Chapter 1767 - 1373: World’s Divine Weapons Emerge from Qilian!

"Master! It’s Princess Nian! Princess Nian has caught up!"

Upon hearing this voice, Yuan Bao instantly shouted excitedly!

Compared to the first wave of followers, Shi Wujue and his master-servant duo, Yuan Bao was more fond of Borjigin Nian, after all, they had known each other since childhood!

"I know it’s her!" Gu Changsheng glanced at Yuan Bao, adjusted his clothes, walked out of the carriage, and looked at the figure whipping tirelessly from afar, his brows slightly furrowed, "I just don’t know why she’s chasing us!"

She and Zhou Mu were heading to the Tashi Tribe, originally not planning to bring anyone along. Shi Wujue following them was beyond Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu’s expectations, but still somewhat expected.

However, Borjigin Nian following them was quite puzzling!

After all, the Royal City had already sent ten thousand soldiers to escort Borjigin Nian away; everyone could come along, except Borjigin Nian, who wasn’t supposed to follow!

Yet, she came anyway!

This gave Gu Changsheng a sense of bad premonition!

The sound of pounding hooves passed, and Borjigin Nian made a handsome leap off her horse, landing beside Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, while at that moment, Shi Wujue also stepped down from the carriage.

The group stood beside the carriage, surrounded by boundless grasslands, Linyuan City already dozens of miles away.

"Gu Changsheng! Senior Brother! Finally caught up with you!" Borjigin Nian, who had dismounted, grabbed Gu Changsheng’s arm, panting heavily, and exclaimed anxiously, "Gu Changsheng, I forgot to tell you something!"

"What’s the matter? Don’t tell me it’s bad news!" Gu Changsheng immediately replied upon hearing this.

"Uh..." Borjigin Nian was stunned upon hearing this, a trace of embarrassment appearing on her deep-profiled, small face as she sheepishly touched her nose and said, "It’s good and also not good, just, regarding the situation of my maternal clan, I think I forgot to tell you..."

"Then speak quickly, don’t hold back, once you’re done, we can hit the road!" Gu Changsheng didn’t mince words and replied, "Unlike you, we don’t have tens of thousands of troops welcoming us or the Dark Night Army protecting us. We’re just a few people, and delaying our journey might leave us camping out on the grasslands!"

"Hehe..." Borjigin Nian chuckled awkwardly, looking at Gu Changsheng with a hint of caution as she said, "I just rushed to tell you, once you reach the Tashi Tribe, don’t reveal your identity or mention that you know me..."

"Why? Aren’t you the niece of the Tashi Tribe?" Gu Changsheng asked, immediately frowning tightly at Borjigin Nian’s hesitant expression, the ominous premonition in his heart growing stronger.

Damn, intuition suggests it’s nothing good!

"Hehe..." Borjigin Nian forced a laugh but, under Gu Changsheng’s angry gaze, she explained the situation clearly.

It turned out the Tashi Tribe is the strongest tribe in the Southwestern North Mongol, and because the tribal land is close to Qinghai Lake, the pasture is abundant. Unlike other tribes, they don’t need to live a nomadic lifestyle, moving with the waters. The tribe is stable, cattle, sheep, and horses are abundant, the pasture is lush, and the Tashi Tribe can be considered the most labor-rich tribe in Northern Mongolia. Due to the surplus of labor, many tribe members go into commerce, doing business with the Central Plains...

But this isn’t the most crucial part; the crucial part is that the Tashi Tribe, the maternal clan of Borjigin Nian, is at odds with the Borjigin Tribe, and the reason for this discord is precisely because of Ta You, whom Gu Changsheng wants to find!

Over twenty years ago, the daughter of the Tashi Tribe’s clan leader married Borjigin Nian’s Father King, but unfortunately, she died of excessive bleeding during childbirth. However, the King of Northern Mongolia had deep affection and loyalty towards Borjigin Nian’s royal mother, notwithstanding inheriting the previous king’s concubines, he did not marry new ones, which greatly satisfied the old clan leader of the Tashi Tribe. Yet, this satisfaction didn’t last long before the two tribes began to turn against each other!

The reason for this enmity arose because of Ta You!

Twenty years ago, the son of the Chief of the Tashi tribe gave birth to a son. It is said that when this child came into the world, the entire birthing room was filled with fragrance, and all the livestock sang in unison. The child deeply pleased the old chief, who named him Ta You! He was born capable of speech, incredibly wise, and could predict fortunes and disasters, earning the title of being protected by Longevity Heaven! At that time, the King of Northern Mongolia was seeking someone to inherit the secret of the Northern Mongolia Royal Family. Upon hearing of such a Spiritual Child from the Tashi tribe, he was intrigued. Carefully calculating, Ta You was also the cousin of Borjigin Nian, which made him family. The second totem was hidden on this well-known Spiritual Child, placing it in the most unexpected place!

Thus, the King of Northern Mongolia tampered with Ta You’s food. Ta You naturally fell ill frequently, and the King of Northern Mongolia, claiming that the Mongolian doctors at the Royal City were better than those of the Tashi tribe, took Ta You from his father-in-law’s hand to the Royal City for treatment. The illness was caused by the King of Northern Mongolia’s tampering, and he naturally would cure it, yet he spent considerable effort secretly embedding the totem map onto Ta You, disguising it with scars and patterns!

While the King of Northern Mongolia was busy creating scars on Ta You, an incident occurred in the Tashi tribe. The king’s father-in-law was not easy to deal with; he actually caught the person the King of Northern Mongolia sent to tamper with Ta You’s food! Now, it was a big deal. The Tashi Chief believed that the King of Northern Mongolia went to great lengths to take away their tribe’s Spiritual Child protected by Longevity Heaven, using such despicable means. The King of Northern Mongolia could not explain his actions and had to suffer the consequences silently. The two tribes almost came to blows over Ta You, and though they were of kinship, they provided ample opportunity for other tribes of Northern Mongolia to laugh at them. Ultimately, Ta You was taken back by the Tashi tribe, and the two tribes grew hostile toward each other. For the sake of his grandson Ta You, the Tashi Chief even disowned his niece Borjigin Nian. Later, apart from the annual tribute of wealth, cattle, and horses to the Royal City, the two tribes seemed ready to sever all ties permanently!

"So, when you go to the Tashi tribe, make sure to never say you know me. After the incident, my grandfather and uncle treat Ta You like a treasure; even seeing him once is difficult for outsiders. If they find out you know me, they will certainly refuse to let you meet Ta You, let alone obtain the totem map from him!" Borjigin Nian explained and then earnestly warned.

"Damn it!" Gu Changsheng cursed right after enduring Nian’s explanation!

Looking at Borjigin Nian’s expression, it was truly fierce, wasn’t it?

Is this digging a pit for her sister?

After all this, it turns out that the Tashi tribe is hostile with the Borjigin tribe. Gu Changsheng initially thought going there and simply naming Borjigin Nian would make the acquisition of the second totem map smooth, but now it seems naming Borjigin Nian won’t get the map, and not being hunted by the Tashi tribe would already be fortunate!

The King of Northern Mongolia’s methods of hiding the map are overly sinister. Now, the person searching for the map has been implicated disastrously!

Now, not to mention where exactly the second Cold Iron Key is hidden, it seems even reaching the preservation location of the key will be significantly difficult!

Gu Changsheng now, really wished she could tear Borjigin Nian apart for bringing such terrible news—it was clearly bitter news!

Even Borjigin Nian felt a bit sorry that Gu Changsheng was so pitifully trapped by her father. Seeing the faces of Gu Changsheng and her senior brother were unpleasant, she quickly tried to remedy the situation, "Don’t be angry. Actually, my maternal tribe is very good. The Qinghai Region is adjacent to Divine Mount Qilian, rich in minerals. Many people from the Tashi tribe trade there, learning many smelting techniques from the Central Plains. There are myriad weapons in the World, all the divine weapons come from the Tashi tribe! You must head north to the Far North Land, inevitably facing Fufeng Tianlan. They are not easy to deal with. This visit to the Tashi tribe is a perfect opportunity to find a couple of handy divine weapons!"

Borjigin Nian couldn’t help but straighten her back and confidently patted her chest ensuring, "Trust me, senior brother. The Soft Sword found by our master for you is good, but in my childhood at the Metallurgy Tower of the Tashi tribe, I saw divine weapons many times better than your Soft Sword! A good horse deserves a good saddle; martial arts may be superior, but good weapons make achieving success much quicker. Though my father has harmed you with this trip to the Tashi tribe, with your skills, the harvest will be considerable!"

"I believe you nothing!" Gu Changsheng replied coldly to her words.

She swore never to again trust the deceitful pair Borjigin Nian and her father!

"Her words are not unfounded. Although the Tashi tribe does not produce many weapons due to Northern Mongolia’s restrictions, because of the mineral sources, many Smelting Masters gather beneath Divine Mount Qilian. Rumor in the Itinerant World says divine weapons come from Qilian—most weapons famous on the Itinerant World Divine Weapons List originate from Qilian, though outsiders are unaware! The Thousand Mechanism Fan of Yue Xilou comes from Qilian!" Shi Wujue interjected, shaking his head, firmly believing Nian’s words.

Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, upon hearing this, were somewhat skeptical.

Zhou Mu, as the Undefeated War God of Great Zhou, spent years in military service. Though he and Borjigin Nian belonged to the same master during childhood, such worldly matters he, prideful as he was, never cared for much. Hence, not knowing this was reasonable.

And Gu Changsheng, need not be mentioned—she was a typical wanderer who went wherever fate took her, naturally never having heard of the Tashi tribe producing divine weapons!

The resentment toward Borjigin Nian’s deceitful father was instantly overshadowed by the allure of divine weapons. Gu Changsheng’s eyes glimmered at once...

Divine weapons—they were treasures indeed...