The news of Xiang Lin and the others' attack on the elephant clan came back on the twenty-eighth day after they left. The first to come back were just two soldiers who reported the news.

"Emperor, we have defeated the Elephant Clan, killed the Elephant Chief, the Great Wizard, and thirty-four Elephant warriors, captured two hundred and ninety-five, and eighty-four old Elephant men. The elephant women, children, a total of 443 people, have been escorted by Vice Minister Tian Yuan and have rushed here, and in seven days, they will be able to arrive. ”

"What about Xiang Lin and Lin Zhan?"

"I want to ask Minister Lin for the emperor, there are one hundred and ten wounded and sick soldiers of the elephant clan, whether they should be sent here directly or to Longshan."

"Go back and send a message to Xiang Lin, and send the wounded soldiers and the old elephant men to Longshan, where the old elephant men will serve the wounded soldiers, and the other captives will be escorted here. Let Lin Zhan temporarily return to Longshan to station, guard the wounded soldiers of the Elephant Clan, and keep an eye on the movements of the Turtle Clan. ”

Sending away the messengers, Xiao Yiran immediately summoned Cao Ying and Liang Mu.

"Liang Mu, nearly three hundred captives, and more than five hundred elephant clansmen, will come one after another in seven days, how is the house you prepared for them?"

"Emperor, the house is still under construction. Now it has been built, and it can only be provided for 300 people. ”

"Cao Ying, put all your men and horses into the construction of the house, fully assist Liang Mu, and prepare a place to live for the women and old people of the elephant tribe in the shortest possible time."

After that, Xiao Yiran found Xuan Yi and Xuan Liang again.

"Young Patriarch Xuanyi, now that the Elephant Clan has been defeated, the Turtle Clan is safe, when are you going to go back?"

"Empress, I'm not going back, I'm still going to train with the Empress's guards."

Xuan Liang rushed in front of Xuan Yi and said.

"Sister Empress, I need to go back and discuss with my mother the future whereabouts of the Turtle Clan, and ask Sister Empress to agree."

"Okay, let's go back with the four guards, do you want to send you a few more people?"

"No, thank you, Sister Empress."

Xuan Yi didn't delay much, instructed Xuan Liang a few words, and hurriedly left with four guards. Xiao Yiran didn't say anything to Xuan Yi, Xiao Yiran knew that Xuan Yi was a smart girl, and she must have had an opinion in her heart for more than a month here.

On the seventh day after the herald left, Tian Yuan and fifty dragon soldiers of each sex, escorted 443 women and children of the elephant tribe, and hurried back to the station.

"Xiao An, according to the physical condition of the elephant women, first take care of those who are old and frail, as well as those with young children and children, live in the house. The others will live in a straw hut for the time being, and when all the houses are built, they will be distributed together. ”

"Tian Yuan, let fifty female soldiers take good care of the women and children of the Elephant Clan, and do not allow any men to approach, especially the Elephant men who will come next. The other fifty soldiers were in charge of the borders of the clan. ”

On the fifth day after Tian Yuan returned, Xiang Lin also arrived. Place the captives first, and report to Lin Cai to Xiao Yiran.

"Emperor, I am here to lead a total of 300 soldiers, and there are no casualties. A total of 295 loxondron soldiers were captured and 34 were killed. One hundred and ten wounded soldiers and eighty-four elderly men of the elephant tribe have been escorted by Lin Zhan to Longshan. He brought back a hundred and eighty-five loxonas, four hundred and forty-three women and children, eight elephants, two young elephants, and some wealth. ”

"Oh, and baby elephants?"

"Yes, two of the eight elephants were born to a female elephant."

"Let the hundred soldiers under your command and the fifty male soldiers brought back by Tian Yuan, each group of seventy-five people, take turns to guard the captured soldiers of the Elephant Clan, and let them devote themselves to the construction of houses with beams from tomorrow, and they are not allowed to move around at will, especially not to touch the women and children of the Elephant Clan. At the same time, it is necessary to be responsible for the vigilance of the community. Eight elephants and two baby elephants were handed over to the breeding department, carefully fed, and after domestication, they came to tell me. The wealth of the elephant clan was counted and stored by the Ministry of Finance. ”

"Yes, Emperor."

He bowed to Lin and turned to leave.

Xiao Yiran secretly calculated the number of the current clan in his heart, since the annexation of the eagle, snake and tiger clans, the clansmen have reached nearly six hundred, and now the elephant clan has more than eight hundred people to join, and the number of the dragon clan has soared to more than 1,400 people, this is nothing if it is placed in the era before rebirth, but in this barbaric era of paleolithic tools, it can be completely dominating within a radius of thousands of miles. As for whether the turtle clan chose to be a vassal of the dragon clan or choose to merge into the dragon clan, Xiao Yiran did not attach great importance to it, and more than 300 people were nothing to the current dragon clan.

Due to the sudden increase of more than 800 people, there are thousands of things in the clan that need Xiao Yiran's nod and plan, so Xiao Yiran, who has been busy all day, has forgotten about Xuanyi. However, only fifteen days had passed, and Xuan Yi had returned to the Dragon Clan residence again. This time it wasn't Xuan Yi who came alone, the patriarch of the Turtle Clan, that is, Xuan Yi's mother, also came in person.

Still in the living room on the first floor of the palace, Xiao Yiran met with Xuanyun, the patriarch of the turtle clan. Xiao Yiran did not let Xuanyun pay homage to him, but met each other with the equal etiquette of the patriarchs.

"Xuanyun came this time, firstly, on behalf of the Turtle Clan, to thank the Empress for her help."

Xiao Yiran didn't answer, waiting for Xuan Yun to continue.

"The second is to represent the turtle clan and ask the whole clan to join the dragon clan. Return to the Empress's approval. ”

"Why didn't the Xuanyun Patriarch choose to be a vassal of the Dragon Clan as he originally promised?"

Xiao Yiran looked at Xuanyun's eyes and asked.

"Empress Qiqi, after Xuan Yi went back, she told the clansmen everything she saw and heard in the Dragon Clan. The clan has always believed that it is better to join the dragon clan than to be a vassal of the dragon clan. Along the way, I also saw the strength of the dragon clan, and I also agreed with the clan to join the dragon clan. ”

"Hehe, on behalf of the Dragon Clan, I welcome the sisters of the Turtle Clan to join in."

Since the turtle clan has chosen to join the clan, Xiao Yiran doesn't have to worry about the next thing, and the details are up to Xiao An and Xuan Yun to discuss. Arranged for Xiao An to take Xuanyun to the next door to discuss the details of the merger, Xiao Yiran signaled to Xiaolan behind him, handed the things he was holding in his hand to Xuan Yi, and said to Xuan Yi:

"Xuanyi, this is the gift I promised to give you, can you see the fit?"

Xuan Yi didn't expect the Empress of the Dragon Clan to speak like this, so she first gave Xiao Yiran a deep salute, and then took the three clothes handed over by Xiaolan, a brown long skirt, a bra, and silk pants. Xuan Yi was in front of Xiao Yiran, with the help of Xiao Lan, dressed neatly one by one, and turned around in front of Xiao Yiran.

"Sister Xuanyi is really a beauty."

Xiao Yiran praised from the bottom of his heart.

"The empress's sister is making fun of Xuan Yi again."

"I didn't make fun of Xuan Yi, I don't believe you can ask Xiaolan Xiaoju and them."

"Yes, Patriarch Xuan Yi is really very beautiful."

Xiaolan Xiaoju echoed.

"Sister Xiaolan Xiaoju, don't call me the young patriarch in the future, if the sisters don't dislike it, let's call each other sisters in the future."

"Do you want to see Xuan Liang?"

"Yes, Sister Empress, why didn't I see Xuan Liang?"

"Xuan Liang works very hard and has been training with my guards. Wei Wen, go Xuan Liang called, and said that his mother and sister were here. ”