Over The World, Beyond Heaven

Eh!

The words of Tribal Elder He, the strictest in the tribe, shocked everyone in the hall. Even Zheng-Fu could not help but be stunned. At first, he saw that the two Tribal Elders had dissatisfied expressions, but why was the answer so opposite? At that moment, no one understood.

"That's right! Why are you being such an idiot? Why don't you seize such a good opportunity?!"

But before they could get any answer, Tribal Lady Elder Ian, next to Tribal Elder He, spoke to support him and scolded Long-Che-Dan-Sun for not accepting Zheng-Fu's offer with an expression of displeasure.

'Hah! Is this my fault? Who knows if I should do that? What if I decided to accept from the beginning, and you didn't agree? Sigh! Why am I the only one getting scolded?!'

Long-Che-Dan-Sun's face changed color. He did not think he would turn out to be guilty. He did not dare to decide the future of the tribe without first getting the approval of the two pillars. But in the end, it turned out that the two pillar elders scolded him.

"I understand, Tribal Elder and Tribal Lady Elder! Then from now on, the Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe will follow Young Master Zheng-Fu and be under his command!" Long-Che-Dan-Sun secretly sighed slightly. In fact, he wanted to ponder it longer. However, because the two pillar elders of the tribe had already agreed on that proposal, he had no choice but to accept Zheng-Fu's offer.

Master Tribe Leader!!!

As for the other elders, they only let out soft sounds as if they had something to say. But when they saw the two Tribal Elders' eyes, those words were quickly swallowed back.

"It's a good decision! Since you've become my people, you all must follow me back to Lin Clan because I'll start my plan soon!" The result was beyond his expectations. But it was according to his wishes. Thus, in order not to waste time, he had those people go with him right away.

"But, Young Master, we cannot go out into the outside world right now. If anyone sees us, we'll definitely be hunted down by the Demon Race. So, …"

"You don't have to worry. I have my plans and methods to get everyone out of here with me safely, without anyone seeing. Moreover, your new place of residence is also very good. I assure you!"

But before Tribal Elder He could finish speaking, Zheng-Fu interrupted. He already had a way of dealing with that problem. For others, it might be difficult, but for him, it was very easy.

Hah!?

While everyone was still puzzled and worried, Zheng-Fu had Long-Che-Dan-Sun order everyone in the tribe to gather together. There were over two hundred of them in total, so it did not take long. Once everyone was ready, Zheng-Fu did not hesitate to suck them into his secret dimensional space, including the entire village and the Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe's land.

It took him nearly an hour to suck everything into dimensional space and another hour to explain things to them. He then returned to Lin Clan and invited Lin-Jun and some elders to meet up to introduce the Tribe Leader, the two Tribal Elders, and the entire elders of the Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe to them.

At Lin Clan's main hall...

Young Master Zheng-Fu!!!

"Please sit down. I called you all because I want to introduce someone to you. So that when we start the plan, there won't be any mistakes!"

Hah!?

Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe!!?

When Lin-Jun and the Lin Clan elders saw the group of people in the hall, their eyes widened in shock and disbelief. They knew that tribe very well.

"That's right. They're people from the Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe. And all of them now become my people. So, I brought them to meet you all," Zheng-Fu explained with a solemn and serious expression.

"I'm Long-Che-Dan-Sun, the current Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe Leader. These are Tribal Elder He and Tribal Lady Elder Ian, two pillars of our tribe. And those of them are our elders." Long-Che-Dan-Sun stepped forward slightly and introduced himself and the others in his tribe in a polite and friendly tone.

Umm!

"I'm Lin-Jun, the current Lin Clan Leader. And they're the important elders of the clan. We're very pleased to meet you today. We heard that you all suffered a lot with the Demon Race. But now you can rest easy because we'll all get revenge on them!" Lin-Jun nodded to Long-Che-Dan-Sun before introducing himself and his group out of respect and offering a warm and friendly welcome.

"Since everyone already knows each other, it's good. From now on, we'll have to meet more often so that there won't be any mistakes in working together!" When Zheng-Fu saw that Lin-Jun was treating the Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe kindly without any pretense, he felt quite comfortable and relieved.

"Young Master, what about their residences? You can let them stay here. Since..."

"Don't worry about that. I already have a place for them. I can't let them stay inside your Lin Clan. Otherwise, there may be problems with our plans. If anyone knew that the person from the Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe, who was being hunted, was in your clan, it wouldn't be a good thing. Do you think it's true?"

Zheng-Fu quickly interrupted Lin-Jun's words and informed the latter that he had already taken care of everything. He also warned that trouble would arise if he did as Lin-Jun said. For it was not a good thing to have a group of people who were condemned as rebels and hunted down in a house.

Oh!

"I'm so thoughtless! How could I forget this? I apologize to Young Master for not thinking more carefully!" Lin-Jun was slightly stunned upon hearing Zheng-Fu's words. He had completely forgotten about the consequences. Because he only wanted to do good to please Zheng-Fu. Until he was reminded, he realized that he was thinking too easily.

"Let it be! Now we should follow the original plan first. If anything changes or seems suspicious, immediately inform me. Also, tomorrow I'll visit Hong-Hua-Zhen. Maybe I can make the Hong Clan join us too! "Zheng-FU did not think much about that, so he changed the topic, telling Long-Che-Dan-Sun that he would meet with Hong-Hua-Zhen the next day as he had made an appointment.

Hah!?

"You're going to meet Hong-Hua-Zhen!?" Lin-Jun looked very surprised to hear that. But when he recalled the report he received earlier that Hong-Hua-Zhen had come there to meet Zheng-Fu and talk, he quickly dispelled the doubts and did not ask anything else.

Yes!

Zheng-Fu had already assumed that Lin-Jun must have known that Hong-Hua-Zhen came to visit him at Lin Clan, so he did not explain further either.

After the meeting ended, Zheng-Fu waited for all the Lin Clan people to leave the hall before taking Long-Che-Dan-Sun's group back into his dimensional space. Because he still wanted to keep it a secret.

The next day, at Hong-Hua-Zhen's private residence in Hong Clan Manor...

At the appointed time, Zheng-Fu went to meet Hong-Hua-Zhen.

"You've arrived?!"

Hong-Hua-Zhen greeted Zheng-Fu warmly and smiled friendlily. His eyes conveyed his admiration for Zheng-Fu.

"Respect, Master Hong-Hua-Zhen! I hope I didn't come too late." Zheng-Fu clasped his hands and greeted back. He also admired that man quite a bit. Because he was polite and humble and had a straightforward personality.

"It's not late, Young Master! Please have a seat. I have already had my people prepare good liquor and delicious food for you!"

"Thank you very much."

"I thought you wouldn't come. Because you're a very famous person in Black Rock City right now. Even the City Governor is paying attention to you!" Hong-Hua-Zhen said after Zheng-Fu sat down. As for the matter he mentioned, he only found out after he returned to the clan. It made him admire Zheng-Fu many times more than before.

"You've praised me too much. I have done nothing admirable or honorable. I just did what I thought was right!" Zheng-Fu knew what Hong-Hua-Zhen meant. Actually, that was not a big deal. He did not do it because he wanted fame. He only hoped for the benefits he would receive from that Summoned Demon Monster.

"Even if it is like that, you've made quite a reputation. By the way, what do you plan to do from now on? You joined Lin Clan in hopes of helping Lin Clan with Black Rock City's Annual Weapons Forging Contest, right?" Hong-Hua-Zhen continued to praise Zheng-Fu before changing his expression to become slightly more serious while asking what Zheng-Fu would do next.

Hah!?

"You ask like this, does that mean..."

Err...

Seeing Zheng-Fu's expression turn cold, Hong-Hua-Zhen immediately turned pale. He realized that he had used the wrong words. So, he hurriedly corrected it, "I have no ill intentions whatsoever. I'm just being a straightforward person, so I asked like that. Actually, I don't care about the Annual Weapons Forging Contest at all. I just want to ask about the plan…"

Shhh...

Flap!

Auuugh!

But before Hong-Hua-Zhen could finish his excuse, Zheng-Fu raised his hand in a gesture telling Hong-Hua-Zhen to keep quiet. He then moved his fingers and flicked the energy towards a spot in the garden near where they were. And immediately, a pained cry sounded from that direction.

Who's that?!

Flap!

When Hong-Hua-Zhen heard the people's cries, he did not hesitate, immediately stood up, and rushed towards the mysterious person's location. When he arrived, he found a middle-aged man with a familiar face lying on the ground. That man had suffered a large wound on his leg from Zheng-Fu's attack.

Fourth Brother!

Hong-Hua-Zhen exclaimed, calling out to that mysterious man, and hurried over to take a look and help him up and stop the bleeding.

"What the hell is this, Third Brother!? I was just taking a walk in your garden. Why did your guests attack me so violently?" The middle-aged man whom Hong-Hua-Zhen called 'Fourth Brother' said in a displeased voice. In fact, he was Hong-Hua-Zhen's fourth younger brother and initially didn't come with the intention to eavesdrop on anyone. He was only coming to see his elder brother and happened to see the two talking and wanted to eavesdrop a little.

Thump!

"I don't know who you are. But I'm displeased that you eavesdropped on other people's conversations. Since you're Master Hong-Hua-Zhen's sibling, I apologize. This is a good wound-healing medicine. It won't be long before your wounds will definitely heal!"

At the same time, Zheng-Fu rushed out to see who was eavesdropping on them. And knowing that that person was Hong-Hua-Zhen's younger brother, he did not blame him. He then threw out an excellent healing medicine which he concocted himself to Hong-Hua-Zhen. However, the man's wounds were not very serious, as Zheng-Fu had no intention of killing.

Ah!