Chapter 948: Is There Any Need to Fear Xuanyuan?

Baoxi's sense of superiority +1.

He was very satisfied with the service of this Slave; after rinsing the black tooth powder out of his mouth with water, he felt incredibly refreshed, and subsequently wanted to go out, but he felt that the difference between himself and a true Huaxia person was still somewhat large, for instance, his hair and his clothes.

So he suddenly turned and asked the Slave: "Do you know how to tie hair like you Huaxia people do, and also, do you have any Huaxia clothes? Find me some to wear."

The Slave was very troubled: "Tribal Chief Baoxi, this hair must be washed clean first before it can be properly tied and bound, but it is very slow to get the hair dry now, and I am afraid that if you want to go out and get busy, your hair won't be dry yet."

Baoxi touched his hair, thinking that seemed to be the case, but he did not feel at all that the Slave was disgusted by his hair being too dirty; he himself would not have such a thought, so he pressed on: "Then what about clothes? There must be clothes, right?"

The Slave shook his head: "There are none of those either, because the management and distribution of clothes is not something we people are qualified to handle; that would have to be handled by the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Revenue... I think."

He felt that saying it this way might not be clear enough, so he hurriedly added: "The people in this courtyard are just here to serve people like you and have no authority whatsoever. People who came before also didn't have such requests, so we don't know what to do, but I can go and ask for you in a while; the Ministry of Rites should be able to find you some clothes."

Baoxi was not angry: "Fine, but I will go ask Zhigui myself in a while. By the way, you just said 'people like us'—have any other people lived here before?"

The Slave lowered his head and said with some panic: "Only Tribal Chief Xuanyuan and a few of their officials have lived here before, and no one else has ever lived here. However, their Embassy will be finished soon, and after they come in the future, they will definitely go to live in the Embassy."

"Xuanyuan, huh," Baoxi nodded. Since Xuanyuan also lived here, it meant that Huaxia still placed him and Xuanyuan on the same level, and he would not feel angry just because others had lived here before.

But the thing called an "Embassy" was something he had never heard of, so he asked out of curiosity: "Do you know what an Embassy is for? Is it just for people to live in? If you don't know, then never mind."

The Slave did not expect Baoxi to be so easy to talk to and not angry, so he was not as panicked anymore and told him everything he knew.

"An Embassy seems to be for Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe to each send an envoy to the other's territory to live there. It is said that this way, if there is something to do, one can directly find the envoy, and it is more convenient to contact each other. Moreover, the Embassy is very large; after it is built, not only the envoy, but people from the Xuanyuan Tribe can all go there to live.

And we Huaxia also have many students from the Xuanyuan Tribe here; they can live there. We Huaxia are also building a very large Embassy in the Xuanyuan Tribe, and I heard it is almost finished."

Baoxi understood this matter very clearly and had no other doubts; he could also understand it, so his mood became even better. He patted the Slave on the shoulder in a rare gesture: "Mm, very good, very nice."

He strode out the door, leaving only the Slave trembling in shock in the washroom. Did he talk too much just now? Did he say something wrong? Could these things about the Xuanyuan Tribe really be told to Baoxi? The more he thought about it, the more he feared, blaming himself for having too fast a tongue, and bean-sized beads of sweat began to drip down.

As for his own Soldiers, Baoxi was already too lazy to manage them; he would just let them toss about. Whether they wanted to wash their faces or brush their teeth, it didn't matter. Anyway, given their abilities, if they really arrived in Huaxia, they would look like nothing more than ordinary people who couldn't even stir up a splash.

Not to mention whether they could become officials, he was afraid they wouldn't even be able to get into the Huaxia army. In the morning, he had also learned a little about how Huaxia Soldiers were selected, and they were all professional Soldiers who did nothing but train and stand guard.

Although he really wanted to see how the Huaxia army trained and what kind of configuration it had, he was currently perhaps not trusted enough, so Baifeng had not mentioned it, and he had not spoken of it either.

Baoxi did not know whether Baifeng trusted him or not; after all, his proposal to join Huaxia was too sudden, and he had not thought about it before, having just thought of it a moment ago.

Baifeng had no interest in the Suiren Clan to begin with and was even planning to use them to delay the Xuanyuan Tribe. As of now, Baifeng still seemed a bit reluctant, so Baoxi felt that the most important thing for him to do next was to settle this matter completely and nail it down.

Anyway, since he was already going to join Huaxia and become a Huaxia person, what could he not agree to, no matter what demands Baifeng made? If he wanted territory, give him territory; if he wanted people, give him people. As long as he could provide basic guarantees for his tribesmen after arriving in Huaxia, that would be enough.

Baifeng was very tired, so he lay down in his small office to catch up on some sleep. He did not sleep comfortably or soundly, and since it was past the time for a nap, he even felt like he was having nightmares. He did not know if he had actually fallen asleep, but in any case, after suddenly waking up in a fright, he still felt extremely exhausted.

He got up with difficulty, called for the Slave to fetch water, and then washed up casually before he felt clear-headed. However, he felt that even his fingertips were aching.

Wiping his face with a cloth, Baifeng handed the cloth to the Slave: "Has Baoxi come yet?"

The Slave shook his head: "No one has come during this time."

"Fine."

Baifeng did not say much more and went out, intending to do some work to restore his spirits, but he had just sat down when it was reported that Baoxi had arrived.

Baifeng gave a wry smile; he really knew how to time things. Helplessly, Baifeng stretched and said to the Slave: "Go notify them; it's time to start work."

The Slave nodded hurriedly and went to notify the officials who were supposed to come.

After a noon's time, when Baoxi saw Baifeng again, he suddenly lowered his posture. Upon seeing Baifeng, he even learned from the Huaxia people and bowed to Baifeng, which gave Baifeng quite a shock.

Baoxi asked Baifeng with a smile: "Then should I call you King now, or what should I call you?"

Baifeng said with a troubled expression: "You should just call me Baifeng; after all, the affairs of our two tribes haven't been settled yet."

Baoxi said seriously: "Baifeng, I am very determined and sincere about the Suiren Clan joining Huaxia, and I have no other thoughts. If you are considering the issue of the Xuanyuan Tribe, the Suiren Clan has hundreds of thousands of people and can also pick out tens of thousands of Soldiers. There is no need to fear the Xuanyuan Tribe. With our two tribes combined, could we still be afraid of Xuanyuan?"