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Chapter 184

Hearing what he said, everyone present immediately changed their expressions.

Both the salt workshop and the salt storage are at the Nancheng Wharf, and Hai Lida's husband's family is also at the Nancheng Wharf. Could it be that...

Tuhan's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly sent someone to the salt workshop to check the situation.

Soon, people from the clan reported that all the salt bags in the salt storehouse had disappeared!

"how so?!"

Tuhan frowned tightly.Before he could scold Hai Lida, another clansman's father bumped in.

"The patriarch is not good! Yanfang... Yanfang..."

"What happened to the salt workshop?! Tell me quickly!"

Tuhan said anxiously.

"The salt workshop is on fire! Everything...is burned, and everything is gone!"

Tuhan:!

Tuhan turned his head and looked at Sai Mu, his eyes almost burst into flames.

"Did you do it?"

Sai Mu is proud.

"So what?"

He sneered, and spoke before Tuhan.

"It's useless for you to kill me. Now Zuo Wang's army is sweeping the Central Plains, and all the trade routes are under Zuo Wang's control. If Zuo Wang doesn't nod, no caravan can trade salt and rice with you!"

Having said that, Samuel paused.

"I know you have ships that can go to the Central Plains, but do those sheep slaves really dare to do business with you?"

"They can't tell the difference between the East Hu tribe and the West Hu tribe. In their eyes, you and I are the same. They are both violent and bloodthirsty barbarians. When they see each other, they will use knives and guns to die. And I can give you a In fact, in the Central Plains, Zuo Wang's ally, if Dong Hu San does not agree to Zuo Wang's conditions, he will never be able to do business with Ye Chao!"

Bah——!

Tuhan kicked Sai Mu heavily to the side.

Sai Mu was kicked till the corners of his mouth were bleeding, but his attitude did not soften in the slightest, instead he provocatively said more and more arrogantly.

"Be careful old man, I am the messenger of His Royal Highness Zuo Wang. If I die in Nanshi, you just wait for Zuo Wang's army to completely block the three parts of Donghu!"

"Either obediently borrow a boat and open the Pass of Keteng Mountain. King Zuoguli will give you the opportunity to share prosperity, or you will only be trapped to death..."

Before he finished speaking, he was kicked and rolled by Tuhan again.

"You let Nanshi be a slave of the Xihu people first, dreaming!"

The old man scolded angrily.

Sai Mu spat out a mouthful of blood, his face full of undisguised malice.

"Am I dreaming?"

"How long can people last without eating salt? When you lack strength, Keten Mountain Pass will be unable to hold it sooner or later. Oh, by the way, you can also violate the ancestors' precepts and oaths to the gods, cut down the trees on Keten Mountain, and burn pots and pans." Boil sea water."

Sai Mu sneered.

"Until now, I will not hide it from you."

"King Zuo's allies have set up checkpoints at the mouth of the sea and along the coast, and they will attack Donghu boats when they see them. You can't get through at all. Give up your mind!"

Tuhan was trembling with anger.

He walked up to Hailida with a scimitar in his hand, aiming at his biological daughter for the first time.

"Abba and the tribe, what are you sorry for? Why are you doing this?!"

Hai Lida poked her neck, gritted her teeth and replied.

"Abba and the tribe didn't apologize to me, I did it for the tribe!"

Hearing what she said, Tuhan was heartbroken.

"For the sake of the tribe, you are going to collude with Xihu to trap the tribe to death? And confuse the blood of the family?"

"It's better to take refuge in the Xihu tribe than to work in the industry! The holy witch said that the grassland tribes are all the people of the gods. Xihu occupies the Central Plains, and we can enjoy the glory. This is the will of the gods."

"The industry is weak, cunning and greedy, why should they occupy the fertile land and endless wealth?! The grassland respects the strong, and the tribe is much stronger than the industry. We deserve the best!"

Harita showed no sign of weakness, she turned on Clay.

"The third brother is the traitor. He married a businessman as his wife, and the child he gave birth to is half of the businessman's blood, and he was raised by the businessman. The person who confused the family blood is Ye Suli!"

Having said this, Hai Lida gritted her teeth, her eyes were almost quenched with fire.

"Abba said nothing to be sorry for me, so I have to ask Aba, he is also a child of mixed blood, why can't my son become the leader of Nanshi?!"

"Achido is smart and strong, stronger than the children in the tribe, because he is half of the Xihu blood, he can't even compare with that stupid son of my sister?!"

She reached out and pointed at Clay with her fingertips.

"This bastard, he has half of the blood of the Yeren, and he even looks different from us, how could he be with us, the blood of the Yeren is nobler than that of the Xihu people, Dad!"

In the end, the voice was already shrill to harsh.

Tuhan fell silent.

Hai Lida has already turned her mind, as long as she doesn't choose her son as the heir, she will be treated badly no matter what she says.

Ever since his two sons died in battle, Tuhan's heart became cold.He didn't force his children and grandchildren to become the next patriarch, otherwise he wouldn't let Hai Lida raise Sai Mu instead of taking him with him to cultivate him.

His biggest wish now is to watch his grandchildren grow up and keep the tribe safe.Other than that, there is nothing else to think about.

But he didn't expect that after the white-haired man sent the black-haired man, the two daughters would start thinking about it.

Especially the youngest daughter, Hai Lida, not only colluded with foreigners, but also secretly attacked her own nephew, completely disregarding blood and family ties!

That's it, that's it.

Tuhan was suddenly disheartened.

He waved his hand and signaled his subordinates to put Hai Lida and others in the cell, and sat in the courtyard in a daze.

After a long time, the old man raised his head, stretched out his hand to beckon Clay to him, and patted the child's head.

"Don't listen to your aunt's nonsense, grandpa and the tribe welcome you."

"You are your father's son and grandpa's only grandson. Grandpa will keep you safe."

Clay nodded, threw himself into Grandpa's arms and hugged him, and patted the old man's back clumsily, just like the way his mother comforted him when he was still alive.

The grandfather and grandson depend on each other and are immersed in rare warmth.

The light of the setting sun slanted into the courtyard, casting golden light all over the floor.The situation in Nanshi was already precarious, but at this moment, there was a taste of the tranquility of the years.

Ning Fei and Feng Kai silently hid in the wing room, leaving space for the grandparents.

"Do you think the Nanshi people will give in?"

Ning Zazi was a little worried.

King Zuogu Li had clearly planned for a long time, and made arrangements early in the morning, presumably he would not let Nanshi escape easily.Once Nan Shi succumbed, Hai Lida and Sai Mu would stand up, and Craig would be in danger.

"probably not."

Feng Kai looked calm and said softly.

"The three tribes of Donghu and the people of Xihu have an old enmity. This time King Zuoguli is obviously bullying others. If he really wants to comply, Nanshi will become a slave of Ximozhihai. Tuhan will not fail to see."

"However, we can't say it to death. It is not ruled out that there are Hailida's supporters in the city. We can wait and see and prepare for the worst."

The so-called worst-case preparation, of course, is to run away.

It is unrealistic to run away from Nanshi, so he can only return to Baike's department and find another way.

This night, Nanshi City was brightly lit.Standing on the high slope, Ning Fei and Feng Kai saw Nan Shi's big ship set sail and rushed to the sea overnight.

Although Sai Mu said fiercely, the Nanshi people were obviously not frightened. The chief Tuhan sent the best sailors to sea, not only to show the tribe's attitude of never giving in, but also to test the cards of the Xihu people.

On the pier, torches illuminated the river, and the Nanshi people were excited.

But Ning Fei is not optimistic.

Sai Mu behaved too calmly and calmly in the afternoon, and it could be seen that he was not bluffing, but that the Xihu people really had the bottom line in their hearts.

Sure enough, at dawn, there was a sudden commotion in the city.

Ning Fei got up and got out of bed, and saw through the gap in the window panel that the Nanshi people were carrying several injured sailors, and they were hurrying to find the family doctor.

He walked out of the house and saw Feng Kai standing in the courtyard.

Seeing him coming out, the man didn't ask any more questions, and directly gave the answer he wanted.

"Failed."

"The boat encountered an ambush at the mouth of the Amur River. Nanshi's boat was not as fast as Xihu's fast boat, and it was not as dexterous in turning around. Several sailors were lost."

Hearing what he said, Ning Juzi's heart sank.

The boat can only enter the sea after leaving the Amur River, and then travel south for a certain distance to the mouth of the Wuzhi River.

If you can't even cross the Amur River, returning to Jiuling City from Wuzhi River is simply a dream.

"What did Tuhan say?"

A gleam flashed in Feng Kai's eyes.

"Tuhan just ordered someone to chop off the heads of Sai Mu and Menxa's family, and imprisoned Hai Lida."

Ning Fei nodded.

"Tuhan is a tough guy."

He looked at Feng Kai, "Brother Muye, Patriarch Nanshi has such a heart, I think it's time for us to play."

These words sounded arrogant, but the man laughed indulgently.

"it is good."

In the meeting hall, Tuhan's face sank like water.

He stayed up all night, and finally got the news of returning to the ship, but it turned out to be bad news.

King Zuoguli really blocked the mouth of the Amur River, with three steps, one block and five steps and one sentry. As soon as the boat got out of Nanshi, people watched it. The Xihu clippers chased after them like prairie wolves .The big boat has a heavy draft, and it is not as flexible as the fast boat of the Xihu people in the river, so it is very disadvantageous in a fight.

Without seawater, salt cannot be boiled. King Zuoguli really wanted to trap the Nanshi people to death!

The tribe was enraged, Tuhan hacked Sai Mu and Menxa's family to death, and prepared to fight the Xihu people to the end, Nanshi would never give in!

But anger is anger, and as the patriarch, you still have to keep a calm head.

Now the salt storage in the tribe can barely last for half a month, Tuhan is at a loss as to what to do next.

At this time, the clansman reported back, saying that the two businessmen who sent Clay back asked to see him.

Tuhan frowned, but still politely invited the two to come in.

Thanks to the Yeshan family, even if they are in a hurry to go to the house, the Nanshi people can't neglect the benefactor.

Tuhan forced a smile.

"The two of you came here early in the morning, it's..."

Ning Fei didn't talk too much, and went straight to the point.

"Yesterday, I heard that Xihu man said that he blocked the trade route and Haikou, and wanted to trap your ministry with salt shortage, but is it true?"

Hearing him ask this, Tuhan felt a little uncomfortable.

But he still nodded, with no intention of hiding anything.

"Indeed."

"King Zuoguli of Xihu blocked Haikou, and he wanted to take the two of them back by boat, but now it seems that it will not be easy."

"That's not in a hurry."

Ning Fei waved his hand.

"I have a way to make salt, which may solve the salt-eating dilemma of the three tribes of Donghu. I wonder if the patriarch is interested?"