The four members of the Celestial Tribe probably sensed He Fengmian's genuine killing intent, but not his threat.
They even became anxious after realizing that it might bring annihilation to all of them.
One of them shouted, "A ball! This is a ball!"
Shulan thought to herself: What kind of dance party is this? I'm giving a concert.
He Fengmian ignored them completely and turned to leave.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, his eyes fixed on a spot, and he was about to fire his crossbow at that direction.
A voice, as if about to run out of breath, rang out: "Misunderstanding, General He, da, misunderstanding, knife, knife, spare him."
The person who came spoke Da Feng's language fluently, but he was probably out of breath from running all the way here.
But his words did not stop Chu Si and Chu Qi from drawing their knives.
The knives in the two men's hands were about to fall on the necks of the two men.
The four men turned pale with fright, and the two men whose heads had been chopped off closed their eyes.
Shulan quickly tried to cover the fat boy's eyes, afraid of scaring him.
The man who rushed over shouted in fright, "I have medicine, General! I have medicine! I have the medicine you're looking for!"
He Fengmian finally became interested and looked at the newcomer.
The newcomer was dressed like a member of the Celestial Tribe, with colorful patterns painted on his face. He was under thirty years old and quite handsome.
The man rushed over, covered in sweat, and quickly apologized to He Fengmian, "I'm sorry, General."
He Fengmian didn't pay attention to that, but looked at him and asked, "What kind of medicine are you talking about?"
His willingness to pay exorbitant sums for medicine in the martial arts world was hardly a secret.
After all, even his maternal grandfather and the Emperor himself were searching for these medicinal ingredients.
The man quickly said, "In our tribe, there is a sacred tree that looks very much like the Antiaris toxicaria tree you described."
After he said that, the four men immediately became excited.
The man also replied with a stern face, and even though Shulan couldn't understand their language, she knew it meant "shut up."
The man's tone was very unpleasant, so the four men dared not speak again and simply lowered their heads.
Seeing that He Fengmian still didn't believe him, the man quickly bowed and introduced himself: "General, I am Naldonaji. These are my people. There was a misunderstanding, which is why they acted this way. Please forgive them, General."
He Fengmian didn't say anything about forgiveness or not; he just looked at Neldonaghi and asked, "Do you really have an Antiaris toxicaria tree over there?"
Naldonagy nodded: "When I heard it, I felt that the description of this tree was the same as our sacred tree, which is highly poisonous and can help us defeat wild beasts."
His tone was very sincere, as if he would answer any questions you asked.
He Fengmian looked at him coldly: "Why should I believe you?"
Naldonagy quickly said, "If the general doesn't believe me, I can give you a branch of our sacred tree."
Shulan asked curiously, "Since it's a sacred tree, does that mean you can just give it away whenever you want?"
Naldonaji smiled wryly: "Normally, if you asked us for the sacred tree, we wouldn't give it to you, not even a single leaf. But now lives are at stake. They are the warriors of our tribe, so we are naturally willing to exchange the sacred tree for them."
He was willing to do this, as long as they needed leaves or resin, not the whole tree.
Moreover, "There is one more thing we need to ask of you; we only hope to get your help."
Seeing that He Fengmian remained silent, he bowed to him once more and presented an arrow from his back: "Doctor Shu, you can take a look. This is poison we made with the sap of the divine tree."
After he finished speaking, Chu Qi quickly stepped forward, carefully took the arrow, and handed it to Shu Lan.
Shulan looked at the arrow: "Just by looking at it like this, I can't be sure if it's lethal."
But judging from what he said, it should be about right.
Compared to the rarity of ylang-ylang, the upas tree thrives in heat and can be found in tropical places like Yunnan and Guangxi. The Tian Shen tribe doesn't know where it is, so it's not surprising that they have it.
Naldonaji quickly explained, "General, this must be the medicine you're looking for. I swear to you by our gods that we have no ill intentions towards you. The reason those four did this was because they were too hasty and didn't use their brains. I can explain it."
Without waiting for He Fengmian to speak, she quickly explained why they had suddenly come to launch a sneak attack.
It turned out that their tribe's old priest had fallen seriously ill, and even their witch doctor was helpless.
Although their tribe is mysterious, it is not the kind that is completely isolated from the world.
Some members even went out to buy some daily necessities, partly because the tribe did not want to be too isolated from the world, fearing that if the tribe were to be invaded, they would not even have the ability to protect themselves.
They often traveled around this border town, and naturally had heard of Wang Yaozhi and Shulan's great names.
Now, even the witch doctor can't cure the old priest's illness.
They wanted to abduct Shulan back to their tribe to treat their old priest.
Shulan found it unbelievable: "If you really want me to treat your illness, you can just ask me directly. Why resort to such underhanded tactics?"
She asked with a half-smile, "You didn't kidnap me, cure your old priest's illness, and then repay kindness with enmity, thinking you couldn't reveal your tribe's secrets, so you killed me, did you?"
Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from He Fengmian, Naldonagi quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, we don't want to be enemies with Dafeng. We really just want to invite you to our tribe to heal our old priest."
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