Chapter 49: Retention

The chief nodded again and said he will thank us well. He had already arranged for someone to cook for us and let us visit his home.

I yawned and nodded to say yes.

Seeing that I only held Li Wanxue's hand, Zhang Yutong directly hugged my other arm. Li Wanxue stared at her hand, slightly unhappy.

Instead of leading us to his house, the chief went to a big house, probably their meeting hall, with a high seat and a row of bamboo chairs on the left and right. After the chief sat on it, he called us to sit on the left. Others were also looking for their own seats. Almost the whole tribe gathered in.

Everyone enthusiastically let me tell them how I killed the human-faced monkey. Naturally, I can't tell the truth. After all, the human-faced monkey died too easily. After making a draft in my heart, I made up a legendary story of fighting the human-faced monkey for three days and three nights. Anyway, with Li Wanxue doing the translation in the middle, I had enough time to prepare for the idea.

Only when they heard the part of my poison arrow, everyone shook their heads. The chief's face became very ugly.

Knowing that I had said something wrong, I touched Li Wanxue's arm and said, "How did you translate it?"

Li Wanxue looked blank and said: "I just translate as what you say, which is the general meaning. Their language is simple, and I can't translate it word by word according to what you said."

I nodded and asked the chief, "Chief, what's the problem?"

The chief sighed and asked, "Do you still have poisoned arrows you made?"

I took the quiver off my back and get it off to give him a look. Immediately a man came up and robbed the quiver, and Zhang Yutong's quiver was not spared. The man with the quiver led several people directly out.

Fortunately, the chief did not mean to blame us, but patiently told me the reasons. He said that their tribe can't use poisonous arrows. This is the rule left by ancestors, because some people used poisonous arrows to kill many people from their own tribes.

I nodded and said yes.

The chief looked a litter happier than before and said: "You are not from our tribe and do not know these taboos, so I don't blame you either. But from now on, I hope you will not make poisonous arrows. If we find out you still make it, we will become enemies."

I quickly recognized my mistake, and now I must be clever, otherwise it will be a problem whether I can leave the tribe or not.

The chief didn't care about it any more, so let me continue to tell the process. I yawned repeatedly, and when I saw them listening attentively one by one, their expressions followed the deepening of the story, showing colorful changes, and the more they spoke, the more energetic they became. I almost believed it myself.

After that, it was already noon. I even didn’t know when Zhang Yutong had fallen asleep.

The chief thought about it for a long time. After dismissing the others, he led us to his house. His little wife took two women and brought out the cooked food.

They didn’t have a dining table in their home, they just spread a piece of animal skin on the floor, and everyone sat around and ate randomly. The dishes were all made of pottery, but they didn’t have chopsticks, so they ate directly with their hands.

While eating vigorously, the chief talked again to encourage us to stay in the tribe.

The reason why I directly refused his retention before was mainly because I was afraid of being subject to them after staying in the tribe. We were of different races, and our living habits and languages were also very different. It was easy to have conflicts. At that time, we would fall into unnecessary crises. Besides, I was worried that he didn't mean it.

I was somewhat tempted to see him keep me again and again. After all, if we stay in the tribe, our living conditions will jump qualitatively.

When the chief saw my silence, he said, "If you are willing to stay, we can give you the rest of you as slaves."

I'm glad. I think it's a good idea. The muscle men, they almost killed me. Now if I have a chance to let them fall into my hands, I can avenge them.

Therefore, I said as a difficult thing: "Chief, in fact, I also want to stay here very much. After all, everyone stays will make it easier to take care of each other. However, we were far from each other in any aspect. If we don't get along in the future, we will not get along well."

The chief laughed and motioned with his hand and said, "I know your worries. You don't have to worry about these. People in our tribe are very gentle people. Only when they treat the enemy will they show no mercy. If you stay here, you are our own people. We are a family."

He patted his chest.

Zhang Yutong leaned in my ear and whispered, "Brother Lu Fei, are you really going to stay here?"

I glanced at Li Wanxue and motioned her not to translate. I said to Zhang Yutong, "If it can be negotiated well, it is impossible."

The chief seemed worried that I would say something in private that I didn't want him to know, and repeatedly asked Li Wanxue a few words. Li Wanxue was reluctant and she didn't know how to tell him.

I smiled at the chief and continued, "Chief, if we stay, I have a condition that you must promise."

The chief looked at it.

I said, "Our rule there is that when people die, they should be buried in the ground and cannot eat their flesh. When we come to the tribe, you cannot force us to eat the flesh of the dead."

"Yes, yes, yes, I also want to say this." Zhang Yutong added eagerly.

The chief showed a frank side, saying that our customs were different and we can respect each other, but we cannot interfere with each other's customs. I also agreed quickly.

At this time, the chief's little wife muttered to him, and the chief nodded and said, "I also have a request."

I made a please gesture.

"Our tribe has always paid attention to the purity of blood lineage, so we cannot intermarry with each other. You are people with white and yellow skin and we are people with brown skin. Once men and women are combined, blood lineage will no longer be pure."

"No problem." I wish it were like this.

The chief put down his pottery bowl and said happily, "Then we will settle the matter. You stay here and I will let you three freedom. We will give you houses and land."

I held out my hand, and at the prompt of Li Wanxue, he reached out and shook it with me.

After dinner, I proposed to go to the tribe for a turn. The chief let us move around at random. No one will restrict us.

After leading Li Wanxue and Zhang Yutong out of the chief's house, the two immediately surrounded me.

Zhang Yutong asked seriously, "Brother Lu Fei, have you really thought it over? We need to stay here, right?"

I spread out my hand and said, "It's all agreed. I'm free anyway. It's easy for us to leave in the future."

"Lu Fei and Li Ding are five of them. Are you really going to let them be your slaves?" Li Wanxue's tone told me that she had different opinions.

My resentment against them has never diminished. I said, "If they don't want to be slaves, we can kill them."

"Don't be scary." Li Wanxue said: "Although they almost killed you before, they are our own people after all. If you release them now, they will be grateful to you. If we can't get well along with the aborigines in the future, our people will get together."

"Virgin." Zhang Yutong muttered.

"What are you talking about?" Li Wanxue asked with a frown.

Zhang Yutong laughed: "No, I didn't say anything."

Li Wanxue obviously heard her whisper and dialed the hair to explain: "Yu Tong, I don't want to show how clever I am, but I think our people will be more reliable than the aborigines. After all, no one can guarantee what will happen in the future."

Zhang Yutong said disapprovingly: "I have no opinion on it, it depends on what Brother Lu Fei means."

Lu Fei, is it OK?" Li Wanxue looked at me eagerly.

I shook my head firmly and I could no longer bury hidden dangers around me. The muscle man and Li Ding are both kind of people with cruel hearts and lungs. When they lie prone, they will be as good as dogs. Once they stand up, they will show sharp teeth and bite people.