Chapter 1186: Chengqie's Promise

The people from the Suiren Clan, under the arrangements of Baoxi, had already set out long ago, and they were already nearing the borders of Huaxia.

They all came carrying a mission; in their hearts, the items they held in their hands to be handed over to Huaxia were not the true mission.

The true mission was to go and see how their Leader Chengqie was doing in Huaxia.

They were a bit conflicted in their hearts now; they wanted Chengqie to be doing well, but if Chengqie was doing well, they would lose their reason for not joining Huaxia—no matter how they thought about it, it was a difficult dilemma.

All they could do now was let things take their natural course and respond to situations as they arose.

Crossing that small wooden bridge that had been rebuilt, they could be considered to have truly arrived in the territory of Huaxia, and at this moment, they all felt quite strange inside.

Of course, more than half of the people were not that resistant; they were mostly curious, wanting to see what Huaxia City was actually like. Some had seen Huaxia City years ago, while others had not even seen the city walls of Huaxia.

At this time, Chengqie's guards and the groups of those Nobles were happily making their way along.

The group of Leaders, under Chengqie's request, had re-learned and re-understood Huaxia, and their thoughts immediately shifted; plus, they also knew that their own Leader was living a very good life.

If it weren't for their status as members of the Suiren Clan, they would not be unwilling to leave Huaxia; they would want to join Huaxia.

Now it was fine; there was no need to find excuses anymore. Chengqie had completely integrated into Huaxia and become a loyal supporter of Huaxia, and guards like them naturally had to closely follow the footsteps of their master.

Chengqie had also made promises to them regarding their life after returning from the Suiren Clan. First, naturally, was the issue of housing. For now, there was absolutely no space left in the courtyards, but during the long time it took to go to the Suiren Clan and back, the large courtyard for Baoxi had basically been built.

At least the majority of it was finished. Chengqie had been keeping an eye on the progress, and Huaxia was also attaching great importance to it, working overtime to get it done; after all, this was the courtyard for Baoxi.

At first, Chengqie lived quite comfortably in his current courtyard, but now that he knew this courtyard did not completely belong to him and was only a temporary place to stay, he felt a bit uncomfortable inside; after all, one's own place is the most suitable to live in.

Therefore, he was also urgently wanting to move into a home that belonged to him.

Since it was known that Baoxi would certainly not be coming over for these few years, the master would naturally be Chengqie. Chengqie had absolute control; perhaps his father would come over once or twice a year, but it would not be for long.

In five years at most, Chengqie believed that based on his current understanding of Huaxia, he could secure a courtyard that belonged entirely to him personally before his father moved to Huaxia—a courtyard that did not belong to his family.

At that time, even if he raised toads in the courtyard, no one would care.

When these guards returned from the Suiren Clan, he would also move into his family's courtyard, along with his younger brothers and sisters. There would be more rooms and it would be more spacious, so they would not have to be as crowded as they were now.

Furthermore, there was a benefit: it would be closer to the city center. The land for that large courtyard could be said to have been squeezed out by Baifeng; only after sacrificing some greenery and necessary spacing was he able to scrape together a courtyard for Baoxi that was large enough and in a good enough location. Others could not possibly have such treatment.

That courtyard used for receiving guests was still a bit too far from the central location. If one were to divide the areas, the place where Chengqie and the others were currently living was in the Second Ring; only the very center could show status to the greatest extent.

As for the promises to those Leaders, it was that after returning, they would be able to have better houses to live in, and they would be able to have one room per person, allowing them to have some life of their own.

Those Leaders had had enough of the life of ten people squeezed into one room, sleeping on bunk beds, and ever since they arrived in Huaxia, they had not touched a woman, which made them feel very unhappy.

Their women and tribesmen had already been taken to other towns, and the women of Huaxia were not people they could touch, so this was a very painful matter.

The promises Chengqie gave them could be said to be very attractive. Another thing was the rewards clearly promised by those Nobles; Chengqie also said that he would not withhold a single grain of food, and it would all belong to them.

The Leaders who had lost their tribesmen were almost penniless; the wealth they had accumulated in the past had all been taken away by their tribesmen. Originally, they had thought that that wealth would eventually return to their own hands.

However, they had not expected that because making them guards was a punishment for those few individuals, their wealth, after Huaxia sought Chengqie's opinion, was all divided equally among those tribesmen to serve as the foundation for their lives in the new land.

At that time, Chengqie had just arrived in a strange environment and also felt the oppressive pressure of Huaxia, having a sense of fear; naturally, he completely agreed to such a request. The main thing was that Huaxia also knew why those Leaders were being made into guards.

Another thing was that their wealth really did not amount to much. If one had a proper job in Huaxia, one could save it back very quickly. They were still working under Chengqie, so the speed of acquiring wealth would only be faster.

The Leaders and the people sent by these Nobles would also soon be able to chat, as everyone had a common goal; if they brought back more people, everyone would benefit, and the rewards were generous.

Another thing was the shift in mindset. They were all Huaxia people now; there was no need to have so many schemes, no need to target each other or hurt each other. Striving together—how good that was.

Chengqie also gave his father a copy of the gift list he had sent when Changle got married, letting these guards take it over. This time, he also wanted to bring those Slaves over and then hand them over to Changle.

Before, it was a matter of time and it was too late. Now that he was about to send people to the Suiren Clan, if he didn't fulfill this gift list, wouldn't that be deceiving Changle? It really wouldn't do to have someone get married and you just send a slip of paper over.