The various horse farms in the grasslands outside the Great Wall have been the battlegrounds of nomadic tribes from all sides since ancient times. Fights between tribes outside the Great Wall have occurred from time to time. Today tribe A will destroy tribe B, and tomorrow tribe C will destroy tribe A...
Various battles are endless, and annexation and being annexed are like natural laws that have been circulating in the area beyond the Great Wall for more than a thousand years, and have become an almost eternal truth here - the strong live and the weak die.
The Tuoba tribe can be said to be a rare and enduring tribe outside the Great Wall, and they lived a glorious life in the past because they possessed artifacts like the Shennong Tripod. Although they have lost the Shennong Cauldron, as the entire clan is proficient in herbal medicine, survival outside the Great Wall is not a problem at all.
And when Le Yuan took Yu Xiaoxue to the ancestral land of the Tuoba tribe again, they found that everything here had changed drastically from when they visited more than ten years ago. The Tuoba tribe lacks many of the characteristics of the nomadic people, but instead looks a lot more Chinese. The Tuoba tribe wears Chinese clothes, speaks Chinese, and even their living habits have adopted the habits of the Central Plains.
"Brother Le, are we in the Tuoba tribe? The changes here are really big. If it weren't for the fact that this place still looks a bit like the past, I would have thought we were in the wrong place? I don't know about Sister Yu'er. How is she doing now?"
Yu Xiaoxue looked at the Tuoba tribe, which had changed a lot, and seemed to be looking for traces of the past. However, ten years was really too long, and she could only vaguely recall bits and pieces of that year with her own memory.
Happy Yuan took Yu Xiaoxue to the tent where the leader of the Tuoba tribe was. The location was exactly the same as before, but the man standing guard was no longer the young man he was then, but now thirty years old. Around middle-aged men.
"Stop! The clan leader's important place, outsiders are not allowed to break in easily. Who are you? Do you know that our clan leader is discussing important matters with the clan elders!"
A middle-aged man on the left side of the tent stretched out his hand to stop Le Yuan and the two outside the tent. It seemed that if Le Yuan didn't explain clearly, he was planning to capture Le Yuan and hand them over to the clan leader.
"Hmm -" Looking at the Tuoba man blocking the road in front of him, Le Yuan compared his appearance with a man he had seen many years ago, and then asked with some speculation: "Tuoba Feng?"
The man whom Le Yuan called "Tuo Ba Feng" was stunned when he heard the stranger Le Yuan call out his name. Then he looked at Le Yuan and Yu Xiaoxue suspiciously, seemingly searching for the memories deep in his mind. , but after some recollection, I found that I didn’t seem to have seen these two people at all in recent years.
"Who are you? Where did you get my name? It seems like this is the first time we have met. What is the important thing you are here for?"
Seeing that Le Yuan could say his name, Tuo Ba Feng's expression calmed down a little. After all, Le Yuan and the others have not done anything inappropriate so far. After the current Tuoba tribe has been impacted by the Central Plains culture, their aggressiveness is no longer what it used to be.
"Haha, Brother Feng is such a noble man who forgets things. We met ten years ago. Have you forgotten? When Xiling Mountain collapsed, we both lived in your department for a while!"
Le Yuan pointed at himself and Yu Xiaoxue beside him. Following Le Yuan's explanation, Tuo Ba Feng on the opposite side seemed to have found a certain memory fragment. He pointed at Le Yuan and Yu Xiaoxue with a trembling hand in surprise. I was speechless for a long time.
"You... how... is it possible for you?"
The appearance of Le Yuan and Yu Xiaoxue has not changed at all from ten years ago, but it has not changed much. It simply does not look like a person who has experienced ten years, and is still as young as ten years ago. This kind of performance is either a god or a monster, and Tuo Ba Feng has never seen a god or anything like that, so naturally it is the incarnation of a monster.
Seeing the expression on Tuo Ba Feng's face as if he had seen a scary monster, Le Yuan knew that if he didn't say anything, it would easily cause misunderstanding. He then clasped his fists at Tuo Ba Feng and said with a smile: "Brother Feng, please don't be offended. We, brother and sister, are cultivators." Learning Taoism, the art of keeping one’s appearance is of course a no-brainer, I wonder if the old patriarch Tuoba Xiong is in charge of the tribe if he is blocking the Tuoba clan?”
After hearing Le Yuan's explanation, Tuo Ba Feng reluctantly believed the explanation of "The Art of Staying Face" based on the Taoist teachings revealed by Le Yuan ten years ago. Later, when he heard Le Yuan ask if the current patriarch was still Tuo Ba Xiong, his eyes were filled with tears. It's Yihong, who actually has a tendency to cry.
When a man sheds tears, he doesn't shed them easily, but they are not sad yet. This iron-clad warrior of the Tuoba Tribe is now on the verge of tears. How could this not surprise Le Yuan and Yu Xiaoxue.
At this time, another man standing next to the tent said with a grimace: "This old patriarch Tuoba Xiong has passed away a long time ago. When the eldest brother Zhang Lie died unexpectedly, and the current situation was chaotic, the entire outside the Great Wall It was very chaotic. If the old patriarch Tuoba hadn't stepped forward and led our Tuoba tribe to fight hard, I'm afraid our Tuoba tribe wouldn't be what it is today. Unfortunately, the old patriarch also died of serious injuries and died six years ago... "
Tuo Ba Feng wiped his already red eyes, then looked at Le Yuan with choked eyes and said, "After that, our clan leader is already the clan leader's daughter, Miss Yue'er. She supports the entire tribe with the posthumous body of eldest brother Zhang Lie. Fortunately, A few years ago, Miss Yu'er also brought help from Nan Chen, and our Tuoba tribe got through the most difficult days... "
The content of these words was a little too much, which made Le Yuan feel dizzy. First of all, Tuoba Yue'er and Tuoba Yu'er's father are still dead, and now the person in charge of the Tuoba clan is Tuoba Yue'er. As for the original second female lead, Tuoba Yu'er, she should be in Chen State now, and sounds like she's doing pretty well.
After hearing what Tuoba Feng said, Le Yuan did not forget the purpose of his visit today. He once again saluted the two Tuoba clan members guarding the door, as if he wanted to enter the clan leader's tent.
"I would like to ask you two to make it easier for me. I have something important that I want to discuss with the Tuoba clan leader. Please pass it on. This matter cannot wait."
What Le Yuan said was quite serious. After all, the two people standing at the door were still doorkeepers. Their status in the Tuoba tribe was not high. When they saw this situation, they looked at each other. In the end, it was the old man Tuoba Feng who He took a step forward and clasped his fists.
"Here, the clan leader is discussing important matters of the clan with the elders of the clan. Please do not disturb anything other than important matters in the clan. If you two have something to discuss, please find a place to rest in our clan for the time being. We will inform you after the clan leader and elders have finished talking. ! ”
What Tuo Ba Feng said was very official. After all, before this, he had been warned not to be disturbed by thousands of people. Now Le Yuan is an outsider after all. Is the most important thing more important than the important events in the clan
"This matter is related to one thing - the tripod. I think this should be considered a major event for the Tuoba tribe!"
When Le Yuan revealed one of the tripods, the young guard on the side didn't think anything, but Tuo Ba Feng's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe he heard the word "ding" from Le Yuan.
Naturally, the tripod among the Tuoba people can only refer to one item - Shennong's tripod. However, after the collapse of Xiling Mountain ten years ago, this Shennong's tripod disappeared. Later, it was rumored that Yuwen Tuo handed over Shennong's tripod to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty made alchemy.
What happened after that was the beginning of the Tuoba tribe's disaster. Zhang Lie, who went south to search for the tripod, was unexpectedly attacked and killed. Tuoba Yu'er, the second daughter of the patriarch, also lost news at that time. Later, everything about the Shennong Cauldron spread from the news that it was destroyed by the immortal. How could Tuoba Feng not be surprised to hear the news about the Shennong Cauldron now
"Is what you said the truth? You... do you really know about Ding?"
Tuo Ba Feng carefully looked around and found that there were no outsiders before continuing to ask Le Yuan.
"It is indeed the tripod that was originally kept by your clan. That's why I came here. Now you can go to your compatriots and give it to your clan leader, right?"
Although Le Yuan said it easily, it was no less than a thunder in Tuo Ba Feng's ears. After finally confirming that Le Yuan was not joking, he gave instructions to another tribesman beside him, and then hurriedly ran into the tent.
After only a short while, Tuo Ba Feng led Le Yuan and Yu Xiaoxue into the tent. As soon as he entered the tent, Le Yuan felt that the temperature had suddenly risen, and the gazes of this group of people on him were even more difficult to ignore.
But these are not the most important, but what makes Leyuan look at her is Tuoba Yue'er, who is sitting on the main seat of the tent. This woman who was helping Tuoba Xiong back then now has the aura of the head of the clan. Over the years, the Tuoba tribe has undergone considerable changes.
"Chief Tuoba, I haven't seen you for many years, but you still have the same style!"
Le Yuan cupped his fists and saluted Tuoba Yue'er.
"Hello, sister Yue'er!"
Yu Xiaoxue also gave a slight salute. She and Tuoba Yue'er also had little friendship. This sister made Tuoba Yue'er nod slightly.
"All of you here are the elders of my Tuoba tribe. I heard that sir, you have the Shennong Cauldron. I wonder if this is the case?"
Tuoba Yue'er went straight to the topic and didn't mean to beat around the bush at all. As the patriarch of the clan for many years, Tuoba Yue'er's words and deeds are filled with countless majesty. Just a simple question has a power that threatens Le Yuan.
Le Yuan didn't make any unnecessary movements, just raised his head, and the intimidating momentum immediately dissipated out of thin air.
"I have brought the Shennong Cauldron that the patriarch wanted today. I will return it to its original owner. I hope that this artifact can be used wisely. The artifact has a spirit. I hope you can make good use of it!"
As soon as Le Yuan raised his hand, the Shennong Cauldron stored in the small world of the Book of Heaven flew out of the air and landed steadily on the ground. With the appearance of the Shennong Cauldron, everyone present stood up involuntarily.
Among them, Tuoba Yue'er had the biggest reaction. To some extent, her husband Zhang Lie died trying to find the Shennong Cauldron. Now that the Shennong Cauldron appeared in front of her again, how could she not feel sad? Desperate.
But after all, the clan leader is still the clan leader. Instead of crying in a hurry, he stepped forward and started groping with the Shennong Cauldron with his hands. This method of identifying the authenticity of Shennong's tripod has been passed down from generation to generation among the patriarchs of their Tuoba clan since ancient times. As Tuoba Yue'er succeeded to the throne as clan leader, she naturally knew about it.
After a cup of tea, Tuoba Yue'er let out a long sigh of relief. The Shennong Cauldron in front of him was not a fake, but the genuine Shennong Cauldron.
After confirming the authenticity of the artifact, Tuoba Yue'er nodded slightly to the elders beside him. This hinted to all the elders that this was the real thing. At the same time, Tuoba Yue'er turned around and saluted Le Yuan to thank him.
"Thank you, Mr. Le, for returning the most precious treasure of our clan. I wonder, Mr. Le, where did you get this Shennong Cauldron? This treasure was originally destroyed by an immortal named Jiujianxian in full view of the public. Could it be that..."
Regarding this matter, Tuoba Yue'er looked at Le Yuan with a bit of inquiry in her eyes. The disappearance of the Shennong Cauldron may be inextricably related to Le Yuan, and the relationship between the Jiu Sword Immortal and Le Yuan in front of her What kind of connection is there
"Ten years ago, the Jiu Sword Immortal who appeared in the Great Sui Palace was here. As for the destroyed Shennong Cauldron, it was naturally fake. When the Chiguan Star appeared, the nine-day barrier guarding Shenzhou was in danger and urgently needed the divine weapon Shennong Cauldron to repair it. , we have been repairing the barrier on Chiguan Star for more than ten years, and it has only been ten years now, and our appearance is not old. Today, everything is done, and I should return the Shennong Cauldron. I also ask the clan leader not to blame!"
What does it mean not to blame? You can’t blame even if you want to? For the sake of all living beings, how can such great righteousness be blamed? Moreover, with Le Yuan's strength, even if Tuoba Yue'er led the entire clan to overturn the table, he still wouldn't have the capital to overturn the table. Back then, Le Yuan, as the "Jiu Sword Immortal", could come and go naturally in the grand Sui Imperial Palace. This Tuoba clan could not compare with the imperial palace.
However, taking back the Shennong Cauldron can be regarded as settling an old incident of the Tuoba clan. Le Yuan and Yu Xiaoxue only stayed here for three days before leaving again.