Chapter 1720: King of Miaojiang (6)
"I'll miss you all too." Yang Ruxin gave the little girl a peck, "So eat well and learn well, and you can grow up quickly. Then you can run around with your big sister..."
The little girl nodded vigorously.
Early the next morning, before dawn, Yang Ruxin set off with Du Juan and Du Yunpeng, calculating the time, if everything went smoothly, they would arrive in Beijing just in time to catch the transport team.
In the southwestern border region of the Great Xuan Dynasty, there is a mountain range covered by a primeval forest, home to many minority tribes, teeming with poisonous insects and miasma.
This is Miaojiang.
However, Miaojiang is just a general term, actually composed of numerous tribes, each having its own tribal chief, and generally, these tribes do not interfere with each other. Of course, being chiefs, no one acknowledges anyone, and internal conflicts are frequent.
Later, to stop the internal wars and prevent outside opportunistic invasions, a Miao King was appointed to lead Miaojiang's affairs.
The Miao King is generally the chief of the strongest tribe in Miaojiang.
Although it is part of the Great Xuan Dynasty's territory with officials sent by the Imperial Court, to be blunt, those officials are just mere puppets here.
Throughout history, Miaojiang has been a place coveted yet feared by the Imperial Court.
Coveted because of its abundant resources, rare minerals, and herbs not found anywhere else. But feared because of the rampant poisonous insects and miasma, and without familiar paths, entering would be a road to death.
Thus, it holds a mysterious and strange place in the hearts of the people.
The current Miao King is called Jin Yuka, and he is also the tribal chief of the Huaka Tribe. He is sturdy and skilled in martial arts, deeply revered by the populace. However, a few years ago, Jin Yuka's health encountered issues, and even the ancient Miao medicine proved ineffective as one kidney became problematic, making excretion difficult.
Initially thought to anguish to death, but later, in the southern part of Miaojiang near the Nanzhao Border, a Flame Sect emerged, and its Sect Hierarch Flame could cure various enigmatic ailments.
Thus, Jin Yuka's problematic kidney was replaced, and although he has to drink medicinal soups daily, urination is smooth, and he feels better. Flame then became the sworn brother of the Miao King.
The Miao King listens to him and complies.
The Flame Sect quickly rooted itself in Miaojiang, establishing a dedicated Flame Sect base.
At the Huaka Tribe headquarters, inside an exceedingly spacious and sturdy Bamboo Building on stilts.
A huge recliner covered with cushions woven from fine ice jade, a tall man leaned against it, holding a bamboo pipe in his hand, inhaling deeply from an incense lit on the bamboo table beside him. Soon, a dreamy expression appeared on his face.
Even the maid serving beside him looked equally intoxicated.
Finally, the smoke from the incense burner gradually faded away, then vanished.
Only then did Jin Yuka exhale deeply and half-lie on the chair. However, his eyes remained closed, seemingly savoring the earlier sensation.
"King, Flame is here," at this moment, a servant reported from outside the Bamboo Building.
Jin Yuka suddenly opened his eyes and sat upright, "Please invite him in."