Chapter 1338: The Support of Kongtong Mountain

From Zhishou's words, Xuanyuan caught a different flavor: "Are you saying that if Huaxia becomes an enemy in the future, you will also help me deal with Huaxia?"

Zhishou did not refute: "If Huaxia were to affect the progress of our records, I think we would do so; Huaxia's influence cannot be too severe."

"Then, is Huaxia's participation in this war, this war targeting the Shennong Clan, appropriate, or should I ask them not to participate anymore?"

Although Xuanyuan trusted Zhishou and respected him greatly, this did not mean he would blindly believe others; he preferred to trust his own thoughts. Therefore, if Zhishou said Huaxia should stop participating but could not provide a reason convincing enough to satisfy him, only citing something about variables, Xuanyuan would not listen.

Because if Huaxia were to participate, the benefits would clearly be better; having Huaxia at Xuanyuan's rear was something Xuanyuan could not accept.

However, Zhishou followed Xuanyuan's lead and said: "There is no problem with Huaxia participating in this war. Although there have been changes, the main people and events remain the same. We also believe you can defeat the Shennong Clan, and with Huaxia's help, it will be even faster."

Once Zhishou said this, Xuanyuan felt very relieved. As long as Kongtong Mountain continued to support him, he could act with more boldness and confidence.

In an era where everyone was scrambling and fighting for things, having such a place supporting him from behind already surpassed many tribes; this was an advantage that belonged to Xuanyuan.

Baifeng traveled by Large Ship, drifting all the way until he reached the Xuanyuan Tribe. In the chilly weather, some wild flowers in the Xuanyuan Tribe had actually begun to show their heads; this was something Huaxia could not compare to, as Huaxia was not as warm as the Xuanyuan Tribe.

The people of the Xuanyuan Tribe seemed to have anticipated Baifeng's arrival; they felt no surprise at all. Instead, they treated Baifeng with sufficient courtesy, brought him into the Xuanyuan Tribe, and after settling him into the Embassy, waited for Xuanyuan to send word for a talk.

Upon hearing the news of Baifeng's arrival, Xuanyuan let out a long sigh of relief, because Baifeng's willingness to come meant he was willing to talk, and this matter still had the possibility of continued negotiation rather than being left ignored.

Baifeng had arrived quite early, so he would not delay Xuanyuan's plans. Xuanyuan was now prepared to go with Zhishou to negotiate with Baifeng and see what kind of result they could reach in the end.

On the first day of his arrival, Baifeng did not go to see Xuanyuan; he simply rested in the Embassy, which was considered Huaxia territory. At the same time, he summoned some officials who had remained in the Xuanyuan Tribe to learn in detail about the current situation of the Xuanyuan Tribe from them—know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.

It was not until the second day that Xuanyuan and Baifeng met. The two had not seen each other for over a year; Baifeng looked at Xuanyuan and thought he seemed darker, while Xuanyuan looked at Baifeng and felt there was no change.

"Oh? Zhishou! You actually came back! Didn't you return to Kongtong Mountain? How did you suddenly return to the Xuanyuan Tribe?"

Zhishou smiled and replied: "King of Huaxia, I, Zhishou, am a person who wanders around. Sometimes I return to my own tribe, and sometimes I go to places I want to go, places I find interesting. This is nothing; I only arrived at the Xuanyuan Tribe a few days earlier than you."

Baifeng cupped his hands and bowed to this Sage: "So that is how it is. Since Zhishou is willing to come to the Xuanyuan Tribe, then when you have time, come to Huaxia as well. Huaxia is also a very interesting place. Changle and the others miss you very much, but the road to Kongtong Mountain is long and dangerous, so they dared not go looking for you."

"I will go, I will go. Huaxia is indeed the most interesting place under Heaven, more interesting than anywhere else. Once you go, you want to go again, and once you are there, you don't really want to leave. I think I will go to Huaxia."

Xuanyuan remained silent throughout. He would not have any opinion of Zhishou; he knew Zhishou's views on him and on Huaxia. If Zhishou had a fondness for Huaxia and were willing to stay, he would have stayed long ago. Compared to Huaxia, the Xuanyuan Tribe really had no competitive edge; after all, Huaxia was indeed fun, and its infrastructure was far better than the Xuanyuan Tribe's.

"Then Huaxia looks forward to Zhishou's arrival."

This last sentence was, of course, just polite talk. Baifeng did not know the reason why Kongtong Mountain seemed to be suddenly helping the Xuanyuan Tribe. It seemed to have no reason at all. Why must it be Xuanyuan, the Xuanyuan Tribe? What benefit did this have for Kongtong Mountain, or were they trying to achieve some goal?

Everything was unknown, and Baifeng did not want to ask now; even if he asked, they probably wouldn't say. Winning Zhishou over was completely impossible; Baifeng did not plan for that. He only thought that as long as he could extract some of Zhishou's knowledge, it would be enough. Last time he squeezed Zhishou, he managed to get a Regiment for Huaxia. He wondered if Zhishou had anything else on him.

Everyone soon took their seats. Beside Baifeng sat only two young men from the Secretariat; they were responsible for recording and providing what Baifeng needed for the talks.

As for Xuanyuan, because he was on his home turf, his people were basically all present. His entire staff of officials had arrived; of course, this was because the entire Xuanyuan Tribe did not have many officials, so even if they all came, there weren't many. Each one was an important figure in Xuanyuan's eyes.

Among these people, Baifeng took a look and saw many familiar faces. He basically knew these ruling-class members of the Xuanyuan Tribe; there were only a few officials he had not seen before.

At the same time, he also saw the Xuanyuan Tribe's newest talent, a person Xuanyuan valued highly: Fenghou. Baifeng did not know much about him; in myths and stories, there were barely a few sentences about him, and no complete story. Therefore, Baifeng did not understand Fenghou, and only knew of such a person after Xiong told him.

After everyone was seated, Xuanyuan asked: "Baifeng, what is the purpose of your visit this time? Why didn't I see Changle? Is he not coming this time?"

"Changle will not come again this year, and perhaps he will not come again in the future. Changle has taken on other professions in Huaxia. The work of discovering and identifying these new species has now been handed over to other young people. This time, I have brought several of Changle's students to take over Changle's tasks, ensuring that our cooperation will not be interrupted."