Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 1636A: Barbarian Clan Ancestral Court

Great Shaman Mengshan had descended today upon a pool of White Iris’ blood. He probably sensed Rourou’s foul mood, so when heard what she said, he reached his hand into his chest without any hesitation and retrieved a heart that was still beating. ‘Ta-dum! Ta-dum!’

Of course, it was not his heart. In this world, there was no one who would kill themselves in order to thank someone. However, this heart did also belong to a Great Shaman, which explained why it was still beating even after being extracted countless years ago and contained a huge amount of power.

“This heart came from a Great Shaman of my Barbarian Clan who died fighting at sea when I was young. In a time of need, Your Excellency, please swallow it and refine this Great Shaman’s heart. For a short period of time, it will allow you to restore the powers that you once had at your peak, and you won’t have to worry that it would damage your body.”

Great Shaman Mengshan was extremely polite in his tone, “Compared to what Your Excellency did for our Barbarian King, the Barbarian Clan’s compensation is nothing. I hope you will not mind.”

Rourou stretched out her arm and the Great Shaman’s heart fell into her hand. Her eyes twinkled slightly and she subconsciously licked the corner of her lips. She retracted her gaze from it and said, “Don’t think that I don’t know what you’re thinking in your heart. You’re worried that something will happen to your Barbarian King again, and you gave me this Great Shaman’s heart so that I would continue to protect him!”

Great Shaman Mengshan bowed, “Your Excellency indeed has a keen eye, and I can’t hide anything from you.” He took a deep breath and continued, “Then, I shall entrust our clan’s Barbarian King to you.”

Rourou scoffed, “You can stop the bootlicking. I am keeping this Great Shaman’s heart because I want to, it has nothing to do with you.” After a slight pause, she continued, “Since you’re already here, aren’t you going to pay him a visit?”

Great Shaman Mengshan was slightly moved, but he shook his head, “I think it’s better not to in case our auras intertwine with each other; it may bring trouble for His Majesty.”

“You’re rather thoughtful,” Rourou said as she looked at him. “Anything else?”

Great Shaman Mengshan added, “Yes. Firstly, regarding His Majesty’s Incense Great Dao, since he has already entered the next realm, I can secretly make some arrangements to gather incense beforehand. This will be helpful for His Majesty’s cultivation.”

Rourou shook her head, “No, you can’t do that, at least not for now. Qin Yu cannot come into contact with the Barbarian Clan’s incense power. Otherwise, his identity will be exposed.” She looked over at the Great Shaman with a deep look in her eyes, “You underestimate the Central Desolate. Even though it is just an empty shell, don’t forget that there is still the White Jade Capital above them. The Barbarian Clan’s luck is constantly dissipating. They probably don’t know this yet, but if the incense starts to have any strange activity, it will definitely be targeted.”

Great Shaman Mengshan’s heart froze slightly. He took a deep breath and cupped his hands, “What Your Excellency says is right. I will temporarily gather my clan’s incense power. When the time is right, I will then give it to His Majesty. Secondly, in my earlier years, there was a Great Shaman who committed a great sin. He was convicted as a rebel and as a result, his status as a Great Shaman was taken away by the ancestral court of the Shaman Clan. Now, his whereabouts are unknown.”

Great Shaman Mengshan smiled bitterly at this point. He added, “However, facts have shown that he was actually innocent. On the contrary, it was his elder who committed a grave mistake. Not long ago, this Great Shaman who was stripped of his title suddenly sent a letter to me, wanting to return to our ancestral court to retrieve his title…”

The corner of Rourou’s lips curled up and she did not bother to hide her mockery, “Those old farts from the Shaman Clan are not willing to admit their mistake? It’s no wonder, those people are old, smelly and stubborn. To them, asking that they lower their heads would be worse than death.”

Great Shaman Mengshan’s heart froze again. He realized that this mysterious being in front of him had a very deep understanding of the Barbarian Clan. It was a seemingly normal sentence, but the underlying meaning made people ponder.

Rourou looked at him and her smile became even bigger, “Many years ago, I ate a Great Shaman from the Barbarian Clan. He made a deal with me, but then went back on his word after the deed was done. It was unacceptable. So, I indeed know quite a bit about your Barbarian Clan.”

Great Shaman Mengshan’s expression changed. He believed that Rourou was not lying to him. His heart started to beat even faster as he very quickly thought about something he read from the ancient barbarian books that told of a Great Shaman who died suddenly one day. Though it was described as a sudden death to the outside world, what actually happened was that this person had completely disappeared from his own cultivation chamber.

After he went missing, the Barbarian Clan investigated the matter and found some clues from this Great Shaman’s personal diary. It seemed that many years ago, in order to reach a breakthrough in his cultivation realm, he made a deal with an extremely ancient and mysterious being in this world.

Such a matter concerned the reputation of a Great Shaman from the Barbarian Clan and it could very possibly cause unrest in the clan’s inner circles. After all, cultivating to become a Great Shaman was out of reach for most. If there was a possibility to advance to the next level by making a deal with this existence, there would be many other barbarians who were in similar situations where they were stuck and unable to break through who would risk it all and do the same.

Thus, this matter was kept as a top secret until today. Only a Great Shaman of the Barbarian Clan would have access to the details, and even then, they had to swear a Barbarian Blood Oath to never try and make a deal with this mysterious being.

Rourou picked up her tea cup and took two sips casually, not caring at all about the gloomy expression on Great Shaman Mengshan’s face. She was calm.

Hu –

Great Shaman Mengshan exhaled slowly and bowed, “Since he went against the conditions of the deal, that was the price he had to pay.” He then hesitated for a while before smiling bitterly, “However, regarding this matter, I hope Your Excellency will not say it to anyone else in the Barbarian Clan to prevent any accidents from happening.”

Rourou raised her eyebrows, “Did that Great Shaman have any descendants?”

Great Shaman Mengshan took a deep breath and said in a low voice, “The Great Shaman who is in charge of the ancestral court is a direct descendant of that shaman you made a deal with. He has secretly been investigating how that shaman went missing.”

Rourou licked the corners of her lips, “Is that right…this is a pleasant surprise.” She waved her hands, “Go back and tell that unlucky bastard that I have agreed to bring him to the ancestral court in the future.”

Great Shaman Mengshan laughed bitterly, “Your Excellency…now, I kind of regret telling you about this matter.”

Rourou was expressionless. “It’s too late for you to do anything about it.” She could vaguely remember that back then, it was a blood contract that she signed with that Great Shaman, so could it mean that all his descendants would be indebted to her if he did not fulfill his end of the deal?

Yes, it seemed like that was the case.

Indeed, what an unexpected pleasant surprise!

Great Shaman Mengshan grimaced even more when he looked at the expression on Rourou’s face. He thought to himself, ‘His Majesty, the Barbarian King, would not just let this person here do as she wishes, right? After all, that is the Barbarian Clan’s ancestral court. If something really happened, there would be a huge uproar!’

Taking a deep breath, he cupped his hands, “Your Excellency, Mengshan will leave now.”

Rourou raised her eyebrows, “You’re leaving just like that? Aren’t you going to think a bit more carefully about whether you have anything else to say?”

Great Shaman Mengshan shook his head, “Since White Iris is Your Excellency’s servant now, whether she lives or dies is up to you; I will not interfere.”

Whoosh –

Instantly, his figure disappeared.

Looking at the spot where Great Shaman Mengshan was standing earlier, Rourou raised her hand and rubbed her temples. Indeed, this person is someone who knows his place and knows how to act appropriately.

If he was making a request on the basis that he had given her a Great Shaman’s heart and said some bootlicking words…hmph, she would definitely agree to his request, but as for how she was going to go about it…it would depend on her mood.

Even though White Iris was slightly dumb, her fate was not too bad. Rourou would continue to keep her by her side for the time being.

Rourou raised her head and looked at the empty space in front of her. Suddenly, she laughed coldly.