Chapter 1657: Chapter 1657
From afar, Yusuf Zuck and his companions saw a large group of people busy at the entrance of Cloud Valley, setting up camp, and it was the kind of elaborate camp set-up!
Logically, in such a dangerous mountain area, a simple fur tent would suffice, but this group was even setting up fences.
"They’re soldiers!" Yusuf Zuck, experienced as he was, immediately guessed that those dressed in casual attire were soldiers, royal soldiers, given their solemn demeanor and efficiency.
Also, parked in the valley were over a dozen vehicles, and their vehicles were pulled by mighty tigers.
That’s right, in this divine realm, there are tigers too, but here, the tigers are over twenty feet long, extremely large and tall.
This was a fearsome beast, so much that one tiger could destroy a village!
Meanwhile, Yusuf Zuck and the others’ arrival did not go unnoticed by the other party, as a middle-aged man with a pale face and no beard, dressed in brocade robes, came running out, accompanied by two young men who seemed like servants! ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel·fire·net
After the three of them ran forward, the pale-faced man gave Ellen Webb and Yusuf Zuck on the bird carriage a cold look.
This man exuded an eerie aura, a chilling vibe!
"Where are you headed?" The man spoke in a peculiar, nasally high-pitched voice!
Yusuf Zuck raised his eyebrows sharply, for this man was not only a royal-level expert but also a eunuch!
Indeed, this fellow was a deceased eunuch, at the God-Emperor Realm, and a Superior Divine Emperor at that!
Yusuf Zuck looked ahead, faintly seeing the figures of several women walking back and forth!
"They’re bigwigs!" Yusuf Zuck knew that ahead were important figures, though these individuals should be able to fly over mountains, yet why set up camp here?
Before Ellen Webb could answer, Yusuf Zuck suddenly laughed and said, "Sir, we’re heading to the Prefecture Government, and you’re camping here too, how about we accompany each other?"
"Please do not come closer to us, stay five hundred steps away, otherwise don’t blame us for being unkind!" That eunuch said in his nasally voice.
"Why should we stay five hundred steps away? Who says?" Before Yusuf Zuck could speak, Sarah Webb puffed her chest, shaking as she did, with her hands on her hips, looking indignant!
"You can choose to stay within five hundred steps, but don’t blame me for not warning you!" The eunuch said and turned to leave!
At that moment, Ellen Webb immediately approached Yusuf Zuck and whispered, "Sir, they’re important figures, you see his boots and clothes, all made of the finest silk, and I feel this old man is unfathomable! Also, all their carriages are pulled by hanging-eyed tigers; I’ve heard that each of these rare hanging-eyed tigers has the strength of a Junior Divine Emperor!"
"I know, let’s keep our distance from them; we shouldn’t provoke these dignitaries!" Yusuf Zuck nodded; he didn’t have the strength to challenge these noble ones, so he intended not to engage further with them!
"Alright, everyone, get to work!" Ellen Webb nodded and didn’t proceed further. Instead, he ordered others to work.
Their idea of setting up camp was merely a matter of gathering some branches to make a shelter, with Yusuf Zuck and the three ladies staying in the carriage, needing also to set up a pot to cook some rice.
"Santiago Webb, take your son up the mountain nearby and see if there’s any game for the young master. Sarah Webb, you three also keep busy, boil water for the young master to warm up his feet!"
"Understood!" Everyone got busy, while Yusuf Zuck did nothing!
The Webb Family followed him, responsible for his daily living needs, unashamedly they’d even wipe his butt when he relieved himself!
"Wow, so fragrant! What kind of rice are they cooking over there? It’s so flavorful even from five hundred steps away!" Just as Sarah Webb was cooking rice and boiling water, the campsite on the opposite side also lit a fire and cooked, with their rice smelling so good that Yusuf Zuck and his group five hundred steps away could smell it, feeling refreshed with just a whiff!
"Don’t make a fuss; the nobles naturally eat good rice. Ours can’t compare!" Ellen Webb glared at Sarah Webb, even though he also envied them, but they couldn’t afford the rice the nobles ate!
It’s said there’s a type of red rice, and tribute rice, that are rare commodities.
The children of noble families eat this kind of rice from a young age, so not only are they strong and healthy, but each is skilled in practice, their aptitude excellent, becoming outstanding individuals!
As the saying goes, dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix, once people become wealthy, their descendants will improve generation by generation!
Sarah Webb pouted but didn’t say more, while Yusuf Zuck was indifferent, as long as it filled his stomach, what did it matter?
Just after Santiago Webb had been gone for an hour, he returned excitedly with his son Austin Webb carrying a wild beast!
"Young Master, Chief Ellen, look what we’ve caught!" The father and son were extremely excited, and Yusuf Zuck and Ellen Webb curiously came over.
"Hmm?" Yusuf Zuck was intrigued seeing the beast, it looked like a pig, yet not quite a pig, smaller than an adult pig, tailless, with very long hair, and the nose and ears resembled those of a pig!
"You caught an ’Aroma Fat’?" Ellen Webb was excited too and explained quietly to Yusuf Zuck, "Young Master, we call this wild beast ’Aroma Fat’ in the mountains, while outside it’s called ’Long Nose Hair.’ The ’Aroma Fat’ is full of oil, and the oil is very fragrant, the meat particularly tender. In our village, when we catch this ’Aroma Fat,’ we usually render out the oil to use later for stir-frying, and the meat is made into cured meat."
"Good stuff, hahaha, hurry and scrape off the hair, gut it, we’re roasting pig!" Yusuf Zuck laughed loudly, for he hadn’t eaten pork in a long time, and immediately helped set up a rack!
No one knew that he meant roasting pig, but didn’t ask any further; in any case, there’d be meat to eat tonight!
After about half a shi, the ’Aroma Fat’ was cleaned up, and Yusuf Zuck pierced it onto a wooden pole, set it above the fire to roast!
The Webb Family Village had never eaten ’Aroma Fat’ in such manner, as roasting would waste the oil!
But the young master was in charge, so they listened to him!
Soon, the oil from the ’Aroma Fat’ dripped down, its fragrance overshadowing the smell of rice five hundred steps away, and the entire valley was filled with the scent of meat!
Sarah Webb, Ellen Webb, and Kyla Webb couldn’t help but drool, because as the ’Aroma Fat’ roasted, its skin turned golden, crispy on the outside, tender inside!
Meanwhile, the dignitaries five hundred steps away smelled the aroma long since, with several children sniffing continuously, drooling, occasionally glancing this way!
Among the nobles, a lady seemed to be in charge, dressed in white clothes and a cloak, composed and very beautiful.
Seeing the children sniffing constantly and glancing this way, she called over the eunuch: "Old Li, go over there and ask if we can buy some meat."
"Understood!" The eunuch responded repeatedly!
"Don’t use force, if they won’t sell, it’s fine." The lady said softly.
"Yes, my lady, I’ll be back shortly!" The eunuch ran towards Yusuf Zuck quickly!
However, once he arrived, it seemed he forgot the noble’s words and said sternly, "This beast, none of you shall touch it. We want it, name your price!"
The pig was almost roasted, and none had eaten any; the dead eunuch was demanding the whole pig!