章節 57: Meeting the Elder

The bald elder brought the two of them out of the prison cell and had them sit around the table outside.

He ordered the guards to bring tea.

"Allow me to introduce myself," he started. "I am Bald Head Lyx, one of the elders in the Bald Head tribe, in charge of security."

Their naming methods....are quite simple and easy to remember.

Bald Head Lyx of the Bald Head Tribe of bald headed people.

"Are you related to the Long Hair Tribe then?" Jia Bi Yu asked jokingly.

Lyx gasped in surprise.

"How did you know?

As expected, are you a person of the Long Hair Tribe?

Outsiders do not know of our connection due to our opposite features, but what they don't know is that we all once originated from the same tribe.

The tribe had once offended the Silver Wing Tribe, and was on the brink of destruction.

For some reason, some of us started to lose more and more hair as the days went by, while the others' grew longer and longer.

The tribe then decided to split, with each separately adopting the names Bald Head Tribe and Long Hair Tribe.

We each occupied different ends of the underworld, as well as joined different factions in it.

This way, we can both know of the happenings within the realm, as well as be prepared for them.

Our opposing traits must have been the work of the almighty King Yama, giving our great tribe the best disguise."

There were so many loopholes in that story, but seeing the worship in Lyx's eyes, Jia Bi Yu chose to ignore it.

Lyx turned towards Jia Bi Yu excitedly.

"I wasn't sure at first, but now I can be relieved," he patted a hand onto Jia Bi Yu's shoulder. "I have not seen a Long Hair tribesman in so long!

Our two tribes usually only communicate once a year through an old secret technique of our tribe using a rare jade pendant from the worlds above.

Only the tribe leader holds this pendant.

We really did not expect a fellow tribesman to travel across the whole land to visit us, nor has there been any word from the Long Hair tribe about this.

We have truly been rude."

Lyx bent his head towards Jia Bi Yu, surprising the guards and the bald man around them.

Was this a trap?

With how sincere he looked, Lyx was probably telling the truth.

But, did they not have the slightest suspicions at all about his identity?

Jia Bi Yu nodded to himself.

It was better to be careful about his actions and words.

This might be a test.

He placed both of his hands around Lyx's arms and stopped his bow.

"Elder is too polite," he said with a gentle smile. "Anyone would have been suspicious if they suddenly find a stranger in their home.

I am actually traveling outside of the tribe and did not expect to end up near your tribe.

When I encountered a Bald Head tribesman, I couldn't control myself and ended up following him back since he ran away as soon as he saw me"

Jia Bi Yu looked at the bald man with a bitter smile.

The bald man scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Sorry. I didn't know who you were and thought you were one of those Silver Wing monsters."

Seeing their exchange, Lyx's mind eased a little.

In fact, he really was a bit suspicious about Jia Bi Yu, but he had so easily given out the name of their brother tribe.

It was also not strange for their tribesmen to go out traveling once they came of age.

It was just that Jia Bi Yu seemed a little too old to have just come of age.

From their exchange just now and the guards' words, it really couldn't be blamed on him for intruding if the bald man did indeed run as soon as he saw Jia Bi Yu.

There were still a few suspicious points though.

"Shine," he turned towards the bald man. "You really need to fix that cowardliness of yours. How could you think our brother here was a Silver Wing?"

It seemed that the bald man was called Shine.

It wouldn't be something like Bald Head Shine, right?

What kind of parents would name their child that?

Jia Bi Yu looked at Shine with sympathy.