347 Tortoise Mountain (2/2)

Beside him, a young man tried to speak but stopped halfway. Finally, he stood out. ”Xia Country is the rightful alliance leader that all of us have agreed to! Years ago, we had conferred Xia as the King. Since his messenger is here, we should welcome them!”

As soon as he said his piece, a few elders exchanged glances and had mysterious looks on their faces.

”That's right!”

Zhang took a few steps forward, determined. ”You shall represent me to receive them. Inform the people of the division to prepare the best wine and invite the most beautiful of the girls to treat the guests properly!”

”Leader!”

As the young man happily walked out, a skinny-looking priest in black robes spoke. ”What should we do?”

Although the people of the division were clueless, these higher-ups were extremely clear that for Shangzhang Division's status in Tortoise Mountain was due to the protection they had from a powerful demon.

”Let's hear what they have to say first. They might not have discovered it!”

In determining the fate of the division, Zhang hesitated. ”Instruct the warriors of our tribe to prepare! Also... Quickly inform the leaders of Doulu and Lilou Tribe! Although they might have conflicts with us from time to time, we have to stand together and stay united in times like this.”

”Managing the river? Hehe...”

The priest and the elders nodded their heads and snickered.

The surroundings of Tortoise Mountain was not flooded, so what was there to manage? The arrival of the messenger from Xia must have an ulterior motive.

They were officially an alliance, but it was only a name to it.

If the messenger were to bring news that would lead to a conflict of interests, then they would kill him! They would fight as long as they were unhappy!

In recent days, there were signs that the water god was returning. As long as they could wait for it to awaken, they would have its protection and would fear nothing!

...

”Welcome, messenger from Xia! I am Fa from the Shangzhang Tribe!”

Outside the division, Fang Yuan and company waited for a moment before noticing a young man coming out to invite them. ”My father, Zhang, the leader of the division, cordially invites all of you to enter!”

”Thank you!”

Xia Qi nodded his head reservedly as he followed Fa into the division.

Along the way, there were curious glares from the surrounding straw huts. They should be the women and children of the division.

Seeing all these, Fang Yuan was lost in his thoughts. 'In reality, the divisions on the plains in Tortoise Mountain cannot even be compared to a town to the Xia Tribe. Leader Zhang has ultimate control over his people, his own laws, army and although he has acknowledged Xia as the leader of the alliance, he can go against Xia anytime!'

If they were to go against Xie, the Shangzhang Tribe could effortlessly wipe out their 100-men group - if they did not consider the presence of the 2 dream masters.

The sun started to set and in the middle of a square, there was a huge bonfire.

Ladies came out to welcome the group and brought along plates of roasted meat and fruits for the guests to enjoy.

”Welcome, the messenger from the noble Xia Tribe!”

In front of them was a tall and skinny middle-aged man. With open arms, he continued. ”I am the leader of Shangzhang Tribe, Zhang. What do we have from King of Xia?”

”I am following the orders of the alliance leader, King Xi, to bring you a piece of news!”

Xia Qi raised a piece of jade above his head and appeared solemn. ”According to the predictions by my priest, the powerful demon which had once plagued the 9 Regions and disrupted the water systems - Wu Zhiqi, is hidden here. We want to find him and kill him!”

With this, Fang Yuan could feel that the higher-ups of the division were all in shock.

Although they could conceal their emotions well, it was almost impossible to hide their true feelings before these 2 dream masters.

”So it's Wu Zhiqi...”

Zhang froze before giving a gentle smile. ”With the Tortoise Mountain to stabilise the river, we have not experienced a flood in 100 years... This piece of information is hard to believe. However, since you said it, we will surely support you. Let's not talk about this tonight, come... have a drink!”

As he clapped his hands, seductive ladies surrounded all of them. They pulled Fang Yuan to his seat, held his hands and smiled as they poured wine for him.

”Eh?”

Fang Yuan tasted the wine. ”This wine is not as concentrated and is similar to a fruit wine... How do they have wine? Did they adapt it from the Xia Tribe?”

After all, this was not actual history before the Qin dynasty. With the Realm Alliance bringing many dream masters into this realm, it was unsurprising that things did not seem in place.

The body Fang Yuan possessed was well-built and while appearing generous, Fang Yuan seemed like the most eligible bachelor among all of them.

Within moments, the ladies around Fang Yuan started to blush in embarrassment and could not leave him.

Even in such an ancient time, it was already a sin to be lustful.

”Hmph!”

Fang Yuan did not care about the girls. However, soon after, he could hear a voice from behind as he felt a chill down his spine.

With a bitter smile, he turned around and saw an infuriated Wei. She seemed like an angry predator as though her prey was being snatched away, and was giving off a dangerous vibe.