Aqitu and Wumushan had secretly formed an alliance again.
Humph!
Did they take him for a fool?
They said that their Baheernao tribe had the highest combat strength and thus should launch a frontal assault.
Weren't they just trying to reap benefits without effort!
They really had a good plan!
A subordinate beside him said angrily, "Chief! The chief of Aqitu is really blind! He clearly knows that our tribe has the highest strength, but he chose Wumushan!"
Da Ren sneered coldly and said, "Blind? He's an old fox. How could he be blind? He's extremely treacherous. He knows that his chances of winning against me in the end are extremely low. Instead of being our enemy then, he might as well cooperate with Wumushan first to eliminate us. Then he can eliminate Wumushan! Humph, I won't let him have his way! If he wants to play these dirty tricks on me, I'll play them right back on him!"
"But Chief, even if we manage to eliminate them, when we face Bulando, who has an alliance with the people of the Great Yan... our chances of winning seem..."
"So, I'm going to form a Pact of Heroes with that lad Bulando."
"The Pact of Heroes?!" The subordinate was extremely shocked.
The Pact of Heroes was an age - old covenant on the grassland.
If the two tribes forming the alliance wanted one of them to become the dominant force and rule the grassland, they needed to fight a battle without causing any fatalities on the condition that neither of them had any alliance with other tribes or countries. The loser would have to submit to the winner unconditionally.
If either side violated the rules, every single person in that tribe, regardless of gender or age, would be buried deep underground forever after death.
This was the most important oath on their grassland.
Only extremely vicious and despicable people would surely not care about this oath.
But that lad Bulando definitely wasn't such a person.
"Go and deliver the letter to Bulando."
"Yes."
...
"The Pact of Heroes?" Chu Qing looked at the secret letter in her hand and spoke in surprise.
She wasn't very familiar with the customs on the grassland, so after seeing the secret letter brought by Ba Tel, she was a bit confused about the intention of the chief of Baheernao.
Before Ba Tel could explain, Wei Ying slowly told her the meaning of the Pact of Heroes.
"The chief of Baheernao is quite a real man," Chu Qing couldn't help but say.
Then she looked at the others.
The chief of Aqitu, needless to say, was extremely insidious and cunning. He had cooperated with the Western Liang and other tribes.
As for the chief of Wumushan, she didn't know much about him. He seemed a bit dim - witted.
Bulando... this lad was sometimes full of heavy thoughts and sometimes so cute in a silly way.
Only the chief of Baheernao seemed to be what a real grassland man should be like.
He disdained dirty tricks.
He was upright and suitable for cooperation.
After hearing Chu Qing's praise for the chief of Baheernao, Wei Ying gave a cold snort and said, "What? Do you think I'm not manly enough, Qingqing?"
Chu Qing: "..."
Ba Tel: "..."
Although he didn't quite understand the relationship between men and women, it seemed that he should avoid this scene?
Thinking of this, Ba Tel quietly took a few steps towards the outside of the tent.
Chu Qing shook her head with a smile, then reached out and took Wei Ying's hand and said, "My Zizhan is unmatched by anyone."
Only then did Wei Ying soften his expression and gently pull Chu Qing into his arms.
But considering the child in her belly, he left a little space between them.
Ba Tel beside them pouted and took a few more steps outside.
For some reason, he seemed to feel a kind of indescribable...
Sour smell!
The sour smell of love!
Humph!
How could love be as interesting as drinking and feasting with brothers!
But just as Ba Tel moved to the door, he was called back by Wei Ying.
"What do you think?"
Ba Tel, who was suddenly called, was stunned and had to move back.
"I... actually think the chief of Baheernao's idea is... quite good," Ba Tel said in a low voice.
He wasn't quite sure if the Prince of Ning would agree.
After all, he had wracked his brains and even abducted the Princess of Ning before just to get the Prince of Ning to help him unite the tribes on the grassland.
Now he was tempted by the Pact of Heroes proposed by others...
Ba Tel felt a bit ashamed...
"What? Do you have no confidence in me?" Wei Ying crossed his arms and looked at Ba Tel, speaking slowly.
"Eh???" Ba Tel suddenly looked up.
Seeing Ba Tel's dazed look, Wei Ying continued, "Are you afraid that you can't win without my help?"
"No!" Ba Tel said with a flushed face.
What he was afraid of wasn't this!
But since the Prince of Ning had said so, did it mean...
He agreed that he could form the Pact of Heroes with Baheernao?!
Thinking of this, Ba Tel was so excited that his voice trembled a bit: "Master, you... agree that I can form an alliance with Baheernao?"
Wei Ying glanced at him and didn't say a word.
He had made it so obvious. Did this silly lad really want him to say it word by word?
Seeing this, Chu Qing smiled gently, looked at Ba Tel and said, "You should have confidence in yourself. As long as the Prince of Ning is willing to teach you, you're no worse than anyone else. By then, will you still be afraid of the chief of Baheernao?"
Ba Tel nodded. He finally understood what the Prince of Ning and the Princess of Ning meant.
"I'll go and reply to the letter right away and discuss it with him properly!"
Ba Tel ran away excitedly to find paper and a pen.
"Have you figured out what to do?" Wei Ying looked lazily at Ba Tel's back and asked.
Ba Tel turned around and gave a bright smile: "I'm going to ask him to follow the original plan he made with Aqitu and Wumushan!"
Wei Ying raised his eyebrows and said nothing more.
Chu Qing silently let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, this lad had finally returned to normal.
These days, Chu Qing had deeply felt that this silly lad wasn't as smart as others had said.
He was so naive and silly.
Now it seemed that perhaps he hadn't been able to show his true self in front of Wei Ying.
Seeing Ba Tel go out, Chu Qing was just about to turn around and talk to Wei Ying when Wei Ying suddenly hugged her from behind.
Although Wei Ying didn't look very muscular, his chest was extremely broad.
At this moment, Chu Qing's face blushed a bit. She really liked it when Wei Ying hugged her like this.
Their chests and backs were closely pressed together. It had nothing to do with lust, but she just felt extremely at ease.
Chu Qing gave a rare shy smile and was just about to speak.
But the man behind her gently placed his hand on her neck and said slowly, "Qingqing, you can't do this. If an enemy attacks you from behind, you'll be in danger. Although I'm by your side, you can't be careless."
Chu Qing: "???"
Could she turn around and punch him?
Was this man a fool?
In such a warm moment, he had to do this!
Since she knew it was him, how could she be on guard!
Chu Qing gritted her teeth angrily and said stiffly, "Do you still want to choke me?"
"You're as smart as ever, Qingqing."