Chaohe was the capital of the Shang Dynasty, the center of all four directions, which needs no further elaboration.
Xībó Gōng Jī Chāng's Xīqí City is surrounded by mountains and surrounded by large rivers, making it a famous place of four fortifications.
Dong Bohou Jiang Huan Chu ruled Donglu, lying against mountains and embracing the sea, which was a top-ranked geomantic place in the world.
The northern Marquis Chong Hou Hu, an ardent follower of the tyrant Zhou, governed in Chong City, which was situated against a mountain and beside the sea, with its back to Chen Tang Guan, making it a major fortress in the north.
The southern capital where Deng Chanyu and Deng's merchants arrived was the capital of the southern Marquis E Gustu.
The Southern Capital is located in the middle course of the Grand River, acting as a hub for Xiqi and Donglu to the west and east, respectively, and also serving as a center for commerce between the northern city of Chaohe and the southern tribes. It is indeed a land of nine provinces.
Deng Chanyu lightly swayed a folding fan, dressed in a white robe standing at the bow of the boat, gazing far off at the prosperous market. The sunlight shone on her cheeks, making her eyebrows as picturesque as a painting and her expression transcendent.
The long white robe flowed effortlessly, exuding a cold and proud aura. Her eyes, like smoke and mist, gazed at the people on the shore. After dressing as a man, she not only maintained the softness and elegance of a woman but also carried a sense of indomitable perseverance and transcendence.
The little maid Hong Xiao felt a bit seasick, following her gaze out: "Miss... no, cough, cough, sir, what are you looking at?"
I'm not looking for any celestial treasures or rare artifacts!
Of course, that's not what I meant. She lightly tapped the riverbanks with her fan, adopting a commanding demeanor: "Nandu is indeed a must-fight territory for military conquest. Look at how it has the copper from Zhangan Mountain, the salt fields advantage, and countless barbarians who have been bought over. Nandu converges the essence from all five lakes and oceans. If we...... we......"
She couldn't finish her sentence. With two hundred thousand troops and a thousand warlords, the Deng family, if they occupied the South Marquis's Southern Capital, would have soldiers, money, and territory. With these resources at hand, engaging in southern campaigns would make the Xiqi region irrelevant!
The safety of Xixi is indeed safe. It is very difficult for outsiders to attack in. But to break out, it is also extremely difficult. The Guanshui Pass, the Chuanyun Pass, the Tang Pass, Lintong Pass, and Mianchi Pass are all on a line from west to east. If you want to rebel, you have to pass through every single one of them. It would be like fighting your way out with just one life. You'd need at least 30 lives to break through.
How about attacking from the south to the north? There is only one San Shan Pass. Who does San Shan Pass belong to?
Deng Chanyu shook her head, feeling quite strange at the thought. She wondered why she would have such an idea. She thought it was the influence of the Great Disaster of Ancestral Revelation on her true nature. She muttered several times about investing with capital into Xiqi, and secretly warned herself to be cautious during the great disaster, to endure and survive!
The little servant girl didn't understand her subtext. She held her chin with both hands, staring blankly with her eyes.
Aunt Huang had a lot of business to discuss with the various princes and tribal chiefs. Deng Chanyu was now preoccupied with thoughts of splitting herself into multiple forms and didn't find those trivial matters interesting. At this moment, the Deng family and the South Marquis were not in conflict, and she believed her "Stone Throwing" skill was unbeatable in the world, so she didn't feel any danger. With her maid, she strolled around the city looking for so-called opportunities.
The commercial prosperity of the Southern Capital is extremely great, with an abundance of goods that is a hundred times more than that of San Shan Pass.
After separating from Aunt Huang, they strolled around the market, staring in amazement at the numerous goods on display.
Deng Chanyu was completely unaware of the use of many things. The vendors did not explain either. Good or bad depended entirely on her eye, and she could only slightly close her eyes, switching her consciousness to the clone in San Shan Pass.
She controlled the fledgling in a very human way, sitting in her own room and flipping through the mysterious object book. She used this "search engine" to find the answers she needed, and then returned to discuss the transaction.
It's a bit slow, and the clones are tired enough. But it's better to not make any major mistakes.
"Ah, this is something good."
"Seller, I want this piece of metal."
Deng Chanyu saw a piece of golden metal that emitted glimmering light, after checking the mysterious object book, she knew that this was a rare material called "Solar Gold."
She extended her hand to buy it, but she didn't expect that someone else was also interested in this piece of metal.
Deng Chanyu turned her head to look.
Looking over, Deng Chanyu saw a woman with a face like peach blossoms, eyes fierce, wearing a large red nappy. She was also gazing at her with a glance.
The shopkeeper was a pigment-faced, barefoot, and elderly barbarian.
The barbarian shopkeeper spoke with a slightly slurred speech, and the fact that two customers had their eyes on the same spiritual object left him a bit at a loss.
Deng Chanyu smiled and said, "Greetings, sister. This object was first seen by me, but due to my financial constraints, I had to think for a moment. Now that I have thought it through, could you please give way?"
The woman in the red nappy coat snorted coldly: "Little sister, your indecision shows that this item is meant for me. Hurry up and step back. Don't bring trouble to yourself."
What do you mean it's meant for me? Do you think you're being so overbearing?
Deng Chanyu's inner sense of "cultivating one's lineage and respecting one's mother" came up again.
"Sister, does your name appear on it? Do you say that's fate and it is fate?"
The woman looked disdainfully at the elderly barbarian and pointed at him, "Let this old barbarian himself say it."
The elderly barbarian was clearly familiar with the woman in the red nappy coat, nodding and bowing: "This spiritual material naturally belongs to Miss Gao."
The woman in the red nappy coat reached out and took away the sparkling spiritual material, not even casting a glance in Deng Chanyu's direction.
If the barbarian wants to sell it himself, Deng Chanyu has no choice but to let him go. She can't force him, so she snorts and turns around with her maid.
The woman in the red nappy coat watched Deng Chanyu's disappearing back, lost in thought.
In fact, she wasn't very happy. The feeling between Deng Chanyu couldn't be described. It seemed that they had never met before, but there was a strange incompatibility between them. This incompatibility was very deep indeed.
The woman was proficient in divination and had a natural talent for it.
She wanted to perform an on-the-spot divination, but under the chaos of the great disaster, the celestial mysteries were in disarray. Even the great powers who have practiced Taoism for countless eons can't see the path ahead, let alone her. If she forcibly practiced divination, it would inevitably cost her a significant amount of life essence.
Just bumping into someone on the street and randomly divining just because you feel frustrated? That's really unnecessary.
She quickly put this matter out of her mind.
Solar Gold is a big gain, and she can't wait to go back and refine it with her treasures.
On the other side, Deng Chanyu returned to the inn and immediately asked a Deng family servant to find out about the woman in the red nappy coat.
She had a vague sense before, just like with the Jujube Fruit, that the Solar Gold was meant for her.
This connection wasn't too deep, but for some reason, after the Red-Nappy Woman took away the Solar Gold, she felt as if she had lost something incredibly important.
The Deng family servant quickly reported the information she had gathered.
Deng Chanyu was shocked, surprised for the first time since she had traveled through time: "You're saying her name is Gao Lanying?"
"Yes, Miss, many people in the market know her. They say that Miss Gao also comes from a military family, is from Chaogu, and when she was young, she followed an odd person to learn left-hand arts. She has abilities that are as mysterious as gods and ghosts."
Deng Chanyu wasn't concerned about whether this person was from "Dawn People" or "Chaohe People"; she was only concerned about the seemingly unrefined name.
Gao Lanying!
This is Deng Chanyu's nemesis in the original work, a 100% pure nemesis!
