Double Cultivation
the Dragon Tribe Envoy
“Welcome back, Dear Guest. I hope you all get a comfortable rest last night.” One of the natives greeted them at the entrance gate.
“Hm? Where is your Ketu?” Qiuyue asked him.
“Umm ...” The native suddenly showed signs of nervousness and spoke, “Chairman ... he is currently in a meeting with the emissaries of the Dragon Tribe who have just arrived.”
“Oh? The Dragon Tribe is here? Aren't they friends with the Tiger Tribe who tried to attack this place not long ago?” Su Yang was interested in the purpose of their visit.
“A-I also don't know the purpose of their visit.” The native girl shook her head.
“However, they have been inside for a long time, so they must be out soon.”
Just as the native girl said that, Qin Liangyu walked out of one of the larger huts with a confused expression on his face.
Then he noticed Su Yang and the group standing near the entrance, and immediately made him smile.
“S-Senior Su!” Qin Liangyu quickly ran towards them. “You have arrived at the right time! Dragon Tribe, they—”
“They're here now, right?” Su Yang interrupted.
“Y-Ya... it's true.” Qin Liangyu nodded. “A messenger from the Dragon Tribe has arrived not long ago, and they brought some gifts.”
Qin Liangyu then pointed to the twenty figures standing beside the large wagon containing spiritual meat and spoke, “20 maids, the, 10 young men for work and 10 young girls for our warriors to enjoy, and lastly, 500 pounds of spiritual meat.“
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Note: 1 pound \= 0.5 kg.
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“…”
Su Yang's eyes narrowed upon hearing such words.
“How unpleasant.” muttered Su Yang a moment later.
“P-Excuse me?” Qin Liangyu showed a dumbfounded expression. “Is there something bothering Senior Su?”
“I don't know how the tribes here operate, but treat humans as if they were farm animals ... that's not something I want to see.” Said Su Yang.
“!!!”
Qin Liangyu quickly understood why Su Yang was unhappy and immediately started explaining, “When a tribe defeats another tribe, the victor is allowed to take whatever they want from the loser. Be it their food or their people, the losers could not resist, as it would often lead to the extermination of their tribe. In most cases, men would be forced to work and women would be used to increase the tribal population. Most likely that is their current situation.“
“…”
Qin Liangyu became speechless. Even though Su Yang said to ignore it, he couldn't possibly let something that was obviously unpleasant for their esteemed guest exist.
A while later, Qin Liangyu called one of their own people and said, “20 people brought here by the Dragon Tribe, they are now part of our Pig Tribe, he said, not as a servant, but as a family. I want you to set it up now.”
“Eh?” The girl standing in front of Qin Liangyu was confused. Why should they accept the strangers the enemy brings into their families? What would they gain by doing such a thing?
“I don't want to repeat. Finish.” Qin Liangyu narrowed his eyes, causing the girl to shudder.
“S-Immediately, Chief Qin!”
As the native girl rushed away, Su Yang said, “As I said, you don't have to think about me. I'm just here as a guest – you don't need to do something that might disturb your entire tribe for me.”
Qin Liangyu shook his head and said, “I understand that, but as Chairman, I cannot let my guests feel uncomfortable when they are in our settlement, especially esteemed guests like you.”
“By the way, I should have said this at first, but the messenger of the Dragon Tribe .. he specifically asked to meet the Goddess.” he suddenly said while looking towards Qiuyue.
“Hm? Why does the Dragon Tribe have any business with me?” Qiuyue raised an eyebrow.
“I know nothing but that"
Qiuyue turned to look at Su Yang, who nodded. “Good. Let's see what this messenger wants from me.”
Qin Liangyu then led them to the hut he left behind a few minutes ago.
The moment they entered the hut, Su Yang could see two people staring at them.
One of them is a warrior from the Pig Tribe. He had a strong body and fierce appearance, while the other person in the room was an old man with a thin body. However, despite his fragile appearance, his aura exuded a terrifying aura that surpassed everyone in the settlement of the Pig Tribe – he was an expert in the Sovereign Spirit Realm.
Of course, Su Yang could feel his strong presence even before he reached the settlement of the Pig Tribe, so he was not surprised to see this expert here.
However, what intrigued him was the fact that the Dragon Tribe had sent someone in the Sovereign Spirit Realm, an existence that was considered the pinnacle of cultivation in this world, to this place only as an envoy.
“Who are these young people? Although they have surprising potential, I came here today for the Goddess,” said the old man when he only saw Su Yang and Tang Lingxi enter the room.
“Both are with me, or are you having trouble with that?” Qiuyue spoke as he entered the last room.
“K-You !!!” The old man's eyes widened in shock upon seeing Qiuyue.
Even though it was something that happened hundreds of years ago, she only needed a glimpse at this beauty and the aura of another world for her to be convinced that she was the same Goddess that she had personally witnessed killing the Great Cataclysm a thousand years ago!