"What?
Spit it out!" the man said impatiently.
"Oh, it's this. My sister
handed over two bundles of arrows and in accordance with the clan rules, more
rations than this should be obtained..."
Yi Yun dangled the light bag of
grain in the air as he asked with an earnest look, without any hints of
interrogating.
The man hissed, "What clan
rules? Being strong is the rule! What I say becomes the rules!"
The man aggressively said. Yi
Yun sneered in his heart. What an idiot, the man's arrogance had led him
straight into his trap.
Yi Yun gave him a look of
injustice, saying, "Brother, you may set the rules, but you should let us
have something to live by."
By saying this, Yi Yun had
included that everyone was on board when the man said, "being strong is
the rule! What I say are the rules!" as it most likely ruffled the
feathers of many of them.
Immediately after, many people
behind Yi Yun could not help but echoed him by saying, "Right, Bro, I
handed over six pieces of armor, yet all I got was a tiny amount of rations. I
want an explanation as well."
"Why are there so few
rations this time? We want to know too."
"I'm an old person with a
family to feed. This amount of rations isn't enough!"
The people of the Lian tribal
clan had endured misery all this time. They had the intention to revolt against
the tribal clan leadership, but due to the differences in strength and them
being without a leader, none of them stood forward. But with Yi Yun's provocation,
they could no longer sit idle.
The man's countenance fell. He
did not expect that a kid's words would cause such a disturbance amongst the
crowd. Seeing the situation escalate, he was beginning to lose control over it.
"All of you shut the f**k
up!" the man roared.
But his roar was severely
limited.
"Give us an explanation.
We want an explanation!"
"Why are there so few
rations!?"
Laws fail when violators are
legion. Usually, the first person who jumps forward would receive "special
care", but with the situation escalating, everyone gained courage.
Just as the situation was about
to go out of control, a clear voice rang out, "You want an explanation,
I'll give you one!"
This sound contained an
amorphous energy, instantly silencing the chaotic situation.
Everyone traced the source of
the sound, only to see a silver-armored lad with a long sword in hand, walking
over.
"It's Young Master Lian
Chengyu!"
"Lian Chengyu!"
Seeing this lad, everyone was
surprised. Lian Chengyu was the person in the tribe who was most likely to
become a Purple Blood Warrior. Lian Chengyu's talent was apparently comparable
to a large tribe's genius.
If the Lian tribal clan
produced a Purple Blood Warrior, everything would be different! The day that
happened, Lian Chengyu could support the entire tribal clan!
If Lian Chengyu went one step
further and impressed a powerful tribe, he definitely would have the means to
bring the entire Lian tribe into the city.
To many in the tribe, being
able to live in a city would be heavenly. To be able to build a city in the
wilderness was too difficult as it would be an easy target, filled with humans,
for big and strong desolate beasts to attack! Without human experts backing the
city, the desolate beasts would easily trample it!
Many experts were located in
every human city. With a thick high wall and a long heritage, the city was
protected, leaving humans to survive safely within the city walls. With
sufficient food sources, they did not need to fear starvation nor the threats
of the beasts. Who didn't want to live such a pleasant life?
Lian Chengyu was the Lian
tribal clan's hope. His position within the tribe had already exceeded the
Patriarch’s!
When Lian Chengyu came forward,
everyone fell silent.
"Grandpa." Lian
Chengyu first acknowledged the tribal Patriarch, who was the yellow-robed
elder.
"Ah, Chengyu, since you
have stepped forward I will leave it to you."
In the tribe, many men married
at the age of 16. So a 17-year-old Lian Chengyu was well qualified to take
charge.
Lian Chengyu didn't say a word
to the tribe at first. Instead, he faced Yi Yun with a meaningful smile.
"You are Yi Yun, right?"
Yi Yun's eyebrows jumped. The
first thing Lian Chengyu said to the tribe was towards him, and although it was
one of smiles, Yi Yun could sense the danger behind it.
Yi Yun instigated the unrest of
the people, and he had tried his best to made it appear unintentional. Whether
intentional or not, as the tribe leadership’s representative, Lian Chengyu was
highly likely to attack him.
"Not bad for a
twelve-year-old. You don't seem like a child, you might one day amount to
something big!" Lian Chengyu chuckled as he patted Yi Yun on the shoulder
nonchalantly. Many in the crowd were surprised that a person of Lian Chengyu's
stature had taken the initiative to pat the shoulder of a commoner.
Also, this praise was extremely
noteworthy! Lian Chengyu actually said that this poor kid could amount to
something big! Is that possible?
Although they were in
disagreement, since those were words from Lian Chengyu's mouth, they had
nothing better to say. To them, this young man must have lucked out for him to
be appreciated by Young Master Lian. He might even be given some henchman
position of Young Master Lian in the future. That was a position many dreamed
of!
"Young Master has thought
too highly of me." Yi Yun smiled stiffly, but he felt tightness in his
heart. He was constantly on high alert ever since the moment he met Lian
Chengyu. He had felt a numbness on his shoulder, followed by a warmth that
spread through his shoulder before almost instantly disappearing when Lian
Chengyu patted him.
If Yi Yun wasn't sharp and on
high alert, he would have thought that the feeling was an illusion, or thought
that it was due to nervousness when Lian Chengyu patted him on the shoulder.
What did this Lian guy want?
Could there be some trick…?
Yi Yun didn't believe that Lian
Chengyu would pat him on the shoulder in front of everyone, or compliment him
for nothing. To him, Lian Chengyu's gaze was full of enmity.
"Give them some
rations." Lian Chengyu turned to the man in charge of handing out the food
and spoke. Even though Jiang Xiaorou was still young, she should be taken care
of for another two years, not starved to death.
"Yes, Young Master!"
the man answered. Although he was unwilling after having been tricked by Yi
Yun, he had to obey Lian Chengyu's orders.
The man hesitated for a moment
before handing over a twenty-five-kilogram sack of grain to Yi Yun.
Yi Yun became even more
vigilant but displayed a look of gratefulness. He accepted the bags and
disingenuously said, "Thank you, young master."
Although he was verbally
grateful, Yi Yun was raring to beat Lian Chengyu up. The food that belonged to
Jiang Xiaorou as a result of her hard work of making arrows could have been exchanged
for a piece of meat, but all they got was a bag of grain. They even had to be
thankful! It was preposterous!
Being inferior in capability
resulted in being inferior in everything. In this world, strength was the
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"I so want to give him two
panda eyes..." Yi Yun thought but displayed a flawless poker face.
Seeing Yi Yun collect two to
three months worth of food, the others were all full of envy and jealousy. But
since it was awarded by Lian Chengyu, they did not dare say anything except,
"Young Master Lian, can you explain to us why there are so few rations
today?"
"Yeah, Young Master Lian
should stand up for us!"
Lian Chengyu already stood on
the stage, smiling at everyone. It was as if the compliment he gave to Yi Yun
was nothing, and he was no longer interested.
With a smile, he said, "My
fellow tribe members, you have worked hard for all these years!"
Lian Chengyu did not go
straight to the point with his first sentence, but used it to quell the masses.
To Yi Yun, this was a clumsy tactic, but with Lian Chengyu's stature, those
words had already made the poor flattered.
"You want an explanation,
I'll give you an explanation. Bring it up!" Lian Chengyu waved his hands
and six men behind him lifted up a large wooden box up with wooden poles. Yi
Yun remembered that, that “Lord Tao” left behind this box after receiving the
weapons and armors. This must be something from the large tribe!
"Open it!" Lian
Chengyu ordered. It was impossible to conceal the item inside the box. To
refine it, a lot of labor would be required.
Two big men pried the box open
in front of everyone. When the box opened, gorgeous light with beautiful
patterns emitted from it.
The crowd exclaimed in
disbelief. They had never seen such a scene before.
Lian Chengyu went forward and,
using a red rock, waved it along the glowing light streams. The light streams
rippled in reaction before slowly disappearing.
In an instant, chilly air
poured out...
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