Chapter 712: How Could People and Fish Possibly Be Friends

The Leader hurriedly found carts for the few of them, then had people drive quickly to rush toward Qingqiu City. Even if they encountered other carts working on the road, they had to make them yield. The Leader drove the cart himself; he was now burning with anxiety, terrified that if they arrived late and one of them died, he would truly be finished.

When passing through the city gate, he said a few words to the nominal gate-guarding Soldiers, and they were let through immediately. Their cart sped along the uneven road, which made one fisherman, who was already quite heavily injured, feel even more pain.

Changle also realized at this moment the true prosperity and wealth of Huaxia, as well as the gap between them and the Xuanyuan Tribe. There are many things and many matters that, if you do not go out to see them, you truly cannot feel them just by hearing about them.

The Leader did not even go to find Xuanyuan first, but instead went to find Qibo. It just so happened that Qibo was exchanging Medicine with that doctor from Huaxia at the time. Although Qibo's medical skills were currently stronger than this newly graduated student's, Qibo also felt that such an exchange was still of some benefit to himself.

Upon being hurriedly notified by a Soldier that a Huaxia Prince was heavily injured and needed treatment, Qibo was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, that Huaxia doctor had already rushed out of the room to find the Huaxia Prince.

When the doctor saw the familiar Changle, he was exceptionally agitated and could not care about any etiquette. He hurriedly jumped onto the cart and began to examine Changle. Fortunately, after an examination, it was determined to be only superficial injuries. Many parts of the body were already swollen, and judging by the marks, it was definitely caused by someone hitting them, because other factors could not possibly cause such marks.

Qibo also arrived before the group at this time. He had met Changle before, so he asked first: "Changle Prince, how are you feeling now, and how are your injuries?"

Seeing that it was an acquaintance and a high-ranking member of the Xuanyuan Tribe, Changle spoke firmly: "I am fine. You should look at my tribesmen first; their injuries are somewhat heavy."

Then, ignoring the doctor who was still concerned about him: "Go look at them quickly; they cannot be allowed to have anything happen to them."

"Oh, alright." With a nimble posture, the doctor climbed onto the other ox cart and began to examine them. Most were superficial injuries; because there was plenty of flesh, the bones were not damaged. As for the internal organs, he could not be certain.

The one spitting blood was also because their teeth had been knocked out or loosened. Teeth that were already too loose could no longer be used, and they came out with a light pull. Fortunately, their entire mouth of teeth had not been knocked out.

Only two were more serious. According to the joint judgment of Qibo and the doctor, one person likely had a broken rib, or perhaps two, but because it was not very obvious, it could not be determined.

One person had their arm broken, and the swelling was very obvious, though the displacement was relatively small. After finding three wooden sticks, the doctor told him to endure the pain, reset the bone, and then bound it with the sticks.

If this were in the past, he truly would not have dared, but now he already had several experiences, so his courage had grown. The main thing was that if he did not deal with it now, it would likely be too late by the time they were sent to Huaxia for treatment. Even if this arm were healed, it would be impossible to work. For the sake of his future, he could only let him endure the pain.

After everyone had been simply treated, Qibo asked Changle, who had gotten off the cart: "What happened to you all? It looks like you were beaten, but here, is there still anyone who dares to beat you?"

The Soldier Leader on the side was already sweating profusely. Before Changle could speak, he immediately confessed himself: "It was our own people who hit them."

Qibo was shocked, and the doctor was also shocked: "What were you thinking? Did you recognize the wrong person, or was there some misunderstanding? How could you have a conflict with Huaxia?"

The Leader could not hold on and knelt on the ground: "We recognized them. After we brought them to the Matou, one person suddenly rushed over and hit our people. I don't know why, but then everyone started fighting. I also hurriedly went to pull them apart; that is the only reason the matter didn't become more serious."

Qibo did not listen to one person's words and asked Changle: "Changle Prince, is what he said true, or is there another situation?"

Changle snorted coldly: "We also came with a friendly attitude. But as soon as we went ashore, we heard your people say that he had injured our friends. As a result, one of our tribesmen couldn't help but go up and punch that person. I went over to break up the fight, but your people were still very united and all came over to hit us. If I were not a Prince, my corpse would likely be floating in the Dahe by now."

"Your friends?" Qibo was somewhat puzzled. He asked the Leader: "Tell me what is going on."

The Leader was even more puzzled: "I don't know. They should have been meeting for the first time. Apart from these people, we haven't seen a single person from Huaxia during this time. How could we possibly have harmed their friends?"

Now both sides held their own versions of the story, but Qibo found it difficult to judge, so he could only ask Changle again about this matter of friends and what the situation was.

"They said that in the Dahe, they encountered a group of big fish. That group of big fish are our friends. Your people even wanted to hunt and kill our friends. Fortunately, they didn't have the ability, and only injured one. Our people were angry, which is why they went over and hit him."

After hearing Changle's words, the Leader felt incredibly wronged: "How could people be friends with fish? Aren't fish all meant for eating?"

Qibo now also felt that Changle was being somewhat unreasonable: "People and fish are in a relationship of eating and being eaten; how could they become friends? Changle Prince, even if you are a Prince, you are being a bit too excessive."

Changle did not flinch at all: "Elder Qibo, you have seen our Huaxia dogs. We can be friends with dogs, we can be friends with oxen, and there are even people in our Huaxia who are friends with birds. So why can't we be friends with fish?"

"This..." Qibo was also at a loss for words for a moment. Huaxia was indeed somewhat special. The strange animals they raised were not for eating, but were truly treated as friends. Especially dogs, which could even work for Huaxia. He also knew about the birds; they had even obtained a few pairs of pigeons sent by Huaxia, but unfortunately, those pigeons did not listen to them. After learning to fly from Huaxia, they were never seen again.

Xuanyuan also said self-mockingly: "It seems that only special people can be friends with birds. I do not have the ability in this regard; I cannot understand what birds are saying, and birds cannot understand my words. I am destined to be unable to be friends with birds."