Chapter 2357 - 2316: Brothers Are Held in the Heart

Originally, Yishan and Wang Xiaoqiang were to swear an oath of brotherhood on this sacrificial altar, becoming true brothers in life and death under the witness of everyone in the Yiyun Tribe,

but upon hearing such discussions, or rather, such blatant criticisms and even curses, not only did Yishan feel humiliated and enraged, Wang Xiaoqiang also felt that this ceremony simply couldn't proceed,

of course, even worse off was Yiyun. Hearing these words, her face couldn't hold up, she hadn't expected the tribespeople to be so harsh today.

Thinking about it, she felt it wasn't worth it considering her contributions to the tribe over the years.

For the tribe to not be bullied or invaded by other tribes and to continue growing stronger, she not only had to practice tirelessly day and night, continuously improving her cultivation base but also spared no effort, managing the tribe diligently and conscientiously. Even to unite with other smaller tribes to form alliances against external enemies, sometimes she had to humbly plead with others... In short, she sacrificed a lot for the tribe's survival and growth,

within the tribe, she is the leader, bearing the concerns of a leader without enjoying a leader's treatment. In terms of food, clothing, and necessities, she is the same as everyone in the tribe, and to ensure the tribe's development, she sacrificed her youth and affection, never finding a man.

For once she finds a man and marries, she must go live in the man's tribe, as according to ancestral laws, men and women from the same tribe cannot marry.

The men of the Yiyun Tribe can only marry women from other tribes, likewise, the women of the Yiyun Tribe can only marry out to other tribes,

this is a rule passed down by ancestors for many years, nobody can change it. There is actually a scientific reason to it, which is to avoid consanguineous marriages resulting in handicapped children.

Yiyun silently dedicated herself to the tribe for years, asking for no return, now merely accommodating her brother, accommodating her brother's savior, yet the tribespeople did not agree, causing her great pain, while also making her somewhat angry.

However, she doesn't wish for internal conflict among the tribespeople, as they say 'Disasters arise from within', now the Yiyun Tribe appears peaceful and tranquil on the surface, but actually turbulent underneath, with many tribes casting greedy eyes on the Yiyun Tribe, vainly plotting to seize it,

if the Yiyun Tribe falls into chaos, it provides those tribes with an opportunity to exploit it, moreover with tens of thousands of people in the Yiyun Tribe, there's no way there wouldn't be traitors within, thus no internal chaos should occur within the Yiyun Tribe,

but now, the tribespeople are so disrespectful, collectively opposing the ceremony for her brother Yishan and Wang Xiaoqiang's oath of brotherhood, expressing protest over accommodating her brother and Wang Xiaoqiang,

the problem is now, not even an excuse is given to let her off the hook, unable to hold the ceremony, at this moment it's not just her being stuck in a dilemma, her brother Yishan and Wang Xiaoqiang also are in a tough spot.

Hearing the discussions below, those protests and oppositions, those venomous comments, Yishan was dumbstruck, and Wang Xiaoqiang was dumbfounded,

Yishan was already doing poorly, mixing until he lost his life, deep down feeling inferior, unable to hold his head high in front of the tribespeople, at this moment he dared not say anything,

Yiyun, considering the overall situation, was also speechless,

Wang Xiaoqiang saw Yiyun's anxious and flushed face, deeply embarrassed, unable to bear it, so he said to the siblings, "Yishan, Leader Yiyun, it seems everyone isn't welcoming me, and doesn't support our oath of brotherhood, how about we just forget the ceremony, as long as we have it in our hearts, we're brothers."

Yishan said in shame, "Brother Wang, I'm really sorry for today, I, I didn't expect it would, would be like this..."

Wang Xiaoqiang reached out and wrapped his arm around Yishan's ghastly face, patting his head, saying, "Brotherhood is in the heart, not in the form, let's forget it."

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang saying and doing this, Yiyun immediately looked at him in a new light,

Previously she wasn't comfortable with Wang Xiaoqiang, accommodating him and his family only as a favor to her brother, and not having high hopes for Wang Xiaoqiang and her brother's oath of brotherhood, after all, in this world, pretence is abundant, genuine feelings are rare, not to mention brotherhood without blood relation is even less reliable,

but now, hearing Wang Xiaoqiang's words, her heart was shaken, feeling that Wang Xiaoqiang truly sees Yishan as a brother, and seeing the siblings in such a predicament, he thought for them, proposing to cancel the ceremony, such empathetic understanding truly makes one admire him.

"Brother Wang, today's matter is my fault, I didn't handle the tribespeople well, please don't mind..." Yiyun clasped her hands in apology to Wang Xiaoqiang, bowing deeply, expressing her deep regret,

This action of Yiyun immediately kindled the tribespeople's anger, immediately a tribe elder pointed at Yiyun shouting, "Yiyun, what are you doing? As the tribal leader, how can you perform such a grand gesture in public towards an outsider in front of the tribespeople...

Don't forget, you represent our whole tribe, and you, a powerful entity of the Soaring Heaven Boundary, giving such respect to a mere Divine Thought, to a dependent, to a youngster seeking a meal ticket is the greatest humiliation to our tribe, this is the biggest disgrace to our Yiyun Tribe..."

Upon hearing these words, Yiyun was overwhelmed with shame and anger, her delicate face blushing red and turning white, tears glimmering in her eyes, her pearly teeth biting her red lips, and her body trembling under intense rage,

Yishan was equally furious, his ghostly face contorted hideously, he wanted to speak out to curse the elder, but felt powerless,

his sister as the tribal leader had spoken, he as someone without a physical body was even less significant, even if he spoke it would only trigger ridicule, what could it change?

At this moment, Wang Xiaoqiang wouldn't agree,

He stepped forward, others may oppose his oath of brotherhood with Yishan, but they can't publicly belittle and insult him, he stepped forward, his gaze turned, and stared straight at that tribe elder,

that elder with the cultivation base of Seven Steps of Heaven-Stepping Realm, nearly reaching the Soaring Heaven Boundary, but in Wang Xiaoqiang's eyes, he was like an ant.

He started to scold, "Old man, were those words aimed at me?"

That elder and all the tribespeople were jolted by the actions and gaze of Wang Xiaoqiang, his demonstrated courage and aura were extraordinary, causing them all to momentarily pause.

"Humph, how bold, daring to show disrespect to an elder!!" A young man standing behind the elder glared at Wang Xiaoqiang angrily,

He was the elder's nephew, hearing Wang Xiaoqiang call his uncle 'old man', showing such disrespect, it felt like being slapped in the face, immediately he couldn't agree.

"I'm generally easygoing, if someone respects me a foot, I respect him a yard, if someone shows disrespect towards me, then why should I respect him..." Wang Xiaoqiang spoke, his gaze fixed on the young man, seeing him only at the fifth step of Heaven-Stepping Realm, he was even more disdainful.

"Young man, you're too arrogant, without teaching you a lesson, you don't know your own worth..." the young man said as he directly charged toward Wang Xiaoqiang, appearing to completely disregard Wang Xiaoqiang, a Divine Thought, intending to slap Wang Xiaoqiang awake.

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Third watch.