Chapter 1011: Staring Fixedly at Them

After the wooden bridge was built, the people of Huaxia rested on the spot and did not continue forward, because even if they continued to move forward and received the people from the Suiren Clan, they would still have to turn back; it was better to trouble others than to trouble themselves.

These past few days, Chengqie had not been doing well; he was always struggling between fleeing and moving forward. He went to find those Leaders, but several of the Leaders were a bit resistant toward Chengqie, because when it came down to it, they still believed more in the authority of Baoxi than in the authority of Chengqie.

They accepted Chengqie because they considered that Baoxi did not have many years left to live; as long as Chengqie took the position, they could use their existing foundation to replace the former Great Leader as quickly as possible, raise their own status to a higher level, and seek more benefits for their own tribesmen.

But the current situation was that he and his tribesmen had been driven out of the Suiren Clan by Baoxi and sent to Huaxia; perhaps it could not be called being driven out, it could only be called a punishment, but the Tribal Chief's most beloved and highly regarded son was the same, also being sent to Huaxia.

The Tribal Chief said Huaxia was very good, but whether that was true or false was hard to judge now. If Huaxia was not good and they would suffer and endure hardship after going there, then they could still think about leaving with Chengqie. Since Chengqie had the identity of being Baoxi's son, Baoxi should be willing to let them go and give them a chance to survive.

But what if Huaxia was truly very good, which was why he was willing to send his most highly regarded son there together? Chengqie had not committed any mistakes, and this time it was not said to be a punishment for him, so what exactly should be done?

If Chengqie let them leave, should they go? Would that cause the Suiren Clan and the Huaxia tribes to surround and attack them? They were generally clear about the fate of the tribes that had separated and fled from the Suiren Clan in the past. With their fewer than thirty thousand people, how many Soldiers could they bring out, and how many Weapons did they have? Could they really withstand the Suiren Clan?

Therefore, most of the Leaders chose to remain silent. If Chengqie did not seek them out to make them choose, they would pretend not to know, ignore it, and just keep their heads down and move forward. Only two Leaders wanted to take a gamble; they felt that going to Huaxia meant going to be Slaves, driven by the Huaxia people, and that Chengqie was also driven away by the Tribal Chief because he had harbored thoughts he shouldn't have.

The current Tribal Chief seemed very gentle and did not kill people at every turn, but everyone was very clear about what the former Tribal Chief was like. How did Wangzuo die back then? Was Wangzuo really a traitor? Had Wangzuo not made contributions to the Suiren Clan? Wangzuo's status was higher than all these Leaders combined.

Therefore, it was not impossible for the Tribal Chief to punish Chengqie just because he harbored a little thought. The Tribal Chief's authority could not be shaken, not even by his own son, so Chengqie had to be punished. He had so many children; couldn't he just continue to cultivate them? At worst, he could just keep having more.

But these Leaders seemed to have overlooked one thing: Baoxi had sent all the children he knew and didn't know, those with names and those without, those who might be his own and those who might not be, into this group. Except for a few children who were already quite old, not very bright, and had no need to go to Huaxia, the rest were all here.

However, these Leaders only had their minds on Chengqie. There were indeed a few other children they had seen, but in the eyes of these Leaders, the children Baoxi did not like did not have much value either. A Tribal Chief's daughter could be given to an ordinary Soldier; in some tribes, a Tribal Chief's daughter was even a good choice to be sacrificed to the gods, all kinds of gods, so what did it matter if they were sent to Huaxia?

To them, Chengqie was the only one who needed to be considered. But Chengqie knew very clearly that all his brothers and sisters, those he knew and those he didn't, were in the group; several of them had even just been given names. His father had also said it was to send them to Huaxia to learn, and not a single one could be left behind. He really could not understand now what his father was trying to do. Did he truly want to send him to Huaxia?

As they got closer and closer to Huaxia, Fourteen and the others had to take turns keeping watch and sleeping at night, the purpose being to keep a close eye on Chengqie to prevent him from mingling with those Leaders and then discussing an escape; if that happened, they would be finished.

No matter what, the bottom line stated by the Tribal Chief had to be guarded.

Nine was now completely withdrawn. To prevent him from speaking nonsense, two teammates were always by his side. As long as he wanted to talk to Chengqie, they would immediately go to cover his mouth, even if he just wanted to say he needed to go take a piss.

After this happened many times, Nine also learned to be obedient and no longer went to speak in front of Chengqie. Although his teammates had explained to him several times why he could not reveal the truth to Chengqie, Nine just couldn't understand it. Since he couldn't understand, he naturally had to be manually muted.

Fourteen, who knew how to speak, also gradually gained everyone's approval, and everyone would prioritize considering his suggestions.

That night, the dozen or so of them gathered together, secretly discussing by the campfire, and Nine was not excluded.

Fourteen said firmly: "This is the last night. Tomorrow we will be able to reach Huaxia. As long as we take over the people and get the food and supplies, our mission will be completely finished. Therefore, we must not make any mistakes tonight. Even if we don't sleep at all, we must keep a close eye on them!"