Chapter 276: Exchanging Grain Seed for Hostages

Ying suddenly embraced her, not at all avoiding the fact that others were present; his hold was so tight that it seemed the whole world paled in comparison to her existence.

His eyes were filled with Nan Qinghuan's image; he had no desire to fight at all!

Nan Qinghuan knew he was afraid of losing her and senior brother, so she quickly patted his waist and said, "It's okay, I won't leave you."

With her words like a calming hammer, Ying finally relaxed her, then turned to Rongdi, "Rongdi, you can't kill me today, nor can I take Dashan away. I don't want to fight you; since you survived, you should develop your Tribe properly and avoid causing trouble."

Rongdi snorted, "What a big mouth you have. On what authority do you lecture me? Dashan is in my hands; crushing them is easier than anything."

"Enough already, stop. Rongdi, since you're still alive and want senior brother to help you develop the Tribe, why must you be so aggressive and force a battle? Winter is coming; fighting now will bring you no profit. I have a method: you wanted to learn rice cultivation, don't think I don't know you sent people to steal Grain Seed. Let's make a trade, okay?"

Nan Qinghuan's brief words turned the situation around, and Rongdi squinted slightly, seeming interested in what she said.

"Trade?"

"Exactly, a trade. I give you something in exchange for your people being fed; you won't lose."

Rongdi saw the despondent Li Xiang arrive and said, "Priest, Nan Qinghuan wants to make a trade. What do you think?"

Now Rongdi relies on Li Xiang for many ideas, because this man's appearance has made his Tribe prosper more and more.

He believes that as long as Li Xiang is willing to help, he will eventually surpass the Ying Tribe!

Hearing Rongdi's words, Li Xiang clenched his fist, then looked up at Nan Qinghuan; that gaze made Ying very jealous—this man was too dangerous.

He deliberately used his tall body to shield Nan Qinghuan from Li Xiang's view; Li Xiang saw that this wild man truly couldn't bear to part with Nan Qinghuan.

He thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Nan Qinghuan, what do you want to trade for?"

Sure enough, senior brother was still hesitant.

"Senior brother, I know you're helping Rongdi plant crops, but they have no Grain Seed. I brought Grain Seed today; it's a treasure. I'll trade three jin of Grain Seed for three of Dashan's people. What do you say?"

"What, you already have rice?"

To Li Xiang, this was a temptation. Indeed, having rice in the Remote Antiquity Era was a rare marvel; it seemed the gears of history never stopped turning.

This late Remote Antiquity Era was ending, and a new civilization and regime were about to begin.

He squinted slightly at Rongdi; Rongdi's intention was naturally to get Grain Seed. He had sent people to steal it, but not a single seed was brought back.

Rongdi wanted it; this person could be released and recaptured, but having Grain Seed within the Tribe was a big matter.

"Priest, what do you think?"

Li Xiang looked at Dashan and his few men, then at Ying, and said, "You wild man, listen to me. My junior sister is my teacher's beloved daughter; she cannot stay here with you for a lifetime. She doesn't belong here; sooner or later, one day…"

"Enough, Li Xiang, will you change a word or not? Stop babbling."

Nan Qinghuan didn't understand why Li Xiang said that; did he really want to die? Ying couldn't stand such words; hearing this, Ying would consider him the number‑one enemy.

This time he sent Dashan and his group here to kill him.

Ying had vaguely realized that this outsider might know her, so whether from the Tribe's development or a personal standpoint, he wanted to kill senior brother.

Seeing Nan Qinghuan scold him, Li Xiang didn't get angry; he would certainly find a way to get her away.

He didn't believe that, with his modern mind, he could be outmatched by a Remote Antiquity wild man.

No way!

"Alright, Nan Qinghuan, I speak for the chief in this exchange, but you must agree to one condition."

"No condition. If you disagree, we fight."

Ying stepped forward; he would not accept any condition from this man. He knew the man wanted to take Nan Qinghuan away, and even if he died and sacrificed the entire Tribe, he would keep Nan Qinghuan.

It was his obsession, his lifelong obsession.

He would not let Nan Qinghuan move a single step, not even in death.

Hearing Ying's words, Li Xiang also realized this wild man wouldn't agree, so Rongdi hurriedly urged Li Xiang, "Priest, set aside Nan Qinghuan's matter for now; obtaining the Grain Seed is the most important."

After saying that, Rongdi looked at Nan Qinghuan and said, "I agree to the trade. Where are the items?"

When Rongdi agreed to trade, Nan Qinghuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She immediately took a Hemp Sack from the Chu Dog's back—she had prepared it beforehand, knowing they coveted Grain Seed, so she devised this exchange.

Sure enough, Rongdi's group wanted it, but what surprised her was that the outsider helping Rongdi was Li Xiang, the senior brother who had grown up and studied together with her.

She shook the Hemp Sack, "Inside is the Grain Seed. Rongdi, take it back and study it well, and release the people."

Soon, the trade was completed; Dashan and his group were indeed released, and after Rongdi obtained the Grain Seed, he personally opened it for Li Xiang to see. When Li Xiang saw how fine the Grain Seed was, he was somewhat astonished.

Each Grain Seed was plump, utterly out of place in this Remote Antiquity Era, as if it had been meticulously cultivated.

"Junior sister, what skill did you bring here? How did you obtain these Grain Seed?"