Chapter 298: The Rongdi Tribe Gets Seedlings

Here, Nan Qinghuan and Ying are planning the grand future after road building, and the Rongdi Tribe is also busy with farming.

Today is a day for planting.

The seedlings are ready to be planted, and Li Xiang personally goes to the fields to transplant them; he works hard and feels very fulfilled.

He has been in the Ancient People for quite some time, and now he is gradually learning to get along with these Beastmen, and he is waiting for an opportunity.

An opportunity to leave this place.

Of course he wants to take Nan Qinghuan with him.

"Li Xiang"

Behind him, Duo Luo arrives with food, and upon seeing Li Xiang bent over planting, Duo Luo's eyes are full of admiration.

Although she knows Li Xiang doesn't like her, over time that might change.

Everyone can change, she believes.

Li Xiang wipes his sweat, glances at her, then walks to a nearby ridge and stops; he sits there, looks at his mud‑covered body and can't help but laugh at himself.

He had been studying paleontology, never expecting to end up farming in this ancient age.

How ironic.

He thinks of Nan Qinghuan and wonders how scared she was when she fell into that wild man's hands; he was selfish, letting her go as soon as he arrived, thinking it was best for her, but he ignored that people are emotional beings.

Qinghuan was deceived and bewildered by that wild man.

"Li Xiang, have some roasted corn; I grilled it myself."

Duo Luo, in order to win Li Xiang's heart, can no longer care about the High Priest's dignity; now she's Li Xiang's little fangirl, but Li Xiang doesn't like her much.

He likes his junior sister Nan Qinghuan, even though he hasn't confessed and a wild man intercepted her, yet he still doesn't want to give up.

"I'm not hungry; you eat."

He still declines Duo Luo's offer, which makes Duo Luo a bit hurt; nevertheless she coos to him softly like a clingy fan, "Have some, or you'll be hungry."

Li Xiang couldn't refuse her kindness, reaches out and takes it; when he sees the blackened, burnt corn, he doesn't scold but warns her, "Next time don't roast it like this and waste food."

After saying that, he tosses the corn aside, stands up, and asks, "Has the leader returned?"

Seeing Li Xiang discard the corn makes Duo Luo very upset, yet she forces herself to hold back her displeasure.

"He hasn't come back yet; is the method you mentioned effective?"

Yes, the Rongdi want to conquer the Quanrong Tribe, so they attacked Quanrong, and he prepared the attack strategy; previously Li Xiang was a military enthusiast, so he is familiar with warfare.

Although he hasn't practiced combat, this time he let the Rongdi try; the Quanrong Tribe has few people and they are stupid, so he believes the Rongdi have already won.

"Of course it's useful; my junior sister also helped Ying fight, you also took a loss under his command, so I can definitely..."

Seeing his confidence, Duo Luo is about to say something when, not far away, a Flying Beast descends from the sky and leaps onto the ground.

"The Flying Beast has returned; have we won?"

Soon the Rongdi also fly back, their large army gathering here like flying beasts; when the Rongdi land, they toss that tall man aside.

That is the Quanrong.

The Quanrong is thrown down from mid‑air by the Rongdi, and the fall nearly kills him.

"We won, we won."

That day, the Rongdi Tribe revels in their victory; the Quanrong, smashed, spits fresh blood and is stepped on by the Rongdi's foot on his chest.

The Rongdi, in a victor's stance, looks down from above at the Quanrong, "Still trying to escape?"

The Quanrong never expected the Rongdi to suddenly raid the tribe; he had hardly any preparation.

So he was defeated.

"Rongdi, are you crazy? Ying is the one dealing with you; why are you attacking my tribe?"

He thought the Rongdi were dead, but the Beastman was still alive; being alive was one thing, but now his tribe has been destroyed.

The Rongdi glances at him, kicks him aside, and says, "Attack your tribe? I intend more than just attacking your tribe; I aim to unify the entire Jiuzhou and become the sole king here. Priest, your method is truly effective; I've already captured the Giant Quanrong, and the Quanrong Tribe now belongs to the Rongdi."

Hearing this, Li Xiang hurried forward; indeed, he had never seen anyone so tall—truly eye‑opening.

It seems the games he played are actually useful, allowing him to deal with these Ancient People in this ancient age.

Their conditions are backward and their intellect not very advanced; attacking them isn't a hard task.

"Congratulations, leader, on successfully capturing the Quanrong Tribe."

"Who are you again, white‑skinned male?"

The Quanrong despises white‑skinned people the most, because he lost to Nan Qinghuan, so he hates that race.

Li Xiang ignores his words and says, "Congratulations, leader; this Quanrong is under Ying's control, and taking his tribe serves as a warning to Ying."

The Rongdi is pleased, "With the priest here, why worry that Ying's tribe won't be destroyed? Your contribution is great; tell me what you want."

"I don't want much, just want to go to the Bolan Festival with the leader."

"Didn't you say you weren't going?"

Li Xiang squints toward the distant towering mountains; indeed, he had spread the word that he wouldn't go to the Bolan Festival, so Ying would certainly know. He worries that Nan Qinghuan might be found and taken away by him; given that wild man's temperament, he would surely take Qinghuan with him, and at that moment he would also go, just to take her away.

"Now you want to go again? There's still time; I want to see what differences this ancient festival has."

The victorious Rongdi is delighted; whatever Li Xiang says, they will fulfill.

"It's not difficult; if you want to go, you can. The priest helped me destroy the Quanrong Tribe; I will satisfy all your requests."

Li Xiang has his own plans; now he only helps the Rongdi achieve their goal, so he can reach his own objective. The fifteenth is approaching; he must seize the time.

"To celebrate the leader's destruction of the Quanrong Tribe, I have another gift to give the leader."

These words pique the Rongdi's interest; they squint and move closer to Li Xiang.

"A gift? What gift?"

Dusk hangs low, and a bright moon hangs high among the clouds.

Inside the Tulou, candlelight glows; Nan Qinghuan has brewed a pot of restorative medicine and brings it to Axi's house, "Axi, get up and drink some soup."

Axi's child fell off, which made Axi very sad, crying and sobbing, but Axi quickly understood; Axi is a wild person, not as delicate as Nan Qinghuan.

Axi thinks there will be more offspring, so it's not as painful.

"Qinghuan, what is this soup? It smells so good!"

Axi tried to get up, but Nan Qinghuan wanted her to rest, "Don't get up, I'll feed you."

Axi shook her head and got up on her own, reached out and took the bowl in her hand, feeling very warm, "Qinghuan, I'm fine, my body isn't that weak; in the past our tribe also had such incidents, they still had to work, thank you."

Axi seems to have grown a lot this time, which makes Nan Qinghuan feel very distressed, "Remember, in the future when you take medicine, ask me, or if you're unsure you can ask Youchao Xuan, Axi, there will be more offspring, you're still young."

Axi nodded, looking outside with some disappointment, "Dashan where did he go, it's already dark and hasn't returned?"

"They went to do Road building, don't wait for him, it might be very late."

"Hmm, Qinghuan, will you go to the Bolan Festival?"

The girl kept asking about this, Nan Qinghuan nodded, "Go, it's good for broadening your horizons, of course you should go; don't worry, I'll go help you find what you want."

The girl wants to find a person; it's very important to her, she promised to definitely help her find them.

"Thank you, Qinghuan, I…"

"Om"

Behind them Dashan returned, and as soon as he arrived he was drenched in foul sweat; seeing Dashan arrive, Axi hurriedly got up, "Dashan is back."

"Axi, are you feeling better?"

The couple reconciled again, Nan Qinghuan gave Dashan a good lecture, telling him not to neglect Axi because of the child's loss; Axi didn't know Notoginseng was inedible, Nan Qinghuan's words still carried weight, and Dashan still obeyed without blaming Axi for the accident.

The couple made up as before, and this put her at ease.

She hurriedly got up, "Ying, are you back?"

"Ying was called by Ashu, seems something quite urgent happened."

This made Nan Qinghuan's brows tighten, "What is going on now that it's already dark?"