Chapter 928: The Three-Legged Stance (Part II)

"You understand what kind of person Xuanyuan is, I believe, so once the Xuanyuan Tribe becomes powerful, will it continue to expand? And if it were to expand, where would its next target be?"

At this, Baoxi became a bit tougher: "Baifeng, no matter what Xuanyuan is like, as long as he comes to attack us, you will definitely participate, right? Joining him to attack us—I don't believe you would let such a good opportunity pass by."

But what Baoxi did not expect was for Baifeng to say quite straightforwardly: "No. If Xuanyuan comes to attack your tribe, I will not help Xuanyuan, nor will I help you. I will leave here, move far away from here, or perhaps raise the walls of our Huaxia, building them even higher and longer."

"What, are you afraid of Xuanyuan too? You have already formed an alliance, your relationship is so good, what do you have to be afraid of?"

Baifeng sighed: "When you have a large enough territory, you will want an even larger one. The tribes nearby that are weaker than you will become his targets. If our Huaxia does not expand everywhere like Xuanyuan, we will eventually become Xuanyuan's target."

"However, I think Xuanyuan might first try to persuade me to join the Xuanyuan Tribe rather than attacking directly. Even if he were to attack, he would have to wait until he is strong enough—strong enough to defeat us without any doubt—before he would launch a war."

Baoxi acknowledged Baifeng's deduction, yet he did not understand the reason why Baifeng was telling him this. If it hadn't been for him coming to find Baifeng this time, but rather Baifeng coming to find him, he would certainly have thought of the worst-case scenario and prepared for battle at any time.

But now, he truly could not understand the reason for Baifeng saying this. To win him over? But Baifeng had already formed the Xuanyuan Alliance; what benefit would there be in forming another alliance with him? Not only could he not provide the same level of assistance as the Xuanyuan Tribe, but it might also affect the relationship between Baifeng and Xuanyuan. No matter how one looked at it, it was not a logical course of action.

Seeing Baoxi's extreme confusion, Baifeng spoke plainly: "Baoxi, I will not form an alliance with you. Forming an alliance with you brings me no benefits. As for trade, to be honest, your tribe does not have many things we must have, and the current volume of trade is sufficient for us."

"As for hiring your tribesmen, if we were in the same situation as last year, I would certainly be willing, but that is not possible now. The Xuanyuan Tribe provides enough people, and our grain is no longer that abundant."

Baoxi interrupted Baifeng: "What is it for, exactly? You can just say it."

"I want to make you strong and prosperous."

Baoxi stared at Baifeng for a long while, his expression changing many times, yet he grew even more confused: "No, no. You have no reason. Baifeng, if you have something to say, just say it clearly. Although our tribe cannot conquer your Huaxia, we are not afraid of you coming to attack us either. At worst, we will all perish together."

Baifeng knew that Baoxi had misunderstood him, but this was a normal reaction; after all, what he had said was a bit too bizarre.

"Do you know under what circumstances the situation can be most stable? Three legs standing together!"

Baoxi shook his head again: "I don't understand. Continue."

"In our current situation, you, me, and Xuanyuan—we are the three legs standing together. If I and Xuanyuan unite, are you afraid?"

Baoxi nodded without hesitation: "Afraid. If your two tribes unite, I have no possibility of victory."

"Then you tell me, if our two tribes unite, is Xuanyuan afraid? If Xuanyuan and you were to unite, do you think our Huaxia would be afraid?"

Baoxi roughly understood Baifeng's meaning: "We would also be afraid. You mean that our three tribes are actually keeping each other in check. As long as any two tribes do not unite to attack the other, then everyone will be safe and sound. If only two tribes existed, they would constantly worry about the other attacking them, right?"

"Correct, that is the meaning. But the current situation is that you are a bit too weak. Compared to us, your ability to maintain stability is insufficient. It wouldn't even require an alliance; any one of us would be enough to conquer you. Therefore, I want to maintain this stable state. To give our Huaxia more time to develop and form the strength to resist the Xuanyuan Tribe, I must make you stronger so that Xuanyuan will not attack you in the short term."

Baoxi laughed again: "Baifeng, although what you say makes a lot of sense, I still cannot believe you. The price you would pay to make our Suiren Clan strong again—why not keep it for yourself?"

"Grain, Weapon—how could you just give them to us? You cannot convince me."

"No, I will not give you any material support."

Baoxi had lost his patience with Baifeng's words: "Baifeng, no matter what plans you have, just don't drag our Suiren Clan into it. If Xuanyuan wants to come and fight, then let him come. I want to see how much ability he has left to attack us after he finishes fighting the Shennong Clan."

"So, I think you don't need to worry about our Suiren Clan. I only came this time to take a look. Now that there is nothing else, I think there is nothing left to say. It is better for me to go back early."

The conversation had completely broken down. Baifeng felt that he could not convince Baoxi. If Baifeng remembered correctly, the Suiren Clan in history did not engage in war and was directly incorporated. If he could not make Baoxi stall Xuanyuan's progress, he did not know if Huaxia's pace of development would be affected.

In history, there was no him, so Xuanyuan went directly to fight Chiyou. Now that there was a closer, wealthier him, would the order of Xuanyuan's targets change? Baifeng could not be sure that his relationship with Xuanyuan was necessarily better than Xuanyuan's relationship with Chiyou; at the very least, it could not be determined at the moment.

"Baoxi, if you are unwilling to believe me, I will not force you. You are unwilling to accept help—all of this is up to you. However, since you have traveled such a long way here, don't leave so quickly. Stay in our Huaxia for two days and look around."

"In any case, there are many things to see. Xuanyuan often comes to our Huaxia City, and he has also learned many things here. Qingqiu is no longer the Qingqiu it once was; the changes are great. Therefore, I think if you look for yourself, look carefully, perhaps you might be able to bring some different changes to your Suiren Clan?"