As Hualin was thinking nervously, time passed by unknowingly. The stars reflecting the terrifying celestial phenomena disappeared silently from the sky, and were replaced by a clear blue sky and a snow-white waning moon. Hanging on it, it looked a bit poetic and fresh. After a while, a bright red-gold morning glow appeared in the eastern sky, heralding the arrival of a new day.
Chieftain Paigang twisted his stiff body uncomfortably. The people who captured him did not take off his clothes and jewelry. They simply took away the weapons he was wearing. Even this step was not done at all. There was no intention of plundering - they neither touched the precious gems on the scabbard, nor admired the beautiful patterns carved on it, nor did they take out the knife to see how sharp it was - and then tied him up tightly.
Therefore, although Chieftain Paigang was in jail, he did not panic. On the contrary, after a night that was not comfortable for him in any way, he had regained his composure and his pride as a chieftain noble.
His enemies will not kill him.
Chieftain Paigang has killed many people and seen many people being killed. He knows what kind of preparations are made before killing. They will not leave anything for the killed. The ones who are killed are undoubtedly the weak. In Yishan , The weak deserve nothing, including themselves.
And since the enemy left clothes and jewelry for Chieftain Paigang, it proves that he is not weak, at least not now. He still has considerable value. He may never be the master of Gala Cave again, but after he proves that he is value and will probably find itself in a pretty good spot with a new strong owner.
Before the morning light illuminated Gala Cave, Paigang Chieftain had been mentally inventorying the things he could use to prove his worth.
The first is his family tree as a chieftain. The lower-level Yi people recite the family tree to prove that they are barbarian warriors and not slaves if they are unfortunately caught. However, the chieftain’s family tree hides more secrets. There are many secrets in the long family tree. The location and sphere of influence of every chieftain family that married their family within a hundred years, as well as the mountains, water, land production and the number of slaves in each chieftain family's territory. If a smart person can listen to the family tree recited by him, It is completely possible to draw a rough map of Yishan based on this. This is a secret that those Yi warriors who may never leave their chieftain territory and ordinary Yi people scattered in the mountains will never know. This is a book of invisible treasures.
Secondly, it is his control over his subordinates. As a leader who has controlled Galadong for many years, Chieftain Paigang knows how useful a capable housekeeper is in daily life. A person who has never hunted may think that hares are creatures that can be caught with just one hand. A man who has never raised a family may think that raising eight children is easy. Able to walk without the need for long, exhausting feedings, Paigang Toast is not the kind of creature full of unrealistic fantasies: “The slaves will not work until the whip falls on their heads. "And he is someone who knows how to make a whip move. He dares to say that no one within hundreds of miles around knows better than him how to get more gains with the same people.
Finally, it is also a less noticeable point about him. He himself is also a experienced warrior. He dares to say that he is not familiar with bows, arrows and swords. If he is pardoned, he can immediately serve for him without any complaints. His new master served him, and he thought it was a suitable exchange. Among all kinds of slaves, a loyal slave who can go to the battlefield is more valuable than other slaves - a craftsman slave may spend a year making a good knife for his master, while a good warrior slave can To obtain three equally good knives for his master in one day.
When he was brought before his enemy again, Paigang Chieftain was mentally prepared. He even prepared a long compliment that he thought was just right. The content consisted of a hymn dedicated to the Guru and a message to the high priest. A patchwork of compliments, some of which he substituted to suit the identity of the subject, was practiced over and over in his mind to address the person with the appropriate attitude. All this didn't take him much time, and he didn't even make any mental adjustments.
After all, he was defeated in broad daylight.
The enemy not only used tricks, but also used powerful illusions that even his priests could not dispel. These were enough to make Paigang Chieftain, who knew the current affairs, respect the opponent.
However, when he saw his enemy again, he was greatly surprised.
The young girl was sitting in front of the fire, holding a roasting fork in her hand. On the roasting fork was a half-eaten snake, and the girl was nibbling the other half with relish - all this Of course, Chief Paigang was not surprised. Although the Yi people never added snakes and spiders to their menu, they did not regard these creatures as ancestral taboos. They would eat them with anyone who dared to eat them. A deadly attitude.
What surprised him was what the frowning barbarians surrounding the girl were doing.
They were weaving straw mats quietly with uniform movements, as quietly as ghosts from another world.
