Chapter 1055: The Mystery of the Changle Marriage

The War Lord and his party arrived at the Xuanyuan Tribe one step ahead of Changle, but Xuanyuan was not present at the time. Fortunately, the Xuanyuan Tribe still had people capable of managing affairs; Dahong and Changxian, the key officials, were there. With these two internal ministers, they could already make decisions on most matters. Furthermore, Xuanxiao was also present, serving as a form of oversight.

Dahong tried to preempt the conversation by saying that Xuanyuan was away dealing with matters in a distant place, but the War Lord showed no face at all and said, "Heh, I know. Your Tribal Chief Xuanyuan is currently at the Shennong Clan, attacking the Shennong Clan, aren't you?"

Dahong's expression changed drastically: "How did you know? This, this..."

Dahong and the others were very afraid that the Jiuli would also get involved, and once they were involved, the greatest possibility was that they would stand on the side of the Shennong Clan. This was because the Xuanyuan Tribe and Huaxia had already divided the interests between them, and it was impossible to let other tribes intervene.

Fortunately, the War Lord provided an explanation: "You are attacking the Shennong Clan, and the Fengbo Tribe of the Shennong Clan felt they couldn't win and didn't want to stay with the Shennong Clan, so they sent envoys to ask if they could join our Jiuli. Naturally, we accepted."

"When we set out, Fengbo happened to arrive and told us that your Tribal Chief, Xuanyuan, had already joined the battle, and he hadn't attacked them but let them pass. So, Dahong, as for this, I knew it long ago and was prepared for your Tribal Chief not being here. We are just here to conduct some trades; you are still capable of making decisions."

Dahong immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Since they had met on the road, it was no big deal. As for the Tribal Chief's side, there hadn't been a single message sent back yet. Dahong trusted the Tribal Chief, but he was certainly worried. According to the timeline, Huaxia should have reached the Shennong Clan by now, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Just as Dahong and the others were about to start discussing business, the War Lord dropped another explosive piece of news: "While we were on the road, we met a person named Changle who said he was from a tribe called Huaxia. He claimed to be a Prince, that is, the son of the Huaxia Tribal Chief. Is this true?"

Dahong was stunned again, but after thinking it over carefully, their routes would indeed overlap, so meeting was normal. However, if this was the case, wouldn't everything they had been hiding from Huaxia be completely exposed?

If Huaxia discovered that they were trading some Huaxia goods to the Jiuli at a markup, they would likely be dissatisfied. If they took this opportunity to open up trade with the Jiuli, then their Xuanyuan Tribe would lose some income.

However, they could not afford to offend Huaxia, so they could only tell the truth: "Yes, his name is Changle, and what he said is correct. Huaxia is to the west of our Xuanyuan Tribe and is also a very large tribe, but they call themselves a State and call their Tribal Chief a King, so Changle is indeed a Prince."

"His status is quite high, and his father thinks highly of him. He has been here at our Xuanyuan Tribe for a long time now, doing some work arranged by his father. He is a very capable young man. Why, you met him? Did you have any conflicts?"

The War Lord, Qianxi, and Yangasha were all smiles. The War Lord even said loudly: "There were certainly no conflicts. We chatted for a long time. We were originally coming back together, but he said he had some kind of Grass to dig, so he didn't take the same road as us, which is why we parted ways."

"And, he even asked for my younger sister to be his woman."

Dahong, who had just intended to drink some tea to calm his nerves, suddenly spat it out and choked himself. Changxian and Xuanxiao were also left with their jaws dropped.

Xuanxiao leaned over and asked: "War Lord, you said Changle wants one of your sisters to be his woman. I know your sister Yangasha, but is there another one? Have I seen her?"

"Ayuduo, you haven't met her. The night those two met, they chatted exceptionally well and hit it off immediately. That Changle even talked about things like love and romance—things I don't understand. Anyway, in the end, the two slept together, and now Ayuduo has been following Changle."

Xuanxiao was extremely surprised. He looked at Changxian and Dahong and said: "I really didn't expect this. Huaxia has so many women, yet Changle didn't take a fancy to any of them. In our Xuanyuan Tribe, there are plenty of women fighting to have Changle. Changle has been in our Xuanyuan Tribe for so long, yet he didn't take a fancy to any of them. How did he suddenly take a fancy to a woman he had never met before?"

"I really don't understand why Changle would do this. Could it be that this is what he calls the love he encountered?"

The implication of Xuanxiao's words was whether Changle was doing this because Ayuduo was the daughter of Chiyou and a member of the Jiuli, making him so casual, and whether there were other considerations involved. Indeed, if the key figures of the two tribes could be together, it would have a very obvious influence on the relationship between the two sides.

Xuanyuan had the intention of marrying his daughter to one of Chiyou's sons, but for now, it was just an idea and had not been implemented.

As for the men of Huaxia, Xuanyuan had not considered them. There were only two men in total; Yulong already had children. According to Huaxia's Primogeniture, marrying his daughter over would have almost no impact, because the status there was not stable.

Changle had indeed been a focus, but Changle was truly too strange. No matter what kind of woman it was, he didn't like them and didn't take a fancy to them. Whether they were sent by Xuanyuan or went on their own, none could get close to Changle, and Changle would push them away with great disgust, eventually requiring guards to protect him closely. Thus, Xuanyuan had also dismissed this idea, and Baifeng had no intention of forcing a marriage on Changle.

Furthermore, it was Baifeng who spoke of those ghostly things like love, which was used to reject Xuanyuan. At first, they all thought Changle was under strict control and couldn't find a woman from the Xuanyuan Tribe. Later, they even began to suspect whether Changle didn't like women at all. But today, they were directly struck to the core by the War Lord's words. Changle's seemingly casual decision this time definitely had a grand scheme behind it. Could it be that Huaxia already knew about the Jiuli?

The War Lord looked at the expressions of the few of them and knew that they had already started to let their imaginations run wild. However, for the War Lord, this was not a bad thing. As for the situation, it was always better the more chaotic it became.

"That Changle also told us that their Huaxia has long known that our two tribes are trading, using your goods and precious things like paper to exchange for our Jiuli's Weapon and Crocodile Skin. How about that? You two tribes are close allies, as Changle says, so why didn't you tell Huaxia?"

Once the War Lord finished speaking, the faces of Dahong and the others were truly a bit green. The secret of the trade had already been exposed. But could this really be what Changle said? Did Huaxia really know something?