Chapter 22: An Oddity
Du Huoguan: "Exactly. This move of his indeed united the people, and everyone in East Nine Plains has since been convinced and obedient to him.
With everyone working together, they campaigned east and west, north and south, sweeping through the surrounding areas, repeatedly defeating invaders, and beating back the surrounding forces until they no longer dared to easily offend."
Nie showed no interest in his statement, asking indifferently, “He gave up dozens of opportunities to leave over several years.
Can you think of anyone else like that?”
Du Huoguan genuinely lowered his head and pondered for a while, finally shaking his head slowly and saying, “It’s possible to give up a few times due to circumstances in a short period, but to give up dozens of times over such a long time, I’m afraid there won’t be another; at least, I haven’t heard of a second. As you know, finding a way to leave this place is the greatest desire of the local natives.
The purpose of living is for this; as long as there’s an opportunity, almost no one is willing to give it up.
And what kind of true intention do these so-called Chiefs of various factions have to genuinely take root here and operate their forces? They almost all take turns sitting the throne and waving flags, one leaving and another taking over, each with their own schemes.
Otherwise, East Nine Plains wouldn’t have been so easy to sweep through.”
Nie also knew the situation and morale of the people here, having been here for a very long time.