Shortly after dawn, the young man from that tribe brought some food for the four of them to eat before going to see the tribe leader.
Soon, the four of them were taken to the patriarch's residence, which was in the northwest corner of the oasis.
Along the way, there were many people watching, including women and children, and not many mature men. They were all looking at the four of them as if they were in a zoo, and they couldn't understand what they were saying at all.
Ye Xing was like a born star, smiling and waving. The three of them also imitated Ye Xing and waved, but the movements were a bit artificial and far less natural than Ye Xing's.
The women and children who were watching had never seen such friendly gestures before. They were all laughing and laughing very excitedly. They were either talking loudly, speaking in Song dialect, or their accents were a bit weird.
Later, Ye Xing deliberately made faces at the children following him, which even attracted the children's amazement!
The two girls looked at Ye Xing and felt infatuated. Ye Xing had that kind of natural attraction and he stood out wherever he went.
Along the way, Ye Xing unfolded his consciousness and discovered that this oasis was really big, with a radius of hundreds of miles. The population was more than expected. There were quite a lot of livestock and farmland here. Of course, it was not being cultivated at the moment. , there are relatively high mountains around, which can block the strong wind. This is a large valley, and it is indeed a place of refuge.
Everyone is a cultivator, including children. Their aura is very special. It is not just martial arts at all, but also mixed with various skills. It can be judged from their hands, feet and temperament that their cultivation methods are very unique.
The four of them were taken to the house where the patriarch lived. It was also the same earthen house with the same small courtyard, and it was still located in a forest of many trees. These were all sand fruit trees unique to the desert.
The old patriarch asked the four people to sit down at the big table in the yard, and then asked people to bring some fruits. There were also a few old people sitting around, and then asked the many onlookers to leave.
The old patriarch used the official language of the Song Kingdom, "I am the clan leader of this tribe. You are from the Song Kingdom. How did you get here?"
Ye Xing explained the plan in detail, and said that he hoped to give a guide to allow the four of them to return to the Song Dynasty.
The old patriarch said, "You came here by chance and should be our guests. But this is a place where we have lived in seclusion for generations, and we don't want outsiders to know where we are! Moreover, we have enemies who have been inquiring about our location. .so...."
He suddenly stopped speaking, as if thinking about how to continue speaking, but his expression did not waver.
Ye Xing looked at him and said, "Clan Leader, we came here completely by chance, and we don't know where it is. We never thought about leaking your hermitage, and we can't leak it. We don't know where it is."
The old patriarch said coldly, "Young man, I completely believe you came here by chance! But our clan rules prohibit outsiders from knowing our location. But what do you think we should do?"
Knowing that the other party must have something to say, Ye Xing lowered his head and remained silent.
The old patriarch stared at the four people with a pair of dim eyes and strong eyes, with a faint pressure in his eyes, and quietly pressed against the four people.
The four people immediately felt the pressure, and they all looked extremely frightened. Of course, Ye Xing and Qi Ming guessed it, but the two women were really a little scared.
After looking at it for a long time, the old man said again, "As long as you are willing to stay and become our tribe, then everything will not be a problem!"
Ye Xing did not refuse immediately, but said hesitantly, "What about my family in Song State? Are there still elderly parents at home?"
The old patriarch said, "After becoming one of ours, you can of course go back to the Song Kingdom to visit your family, but you must be loyal to our tribe and serve the tribe forever."
Ye Xing looked surprised and said, "If I return to the Song Kingdom, how can I serve the tribe?"
The old patriarch smiled sinisterly and said, "Then you have to become one of us before I can tell you!"
Ye Xing asked awkwardly, "Do we have any other choice?"
The old patriarch said categorically, "No! Our clan rules stipulate that no one who is not ours can leave this place alive!"
Ye Xingwei asked, "How long will it take to return home after joining the tribe? I can't stay here for ten or eight years. What about my family in Song State?"
The old patriarch smiled and said, "We are not so cold-blooded, but if you stay here for three years and you are satisfied with the examination, we will send you back to the Song Dynasty. From now on, our tribe's personnel in the Song Dynasty will be responsible for our work in the Song Dynasty." some matters.”
Ye Xing said, "So, there are still many of your people in the Song Kingdom?"
The old patriarch nodded and said, "Yes! But outsiders don't know their identities!"
Ye Xing asked again, "How can I be satisfied with the assessment? Is it difficult?"
The old patriarch said, "It's very simple. We will look at your character first and then your abilities." He took out a medicine bottle and said, "I can see that you are people who practice martial arts. This is the Spirit-enhancing Pill. After you take it, your cultivation will improve by leaps and bounds. Within three years, we will arrange multiple tasks for you. If you can complete them well, then you will be recognized!"
Ye Xing and the other four were speechless, staring at the old patriarch to see what else the old man would say.
The old patriarch looked calm and continued, "We will give you excellent treatment and ensure that you can enjoy peace and wealth in the Song Dynasty. You only need to continue to help us in the future."
Leafstar understands that this is to make them puppets of their tribe, working for their own unknown purposes.
Ye Xing thought for a while and said, "Your tribe only has a few hundred people, and they live in seclusion here. What do you need us to do?"
The old patriarch smiled and said, "You are wrong. There are thousands of people in our tribe. In fact, most of them live in the Song Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. This is just a secluded place for us. Those young people will eventually go out. . We old men just came back here to take care of the hermitage that has been here for generations."
Ye Xing said, "Then we have to join the tribe before we can leave?"
The old clan leader laughed, "Of course! You will never regret joining us. As long as you are one of our people, the clan will give us the greatest help, allowing you and your family to enjoy generous benefits!"
Ye Xing said, "Can I know what kind of benefits there are now?"
The patriarch said, "Yes! First, the cultivation techniques passed down from generation to generation here can greatly increase your cultivation; second, after returning to the Song Dynasty, we will give you and your family enough gold and silver to live a prosperous life for a lifetime; 3. Your family is permanently protected by our tribe.”
Ye Xing said, "I wonder what we need to do? Even if it's too difficult, we can't do it!"
The old patriarch smiled and said, "Just always obey the tribe's instructions and do things for the tribe! We will not force others to do anything, we will only let you do what you can do. To be honest, all you can do is simple things! "
Ye Xing hesitated, sighed, spread his hands, and said, "We have no choice! We have no choice but to join!"
The old patriarch laughed and said, "You will never regret your choice today!"
The bottle of elixir that he had been playing with for a long time was handed over, "Take this spiritual enhancement elixir now. Tomorrow, I will give you the best exercises to make your cultivation improve by leaps and bounds. You will not start until a year later." Do the mission and you can return to your hometown in three years."
Ye Xing took the elixir hesitantly and murmured, "Is it poisonous?! Clan leader, we are our own people now, you can't poison us!"
The old patriarch laughed again, "Absolutely not! You can let one of you take it first. You will find that your internal strength increases very quickly. In a few years, you will have the foundation to become a master, and you can improve your cultivation even more in the future!"
Ye Xing thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll take it first. If it works, they will take it later." After speaking, he opened the bottle cap and poured out a pill. It was indeed a powerful pill. He looked at it carefully. After a while, he put it into his mouth and swallowed it with saliva.
The clan leader looked at it with a smile and said nothing. However, what he didn't know was that the moment Ye Xing put it into his mouth, the elixir had already entered the space ring.
Ye Xing's back was turned to the clan leader. The clan leader couldn't see this small movement at all. Even if he looked at him from the front, it was impossible for the clan leader to see that the pill was put into the space ring.
Ye Xing deliberately said, "It doesn't feel like anything?!" and smacked his lips a few times to show that it didn't taste like anything.
Then he poured out one, asked Qin Xinyue to open her mouth, put it into her mouth, and in an instant she also put it into the space ring. This series of actions were blocked by Ye Xing's body, and the clan leader had no way of noticing.
Qin Xinyue pretended that it was difficult to swallow, swallowed it, and coughed a few times.
Then Qin Jingxuan and Qi Ming both performed the same operation. After a while, the three of them looked confused and waved their hands, indicating that there was no reaction.
The old patriarch smiled and said, "Very good! Now that we are our own people, this elixir will gradually come into play in the future, and your cultivation will become faster and faster."
The four of them nodded and said, "Yes! Thank you, clan leader! We will work hard and try to go home early!"
