Aikulu's figure was extremely tall and muscular. Coupled with the bear skin on his body and the blood all over his body, under the dim light, he looked like a giant bear walking on its hind legs. When he took a step forward, he gave off a heavy feeling of oppression.
The two disciples of Su Zhu unconsciously tightened their grip on the daggers in their hands and were about to charge forward.
Zhang Yu raised his sword and blocked the two from advancing. Then, he sheathed his sword with a clang and said in the language of the Tough Claw tribe, "I can only say that we are not enemies for the time being."
When Aikulu heard this, he looked at him with interest and continued to walk forward until he was outside the range of the Xia Sword. Relying on his stature that was not much shorter than the Blood Feather Warriors, he looked down and continued to speak in Tianxia language, "Descendants of Tianxia, didn't you want to see me? I'm already in front of you. Do you have anything to say? "
He could speak a few simple sentences in the Tianxia language. This was something that Zanuitsa had taught him.
Zhan Zhitong had always thought that he was talented in the language and that the rest were mediocre. But in reality, there was no lack of such people. Although Zanuitsa was a barbarian, he also had such talent.
In the days that he had followed the Zhan father and son, he had learned the daily conversations in the Tianxia language without anyone teaching him. However, he had always pretended that he did not understand. On the way here, he had heard some of the more secretive conversations in the diplomatic mission.
In fact, he wasn't a real spy. There were many flaws in his disguise. It wasn't difficult to discover these flaws with a little bit of attention. However, Zhan Zhitong was a proud and arrogant person. So, why would he care about a barbarian?
Zhang Yu held the Xia Sword and stood at the front. He looked at Aikulu and said, "The remnants of the Blood Sun Ancient Kingdom are the enemies of the Dongting Protectorate. I know that there are two people hiding in the Great Chieftain's tribe. Before we talk, we have to eliminate them."
Aikulu's enormous body emitted a thick nasal sound that seemed to be a laugh yet not a laugh. He said, "Ka Mo."
Priest Ka Mo quickly ran over from the distance and said respectfully, "Great Chieftain."
Aikulu said, "Go and bring those two people over."
After he gave the order, the two men from the Blood Sun Ancient Kingdom were quickly dragged out of the tent by the warriors of the Tough Claw Tribe and pushed in front of both sides.
The masked man looked around. He was still relatively calm. He stood up straight and said in a deep voice, "Aikulu, killing us won't do you any good. Leave us alive and you still have a way out. Moreover, with us around, the people of Dong Ting will be more wary of you."
Aikulu strode forward and grabbed his head with his hand. The masked man said nervously, "If you kill us, the descendants of the Blood Sun will no longer work with you. The people of Dongting will no longer be afraid of you. They will exploit you even more."
Aikulu looked at Zhang Yu. "Would you do that?"
Zhang Yu said indifferently, "If we can get more benefits, why wouldn't we?"
Aikulu grinned and squeezed lightly. The sound of bones cracking could be heard. The man's head was like a crushed watermelon. Blood, flesh, and broken mask mixed together.
Aikulu let go and let the headless corpse fall to the ground. His eyes were filled with disdain.
In his opinion, this man was just spouting nonsense.
His logic was simple and direct. He would believe whoever had the power.
Now that Zhang Yu's side had easily defeated the Blood Feather Warriors, there was no doubt that the people of Dong Ting or Tianxia's descendants were stronger.
It was even funnier to say that he would leave a way out for himself. These descendants of the Blood Sun came to him because he had the power to help them, not the other way around.
As long as he had the power, so what if he killed these people? He believed that even if he could not reach an agreement with the people of Dong Ting, as long as he expressed his willingness to work with the Blood Sun people again, they would naturally choose to forget about it.
At this moment, he pushed the last remaining member of the Blood Sun Ancient Kingdom in front of Zhang Yu and the others. "I'll leave this one to you."
This person was pushed by a huge force. He could not stop himself and fell to the ground. He raised his head and revealed an unusually tall aquiline nose. He looked at Zhang Yu and the others and begged in a trembling voice, "Don't kill me. Don't kill me. I know a lot of secrets."
Zhang Yu was about to draw his sword when a voice came from behind. "Envoy, let me do it."
Envoy Wu walked out from the side. He held his sword, but his face was slightly pale. It was obvious that he was nervous.
Zhang Yu nodded and stepped to the side. Su Zhu and the others also made way for him.
Envoy Wu walked to the front, drew his sword, and held his breath. The remaining member of the Blood Sun Ancient Kingdom realized that something was wrong. He hurriedly got up and tried to escape. But before he could take a few steps, his head fell to the ground. His body lost its support and fell forward.
Envoy Wu sighed and said, "I haven't practiced for a long time. Fortunately, I'm not too rusty. I've embarrassed myself in front of Envoy and everyone."
Although he was a teacher of the academy, he was not a weakling. In the Dongting Protectorate, everyone had the chance to enter the battlefield, so the majority of them had a certain level of knowledge in using weapons.
At this moment, Aikulu said, "Alright, the obstacle between us is gone. We can sit down and talk."
Zhang Yu said indifferently, "Not yet."
Aikulu revealed a dangerous look. He stared at him and said, "Tianxia descendant, don't test my patience. I've already satisfied your request. What else do you want?"
Zhang Yu said indifferently, "I'm a guest who came before dawn. Then this conversation should be held after dawn and be treated with the respect it deserves. It shouldn't be a conversation covered in blood like this."
Aikulu made a sound. He clenched his fist, then opened his hand. After a few times, he nodded and said, "A reasonable request." He turned around and looked at Zhang Yu and the others. "After dawn, come to my tent."
After saying that, he walked away with heavy steps.
Zhang Yu also led his men back to his tent. He instructed them to rest while he sat down to regulate his breathing and recuperate his mind.
When dawn was about to arrive, he got up and washed up. Then, he changed into the formal Envoy attire for the negotiation.
At this moment, everyone was ready. He brought everyone to the huge hut in the middle of the camp.
This time, he brought along An Chuer, Yu Mingyang, and the others. As his students, they could translate the conversation here for Teacher Wu and the people from the other academies.
There were already people waiting in front of the hut. When they saw them arrive, they beat the drums rhythmically. The barbarian warriors holding bone spears on both sides of the hut began to make a unique roaring sound from their chests.
After Zhang Yu walked into the hut, he found that Aikulu was already sitting in his seat. He was wearing a white and clean bear skin and had beautiful feathers in his hair. He was looking at them with interest.
Beside him, there were many priests from the Hard Claw Tribe. However, it was worth noting that these priests were all young.
Three years ago, he lived in the Hard Claw Tribe for a period of time. However, until now, he had not met anyone he knew. As for those old priests who once ruled the upper echelons, he did not see many of them now.
Priests were an important class in the worship of the gods. They had a very high status. He thought of the old priest he saw earlier. Now, he was only the leader of an outpost camp. This undoubtedly meant that with Aikulu's ascension, there was a considerable change in power within the tribe.
Thinking of this, his heart skipped a beat. If that was the case, it would undoubtedly lead to another result …
Although this hut was built temporarily, it was spacious and bright. At this time, the dark clouds had dispersed a little, and the light from outside shone in and fell on them. After the heavy rain, a gentle breeze gradually came in, and there was a special kind of refreshing feeling.
After Zhang Yu was invited to sit down by Aikulu, he noticed that there was a white porcelain tea set on the tree stump in front of him. This was obviously brought by Zhan Zhitong and was taken out by Aikulu to serve the guests.
At this moment, Aikulu was a little impatient. "Alright, we have waited long enough. Let's start our conversation as soon as possible."
Zhang Yu nodded. "Sure."
Wu Shijiao immediately took out a pen and paper, but when he noticed that the priests suddenly looked at him, he couldn't help but pause. If the other party was disgusted, he would choose not to do so for the time being. Although he hadn't reached the level of eidetic memory, he could roughly recall simple words.
However, the priests only glanced at the pen and paper in his hand before quickly turning their heads away. He secretly relaxed.
Aikulu didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point. He said, "We've received the people you sent to talk to us before. We know that you want us to stay in the Southern Plains peacefully. However, you have to know that this isn't easy."
Zhang Yu's expression was indifferent. He did not speak.
Aikulu straightened his upper body and spoke in the Tianxia language. "I will first state my conditions. We need food. Food enough for our tribe to survive!" He turned his head and said to Zanucha who was sitting not far from him. "Food, is that right?"
Zanucha bowed and said respectfully. "Yes, Great Chieftain." He reminded again. "We also need tea leaves."
"Yes, tea leaves!" Aikulu nodded vigorously. "That thing does not taste good. However, I can feel that my body needs it. I need it very much!"
Zanucha continued. "And those exquisite porcelain and silk … …"
Aikulu laughed. "Although I feel that those things are quite useless. They cannot be eaten or used as weapons. However, if you need them, I can give them to you. Consider it a reward from me."
He turned his head and looked at Zhang Yu. "How about it? These are our conditions! Then, descendants of Tianxia, what is your answer? "
Zhang Yu nodded. "These things, our Tianxia has them. What are you prepared to exchange for them?"
"Exchange?" Aikulu suddenly became unhappy. He slowly leaned forward. "Just like your previous envoy said, our Tough Claw tribe will help you maintain the stability of the southern territories. Isn't this a form of exchange?"
Zhang Yu looked at him and said, "The territory of our Tianxia people will be defended by us Tianxia people. We do not need any other tribes to interfere." Although his voice was calm, anyone could hear the determination in his words. There was no room for retreat.
Aikulu's expression turned cold as a dangerous glint flashed across his eyes. "Then, if we can't get what we want, we'll take it ourselves!"
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