Qi Pi arrived at the west tower of the tribe at the appointed time, but he didn't expect that Ji Cheng would arrive earlier than himself today.

From the one who waited for someone to be waited, he felt some subtlety in his heart.

The leader of the Kunshan Department is called Nao Yan, a man who seems to have a strong iron backbone at first glance, and his name represents "Wang" in the Kunshan Department. The angular face seemed to have been cut by the wind and snow, the skin was a little darker than that of the people of the Red Dragon Tribe, and a pair of amber eyes were as sharp as an eagle flying across the sky.

With such a person, it is hard to imagine that he would choose to lead his tribe to attach himself to the Red Dragon Tribe.

But that day, Qiqi was also present. From a distance, he saw the soldiers kneeling under the steps next to the Red Dragon Banner with the eagle-like man in his arms. The leader and deputy leader stood at the top of the stairs and asked who he was.

"To the west of the Red Dragon Tribe, along the Weishui to the west, is my Kunshan tribe, and I am the leader of the Kunshan tribe, Naoyan." Although the person who spoke knelt on his knees, his back was straight, "If the leader of the Red Dragon can provide a mouthful of food for my people, I am willing to lead the Kunshan tribe to submit to the Red Dragon tribe." ”

"Leader Naoyan, the food of our tribe is only able to meet the needs of our people." Jiang Lianshan was not interested in merging a tribe to come in. The climate had already begun to change, and he now just wanted to stock up on as much food as he could before everything got out of hand.

Nao Yan broke free from the suppression of the guards beside him, and when everyone was worried about him breaking out, he fell to the ground with his hands and touched his forehead on the steps, "Red Dragon Leader, you are a benevolent Shennong. Without your exploration and research, I am afraid that the people of this land would not have been able to grow food. But the sky has changed, and we are foolish enough to find new ways to do it. ”

"We don't have any more cattle or sheep, but we don't want to starve, so we're willing to submit to you. The people of the Kunshan tribe are the descendants of the mountain eagle, and we can be the blade in your hands to protect the peace and tranquility of the Red Dragon tribe. ”

"And I, willing to give my soul, promise never to betray."

However, in the end, although the leader accepted the loyalty of the Kunshan tribe, he retained the Naoyan tribe, but since then it has become the Kunshan tribe dependent on the Red Dragon tribe. For the vast majority of the Kunshan tribesmen, they just thought that the Red Dragon tribe was willing to exchange grain for one percent of the crystal ore.

This was the respect that the two leaders had for this eagle-like man.

So Qi Pi felt that Nao Yan was a good leader. Today he wears a washed gown with a little whitish, and the bag of dry food hanging on horseback also has a patch on it, and the stitches are not very fine. The white horse beside him was raised with bright fur, but the long tail was as red as a flame.

Nao Yan saw that Qi Qi was looking at him, so he smiled at him.

"Oh my God, you're finally here." The man who was originally brushing the back of the horse threw the mane brush into his pocket and jumped on the horse, "Let's go quickly, there are still hundreds of miles from here to Kunshan." ”

"Are you stimulated by something?" Qi Qi felt that Ji Cheng was really a little strange today, but the young man only cared about driving the horse forward, as if he didn't hear his question.

Of course, Ji Cheng wouldn't tell others that he was caught by Ji Xuanyuan when he wanted to escape today, and then he beat him hard. Since he can't run, then he can only finish the arranged things first.

The three of them and three horses left from the core gathering place of the Red Dragon Tribe and went west along Weishui. Although the red ryoma can travel thousands of miles a day on the flat plains, the mountains and forests clearly limit its speed.

The further upstream you go, the more turbulent the water becomes. The original shallows on both sides of the river were no longer able to melt horses, so Nao Yan led them up the cliff until the source of Weishui, the bird and mouse Tongxue Mountain.

"Beasts are active here, so we still have to be careful." Nao Yan reminded the two people behind.

Qi Qi responded, but Ji Ying disagreed, "If you really dare to get together, just catch it." ”

"Ji is still young, many things are not so simple." Nao Yan hadn't thought about how to call these two young people appropriately, after all, although he didn't have a position, he was born there, and finally called them directly at the request of the two of them, "Did you see the fish in the water?" ”

A small section of the turbulent Weishui formed a relatively gentle pool, and the large red fish in the pond had long whiskers and bulging horns on their heads, making it look like a warrior in a helmet.

"These are the eels, they carry the curse of war, and if they are allowed to swim out of here, they may cause chaos in the world. And the one who guards them is the white tiger that lives in the mountains. ”

"Tigers eat fish here?" Ji Cheng blinked: he had always thought that tigers just liked to eat things that ran on the ground. At least he had never seen the tiger raised by Jiang Lianshan eat fish.

"Each has its own responsibilities, maybe the white tiger here eats fish." Qi Pi raised his horsewhip and pointed to the round snow-white stones in the low water and asked Nao Yan, "Leader Nao, is that jade?" ”

"Yes." Nao Yan pulled out a thin rope hanging around his neck from his clothes, and there was such a white jade stone strung on it, "When the mice in the mountains make holes, they will throw the dug jade down the mountain, and the jade will be washed down by the water after it rolls down. It's just that because of the steepness of the mountain, it is difficult to get it. ”

"This one of mine is a gift from the eagle."

The gentle and round white jade is pierced by a black rope, and the natural pale yellow texture on it is like an eagle with its wings outstretched.

"This is what I got when I first came to the Red Dragon Tribe. That was the first time I had walked this path, and it was a rainstorm, and the casual few people were reluctant to go on, and then went back, thinking that it was because I had made an incorrect choice, and the gods were angry. Naoyan's fingers rubbed on the surface of the jade, "I took shelter from the heavy rain in the woods for the night. The next day when the sky cleared, an eagle flew through the sky and dropped the jade from its talons, rolling right at my feet. ”

"It was the eagle's encouragement to me that made me persist in the Red Dragon Tribe. And the two leaders proved with their kindness that I made the right choice back then. ”

Qi Pi saw that the eyes of this leader were full of reverence for the two leaders.

Leaving Weishui means officially leaving the scope of the Red Dragon Tribe. The rest of the journey was not only walking in the mountains, but also climbing up the ridge, and in some places the three had to dismount and move forward. Kunshan is located on a plain high in the mountains, where there is ice and snow all year round, but the summer is also very cool, not to mention the night with such a large temperature difference between day and night. Facing the sun that had already begun to set, both Qi Qi and Ji Cheng felt a significant change in temperature, and silently mobilized their spiritual power to warm their bodies.

"Hold on, the place where we can settle down tonight is in front of us." Nao Yan naturally felt the change in the aura of the two young people, "We have already completed most of the journey, take a good rest tonight, and we should be able to reach the tribe at noon tomorrow." ”

The foothold that Naoyan said was a cave halfway up the mountain. He let go of the reins of the dragon horse and let it go to the nearby woods in search of food, and went into the cave himself.

Although this cave is primitive, there is a pile of burned plant ash at the entrance of the cave, which is thought to be the traces left by Nao Yan when he came to the Red Dragon Department.

"Leader Nao, from here on, can you enter the scope of the Kunshan Department?"

Outside the cave, there was a voice of Ji Ying's inquiry, and Qi Qi was a little curious, so he also got out, and saw that Nao Yan had already begun to clean up the dead branches and prepare to make a fire.

It was easy for them to start a fire, but the trouble was to clear all the dead grass and branches around it in the early stage, and create a clean area here to prevent the campfire from causing an uncontrollable fire.

"Not yet." Nao Yan dug a small pit, piled the dry grass in the middle of the shallow pit, and then lit a fire with spiritual power, "The entire Kunshan Department is on the alpine plain, and after crossing this mountain, you have to climb another hillside to get there." It's kind of no-man's land, and I've never met anyone from here. ”

The humidity in the mountains was very heavy this season, and a puff of smoke rose directly from the burning fire, choking Ji Cheng who was standing downwind and coughing.

The clouds and mist in the mountains had risen before nightfall, and at this moment the stars were speechless, and the forest wind was swaying, except for this crackling bonfire, the surroundings were pitch black. The well-fed horses had already arrived, napping not far away with their legs folded.

The dry and hard cakes are sprinkled with a little water and roasted over the fire until soft, and they smell a little fragrant. Normally, you need water to eat this thing, but what they paired tonight was the so-called milk tea that Nao Yan carried.

This is a new experience for both Qi and Ji Yin. The milk tea is slightly salty, with a rich milky aroma, and the taste is delicate, and it also brings some flavor to the vegetable cake and makes it easier to swallow.

There is also milk to drink in the Red Dragon tribe, but only those who have cattle and sheep at home can drink it in a specific season, and occasionally they can drink some mare's milk in the season.

"That's interesting." Ji Cheng licked his lips, and the fluff on his mouth was stained with a circle of white, "Do you drink this kind of thing often?" ”

But this is a luxury even for both of them. After all, milk is for children to grow up, and even if the two leaders occasionally share a can among them, they can only live a temporary addiction.

"Cattle and sheep are our main source of food." Nao Yan smiled, "For us, food and vegetables are luxuries. ”

Ji Ying's eyes sparkled in the light of the fire, "Does that mean that we can drink milk every day when we arrive in Kunshan?" ”

Qi Pi only felt that he couldn't stand it, so he quickly pulled the young man who was in high spirits, "Can you be a little more restrained?" ”

Nao Yan laughed, "Of course, not only can you drink fresh milk in the morning, but you can also have a cup of milk tea in the evening!" Just don't yell for food when the time comes. "Remember the →m.\B\iq\u\g\\o\m for you to read the novel in a second.

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