The Nine Cauldrons

Book 3 Chapter 1 Jiangning County

The sky was similar to a dark blue porcelain plate. On the horizon, the occasional cloud could be seen floating about and they exuded a gentle and fair feeling.

There was a slight breeze in the air… and it contained the smell of blood!

“Haha, Qingshan. These bandits brought the silver taels right to us!” Qinghu let out a laugh as he searched the corpses of every bandits lying on the ground. The surrounding road contained a total of 18 corpses. Each corpse contained a dying expression of either shock or insanity. However, they were now all covered in bloodstains as they lay on the ground.

These 18 bandits were part of a gang that wanted to kill Teng Qingshan and Teng Qinghu.

After Teng Qingshan and Teng Qinghu, together, killed so many bandits and their leader, the other bandits scattered and ran away in fright.

“We aren’t riding any horses, and are only carrying bags with no sight of any weapons in our hands. If those bandits didn’t rob us, who would they rob?” Teng Qingshan laughed as he searched for gold and silver taels in each corpse’s’ pockets.

“Qingshan, speak no further. Searching for a bandit’s silver truly is a pleasant activity.” Teng Qinghu laughed. “You really are smart. When we first started our journey, I figured we would use our fastest speed to travel. Thus, we would reach Jiangning County in one day. If we had travelled like that, I’m pretty sure that we would not have been able to obtain any silver.

The distance from Yi City to Jiangning County was not considered far.

Jiangning County was to the east of Yi City. Thus, when the two of them set out, they didn’t have to cross the Great Yan Mountain. Instead, they only had to follow the main road for approximately 300 kilometers. This distance was something that Teng Qingshan and Teng Qinghu could travel in a day.

“The Guiyuan Sect only accepts disciples one day in the summer and one day in the winter. Respectively, they are the 12th of the sixth month and the sixth day of the 12th month!” Teng Qingshan stood up and counted the silver taels in his hands while saying, “We started travelling on the 3rd day of the 12th month, so why do we have to rush? Otherwise, if we were to reach Jiangning City now, we would waste money on accommodation!”

“Qingshan, what you said is correct.” Teng Qingshan counted the fragmented silver taels in his hand and was extremely complacent. “Qingshan, I have approximately 20 taels of silver here. How about you? The leader of the bandits had a lot of silver, right?”

“Mhm, the bandit leader had the most silver. In his bosom, there were three silver ingots, and the other taels of silver are all small, fragmented pieces. Summed up together, I have 60 something taels of silver here.” Teng Qingshan laughed as he grabbed the taels of silver and put it in the bag on his back. If robbers attempted to steal their items and kill them during their travels, they would turn the situation around, kill the robbers and earn some money.

Teng Qinghu was slightly overwhelmed by joy and said: “Haha, Qingshan, during our 300 kilometer travels, we abandoned ourselves to a life of pleasure. It has nearly been three days and we haven’t spent a single tael of silver. In fact, we have made a profit of over 300 taels of silver”

On the third day of the 12th month, the two of them had left the Teng Jia Village.

Today was the fifth day of the 12th month. Teng Qingshan and Teng Qinghu had wandered about on their path for three days and they had indulged themselves in eating and drinking.

“This sort of travel is really pleasant! Taking large bites of meat, drinking large gulps of wine and earning large amounts of silver. I really do feel like continuing on for a few more days.” Qinghu laughed as he spoke. Although he spoke like this, he understood that with his current strength, if he were to come across some formidable bandits during his travels, he would be dead meat.

Teng Qingshan looked at him: “Tomorrow, the Guiyuan Sect will begin to recruit people. If we miss tomorrow, we will have to wait another half a year. Cousin, I don’t mind waiting half a year, so if you want to continue fooling around, I will accompany you. How about it?”

“I was joking.” Teng Qinghu laughed. “Compared to having fun, entering the Black Armored Army gives me much more face!”