Chapter 882: The Eager Envoys

Xuanyuan boarded the large ship of Huaxia, and after a bumpy journey, he finally returned to the home he had been away from for so long. The people of the Xuanyuan Tribe were overjoyed to see their Tribal Chief return and hurried to welcome him.

The Soldiers also went to notify Dahong and the others, and the group from Huaxia was also welcomed along the way. The inspection, which had been slightly stricter due to the Changle incident, was now just perfunctorily finished; if they checked too carefully, wouldn't that be causing trouble for their own Tribal Chief?

The spring plowing of the Xuanyuan Tribe had long since ended, and now they had begun gathering various wild vegetables. This season was precisely the last harvest of most wild vegetables for the Xuanyuan Tribe; after these few days passed, they would become a bit too old if picked.

Therefore, they were not particularly busy right now and did not have to rush against time from dawn until dusk every day. Dahong was no longer personally working in the fields either, but had instead taken over the tasks that should have been managed by Xuanyuan.

Leizu was busy in the silkworm room every day. The mulberry leaves were now growing very lushly, and the silkworms were also growing at an extremely fast speed; they would soon shed their black skins and turn white.

For Leizu, a mulberry orchard was a necessity; it was impossible to have to go out into the wild to find mulberry leaves for raising silkworms. The mulberry orchard should be the first orchard in the true sense for the Xuanyuan Tribe. Although the leaves were the main thing used, mulberries were also a very important food supplement for them.

The entire tribe had no other fruit trees planted by human hands. Their way of thinking had not yet completely shifted; to them, fruit growing in the wild was enough, there was no need to specifically plant them, and they would certainly not think about things like improvement. Grain like Wheat was what was most important.

However, during his time in Huaxia, Xuanyuan had seen it very clearly: fruit trees, vegetables, and grain—nothing could be lacking. He was even prepared to transform some muddy land in the tribe into a Fish Pond. If it could not grow grain and could not be lived on, then wouldn't it be most suitable for raising fish? If Huaxia could raise them, why couldn't they?

An orchard also had to be built. The tea garden had only been built because of Huaxia, utilizing useless barren hills while also increasing their income significantly.

There were still many such hills, enough to create a vast, incomparable orchard for the Xuanyuan Tribe.

Those who received the news were all quickly preparing to welcome their Tribal Chief, but after all, the speed of message transmission in this era was too slow; there were not even horses, and they could only use people to spread the word.

The messengers were running, while Xuanyuan and his group traveled toward Qingqiu City by ox cart. The scholars of Huaxia were here for the first time; although it was completely different from the Xuanyuan Tribe they had imagined, they felt it was not too bad—it was much better than they had thought. Their concept of the tribe came mostly from descriptions and those wild people at the city gate.

They had never been to the wild to see how other tribes survived; they had been born in Huaxia City and were completely disconnected from other places.

Xuanyuan knew that his place was still far behind Huaxia, so he would not ask mindless questions like "Is our place better, or is Huaxia better?" He simply introduced his tribe along the way, as these people would be living in the Xuanyuan Tribe for a long time to come.

When Dahong and the others received the news and went to welcome Xuanyuan, Xuanyuan had already entered Qingqiu City and was almost at the place where he lived. However, he still followed the method he had learned to send these people to the reception area to be entertained first.

Bored, yet anxious, several envoys had been waiting every day for news of Xuanyuan's return. They had not expected to actually wait for it today, but when they wanted to see him, they were unusually nervous because this concerned the survival of their tribes.

They had heard the news on the road because people were shouting it everywhere, shouting along the streets, just to tell everyone that their Tribal Chief had returned.

Several envoys wanted to wait for Xuanyuan on the road, but as luck would have it, they were seen by Limu. He heard that they had come with people from Huaxia, so he made a prompt decision and took these envoys away. On the way, he sternly said to them: "You can go see our Tribal Chief, but not now, because our Tribal Chief has brought very important friends."

"You cannot tell everyone about this. I will go tell our Tribal Chief. When he says he needs to see you, you can go ask our Tribal Chief. You cannot sneak out on your own, understand?"

The several envoys did not know the truth and said anxiously: "But we have waited for so long, and our tribes are waiting for our news to go back. If we go back one day earlier, our tribes will have more hope. Whether your Xuanyuan Tribe helps us or not, we have to go back and say something so they know how to respond. But you cannot stop us now."

Limu was very firm and refused the request of the several envoys, because if they went out to see Xuanyuan now, the pressure would fall on their Xuanyuan Tribe. Even if they really helped these tribes, it was best not to let Huaxia know; once they knew, it would be troublesome.

Dahong and the others had not gone far when they met the returning Xuanyuan, and they immediately stepped forward to welcome him. Xuanyuan's group also got off their carts, and after simple pleasantries, Xuanyuan introduced the main people to each other.

Afterward, the Soldiers who had followed along the way were arranged to rest, while the people of Huaxia walked to the reception area. At the same time, Xuanyuan also had Dahong go and call Cangjie, Qingyun, and the others, as they had not come to welcome him together due to living in scattered locations.

Once at his own home, Xuanyuan was the host, and he immediately arranged for people to prepare food for his friends from Huaxia. He had eaten well in Huaxia during this time, and now he had to take good care of these people from Huaxia.

Furthermore, he specifically instructed that there must be plenty of meat; besides fish, all kinds of meat should be brought. After all, Huaxia was not lacking in fish, and he had eaten enough fish on this journey.

Before everyone had gathered, Limu was seen striding forward, his face serious as he whispered something in Xuanyuan's ear. Xuanyuan's expression also immediately became serious. He had originally wanted to get up and go see those envoys, but since these people from Huaxia were all here, it was not easy for him to leave immediately.

Seeing Xuanyuan like this, the people of the Huaxia delegation also guessed that there might be something important. In particular, Chou, who was leading the team this time, hurriedly said: "Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, you haven't been back to the tribe for so long, there must be many important things for you to handle. Why don't you go get busy first? Dahong and I are quite familiar with each other; we can just chat here."

Xuanyuan considered the urgency of the matter and said to Limu: "Tell them I will go see them tonight; there is no need to be anxious."