Chapter 1188: Eloquent and Articulate

"Heh, Zhong, just keep spouting nonsense yourself. In truth, you are the one who is most disobedient. You are the one who is unfaithful to the Suiren Clan. You do not listen to the Tribal Chief, you do not care for the future of our Suiren Clan, and you only consider yourself.

How about that? Do you feel that once you arrive in Huaxia, you will lose your current status and lose your current wealth? Are you afraid, rather than thinking of the best interests of our Suiren Clan?"

Zhong retreated two more steps, his face turning black: "No, no! That is not what I think. I am doing this for the Suiren Clan! I am doing this for the Suiren Clan!

The Suiren Clan cannot join Huaxia. If we join Huaxia, our Suiren Clan will perish. Do you understand?

Our clansmen will become Slaves, become Slaves of Huaxia. We will have nothing, we will lose everything! Liuye, you have already been deceived by Huaxia. You don't understand anything!"

Liuye stepped forward: "You say I don't understand anything? Then what do you understand?

Have you ever been to Huaxia? Do you think you are smarter and more capable than the Tribal Chief?

The Tribal Chief believes there is no problem with joining Huaxia, so why do you think there is a problem?

We people have already been in Huaxia for a long time, and we also believe that joining Huaxia is a good thing for the Suiren Clan, a major event, and is very necessary!

Furthermore, Huaxia will offer sacrifices to the ancestors of our Suiren Clan, and they also believe that the Suiren Clan are their ancestors as well.

We offer sacrifices to the same ancestors, so how can we be considered to have perished? It can only be said that we have become even stronger. We have changed a Leader and changed a name, but as long as our ancestors are still being worshipped, then the Suiren Clan cannot possibly perish!"

Zhong no longer knew how to refute this, and the other Leaders, as well as the bewildered families of the Nobles and the tenant farmers, were somewhat surprised to see that there was such an eloquent person in their group. In this simple moment, he had already completely gained the upper hand.

It even made Zhong overlook their purpose for going to the Suiren Clan, leaving him only to doubt himself.

Other Leaders who, like Zhong, belonged to the hardline faction were also a bit anxious to see Zhong defeated in the debate, but they felt they could not out-argue Liuye.

They were Leaders and Soldiers; having strength was enough, so why bother being so good at talking? Now they could only fret and keep scratching their heads. There was no help for it; they couldn't win the argument, and they couldn't resort to force yet because the Huaxia side clearly had more people, and their Weapons were likely better.

Furthermore, this was Huaxia's territory. If they really resorted to force, would they even be able to return? And if they did return, could the Tribal Chief spare them?

Even if they were unwilling, they had to listen to the Tribal Chief. After all, the Tribal Chief had said they were to join Huaxia. They could only try to persuade, but they had no decision-making power. Besides, they still had a mission to carry out.

A Leader who did not belong to the hardline faction came over to speak with Liuye: "Liuye, don't be so anxious. What are you preparing to do on this trip to the tribe?

Does the King of Huaxia have any plans? This time, we are following the Tribal Chief's request to come here to Huaxia to deliver a message. Those officials from Huaxia have summarized many things, and we are to deliver these things to Huaxia."

Liuye could not tell who was a hardline faction member and who was not, because after the news came out, he had already been seized by the Tribal Chief. He did not even know what the current situation was inside the tribe.

But since this brother spoke politely, Liuye would not be aggressive, but instead said slowly: "What Zhong said just now was not wrong; we are indeed going into the tribe to get some people.

However, this time it is entirely voluntary for everyone. These people, as you have all seen, are carrying a lot of grain. As long as our clansmen go to Huaxia, they can immediately receive grain. To tell the truth, even I am tempted.

I believe this is completely fine. Our Suiren Clan has clansmen who are having difficulty getting through this Winter; they can go directly to Huaxia. Regardless of whether it is good or not, they will certainly be able to survive this year. Huaxia does not lack grain; I can fully guarantee this!"

This Leader asked very earnestly: "Liuye, you all, tell us the truth—is Huaxia really good? If we go to Huaxia, can we really eat our fill?

You haven't seen your clansmen; aren't you worried?"

Zhong hurriedly added from the side: "What about Leader Chengqie? How is he doing? And the Tribal Chief's other children!"

Liuye said very earnestly: "Huaxia does not lack grain at all. As long as you go to Huaxia, you will definitely not go hungry again.

As for other things, I cannot tell you. In any case, the city inside has all sorts of things; you must see them for yourselves to know. We are almost at Huaxia City now; you can just go and see for yourselves.

We are indeed not worried about my clansmen. We feel that they should be living better than they were in the Suiren Clan.

And Leader Chengqie and the others are doing very well. The houses they live in are very good, and the food is good too. Everything is better than in the Suiren Clan, and Leader Chengqie does not seem to want to return to the Suiren Clan at all now.

It is just that the houses inside Huaxia City are very few and in short supply. Right now, Leader Chengqie and all of them are squeezed into one courtyard, which is still a bit crowded. If we go, there will be no place to live.

But they are building larger ones now. In the future, no matter how many people there are, they will all be able to live there. Oh, you don't know, that courtyard is huge, and those houses are especially, especially good.

The houses have three stories. Can you imagine that? They are not like our mud houses. In any case, the houses they build have three stories! A single courtyard can house many, many people. You cannot even imagine it; you haven't even seen the worst kind!"

The Leaders who came from the Suiren Clan said somewhat awkwardly: "We should have seen them. Aren't they building houses for the Tribal Chief in our tribe? It seems they said they are the same as the ones in Huaxia. I have never seen such houses; they are indeed very good.

Can Leader Chengqie also live in such a house?"

"I haven't seen what kind they are building in our tribe, but the courtyard in Huaxia is truly the best. You will know once you go and see it. After you sleep in such a house for one night, you will definitely never want to return to sleep in our tribe's houses again. Ours cannot even be called houses!"

The Leaders' complexions were all a bit unsightly, because they had not expected that someone like Liuye, having only been in Huaxia for such a short time, would have his heart completely turned toward Huaxia. Not only did he speak of Huaxia's virtues, but in every word, he was also speaking of the Suiren Clan's faults. Why could the change be so great?