Chapter 376: Small Tribes Come to Seek Refuge in the Ying Tribe

No one had expected that after the Ying Tribe opened a road, those small tribes would rush to seek refuge; upon hearing this, Na Yao looked at Ying with great envy.

"It looks like your tribe will keep growing stronger, Ying, congratulations."

Ying heard this and was naturally very happy; he also hadn't expected those tribes' people to come to his tribe to seek refuge, and he laughed heartily, "Of course we should accept them; why would we refuse these people who come to us?"

Dashan thought that if these people arrived, the tribe would have nowhere to live; too many people, what about food and clothing? "Ying, we can't sustain so many."

Ying fell silent for a moment and said, "First go back and see how sincere they are, Na Yao, I'll go back first; be careful here. As for Ma Ji's matter, as long as Cotton is delivered, we can release him."

"Fine, you may go."

After seeing Ying off, Na Yao seemed to glimpse the future situation here.

It seems ChaoJi was telling the truth.

"Na Yao…"

ChaoJi came over, seeing him upset, "Na Yao, are you worried that Ying will later annex all the tribes?"

She took in their words, which made Na Yao smile, "It's only a matter of time."

"What? You know?"

ChaoJi hadn't expected him to know this; would he be willing? The tribe is thriving; if it later becomes Ying's tribe, Na Yao would no longer be the tribe's leader.

"I of course know, Aji, I'm not stupid; I know what to do. If Ying later becomes the overlord of Jiuzhou, I will follow him, you know?"

ChaoJi truly hadn't expected Na Yao to say that; it seems he already knew that the Ying Tribe would eventually take over all the tribes, even Rongdi as well.

"Aren't you sad? The wolf tribe is yours."

She had fallen for what kind of man? How could he be so generous, even knowing the tribe would later be swallowed by Ying, yet he is willing? Na Yao simply reached out and gently stroked ChaoJi's hair, "Silly girl, do you know? From the moment I gave the wolf tribe to Nan Qinghuan, the wolf tribe has belonged to her. If Ying wants it, I'll give it to him; whether I become leader or not really doesn't matter to me. As long as I can see my people living the good life that the Goddess described, that's enough."

That's Na Yao's thinking, and that's what he's doing now; he's not afraid at all that the wolf tribe disappears.

ChaoJi greatly admired his thinking; just as she was about to say something, a cold voice suddenly came from behind.

"Is that so? If Ying wants to kill you, would you let him kill you?"

The words made ChaoJi and Na Yao's expressions turn pale as they turned their heads toward the person behind them.

Na Yao immediately shielded ChaoJi, very wary, and asked, "Who are you?"

That day, the Ying Tribe welcomed a group of new tribe members.

These people were from small tribes seeking refuge with them; Ying was generous enough to take them all in, though not unconditionally.

The people of those tribes naturally also brought gifts for the tribe.

The Asima tribe people live year‑round on the high mountains; they are short‑statured, with some bones hanging from their noses, giving them a particularly striking appearance.

The leader's name is also odd, being simply the character "Chun".

This was also Nan Qinghuan's first time seeing such a strange tribe.

"Respected Oum, leader, this is the treasure our Asima tribe has brought; please accept us."

After saying this, dozens of tribe members knelt down; Ying and Nan Qinghuan hurried to help them up, and when they saw the gift the people had brought,

Nan Qinghuan's eyes widened.

This is… isn't this Wheat? Wheat from the Remote Antiquity Era? "Ying, what is this?"

Ying reached out and took the ear of wheat, "This is called Sacred Grass, a treasure of the Asima tribe. I heard it can be roasted and tastes good. Qinghuan, you should try it next time."

"Roasted Wheat?"

Nan Qinghuan was speechless; such a fine thing, to eat it like that…

"Get up first, and tell me where this thing is."

The Asima tribe's leader, not knowing why she liked their treasure so much, immediately grabbed her arm; such intimacy made Ying angry.

"Don't touch Qinghuan; if you have something to say, speak up—where are these packaged treasures?"

What Nan Qinghuan didn't expect was that in this Remote Antiquity Era she found traces of Wheat, and it was Highland Wheat; this kind of wheat can endure harsh climates and even survive this Winter.

The Asima tribe had actually learned to cultivate Wheat; because of this contribution, Nan Qinghuan immediately had Ying accept them.

The place where they lived had experienced an earthquake.

So there was no place for them to settle.

Hearing Nan Qinghuan's words, Ying settled the whole group.

After settling them, Ying consulted Ashu and others about how to accommodate these new tribe members; although the tribe now had more people, there were also more mouths to feed. Even though the Ying Tribe is powerful, too many people can cause problems.

So they need to plan carefully.

These matters are Ying's responsibility; Nan Qinghuan doesn't need to worry, she only needs to focus on nurturing her fetus.

But how can she stay idle? She plans to take Axi to see the Wheat the Asima brought.

When, inside the Cave, the baskets of Wheat appeared before her, she was so delighted she almost jumped up.

She trembled as she reached out to scoop the Wheat; although the cultivation wasn't great, the Ancient People already knew it was edible, and they roasted the Wheat to eat, which of course didn't taste good.