Chapter 761 - Bestowing calamity (2/2)

So where would those losses be compensated from? It would have to be from the South.

Therefore, everyone thought that whoever of the three powers could lead them to raid the South successfully would be the true, new ruler of the steppe. Otherwise, any aspirations would only be fluff. The nomadic tribes had never been truly united before. They would only follow whoever was stronger. Therefore, the three powers were prepared to head south. To be honest, with winter about to pass and the icy surface of the river starting to melt, it was actually no longer suitable for them to go on a raid.

But due to the circumstances, everyone could only brace themselves and head south.

In contrast, Yan Liuyuan was the most relaxed of them all. It was as though he was not very worried about this expedition to the South. Over the past few days, all he did was talk with the tribal chiefs one by one and listen to their requests and concerns. However, he did not show any attitude of resolving the problems for them.

Initially, Hassan was worried these tribal chiefs would have any objections. But after a few days, he realized the tribal chiefs had become much more well-behaved. All of them were privately talking about how they could not see what their master was thinking and that he was way too mysterious.

That mysteriousness slowly turned into reverence.

Hassan did not understand. It was not like his master had done anything for them to think this way.

Yan Liuyuan glanced at Hassan. “Alright, you may go now.”

Following, Hassan kowtowed to Yan Liuyuan before bowing to Tsetseg who was not far away from Yan Liuyuan. Only after that did he slowly leave the royal tent.

Tsetseg was once his daughter. But now she was the lady of the imperial court. If Li Xiaoyu had to bring the tribespeople out to gather salt, all the daily affairs would be seen to by Tsetseg.

Therefore, half of Hassan’s hopes for the future were actually placed in his daughter. Once his master gained control of the vast grasslands, how could there not be a place for him?

Hassan felt that he must quickly explain to the chiefs of the Gorlos and Khoton tribes to perform well on this expedition to the South and warn them not to allow the other tribes to outperform them.

After Hassan left, Yan Liuyuan looked at Tsetseg. “Do you feel uncomfortable that your father has to bow to you?”

After a long silence, Tsetseg said, “Mother told me that I have to get used to it sooner or later.”

Yan Liuyuan laughed out loud. “Your mother is right. Although it might seem unkind, you have to understand that all of this is unavoidable.”

Tsetseg changed the subject. “Are you really going to lead them to the South? I saw you ordering the wolves to head west two days ago.”

“I sent them west to look for new pastures. After we get back from the South, the Central Plains will definitely take an excessive response. Now is not yet the time to clash head-on with them. The wolves will be back in another two days. Without anyone to protect you and Big Sister Xiaoyu, I couldn’t head to the South without worry,” Yan Liuyuan said.

“But you won’t have the wolves with you then. What if you encounter danger,” Tsetseg said nervously. “That won’t happen,” Yan Liuyuan replied.

A lot of people thought that he was dependent on the wolves, but very few people knew the young man already had the power to bestow calamity upon others. If he had not come to the North, he would have become one of those demigods in this era of the “Rise of Gods.”

Tsetseg asked again, “Then are you going to kill a lot of people?”

Yan Liuyuan looked outside the tent at the blue sky. He did not answer this question. “Come and help me comb my hair.”

Tsetseg obediently took a comb and sat behind Yan Liuyuan. She knew that whenever Yan Liuyuan was about to kill or had killed someone, he would always have her comb his hair.