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‘I don’t know if this old patriarch will play tricks again. Humph, it’s not possible, so I will just pick it up to Ruobing. Anyway, I just look at it, it’s not that I won’t return it. I shouldn’t be so stingy. This old patriarch is simply…’ Li Yi thought to himself.
In the old patriarch's room, the old patriarch was reading seriously with a book that looked very old. The occasional sighs meant that the old patriarch was not calm, and the light emitted from time to time in his eyes showed from the side that the old man was not as simple as he gave others the impression.
"Cough...cough...cough..." A violent cough suddenly came from the quiet room. The old patriarch quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief-like square scarf. However, the coughing was too severe, which directly caused the old patriarch to be out of breath. He could not stop it for a while. I wonder if Li Yi saw this scene, he would think that the old patriarch would not be lying to him in anything.
After a while, the old patriarch finally adjusted his breathing and calmed himself. Without taking the old patriarch to deal with the things in his hands, the knock on the door outside the house began to remember.
The old patriarch's brow frowned slightly, and he didn't know what he thought of in his mind.
"Who is it?" the old patriarch waited for a while before asking like this.
"Report to the patriarch, Wei Zilong asked for a meeting."
"What's the matter?"
"He said he would only say that he would meet you in person, and he said that this was what you ordered. No matter when, as long as he wanted to see you, we would report it." The people outside seemed to feel that the patriarch was in a bad mood, so he quickly answered, which should be said to be an explanation.
"Okay, no need to say more, let him in. By the way, if there is any news about that, you must tell me as soon as possible."
"Okay, I get it..."
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Wei Zilong walked into the old patriarch's room very often. Almost everyone who knew him knew that since he followed Zhang Moshui, Wei Zilong's temperament had changed a lot. If he used to be an honest and trustworthy young man with no thoughts at all, then the feeling now is that he feels a little gloomy, which makes people difficult to understand.
After entering the room, Wei Zilong saw the old patriarch sitting in front of the table holding a handkerchief, his face a little pale, and there seemed to be some sweat beads on his forehead. The hand holding the handkerchief could be seen exerting force.
"I've met the patriarch." Wei Zilong greeted politely.
"No need to be too polite, say, what important thing is so urgent." The old patriarch seemed to be very anxious, so he didn't mean to be polite.
"It's nothing, it's just that Master Zhang heard that our Forgotten Tribe clan had a note from the previous tool maker, so he wanted to borrow it and take a look, saying that he wanted to find a method on how to make tools from it, which is also to better help our Forgotten Tribe clan."
"Well? How did he know about this?" The old patriarch was still a little strange about Zhang Moshui's knowledge of this, because there were no outsiders when he told Li Yi that day, and he believed that those present would not tell the matter.
When Wei Zilong heard the patriarch's question, he was not embarrassed at all, but instead smiled on his own. What Zhang Moshui said to himself sounded in his mind: If the patriarch asked me how I knew about this, you said I knew everything. If the old man didn't believe it, you said I heard it from some people of the Forgotten Tribe.
"Master Zhang knew you would ask this, so he said he knew everything." Wei Zilong was also obedient to Zhang Moshui's words, so he recounted what Zhang Moshui asked him to say.
"Wei Zilong, do you think I will believe these lies?" The old patriarch's tone suddenly became stern, or because he had been in power for a long time, he expected that he would be powerful without anger. At this time, the old patriarch made Wei Zilong really scared.
"I dare not, I dare not, the clan leader forgives my sins. I really obey your orders and serve Master Zhang with all my strength. I followed his orders before saying that." Wei Zilong felt a little nervous, so he began to explain.
"Wei Zilong, I hope you will remember that your ancestors and parents are all from the Forgotten Tribe, and you have long been branded as the Forgotten Tribe. I hope you always remember your identity and don't do anything that is sorry to our tribe." The old patriarch still had a tone of vision.
"I dare not, please rest assured. The reason why Master Zhang Zhiyi knew about this is that I guess he had been chatting with him in the village recently. Apart from that, I don't know either. After all, I don't know about this."
"Remember the best. When I look back, I will send him a rubbing copy. You don't have to worry about this. At the same time, you also tell him that it was what I said, "The Forgotten Tribe is hospitable, but everything must have a boundary, don't go beyond it."
"Yes, I understand, I will definitely tell him." Wei Zilong answered.
"Okay, if there is nothing to do, go back first." The old patriarch issued an order to expel guests, obviously asking Wei Zilong to leave.
"I'll take my leave now." Wei Zilong didn't want to stay here, and he couldn't understand why. He was still a little uncomfortable when facing the old patriarch.
"Well, go down, by the way, Wei Zilong, please don't forget, you are from the Forgotten Tribe..." The old patriarch's somewhat tired voice came out.
Wei Zilong had just left, and the knock on the door sounded again. The old patriarch, who had originally planned to take a rest, had to sit up again. A somewhat tired voice came out, "Who is it? Didn't you tell me not to disturb me if there is no big deal?"
"Class leader, it's me, Gu Zichao. The gentleman said he wanted to come to you in person, so he took the initiative to come suddenly. I hope the patriarch will forgive me." Gu Zichao was speaking outside, but the meaning in his words was very clear, and he was with Li Yi.
Before the old patriarch could speak, Li Yi's voice also sounded: "Hey, old patriarch, don't put on airs. I'm very busy. I had known that you had this attitude. Hum, it seems that I shouldn't have come, don't know the good people's hearts..."
The old patriarch actually asked this question, and he knew that if it weren't for something important, he wouldn't have been allowed to disturb him at all. However, he didn't expect that Li Yi was very dissatisfied with him, so he took the opportunity to tease him at this opportunity.
"What are you talking about? Come in quickly. No one can see you, and you can't see you." Perhaps because I know the reason for my inappropriate reason, the old patriarch was very polite and had no temper at all.
The door was pushed open, and Li Yi was walking in front, with a somewhat unkempt appearance, followed by the careful Gu Zichao. The reason why he brought Gu Zichao was because on the one hand, Li Yi hoped that an acquaintance would lead him to avoid the trouble of finding his way. Although it had been a long time since he came to this tribe, he had really not systematically studied the layout of this village, and he devoted himself to what he wanted to do.
Make some commitments and work hard.
Li Yi has always taken great importance to his promises.
On the other hand, he liked Gu Zichao's character very much. Perhaps he was intentionally cultivating this disciple who was not a name. Of course, he would not always want to be here for this place. Although he was not sure that he would succeed in cultivating him, he still hoped to do his best to see such a hard-working young man.
"I wonder if my friend suddenly came to visit, what important things should I give me advice?"
"I dare not say any advice. I have one request. I hope the patriarch can help. Of course, I believe you will help. If you don't help, I don't know when I can really make the magic stone weapons that the nobles need." Li Yi said half-jokingly.
"The alumni are joking. As long as we can help, we will do our best. If we can't help, we will also work hard to help." When the old patriarch heard Li Yi say this, he knew it was definitely not a small matter, so he responded very quickly, and of course he was very sincere.
"I want a handful of the magic stone weapons you use now. I want to study them. I think this is the best way to get to know the fastest." Li Yi said it very easily. In his opinion, this is a normal thing, but the reason he said he wanted to ask for help was because even outside, no one would easily hand over his magic weapons to others for inspection.
Hearing Li Yi say this, the old patriarch looked embarrassed, frowned, and gently bit his lip, but he didn't say anything for a moment.
Seeing the old patriarch's performance, Li Yi felt something was wrong and naturally he was very confused, so he put away his smile and waited for the patriarch's reply seriously.
The old patriarch was brewing for a while before he slowly spoke: "My friend, I'm really sorry. There are not many magic stone weapons in the tribe that are still intact, and there are even fewer ones in the tribe now, so this is a while, I'm afraid..." The old patriarch said very firmly, and it doesn't seem to be fake.
"Why?"
"It's not convenient to tell you now, but, Li Yi, I really ask you to make a magic stone weapon as soon as possible. This is really important to our clan. Please, I really want to ask." The old patriarch's tone was a little excited, which also caused him to cough.
"I will do my best, but the fastest way is to let me see it in person. I also know that my phantom stone weapons are generally not allowed to be seen by others. This is a taboo, but I really do it for the good of the nobles. I hope the patriarch will consider it." Li Yi thought it was this reason.
"Where did you think of me? It's not what you think. But now the people who stay in the tribe now have the only one who has magic stone weapons. But Ruobing has never allowed others to touch her weapons, so there are really some difficulties. Let's do it. I'll tell you too. If you can succeed, it's best. If she doesn't agree, I can only say that I can do nothing."
"Oh, since that's the case, I won't bother you anymore. Wait for your good news and say goodbye..." Although I was full of discomfort, Li Yi still chose to believe that the old patriarch should have difficulties.
The old patriarch watched Li Yi leave, and then fell into deep thought.
It is really difficult for a large tribe to put the responsibility on this old man. The old patriarch's mental state is obviously much worse than before. It should be because he is really exhausted.
But God was still making jokes about him. Just when he wanted to take a break, the knock on the door rang again.
The old patriarch's face looked a little ugly. He was always disturbed at such a time, and no one would feel good. The two people who had been told to have the privilege of disturbing him have already come. Who would be this time? Could it be... Thinking of this, the old patriarch quickly let the people outside come in.
This time, the follower who followed the clan leader for a long time.
"Oh? What's the matter?" asked the old patriarch.
"The news has been sent back there, and the situation is a bit bad." The entourage replied.
The old patriarch took a deep breath and asked, "How about it, where are my two old brothers? What's the situation?"
"The situation can only be said to be getting worse and worse, and there is a possibility of losing control at any time. I hope to think of a better solution. After the other two elders arrived there, they hoped to go further to detect it. As a result, they did not come back after they went there. The whereabouts are unknown, but it is probably a lot of danger."
The handkerchief-like square scarf in the old patriarch's hand suddenly slid to the ground, and he seemed to feel like he was slumped in his seat, and his sadness was beyond words.
"well!"
Deep in my heart, there was a deep sigh, but only he could understand such sighs.
The old patriarch sat there without saying a word. The atmosphere in the room was a very uncomfortable depression. The patriarch's entourage did not say anything, but just waited for the old patriarch's orders.
Quiet, persistent, and no idea what will happen next.
"Then...whether...is there any other news?" The old patriarch's voice choked. The two elders had not worked with him for a short time. Although there had been quarrels over the years, hearing such news still made him feel uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart.
"Also, one of the elders left you a letter before leaving, and repeatedly reminded you that this letter could only be opened and read in person. He brought the letter over there." The entourage said, and at the same time handed over the letter.
The old patriarch took the letter with a trembling trembling, but did not open it immediately. He seemed to have some hesitation, but also some annoyance and regret. Only he could understand such a feeling, "Okay, you go out first." The old patriarch first issued the order to expel guests.
The entourage didn't say much and quietly retreated.
The room returned to quiet again, or rather, the breathing of the old patriarch was a little heavy and a little helpless. He gently tore open the envelope, then took a heavy breath before putting the letter in front of him.
The very simple but craziest handwriting was reflected in the eyes of the old patriarch. The old patriarch should be said to be very familiar with such words. Perhaps it was the words he said and some seemingly childish decisions he said when he was young.
The content of the letter is very short.
Chapter completed!