Refining the Mountains and Rivers

After the totem arrived in the world, the barbarians from the Ice Carp Tribe took their leave. With this huge win, the Golden Crow Tribe began the real celebration.

With music and dance, flames roared in the sky!

All the other barbarians looked at them enviously.

It was not only because the Golden Crow Tribe obtained their Golden Crow Totem and their power increased with the fire ice fusion.

Rather, it was because it was obvious that the Golden Crow Tribe had gotten the favor of the Holy Land.

Previously, when Cutuo was digging the hole, Master Prajna's silence clearly showed that they were cooperating.

Thankfully, Black Hand did not complain. Hehe, if not they would have suffered a lot more.

The temple on Traverse Mountain had always taken the stance of not interfering with internal strife in the Barbarian Clan.

But this did not mean that they had no power to interfere…on the contrary, as long as the temple wanted to, they could easily help any barbarian tribe to become the ruler of the Barbarian Clan territory.

The rise of the Golden Crow Tribe could not be prevented!

……

As the sounds of celebration filled the outside, inside the Tribe Leader's tent, it was silent.

Cutuo's face was serious as he bowed respectfully, "Your honor Ning Qin came to my tribe and was willing to take a risk. Please accept my bow."

Qin Yu accepted his greeting and said lowly, "It is my duty. However, please keep my identity a secret."

Cutuo replied, "Your honor, please do not worry. I have sworn to Master Prajna and will not say anything."

Prajna smiled, "No barbarian will dare to go against something they have sworn on the Holy Land. If they do, their bloodline will suffer backlash and vanish forever."

Qin Yu felt assured and looked much more friendly, "Tribe Leader Cutuo, in order not to raise suspicions, I cannot stay for long so I will get straight to the point. I entered the Barbarian territory because I have something to do, and I hope your tribe will cooperate."

He then looked at Pragna.

Prajna looked serious and said slowly, "Tribe Leader Cutuo, you don't have to know the details, but don't worry, the Holy Land will ensure the Golden Crow Tribe's safety such that nothing will happen."

Cutuo hesitated before gritting his teeth and putting his hands together, "Since it is a plan by the Holy Land, the Golden Crow Tribe will do our best to cooperate!" He then smiled bitterly, "But as the Tribe Leader, I have to be responsible for the tribe. Master Prajna and Your Honor Ning Qin, please be extremely careful."

After a secret discussion, Qin Yu took his leave and Cutuo personally sent him off. They muttered softly and Cutuo then put his hands together apologetically.

……

News always spread fast. The more exciting it was, the faster it spread. So by the time Qin Yu and Rourou sat down in the Golden Crow Tribe's carriage to head back to the Desolate camp, everyone already knew what happened at the Spring Valley.

"Welcome General!"

Zhou Dafu led everyone to greet respectfully. His eyes were filled with awe.

Based on the rumors, General Jinwu did not seem to have made any huge moves. However, for him to be able to pull himself out of the Ice Carp Tribe's trap and knock them down was enough to show how powerful General Jinwu was.

As the saying goes, good fighters have no illustrious achievements!

There were some things that had to be done. Delaying would only cause a problem.

"General, I have something to report!"

Qin Yu looked at him, "Let's talk in the tent." He looked at Rourou, "You have a lot of things. Go and pack up."

"Okay." Rourou turned and left.

Watching her leave, Qin Yu could not understand. From the start till the end, she did not do anything at the Golden Crow Tribe. This did not seem right…going to the Golden Crow Tribe and back used up a lot of time. Did she go just to watch what happened?

In the tent.

Qin Yu turned and sat down. Zhou Dafu bowed and stepped forwards to pour him a cup of tea. He then took a few steps back and fell to a knee, "General, I have sinned!"

Qin Yu took a sip of his tea as his eyes flickered, "What?"

Zhou Dafu took out a jade slip and presented it with two hands, "Before leaving the border army, Ye Sangdu sent this to me. He wanted me to become a spy to hurt you when we are in the Barbarian Clan territory!"

His face was pale as he wiped away cold sweat, "Initially, I did not report it because I did not want to offend Ye Sangdu. But now that you are in trouble, I cannot hide it any longer."

He rapidly kowtowed, sweat drenching his clothes.

Qin Yu placed the tea cup down. The soft sound caused Zhou Dafu's body to stiffen. What he said next caused Zhou Dafu to look horrified.

"The Golden Crow Tribe was the trap you set, right? However, you did not expect that the golden crow who came would be a half human barbarian, causing your plan to fail."

"General, you are right!" Zhou Dafu looked horrified.

Qin Yu sneered. The air suddenly condensed and there was a heavy pressure.

Zhou Dafu spat out a mouthful of blood and stayed on the ground. He looked frightened.

"Did you think that I won't bear to kill you because I will use you?" Qin Yu leaned forwards slightly. 'Crack crack' the sound of bones cracking could be heard from Zhou Dafu's body. Blood flowed out from his eyes, nose, ears and mouth.

His eyes widened but he could not make a sound. The horror in his eyes intensified. His vision was turning black and blurry, and Zhou Dafu felt the shadow of death.

Just when he thought that he was going to die, the scary energy lifted.

Hoo -

Hoo -

Zhou Dafu was panting as he laid on the ground in a sorry state.

Qin Yu's cold voice could be heard, "Today was a lesson for you. I have things for you to do, but you are not indispensable.

"Get lost!"

Zhou Dafu kowtowed and left the tent looking extremely disheveled.

Zhou Xiaoshan was waiting outside. Looking at his father's exhausted state, his face changed as he ran over.

Several of Zhou Dafu's confidantes followed behind him.

Without waiting for them to speak, Zhou Dafu waved his hand to cut them off. Panting heavily, he forced a smile on his face, "It's alright. The General punished me slightly, but from now on, we will have someone to lean on."

He was severely injured but it was not obvious. But no matter how severe, it was better than death and he could slowly recover.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Dafu said lowly, "Remember, from today onwards, we are the General's lackeys. We will never have second thoughts. If anyone dares to betray even in the slightest, I will tear off your skin!"

In the tent, Qin Yu smiled slightly. Even if Zhou Dafu had only said these words for him to hear, he would not have any chance to betray Qin Yu from today onwards.

It was not only because he suppressed Zhou Dafu's courage but it was also because Qin Yu had done something to his body. It was not obvious and Zhou Dafu would not be able to detect it. However, it had the ability to kill Zhou Dafu whenever and wherever.

Looking at the jade slip, Qin Yu visualized Ye Sangdu's cruel eyes. It seems like the Later Ye Family was trying to kill him.

Initially, it was most likely because of Ye Wangu.

But now, it was not easy to say. Perhaps it was because Qin Yu embarrassed Ye Bohu.

Or perhaps, it was his position now…the Later Ye Family would definitely not want someone with the same power as them in the imperial army.

That would mean that there was a possibility of the Later Ye Family getting replaced.

There was a cold look in Qin Yu's eyes. Although he was far from being on the same level as the Later Ye Family now, he was also not easy to kill. With how things were progressing, he would most likely get the support of the West Desolate Imperial Clan.

The ascetic bloodline of the Barbarian Clan…it was worthy of death!

……

Two days later, the Golden Crow Tribe announced that they would invite the Desolate smuggling group to their tribe and complete their exchanges.

The reason was to guard against anything happening to the smuggling group in the later part of their exchanges.

Everyone could guess that this referred to the Ice Carp Tribe. Since they suffered a huge loss, the ice lumps would have a motive.

Another two days later, the Desolate Area men packed up their camp and followed the warriors of the Golden Crow Tribe to enter deeper into Barbarian Clan territory.

Amongst all this, the most eye-catching thing was the two giant trees. Their roots were removed from the soil and the trunks resembled two thick legs as they stoop upright and imposing. Every step they took caused the ground to shake.

At the same time, there was secretive gossip from the Golden Crow Tribe - the reason why the Golden Crow Totem was able to complete its final step of fire ice fusion lay within the Desolate Area group.

The Golden Crow Tribe behaved as per normal. Ignoring the shock to the world, they invited the Desolate Area men in order to prevent this news from spreading out further.

One stone could cause a thousand waves. Numerous eyes fell on them and stared intently!

Before the truth was out, no one dared to offend the Desolate Area men. So their entire journey was smooth. With the two big trees swaggering through, they did not meet with any trouble.

Cutuo, the Tribe Leader of Golden Crow Tribe, personally came to welcome them. He was smiling widely as he invited General Jinwu. Once they neared the Golden Crow Tribe, the two eye-catching trees extended their roots into the ground.

The numerous emerald leaves on the branches did not seem to be affected by the intense heat in the air. On the contrary, they were even greener and more beautiful. They resembled carefully carved jade leaves.

When others saw this, they felt the rumors were all the more true.