Fish is a good thing here, even if it is the patriarch of various tribes, it is rare to eat this kind of thing, not every tribe can fish, and only some places near the sea can fish eat, and the places that rely on the mountains are all eating wild beasts, this is the so-called backing the mountains and relying on the water to eat water. So once he ate it, he didn't sit idle for a moment, and desperately stuffed it into his mouth, but the Qingshan patriarch obviously ate a little more gentlely, and when others finished eating, the fish in it was only half eaten.

Xiling asked with a smile: "Master Shan, the Ge cloth you are wearing is the same as the clothes on the big shell patriarch, it seems to be ordinary, but if you look closely, it is exquisite. It is by no means something that ordinary weavers can weave, and it is rare to see it on Ba Yuan. I see that some of the patriarchs here are also wearing the same fabric, which should be a specialty of this area, may I ask who made it?"

The water cloth made by Shuigu herself is the most exquisite cloth in this area, and it is also the most popular product of all ethnic groups. The fabric on the shell of the fish is the water cloth. The patriarch of Qingshan was also wearing water cloth clothes, and several patriarchs present were also the same, and they were discovered by the careful Xiling.

It is the magic power of Shui Gu, woven in the Yuan Shen Realm, the texture is soft and comfortable, it is almost close to silk, but the feeling is more refreshing than silk. Such a cloth is not only extremely delicate and quite precious, at least the weavers on the plains could not weave it.

Eba Yuan is large and has a large population, and of course there are masters who are not weaker than Shuigu. But don't talk about the masters of the Five Realms like Shui Gu. Even if an ordinary person who has entered the initial realm and has been able to cultivate, he is either an important person in each country or the key cultivation object of each clan, how can he spin cloth himself?

Anything that can be solved by ordinary manual means, in the five kingdoms of Bayuan, it is usually not bothering the monks to use their magical powers. Of course, there are also some clothes on Ba Yuan that are refined with supernatural powers, but they are by no means ordinary people's clothes, such as the clothes of those high-ranking people on Chiwang Hill, or the robes of the kings of various countries. It is exquisite, abnormal, and even invulnerable, and can prevent knives and guns.

But the water cloth is the water cloth, it is the clothing of ordinary people, and it is also the most exquisite kudzu cloth that Xiling has ever seen. I think that when the big shell sent fish and swam to find Lord Yuegeng, the gifts they carried were not only the precious utensils inherited from the fish village and the products in the mountains, but also a batch of water cloth, which they exchanged for a lot of salt from Lu Village.

Lord Yue Geng confiscated these things and didn't even look closely. Instead, it is recommended that Fish and Swim, as a tributary on behalf of the various tribes of the wilderness, bring gifts to the king. Of course, the gifts they gave would not be taken seriously by the monarch, but the significance of the matter was significant. So the monarch is happy. However, after Yu and You and the others left, when the monarch looked through these messy gifts out of curiosity, he found that these arrowroot cloths were so exquisite, and the weavers in the country did not have this kind of craftsmanship at all!

It seems that the primitive tribes in the remote wilderness should not be underestimated, there are such skilled craftsmen! Since the monarch feels this way, he will be more willing to send people to help the wilderness tribes, and at the same time, he will want to establish a tribal alliance as his vassals. This exquisite kudzu cloth was a gift from the people of Yucun, who also claimed to be the leader of the barbarian tribes, so there was no need to think about it, this thing was a unique property of their tribe.

But today, Xiling saw that Patriarch Qingshan and the others were also wearing the same fabric, so he couldn't help but ask. This can be regarded as having nothing to say, otherwise just sitting and watching everyone eat like this, the atmosphere is a little awkward. The Qingshan patriarch was just about to answer, but the other patriarch who was closest also heard it, and shouted in a loud voice: "Lord Envoy, do you mean water cloth? It is hand-woven by the water aunt of Lu Village, and it is very popular here, and everyone's water cloth is exchanged from Lu Village!"

The patriarch ate the fastest, and the third plate of fish was already empty, so he had the strength to interject. Xiling was slightly stunned when he heard this, it turned out that such exquisite kudzu cloth was not produced by Youyu Village, but from Lu Village. And the weaver of the water cloth should be another difficult master Ruoshui mentioned by Yu Dahu. Today, everyone reserved a seat for this water girl, but she herself was not present.

It turned out to be a monk of a high realm, and he was weaving cloth in the wilderness, so it is no wonder that he can weave such fabrics. Just such a small detail had greatly changed Xiling's perception of the Qingshan Patriarch and Lu Village, and he even vaguely felt in his heart that his plan to support Youyu Village's plan to persuade and deter the tribes to form an alliance seemed to be a little wrong.

All the patriarchs let go of their appetite unceremoniously, as if they could eat as many plates as they came, and some people even thought that after eating such a delicious meal, they would not have to eat again tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. The big fish shell looked at this scene and was a little dizzy, these are the fresh fish specially caught by the clan in the early hours of the morning, and they were quickly transported to the central valley to be made, I thought it was enough, but it seems that it is still a little little, and it must be controlled.

When the third plate of fish was empty, the patriarchs wiped their mouths and found that there was no more fish served, so they asked, "Big shell, have you finished eating?"

Yu Da Shell stood up with a smile and said, "There are still some things that are being done, don't worry...... I have something to say to you. The reason why I invite all the patriarchs to come here to eat fish today is mainly to welcome the distinguished guests who have come here, Lord Xiling, the envoy sent by the monarch of the country of Pakistan!"

The Qingshan patriarch took the lead in getting up to greet and welcome Lord Xiling again, and the other patriarchs also followed the Qingshan patriarch to get up and say hello, which can be regarded as having all said hello. Many of the people in the wilderness may not have heard of the country of Pakistan at all, but after all, the chiefs of various tribes here have established settlements in the central valley in recent years, and they also often see the merchants of Ba Yuan, but they all know the situation, and they are also very curious about the arrival of the king's envoy.

Although the fish here is delicious, but there is no wine, Lord Xiling got up to salute and saluted the patriarchs with the mountain spring in the bamboo cup. All the patriarchs thought it was very interesting, how could they still be so particular when eating, and they all drank all the water in the bamboo tube with a smile, and they all happened to eat fish and be thirsty.

Then Xiling said in a loud voice: "I came on the orders of the king. Now that the dispute in Ba Yuan has continued for many years, the monarch also has the ambition to pacify Ba Yuan and will appease the subordinates of all ethnic groups. A few years ago, Lord Yuegeng was ordered by the monarch to come here to visit the Qingshui clan and learned that the Qingshui clan was no longer there.

Then there was an envoy to pay tribute to the monarch on behalf of the tribes here, and the head of Youyu Village, Yu Dahu, informed Lord Yue Geng that the Youyu clan had inherited the land of the Qingshui clan, and would lead the barbarian tribes to form an alliance and return to the position of a vassal of the Ba State. The monarch has sent me to assist in the completion of the alliance, and to express his respect and gratitude to all the tribes. ”

The tribal chiefs were surprised: "Is there such a thing, why don't we know?...... Master Shan, do you know about this?"

The big fish shell hurriedly said: "Even if some of you didn't know it before, won't it be clear today? The reason why you are invited to eat fish is to discuss this matter." It just so happens that the envoy is present, and it can be agreed today. ”

The Qingshan Patriarch asked, "Big Shell, what are your plans to gather the chiefs of the various tribes to discuss the alliance?"

Yu Dahu coughed and said: "Unite all the ministries to form a unified alliance, build a city in the central valley, and be sealed in Pakistan." After that, the road to Ba Yuan was dug and expanded, and the king's reward was opened, and the communication with the outside of the mountain was opened, which was beneficial to all the ministries. What do you say?"

Patriarch Qingshan didn't answer directly, but turned his head and asked, "What do you think?"

Many people replied, "That sounds good, but we still don't quite understand." ...... Master Shan, we listen to you!"

The patriarch of Qingshan asked Yu Da Shell again: "What you just said is not bad, but building a city in this valley is not a simple effort, and it requires the mobilization of the strength of various tribes to operate for many years. May I ask who will this city belong to after it is completed, who will lead the seal of Pakistan, and who will command and allocate the manpower and material resources of the various tribes when the city is built and the roads will be opened?"

Under the pressure of the Qingshan patriarch, Yu Da Shell secretly glanced at Xiling, and replied as tall as possible: "I have the largest population of the Yu clan, located on the main road to and from the outside of the mountain, and is the closest to this valley, and has the advantage of fish and salt, and is the most prosperous and powerful tribe here, so I should take on this responsibility." After the tribes formed an alliance, mobilizing the manpower and material resources of each tribe to build a city and open a road was equivalent to their own affairs. ”

The idea of the big shell of the fish is very beautiful, and with the support of the Aimuro country, he wants to turn the central valley occupied by the former Shimizu clan into his fief, and build a castle on this fief to claim to be the lord of the castle. Of course, Yucun could not build the city alone, so in the name of the tribal alliance, he ordered the tribes to do this, and he could also take the opportunity to control the resources and properties of the tribes.

Patriarch Qingshan smiled: "Big Shell, I understand what you mean, you want the monarch to give you a piece of central valley as a fief, and let the tribes build a city for you on this fief, and then you, the city lord, will order the tribes to dig mountain roads." ...... Have you been dreaming during the day lately?"

Immediately, someone shouted: "Big Shell, this central valley is everyone's place, and it has become your fiefdom, so what should we do?...... Do you want everyone to help you build the city and open the way, and listen to your orders in the future?"

Yu Dahu hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, my purpose is only to get the support and assistance of Pakistan, and there are too many things outside the plain that we don't have but need. As for the construction of the city, it is also to protect the safety of the residents of all parts of this place, and they can no longer encounter the fate of the Qingshui clan back then. At that time, everyone will be allies, and of course they can all live in the city, just obey the unified distribution and deployment. ”

Xiling also spoke: "A few years ago, Youyu Village sent an envoy with gifts to pay tribute to the monarch, and in order to thank the tribes for their kindness, the monarch sent farmers and craftsmen here to carry tools and seeds, and help the tribesmen learn farming and master skills, which is a good thing for everyone. The monarch has no intention of directly ruling this place, but only wants to reward the lord of the tribal alliance, and there will be something to do here in the future. You also know who to contact. ”

Another person shouted: "Oh, it turns out that Da Shell has already taken so many benefits from Pakistan, and now he even wants to occupy the entire central valley, and let us all build a city and open the way for him! But we have not received any benefits, why should we listen to you?" Some people shouted: "No wonder Da Shell is so generous today, inviting us to eat fish, it turns out that we are reaping the benefits, and we want to continue fishing." Do you really want to treat us all like fish?"

Xiling also glanced at the big shell of the fish, and said loudly with an unchanged face: "Don't misunderstand, patriarchs, the king's reward is not only given to the fish village, but to the people of the barbarian tribes. Youyu Village occupies a favorable location and gets it all first. But I have come today on behalf of the king, so that all the tribes of the mountains may benefit from it. ”

Yu Dahu hurriedly interjected again, and he shouted loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Youyu clan has indeed received help from the Ba country, but it is the barbarian tribes that the king wants to reward, so there is a need to form an alliance. After the alliance is made today, the benefits enjoyed by Yucun belong to the entire alliance. This is also what the envoy means. ”

The Qingshan Patriarch looked at Xiling and said, "Lord Envoy, is that what you mean?"

Xiling replied: "The monarch has ordered me to assist the tribes in forming an alliance, bestow the name of the clan on the lord of the alliance, and seal the land of the original Qingshui clan to help them build a city and open the way. ...... Master Shan, are you against this?"

The Qingshan patriarch shook his head and said, "Of course I don't object to the alliance of various tribes, building a city and opening a road is also a long-term move, which is beneficial to all tribes." But this central valley was the fief of the former Shimizu clan. Now that it has been occupied by various tribes, how can it be owned by Yu Dahu, the patriarch of Youyu Village, and make each tribe his vassal?"

Someone immediately chimed in: "What Master Shan said is right, if we can form an alliance, it would be good for everyone to sit together and eat fish often." But if you want to elect the leader of the alliance, of course, it should be the mountain lord, and if the monarch wants to seal the city lord. We should also seal the mountain! Do what the big shell said, we won't do it. ”

The patriarch of Qingshan asked Xiling again: "The king's order is to give the fief of the principle Qingshui to Yu Dahu, and then order him to be the master of the alliance of various tribes?...... If that's the case. It is not reasonable, and it may be difficult for the tribes here to listen. ”

Xiling hurriedly shook his head and said, "That's not the case! The monarch did not designate anyone, whoever can become the lord of the tribal alliance will be rewarded by the monarch." This fiefdom originally belonged to the country of Pakistan, and the state affairs have their own etiquette and law, and the reward must also have a reason, otherwise it will be difficult for the monarch to stand and the people will not accept it. ...... Big Shell, just tell me your reasons!"

He is not a fool, and if he can be appointed and reused by the monarch in such an era, he must have some outstanding talent, and mediocre people will hardly get ahead. He can become an envoy, of course, much more knowledgeable than ordinary people.

Xiling has already seen that it is not impossible to establish a tribal alliance here, but it is obvious that the person who has the prestige and can get the support of various tribes is the patriarch of Qingshan, and the real "troublemaker" is precisely the patriarch of Youyu Village, Yu Da Shell, because Yu Da Shell has his own ambitions. When Lord Yuegeng first came here, he didn't know how to investigate the situation, but he chose to support the fish shell?

Lord Yuegeng passed through Youyu Village, and the monarch of the country received benefits and was made the lord of the city for meritorious service. And Yucun has received a lot of help in the Xiangmuro Country in recent years through Lord Yuegeng, which has further fueled the ambition of Yuda Shell. But the most difficult problems were left to Xiling, the envoy.

Xiling knew that Youyu Village had prepared a hundred-man army formation on the edge of the valley, which should be used to suppress the opponents, and even if he wanted to persuade Yu Dahu at this moment, it was probably impossible. He understands people's ambitions, and with the help of Xiangmu Country, Yu Da Shell has been preparing for several years, and has trained a powerful military formation, and he will never give up willingly.

If he turns his face later, the choice of Yu Dahu's should be to attack Lu Village and deter all departments. As long as Lu Village is defeated here, the central valley is occupied, and the surrounding roads are blocked, the tribes may have to obey their orders.

In this way, Xiling seems to have accomplished his mission on the surface, but is this really the result that the monarch wants? He is here to promote an alliance among the various tribes, not to provoke civil strife in the wilderness, which may arouse the hatred of all the tribes except Yuyucun, but only to realize Yudahu's personal ambitions. Therefore, in this situation, Xiling should try to avoid conflicts, and can only talk about the etiquette in the country from the perspective of the monarch.

Yu Da Shell was obviously prepared, cleared his throat and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, a few years ago, Lord Yue Geng, the envoy of Pakistan, was received by me from Yucun, and the team to meet the monarch was also sent by Yucun. Since the fall of the Shimizu clan, there has been no one in charge of each department, and it is extremely difficult to survive in the mountains.

Let's not talk about this, if the envoy wants to talk about etiquette, then I will talk about etiquette. The Shimizu clan was originally the leader of the barbarian tribes, and this central valley was also the place where their ancestor Li Shimizu was entitled. And our ancestors of Fish Village came here with Lord Li Shimizu, and Fish Village is a subordinate of the Shimizu clan. The Shimizu clan does not exist, but the Yuyu clan is still there, and it is natural to inherit its fiefdom. ”

Xiling asked the patriarch of Qingshan: "Master Shan, what do you think, is what the patriarch of the big shell said true?"

The Patriarch of Qingshan replied, "Lord Envoy, please move, I want to show you another thing." After speaking, he took the lead in getting up and walking out of the shed, and Xiling also followed.

As soon as Xiling moved, several people standing on the edge of the shed also followed, they were Xiling's personal guards, to protect the monarch in case of any accidents. When Patriarch Qingshan walked out of the shed, he picked up a knife on the table of the other patriarch, and he couldn't figure out what he wanted to do. The guards stood in front of Lord Xiling, not letting him get too close to Patriarch Qingshan.

The patriarch of Qingshan came to the clearing, and with a bone staff in his left hand, he picked it up into the distance, and the people of all the tribes who were watching the excitement around let out an exclamation. I saw a boulder with a five-foot radius flying in the air, flying steadily over everyone's heads, and falling lightly in front of the feet of the Qingshan Patriarch. Such a big stone, even the strongest man can't move it! The mountain master actually used the bone staff to pick it up, and it flew in front of him in the air, and when it landed, it didn't splash a trace of dust.

The Qingshan patriarch suddenly cast a spell, and the guards around Xiling, including the fish big shell in the shed, were very nervous, and they were relieved to see that he had no intention of attacking anyone. A guard whispered in Xiling's ear: "This is not the skill of the imperial weapon, but the magic of the imperial weapon, the bone staff in his hand is a magic weapon, this person has at least four realms of cultivation." ”

Xiling brought four masters of the Four Realms with him this time, three of whom had already joined the military formation of Youyu Village at the moment, and one person who stayed by his side to protect him, and it was this person who was speaking. Xiling himself is not a monk, but he is also knowledgeable and knows that this is a supernatural means. However, the boulder flew over like this, and it was difficult for him to tell what kind of realm the caster was, and only a true monk could sense it clearly.

The boulder fell to the ground, and the Qingshan Patriarch immediately stepped forward and waved the knife in his hand to slash down. The knife was sharpened from obsidian, and it was very sharp and hard, so it was no problem to use it to cut meat and kill people, but if you cut it such a large stone, it would definitely break. But to everyone's expectations, only to hear a click, the five-foot boulder was cut in half, and the section was very neat, as if it had been cut by a giant blade.

Everyone let out a roaring cheer, and the Qingshan Patriarch turned around and said, "Lord Envoy, do you know what kind of kung fu this is?"

It was the guard who whispered a few words, and the stunned Xiling came back to his senses and said: "Kaishan Jin, Wu Ding Gong! You can actually use a stone knife to use your internal strength to penetrate external objects." This is the divine skill taught by the monarch of Pakistan in the training of his own guards, how could you be? And you have practiced to such a level!"

In fact, without the need to be reminded by the guard, Lord Xiling can also recognize what kind of kung fu this is. Among the entourage he brought this time, in addition to the four monks specially invited, there were also six warriors who had cultivated to open the mountain, and three of them had practiced to the realm of martial arts. They are all the personal guards of the monarch of the Xiangmuro Kingdom, but their skills are far less amazing than that of the Aoyama Patriarch!

The stone knife is less than a foot long, but it can neatly cut through a five-foot boulder, not only because the stone cracks along the edge of the blade, but more importantly, there is a force along the blade through the stone. It was just an ordinary stone knife and not an illegal weapon, and Ruoshan did not use other magical means, this is the martial arts in the opening of the mountain!

As far as Xiling knew, Ruoshan was at least a monk of the Four Realms, and he had never seen such a monk go to work hard to cultivate the strength of the mountain. A warrior who has cultivated to open the mountain is of course very powerful and highly valued, but his status is far from being comparable to those true monks.

This is secondary, maybe there are monks in the barbarian tribes who are willing to cultivate the strength of the mountain, and there are monks such as Ruoshui who weave the arrowroot cloth by themselves, but the strength of the mountain is not spread among the people. If you want to practice this kung fu, you must be a healthy and strong man, in order to withstand the hard grinding day after day, not only free from labor but also need much more offerings than usual, who can afford to practice ordinary people?

Because if you practice this kind of exercise, you won't be able to engage in labor production, and you won't be able to promote it on a large scale, because once the large-scale cultivation exercises are no longer produced, no one is working, and in the mountains of this barren city, this is very dangerous. Moreover, practicing this kind of exercise does not mean that it is necessarily very comfortable, on the contrary, this kind of exercise method is very hard to cultivate, and there are a few people who are willing to do something that is both hard and has no benefit. Therefore, these are generally cultivated by the state, selected from the military for training, and trained to become a special samurai.