Chapter 257: Being Sold
“Lord, the tax tribute for this year has been prepared.”
The village chief said to those people with a fawning expression, his gaze falling on Song Tiantian’s face.
Song Tiantian knew that this tax should refer to her.
This wicked village chief was going to sell her.
“Lord, this girl is still of pure yin constitution and has not been defiled. She would be most suitable for serving the ladies of the mansion.”
The village chief highly recommended Song Tiantian.
“Master, I told you before that these people have ill intentions. They suspected you were some noble lady before and inquired at the market if any noble mute girls had gone missing.”
The System said to Song Tiantian with some indignation.
Song Tiantian had the System remember the location of that market, but it was of no use. She was an unfamiliar face, and besides, in her current state, she was out of place here. Going to the market would also lead to her being exposed.
The currency here uses a certain type of coin.
It contained a strange power, which was close to Spiritual Power but was not Spiritual Power.
Song Tiantian had never touched it because she had no money. The System had seen it and secretly sketched it for Song Tiantian.
To be honest, Song Tiantian had also planned to sneak away. Her injuries had almost healed.
The System could sense the direction of the West Mountain Divine Hall, and then the System could help her steal Cultivation Methods.
Although the people here had saved her life, Song Tiantian also planned to leave dozens of bags of Rice for them when she left, thus repaying them.
But Song Tiantian had not expected to be sold so soon.
Moreover, she was being watched by that expert, so Song Tiantian had no way to escape.
The person in the lead was riding a four-legged beast that was neither horse nor not-horse. With a whip, he instantly pulled Song Tiantian in front of him, and Song Tiantian didn’t even have time to react.
If the other party had wanted to kill Song Tiantian, Song Tiantian would have been dead by now.
Song Tiantian had stayed in the village for half a month. She hadn’t bathed or washed her face for half a month. Coupled with not using a Face mask, her fair skin had also turned a little darker after being exposed to the scorching sun.
At least she looked much more down-to-earth.
Song Tiantian wanted to blend in with the local customs and traditions, at least not to appear too different.
Clearly, this had been effective.
This Lord did not realize that Song Tiantian was not from this village.
“It is indeed rare to have a woman of such beauty born in your village. Very well, this girl can be exchanged for one Strongman male, but two girls are still required.”
“Thank you, Lord.”
The village chief said gratefully.
It was not easy for a Stronger Party to emerge from the village. Every time the Li Mansion came to take people, they chose the strongest men from the village.
But once the Stronger Party was taken away, it was very difficult for the village to resist the Feral beasts afterward.
The Li Mansion completely disregarded their lives and only collected taxes, as the land here all belonged to the Li Mansion.
Moreover, when the Li Mansion came to take people, if the men in the village were not strong enough, they would take more away.
The moment he saw Song Tiantian, he noticed that she still had vitality and her Qi and Blood was abundant. He knew that the Li Mansion would definitely take a liking to Song Tiantian.
Song Tiantian could definitely be exchanged for a Stronger Party.
As for those skinny girls, as long as they were young and their virginity was intact, it was fine.
The Li Mansion did not have such high requirements for ordinary women.
Using Song Tiantian to replace the quota for one strongest warrior was the most cost-effective option.
With one Stronger Party present, the village could obtain more food for Qi and Blood, cultivate more powerful Strongmen, and the village would become better and better.
As for the fate of those who went to the Li Mansion, it was not something the village chief could inquire about.
Once they went to the Li Mansion, they would be servants of the Li Mansion, and their lives and deaths would be controlled by their masters.
Song Tiantian did not want to resist, but her Strength was simply not enough.
The two girls who lived in the same Courtyard as Song Tiantian were also to be sent to the Li Mansion.
They helped Song Tiantian up together and dragged her onto the Horse Carriage.
There were quite a few girls on the Horse Carriage.
The girls, regardless of whether Song Tiantian could understand, kept saying to Song Tiantian: “Mute girl, I know you can’t get used to the Insect Meat from our Yanlong Village. At the Li Mansion, we can at least eat good things for three months.
I heard them say that when we get to the Li Mansion, they will feed us for three months. Once we are well-fed and clean, we will be brought to the masters for inspection.
You are so beautiful, you will definitely be chosen by a master. If you become a Concubine, you will be half a master.”
The two girls looked forward to the future with longing.
But Song Tiantian felt that the Li Mansion was probably not that kind.
How could there be so many masters?
This tax was collected every year, and there were so many villages nearby.
How could capitalists be willing to support so many idle people?
There were about ten girls crammed into one Horse Carriage.
There were dozens of Horse Carriages here.
And were there no suitable people in the city where the Li Family was located?
There was no need to find people in their village. Even if they were beautiful, they wouldn’t look good if they were starved like this.
Moreover, Song Tiantian felt that becoming a Concubine might not be a good outcome. Looking at these girls, none of them were well-fed; they were all malnourished.
Unlike the men, some of them were eating quite well, and it was clear they were not starving.
If the outcome of becoming a Concubine was good, these villagers would definitely focus on nurturing these girls, providing them with good food and drink, and these girls would be much prettier.
Their appearance would also be much better.
The reason Song Tiantian was considered a beauty here was because, compared to a group of skinny, skin-and-bones little girls, she was considered quite good-looking.
Song Tiantian secretly lifted the curtain of the Horse Carriage and looked at the guards outside.
The weakest among these people had the Strength of a Nine-star Beast Tamer.
Moreover, there was a Flying pet beast perched on their shoulders. It was clear that they were professionally trained.
Uniformed horse beasts and uniformed Flying pet beasts, they looked magnificent.
The people here were not without Beast Tamers, but the Beast Tamers were not in the village.
That made sense. The villagers themselves were starving and couldn’t even feed themselves. If they contracted Pet Beasts, they wouldn’t be able to feed the Pet Beasts either.
Clearly, the towns and the countryside here were two completely different worlds.
Song Tiantian felt in her heart that the Li Mansion was not a good place.
She also wanted to find an opportunity to escape, but she simply couldn’t find one.
There were too many escorts.
Song Tiantian felt a sense of unease.
She decided to create an opportunity to escape herself. At worst, she wouldn’t enter the city afterward.
If she really went to the Li Mansion, she would be like meat on a chopping block and would truly have no way to escape.
Song Tiantian leaned against the Horse Carriage, pretending to be resting.
In reality, she had the System simulate a large amount of popularity, wanting the Fierce Beasts in the mountains to attack this team.
