Peacock County's First Tax Payment, Returning to Bifang Commandery City
"Peacock Dao Soldiers, form ranks and charge!"
On the "Peacock Feather Boat," Kong Wenxuan looked down at a group of wolf demons gathered near the mountain road and immediately gave an order.
Li! Li li...
The next moment, several clear Peacock cries rang out, and ten "Peacock Dao Soldiers" flew out from the "Peacock Feather Boat" he was riding, as well as the "Lightning Falcon Feather Boat" following behind. They spread their wings and formed a formation in the air, each brandishing their "Peacock Feather Sword".
These "Peacock Feather Sword" Sword Light Differentiation, sometimes surging like a tide, sometimes displaying sharp and dazzling Sword-Ray, like a rain of swords slashing down at the wolf demons.
He immediately slaughtered all the dozen or so wolf demons that had gathered near the road, leaving blood and bones scattered all over the ground.
The ten "Peacock Dao Soldiers" immediately flew down to the ground and began to collect the wolf demon corpses.
Kong Wenxuan nodded in satisfaction. Although these "Peacock Dao Soldiers" lacked wisdom and intelligence, he was quite pleased with their performance in both battle and post-battle cleanup.
As a "Dao Soldier" used as a consumable for the Lineage's combat power, this "Peacock Dao Soldiers" does not need to have high intelligence or wisdom; its current performance is already sufficient.
In fact, if a "Daoist soldier" is too wise or thinks too much, he is more likely to run into trouble.
Soon, the ten "Peacock Dao Soldiers" finished cleaning up the battlefield, carrying the wolf demon's corpse and the demon materials they had collected from the wolf demon, and flew back to the two "Feather Boat" in the air.
The two "Feather Boat" continued flying north along the mountain road below, occasionally patrolling the surrounding area.
These mountain roads were developed and built by Uncle Kong Yushuo and others over the past three years, connecting "Peacock County" with the Demon-Suppressing Pass pass of "Cuckoo Town".
Although the road has been successfully opened, the road stretching for three or four thousand miles sometimes inevitably attracts some Demon Beast to gather near these roads and attack caravans and groups of cultivators on the road.
In order to ensure the smooth flow of these roads and trade routes, the Kong Household would regularly send people to patrol the roads and eliminate nearby Demon Beast.
They also reached some cooperation agreements with "wild Bloodline Lineage" that were unwilling to join the "Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty" or submit to the "True Spirit Lineage".
Some wild Bloodline Lineage settled near these roads and trade routes, participating in the protection of these routes and clearing away Demon Beast.
The Kong Household, on the other hand, provided these wild- Bloodline Lineage with some convenience and care.
After all, although these wild Bloodline Lineage were unwilling to join the "Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty" and submit to the "True Spirit Lineage" as servant Lineage, they could not rely entirely on themselves to develop and grow stronger.
They also need to trade with various forces, selling the resources they gather and the products they produce, and buying the elixirs, talismans, magical artifacts, Law Artifact, and other items they need.
Therefore, these "wild Bloodline Lineage" settled near some roads and trade routes, which not only made it convenient for them to trade with passing caravans, but also allowed them to receive care from the Kong Household, enabling them to sell or buy the resources, spiritual objects, and products they needed in "Peacock County Seat".
Of course, even so, the road connecting "Peacock County" and "Cuckoo Town"Demon-Suppressing Pass is still too long, and the geographical conditions along the way are complicated. Sometimes, some remote places will inevitably attract and gather some Demon Beast, which will attack the cultivators and caravans passing by.
Just like the wolf demons that the "Peacock Dao Soldiers" killed earlier, that was the case.
As for Kong Wenxuan, along with his "Peacock Feather Boat" and the "Lightning Falcon Feather Boat" following behind, they were carrying a year's worth of tax revenue from Peacock County, as well as the Kong Household's resources, spiritual objects, and goods, and were on their way to Bifang Commandery City.
Naturally, it was also a chance to inspect the newly opened mountain roads and trade routes.
This was the first time that Peacock County had paid taxes, so Kong Wenxuan, the strongest member of the Kong Household and the magistrate of Peacock County, personally led a group of people to escort the tribute to Bifang Commandery City.
This is both to ensure safety and to better streamline all aspects of tax payment.
Moreover, their trip to Bifang Commandery City was not solely for paying taxes; they also had many other matters to attend to.
Accompanying him were the Second Elder Kong Changlan, his eldest uncle Kong Yushuo, his third aunt Kong Yuyin, his fourth sister Kong Wenjun, and more than twenty Qi Refinement disciples.
The group was piloting two "Feather Boat." In addition to the ancestral "Peacock Feather Boat," which had always served as the symbol of the Kong Household, there was also the "Lightning Falcon Feather Boat," which had been recently completed by the fourteenth uncle Kong Yuyan, and others.
It was forged from the feathers and bones of the two Second Tier Lightning Falcon Demon Beast that Kong Wenxuan had killed. It is faster and can unleash the power of thunder. Although it is somewhat incompatible with the cultivation and strength of the Kong Household disciples, it still has its own unique power.
As for the other ship that Kong Yuyan refined, the "Cuckoo Feather Boat," which was made from the feathers and bones of several Second Tier Cuckoo Demon Race, it was left in Peacock County for the Lineage's use.
The two Feather Boat flew north along the mountain road. It was still early, so they were not in a hurry to continue their journey.
Along the way, they also stopped to rest and check on some wild Bloodline Lineage who had settled near the road.
These wild Bloodline Lineage chose their ancestral lands near these roads and trade routes, and the clever ones have already begun to build towns to provide rest, trade, and other services for traveling monks and caravans.
The settlement of these wild- Bloodline Lineage, and the towns they developed, were beneficial to the protection of roads and trade routes, as well as to the development and prosperity of Peacock County.
Therefore, the Kong Household would not ban them for this reason, but they would still have to check on them from time to time to ensure that these wild Bloodline Lineage, as well as the towns and trading places they developed, were not problematic and would not engage in double-crossing or damage the trade routes and reputation of Peacock County.
Fortunately, neither Peacock County, nor this trade route, nor these wild Bloodline Lineage that rely on the trade route for development, are all things that have only been in operation for less than two years. During their inspection, Kong Wenxuan and his team did not find any problems.
Several days later, the two "Feather Boat" arrived in Cuckoo Town, where Kong Wenxuan and his entourage paid a visit to the local landlord Ya Zhaoying.
Unfortunately, the tax payment for the Ya Household starts from Fire Crow County and goes to Bifang Commandery City, but for those from Cuckoo Town, there's no need to go to Bifang Commandery City to pay taxes.
Therefore, after visiting, Kong Wenxuan and the others continued their journey alone.
After flying more than 20,000 li (approximately 10,000 kilometers) for half a month, Kong Wenxuan and his companions arrived at Bifang Commandery City again in two "Feather Boat".
Along the way, apart from occasionally encountering some Demon Beast, they did not encounter any attackers such as Bandit Cultivator or parasite cultivators.
However, it's easy to imagine that even if there were cultivators who Bandit Cultivator or corrupt, they wouldn't dare to rob the tax-paying teams from various counties. Otherwise, they would not only offend the "True Spirit Lineage" of each county, but also the "Bifang True Spirit" Lineage, and even the entire "Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty".