Chapter 598: Primitive Joy

Xuanyuan and his people did not sleep for too long; after all, their long-term lifestyle habits meant they were not accustomed to sleeping for long periods during the day, and their current drowsiness was likely related to having eaten too many carbohydrates.

The members of the Xuanyuan Tribe got up one after another and washed their faces with cold water to feel refreshed. Afterward, Xuanyuan sent servants to call the others and told them to inform Baifeng that they needed to discuss some matters this afternoon, so they would not be meeting.

The servants did as they were told, and Baifeng was not surprised when he heard the news; after all, the matters he had proposed were very important to the Xuanyuan Tribe, and they had to treat them seriously.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Xuanyuan Tribe would not be coming this afternoon, they hurried to continue handling their official duties. Although the entire department was still running, there were still more or less obstacles encountered when the leaders of each department were absent.

There were still many things in Huaxia that Xuanyuan and his people had not yet discovered. Baifeng did not deliberately hide them; if Xuanyuan and his people discovered them now, then so be it, and if they asked, he would naturally be able to find excuses to deal with it.

After a heated discussion throughout the afternoon, the Xuanyuan Tribe finally decided to agree to sign the contract.

Near dinner time, Baifeng sent people to invite Xuanyuan and his group again. Xuanyuan and the others also liked the food of Huaxia, so they had some expectations.

However, Xuanyuan and his people discovered that the place they arrived at was actually an open space, the ground was the cement floor that Baifeng had mentioned, and in the very center, a high pile of firewood was stacked.

Xuanyuan asked Baifeng with some confusion: "What are you doing with this?"

Baifeng said with a smile: "This is to welcome you. Originally, it should have been done last night, but considering that you were too tired, it was not held. Today you have rested well, so everyone is celebrating together to have some fun."

Xuanyuan nodded blankly, waiting for Baifeng's arrangements.

However, it could be seen that more and more people were gathering around, but there was still some order; they all stayed outside the designated circle and would not rush in randomly.

Then tables and things that Xuanyuan did not recognize were set up one by one. After everything was ready, Baifeng carried a bowl of something that looked like water but emitted a strong fragrance, and then pulled Xuanyuan toward the firewood.

"Today, we are here to welcome our friends from the Xuanyuan Tribe to visit our Huaxia. We in Huaxia welcome every friendly and civilized tribe."

Afterward, Baifeng poured the bowl of Wine onto the dry grass under the woodpile, then took out a Fire Tinder, opened the lid, and blew a few breaths. The flame rose accordingly. Fortunately, Xuanyuan had seen those servants using it yesterday, otherwise, he would have had questions to ask at this moment.

Baifeng lit the dry grass that was already soaked in Wine, and the fire ignited immediately. Then the fire grew larger and larger until the firewood began to crackle. Baifeng said happily: "Xuanyuan, may the friendship between our two tribes be as intense as this fire!"

Xuanyuan also said "good" in a gentle manner. Afterward, the two returned to the prepared table, next to which were skewers of meat being roasted, and on the table were beautiful bottles and transparent Glass cups.

Everyone's cheering began. No one cared what this was for; in any case, they started chatting happily with their friends, then poured the fine Wine and drank to their hearts' content.

Baifeng poured a cup of Wine for Xuanyuan: "Xuanyuan, have a taste. This is the fine Wine of our Huaxia, the essence of grain, which can make people forget their worries!"

Xuanyuan looked at the Wine in the cup with some hesitation, but Zhishou, after smelling the Wine, drank the Wine in front of him without hesitation. Then he frowned, smacked his lips, and finally said slowly: "It really is good stuff."

Seeing this, Xuanyuan also tilted his head and drank it down, very boldly. The Wine brewed by Baifeng did not have such a high alcohol content—mainly because Baifeng did not know exactly how strong it was—but his feeling was that it was relatively mild and not that fierce. However, for the people of this era, it was still a bit potent.

Xuanyuan did not feel anything; in any case, it felt very fragrant, better than tea. So Baifeng continued to pour for him, while not forgetting to advise: "It is good stuff, but you cannot drink too much. You must drink in moderation; if you drink too much, you will get drunk."

Xuanyuan held the wine cup and asked: "What is 'drunk'?"

At this moment, several skewers of meat happened to be roasted. Baifeng took some from the cook's hands and placed them on the plate in front of Xuanyuan: "Drunkenness is when you feel dizzy and the world is spinning after drinking too much. Before drinking, I am a person in this Heaven and Earth; after getting drunk, this Heaven and Earth are all mine. You will start talking nonsense, your courage will grow, and after drinking too much, you would even dare to fight a tiger!"

Xuanyuan was shocked upon hearing this: "Is it really that powerful?"

Baifeng laughed: "You should drink slowly and eat some meat. You should be able to see a drunkard very soon."

Xuanyuan took the advice, put down the wine cup in his hand, and began to enjoy the roasted meat. At the same time, Zhigui and the others walked to the center with several large Drums and began to beat the Drums with a 'Boom—' sound.

Huaxia had no other musical instruments, only Drums. Baifeng also wanted more musical instruments to appear in Huaxia, but unfortunately, he knew nothing about this aspect. Plus, his own tribe did not have them before, and none of the people from the small tribes they absorbed understood music. Only those large tribes had people who truly understood music.

Therefore, Huaxia could only focus on developing the Drum. Many types of drum beats gradually appeared, and the one most popular among everyone was still the Phoenix Three Nods that Baifeng had beaten at the beginning, which was also what Zhigui and the others were playing.

As the sound of the drums rose, the atmosphere of the entire venue began to soar. Some people started to go up and dance, and then more and more people did the same, which left the members of the Xuanyuan Tribe feeling astonished.

Leizu and the others were watching very happily. Although Leizu also had to participate during the meetings, she was now accompanied by Sui and Chinv and was not at the same table as Baifeng and Xuanyuan.

Xuanyuan listened to the drum beats, and his hands also began to tap on the table to the rhythm. He felt very comfortable and would take a sip of Wine from time to time.

After the first round of drumming, Xuanyuan asked Baifeng: "Your drum music, why does it have a feeling like war? It is very intense."

Baifeng said: "The drum was made for war. The momentum is grand, the sound is loud, and it can boost morale. Such music is also more suitable for the drum."

Xuanyuan nodded in agreement. Just as Zhigui and the others were resting and preparing to continue, Qibo stood up and said to Baifeng: "Tribal Chief Baifeng, your music is very good. How about I also perform some from our Xuanyuan Tribe?"

Baifeng was overjoyed. Was he about to hear the most primitive music? So he hurriedly reached out and said please.

Afterward, Qibo took out a very long Bone Flute from a pocket he carried with him. After blowing into it to tune it a few times, he began to play the most primitive music in this world.