Chapter 1540: Voucher

"Good, we can return to report the mission immediately and tell our King this news. If it is confirmed that your two tribes will not affect our subsequent actions, he likely will not bother with you."

"However, I wonder if the two Tribal Chiefs could give me a voucher or a token so that I may bring it to our King."

"A token, a voucher?" Jiang Yuwang and Jiang Ke looked at each other in dismay: "What kind of thing is that?"

"Oh, it is something that can prove I have met you. After all, this matter is of great importance, and we must ensure the authenticity of the news. Only by giving a token can our King fully believe it."

Jiang Ke scoffed: "Not even trusting his own tribesmen, what kind of King is that..."

The Cavalryman did not mince words: "Rules are rules, and military law is military law. Since you have nothing, of course you do not need to care. Details determine success or failure; only with strict military discipline can one lead a unit well. No wonder you cannot defeat us."

Though still unable to fully understand, Jiang Ke could very clearly feel that this Huaxia person was insulting them. He truly could not stand it anymore and really wanted to draw his Knife to fight. The Soldiers nearby could also no longer restrain themselves; they could all hear that this was not just humiliating their Tribal Chief, but humiliating their entire Jiang Ke Tribe. How could they endure this?

But Jiang Yuwang still held him down. Jiang Ke gritted his teeth: "Big Brother!"

"Quiet, do not make a move, do not ruin the big picture. Huaxia Soldier, you want a voucher? Then look at this of mine, will it do?"

"This was brought back from the shores of Juze by people of the Sanmiao Tribe and offered to the Shennong Clan. I received some bestowed by Shennong. This is one of the bracelets; besides our two tribes, no one else here has one. Your King should have seen it last year. Can this represent my identity and prove that you have met me?"

The Cavalryman took the bracelet, which looked like it was strung with some kind of snail shell and felt like porcelain to the touch. He did not know if it was precious, but that was not a problem for him to consider. He only needed to get the voucher, and now that it was in hand, he did not care about anything else.

"Of course, this is no problem. This is enough to prove that I have met you."

Jiang Ke asked in a muffled voice: "Then what do you want from me? See for yourself and take it. Even if it is my head, as long as you can take it, feel free to do so."

The Cavalryman smiled slightly: "I have no interest in your head. Having this item is already enough proof. I wonder if the two Tribal Chiefs have anything else they wish to say to our King and Tribal Chief Xuanyuan? I can relay it for you."

Jiang Yuwang said: "Nothing more. Everything that needed to be said, we already finished saying last year. We only need you to keep your promise this year. Also, make sure not to be defeated by Xingtian."

"If, if you truly cannot defeat Xingtian, head in this direction. There is a water system ahead; follow the water, and there is a great marsh. Our two tribes will be living there. If you truly cannot defeat him, come find us; we can help you."

The Cavalryman asked a question that was perhaps too much: "Aren't you of the Shennong Clan? Why would you want to help us fight the Shennong Clan?"

"We have already fled the Shennong Clan, so naturally, we are no longer people of the Shennong Clan. If Xingtian wins and we are found, there will naturally be no good outcome, but if you win... that is still better than Shennong."

"Or, we will wait until there is a good Shennong in the next generation before considering returning. Anyway, that is how it is; you can relay this to your King."

"Good, understood. Goodbye, two Tribal Chiefs. We are leaving now; you may continue on your way."

The Cavalryman held the bracelet and strode through the circle of hostile Soldiers, arriving at an open space where his horse was waiting for him.

The path he walked became a clear lane, and Jiang Ke and Jiang Yuwang could clearly see these three Cavalrymen and their mounts.

The Cavalryman stowed the bracelet and vaulted onto his horse: "It is confirmed. We will talk on the road; let us get moving now."

"Good." The other two answered in unison, then each turned their horses' heads toward the direction they had come from.

"Two Tribal Chiefs, we are leaving. Farewell! Giddyap!"

Smoke rose from under the three horses' hooves as they quickly moved away. Jiang Ke felt a sense of fear at this moment: "Big Brother, it is fortunate you held me back just now, or else, how would we have chased them?"

"If we had killed one and left two, wouldn't that just be letting them go back to report the news? By then, we would not be fleeing, but truly at war with the Huaxia Xuanyuan Tribe."

Jiang Yuwang watched the direction of the dust for a long time: "I also did not expect them to be so powerful. I only thought that at a time like this, we must not have any problems. Once we provoke trouble, what would happen to our tens of thousands of people?"

"The capability of Huaxia is something we cannot afford to provoke and cannot defeat; there is no need. Even if we were humiliated, for the sake of the tribe and the tribesmen, we had to endure it. I did not expect them to have such beasts to ride. Now, the Shennong Clan is bound to lose; even two Xingtian would not be enough."

"Then... then Big Brother, what do we do? Are we still leaving?"

Jiang Yuwang turned his head: "Let us go, let us go. We have already come this far, what else can we do?"

"I remember there is a great marsh there. Let us keep walking, pick up our tribesmen, and go there to survive. Perhaps life there will be better than in the Shennong Clan."

"As for Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe, if they conquer the Shennong Clan and come to attack us in the future, there will be no need for us to resist. Being able to be like Jiang Cheng would be quite good, but we have already made this choice, so what else can we do?"

"Let us go, let us go quickly."

"Giddyap! Giddyap!"

"No way, you are really that tough? To tell the truth, were you scared or not?"

"Scared, actually there was a little bit. But thinking that dying would still be a First Class Merit, why be scared of a hammer? It was worth it, so my courage grew."

"Now this time, we truly have merit. Although it is not a great merit, we have scouted out the movements of the Jiang Yuwang Tribe and the Jiang Ke Tribe, and we even got this voucher. The news is solid."

The three Cavalrymen, riding on horseback, were still chatting about the information they had just gathered, enjoying themselves and feeling awesome about their heroic deeds.

Baifeng had already waited for a night. This was the second day, and he had not yet seen anyone. He guessed that those few Cavalrymen might have run quite far, but not too far; they should understand the limits of their mission.

As for not understanding the mission, that was even more impossible. The days mentioned for the journey all referred to walking; it was impossible to measure by the speed of a horse. They could not have misunderstood. They were the elite of the elite and could not make such low-level mistakes.