The world was changing???
Even Shen Tang, Gu Chi, and Jiang Sheng, the three culprits behind it all, probably hadn't expected the upheaval among the Ten Crows to be so immense.
A chain reaction had spread from the bottom up. In the end, like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting open, it had shattered in one fell swoop the foreign tribes that the Ten Crows' royal court had spent untold effort unifying. Forget consolidating their strength to invade southward; even protecting themselves was going to be a struggle.
With Lü Jue's reminder in mind, Yu Zi had started paying attention to slaves like the women who washed horses. While the salt merchant haggled over the price with the second tribe's leader, she pretended to wander around, then found a place to rest under the wary eyes of the tribe's residents.
She fanned herself with the hem of her clothes.
She looked around as if searching for something, then her eyes lit up. She waved to several female slaves milking sheep and called out brightly, her words as sweet as honey: "Kind, beautiful elder sisters, could you spare me a mouthful to drink?"
Yu Zi wasn't very fluent in the Ten Crows' language. She had learned it after joining her great-uncle. Though her accent was awkward and strange, she could manage basic communication. As her great-uncle had said, their lord's foundations were still shaky and needed time to strengthen. She would be dealing with the Ten Crows for years to come, and not knowing their language would be inconvenient. Learning another language was one more skill to her name.
Afraid they wouldn't understand, Yu Zi slowed down and gestured as she spoke, pointing to her mouth to indicate that it was parched.
The female slaves milking the sheep had numb