Xiao Chen led the remaining tribesmen of the Gu Yuan Tribe away from the Primordial Stone Mine and headed back to the tribe. The remaining humans gradually split into hundreds of small groups and scattered in all directions. After all, the Desolate Wasteland was extremely dangerous. Traveling alone through the vast wilderness was already fraught with danger. Furthermore, they were all old, weak, sick, and disabled. This was undoubtedly a pipe dream.
Gradually, the area became silent. The remnants of blood and corpses on the ground, as well as the stench of blood that lingered for a long time, caused the place to become somewhat gloomy. Thousands of lives had been lost just like that, without causing a single ripple. Only those who had personally experienced it would understand how cruel the Great Desolate Land was.
A day later, Xiao Chen finally escorted the old and weak people back to the tribe. Looking at the tribe in front of them, everyone covered their eyes and shed tears. In just a few months, everything had changed. Hundreds of people had lost their lives in the Wasteland. Seeing that their people had finally been rescued, the people of the Gu Yuan Tribe came out to welcome them. They hugged the people who had luckily returned to the tribe and cried tears of joy.
At this moment, Xiao Chen did not share the joy of surviving a disaster with the people of the tribe. This was because Ding Shan, who had gone to the Kuishui Tribe, had returned with a large number of precious medicines, ores, and other resources.
An hour later, Xiao Chen was already sitting in the main hall at the top of the stone tower. The first elder, Tie Shi, the third elder, Xiao Qin, and the commander of the soldiers, Ding Shan, were sitting in their respective positions.
Seeing Xiao Chen's signal, the first elder, Tie Shi, stood up first and reported to Xiao Chen many things that had happened in the tribe in the past two days. Fortunately, the Gu Yuan Tribe's consecutive victories had deterred the foreign enemies. Under such prestige, no one dared to challenge the authority of Xiao Chen.
As for the other situations in the tribe, even though Xiao Chen was not in the tribe, he still knew them very well, so there was nothing to say.
After the Great Elder Tie Wen, the Third Elder Xiao Qin immediately stood up and reported the internal affairs of the tribe. It was none other than the rules set by Xiao Chen, which stated that thirty percent of the spoils of war obtained by the tribe's soldiers from outside the tribe belonged to the tribe, and the resources for the family members of the tribe who died in battle had all been distributed to them.
After Third Elder Xiao Qin sat down, Ding Shan stood up with a bang, walked to the center of the hall, and bowed to Xiao Chen.
"Patriarch, Ding Shan has accomplished his mission and has uprooted the Kui Shui Tribe. The Kui Shui Tribe, which has plagued our Guyuan Tribe for hundreds of years, no longer exists!"
Upon hearing Ding Shan's words, not only Xiao Chen, but even the two elders in the hall were delighted. Even though they knew that the Kui Shui tribe would definitely not be able to stop the attack of the Gu Yuan tribe, the joy on everyone's faces was still indescribable when they heard the news.
After hundreds of years of oppression, the blood and tears of generations, such hatred had been suppressed by generations of Ancient Yuan people. It was not something that could be put down easily even if they wanted to!
"Alright!
Good!
Good!
Chen 'er, you've done a good job as the patriarch!
Even if I die now, I will still be able to face the ancestors of our Guyuan Tribe! "
At this moment, the stone door of the hall slowly opened, and an old figure walked in with the help of the two girls, Mu Qing and Lin Cai 'er. Who else could it be but Gu Lin!
"Patriarch, why are you here?"
Upon hearing the old, hoarse voice, Xiao Chen hurriedly got up from his seat and walked quickly to the old man.
"Haha, Patriarch, I'm here to see how the patriarch of our Guyuan Tribe will defeat the tribe's greatest enemy of hundreds of years."
Even though Xiao Chen had spent countless precious herbs to nourish Gu Lin's body, one's life could not be changed easily. Coupled with some chronic diseases, Gu Lin had become even older. Even with the help of the two girls, Mu Qing and Lin Cai 'er, he was still panting a little.
Xiao Chen wanted to welcome the old man to the main seat, but Gu Lin refused and shouted, "You are the patriarch of our Guyuan Tribe, the supreme leader of the tribe who controls the life and death of tens of thousands of people. Your dignity cannot be tarnished. How can an old man like me, who has one foot in the grave, overstep my authority!"
Xiao Chen knew that the old man was defending his authority, so he could only let it go in the end and let the old man sit on a stone chair.
"Ding Shan, tell me what happened along the way!"
"Yes!
The three of us led 300 elite warriors from the tribe to attack the Kuishui Tribe. As the patriarch expected, the Kuishui Tribe still had an Early Blood Refining Realm warrior in the tribe. Under his leadership, they resisted stubbornly. Fortunately, we caught them by surprise. The Kuishui Tribe did not expect that our Guyuan Tribe would suddenly attack them. They were not prepared at all, and our warriors broke into the tribe. The dozens of giant crossbows that were originally placed on top of the city wall were not put to use at all. During the fierce battle, the only Blood Refining Realm warrior was also killed. "
Ding Shan's words not only attracted everyone's attention, but even Lin Cai 'er, who was usually carefree, was listening with great interest. She looked like a pretty daughter from a humble family and did not let down her usual unruly temperament.
"During the battle of Black Cloud Mountain, our tribe had already dealt a heavy blow to the Kuishui Tribe. Only the old and weak warriors were left in the tribe. They could not resist the attack of our Guyuan Tribe's warriors!"
"I heard that the Kuishui Tribe had more than 40,000 people. Did you kill all of them?" Lin Cai 'er said in an exaggerated tone with an incredulous expression.
"That's enough, Cai 'er. Let Commander Ding finish. If we kill them all, who will obtain food for the tribe and mine the mineral veins for the tribe? The Gu Yuan Tribe's territory is vast and sparsely populated. Who will obtain food for the tribe?"
Immediately, Ding Shan did not beat around the bush and said, "Many people of the Kuishui Tribe fled when they saw the death of their Blood Refining Realm warriors. Unfortunately, our warriors were too few, and we could only capture 30 to 40 percent of them. As for the rest of the people of the Kuishui Tribe, except for a small number of them who fled into the Great Wilderness, most of them followed a young man and ran towards the north of the Giant Rock Valley!"
Xiao Chen could not help but ponder. This young man should be the Kuishui Tribe's Young Tribe Head. Based on the direction he fled in, it should be the Treasure Elephant Tribe. After all, the Kuishui Tribe only existed in name now. All the Blood Refining Realm cultivators in the tribe had fallen. Without a Blood Refining Realm cultivator to support the tribe and intimidate its enemies, not to mention whether the tribe's enemies would take advantage of the situation. Just the countless resources that the Kuishui Tribe had accumulated over hundreds of years were enough to make countless tribes drool.
"Fortunately, the people of the Kuishui Tribe fled in a hurry, so they did not bring too many resources with them. The rest have been seized by our warriors and are being escorted back to the Gui Tribe by Shi Ya and Huang Liang!"