Chapter 439: Huangpin Returns to the Tribe

In the end, Wangzuo did not hold out for long; before long, he breathed his last. Of his body, only a piece from his chest was used by Baoxi to make a small hand drum, which Baoxi kept. Wangzuo's head was also severed cleanly, cured with salt, and saved to be given as a gift to Baifeng later. Baoxi was very eager to see what kind of expression Baifeng would have when he saw this gift.

As for those people named by Baoxi, they were called over one by one, then locked up together and interrogated using various methods. Yet, no matter how one looked at it, they were not traitors to Huaxia, because there was simply no evidence whatsoever to prove they had helped Huaxia.

In the end, Baoxi had no choice but to let them go, but the seed of suspicion in his heart remained. These people were gradually alienated from the center by Baoxi, because he dared not trust anyone anymore.

After enduring many hardships, Huangpin finally encountered some Soldiers of the Suiren clan who were out hunting. Using his status as a Great Leader, he managed to get a full meal, a good night's sleep, and even enjoyed the company of a beauty in that Village.

Afterward, he was escorted back to the tribe by those Soldiers.

When Baoxi heard that the Great Leader Huangpin had returned, he did not react for a moment—since when did the Suiren clan have such a Great Leader? But after a Soldier at his side reminded him, he remembered. He felt somewhat annoyed, yet also very curious: how did Huangpin survive and return? Those Soldiers should have all been dead. If he was still alive, it could only mean he was a deserter.

However, Huangpin did indeed have some talent; at the very least, he could think of how to counter Huaxia's attacks and could devise ways to assault the city. Therefore, Baoxi intended to see this "Great Leader" and see if he had any value. If he had value, he would keep him; if not, he would treat him as a deserter—it just so happened that they needed human blood for their experiments with that thunder Weapon.

Huangpin and the few remaining Soldiers arrived at Baoxi's residence in a disheveled state. Upon seeing Baoxi, Huangpin immediately knelt and began to wail, lamenting the hardships he had endured during this time.

However, Baoxi had no intention of listening to his wailing and cut him off directly, asking why he was still alive and whether he had fled during the battle.

Huangpin had long guessed that the Tribal Chief would ask this and had already prepared an answer; even if the Tribal Chief did not believe it, he had a way to save his own life.

"Tribal Chief, at that time our Soldiers were few, and Huaxia began to attack with full force. Those Soldiers were killed one by one as soon as they were seen. I knew that even if I went up, it would be death, but if I could return alive, I could bring back the information I saw about Huaxia, so that there would be a better chance of winning in future attacks."

"Oh?" Baoxi looked at Huangpin with interest; this was a reason he had not heard before, and it was quite interesting. "Then tell me, what information did you bring back, and what use can it be?"

Huangpin knew what the Tribal Chief meant by this—it was giving him a chance—so he hurriedly said: "It is a fact that Huaxia does not have enough Soldiers, but their Weapons are good enough to make up for a certain gap in numbers."

Then, as if thinking of something, Huangpin hurriedly began to rummage through his animal-skin bag, then took out an Iron Arrowhead from inside and moved forward with small steps to present it to Baoxi.

The moment Baoxi saw the Arrowhead, his eyes lit up. Iron! This was a great treasure. But, could Huaxia actually use Iron to make Arrowheads? Had they become so wealthy? He recalled the Giant Arrows that Huaxia had shot at him; perhaps those were also made of Iron? His heart rate immediately accelerated.

However, just having these Arrowheads was enough for Baoxi to decide not to kill Huangpin; these were enough to trade for the lives of the few of them.

Baoxi picked up an Arrowhead, felt its icy coldness, and said in a gentle tone: "Continue."

Huangpin nodded and continued: "Our biggest difficulty is that we cannot all cross the river at once. By the time they reached the end, the people on the city wall were already exhausted, and many of our Soldiers had climbed onto the city wall!"

Baoxi looked up: "Is that so? At the time, it was blocked by Huaxia's Large Ship, so I didn't see it."

Although Baoxi did not speak with a tone of suspicion, Huangpin hurriedly explained: "It is true, Tribal Chief. But at that time, we didn't have many Soldiers left. Even if we got on the city wall, there weren't as many of us as there were Huaxia people, so we could only be surrounded and attacked. Therefore, as long as we can get the entire army across the river at once, then capturing Huaxia will not be difficult."

"Then do you have a way to withstand Huaxia's Large Ship?"

Huangpin hurriedly said: "Tribal Chief, we only need to wait until Winter when the Dahe freezes over. At that time, the river will be our road, and their Boats will be useless. Therefore, Winter is the best time to attack Huaxia."

After pondering for a while, Baoxi said: "What you said is very good. I truly did not misjudge you. This news of yours is indeed very important. How about this: you may continue to be this Great Leader, but there are not that many Soldiers for you to lead right now. Here, I will give you five thousand Soldiers; you go and prepare everything needed for the next war. Can you do it?"

Upon hearing this, Huangpin was incredibly excited and hurriedly bowed deeply to thank him.

After rising, he added: "Tribal Chief, while we were on the road, we also discovered something especially important about Huaxia."

Baoxi's attention, which had just been on the Arrowhead, was pulled back: "Oh? What is it? Tell me, I'm listening."

Huangpin coughed lightly and said solemnly: "In the mountain forests of Huaxia, we discovered that same kind of road as the one at their city gate, the very hard kind. But because there were too few of us, we didn't dare to walk to the end; we only walked a short distance, but that road is truly very long."

"Afterward, we returned to the forest to hide, but for the sake of the tribe, I decided to take a risk and take a look. When I reached the area below that road, I saw Huaxia Soldiers. To avoid being discovered, I hid, but from their conversation, I learned that Huaxia has more than just that one city; there are two, perhaps even more."

Baoxi was shocked by this news and hurriedly pressed: "Then do you know where the other city is? How big is it, and how does it compare to the one we saw?"