Zheng Luo and Shao Xuan were speaking in riddles. Ao and the rest couldn't understand them at all. However, Duo Kang seemed to have thought of something after Zheng Luo's words and his face lit up. "You're saying that we should let the Chang Le's send a message to the Taihe tribe? Should we persuade them to come over? "
Everyone understood after hearing Duo Kang's words. Even though Ao and the rest had never met the Taihe tribe before, they had heard of them. Their brothers from the other side of the sea had a lot to say about the Taihe tribe. What impressed Ao the most was that the Taihe people were good neighbors.
Shao Xuan said that there were too few people. Everyone understood that as the popularity of the Flaming River Trading Point increased, the Yanjiao tribes were starting to feel powerless. The reason was that there weren't enough people and they didn't have enough manpower. They didn't have enough reliable helpers. Once the number of travelling parties increased, it would be a fierce battle.
Fortunately, because of the king beast and Shao Xuan's use of the Chang Le's to establish their authority, the people who were harboring all kinds of thoughts stopped for a moment. However, this wasn't a long-term solution.
They couldn't let children who had just learned to walk become warriors who could hunt and fight within a year. Increasing the population wasn't something that could be done in a short period of time. As for reliable helpers, out of all the tribes that Yanjiao had contact with along the river, only the Drumming tribe could be considered "reliable". Even the Rain tribe couldn't be considered as reliable.
However, the Drumming tribe didn't have many people. No matter how they thought about it, they were still lacking a lot of people.
Now that Shao Xuan suggested this, everyone in the room was tempted.
"Even though the Taihe people aren't very likable at times, they're still trustworthy. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been neighbors with them for so many years. Plus, it was our ancestors who chose them in the first place," said Zheng Luo. They used to quarrel with the people of Taihe River, but those were just small fights. When there was a big problem, they would still work together, just like the salt mine incident.
The salt mines had been abandoned because of the appearance of the salt beasts. With the salt beasts there, no one dared to dig in the salt mines. And without Yanjiao, the Taihe people's lives would be much more difficult. Back then, it was because of the Yanjiao that the two tribes joined forces. It was enough to make the other tribes in the forest not dare to make a move against them. But if it was only the Taihe tribe, it would not be much of a deterrent.
"It is indeed a good idea, but what if they are not willing to come?" Ao asked.
"Explain the situation here clearly. They should be willing. Of course, it's still up to them to decide. "Zheng Luo felt that the possibility of the Taihe people coming over was very high. The Taihe tribe had moved their nest a few times before. They did not have deep feelings for that piece of land. In terms of tribal interests, moving here was also beneficial for the Taihe tribe.
After the disaster, Zheng Luo knew that the two continents were close. He wanted to go over and see the Taihe people and persuade them to move here. They could still be neighbors, but he knew that the slave masters on the other side of the sea were very vigilant against Yanjiao. The situation in the desert near the sea was very strange, so he could only give up. With the establishment of the Flaming River Trading Point, everyone was very busy and did not have time to travel. Now that Shao Xuan mentioned it, Zheng Luo saw an opportunity.
The Chang Le people were the best people to send a letter. The people on the other side of the sea would definitely keep an eye on the Yanjiao people. If Yanjiao people went over, they would definitely capture them immediately. But what if it was the Chang Le people who went over?
People on the other side of the sea would probably want to stay as far away as possible from this kind of annoying character.
But …
"What if the Chang Le people don't want to?"
"Also, how can we guarantee that the Chang Le people won't do anything else?"
This organization with a bad reputation was indeed worrisome.
"Although the Chang Le people are as annoying as the robbers, they are different in that they value teamwork." Shao Xuan said, "The robbers work alone most of the time, but the Chang Le people are different. They work very well together. Also, when they appeared in the field, they were willing to expose themselves in advance to catch their fallen comrade. It's clear that they care about their own people."
"Also, I photographed five people. One of them was seriously injured and unconscious, one of them couldn't move because of his injured legs. Of the other three, one had a broken arm and the other two only had minor injuries. They could have left immediately. I was the only one there, so the three of them had a high chance of escaping if they split up. But they didn't abandon their comrade who couldn't escape. So I thought that no matter if they were dead or alive, the Chang Le people would definitely come back. If they were alive, they could still negotiate with the Chang Le people. "
After listening to Shao Xuan's explanation, the others nodded. That was right.
Ao was initially wary of the Chang Le people, but now he hoped that they would come quickly. That way, Shao Xuan's plan could be carried out.
"Then, let's prepare the letter to the Taihe people," Shao Xuan said.
The others understood that no matter how close they were to the Taihe people, they had to show their sincerity. If only Zheng Luo and Duo Kang left a message in the letter, the Taihe people might not fully believe it. After all, Zheng Luo was no longer the leader, and Duo Kang was only one of the two leaders.
After the discussion, Ao stopped Shao Xuan. "The bat has left, but it took a bag of grains with it. It wasn't the biggest one, but a small one."
After harvesting the Thousand Grain Gold, the people quickly removed the grains from the ears and put them in other bags.
The bags used to store the Thousand Grain Gold were all big bags, but Shao Xuan asked them to use smaller ones. When Ao went to check at night, he found that a small bag was missing. The bag was about the size of a human head.
There was an open window in the warehouse, and there were many people guarding outside. The bat was probably the only one who could sneak in and take the Thousand Grain Gold away.
"Also, I didn't see it tonight. Is it still nearby? "Ao asked.
"Not anymore." Shao Xuan didn't sense the bat leader's presence. It might have taken the bag of grains back to the bat mountain.
"Could it be that it was just helping us? It didn't take a lot of grains, "Ao sighed.
Shao Xuan glanced at him. "You're thinking too much. It just thinks that these things belong to it, and we're just its little brothers collecting food for it. Why is it protecting the Thousand Grain Gold? It considers the Thousand Grain Gold as one of its favorite foods, and it doesn't allow other people or animals to get close. It's a typical behavior of an animal protecting its food. As for why it only took a small bag, it's because it's easier to move around. The big bag can't fly, and it's quite far from here to the bat mountain. "
"Will it come back for the rest of the Thousand Grain Gold?" Ao asked.
"I don't know. We can check every day."
"If we eat the Thousand Grain Gold, will it get angry?" Ao was still worried. He didn't even dare to eat what he grew. It was so frustrating.
"Probably not. If it doesn't allow us to touch the Thousand Grain Gold, it will threaten us." Beasts protect their food. They'd rather let their food rot than let unrelated people or animals take it away. At least for now, the bat leader didn't exclude the Yanjiao people as its own people.
"Then I'm relieved."
After resolving his doubts, Ao finally relaxed. He began to prepare for the next step. He didn't know when the Chang Le's people would arrive.
As for Wu He's group of five who were locked up in the cave, they were having a hard time. The soup was cold, the meat was cold and hard, and it tasted bad. There wasn't even any dry grass on the ground, let alone animal skins. Fortunately, it wasn't too cold yet, but the temperature at night was much lower than during the day. In a place like this, they couldn't eat or sleep well. They were indeed prisoners.
But as long as they had food, it was fine. Wu He and the others didn't expect the Yanjiao to treat them well. They were just waiting for someone to come and ransom them.
Wu He looked at the Yanjiao people not far away from him. They were the ones guarding them. Now, they were cooking the meat soup. The rich aroma was still hot, and it wafted through the cave.
Wu He took a deep breath and felt even hungrier. He looked away from the soup pot and tried to shift his attention to something else.
The Yanjiao people were talking about something. Wu He couldn't hear them clearly, but he could guess what they were talking about from the movement of their lips.
"Hey, when the Great Elder summoned the flame giant, he smacked them down with one slap. Do you know how they looked when they were tied up? They looked like they had been smashed with bird shit! Hahaha! "a Yanjiao warrior said.
Wu He, who had deciphered this, was speechless. Those words sounded familiar.
As he continued to observe the Yanjiao guards, Wu He realized that the Yanjiao people had mentioned the word "Bandit". It seemed to be the name of a tribe.
"I feel like the Chang Le's are just like the Bandit's. They make people want to kill them. Actually, if the Great Elder hadn't spoken, we would have done it. But the Bandit's seem to be harder to catch. Up until now, we've only caught one Bandit, but the Chang Le's caught five … "another Yanjiao warrior said to his companion. The content of his words made Wu He very unhappy.
"Bandit?"
What the hell was a Bandit? How could they be compared to the Chang Le's? Why did the Yanjiao people say that they were stronger than the Chang Le's?
Was there someone here who could compete with the Chang Le's?
Wu He tried every day to find out more about the Bandit's from the guards and waited for the Chang Le's to come and save them.
On the fifth day after Wu He and the others were captured, the Chang Le's finally arrived. However, they weren't here in Yanjiao, but at the Flaming River Trading Point. They wouldn't let the Chang Le's into Yanjiao's headquarters.
Shao Xuan took out the animal skin scroll filled with words from the mountain, rolled it up, put it in a bamboo tube, and closed it. This was the letter everyone had written over the past five days to their old neighbour, the Taihe tribe.
Under the night sky, Shao Xuan walked towards the Flaming River Trading Point. At the same time, he brought Wu He, whose hands and feet were cuffed, with him. To prove that these people were still alive, he had to bring a living person. Among the five of them, Wu He seemed to be the core of the group. He was also in the best state of mind, so he was the most suitable person to bring along.
When Wu He heard that someone had come to save them, he was very happy. Although their mission had failed and they had embarrassed the Chang Le's, when he thought about how they would soon be free from their prison, his listlessness from a few days ago was swept away and he eagerly went over.
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