Chapter 505 - You Do It (2/2)

What the h.e.l.l happened to their fire seed then?

It felt as if the number of secrets was increasing.

At this point, all three leaders from the tribes regretted their past behaviour. If they had taken the time to visit this tribe every once in a while, perhaps they would’ve built a good relations.h.i.+p. Too bad their sights were always on the desert.

It was a wrong move!

So the room was silent once again.

However, they would not give up just like that. If metal wares didn’t work, then time for something else.

“Ah, we were short-sighted, I can’t believe we didn’t know that Flaming Horn was busy too. I’ve made a fool out of myself.” Qiu Gu laughed, as if mocking himself. He did not tell his people to keep the s.h.i.+ny wares. If they were out, he had no plans to put them away again. Although these wares were precious, they came from a major tribe and they must with generosity fit for a major tribe. They shouldn’t focus on the small stuff. They’ll treat these as an apology.

“According to what we know, many slave masters escaped out of the desert. These people all seemed to be in one place.” Qiu Gu pointed in the direction of Wans.h.i.+’s village. “I know you all have been wanting to solve this problem, you just never got the chance to make a move due to certain reasons.”

Qiu Gu did not know what the ‘certain reasons’ were, though he guessed it was because Flaming Horn did not have enough firepower to win, hence they could not declare war. However, it would just embarra.s.s Flaming Horn if he said it out loud, hence he did it in an indirect manner.

“Actually, we never liked Wans.h.i.+ either. We weren’t able to do anything to them because the slave masters support Wans.h.i.+. Now, the general political situation has almost stabilised within the desert. All the people supporting Wans.h.i.+ have now come out. There aren’t enough of them to cause alarm.” Qiu Gu’s eyes widened slightly, trying his best to look sincere. “What if…we work together? What do you think?”

“Yes,” said Gu Zhi, “Count Feather in.”

They too wanted to destroy Wans.h.i.+ with the slave masters they were harbouring, they just never had the time. Now, they could solve this problem by borrowing the Flaming Horn’s power. It was also a good opportunity to build good relations.

“Count Mang in too,” said Huang Ye.

They seemed excited, but there was only silence from the Flaming Horns.

When they finished, Ao finally said, “We thank you for your kind intentions. As for the Wans.h.i.+ tribe… it’ll be better for us to deal with the problem on our own.”

Qiu Gu and the rest did not understand why Flaming Horn would refuse. It was a win-win! Why couldn’t they figure out these people? Wans.h.i.+ was not an easy opponent. All the slave masters were out of their desert but they still had power, especially their slaves who did not seem to fear death. They had learned this lesson many times in the desert. Flaming Horn should know this too, why were they so arrogant? Short-sighted, stupid idiots!

Just as Ao finished talking, Zheng Luo spoke up. “If you all also want to deal with Wans.h.i.+, what about… you all make your move first? I heard the few major tribes of the central region have close ties, if you all work together to invade Wans.h.i.+, it should not be difficult.

What Zheng Luo meant: If you think you can, do it. If you can’t, stop this bulls.h.i.+t and we’ll do it ourselves. What’s there to talk about?

Although the Flaming Horns knew that teaming up would save them a lot of trouble, what would happen after? These people would come hounding them for favours. Plus they hadn’t even agreed on anything and these people had proven to be untrustworthy. Why would they want to work with people like that? There was not an ounce of sincerity. Such bulls.h.i.+t! So much worse than Taihe.

Zheng Luo started to s.p.a.ce out as he reminisced about their good neighbour, Taihe.

All three fell silent once more. They thought about this too, though none planned to act immediately. The two years they camped in the desert had benefited them greatly but they also had wounded men. Time was needed for recuperation. If it wasn’t for the fire seed, they would not offer to team up against Wans.h.i.+. They would not be too insistent on wiping out Wans.h.i.+ either. In reality, Wans.h.i.+ helped curb Flaming Horn. At least Flaming Horn couldn’t call themselves king here. If Flaming Horn prospered, they would become a threat.

Shao Xuan also came to the same conclusion. However, he knew the Flaming Horns well. This time, Flaming Horn planned to go through with it. Wans.h.i.+ would be the lab rat for their newfound power.

In this place, one would only get power and influence through working hard and fighting for it. It was the most primitive law. Shao Xuan would bet that if Flaming Horn agreed to work with them today, even if Wans.h.i.+ was obliterated, other people would say Flaming Horn only succeeded because there were other tribes involved. Their shaman would vomit blood if he heard this.

To the Flaming Horns, they believed in fighting for their dignity on their own, getting help did not count as success. They insisted on it.

If Flaming Horn wanted to return to its prior glory, then the Wans.h.i.+ tribe was a good stepping stone. Only one could stand on this stepping stone, and that was Flaming Horn!

“About Wans.h.i.+… Our tribe will arrange for it accordingly, don’t worry about us,” said Shao Xuan.

Qiu Gu and the other two did not give up. They continued talking only to receive stubbornness in return.

When they were told to leave the forest, Qiu Gu and the rest were frustrated. How stubborn could the Flaming Horns be?

“Do you think Flaming Horn will actually declare war against Wans.h.i.+?” asked Qiu Gu.

“Not sure. Although they look as if they are easy to read, who knows what they’re really thinking?” At this point, Gu Zhi had branded Flaming Horn as a ‘cunning’ bunch.

“We’ll wait and see. If they really think so, then war will come soon,” said Huang Ye in a low voice. The Flaming Horns had always been stubborn.

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