There was a moment of silence in the priest's stone house. For a long time, neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere became somewhat stiff.
After a while, Lu Chen suddenly said, "Why are you suddenly not anxious anymore?"
"Hmm?" Huo Yan looked up at him.
Lu Chen looked at this barbarian and said, "All along, the one who was most anxious to restore the Black Fire tribe to its former glory was you. For this, you didn't even want to wait a few more years, waiting until you officially became the chief before you started. Why do you suddenly want to calm down now? "
Huo Yan was silent for a moment and said, "You are right, I was originally extremely anxious. In the wilderness, a barbarian's life is not very long, unless he is a priest or shaman with powerful witchcraft. But I don't have that. I'm not afraid of death, I'm only afraid that before I die, the Black Fire tribe will still be in this half-dead state. "
Lu Chen nodded and said, "I understand your intentions, but why did you suddenly change your mind? If I'm not wrong, before this war, there were many people in the Black Fire tribe who doubted you and thought that your actions were too radical. But after we defeated the Thunder Lizard Tribe and unified the North, the entire Black Fire Tribe has already bowed down to you. Many of the young Barbarian Tribe's warriors are crying out for you. What they want the most is to follow you to the South and fight against those southern tribes, right? "
"The right time, the right place, and the right people. Now that everything is on your side, why did you change your mind?" Lu Chen stared at him and asked.
"Are they really all on our side?" Huo Yan suddenly asked in return.
Lu Chen's expression did not change, and he said lightly, "Isn't it?"
Huo Yan snorted and leaned back against the wall. His voice was low as he slowly said, "The people of our Barbarian Race are brave and strong, but their minds are simple. No matter what we see, we will only think of some simple things. Except for those high and mighty priests and shamans who are like gods, ordinary people can't see the long term at all. "
"After defeating the Thunder Lizard Tribe, I was also overjoyed. I also had the ambition to go south. But these days, every night, I can't sleep." He gestured to Lu Chen, pointed at his finger, and then pointed at his heart. Lu Chen didn't know what he meant. Finally, he sighed and said with a blank expression, "At first, I didn't know why, so I thought hard. After thinking for a long time, I suddenly realized that the Black Fire tribe couldn't go on like this."
"Our Black Fire tribe has been on the decline for many years. No matter how deep our foundation and depth we have, we are still just a small tribe. Our strength is just that, even if we have you as our priest. We swept through the northern part of the Wilderness not because we were too strong, but because the other four tribes were too weak. We could only do this because this area was too barren, and the powerful tribes in the south didn't care about it. "
"If we overestimate ourselves and continue to go south, then what awaits us is death, isn't that right?"
Huo Yan slowly lowered his head and clenched his teeth, "I won't say these words to anyone else. Even if I did, they wouldn't understand. Who knows, they might even think of betraying me. The only person who can understand me is you, right?"
Lu Chen coldly looked at the barbarian. His eyes gradually turned from gentle to cold. It was as if he was staring at the barbarian with an icy cold sword. After a while, he slowly nodded and said, "You're right."
Huo Yan looked at him, his gaze also containing some coldness and complicated emotions. However, his voice was still calm as he said, "I feel that you are the smartest person I have ever met in my life. You must have thought of these things a long time ago. But now, I'm very curious. You obviously knew this, why didn't you tell me? "
He stared at him and lowered his voice, like a beast full of wariness and murderous intent, hibernating in the darkness and ready to pounce, "Or, in fact, you just wanted to see us, the Black Fire tribe, like fools, rush south and be doomed eternally?"
The stone house was quiet, and the atmosphere was so tense that it seemed to solidify.
The two men looked at each other in the darkness. After a while, Lu Chen slowly said, "You're smarter and calmer than I thought. I'm hesitating now, maybe I should try to kill you. "
…
Standing outside the house, Ye felt a little thirsty. Maybe she had waited here for too long.
On this day, the chief Huo Yan came to talk to the black-robed priest, but it took a long time. She had waited outside for half a day, but there was no response from the dark house, as if no one was inside.
However, the Black Fire guards and the trusted warriors brought by the chief Huo Yan were still standing there, indicating that there were two of the most powerful people in the Black Fire tribe in the house, and they seemed to be still discussing something.
Ye sat to the side, bored. For some reason, she suddenly remembered the scene a few days ago when the black-robed priest suddenly had a ball of black flame in his hand.
She remembered that at that time, she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, as if something was about to break out of her body. It was very scary.
She also remembered that at the same time, the black-robed priest looked at her. After the initial shock, it was followed by a deep and bottomless gaze.
Until now, Ye did not know what happened that day, but she could still keenly feel that recently, whenever the black-robed priest looked at her, there seemed to be something in his eyes that she could not explain.
She stretched out a palm and placed it in front of herself. Compared to most tribal barbarians, her palm was relatively small and white, which was very rare. But when she was still in the old tribe, she was often nagged by the aunts and aunties in the tribe because of this. They said that she was not suited to work, and that she could not do things neatly, and that she would probably not be able to serve her husband well in the future.
Ye used to be very ashamed and worried about this, but after so many years, in the end, it was still like this. In the end, the Divine Wood tribe was destroyed, and there was nothing more to say. But at this moment, she suddenly felt a kind of excitement in her heart. The mysterious black flame in the black-robed priest's hand, although it looked scary, seemed to have a kind of exciting power.
If only she had this kind of power, how good would that be …
She gently waved her hand, trying to make various gestures, imagining a strange scene in her heart, imagining that there might be a ball of black flame spewing out from her white palm.
…
Lu Chen suddenly turned his head, looking outside the house.
Huo Yan saw his movement, his eyebrows slightly wrinkled, "What's wrong?"
Lu Chen was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "Nothing."
Huo Yan grunted and said, "That's good. But just now, you said that you want to kill me? "
Lu Chen did not have any intention of retreating, he even raised his head and looked straight at Huo Yan, after a moment, he suddenly smiled, "Yes."
Huo Yan also laughed and said, "You can kill me?"
Lu Chen said, "Perhaps there is a little possibility."
Huo Yan was silent for a moment, then nodded, "You are a priest, you naturally have methods that I do not know of, I believe this. But first, I will not let myself be captured, and second, there is no benefit in killing me right? Also, "He looked deeply at Lu Chen," I originally thought that the relationship between us, could be considered as a kind of friend. "
Lu Chen shook his head, "There is no benefit in killing you, but you are a person who knows when to yield and when to stand tall. You are strong and decisive. Not to mention the Barbarians, even among the people I have seen in the Northern Human Race, there are not many people like you."
He looked at Huo Yan, quietly said, "I am a little afraid that in the future, you will not be an ordinary person. Once the wind and clouds gather, perhaps you will make a great achievement. At that time, if you are still in the Southern Wilderness, then naturally there is no harm. But if you lead the army to the North, won't our Human Race be tormented by the army? "
Huo Yan looked into his eyes, his gaze firm and fearless, "You think too highly of me, but what I should do, I will still do. And you can't kill me, you still need that secret, right? "
"Perhaps in a few years, I will die in this wasteland. What do you think?" Huo Yan revealed a faint smile as he spoke to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen nodded. "You're right. I want that secret. I want to leave this place and return to the north." He paused for a moment before continuing, "I won't kill you. I'll even help you."
Huo Yan smiled, nodded his head.
Lu Chen looked at his smile, his face expressionless, and said indifferently, "If I am not wrong, you are temporarily in seclusion, it should be to tidy up the chaos in the Wilderness. Once this is done, and your strength is enough, you still want to go south and fight against those strong tribes, right?"
"At that time, the Barbarians will kill the Barbarians. Before you grow up, the stronger you are, the more Barbarians will die, right?" Lu Chen looked at him and said.
Huo Yan's face instantly became cold.
A smile floated in Lu Chen's eyes, with a bit of coldness, but his expression became gentle, "You see, I can even do you a big favor."
Huo Yan coldly said, "What is it?"
Lu Chen leisurely said, "Since ancient times, you ordinary Barbarians have probably crawled under the feet of the priests and shamans. If I tell you, there is actually a way that you can control them …"
Huo Yan suddenly stood up, his eyes revealing a look of disbelief, staring at Lu Chen, even his voice was a bit shaky, "You, what did you say?"
Lu Chen smiled, "As long as you agree to my conditions, I will teach you."
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