If we walk in these waters, we will inevitably be attacked by the Di people.

The waterway is too big; we have to build a raft.

Behind us stretched a vast expanse of fiery red jungle, which wasn't difficult for us.

We all pitched in, with Little Fatty as the main force, flipping the big tree over and cutting off its branches. I took out a rope from the Dragon Tiger Mirror, and in half a day, we made a large raft that we could all lie on with ease.

Actually, we are not very worried about the Di people.

Because the divine beasts we all possess are of the water element: I have the centipede, the slovenly Taoist has the tiger dragon, and Little Fatty has the fat relic.

In addition, I have a powerful weapon, Ziba, which is terrifyingly fierce.

If the people of this Di people dare to fight us, they're really doomed. We can easily unleash a divine beast that could wreak havoc on their waters.

We pushed the raft into the water and jumped on. Each of us had a simple paddle and we glided across the water.

Walking in the water will definitely be slower, and I don't know when we'll be able to leave the territory of the Di people.

Actually, if I used the power of ice to freeze the water, we would be much faster. However, this would consume too much of my spiritual energy. I would probably be exhausted before we even reached the shore and would have to rely on the raft.

On the first day, we encountered no unexpected events in the waters where the Di people's country was located; everything was very peaceful.

The slovenly Taoist priest had all sorts of things in his Qiankun Eight Treasures Pouch. With nothing else to do, he actually took out a fishing rod and a stool, sat on the raft and fished, looking quite leisurely.

It has to be said that this kid is quite good at fishing; he catches a big fish every now and then.

The fish here look different from those in our world. Some of them even glow, and some have grown legs. The slovenly Taoist priest quickly tidied them up, activated the lightning-struck wooden sword, and grilled them for us. And let me tell you, these fish tasted incredibly delicious, completely different from the fish in our world.

We traveled during the day and rested on the raft in the water at night. Unexpectedly, trouble struck the next night. The Di people attacked us while we were sleeping.

From the very beginning, countless water plants appeared, tightly entangled our raft, and dragged us underwater.