Chapter 413: The Elder Tastes a Meal for the First Time

Soon, the tribe members all left one after another, and after they were gone, only Youchao Xuan remained standing there.

Sangtian glanced at the silver‑haired Youchao Xuan and said coldly, "You are the Youchao Xuan of the Youchao Clan?"

Youchao Xuan bowed slightly to Sangtian and said, "I am, now I am a member of the Ying Tribe, Great Elder. Are you leaving now or staying for a night? This place is where our tribe holds meetings. If you stay, I will have someone fetch you a quilt; if you don't stay, I will see you off."

"What are you saying, we will of course stay; this is our tribe."

They had only left the tribe for a few years, truly unexpected, everything here has become different.

Many tribe members were no longer as close to them as before, and moreover, this place had become unrecognizable to them; the old cave was gone, and the former mountains and forests were gone as well.

Every household had moved into those tall Tulou, and all of this made Qingfeng feel out of place.

This place used to be her home, but now that they have returned, they have become outsiders; this made her feel very lost, and Ying no longer paid her any attention.

So, her heart felt very painful!

Qingfeng glanced at Youchao Xuan; his head of silver hair looked nothing like a good person!

Youchao Xuan smiled, "You haven't eaten yet, right? I'll have someone bring some food, come, people."

Soon, Ashu brought white rice made by his woman, a plate of chili‑stir‑fried meat, and a bowl of soup.

"Great Elder, eat."

Ashu also knew that this Great Elder was hard to get along with, so he showed him no good expression, but since Ying had ordered him to treat him well, he had his woman prepare these dishes.

When the food was brought out, Qingfeng and Great Elder Sangtian exchanged a glance, "What are these?"

"You've never seen them, have you? Food. Our tribe now eats these. Youchao Xuan, we'll leave first; I still need to discuss with you the matter of establishing a Military Camp."

Ashu gave the Great Elder no good expression, and naturally didn't want to keep him here; Youchao Xuan nodded, for this matter was assigned by Ying, and he would see to it that it was done well.

"Alright, we'll go talk outside."

After everyone left, only the old man and the child remained; Qingfeng smelled the fragrance of the rice, and, not to exaggerate, it was quite fragrant.

They used to eat fruit and raw meat, and the sudden change of food made her very curious.

"Great Elder, try it; is this the food they speak of?"

"Food—what could be tasty about it?"

Sangtian, having not achieved his goal, was also angry, but his stomach was indeed hungry, and he wanted to see what chaotic foods the tribe now ate.

So he simply sat down; not knowing how to use chopsticks, he threw them on the ground and grabbed the food with his hands.

When he took the first bite of the white rice, he felt… the rice's flavor was truly… fragrant, sweet, and soft.

Then he tasted the dishes inside.

A completely new palate experience spread gradually in his mouth… "Great Elder, how does it taste? Is it good?"

Qingfeng dared not act recklessly; she had never eaten this kind of rice, fearing it might be terrible, having eaten fruit and raw meat since childhood, and now she was already accustomed.

Sangtian also hadn't expected the rice to taste so good; he ate bite after bite, quickly finishing the whole bowl, and his wolf‑like gulping looked quite ridiculous.

"Delicious, delicious."

"Hey, Great Elder, slow down, is it really that tasty?"

Qingfeng also wanted to try; when the two of them ate ravenously and the matter was reported by Dashan to Ying, Ying was standing in the snow.

The heavy snow fell continuously, covering his head with white flakes, making him look quite comical.

"Ying, just as I expected, the Great Elder has already eaten the food; he seems to like it a lot."

Dashan hadn't expected Ying to be so clever; by letting them eat first and fill their stomachs, he could later persuade the Great Elder not to wander here. Seeing the tribe living so well gave him no reason to close this street.

In Ying's heart, he still didn't want to have a nasty quarrel with Sangtian, because he remembered Sangtian's great kindness; back then, when they were orphans and widows, life was hard, and Sangtian helped them.

Now, he also couldn't be ruthless; he thought of a plan: as long as he got him to accept the changes here and realize the tribe was thriving, he wouldn't oppose, and perhaps he would even grow fond of them.

This is his purpose!

The cold wind whistled; Dashan felt a bit chilly, hugged his arms, and said, "Ying, why are you silent? The Great Elder ate our food; tomorrow he won't cause trouble with us."

Ying smiled, "No, he will cause trouble. He must have met Luosang on his way back; Luosang told him something. As for you, I don't want to confront him directly; go fetch the ancestor."

"Ancestor, you mean…"

Dashan instantly understood, "This move is powerful; the ancestor is the Great Elder's nemesis, and now the ancestor has tacitly approved our street, so the Great Elder has no way out."

"Go quickly."

Just as Dashan left, Nan Qinghuan's voice came from not far away.

The cold wind was especially crisp.

"Ying"

She shouted at him; the snowy night was unusually silent, only the crunch of falling snow could be heard.

Ying suddenly turned his head; in the snow, Nan Qinghuan, with a big belly, struggled to walk toward him.

At that moment, all his inner agitation vanished into nothing.

So it turns out, with you everything is settled!

"Qinghuan"