The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Chapter 1046: Entering the Native Territory These great cultivators who could change the world have now become mortals, and their strength is not much stronger than these natives.

If you go to negotiate a deal and the other party has ulterior motives, you'll be more than just a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs.

They probably don't even dare to think about the consequences.

Therefore, Ling Xiao gritted his teeth and said, "If anyone is to be sent to make the deal, it should be me."

Qian Baiwan also spoke up, "I also think it's inappropriate for you two female cultivators to go. How about this, let me and Fellow Daoist Ling go instead?"

If men go, even if there's danger, they'll only be locked up and beaten. But it's different for women. If a dignified goddess were to be abducted and imprisoned by these mortals, treated as a female animal for procreation, it would be a truly humiliating disgrace.

Fatty Wang said, "How about we all go together? If anything happens, we'll all share the responsibility."

Xin Ziqi naturally understood their concerns, and she waved her hand.

“You’re being far too cautious. Putting everything else aside, just look at our clothes, and they won’t dare to provoke us easily. I think there are definitely more than just this one group of mortals in this space.”

It's quite simple. These people saw us earlier, and while they were wary, they weren't particularly surprised. This means there must be many more people living elsewhere.

Xiao Han nodded and said, "This place is close to the desert and is not a place rich in resources. On the contrary, it may be a barren land. If Fellow Daoist Xin and I go to trade, and everyone else stays here, they will not dare to detain us easily."

Her decision was based on human nature.

The people who came in the morning were aggressive, but they only warned us not to cross the line. Moreover, they were not mindless in their words and actions, which shows that this is not a barbaric and bloody primitive society.

Unless it's a primitive society, people will feel fear and give way to others of higher status when they see someone of their own kind.

It is human nature to despise the weak, to value equally matched opponents, and to admire the stronger.

Xiao Han felt that with her rich experience of living in a mortal country, she could draw many conclusions and understand the current social and economic situation here if she could observe closely.

After Xin Ziqi and Xiao Han's confident explanations, everyone finally agreed to let them go.

However, what to bring for the trade and how to cross the river still needed to be discussed.

In the end, Xiao Han contributed her hair ornament, and Granny Liu contributed a dazzling hairpin.

Xiao Han's hair ornament was something she bought for her when she and Xue Jian attended a gathering of young ladies in the Immortal Realm.

What was originally a magical artifact-level hair ornament that shimmered with light now appears here as just a brightly colored and exquisitely crafted jade ornament.

Things are valued for their rarity. These two ornaments may not be edible or drinkable, but their materials and craftsmanship clearly indicate that they are not ordinary items, which is why the leaders of this tribe kept them for their appreciation.

Besides these two items, Xiao Han also planned to bring some fish. Even if the people in this tribe knew how to fish, no one ever thought they had too much food.

Fish are given as a gift when meeting the tribal chief.

With everything prepared, the next step is to figure out how to safely make the way to the tribal settlement.

Since there were still people guarding the other side of the river, Xin Ziqi decided to call out to them to see if he could get them to go back and relay the message.

Then, Wang Pangzi, who had the loudest voice, started shouting at the opposite bank of the river.

“We want to see your leader, go and announce it quickly! We want to see your leader, go and announce it quickly!”

A dark-skinned, thin young man with bright, alert eyes pushed aside the bushes and stood on the opposite bank of the river.

Fatty Wang then pointed at Xiao Han and Xin Ziqi and said to the man, "The two of them have important business to discuss with your leader, your king. Go back and inform him."

The man simply replied, "You wait."

Then it vanished without a trace.

Under Xiao Han's command, Ba Dou flew to a high altitude to observe the situation, and then flew back to report.

From its poorly pronounced narration, everyone knew that the person had already run back to deliver the message, and that another person was hiding on the opposite bank to keep watch.

Since that's the case, everyone should wait patiently.

Fatty Wang and the others put away the fish baskets they had set out that morning and caught some more small fish.

Then, the skillful goddess Yaoguang wove a small basket for holding fish using the long reeds from the riverbank.

Xiao Han selected more than ten palm-sized, good-looking small fish, put them in a small basket, and kept them in shallow water for the first time.

About an hour later, the burly leader who had appeared that morning reappeared with several other men.

Xin Ziqi stood on the shore and said calmly, "We would like to see your leader. Can you lead the way?"

The man asked, "All of you?"

Xin Ziqi pointed at Xiao Han, "No, it's just the two of us, they're waiting for us here."

After washing up and resting, these bigwigs, adorned in their fine attire, once again appeared elegant and distinguished.

In fact, it wasn't just these cultivators who were curious about them; the natives were also very curious about them.

The man who had received the decision from the tribal elders nodded in agreement.

"Alright, you two come over here."

Xin Ziqi asked with difficulty, "Is there a bridge over this river? We can't cross it if there isn't one."

The man pointed directly at two relatively tall young men.

"You two go over there and carry them over."

The two men immediately went down into the river and waded over.

The river wasn't deep, only reaching their chests and abdomens.

A group of cultivators watched the two approaching figures silently, not yet understanding their intentions.

The two did not go ashore, but squatted down at the edge of the shallow water, pointing to their shoulders to signal Xin Ziqi and Xiao Han to come up.

The two explained it several times before everyone understood what they meant.

Xin Ziqi didn't hesitate and immediately sat on the shoulders of a local man.

The man slowly stood up, grabbing Xin Ziqi's ankles with both hands to prevent her from falling.

Xiao Han just wants to say one thing: Boss is awesome!

Then, without any hesitation, she climbed onto another man's shoulders and had Fatty Wang hand her the small basket filled with fish.

Xiao Han was deeply moved at this moment, never expecting that even as a deity, she would still have such an experience.

The two men, carrying two people, walked very slowly and carefully, wading back to the other side of the river.

Upon closer inspection of Xin Ziqi and Xiao Han, the astonishment in the leader's eyes deepened.

This is definitely not someone from a nearby tribe. Only in a distant royal city could there be such a beautiful and noble woman.

So why are these noble people here? And why don't they have a single servant with them?

They saw Xin Ziqi and Xiao Han leave the riverbank with the locals and disappear from sight.

The remaining monks all turned their attention to the croton tree perched on the branch.

Ling Xiao impatiently ordered, "Ba Dou, go after them quickly. If they are in any danger, come back and notify us immediately."