Protect Our Clan Leader
Chapter 1159 - 91: Purge the Monarch’s Side! Execute 守哲 (Request for Monthly Tickets)

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Leaving Tianfu County and heading further south, there lie vast expanses of rolling hills.

There are no insurmountable peaks or dangerous cliffs here, only hills that hardly rise more than three hundred feet.

The hills vary unpredictably, sometimes stretching continuously and at other times, separated by hundreds of miles. Occasional river valleys and wetlands add immense geographical diversity.

Tall trees claim the spots bathed in sunlight, while lush bamboo forests occupy the gaps between them. The forests are teeming with various shrubs and vines, making the plant life extremely rich.

Due to the hot and humid climate and suitable temperatures, along with abundant natural resources, this area is home to a great variety of birds and numerous Spirit Birds.

However, the humid and hot environment is not only suitable for birds but also breeds a plethora of snakes, rodents, ants, poisonous insects, poisonous frogs, and various brightly colored mushrooms that can easily claim a human life. Some of them are even formidable for Profound Martial cultivators.

Also, because of its unique geographical location, mountain winds converge here. Every summer, the mountains are shrouded in vast amounts of miasma that can easily be lethal.

No matter how one looks at it, until these issues are resolved, this is no place for humans to live.

Yet, there exists a massive tribe that has lived here generation after generation.

That is the Southern Frontier's Barbarian Gu Clan.

The dwelling place of the Barbarian Gu Clan is deep in the forest, far from the borders of Tianfu County.

Originally, the entire mountain range belonged to the Barbarian Gu Clan, including the river valley basin near Tianfu County.

But with Da Qian taking over Tianfu and the subsequent years of warfare, the Barbarian Gu Clan's dwelling places have shifted further and further away, progressively moving deeper into the secluded dense forests.

Over the years, they gradually re-established their footing.

The history of the Barbarian Gu Clan is exceedingly long, existing on this land long before the establishment of Da Qian. Over countless years, the Barbarian Gu Clan has developed a unique regional culture.

Following ancient traditions, the Barbarian Gu Clan lives in scattered villages throughout the jungles and hills.

These villages range from those with nearly a thousand people to others with tens of thousands. With the Saintess's Gu God Tribe as the core, villages large and small radiate outward like dots, forming the entire living area of the Barbarian Gu Tribe.

The harsh living conditions have also led to a perpetually small population of the Barbarian Gu Clan.

Their territory combined is much larger than Longzuo County, but the total population of the Barbarian Gu Clan is probably less than ten million, not even a tenth of Longzuo County's current population.

However, that was the situation decades ago.

In recent years, the circumstances of the Barbarian Gu Clan have undergone significant changes—comparable to turning the world upside down—and their population has also surged substantially.

In an ordinary part of the Barbarian Gu Clan's dwelling area, there is a mid-sized typical village called the Golden Mushroom Tribe.

This village is located next to a chain of continuous hills and covers a sizable area.

Inside the village are many distinctive bamboo buildings of the Barbarian Gu Clan, with living quarters above and earthen stoves below for cooking. The adjacent open spaces are also used to raise livestock and poisonous insects.

In the morning light, the golden bamboo buildings seem to be coated in a halo, with wisps of cooking smoke rising, filled with a rich scent of life.

Across the village, on the undulating hills, patch after patch of terrace fields stretch from the foot to the peak of the mountains, extending over dozens of miles and looking incredibly spectacular from afar.

The terraces are planted with tall mulberry trees, low tea trees, and various economically valuable plants and herbs. Near the Spirit Veins, several acres of Spirit Fields are specifically allocated for Spirit Mulberry trees, Spiritual Tea Trees, and a few special varieties of Spiritual Medicine.

Everything is well-organized.

At the horizon, dawn is breaking.

Yet in the mulberry forest on the terraces, several girls are already busily picking mulberry leaves.

Since the silkworms can't eat dew-covered leaves because they would get diarrhea, and because the leaves don't last long after being picked and quickly wilt, the leaves that the silkworms will eat must be picked before sunrise and prepared in advance.

Once the sun rises and the leaves are dew-covered, they can no longer be fed to the silkworms.

As the sun was about to rise, the movements of the girls visibly hastened. When the morning sun rose and scattered light all around, the group of girls had already finished picking the mulberry leaves and gathered together, laughing and chatting with baskets full of leaves on their backs.

These girls were clearly all quite young, the oldest appearing to be in her twenties and the youngest, perhaps only thirteen or fourteen.

Whether due to the water and soil or their genetics, their skin was exceptionally fair and delicate. When they gathered together, it was like a stunning scene.

By the side of the road, rough, dark-skinned men carrying hoes who were just about to go to the fields couldn't take their eyes off them.

Among these girls was one especially beautiful and lively girl.

She wore the typical light green short sleeves and capris of the Barbarian Gu Clan with her pale arms and ankles exposed, and a brightly colored cloth belt skirt tied around her waist, embroidered with a beautiful gold phoenix pattern, looking very pretty.

Her name was Sang, nineteen years old.

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