"I'm going to start." Hei said, swinging his fist towards Shuo.
At that time, people fought without any rules at all, and it was all about strength and reaction speed. If someone swung a punch at you, you could avoid it, hit them with your own punch, and if they fell to the ground, you would be considered the winner.
Shuo is a big guy, and everyone is worried that he is too strong and Qiao Yu won't be able to control him.
At this time, seeing him and Hei fighting back and forth, you punch me, I push you, the fight is hard to separate, evenly matched, everyone's hearts are suddenly put back in their stomachs.
Qiao Yu was much stronger than Hei. They all remembered the moment Qiao Yu sent Hei flying with a single palm strike. Since Shuo's strength was similar to Hei's, and he didn't seem to have the same mental acuity, if he couldn't even defeat Hei, then let alone Qiao Yu, he probably couldn't even defeat Shan—assuming Shan wasn't disabled, of course.
In this way, even if the Stone Tribe has any bad intentions, they will not be afraid.
Everyone in the valley tribe breathed a sigh of relief.
Only Shan, with his experienced eyesight, noticed the clue.
Although Shuo concealed his attack well, Shan could tell that he was restraining himself and not using his full strength. He could have knocked Hei down, and he could have avoided Hei's blows, but he refused to use his full strength, nor did he dodge, and used his body to catch Hei's fists.
Shuo also worked very hard for their tribe's offensive cause.
The two men fought back and forth for a while. Shuo naturally couldn't let Hei defeat him and lose face for the Stone Tribe; but he also didn't want to defeat Hei and cause displeasure and vigilance from the Valley Tribe.
Feeling that time was almost up, he dodged Hei's fist and jumped out, saying loudly: "Hahaha, Hei, you are very strong and skilled. It seems that I can't defeat you for a while. Let's call it a draw."
He turned to look at Shan, and said with regret, "Since Shan is the leader, I think his strength is even greater than Hei's. It's a pity that you are injured now and can't fight me. When you are healed, let's have a competition after the Spring Fair."
Shan's eyes dimmed, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and replied, "Okay."
To show weakness to his enemy, he explained, "Actually, I'm not as strong as Hei. It's just that I'm more agile, good at finding opportunities, and good at using clever strength, which is why I defeated Hei in the competition. Since you tied with Hei, you should be stronger than me. I don't have the confidence to compete with you."
The people of the valley tribe all looked strange.
Shan has always been an upright and fair person in front of the tribesmen. No one expected that he would lie so easily.
They really didn't understand their former leader.
Shuo was overjoyed when he heard this. He felt that Shan was too honest and didn't even have the slightest bit of guard against him.
But he really likes this kind of opponent.
He laughed and said, "Shan is too modest. Since you can defeat Hei with your brain, you can definitely beat me too. Look, I couldn't even beat Hei."
He turned to the crowd and smiled, "We came here today not only because I have a deep friendship with Shan and I came to visit him after knowing he was injured, but also to deepen the friendship between our two tribes. The Valley Tribe and the Stone Tribe are both small tribes. If they were targeted by the Sun, Shanyin, or God Tribe, we would be at their mercy. But if our two tribes unite, advance and retreat together, and support each other, the three larger tribes will be wary and won't dare to attack us easily."
"So I came here today with the intention of friendly exchanges. I sincerely hope that our two tribes can get along in harmony and become close as one family. We can defend together and resist the enemy together."
If the people who went to participate in the transaction had not come back and said that the Stone Tribe had ulterior motives and came here to find out their strength and then attack them, perhaps the people of the Valley Tribe would have been moved by Shuo's words.
Now everyone is cursing in their heads.
Bah, it sounds better when spoken than sung!
Ye didn't sit with her husband, but in a back corner with several other women who worked with her on pottery. While Qiao Yu was away at the trade fair, they had already produced several more kilns of pottery. Although the large pots and bowls had failed miserably, they had still accomplished Qiao Yu's mission, ensuring that everyone in the tribe had a bowl of their own.
She relied on the fact that she was so far away from Shuo that he couldn't see her. She glared at Shuo and turned to ask Xiaoxi, "This person reminds me of a word Yu said. What's it called, 'honey sword'?"
Xiaoxi laughed: "It's called sweet words with a sharp tongue."
"Yes, yes, that's it. His mouth is like honey, and his words are very sweet; but there is a sword hidden in his belly. If you are not careful, he will draw the sword and kill you." Ye nodded.
"Stop talking, Ye. Be careful not to let them hear it." The others hurried to stop her.
"Don't worry, I can pretend better than them in front of them." Ye said confidently.
She is not like Hei, that silly guy. She is a smart woman.
Shuo's purpose in saying that was to make the Valley Tribe relax their guard. And indeed, the Valley Tribe lived up to his high expectations and became even more friendly towards them. The Stone Tribe pulled the Valley Tribe men aside to brag and ask about the Valley Tribe's situation, and the Valley Tribe men honestly told them everything.
Especially the honest man Shan, when Shuo praised the valley as an excellent choice and particularly suitable for living, he complained to Shuo: "Alas, you don't know, our valley is not safe."
He pointed to the mountain path behind him and said, "In the winter, wild animals can get in through there. In the summer, floods flow down from the mountain and fill the cave. We'd like to move somewhere else, but we can't find a suitable spot."
He asked again: "Is everything okay there?"
"No way." Shuo shook his head and invited again, "After the Spring Fair, you can visit our tribe and you will know what's wrong with us."
Shan's face was full of anticipation: "That's great. I really hope time passes quickly."
Shuo followed Shu here with the excuse of exchanging potatoes, and he did not forget to bring it up now.
After hearing what the tree had said, Shan shook his head and said, "You want to exchange methods for identifying hairy yams, that's perfectly fine. You're not on the same mountain as us, so collecting hairy yams doesn't conflict with us, and we'll get some dried meat for free, so naturally we're happy to do it. It's just that hairy yams are hard to find now during the snowy season. We can only identify them in the spring when they grow. Let's discuss this at the spring fair."
Shuo showed a look of regret: "Okay then." He pretended to ask the price of the exchange.
The two bargained and finally agreed on a price that satisfied both parties. Then they separated and went back to the cave to rest.
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