Chapter 29

"Not at all!"

Su Xuan laughed and held his mother’s hand to comfort her: "Not only did I not lose weight on this trip, I’ve become much sturdier, and my cultivation has even broken through to the early stage of the Dark-Qi realm!"

"Indeed!"

At this moment, Su Yi, not far away, couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Indeed! On this trip, it was either exotic beast meat or large chunks of beef and mutton—it would be a miracle if he lost weight!"

"Mother, you are too biased; you only care about Big Brother and don't care about me at all? I am the youngest, aren't I?"

"Shouldn't the youngest be the one cared for the most?"

In the past, he had enjoyed a few years of such life.

But ever since his Big Brother fell ill and then recovered, the situation had changed.

Since then, he had never enjoyed such treatment again.

"Alright, alright, alright!"

Su Mu laughed, trotted over, hugged Su Yi, and patted his head to comfort him: "Let Mother care for you too!"

"Yi’er! How have you been these days? Have you suffered?"

Su Yi: "..."

Although he felt his mother’s concern, why wasn't he touched at all?

This belated concern—he didn't want it! Hmph! ╭(╯^╰)╮

"Wait! Exotic beast meat? What exotic beast meat?"

"You guys managed to get such good stuff?"

"Where did it come from? Is there any left?"

Su Yu caught the main point and hurriedly asked.

He had never eaten any exotic beast meat before!

It was said that it tasted great and was very beneficial for martial arts cultivation.

"It’s gone!"

Facing Su Yu’s eager gaze, Su Xuan spread his hands helplessly: "We ate it all! Even if there were some, it wouldn't have lasted this long! It would have spoiled."

"Hehe!"

At this time, Su Yi smiled and showed off to his second brother, Su Yu: "Indeed! Most of it was eaten by Big Brother in one sitting!"

"Otherwise, why do you think Big Brother broke through from the late stage of the Bright-Qi realm to the early stage of the Dark-Qi realm after just one trip?"

"This is all the effect of the exotic beast meat;"

"Also, I ate some too; I have to say, the taste is great, and the effects are very powerful!"

"It’s just that my cultivation is too low, so I couldn't eat much!"

"Sigh! What a pity! I don't know when I’ll get to eat it again!"

Su Yu: "..."

Su Mu: "..."

Why did the fourth one sound so annoying?

After one trip, the little brat’s mouth had become quite cheeky!

At this time, Old Dian Wei, who was on the side, saw the situation, scratched the back of his head, and said: "Actually, if it’s exotic beast meat, give me some time, and I can try hunting in the deep mountains nearby!"

"I am very good at this!"

"As long as there are exotic beasts in the deep mountains here, within a certain range, it’s hard for them to escape my nose and eyes."

Please call him the Exotic Beast Hunter.

"Really?"

Su Yu, Su Yi, and even Su Xuan couldn't help but look at Old Dian Wei.

"Really!"

Old Dian Wei nodded affirmatively: "I have hunted no fewer than ten exotic beasts over the years; I definitely have experience in this area."

"It’s just that the time required each time is uncertain; if I’m lucky, I might find one in a few days;"

"If I’m unlucky, ten days, half a month, or even longer is possible."

Exotic beasts are, after all, very rare things; finding them is not easy.

"That’s not a problem!"

Su Xuan shook his head and said: "Let’s talk about this later; we’ll discuss it in a few days!"

"When the time comes, you can try to find them in the deep mountains nearby!"

"For every one you find and bring back, I will grant you a Great Merit;"

"One Great Merit is enough for you to exchange for a top-tier Gang-Qi level cultivation technique or a high-level martial skill from me."

Finding them would naturally be best.

The meat of this creature is comparable to fifty-year-old ginseng of the same volume; it’s very potent.

The meat of one exotic beast could save him years of hard work or millions of coins in precious medicinal herbs.

"Hehe! That sounds great!"

Old Dian Wei rubbed his hands with a beaming smile.

After nearly a month of interacting with Huang Zhong and Su Xuan, he understood the value of merit and knew that Su Xuan had a large number of good things in his possession.

Including but not limited to top-tier cultivation techniques, martial skills, divine abilities, secret techniques, etc.

He had been coveting them for a long time.

But the rules had been set; without enough merit, Su Xuan couldn't easily bestow them.

Of course, as a welcome gift for joining, Su Xuan had already tailored a Heaven-Human level internal cultivation technique for him.

Old Dian Wei was already very satisfied.

At this time, Su Lie also arrived.

Entering the main hall with Su Xuan and the others, he couldn't help but ask: "Did everything go smoothly on this trip? Did you encounter any danger?"

"Also, how many warhorses were traded this time?"

Su Xuan replied immediately: "1,100! And we have already agreed with the Zhang family of Ma Yi and Lu Bu that there will only be more next time!"

"I believe that after two more times, it should be enough!"

Of course, that was only for now.

Once he had his own territory in the future, he would definitely continue to expand his cavalry to maintain his advantage.

"Hmm!"

Su Lie nodded with satisfaction: "That’s good! You handle these matters yourself! Your father won't interfere!"

"If there is anything you need me to do, just tell me! I will do my best to accomplish it."

Then, he looked around, dismissed the servants in the room, closed the doors, and then continued to Su Xuan: "Speaking of which, ever since you mentioned the Taiping Dao, I have recently specifically sent people to secretly investigate the situation of the Taiping Dao in Deng County and the entire Nanyang Commandery;"

"I didn't know until I checked; once I did, even I was frightened!"

"Do you know how many Taiping Dao believers there are in Nanyang alone?"

Su Mu couldn't help but frown and interject: "How many?"

There was an unspeakable worry in her tone.

Su Lie said with a gloomy face: "At least 10,000 or more, and that’s just Nanyang;"

"There are over a thousand in Deng County alone; it’s simply terrifying!"

Su Lie looked terrified, then looked at Su Xuan and asked: "Xuan’er! How do you think I should respond?"

"This is over 10,000 people! If left unchecked, once they start an uprising, they will definitely have a hundred responses to every call!"

"Added to the large number of refugees and commoners in Nanyang, I can't even imagine how many troops they could coerce and develop in a short period."

"If one is not careful, the entire Nanyang might be overturned in a very short time."

Su Xuan looked at his father with some surprise.

He didn't expect that Su Lie, who was relatively slow in political sensitivity, would be so sharp about the Taiping Dao.

That was not bad!

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively: "Father, your worry is completely correct and necessary!"

"Given the current scale of Taiping Dao believers in Nanyang, once they start an uprising, they could probably organize and coerce 100,000 or even 200,000 troops within a few days."

"Fortunately, our Deng County is not close to the Nanyang capital, Wancheng, and Deng County is not considered wealthy in Nanyang, so it won't be a key target after the Taiping Dao uprising;"

"This is our opportunity!"

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