Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers-Chapter 473 - 474 Simply too barbaric
Chapter 473: Chapter 474 “Simply too barbaric!
Chapter 473 -474 “Simply too barbaric!
The guard selection conference was in the eastern market, far from the seaside.
This place could be said to be the trading center of the entire Gemidu City, where more than half of the city’s commercial activities were completed.
To be more specific, the eastern market is a huge farmers’ market.
Almost anything available in Nanyue could be bought here.
The western side mainly sold food, drinks, and other necessities, while the eastern side was a trading ground for mules, horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs.
The so-called annual guard selection conference took place on the south side, at the same location where slave traders sold female and male servants.
It was evident that these so-called guards really weren’t much different from slaves.
After reaching the entrance of the eastern market by carriage, Qi Yue pulled Zhao Xiyan out of the vehicle, intending to stroll all the way through.
This time, her disguised appearance was that of a noblewoman.
Although her looks were not outstanding, her luxurious attire and tall stature were still quite eye-catching.
Stepping out of the carriage, she immediately attracted the gazes of many passersby.
“Be careful,” Zhao Xiyan said, already reaching out to help support her.
Qi Yue glanced at his current appearance and couldn’t help but suppress a laugh.
This time, she had been rather ruthless, transforming Zhao Xiyan, a person as clear and bright as the wind under the moon, into a man in his forties with a small mustache!
Hahaha…
“Can you hold off your laughter until we get back? Walk carefully,” Zhao Xiyan said helplessly as he looked at her.
Yet, this remark only made Qi Yue laugh even more.
“How can I control it when the laughing point comes? Hahaha… The contrast is too great…”
Zhao Xiyan, seeing her not walking properly, had no choice but to hold her arm with one hand and protect her from behind with the other.
Just then, Qi Yue felt a familiar figure flash by the corner of her eye, and she quickly turned her head to look.
“Eh…”
But, due to the crowded area, the figure disappeared in an instant.
“What is it?” Zhao Xiyan also looked in the direction of her gaze. “Who is it?”
Qi Yue frowned slightly.
“Not sure if it was him or not?”
As the two walked, they talked about Li Tianyi’s matter.
“That figure just now looked a bit like him, but what would he be doing here?”
Zhao Xiyan glanced in the direction Li Tianyi had gone and said indifferently, “Let’s just see, we might bump into him.”
Qi Yue also felt that made sense, so they continued strolling toward the venue of the guard selection.
By the time they arrived, the conference had already started.
It was a huge space, spanning thousands of square meters.
The place was bustling with people.
But upon closer inspection, it was relatively organized.
At the top was a large platform that served as a stage.
Soon, selected guards were to perform on the stage for the guests to choose from.
In front of the stage were rows and rows of tables and chairs.
It was clear they had been hastily set up, somewhat haphazardly and carelessly.
This area was for the guests who came to select guards to rest and view the selection.
On both sides of the big platform stood the neat rows of candidates, close to three hundred people.
From their appearance, these people indeed seemed to have trained in martial arts.
The most obvious sign was their good physique, with many broad-shouldered and robust individuals.
Qingzhu and the others had already picked a spot and settled down.
Upon Qi Yue’s arrival, she was led to a clean spot with a good view.
“Wow, there are so many people. Isn’t this just a dead man’s auction? What’s with calling it a selection conference? You think so too, right? Are you listening, husband?!”
As soon as she sat down, Qi Yue started looking around restlessly and asking endless questions, like a child with ADHD.
Zhao Xiyan watched her with pursed lips, a hint of amusement at the corners of his mouth.
“Yueyue, your current behavior doesn’t match your appearance,” he said.
“Then I’ll be quieter,” Qi Yue said quickly, sticking out her tongue.
Regardless, her identity needed to be well concealed.
At this moment, a sudden burst of gongs and drums rang out from all around, excessively festive and clamorous.
The sound of the gongs and drums stopped, and an adult appeared on the large platform in front.
Clad in a long robe with a blue vest over it, this was the mark of the event’s host.
The middle-aged man took to the stage with a bronze gong, and as he settled into place, he struck it three times.
“Ennobled guests, take heed, the annual guard selection event is about to commence.”
Feeling the noise from the crowd, he struck the bronze gong another three times with great force, and the scene quieted down a bit!
“Noblemen, gentlemen, listen well to what I’m about to say! This year’s guard selection event has some fine goods! Look closely, the ones standing on the right, each and every one is a master. As long as he is yours, you can make him do anything!”
Reaching this point, the middle-aged man revealed a lecherous smile, lowering his voice a bit.
“…even if it’s something he’s unwilling to do, as long as the noble gentleman needs it, he must comply!”
The crowd immediately burst into raucous laughter.
“What exactly are you talking about, be clear!”
“This lord wants him to fetch stars from the sky, can he do it?”
“This lord wants him to carry excrement and urine without allowing him to eat, is that possible?”
“Hahaha…”
“…”
Some of the language was utterly vulgar, too coarse for the two to bear listening to.
The venue once again became noisy, with a tendency to spiral out of control.
Unperturbed, the middle-aged man on the stage struck the bronze gong twice, and several robust contestants immediately stepped forward.
Regardless of the ruckus below, they began fighting on the stage right away.
In a three-on-three challenge, after just three moves, three individuals were being pressed down and beaten on the platform by the other three.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The noisy guests went silent in an instant, all eyes fixed on the stage.
Because blood had already been spilled on the platform.
Those who were overpowered, too weak in their skills, quickly became bruised and swollen with bloodied mouths after being knocked down without the strength to counter.
Qi Yue furrowed her brows as she watched.
“This is simply barbaric!”
Hearing this, Qingzhu spoke softly, “These few were selected in advance to be shown to the guests.”
Qi Yue nodded.
To stir up the atmosphere, of course, she understood.
But she felt this place truly had no regard for human rights!
If she had been reborn as one of them, how miserable that would have been!
Finally, the crowd erupted in thunderous cheers and screams.
“Well fought, this man is mine!!”
“So powerful, this lord wants one too!”
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“This lord bids a thousand taels! I want the most formidable one!”
“…”
The dead-man auction thus commenced amidst such a scene.
And so, one round ended, the unconscious were carried down, new ones took their place, round after round.
Human life was worth nothing.
Even if you were trained in martial arts!
Being expendable, the outcome was death!
By the third round, even Qi Yue, accustomed to the sight of blood, began to feel a bit queasy.
“…Truly bloody.”
Hearing that, Zhao Xiyan immediately turned to look at her, “Shall we go back?”
“…” Qi Yue hesitated for a moment, feeling like leaving but also thinking it’d be good to watch a while longer.
As she was indecisive, a new round of combat had already begun.
Qingzhu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke, “Master, look at that person! Doesn’t he look like Li Tianyi?!”
Qi Yue raised her eyes to look, her lips curling slightly.
“It’s not that he looks like Li Tianyi, he is Li Tianyi.”
