Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Qin Yu could not wait to continue to 'eat and drink'. However, his dreams were put to a halt before they could happen.

One had to be reliable and do what they promised.

Of course, more importantly, according to Qin Yu's agreement with Prajna, the first Boundary Breaking Seal should be in the Golden Crow Tribe!

Time was tight and he had to take action now.

"Let me follow you." Rourou did not give a reason and Qin Yu did not ask as he nodded in agreement.

Although there would most likely be no danger on this trip to the Golden Crow Tribe, nothing was one hundred percent certain.

At least with Rourou by his side, Qin Yu was guaranteed to be safe. There was no reason for him to reject her.

Zhou Dafu took the initiative to say that he would follow the General and prepare for the journey.

Qin Yu rejected him without even thinking about it.

This guy was vicious. With Zhou Dafu by his side, he might even have to kill him if he found out something he should not know.

Putting the troublesome factor aside, he might even cause Qin Yu's effort to go to waste.

Ignoring Zhou Dafu's begrudging look, Qin Yu walked ahead while Rourou followed him. The two of them boarded the carriage heading to Golden Crow Tribe.

"Let's go!"

The group turned and headed to the Golden Crow Tribe.

In the carriage, Qin Yu glanced at Rourou, who was calmly looking at the passing scenery.

Back at the camp, she behaved boldly and unrestrained. It was rare for her to be so quiet. As Qin Yu looked at her side profile, he suddenly felt that she was pretty good-looking.

As soon as this thought filled him, his expression changed and he quickly erased it.

Across from him, Rourou turned and looked at him, seeming to laugh, "Qin Yu, you are getting very bold. Don't forget my warning!"

Qin Yu coughed lightly. When he indulged himself in the food and drinks, he had suffered quite a bit from her mockery. He felt that his skin had grown thicker from facing her.

This small sarcasm was nothing. His expression did not change as he pretended not to hear her.

"I have things to do in the Golden Crow Tribe. Don't create trouble."

Rourou pursed her lips and rolled her eyes, "I know. I am following you this time purely to watch. I will not do anything."

Qin Yu nodded and his expression turned calm again. He chuckled internally.

As if I believe you!

If you didn't have a motive, you would not have been able to bear leaving the treehouse. Look how lazy you have become.

Qin Yu knew that Rourou was going to the Golden Crow Tribe for a reason!

It was fine if she did not tell him; he had already warned her. According to how she usually behaved, she would control herself.

As he thought this, Qin Yu closed his eyes and worked to control the last bit of misbehaving energy.

The road from the camp to the Golden Crow Tribe was quite far.

Even without resting, it would take them at least two days.

Although he remained in the carriage, Qin Yu could sense numerous glances.

Among them, there was curiosity, exploration, and puzzlement, but more of them were hostile and cold!

These gazes served to remind Qin Yu that he was in the Barbarian Clan territory. However, it also caused a strange feeling to rise within him and he could not help but chuckle bitterly.

After he became the Barbarian King, he did not have any predecessors to learn from nor anyone to support him - it was suffocating!

Thankfully, the Golden Crow Tribe was a deterrent.

So even though Qin Yu sensed numerous malicious intents in the air, they all backed off after a while.

Two days later, they reached the Golden Crow Tribe!

Woosh -

Qin Yu opened his eyes and they glimmered before turning calm. It seemed like there was no change within him but his eyes were clearer. They resembled the clear sky after rain.

The recent increase in energy in his body had been thoroughly controlled.

Across from him, Rourou looked surprised. She did not think that Qin Yu would progress so quickly. But when Qin Yu looked over, she remained nonchalant and did not expose any of her thoughts.

As they looked at each other, the carriage came to a stop. A Golden Crow Tribe warrior spoke, "General Jinwu, my Lady, we have reached."

That's right. The Golden Crow Tribe only invited Qin Yu. Rourou needed an appropriate identity to follow along.

Lady…as a couple, she would naturally qualify.

Rourou made a 'hmph' sound and looked annoyed. It was obvious that she was not satisfied with being called this.

Qin Yu's mouth twitched. If you don't like it, you can not come. I didn't drag you here!

He stepped out of the carriage and hesitated for a while before turning, "My Lady, please come out."

You don't like it? I will say it even more!

Rourou's face flushed and she had a weird look. She did not say anything as she placed her hand in Qin Yu's and allowed him to help her out.

Her obedience made Qin Yu feel uneasy.

After they took a few steps, they silently let go and put some distance between each other.

It was clear that the Golden Crow Tribe was well aware of their arrival. Young Tribe Leader, Culi, was waiting for them and he stepped up to greet, "General Jinwu, my Lady. Thank you for coming."

He stood up and gestured, "The celebration will take place today. The Tribe Leader is attending to guests in the main tent and asked me to welcome you."

Numerous gazes fell on Qin Yu. From their attire and aura, they were clearly from the Golden Crow Tribe.

They had most likely been invited to the ceremony, just like Qin Yu.

Although the barbarians already knew that the Golden Crow Tribe had invited General Jinwu to attend, they still found it hard to believe as they saw the Young Tribe Leader welcome him.

From the West Desolate's point of view, they had much to gain when it came to smuggling. To the Barbarian Clan, the smuggling was also a way to become stronger.

The barbarians who were qualified to be invited by the Golden Crow Tribe were all supportive of the trade.

But being supportive did not mean that they thought the Desolate people were reliable friends. After all, they had been mortal enemies for generations. The smuggling was just something that allowed both sides to benefit.

The Golden Crow Tribe's attitude was difficult to understand!

"Hmph!"

Qin Yu heard a loud snort and he looked up. His eyes met with a cold gaze.

The aura of this person was completely opposite to those from the Golden Crow Tribe. If the latter was like the sun, burning high in the sky, then this person was a ball of darkness, never ever seeing the light of day. It was like an ancient ice cave, a lump of tough ice!

Amongst the burning fire of the Golden Crow Tribe, the existence of these frosty 'ice lumps' was very jarring.

As such, when they harbored murderous intent, their eyes grew even colder.

That's right, Qin Yu could sense the murderous intent from them.

An intense smell of blood. It was like a sword, dripping with fresh blood and hiding in the darkness.

As if in the next moment, it would fall and cut Qin Yu in half.

It was obvious that these 'ice lumps' were not going to do anything to Qin Yu now. After snorting and staring for a while, they turned to leave and disappeared into the tent.

Young Tribe Leader, Culi, was awkward as he explained, "They are from the Ice Carp Tribe. They were invited to the ceremony and they view anyone from the Desolate Area as enemies. However, please don't worry. We will ensure your safety and make sure no one disturbs you."

Qin Yu nodded as he sneered internally. This time, it would be hard for the Golden Crow Tribe to keep to their promise.

Ice Carp Tribe…he had never seen or crossed paths with them. Did they really view anyone from the Desolate Area as enemies like Culi said? Or was there something else?

Qin Yu knew that he had to build a steady foundation in the West Border Army in order to progress. But the person who disliked him was still around, and he was extremely powerful in terms of status and strength.

Marshal Wu was undoubtedly the strongest. Moreover, Lord Chengtian seemed to have come to an agreement with him. If not, Lord Chengtian would have said something before leaving.

The former valued his reputation. The higher one was, the more one would care about their reputation. Though it was possible for Wu Tongtian to do things secretly, the probability was not high.

Moreover, there was the other one. The Great General of the West Border Army from the Later Ye Family - Ye Sangdu.

Qin Yu entered the barbarian territory alone to handle the imperial smuggling affairs. Qin Yu did not believe that Ye Sangdu would let such an opportunity slip by.

The sound of Rourou mocking him could be heard, "Look who is the one making enemies now!"

Qin Yu rubbed his nose and did not argue back as things were truly as she said. So he was going to pretend not to hear her.

……

The camp of the West Border Army.

Ye Sangdu's tent.

Ye Sangdu was looking solemn and a sinister look filled his eyes. He was the second most powerful person in the camp and belonged to the Later Ye Family.

He was at the camp but he knew what was going on in the Western Barbarian Land.

Zhou Dafu had betrayed him!

Useless shit. He had seemed to be ruthless but who knew he was so useless.

At this moment, General Jinwu was prestigious and he was in control of smuggling. No one could stop him.

Thankfully, Ye Sangdu merely wanted to create some trouble for General Jinwu by using him.

He had never thought of entrusting such an important mission like killing General Jinwu to Zhou Dafu.

The group of smugglers may have seemed arrogant and ruthless, but they were far from qualified to kill a General.

"General Jinwu, let me see how you escape from this one!"

Sneering, he picked up his tea cup and took a sip.

……

In the Golden Crow Tribe's main tent.

Strong cultivators filled the space like clouds in the sky, causing the entire sky to be obscured.

Qin Yu was invited to enter and he saw numerous strong barbarians. He could not help but feel relieved.

They were the backbone of the Barbarian Clan. In the future, he would lead them to rise and would need to borrow their power. His thoughts affected his mood and he could not help but smile and greet, "General Jinwu from the Desolate Area. I was invited."

The Tribe Leader immediately felt elated as he saw Qin Yu's smiling face!

Although he had already learned of Qin Yu's identity from Prajna, there were people in the tent who were not aware.

He knew very well what kind of attitude they would have towards Qin Yu, who came as a General from the West Desolate border army. They had lost numerous barbarian cultivators over the years.

Even in such a scenario, General Jinwu was able to smile freely. It was not easy.

"General Jinwu, I am Cutuo, nice to meet you. Please have a seat!"

He gestured and the barbarians in the tent realized that the eye-catching seat reserved beside Lord Ascetic was for this Desolate Area man. They could not help but frown, expressing their displeasure.

Cutuo pretended not to see this.

Qin Yu smiled and thanked him. Facing numerous cold glares, he led Rourou to take a seat.

Prajna waved, "General Jinwu, we meet again." He spoke calmly and there was a faint intimacy.

Qin Yu nodded, "Hello." Thinking, he turned and introduced, "My Lady, have you met Master Prajna?"

Rourou glared at Qin Yu, sending him a look that said - do you want to die?

This brat wanted her to say her greetings. Hehe, he was not qualified!

Prajna shook her head as he looked at Rourou. He slowly spoke, "My Lady is of a high status and is extremely powerful. There is no need to greet me."

Thinking, he added, "I hope I don't offend you. May I ask where the two huge trees at the camp came from?"

Rourou looked at him and felt that the way he spoke was acceptable. He was smarter than Qin Yu.

Hence, she explained, "I got them incidentally and have been growing them."

Prajna nodded and did not ask further.

Qin Yu took in this conversation and his eyes flashed.

At this moment, the leader of the Golden Crow Tribe coughed lightly. The noise in the tent quietened down. He stood up and looked at everyone smiling, "Thank you everyone, for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the celebration of our Golden Crow Tribe's new totem. Just now, our tribe's shaman already confirmed that the totem has started breaking out of the egg and will come out within four hours.

"Now, I would like to invite all of you to follow me to the Spring Valley, where the totem is, to witness this together."

Pragna stood up and said softly, "The Golden Crow Tribe is very pleased with your gift. I believe many people will know the origin of the Golden Crow Totem."

Qin Yu smiled slightly. This was the decision he and Prajna had made earlier.

The Golden Crow Tribe issue was bound to attract widespread attention. By spreading a little information through the ascetic, it gave them the opportunity to follow up.

At this moment, the ring on Qin Yu's finger turned cold and it was extremely apparent amidst the heat in the Golden Crow Tribe.

He had already realized this when he neared the Golden Crow Tribe.

It was obvious that this place was ideal to set up the Boundary Breaking Seal - this matched what Qin Yu and Prajna had guessed - since the Boundary Breaking Seal would be used to ruin the Barbarian Clan, then the required location for it had to be close to a major tribe. This was so that when it exploded, it could cause more damage!

Qin Yu got up and followed everyone out of the tent.

He glanced at Rourou. Her face was calm, as if she was just a bystander watching and did not care about anything.

However, instinct told Qin Yu that what she was feeling was not as calm as what she was expressing.

There was a problem!