Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 18

Chapter 18 Morning Of Mutation (3)
After all, Lu Zhen was still a little guilty. After he entered the accounts with them, he went to the side of the tent and eavesdropped like the other Rahab tribesmen.

The voices of the few people inside were quite loud, and the cowhide tent could not be separated. Therefore, they could hear the changes and disputes in the tent. Many of the clansmen were even beating drums in their hearts, feeling extremely nervous. If this was really done by Hezha, then Rahab Clan would be in danger.

Only Lu Zhen was very happy about this. He did not expect that he would have no intention of planting willows this time. A saber that came out of Hezha’s tent could still play such a role of sow discord. The next mutation made him overjoyed. After being designated as the murderer, Hezha finally erupted. He killed Mu Dai with a single slash, making the murder even more difficult to explain.

When the screams came from inside and fresh blood spilled onto the leather tent, the crowd outside was obviously shocked and dispersed. Afterwards, the few messengers who had just entered the tent hurriedly ran out. Without any expression, they got on their horses and wanted to leave.

Ordinary clansmen hadn’t recovered from this shock yet. They just stared blankly at them galloping their horses, but Lu Zhen’s mind had already turned lightning fast. He knew that this was the best chance to completely muddle up the flowing water.

Seeing that some of the warriors in the clan were unable to stop them, he was a little stunned. Without any hesitation, he gave the order, “Fire the arrow!”

In the past two months, Lu Zhen, the Divine Envoy, had a great reputation in the tribe of Rahab. Although Xie Lao Qi and the others had been killed in the middle, it did not have much impact on them. On the contrary, it was because the tribe had obtained a lot of benefits from the matter of salt, which made everyone feel even more grateful towards him, and indirectly raised his status.

Hearing the Divine Envoy’s order and the fact that these clansmen had the intention of stopping these fellows, a dozen or so clansmen subconsciously took out their short bows from their waist, then drew their arrows, aimed at them, and released their strings in one go.

With a few soft sounds, a dozen or so black shadows flew out, heading straight for the hearts of the few riders who were galloping forward. These people didn’t expect these people from Rahab Clan to have such courage. In addition, they were in a hurry to leave, so they didn’t have time to return to their respective tents to retrieve their weapons. Hearing the whistling behind them, they could only barely dodge, but couldn’t use their weapons to block them.

This time, he was going to die. After a few muffled sounds, the four or five riders who were running behind were all struck by arrows and fell off their horses. Only the one who was running at the front was actually not shot because someone was on his back, so he was able to avoid a calamity. But even so, he was still quite frightened. He shouted angrily, “Rahab Clan, I will definitely report this matter to the Grand Master!”

Behind him, the soldiers from Rahab Clan still wanted to shoot arrows. Obviously, they didn’t want anyone to escape. However, at this time, an extremely panicked shout came from behind, “All of you, stop!” From the sound of it, it was their Patriarch He Huer.

Hezha slashed Mu Dai to death. The impact on He Hu’er was too great, making him unable to regain his senses for a moment. It wasn’t until a long time later that he realized that something big was going to happen. Especially those messengers who were the first to do so. At this point, he was afraid that he would have to believe that someone important in his clan had killed him.

Thinking through this layer, he quickly ran out to leave behind a few people to explain. What he didn’t want to see was a scene that made him even more shocked. His own clansmen had actually fired an arrow to dismount the messenger who was about to leave on horseback. Even if he didn’t shoot them to death, the matter was completely unclear.

He subconsciously shouted loudly, stopping everyone from shooting again. His face was as white as salt, and his body was trembling violently. It was unknown if he was angry or afraid. In any case, he was speechless for a moment.

Hezha, who had followed closely behind him, was also stunned when he saw this situation. He, who had calmed down, knew that this matter was not easy to deal with. After this battle, no one would believe that they were innocent anymore.

Lu Zhen watched from the side. A strange light flashed in his lowered eyes. Things really went better than he had hoped!

If a mere messenger died, even if a conflict arose between the Rahab tribe and the first tribe, it might be resolved after some explanation and communication. In the worst case scenario, as long as they were willing to submit, they would be able to obtain forgiveness. However, now that he had openly shot the envoy, this face was not something that any bloodthirsty person could endure.

He was one of the few elites on the grassland, so how could he endure such humiliation? Once he knew about this, he would definitely send troops to crush it, and Rahab Clan would really be in trouble.

What was even better was that after killing most of the people, there was still one person who escaped. Thus, even if the people of Rahab Clan wanted to deny it, it was impossible.

After these few variables, Lu Zhen’s goal had been perfectly realized, and it was only a matter of time before that happened. Once Rahab Clan was in chaos, his chance to leave this place would come.

After a long silence, He Huer’s lips trembled and she whispered, “Who exactly is it? Who ordered the arrow to be fired?” Although he was a little uneasy in the tent just now, he could still hear the order to shoot the arrow clearly.

Everyone was silent for a moment. Lu Zhen only pondered for a moment before he stood up and said, “I gave the order.”

“You” He Huer suddenly turned around and stared at Lu Zhen’s face, her eyes burning with anger. She wished she could just use this gaze to burn this fellow who might have killed her and the entire tribe.

Lu Zhen knew that he had to take the initiative to speak, so he continued, “Because I heard the fighting and screams coming from the tent, and saw them suddenly escape from the tent, I left on horseback without saying anything. I thought that they had injured the Patriarch or someone, so I ordered someone to shoot an arrow to stop them …”

With these words, He Huer couldn’t even say anything if she wanted to vent her anger on him and punish him. Indeed, what happened just now was too sudden. The people outside did not know what was going on inside, so it was easy for them to make wrong judgments.

Seeing that his attitude was slightly slower, Lu Zhen hurriedly asked, “Patriarch, what exactly happened? Why do you look like this? Why did they run away?”

At this moment, He Zha said, “It’s all because of Mu Zhe” At this moment, in order to get rid of himself, he could only blame Dead Ghost Mu Zhe.

Although He Huer had some opinions about Hezha’s words, there was a great calamity in the clan. There weren’t many people he could rely on. Hezha was the most important one, so he could only put aside his thoughts for the time being. He was only right to remain silent.

Seeing the Patriarch express this, the other people in the tent were unable to express their different views. They also acquiesced and only let Hesha blame Mu Jia for all the crimes. He said that he casually blamed Mu Jia, which made him angry and frightened the messengers to flee.

Lu Zhen immediately pretended to be regretful, “So there was such a misunderstanding, but I was wrong. What’s good about this? Everyone is already …” As he spoke, he glanced at the messengers who had just been dragged back, only to find that apart from one person who was unconscious, the others were already dead.

These Rahab tribesmen were truly sincere. They immediately shot their arrows straight at the vital parts of their backs and greeted them. Lu Zhen thought happily in his heart, but he put on an even more distressed expression, “… This time, I really can’t explain it clearly.”

At this moment, the other clansmen had more or less figured out the problem and revealed worried expressions. Then, they turned their gazes to He Huer. This was a matter that concerned the lives of the entire clan. Naturally, they could only place their hopes on their clan leader.

However, it was obvious that He Huer was completely helpless at this moment. He frowned deeply and had a bitter expression. At this moment, he was unable to say anything.

“Is there really no room for manoeuvre? Messenger, is there anything you can do to help everyone?”

These words reminded many people that even He Huer’s gaze was suddenly directed at Lu Zhen. The other party was a messenger sent by the Longevity Heavens. Perhaps he could create some miracle.

Lu Zhen pretended to frown and then smiled bitterly, “If I still have magic power, I can save them all. Unfortunately, I don’t have the ability now …” He sighed again.

The others believed his nonsense and sighed in pity. Then, another person said, “Is there no other way?”

“Patriarch Hur, this is indeed a critical moment for the Rahab tribe. Although I didn’t recognize him before, I have heard of his deeds from everyone. If he really invades because of this, the Rahab tribe will probably find it very difficult to defend against him.” Lu Zhen thought in his heart and said softly.

“That’s right. Even if I refused to recruit him, I would still have to face such a result, let alone kill their people.” At this moment, He Huer no longer thought about who the murderer of the messenger was in the first place, on the one hand, because he was certain that the murderer was Hezha, and now it was impossible to make a charge against him; On the other hand, now that a few more lives had been lost, there was no need to pursue the matter.

Lu Zhen nodded, “So at this moment, our Rahab Tribe only has three choices left.”

“Which three?” He Huer hurriedly asked. It wasn’t just him, everyone in the surroundings pricked up their ears, wanting to hear how the Divine Envoy had come up with a solution.

“The first rule is to submit to Xiang Ye first. I hope that he can calm down because of this. However, this way, everything will be under their control. It’s hard to say whether everyone will live or die.” Lu Zhen stretched out a finger and said.

Everyone only thought for a moment, and many people shook their heads. This method really did not conform to Meng Ren’s usual style. Moreover, no one wished for others to control their own life and death.

He Huer didn’t hesitate much on this matter and immediately waved his hand, “No, if that’s the case, I would have agreed to their recruitment long ago.”