The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 816 - 451: The Diplomatic Mission

Only then did he realize that the previous Flower-picking Envoy never intended to spare his sister. Even after taking all the benefits he offered, he had meticulously marked Hulian Minmin’s physical features.

The Flower-picking Envoy gave a command, and then a chaotic clatter of footsteps arose and gradually faded away.

They went to search people, leaving the room deathly silent for a moment.

After a tea time, everyone heard a faint sobbing, followed by two burly men dragging Hulian Minmin, her face full of tears, into the room. Although hiding slaves and escape slaves carried severe punishments, human hearts are made of flesh, and many commoners would still find ways to hide their daughters. Apparently, the Flower-picking Envoy’s men were highly experienced in house-to-house beauty searches, and the small Hulian family cellar couldn’t evade their scrutiny.

The Flower-picking Envoy stepped forward, pinched her small face, and examined it closely before contentedly stating, "She indeed looks very alike. She can be trained as a twin, and her price would rise several notches. Not bad, not bad!" He turned to Hulian Zhe with a smile, "You hid a maid, which according to the rules, warrants severe punishment. However, you did bring me a rare gravel gold, so your merits counterbalance your offenses, and there will be no further punishment."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of his subordinates coldly said, "Wretch, aren’t you thankful?"

His sister, with whom he depended on each other for survival, was about to be taken to Pingqing State to be tamed into a slave. Hulian Zhe was filled with pent-up resentment, his eyes reddened, yet he could only grit his teeth, kneel respectfully, and kowtow several times to the Flower-picking Envoy, expressing gratitude for the mercy of not punishing him.

Mortals are like earth dogs, like ants in front of the Immortal Sect, without a shred of dignity.

Unexpectedly receiving a pair of beautiful women with similar looks, among whom one possessed Inner Charm, the Flower-picking Envoy gestured triumphantly, and two burly men dragged Hulian Minmin away. She struggled desperately, crying, "Brother, save me!" Pity she had no strength to even bind a chicken, how could she be a match for these men, and she was dragged further away until only her sharp cries gradually faded into the distance.

Hulian Zhe knelt dazedly on the ground, his eyes bloodshot, fists clenched so tightly that his fingernails dug deep into his palm. Ning Xiaoxian, hearing this, sighed for his misfortune, couldn’t help but sigh silently and transmitted a message into Hulian Zhe’s ear, "Do not fret. Having obtained your map, I will strive to ensure Hulian Minmin’s safety."

Hulian Zhe suddenly shivered, tears finally falling down.

Ning Xiaoxian opened her eyes, happening to make eye contact with the Flower-picking Envoy who was looking at her. At this point, there was no point in pretending to sleep anymore. He was momentarily startled by the calm, emotionless look in her eyes.

The man behind him was about to come and grab her, but Ning Xiaoxian "weakly" said, "No need. I can walk by myself!" She had no intention of letting those filthy hands touch her.

She got up and "unsteadily" walked outside.

Upon exiting the Hulian’s household, she saw the originally well-organized Hulian Tribe now mired in wretched circumstances. The people brought by the Flower-picking Envoy had already pulled out all the beauties identified five years ago. Over forty flower-like and jade-like young women stood shivering in the cold wind of January, a sight that moved all who saw it. Their relatives stood around them yet dared not step forward, only able to weep uncontrollably.

As soon as she stood still, Ning Xiaoxian immediately noticed something unusual. Among these women, although they were all indeed pretty, their similar faces indeed appeared in pairs.

Twins! Indeed, the majority of the beauties being taken by the Flower-picking Envoy from here were twins. She even spotted three identical faces among them. No wonder the Mingshui Sect treated this place as a supplier of beauties, never forgetting to come here and plunder.

Without protective force, even beauty becomes a crime. She merely sighed, then saw Hulian Minmin being dragged near her. The girl who had been crying incessantly fell silent upon seeing Ning Xiaoxian, unable to utter a word. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

This young woman, raised in seclusion with a strict family, was terrified at the thought of being taken to the Slave Camp to undergo such obscene and horrendous training, and spending the rest of her life pleasing men. The fear in her heart, like a raging fire, grew uncontrollably until she could no longer hold back. With a scream, she hurled herself toward the nearby wheel.

In the open area of the Hulian Tribe, parked was the convoy brought by the Flower-picking Envoy. The horses pulling the carts were six-legged black giants, standing a meter taller than normal horses. These six-legged giant horses were native to Poyi Continent and besides being faster than supposedly thousand-mile-a-day steeds when running, they naturally had the ability to walk on water, making them the best choice for long-distance travel. The vehicles pulled by such horses obviously weren’t common goods. Each large cart here was ten meters long, fifteen feet wide, and the shafts were taller than Ning Xiaoxian herself. Therefore, the only thing Hulian Minmin could crash into was the wheel—each wheel was six feet in diameter, made of ironwood, and although wrapped with a layer of soft rubber for shock absorption, crashing into it at her desperate speed, her fragile skull would immediately crack.