Chapter 121: No Gathering for the Baifeng Tribe

It turned out that whether a tribe like the Baifeng tribe came to the gathering or not had no impact, and no one would care. However, after the publicity by the Suiren Clan, the reputation of the Baifeng tribe being wealthy and possessing precious Knives spread throughout the entire river basin. Many tribes had prepared beauties and food, only thinking of being able to trade for a precious Knife that could make several great leaders kill each other.

However, on the first day of the gathering, apart from the Qiexin Clan settling the gathering location and clearing away nearby dangers, they welcomed the first batch of wild people who came to trade, and the Baifeng tribe was not among them. However, none of them felt there was anything wrong; it was quite far, and the timing of their arrival was normal.

Half the time for the gathering had passed, and the Suiren Clan also came to participate in the gathering. It was said that the person leading the team this time was a sage from the Fuxi Clan, who was skilled in divination and sacrificial rites, only that he had now been won over by the Suiren Clan.

The Suiren Clan actually had nothing they needed to trade for, but since their neighbor was hosting a grand event, he had to come to show support no matter what; this was a way to maintain friendship between great tribes.

This year there were no Cannibal Tribes, no forest fires, and likewise no Baifeng tribe. It was plain and dull, and those who wanted to see the Baifeng tribe's precious Knives were all disappointed.

The gathering was about to end, and the Baifeng tribe still had not come. Thus, the Qiexin Clan first summoned the wandering wild people who had originally gone to deliver the message—sixteen people, now only twelve remained; the rest had died on the road delivering the message.

The Tribal Chief Qiexin asked them if they had gone to deliver the message to the Baifeng tribe. If they hadn't gone but lied about having gone, their tribe could still dispose of a dishonest wandering wild person at will. After all, no one liked a wandering wild person who would lie; lying meant that the food they had paid was wasted for nothing, and the last bit of value a wandering wild person had for surviving in the Wasteland disappeared.

All the wandering wild people said they had run all over the Wasteland; as long as there was a human tribe, they would go there. However, they really hadn't seen any Baifeng tribe on the road, and as for the location they mentioned, they hadn't seen any humans living there at all.

Qiexin slapped the stone slab. What kind of situation was this? With a tribe as large as the Suiren Clan, there was no need to fabricate a non-existent tribe. Moreover, he had also heard news that some tribes that had left earlier indeed had not encountered the Cannibal Tribe, and some of them had seen a tribe selling silver Knives, and their sharpness and hardness were astonishing.

What was even stranger was that that tribe liked to trade for old women and ugly women, which completely defied common sense. Therefore, Qiexin really wanted to see this Baifeng tribe, because there were rumors now that the Baifeng tribe could extend a person's lifespan and make old people young again. Qiexin pulled his hair in front of his eyes; it was already gray, and he didn't have many years left to live.

For the sake of the Baifeng tribe, the Qiexin Clan even specifically extended the gathering time by two days. It was not until other tribes truly had nothing left to trade and had left that Qiexin felt the Baifeng tribe would indeed not come.

Other small tribes actually just wanted to watch the excitement; only a few tribes felt they had the strength to trade for the Baifeng tribe's precious Knives. Unfortunately, this year was also a wasted trip.

Wangzuo was ordered by Baoxi to lead people to the gathering. Their trip there was merely to publicize the wealth of the Suiren Clan. Firstly, it was to show support, and secondly, so that later, if tribes could not survive and looked for a great tribe to take them in, they would be more willing to choose the Suiren Clan.

Wangzuo had a mission, which was to keep an eye on the Baifeng tribe. If they appeared, he was to secretly follow them after the gathering, all the way until they returned home, to confirm the location of the Baifeng tribe.

As for why it was Wangzuo, this newcomer, it was because of his glib tongue, as well as his genuine knowledge and experience that far exceeded people of the same era.

At the time, Baoxi was afraid of offending this sage who was a descendant of the Fuxi Clan, so he did not immediately ask him for divination and sacrificial rites. Baoxi could be said to have deep faith in divination, especially the last sage he had sought; his divination was extremely accurate. Unfortunately, he was unwilling to stay in one place for long, and even though Baoxi promised extremely high treatment, that sage still decisively refused Baoxi.

Therefore, Baoxi felt that since Wangzuo was descended from the Fuxi Clan, his divination ability would only be stronger. After treating him with good food and drink for half a month, on this day, Baoxi finally invited Wangzuo to perform a divination for the Fuxi Clan to see how their tribe could find more food to survive the Winter.

Having not come to ask Wangzuo for so long, in reality, Wangzuo was able to enjoy it with peace of mind at the beginning, but later, this feeling of getting a free ride made him feel somewhat uneasy.

However, since he was asked, he, Wangzuo, could open his heart and deceive people.

But unexpectedly, a blind cat hit a dead mouse; this divination really allowed the Suiren Clan to find a large amount of food, and Baoxi valued Wangzuo even more.

Afterward, Wangzuo began to perform sacrificial rites for the Suiren Clan, offering six pairs of men and women by throwing them into the fire pile. Baoxi naturally chose to use Slaves; their tribe had many Slaves, and Baoxi didn't feel a bit of heartache.

In order to be more deceptive, during the sacrificial rite, Wangzuo quietly took out some yellow powder and threw it into the fire pile. Instantly, a burst of blue-purple flames erupted from the fire pile, drawing a round of cheers from the crowd.

Wangzuo's explanation to Baoxi was that the flames emitting this color meant that Heaven was saying it had already received the sacrifice. Therefore, this sacrificial rite was very successful, and Heaven would protect the Suiren Clan.

Just like that, twice, Wangzuo felt that he would no longer be suspected. After all, with two such successful deceptions, he thought that for a very long time, he would be able to enjoy life carefree again.

Baoxi asked Wangzuo one thing, which was whether he was willing to stay and be the Chief Priest of their Suiren Clan, staying in the Suiren Clan forever. Although Wangzuo was already overjoyed in his heart, he still pretended to be very reluctant and refused Baoxi.

Baoxi felt that looking at Wangzuo's state, there was actually a chance, so he once again increased the treatment. This time Wangzuo did not refuse and agreed very reluctantly.

However, he also told Baoxi that he could perform divination at most twice a year. As for the sacrificial rites and such, just pick a good day. This was also so that he wouldn't be exposed.

However, although Wangzuo was bluffing in these aspects, his arithmetic and statistics were much better than anyone else in the Suiren Clan. His knowledge could be said to be solid. Very soon, everyone became accustomed to the days with Wangzuo's help.

Wangzuo now had great power, but his talent was indeed worthy of it. Baifeng hadn't asked carefully at the time and just thought Wangzuo was merely a swindler. If he had known earlier that he had this ability, Baifeng probably wouldn't have been willing to trick him into going to the Suiren Clan.

Wangzuo's combat power was not good, but his brain reacted quickly, and his mouth was also good at speaking, so the gathering this time was led by him.