Chapter 296

Release Date: 2024-11-09 21:57:44
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Xiexiang returned to Shunyuan City with her father, gathered the troops of her tribe, and suddenly attacked. They split up and charged into the Yi army, which had no leader, and took advantage of the situation to kill all the leaders’ sons, nephews and trusted people.

One night, the Tiele tribe killed more than 2,000 people. The cries of grief inside and outside Shunyuan City were so loud that even babies stopped crying.

Xiexiang also suggested to his father that among his various tribes, he should choose the one with a long history of prestige and a bad relationship with the original leader to be the new leader. The Gan people were ecstatic and vowed their loyalty one after another. Since then, all the power of the Yi tribe has fallen into the hands of the Xie family.

A day later, Xiexiang left his son to guard Shunyuan City, while he personally recruited thousands of Yi soldiers and took his daughter out of the city to join Ye Guhong and go together in search of gold mines.

It should be noted that no one in the Guizhou area has yet discovered a gold mine. In real time and space, it was not until the 1970s that geological teams discovered that Guizhou’s ore samples contained gold. In the decades that followed, several large gold mines were discovered, with the total reserves ranking second in the country.

Ye Guhong had a childhood friend in his previous life. The two families lived across the street from each other and had an extremely harmonious relationship. The father of Ye Guhong’s childhood friend was a member of a geological team stationed in Guizhou for many years, responsible for searching for and exploring gold mines. Occasionally, when he returned home on vacation, he would tell his son and Ye Guhong stories about the hardships and adventures he encountered in the process of prospecting for gold.

Ye Guhong heard a lot of these stories as a child and gained some understanding of gold mines. Even when he grew up, whenever he heard news related to gold mines, he couldn’t help but pay a little more attention.

So he knew that although there were many gold mines in Guizhou, most of them were Carlin-type gold deposits.

This type of gold deposit was first discovered in Carlin, a town in the United States, hence its name.

The characteristics of Carlin-type gold deposits are low grade, large scale, and gold dispersed in microscopic and sub-microscopic forms. In other words, the gold is so finely dispersed that it is difficult for the naked eye to see, and it is often necessary to refine several tons of ore to obtain a small amount. With the current level of technology in the Yuan Dynasty, it is extremely difficult to collect.

Therefore, Ye Luhong’s destination this time is extremely clear, a gold mine 400 to 500 li southwest of Guiyang.

This place was once a part of the Yelang Kingdom, and during the Western Han Dynasty, it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Ganzhe Commandery. During the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty, it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Anlong Cave to manage the people beyond the borders.

Anlong is a homophone in the Yi language, meaning 鈥渓ow-lying basin鈥�. It was generally named because it was a basin between the mountains.

鈥淒ong鈥� was the basic administrative organization of the Song Dynasty in Yunnan and Guizhou. Under a prefecture, there were several dong, each with its own officials and certain laws to reconcile disputes between the various ethnic groups.

Later, when the Ming Dynasty was established, the general Mu Ying was ordered to conquer the south, and he established the Anlong Qianhusuo here. When the Ming Dynasty was defeated by the Manchus, the Emperor of the Southern Ming Yongli established a secondary capital here and changed Anlong Qianhusuo to Anlongfu, which is where the future Anlong County is located… This is a later event and need not be described in detail.

The Anlongdong area is where the modern-day Getang gold mine is located. It is a large gold mine that extends for tens of miles, with reserves of no less than 100 tons. One of the mining sites, known as the Leopard Cave, is of the highest quality. The gold grains produced are as fine as sand and can be seen with the naked eye. Since it is located in a natural stone cave, it saves a lot of effort when excavating, and the mining is the easiest.

The group had travelled a long way, rarely seeing people, and the mountain path was difficult. It took more than ten days of hard trekking to arrive.

The terrain here is quite special. After Ye Guhong arrived, he looked at the surrounding mountains like a screen, surrounding this small basin. He knew that he was probably not wrong. After observing carefully for a while, he saw the shape of a mountain somewhere, which was roughly the same as the photo his father, a childhood friend from a previous life, had sent home.

I let out a sigh of relief, and pointed with my finger, 鈥淓veryone, the location where the gods told me to find gold is roughly the same as the one in the photo my father sent home from his previous life. There should be a cave on top of the mountain ridge, and the gold is in there.鈥�

The group followed the direction he pointed to and walked for more than ten li. Looking up, they saw that the mountains resembled a dragon, and there was indeed a large cave on the mountainside, dark and unknown how deep it was.

Seeing that there was indeed a cave here, the Yi and Miao leaders were all shocked, and they couldn’t help but believe what Ye Guhong said a little more.

Xie Xiang quickly ordered the clan’s best fighters to lead more than a hundred elite fighters into the cave to investigate. After a while, they could only hear people shouting and animals roaring, creating a huge commotion. Ye Guhong was also secretly surprised, thinking to himself, 鈥淭his place is later called the Leopard Cave, could it be that there are really leopards living in the cave?鈥�

Xie Xiang was not alarmed, however, and sent more than a hundred people for reinforcements. After a while, the noise in the cave became even louder. After it died down, a group of Yi soldiers came out, elated, carrying the bodies of three leopards.

The crowd gathered around to see, and saw that the three were all male golden leopards, eight or nine feet long, which were considered extremely strong among leopards. Although they were already lifeless, their fierce aura still lingered.

Xie Xiang was shocked and said, 鈥淟eopards are solitary creatures, but these three leopards lived in the same cave, and they were all golden leopards. Could it be that they were guarding the gold mountain for the mountain god? If we dig up the gold and the mountain god is enraged and blames us, what should we do?鈥�

Upon hearing this, the Yi and Miao people immediately looked hesitant.

Ye Guhong laughed to himself: although it is rare for leopards to live in groups, it is not completely impossible. It is not uncommon for siblings to grow up and still live together, such as the three famous African cheetah brothers in 鈥淎nimal World鈥�.

His eyes twitched, and suddenly he burst out laughing. He leapt off his horse, walked down the mountain, gathered his energy, and shouted, 鈥淥 Mountain God, I am Ye Guhong of Emei. I have been told in a dream by the Taibai constellation to come here and take the gold hidden here to feed the army and defeat the Yuan, and to restore the Central Plains. Therefore, I have united the loyal Yi and Miao people here to take the gold from your mountain. I hereby inform you.鈥�

You must know that Yunnan and Guizhou are mountainous regions with dense forests. People of all ethnic groups respect the mountain gods. At this moment, seeing Ye Guhong speak to the mountain god in such a manner, especially with a booming voice that echoed between the mountains and rivers, truly with the awe and majesty of a deity, they could not help but stare in awe, and a sense of admiration for the mountain god arose spontaneously.

They looked at each other and wondered: he said that a god had appeared to him in a dream, so it must be true. If he didn’t have a background, how could a mortal like him dare to address the mountain god in such a way?

It was hard to say whether it was fate or coincidence, but after Ye Guhong had made his boastful speech, in no time at all a gust of wind suddenly blew up, the dense forest around them all made a rustling sound, and the green sea rippled, like waves.

Then a large tiger sprang out from behind the mountain. When it suddenly saw the thousands of soldiers here, it immediately froze in place, but its pair of piercing tiger eyes looked coldly over.

The Yi and Miao troops exclaimed in unison, 鈥淲e’re in trouble, the mountain god has appeared, he doesn’t approve of us taking the gold.鈥�

Ye Guhong was also taken aback, and then ecstatic. Could it be that my destiny is upon me? If I release this tiger at this time, won’t it be just right to make the Yi and Miao tribes truly admire and respect me?

However, he did not know that this tiger and the three leopards were enemies. Why had the three male leopards not dispersed? It was because of the threat of this tiger.

Although the tiger was much fiercer than the leopards, the three leopards were able to fight it off by working together. The tiger and the leopards were locked in a battle for several years, fighting every now and then, each wanting to defeat or repel the other and dominate the forest.

One day, the tiger sensed the smell of many strangers, and was uneasy. It was about to flee, but suddenly it smelled the strong and familiar smell of leopard blood. Unable to resist its curiosity for long, it pounced out to see what was going on. However, the army of leopards mistook it for the mountain god.

The tiger saw the crowd and the dead leopards on the ground. It knew it was in danger, and was about to turn back when Ye Guhong pointed his finger and said, 鈥淭sk! A mere mountain god, how dare you disobey the heavenly court’s orders? Then don’t blame me for taking your life and upholding the majesty of humanity!”

With that, he unleashed his light martial arts and swooped at the tiger.

The tiger’s head snapped back, and when it suddenly saw him swoop at it, it was also taken aback. It probably thought to itself, 鈥滻f so many people are coming, it’s only natural that the master would want to leave. Just one person, what’s there to be afraid of? It’s just right to take away the dinner that night.鈥�

Then he let out a loud roar, jumped out, Ye Guhong was as agile as a bird, twisted his body, lifted his left leg, and sat astride the tiger’s back.

The tiger had been rampaging for half his life, and had never seen such a move before. He felt a sudden weight on his back, and he couldn’t help but fall to the ground.

The tiger tried to lift Ye Guhong off his back, but Ye Guhong firmly planted his feet on the ground with his legs spread, and used a weight-bearing technique to hold him down.

Taking advantage of the situation, he pinched the tiger’s left ear with his left hand, raised his right fist and shouted, 鈥淕od gave me this gold, and you, a mere hair god, dare to keep it? How can you, a man who does not know righteousness, be the mountain god? I will send you to the underworld to start your reincarnation all over again.鈥�

After saying this, he used an oil hammer to pound the top of the tiger’s head.

Ye Guhong had fully charged this punch with the internal strength of the Nine Yang Xuan Gong, and the force was no less than a thousand catties. Although the tiger’s skull was very hard, it felt a loud buzz in its head, let out a miserable howl, and tried to struggle. But Ye Guhong’s second punch was already upon it.

The Yi and Miao soldiers there, as well as the big leaders like Xie Xiang and Wan Dashi, were all stunned by the scene. Nearly 10,000 people were silent, watching Ye Guhong press his hand against the tiger’s head while raining punches down with the other hand.

At first, the tiger shook its head and tail, snarling and struggling. However, after more than ten punches, the tiger gradually weakened as the powerful internal energy penetrated its skin and bones, turning its brain into scrambled eggs.

Ye Guhong smashed a few more punches, and when he saw blood coming from the tiger’s seven orifices, he nodded to himself, thinking, 鈥淏ack then, Wu Erlang beat a tiger to death with his bare hands, and he was exhausted afterwards. But I’m much stronger than he was. Still, it’s hard to say. The Shandong tiger might be stronger than this South China tiger.

He stood up, grabbed the thick skin at the back of the tiger’s neck with one hand, lifted it above his head, and turned around and shouted, 鈥淟isten carefully, all of you soldiers, the mountain god of this mountain does not know what is right. I have killed him on behalf of heaven, and all the gold in this mountain belongs to my great Shu.鈥�

The Yi and Miao soldiers looked at him in awe as he held up the tiger high. Without knowing who took the lead, suddenly they all knelt down and kowtowed like candles stuck together.

Wan Dashi and She Xiang looked at each other from afar, and they also bowed down, saying, 鈥淭he King of Shu is mighty and invincible!鈥�

The remaining soldiers, who didn’t know how to express their awe, naturally followed the example of their leaders when they heard them speak. In a short while, the sound of 鈥淭he King of Shu is invincible鈥� resounded through the sky, shaking the earth and reaching the heavens.

The elite Yi and Miao tribesmen were now completely loyal.

Although Long Kongkong, Bai She, and Xiexiang and the other women did not kneel, their eyes shone brighter and brighter, as if they were drunk, and were about to overflow with tears.

Ye Guhong did not expect them to call him that, shook his head and laughed, thinking that no one had ever claimed to be king without having conquered territory before.

He chuckled, casually threw away the dead tiger, and shouted, 鈥淵ou will all be ministers of merit if you follow me to accomplish great things. You don’t need to bow. Just follow me to the cave to mine for gold!鈥�

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