Chapter 312: Tribe Leaders' Gathering on the Jiuzhou Continent

She saw a swarm of ant‑like creatures dart past her; Ying was very worried and protected her well; the swarm of ant‑like creatures headed toward a huge stone gate not far away.

"Ying, what is that place?"

It was her first time seeing such a strange place; atop the wilderness there was a city.

It looked as if it were built of piled stones.

Ying, knowing she hadn't seen it before, smiled and introduced, "This place is called the Stone Tribe; it is also where the Matriarchal Tribe resides. This is where we are going today."

"Is that so?"

Nan Qinghuan was quite curious; what exactly was unique about this Po Lan Festival that made them have to come every year?

She only knew that those who came here were tribe leaders, and that visitors could take the gifts from here back home, but what the gifts were remained unknown.

Matriarchal Tribe; she recalled the woman she had rescued.

That woman named Ayina was the daughter of the Female Tribe Clan Leader.

While she was daydreaming, suddenly she saw a Beastman flying above the sky; that Rongdi was soaring in midair, with Li Xiang on his back. Li Xiang seemed to have also seen them, swooping past their heads.

Nan Qinghuan hadn't expected her senior brother to actually arrive; she looked up and met their gazes.

There were too many things to say.

After Rongdi flew away from here, Xiao Guai also arrived at the Shitou Men entrance; soon they were all there.

Rongdi set Li Xiang down, and the two of them just stared at them, as if waiting.

Since the last time they sought Grain Seed, Rongdi had become less impulsive; upon seeing Ying, he only gave a cold smile, "Why did you bring her? She's pregnant and can't endure hardship."

Ying kept Nan Qinghuan protected behind him, tightly holding her hand, completely ignoring Rongdi's words.

"Let's go."

"Ying, you have arrived."

"Goddess, you have finally come; is my mother waiting for you?"

Ayina and Ji Lei both came out to greet them; that Ying and Nan Qinghuan were so liked by Ayina was something Rongdi hadn't expected.

After Nan Qinghuan and the others were led inside, Rongdi squinted slightly, "Your junior sister has some skill; even the Clan Leader's daughter likes her."

The remark seemed to mock Nan Qinghuan, but Li Xiang lowered his eyes and sneered, "You may not know that back in School she was already popular; the men who liked her lined up here and ended up in your tribe."

"What?"

Rongdi was somewhat surprised—Nan Qinghuan so popular? "Let's go."

It was Li Xiang's first time coming to this place; he had heard it was the Matriarchal Tribe, and here he saw many men in very low positions.

It seemed this was the most primitive matriarchal clan.

He was curious about what exactly the Po Lan Festival was, but now he was thinking about how to take Nan Qinghuan away to the place they came from.

Tonight is Full Moon Night; he must seize the time.

After entering, the Shitou Wuzi was already filled with people; almost all the tribe leaders from across Jiuzhou were present, numbering dozens.

The Female Tribe Clan Leader Ashina sat regally on a Tiger Skin throne, while men outside shouted at the top of their lungs.

"Na Shan Tribe Rongdi has arrived."

Upon hearing that Rongdi had arrived, the people of the tribes all turned to look this way; after Rongdi entered, someone led him to the seat beneath where Ying and the others were sitting.

Ying ended up sitting in the first seat, which made him quite dissatisfied.

"Ashina, why does he get the first seat?"

When that remark was made, everyone looked at Rongdi, including Ashina.

Ashina, the Clan Leader, was a formidable woman; she was tall, about 1.9 meters, and the tribes under her jurisdiction were especially prosperous.

She glanced at Rongdi, "Ying has already absorbed five tribes while you only have two; do you think he should sit there?"

Rongdi was displeased; in his view they could sit as equals.

Li Xiang, seeing Rongdi getting angry, gently whispered, "Leader, don't be upset; it's just a seat. Remember why we came here."

Indeed, the purpose is important.

The Po Lan Festival turned out to be a meeting; in the evening there would be a Bonfire party, and the Female Tribe Clan Leader would prepare many fun foods and some clothes and such for the attendees to take home.

That was why they came to attend the festival.

Because they could eat and drink freely and also take things, the tribespeople all wanted to come.

Most importantly, each year a treasure is sought across Jiuzhou for everyone to compete for, and the winner can take it back.

Of course, it also symbolized each tribe leader's strength; in this ancient survival, power was absolute authority.

Nan Qinghuan sat aside, her thoughts on Li Xiang; Li Xiang's gaze naturally stayed on her, and what amazed her was that Yao hadn't come this time.

Yao had meant that Ying could represent him, so he didn't come, and this made the tribe leaders realize that Ying had also conquered Yao's wolf tribe.

The wolf tribe leader's absence, with Ying taking his place, showed that the wolf tribe was also part of Ying's tribe.

Those leaders respected Ying even more.

The gifts had already been prepared; a competition would be held at night, rumored to involve Shen Yao Putigeng.

Soon, the sky grew increasingly dark.

Nan Qinghuan, being pregnant, often needed to use the restroom, but since they were in a meeting she didn't want to disturb Ying, so she hurried to stand up to leave.

Ying suddenly grabbed her, "Where are you going?"

She whispered shyly into his ear; Ying instantly understood—he wanted to accompany her, but everyone was listening to him. As the leader who had merged the most tribes, he needed to impart his experience to them.

Of course, it also made the tribespeople fear him.

But he wanted to go with Nan Qinghuan.

Because Li Xiang was concerned about him.

"It's fine, you continue the meeting; I'll have Ayina accompany me."

Ying hadn't wanted to, but with so many waiting on him he could only continue; moreover, today they needed to discuss a more severe issue, one that concerned the survival of all tribes on Jiuzhou Dadi.

After Nan Qinghuan went out, Li Xiang also left in turn.

Outside, Ayina took Nan Qinghuan to the restroom; outside was a huge stone-built Tribe. She found the place very advanced, these people were actually weaving cloth, and it was all men who were weaving, and also men doing the work, while the women were just standing there gesturing and directing.

She was not only somewhat surprised, because in the Tribe men are held in high regard, but here it was the opposite, which felt very fresh.

"Ayina, is it women who run the house here?"

In fact she guessed it; from the tribe's name she knew it was a Matriarchal Tribe, where women are in charge and men's status is low.

Ayina smiled, "Yes, here women are in charge; look, my mother has five men."

They even talked about men and women; it seems civilization is also becoming enlightened.

"Five, your mother has five men?"

"That's right; here men are very humble and must obey our women."

This made Nan Qinghuan find it very strange; these men also looked quite tall, and the physical strength gap between women and men was still large.

"Then how do you keep them obedient?"