In the empire, the Rong people are known for their cruelty, which makes everyone talk about Rong. In fact, the Rong people are not only cruel to the empire, but also cruel to their own people.
There are hundreds of tribes living on the grasslands in the northwest of the empire. Although they all make a living by herding, each tribe has different beliefs. They fight with each other, killing each other's men and taking back the women. It's not news at all.
Therefore, the Rong people worship the strong. Whoever is strong will be the king on the grassland. Those Northern Barbarian kings and Western Qiang kings were all created by fighting, and they are not based on moral articles.
Cheng Dalei had already learned about this from Fan Lihua, so he decided to act more decisively. With a wave of his hand, he killed the enemy and beheaded the general, showing his thunderous skills.
Sure enough, this move had an excellent effect, and the surrounding tribes stopped and did not dare to approach. As Cheng Dalei's voice fell, whispers began to ring out around him.
"Cheng Dalei..."
"Could it be the Cheng Dalei who killed the Prairie King?"
"I heard that Chi Shu from the Xiyan tribe was also killed by him!"
Cheng Dalei was riding on the horse. He was extremely arrogant. When the whispers around him came into his ears, Cheng Dalei suddenly became excited and became anxious. The news about his assassination of the Prairie King has also spread here. These people should not share the same hatred. Go ahead and kill yourself.
There were hundreds of people around. If a group of people came to kill him at the same time, he would have only one option: escape.
Cheng Dalei discovered that everyone around him had dismounted and put down their weapons, and the fighting spirit on their faces seemed to have disappeared.
It seemed that they were not angry after killing the Queen of the Prairie, but instead gained their respect.
"Can you please let my brother go? For this, our Xirong tribe is willing to pay a ransom." A Rong man walked up to Cheng Dalei.
"Your brother?"
Cheng Dalei was startled, and then he realized who the other party was talking about. It was the Rong man he had captured at the beginning and was still being held captive by his men.
The Xirong tribe...according to Fan Lihua, they are the largest tribe in this territory, so they cannot be offended.
"We are just here to do business. If you don't take action against us, we will naturally not take action." The implication of Cheng Dalei's words is that if we do take action, we will not be afraid of you.
"Since your brother is here, I'll let him go."
The man named Heiyan shook his head: "My brother was captured by you because of your great ability. According to the rules on the grassland, we should pay a ransom for it. Whatever you want, just ask?"
Cheng Dalei blinked: "What do you have?"
Heiyan was stunned and said: "I am willing to exchange fifty animal skins, twenty horses, and a female slave for my brother."
"Oh, forget it. I brought a girl here. It's inconvenient to have a woman." Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "Go back and get it quickly. I'll wait for you here."
"Master, are they going back to the tribe to code?" Qin Man.
"Probably not. It is said that the Rong people are quite trustworthy." Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "What's more, do we still have hostages in our hands? Come on, let's continue selling things."
Cheng Dalei used clean and neat methods to resolve a battle, which did not arouse everyone's anger, but instead helped him win respect. Coupled with the help of his own reputation, the subsequent transactions went smoothly.
Everyone gathered around and everything in Cheng Dalei's hands was quickly exchanged.
At this time, Heiyan also drove his horses back, and brought back the animal skins and horses that Cheng Dalei had asked for.
Cheng Dalei also followed the agreement and released the Na Rong man. This man's name was Lu Hong, he was the son of the King of Xirong, but his status was not low.
After Lu Hong got rid of Cheng Dalei, he gave Cheng Dalei a hateful look, rubbing his sore shoulders, but his eyes showed more admiration than anger.
"Lu Hong, this is the one who assassinated the King of the Grassland. Tens of thousands of people on the grassland tried to kill him but failed. How dare you take action against him."
After Heiyan's exaggeration, the people around him looked at Cheng Dalei strangely, fear mixed with admiration.
"Easy to say, easy to say." Cheng Dalei waved his hand casually.
"This slave girl is given to you by me." As he said that, Heiyan pushed someone over.
"Oh, I said I wouldn't accept women." Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "You are really, really...too polite."
When his eyes touched the slave, Cheng Dalei's eyes froze. He saw that the girl was only about fourteen or fifteen years old, dark and small, with loose black hair. Strangely, her eyes were a scary silver color.
Seeing Cheng Dalei's eyes like a hungry wolf cub, Cheng Dalei subconsciously reached out his hand to straighten her face, but she suddenly opened her teeth, leaving a wound in Cheng Dalei's mouth.
"This is for you. I mainly want to ask you for something." Heiyan.
This girl was obviously the daughter of a foreigner. Cheng Dalei thought, wouldn't it be very honorable to have such a beautiful girl standing behind him to serve him?
"What's the matter?" Cheng Dalei patted the silver-eyed girl on the head without looking at Heiyan.
"Next month is my wedding day. I need a hundred pieces of imperial cloth. We can't show up in the empire. Can you bring me a batch of cloth? The price is negotiable." Heiyan.
Now there are repeat customers. Cheng Dalei nodded in agreement and suddenly remembered something.
"Brother Hei, the flower cloth is not a problem, but the road is inconvenient. We can't transport so many goods at one time. Do you know if there are other roads nearby?"
"That's it..." Hei Yan pondered for a moment and said, "I do know a way, but, it's just..."
"Just what?" Cheng Dalei asked.
"It's just...well, I'll ask someone to show you, and then you'll understand."
Cheng Dalei packed up the exchanged goods and asked the large group of people to set off with the people from Heiyan.
Before leaving, Cheng Dalei did not forget the girl. He hooked the tip of the girl's nose and asked, "What's your name?"
The girl said nothing and stared at Cheng Dalei with strange eyes.
Heiyan said: "She is mute and has no name. Although she is thin and small, she is very strong. If you give her food, she will do things for you."
"Don't you have a name?" Cheng Dalei said: "Then I will give you a name. From now on you will be called Yin Mou. Follow me and I will take care of your food."
Name: Silver Eyes
Age:14
Skills: None
Hidden attribute: Iron power
With a click, Cheng Dalei swung his ax and cut off the iron chain on her body.
The little girl probably understood Cheng Dalei's words and nodded slightly. The frightening light in her eyes softened a bit, but was still as cold as before.
Leading the way from Heiyan and Luhong, we left the grassland and entered the mountainous area. We then turned around the winding road and found a canyon in front of us.
Heiyan pointed to the canyon and said: "There used to be a bridge here, but it was later destroyed and the road became useless."